Chelsea Handler didn’t hold back in her opening monologue at the 2023 Critics Choice Awards on Sunday evening.
The 47-year-old comedian teased Prince Harry and his recent memoir, “Spare.”
“Niecy Nash-Betts is nominated for ‘Dahmer.’ ‘Dahmer’ became the third highest viewed show on Netflix, which a combined watch time of 1 billion hours,” the “Chelsea Lately” host quipped.
“Which, apparently, is the same amount of time we’re going to have to listen to Prince Harry talk about his frostbitten penis. Enough already,” she went on.
The ceremony gathered the hottest stars in Hollywood on Jan. 15 at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles and was broadcasted on the CW.
It was a night of unexpected twists with several stars making unanticipated statements in their award acceptance speeches.
Chelsea Handler hosted the awards ceremony on Jan. 15 in Los Angeles.Getty Images for Critics Choice
Prince Harry wrote about his frostbitten penis in his memoir.Getty Images
Chelsea Handler couldn’t help but joke about Harry during the ceremony.Netflix“The Whale” star Brendan Fraser received the Best Actor trophy and accepted it on stage in an emotional speech.
The 53-year-old thanked his fans and joked about the lack hype for his 2010 comedy “Furry Vengeance.”
“This movie, ‘The Whale,’ is about love. It’s about redemption. It’s about finding the light in a dark place, and I’m so lucky to have worked with an ensemble that’s incredible,” Fraser said.
Brendan Fraser delivered an emotional acceptance speech at the Critics Choice Awards Sunday.Getty Images for Critics ChoiceJennifer Coolidge scored the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series last night for her role in “The White Lotus.”
“I know you’ve heard a lot from me in the last month or two, but I just want to say this is such an honor,” the 61-year-old comedic icon said when she won, referring to her previous win at the 2023 Golden Globes. “This is really kind of as good as it gets, the critics. Not from just the east and the west coast on the east coast but all over the country.”
Jennifer Coolidge accepted the Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for “The White Lotus” yesterday.Getty Images for Critics Choice“I just want to say thank you. I want to say to all the people out there. For all the people who have sort of given up hope, I hope this gives you inspiration,” the “A Cinderella Story” star added. “It’s all over till it’s over. It’s not over till you’re dead. So please, thank you. Thank you so much.”
As for presenter Seth Rogen, he took to the podium to blast the CW.
“I’m not saying the CW is bad. What I will say is that it is the one network to receive zero Critics Choice nominations,” Rogen said. “You are saying it’s bad! We’re on your least favorite network. How did that happen?”
Seth Rogen roasted the CW during the 2023 Critics Choice Awards last evening.REUTERS“If you were a normal viewer of the CW, this is a startling image to be seeing on your television right now,” he continued. “I might be the first Jew on the CW in history. Soak it in.”
Here is the full list of 2023 Critics Choice Awards winners.
Best Picture
“Avatar: The Way of Water”
“Babylon”
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“Elvis”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” *WINNER
“The Fabelmans”
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
“RRR”
“Tár”
“Top Gun: Maverick”
“Women Talking”
Best Actor
Austin Butler, “Elvis”
Tom Cruise, “Top Gun: Maverick”
Colin Farrell, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Brendan Fraser, “The Whale” *WINNER
Paul Mescal, “Aftersun”
Bill Nighy, “Living”
Best Actress
Cate Blanchett, “Tár” *WINNER
Viola Davis, “The Woman King”
Danielle Deadwyler, “Till”
Margot Robbie, “Babylon”
Michelle Williams, “The Fabelmans”
Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Best Supporting Actor
Paul Dano, “The Fabelmans”
Brendan Gleeson, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Judd Hirsch, “The Fabelmans”
Barry Keoghan, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Ke Huy Quan, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” *WINNER
Brian Tyree Henry, “Causeway”
Best Supporting Actress
Angela Bassett, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” *WINNER
Jessie Buckley, “Women Talking”
Kerry Condon, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Jamie Lee Curtis, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Stephanie Hsu, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Janelle Monáe, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
