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Critics' Choice 2022 winners and nominees

The 2022 Critics' Choice Awards, by category: the winner first, then the nominees.

Reported results from TVDB and Wikidata. Coverage is incomplete.

Best Acting Ensemble

Belfast
Belfast (2021)
GoodWatch score 76
Won
The Power of the Dog
The Power of the Dog (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up (2021)
GoodWatch score 58
Licorice Pizza
Licorice Pizza (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
West Side Story
West Side Story (2021)
GoodWatch score 80
The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall (2021)
GoodWatch score 72

Best Limited Series

Mare of Easttown
Mare of Easttown (2021)
GoodWatch score 86
Won
Dopesick
Dopesick (2021)
GoodWatch score 75
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad (2021)
GoodWatch score 83
Dr. Death
Dr. Death (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
Midnight Mass
Midnight Mass (2021)
GoodWatch score 75
Maid
Maid (2021)
GoodWatch score 80

Best Drama Series

Succession
Succession (2018)
GoodWatch score 88
Won
Yellowjackets
Yellowjackets (2021)
GoodWatch score 77
POSE
POSE (2018)
GoodWatch score 85
Evil
Evil (2019)
GoodWatch score 83
Squid Game
Squid Game (2021)
GoodWatch score 70
Number 10
Number 10

Best Movie Made for Television

Oslo
Oslo (2021)
GoodWatch score 64
Won
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (2021)
GoodWatch score 70
Come from Away
Come from Away (2021)
GoodWatch score 87
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia
Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (2021)
GoodWatch score 70
List of a Lifetime
List of a Lifetime (2021)
GoodWatch score 63

Best Picture

The Power of the Dog
The Power of the Dog (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley (2021)
GoodWatch score 72
Dune
Dune (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
Belfast
Belfast (2021)
GoodWatch score 76
Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up (2021)
GoodWatch score 58
West Side Story
West Side Story (2021)
GoodWatch score 80
tick, tick... BOOM!
tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
CODA
CODA (2021)
GoodWatch score 75
Licorice Pizza
Licorice Pizza (2021)
GoodWatch score 79

Best Director

The Power of the Dog
The Power of the Dog (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley (2021)
GoodWatch score 72
Dune
Dune (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
Licorice Pizza
Licorice Pizza (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
West Side Story
West Side Story (2021)
GoodWatch score 80
Belfast
Belfast (2021)
GoodWatch score 76

Best Actress

The Eyes of Tammy Faye
The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)
GoodWatch score 63
Won
The Lost Daughter
The Lost Daughter (2021)
GoodWatch score 76
Spencer
Spencer (2021)
GoodWatch score 72
House of Gucci
House of Gucci (2021)
GoodWatch score 64
Being the Ricardos
Being the Ricardos (2021)
GoodWatch score 63

Best Young Actor/Actress

Belfast
Belfast (2021)
GoodWatch score 76
Won
West Side Story
West Side Story (2021)
GoodWatch score 80
CODA
CODA (2021)
GoodWatch score 75
C'mon C'mon
C'mon C'mon (2021)
GoodWatch score 81
Licorice Pizza
Licorice Pizza (2021)
GoodWatch score 79

Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

The White Lotus
The White Lotus (2021)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
Genius
Genius (2017)
GoodWatch score 68
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad (2021)
GoodWatch score 83
Mare of Easttown
Mare of Easttown (2021)
GoodWatch score 86
Midnight Mass
Midnight Mass (2021)
GoodWatch score 75
Dr. Death
Dr. Death (2021)
GoodWatch score 79

Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

Dopesick
Dopesick (2021)
GoodWatch score 75
Won
Love Life
Love Life (2020)
GoodWatch score 69
Dr. Death
Dr. Death (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
Midnight Mass
Midnight Mass (2021)
GoodWatch score 75

Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

The White Lotus
The White Lotus (2021)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
Nine Perfect Strangers
Nine Perfect Strangers (2021)
GoodWatch score 57
Dopesick
Dopesick (2021)
GoodWatch score 75
Mare of Easttown
Mare of Easttown (2021)
GoodWatch score 86

Best Supporting Actress

West Side Story
West Side Story (2021)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
Belfast
Belfast (2021)
GoodWatch score 76
The Power of the Dog
The Power of the Dog (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
Mass
Mass (2021)
GoodWatch score 83

