Timothee Chalamet and Jessie Buckley big winners at Critics' Choice Awards

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Timothee Chalamet and Jessie Buckley person picked up large acting prizes astatine the Critics Choice Awards, which person kicked disconnected Hollywood's awards season.

Both stars are wide predicted to beryllium successful the moving for Oscars erstwhile the nominations are announced aboriginal this month, and are besides among the nominees astatine this weekend's Golden Globes ceremony.

One Battle After Another, starring nominee Leonardo DiCaprio, was named the Critics' Choice champion representation and filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson took location the champion manager prize.

In the TV categories, acclaimed British play Adolescence picked up 4 prizes, including acting awards for Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty, and the show's young prima Owen Cooper.

The Critics Choice Awards, hosted this twelvemonth by comedian Chelsea Handler successful Santa Monica, California, honours the year's champion successful film, streaming and tv arsenic voted connected by critics and journalists, and are seen arsenic an aboriginal indicator successful the Oscars race.

Chalamet received the champion histrion grant for his portrayal of a young antheral who dreams of becoming a array tennis champion successful Marty Supreme - and thanked his woman Kylie Jenner arsenic good arsenic manager Josh Safdie arsenic helium gave his acceptance speech.

"Josh, you made a communicative astir a flawed antheral with a relatable dream, and you didn't preach to the assemblage astir what's close and wrong," the American prima said. "And I deliberation we should each beryllium telling stories similar that."

The 30-year-old prima added: "Lastly, I'll conscionable accidental convey you to my spouse of 3 years. Thank you for our foundation. I emotion you. I couldn't bash this without you. Thank you from the bottommost of my heart."

Chalamet, who was an Oscar nominee past twelvemonth for his portrayal of Bob Dylan successful A Complete Unknown, collected the gong the time aft accepting the spotlight grant astatine The Palm Springs International Film Awards.

Jessie Buckley pays tribute to 'giant of the heart' Paul Mescal

Irish histrion Buckley was named champion histrion for her show successful the humanities play Hamnet.

The film, which is based connected Maggie O'Farrell's caller of the aforesaid name, explores the narration betwixt William Shakespeare and his woman Agnes Hathaway - historically known arsenic Anne - pursuing the decease of their 11-year-old son.

During her speech, Buckley thanked manager Chloe Zhao and co-stars Paul Mescal and Emily Watson.

"Chloe Zhao, you person reminded maine of the powerfulness of telling a communicative and the travel that you tin spell connected to interaction the deepest parts of what it is to beryllium alive, convey you," she said.

"Paul, I bloody emotion you antheral - and I cognize loads of different women bash successful this country excessively - but pugnacious shit.

"I could portion you similar h2o moving with you each azygous day. You're a elephantine of the bosom and convey you truthful overmuch for making maine a small spot much human."

Netflix bid Adolescence, which was among the platform's most-watched titles of 2025, follows a 13-year-old lad arrested for the execution of a classmate.

Adolescence prima Cooper, present 16, took location the prize for champion supporting histrion successful a constricted series, portion his co-stars Graham and Doherty were awarded champion histrion and champion supporting histrion successful a constricted series, respectively.

The Critics Choice prizes are the latest successful a drawstring of awards received by the amusement and its cast, including respective Emmys. The stars are besides up for Golden Globes this weekend.

"The past twelvemonth has been a implicit whirlwind for maine and my family," Cooper said successful his speech. "Honestly, it's changed our lives everlastingly and we're everlastingly grateful."

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy picked up the grant for champion movie made for television, portion fearfulness movie Sinners won 4 categories including champion casting and champion ensemble, and KPop Demon Hunters' pb way Golden took the prize for champion song.

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