Best Young Actor/Actress
Frankie Corio, “Aftersun”
Jalyn Hall, “Till”
Gabriel LaBelle, “The Fabelmans” *WINNER
Bella Ramsey, “Catherine Called Birdy”
Banks Repeta, “Armageddon Time”
Sadie Sink, “The Whale”
Best Acting Ensemble
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“The Fabelmans”
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” *WINNER
“The Woman King”
“Women Talking”
Best Director
James Cameron, “Avatar: The Way of Water”
Damien Chazelle, “Babylon”
Todd Field, “Tár”
Baz Luhrmann, “Elvis”
Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” *WINNER
Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Sarah Polley, “Women Talking”
Gina Prince-Bythewood, “The Woman King”
S. S. Rajamouli, “RRR”
Steven Spielberg, “The Fabelmans”
Best Original Screenplay
Todd Field, “Tár”
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” *WINNER
Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin”
Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner, “The Fabelmans”
Charlotte Wells, “Aftersun”
Best Adapted Screenplay
Samuel D. Hunter, “The Whale”
Kazuo Ishiguro, “Living”
Rian Johnson, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
Rebecca Lenkiewicz, “She Said”
Sarah Polley, “Women Talking” *WINNER
Best Cinematography
Russell Carpenter, “Avatar: The Way of Water”
Roger Deakins, “Empire of Light”
Florian Hoffmeister, “Tár”
Janusz Kaminski, “The Fabelmans”
Claudio Miranda, “Top Gun: Maverick” *WINNER
Linus Sandgren, “Babylon”
Best Production Design
Hannah Beachler, Lisa K. Sessions, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
Rick Carter, Karen O’Hara, “The Fabelmans”
Dylan Cole, Ben Procter, Vanessa Cole, “Avatar: The Way of Water”
Jason Kisvarday, Kelsi Ephraim, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Catherine Martin, Karen Murphy, Bev Dunn, “Elvis”
Florencia Martin and Anthony Carlino, “Babylon” *WINNER
Best Editing
Tom Cross, “Babylon”
Eddie Hamilton, “Top Gun: Maverick”
Stephen Rivkin, David Brenner, John Refoua, James Cameron, “Avatar: The Way of Water”
Paul Rogers, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” *WINNER
Matt Villa, Jonathan Redmond, “Elvis”
Monika Willi, “Tár”
Best Costume Design
Ruth E. Carter, “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” *WINNER
Jenny Eagan, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”
Shirley Kurata, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”
Catherine Martin, “Elvis”
Gersha Phillips, “The Woman King”
Mary Zophres, “Babylon”
Best Hair and Makeup
“Babylon”
“The Batman”
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
“Elvis” *WINNER
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“The Whale”
Best Visual Effects
“Avatar: The Way of Water” *WINNER
“The Batman”
“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“RRR”
“Top Gun: Maverick”
Best Comedy
“The Banshees of Inisherin”
“Bros”
“Everything Everywhere All at Once”
“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” *WINNER
“Triangle of Sadness”
“The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent”
Best Animated Feature
“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” *WINNER
“Marcel the Shell with Shoes On”
“Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
“Turning Red”
“Wendell & Wild”
Best Foreign Language Film
“All Quiet on the Western Front”
“Argentina, 1985”
“Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths”
“Close”
“Decision to Leave”
“RRR” *WINNER
Best Song
“Carolina,” Taylor Swift (“Where the Crawdads Sing”)
“Ciao Papa,” Guillermo del Toro & Roeban Katz (“Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”)
“Hold My Hand,” Lady Gaga and Bloodpop (“Top Gun: Maverick”)
“Lift Me Up,” Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and Ryan Coogler (“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”)
“Naatu Naatu,” Kala Bhairava, M. M. Keeravani, Rahul Sipligunj (“RRR”) *WINNER
“New Body Rhumba,” Pat Mahoney, James Murphy, Nancy Whang (“White Noise”)
Best Score
Alexandre Desplat, “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio”
Michael Giacchino, “The Batman”
Hildur Guðnadóttir, “Tár” *WINNER
Hildur Guðnadóttir, “Women Talking”
Justin Hurwitz, “Babylon”
John Williams, “The Fabelmans”
Best Drama Series
“Andor”
“Bad Sisters”
“Better Call Saul” *WINNER
“The Crown”
“Euphoria”
“The Good Fight”
“House of the Dragon”
“Severance”
“Yellowstone”
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Jeff Bridges, “The Old Man”
Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us”
Diego Luna, “Andor”
Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul” *WINNER
Adam Scott, “Severance”
Antony Starr, “The Boys”
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Christine Baranski, “The Good Fight”
Sharon Horgan, “Bad Sisters”
Laura Linney, “Ozark”
Mandy Moore, “This Is Us”
Kelly Reilly, Yellowstone”
Zendaya, “Euphoria” *WINNER
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Andre Braugher, “The Good Fight”
Ismael Cruz Córdova, “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”
Michael Emerson, “Evil”
Giancarlo Esposito, “Better Call Saul” *WINNER
John Lithgow, “The Old Man”
Matt Smith, “House of the Dragon”
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Milly Alcock, “House of the Dragon”
Carol Burnett, “Better Call Saul”
Jennifer Coolidge, “The White Lotus” *WINNER
Julia Garner, “Ozark”
Audra McDonald, “The Good Fight”
Rhea Seehorn, “Better Call Saul”
Best Comedy Series
“Abbott Elementary” *WINNER
“Barry”
“The Bear”
“Better Things”
“Ghosts”
“Hacks”
“Reboot”
“Reservation Dogs”
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Matt Berry, “What We Do in the Shadows”
Bill Hader, “Barry”
Keegan-Michael Key, “Reboot”
Steve Martin, “Only Murders in the Building”
Jeremy Allen White, “The Bear” *WINNER
D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, “Reservation Dogs”
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate, “Dead to Me”
Quinta Brunson, “Abbott Elementary”
Kaley Cuoco, “The Flight Attendant”
Renée Elise Goldsberry, “Girls5eva”
Devery Jacobs, “Reservation Dogs”
Jean Smart, “Hacks” *WINNER
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Brandon Scott Jones, “Ghosts”
Leslie Jordan, “Call Me Kat”
James Marsden, “Dead to Me”
Chris Perfetti, “Abbott Elementary”
Tyler James Williams, “Abbott Elementary”
Henry Winkler, “Barry” *WINNER
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Paulina Alexis, “Reservation Dogs”
Ayo Edebiri, “The Bear”
Marcia Gay Harden, “Uncoupled”
Janelle James, “Abbott Elementary”
Annie Potts, “Young Sheldon”
Sheryl Lee Ralph, “Abbott Elementary” *WINNER
Best Limited Series
“The Dropout” *WINNER
“Gaslit”
“The Girl from Plainville”
“The Offer”
“Pam & Tommy”
“Station Eleven”
“This Is Going to Hurt”
“Under the Banner of Heaven”
Best Movie Made for Television
“Fresh”
“Prey”
“Ray Donovan: The Movie”
“The Survivor”
“Three Months”
“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” *WINNER
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Ben Foster, “The Survivor”
Andrew Garfield, “Under the Banner of Heaven”
Samuel L. Jackson, “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey”
Daniel Radcliffe, “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” *WINNER
Sebastian Stan, “Pam & Tommy”
Ben Whishaw, “This is Going to Hurt”
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Julia Garner, “Inventing Anna”
Lily James, “Pam & Tommy”
Amber Midthunder, “Prey”
Julia Roberts, “Gaslit”
Michelle Pfeiffer, “The First Lady”
Amanda Seyfried, “The Dropout” *WINNER
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Murray Bartlett, “Welcome to Chippendales”
Domhnall Gleeson, “The Patient”
Matthew Goode, “The Offer”
Paul Walter Hauser, “Black Bird” *WINNER
Ray Liotta, “Black Bird”
Shea Whigham, “Gaslit”
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Claire Danes, “Fleishman Is in Trouble”
Dominique Fishback, “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey”
Betty Gilpin, “Gaslit”
Melanie Lynskey, “Candy”
Niecy Nash-Betts, “Dahmer, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” *WINNER
Juno Temple, “The Offer”
Best Foreign Language Series
“1899”
Borgen”
“Extraordinary Attorney Woo”
“Garcia!”
“The Kingdom Exodus”
“Kleo”
“My Brilliant Friend”
“Pachinko” *WINNER
“Tehran”
Best Animated Series
“Bluey”
“Bob’s Burgers”
“Genndy Tartakovsky’s Pripmleal”
“Harley Quinn” *WINNER
“Star Trek: Lower Decks”
“Undone”
Best Talk Show
“The Amber Ruffin Show”
“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee”
“The Kelly Clarkson Show”
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” *WINNER
“Late Night with Seth Meyers”
“Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen”
Best Comedy Special
“Fortune Feimster: Good Fortune”
“Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel”
“Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual”
“Nikki Glaser: Good Clean Filth”
“Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special” *WINNER
“Would It Kill You to Laugh? Starring Kate Berlant & John Early”