Best Supporting Actor

CODA
CODA (2021)
GoodWatch score 75
Won
The Power of the Dog
The Power of the Dog (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
Belfast
Belfast (2021)
GoodWatch score 76
Being the Ricardos
Being the Ricardos (2021)
GoodWatch score 63
House of Gucci
House of Gucci (2021)
GoodWatch score 64

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Squid Game
Squid Game (2021)
GoodWatch score 70
Won
Succession
Succession (2018)
GoodWatch score 88
Evil
Evil (2019)
GoodWatch score 83

Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television

Mare of Easttown
Mare of Easttown (2021)
GoodWatch score 86
Won
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad (2021)
GoodWatch score 83
Maid
Maid (2021)
GoodWatch score 80
Genius
Genius (2017)
GoodWatch score 68

Best Actress in a Drama Series

Yellowjackets
Yellowjackets (2021)
GoodWatch score 77
Won
POSE
POSE (2018)
GoodWatch score 85
Evil
Evil (2019)
GoodWatch score 83
Cruel Summer
Cruel Summer (2021)
GoodWatch score 74

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

Hacks
Hacks (2021)
GoodWatch score 86
Won
The Chair
The Chair (2021)
GoodWatch score 74
Only Murders in the Building
Only Murders in the Building (2021)
GoodWatch score 85

Best Original Screenplay

Belfast
Belfast (2021)
GoodWatch score 76
Won
Licorice Pizza
Licorice Pizza (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up (2021)
GoodWatch score 58
Being the Ricardos
Being the Ricardos (2021)
GoodWatch score 63

Best Animated Feature

The Mitchells vs. the Machines
The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
GoodWatch score 84
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022)
GoodWatch score 84
Won
Encanto
Encanto (2021)
GoodWatch score 78
Turning Red
Turning Red (2022)
GoodWatch score 75
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2022)
GoodWatch score 85
Wendell & Wild
Wendell & Wild (2022)
GoodWatch score 69
Flee
Flee (2021)
GoodWatch score 85
Luca
Luca (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
Raya and the Last Dragon
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
GoodWatch score 78
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
GoodWatch score 84

Best Cinematography

The Power of the Dog
The Power of the Dog (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley (2021)
GoodWatch score 72
The Tragedy of Macbeth
The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021)
GoodWatch score 80
Dune
Dune (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
West Side Story
West Side Story (2021)
GoodWatch score 80
Belfast
Belfast (2021)
GoodWatch score 76

Best Talk Show

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
GoodWatch score 78
Won
The Amber Ruffin Show
The Amber Ruffin Show (2020)
GoodWatch score 49
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
GoodWatch score 52
Desus & Mero
Desus & Mero (2019)
GoodWatch score 69
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
GoodWatch score 58

Best Foreign Language Film

Drive My Car
Drive My Car (2021)
GoodWatch score 85
Won
The Worst Person in the World
The Worst Person in the World (2021)
GoodWatch score 86
Flee
Flee (2021)
GoodWatch score 85
A Hero
A Hero (2021)
GoodWatch score 83

Best Editing

West Side Story
West Side Story (2021)
GoodWatch score 80
Won
Belfast
Belfast (2021)
GoodWatch score 76
The Power of the Dog
The Power of the Dog (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
Dune
Dune (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
Licorice Pizza
Licorice Pizza (2021)
GoodWatch score 79

Best Comedy Special

Bo Burnham: Inside
Bo Burnham: Inside (2021)
GoodWatch score 83
Won
James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999
James Acaster: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 (2020)
GoodWatch score 79
Trixie Mattel: One Night Only
Trixie Mattel: One Night Only (2021)
GoodWatch score 67
Good Timing with Jo Firestone
Good Timing with Jo Firestone (2021)
GoodWatch score 81
Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American
Nate Bargatze: The Greatest Average American (2021)
GoodWatch score 87

Best Comedy

Licorice Pizza
Licorice Pizza (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
Don't Look Up
Don't Look Up (2021)
GoodWatch score 58
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar (2021)
GoodWatch score 67
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021)
GoodWatch score 73
Free Guy
Free Guy (2021)
GoodWatch score 71

Best Production Design

Dune
Dune (2021)
GoodWatch score 79
Won
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun
The French Dispatch of the Liberty, Kansas Evening Sun (2021)
GoodWatch score 73
West Side Story
West Side Story (2021)
GoodWatch score 80
Belfast
Belfast (2021)
GoodWatch score 76
Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley (2021)
GoodWatch score 72