Jane Campion rounded off a perfect weekend in Hollywood's awards season by winning the top prizes at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday, setting her dark Western The Power of the Dog as the film to beat at the Oscars.
Campion — who has already won prestigious gongs from Hollywood's Directors Guild and Britain's Bafta in a packed weekend — took Best Picture and Best Director at the high-profile awards gala in Los Angeles.
The film's winning streak comes days before Oscars voting begins on Thursday, with the grand Academy Awards ceremony to be held in Hollywood on March 27.
"We are so proud and so grateful to the Critics Choice Awards for choosing us. I've still got some PTSD from critics going back to early in my career!" said Campion.
"I'm like the grandmother in the women's movement in film now. But I'm still here."
Campion was up against a slate of all-male directors. Addressing Venus and Serena Williams in the star-studded audience, she said: "You are such marvels — however you do not play against the guys as I have to."
The tennis greats cheered as Oscars front runner Will Smith added to his best actor Bafta win earlier in the day for his performance as their father, coach and manager in King Richard.
Smith thanked the sisters in his acceptance speech, telling them he had seen "the secret, scary, hard places that you went out on that court, and you smiled and you did your job.
"Serena didn't smile all the time on court," he said, jokingly, of the 23-time Grand Slam winner, whose fiery temper has left her at loggerheads with officials on occasion.
Jessica Chastain won Best Actress for The Eyes of Tammy Faye, in which she disappears beneath layers of the US televangelist's trademark heavy make-up.
The supporting acting winners, Troy Kotsur of Coda and Ariana DeBose of West Side Story, added to growing awards hauls as they, too, pull ahead as Oscars favourites.
The Critics Choice Awards — chosen by almost 500 members of North America's largest critics organisation — laid out a lavish red carpet and gala in Los Angeles for Hollywood A-listers, at a ceremony hosted by Taye Diggs and Nicole Byer.
On the TV side, Succession won Best Drama, Ted Lasso continued its relentless awards sweep of the comedy prizes and Mare of Easttown was named Best Limited Series.
Here is the full list of winners:
Television
Best Drama Series
Winner: Succession
Evil
For All Mankind
The Good Fight
Pose
Squid Game
This Is Us
Yellowjackets
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Winner: Lee Jung-jae, Squid Game
Sterling K Brown, This Is Us
Mike Colter, Evil
Brian Cox, Succession
Billy Porter, Pose
Jeremy Strong, Succession
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Winner: Melanie Lynskey, Yellowjackets
Uzo Aduba, In Treatment
Chiara Aurelia, Cruel Summer
Christine Baranski, The Good Fight
Katja Herbers, Evil
MJ Rodriguez, Pose
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Winner: Kieran Culkin, Succession
Nicholas Braun, Succession
Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
Justin Hartley, This Is Us
Matthew Macfadyen, Succession
Mandy Patinkin, The Good Fight
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Winner: Sarah Snook, Succession
Andrea Martin, Evil
Audra McDonald, The Good Fight
Christine Lahti, Evil
J Smith-Cameron, Succession
Susan Kelechi Watson, This Is Us
Best Comedy Series
Winner: Ted Lasso
The Great
Hacks
Insecure
Only Murders in the Building
The Other Two
Reservation Dogs
What We Do in the Shadows
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Winner: Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Iain Armitage, Young Sheldon
Nicholas Hoult – The Great
Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
Kayvan Novak, What We Do in the Shadows
Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Winner: Jean Smart, Hacks
Elle Fanning, The Great
Renee Elise Goldsberry, Girls5eva
Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
Sandra Oh, The Chair
Issa Rae, Insecure
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Winner: Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso
Ncuti Gatwa, Sex Education
Harvey Guillen, What We Do in the Shadows
Brandon Scott Jones, Ghosts
Ray Romano, Made for Love
Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Winner: Hannah Waddingham, Ted Lasso
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Kristin Chenoweth, Schmigadoon!
Molly Shannon, The Other Two
Cecily Strong, Saturday Night Live
Josie Totah, Saved By the Bell
Best Limited Series
Winner: Mare of Easttown
Dopesick
Dr Death
It’s a Sin
Maid
Midnight Mass
The Underground Railroad
WandaVision
Best Movie Made for Television
Winner: Oslo
Come From Away
List of a Lifetime
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Winner: Michael Keaton, Dopesick
Olly Alexander, It’s a Sin
Paul Bettany, WandaVision
William Jackson Harper, Love Life
Joshua Jackson, Dr Death
Hamish Linklater, Midnight Mass
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Winner: Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown
Danielle Brooks, Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
Cynthia Erivo, Genius: Aretha
Thuso Mbedu, The Underground Railroad
Elizabeth Olsen, WandaVision
Margaret Qualley, Maid
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Winner: Murray Bartlett, The White Lotus
Zach Gilford, Midnight Mass
William Jackson Harper, The Underground Railroad
Evan Peters, Mare of Easttown
Christian Slater, Dr Death
Courtney B Vance, Genius: Aretha
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
Winner: Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus
Kaitlyn Dever, Dopesick
Kathryn Hahn, WandaVision
Melissa McCarthy, Nine Perfect Strangers
Julianne Nicholson, Mare of Easttown
Jean Smart, Mare of Easttown
Best Foreign Language Series
Winner: Squid Game
Acapulco
Call My Agent!
