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Critics' Choice 2020 Winners & Nominees

The 25th Critics' Choice Awards (2020) took place on January 12, 2020. Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood won Best Picture and 3 more awards. Every winner and nominee in all 22 categories is below.

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Best Picture
Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood
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Critics' Choice 2020: The Winners

Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood won Best Picture against 9 other nominees. Bong Joon Ho (Best Director), Joaquin Phoenix (Best Actor) and Renée Zellweger (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) movie poster Best Picture

Best Picture

Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood

2019 · Drama, History, Mystery · Echo Score 75 · $392M worldwide

4 wins from 12 nominations at the 25th Critics' Choice Awards (2020)

  • Best Supporting Actor
  • Best Original Screenplay
  • Best Production Design

Set in 1969 Los Angeles, the film follows television star Rick Dalton and his longtime stunt double, Cliff Booth, as they grapple with the changing face of Hollywood. Navigating a turbulent cultural climate, they confront their careers and legacies during a nostalgic look back at the golden age of the film industry. The story explores the challenges and uncertainties faced by those trying to remain relevant in a rapidly evolving entertainment landscape.

About Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood
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Critics' Choice 2020: Which Films Won the Most

Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood won 4 awards from 12 nominations. 15 films won at least once, while Ford v Ferrari went home empty-handed from 5 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) movie poster
    Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood 4 / 12
    2019 · Drama, History · 4 wins from 12 nominations
  2. 1917 (2019) movie poster
    1917 3 / 8
    2019 · Drama, War · 3 wins from 8 nominations
  3. Joker (2019) movie poster
    Joker 2 / 7
    2019 · Action, Adventure · 2 wins from 7 nominations
  4. Dolemite Is My Name (2019) movie poster
    Dolemite Is My Name 2 / 4
    2019 · Biography, Drama · 2 wins from 4 nominations
  5. Avengers: Endgame (2019) movie poster
    Avengers: Endgame 2 / 3
    2019 · Action, Adventure · 2 wins from 3 nominations
  6. The Irishman (2019) movie poster
    The Irishman 1 / 14
    2019 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 14 nominations
  7. Little Women (2019) movie poster
    Little Women 1 / 9
    2019 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 9 nominations
  8. Marriage Story (2019) movie poster
    Marriage Story 1 / 8
    2019 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 8 nominations
  9. Parasite (2019) movie poster
    Parasite 1 / 6
    2019 · Drama, Thriller · 1 win from 6 nominations
  10. Jojo Rabbit (2019) movie poster
    Jojo Rabbit 1 / 5
    2019 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 5 nominations
Full results

All 22 Critics' Choice 2020 Categories: Winners & Nominees

22 categories and 133 nominations; Best Picture had the most nominees (10). The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

22 categories · 133 nominations

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The Genres Behind the Critics' Choice 2020 Winners

Drama led with 121 nominations across 32 films and won 20. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 20 wins · 121 nominations · 17%
  2. Comedy 10 wins · 57 nominations · 18%
  3. Thriller 8 wins · 52 nominations · 15%
  4. Crime 7 wins · 42 nominations · 17%
  5. Biography 6 wins · 40 nominations · 15%
  6. History 6 wins · 30 nominations · 20%
  7. Romance 3 wins · 24 nominations · 13%
  8. Fantasy 6 wins · 23 nominations · 26%
  9. Adventure 5 wins · 23 nominations · 22%
  10. Mystery 4 wins · 21 nominations · 19%
2020 season

How the Rest of the 2020 Awards Season Voted

The other 15 ceremonies of 2020, with the winner of each top prize. 1917 won the most of them: 3.

All 2020 awards
Earlier years

Previous Critics' Choice Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The Critics' Choice page has every year back to 1996.

Every Critics' Choice ceremony

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Critics' Choice 2020: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 25th Critics' Choice Awards (2020), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Picture at the 25th Critics' Choice Awards (2020)?

Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) won Best Picture. The other nominees were 1917, Ford v Ferrari, The Irishman, Jojo Rabbit, Joker, Little Women, Marriage Story, Parasite and Uncut Gems.

About Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood

Which film won the most awards at the 25th Critics' Choice Awards (2020)?

Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) won the most: 4 awards from 12 nominations. 1917 was next with 3 wins.

Which film had the most nominations at the 25th Critics' Choice Awards (2020)?

The Irishman (2019) led with 14 nominations and won one of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 25th Critics' Choice Awards (2020)?

Best Director: Bong Joon Ho for Parasite. Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix for Joker. Best Actress: Renée Zellweger for Judy. Best Supporting Actor: Brad Pitt for Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood. Best Supporting Actress: Laura Dern for Marriage Story.

When was the 25th Critics' Choice Awards (2020)?

The 25th Critics' Choice Awards (2020) took place on January 12, 2020. The database has 22 categories and 133 nominations for it.