As the world prepares for its year anniversary working from home due to the global pandemic, Hollywood’s celebrating the screen gems that helped stay a little bit saner in 2020. The 26th annual Critics Choice Awards honor the best and brightest in film and television as well as the SeeHer award, a special acknowledgment to a female actress for a groundbreaking role.
Hosted by Taye Diggs, the Critics Choice follows other notable award programs with blending a virtual and in-person event. However, unlike the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, who hosts the Golden Globes, the Critics Choice has a more inclusive voting body and the night’s early winners are indicative of their diversity.
Congratulations were already extended to Judas and the Black Messiah‘s Daniel Kaluuya for winning best supporting actor; Lovecraft Country‘s Michael K. Williams secures best supporting actor in a drama series and Mrs. America’sUzo Aduba takes home an award for best supporting actress in a movie made for television or limited series.
See below for more winners exuding Black joy at the 2021 Critics Choice Awards.
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2021 Critics Choice Awards Winners
Uzo Aduba wins best supporting actress in a movie made for television or limited series for Mrs. America
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2021 Critics Choice Awards Winners
Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia ties for best comedy special (but that’s full win for us)
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2021 Critics Choice Awards Winners
Lovecraft Country‘s Michael K. Williams secures best supporting actor in a drama series.|Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ABA
Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ABA
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26th Annual Critics Choice Awards
Judas and the Black Messiah’s Daniel Kaluuya wins best supporting actor
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2021 Critics Choice Awards Winners
In addition to his Emmy win for his portrayal of Bobby Seale, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II wins alongside his costars for best acting ensemble for Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7.
THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 | Netflix
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2021 Critics Choice Awards Winners
Leslie Odom Jr’s “Speak Now” from Regina King’s One Night in Miami secures best song | Photo credit: Phoebe Joaquin via Getty Images
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Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series: John Boyega – “Small Axe” (Amazon Prime Video)
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2021 Critics Choice Awards Winners
Taylor Simone Ledward Boseman accepts the best actor award on behalf of her late husband Chadwick Boseman for his role in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
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2021 Critics Choice Awards Winners
Jon Batiste, along with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, wins for best original score for Soul