Lupin
Money Heist
Narcos: Mexico
Best Animated Series
Winner: What If…?
Big Mouth
Bluey
Bob’s Burgers
The Great North
Q-Force
Best Talk Show
Winner: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Amber Ruffin Show
Desus & Mero
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Best Comedy Special
Winner: Bo Burnham: Inside
Good Timing with Jo Firestone
James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999
Joyelle Nicole Johnson: Love Joy
Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American
Trixie Mattel: One Night Only
Film
Best Picture
Winner: The Power of the Dog
Belfast
Coda
Don’t Look Up
Dune
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
Nightmare Alley
Tick, tick … Boom!
West Side Story
Best Actor
Winner: Will Smith, King Richard
Nicolas Cage, Pig
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Peter Dinklage, Cyrano
Andrew Garfield, Tick, tick … Boom!
Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Best Actress
Winner: Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
Lady Gaga, House of Gucci
Alana Haim, Licorice Pizza
Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos
Kristen Stewart, Spencer
Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Troy Kotsur, Coda
Jamie Dornan, Belfast
Ciaran Hinds, Belfast
Jared Leto, House of Gucci
J K Simmons, Being the Ricardos
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog
Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Caitriona Balfe, Belfast
Ann Dowd, Mass
Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard
Rita Moreno, West Side Story
Best Young Actor/Actress
Winner: Jude Hill, Belfast
Cooper Hoffman, Licorice Pizza
Emilia Jones, Coda
Woody Norman, C’mon C’mon
Saniyya Sidney, King Richard
Rachel Zegler, West Side Story
Best Acting Ensemble
Winner: Belfast
Don’t Look Up
The Harder They Fall
Licorice Pizza
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story
Best Director
Winner: Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
Guillermo del Toro, Nightmare Alley
Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
Denis Villeneuve, Dune
Best Comedy
Winner: Licorice Pizza
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Don’t Look Up
Free Guy
The French Dispatch
Best Animated Feature
Winner: The Mitchells vs the Machines
Encanto
Flee
Luca
Raya and the Last Dragon
Best Original Screenplay
Winner: Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
Zach Baylin, King Richard
Adam McKay, David Sirota, Don’t Look Up
Aaron Sorkin, Being the Ricardos
Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner: Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter
Sian Heder, Coda
Tony Kushner, West Side Story
Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth, Dune
Best Cinematography
Winner: Ari Wegner, The Power of the Dog
Bruno Delbonnel, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Greig Fraser, Dune
Janusz Kaminski, West Side Story
Dan Laustsen, Nightmare Alley
Haris Zambarloukos, Belfast
Best Production Design
Winner: Patrice Vermette, Zsuzsanna Sipos, Dune
Jim Clay, Claire Nia Richards, Belfast
Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau, Nightmare Alley
Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo, The French Dispatch
Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo, West Side Story
Best Editing
Winner: Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn, West Side Story
Una Ni Dhonghaile, Belfast
Andy Jurgensen, Licorice Pizza
Peter Sciberras, The Power of the Dog
Joe Walker, Dune
Best Costume Design
Winner: Jenny Beavan, Cruella
Luis Sequeira, Nightmare Alley
Paul Tazewell, West Side Story
Jacqueline West, Robert Morgan, Dune
Janty Yates, House of Gucci
Best Hair and Make-up
Winner: The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Cruella
Dune
House of Gucci
Nightmare Alley
Best Visual Effects
Winner: Dune
The Matrix Resurrections
Nightmare Alley
No Time to Die
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Best Foreign Language Film
Winner: Drive My Car
A Hero
Flee
The Hand of God
The Worst Person in the World
Best Song
Winner: No Time to Die, No Time to Die
Be Alive, King Richard
Dos Oruguitas, Encanto
Guns Go Bang, The Harder They Fall
Just Look Up, Don’t Look Up
Best Score
Winner: Hans Zimmer, Dune
Nicholas Britell, Don’t Look Up
Jonny Greenwood, The Power of the Dog
Jonny Greenwood, Spencer
Nathan Johnson, Nightmare Alley
