2024 Critics Choice Awards: 'Oppenheimer' leads with eight wins; 'Barbie' comes close with six

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer was a big winner at the 2024 Critics Choice Award followed by Greta Garwig’s Barbie. The 29th Critics Choice Awards took place on Sunday and the winners’ list is finally out. Oppenheimer bagged eight trophies, including Best Actor, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor; Barbie, too, came out with flying colours, winning in six categories, the Best Comedy and Best Song awards.

There were also a few surprises on the television side with shows like The Bear, Succession, and Beef taking multiple awards.

In a surprising turn of events at the ceremony, the Best Actress award went to Emma Stone for her performance in Poor Things, while Paul Giamatti received the Best Actor award for his outstanding performance in The Holdovers. Hosted by Chelsea Hanndler, the star-studded ceremony also witnessed some iconic moments like Harrison Ford and America Ferrara receiving a Career Achievement Award and SeeHer Award respectively for their impactful contributions to the industry.

Here is the list of some major winners at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards:

Critics Choice Awards 2024 Winners

1. Best Picture

Oppenheimer

American Fiction

Barbie

The Color Purple

The Holdovers

Killers of the Flower Moon

Maestro

Past Live

Poor Things

Saltburn

2. Best Actress

Emma Stone for Poor Things

Lily Gladstone for Killers of the Flower Moon

Sandra Hüller for Anatomy of a Fall

Greta Lee for Past Lives

Carey Mulligan for Maestro

Margot Robbie for Barbie

3. Best Actor

Paul Giamatti for The Holdovers

Bradley Cooper for Maestro

Leonardo DiCaprio for Killers of the Flower Moon

Colman Domingo for Rustin

Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer

Jeffrey Wright for American Fiction

4. Best Director

Christopher Nolan for Oppenheimer

Bradley Cooper for Maestro

Greta Gerwig for Barbie

Yorgos Lanthimos for Poor Things

Alexander Payne for The Holdovers

Martin Scorsese for Killers of the Flower Moon

5. Best Supporting Actor

Robert Downey Jr. for Oppenheimer

Sterling K. Brown for American Fiction

Robert DeNiro for Killers of the Flower Moon

Ryan Gosling for Barbie

Charles Melton for May December

Mark Ruffalo for Poor Things

6. Best Supporting Actress

Da’Vine Joy Randolph for The Holdovers

Emily Blunt for Oppenheimer

Danielle Brooks for The Color Purple

America Ferrera for Barbie

Jodie Foster for Nyad

Julianne Moore for May December

7. Best Original Song

I’m Just Ken for Barbie

Dance the Night for Barbie

Peaches for The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Road to Freedom for Rustin

This Wish for Wish

What Was I Made For for Barbie

8. Best Comedy

Barbie

American Fiction

Bottoms

The Holdovers

No Hard Feelings

Poor Things

9. Best Animated Feature

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

The Boy and the Heron

Elemental

Nimona

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Wish

10. Best Drama Series

Succession

The Crown

The Diplomat

The Last of Us

Loki

The Morning Show

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

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