FX, HBO Top Critics Choice Awards Winners
Fx continued its hot awards streak as it tied with HBO for the most Critics Choice Awards wins Sunday night, according to the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association.
FX and HBO each won five Awards during the live awards ceremony, which aired on the CW network. FX tied with Netflix in leading all streaming and networks in Golden Globes wins earlier this month.
Amazon Studios followed a close second with four Critics Choice Awards.
FX was led by The Americans, which tied with Amazon’s comedy series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel for the most Critics Choice wins with three. The Americans followed up its Golden Globes win for best drama with a Critics Choice win in the category, while Maisel repeated last year’s Critics Choice win in the best comedy category.
Rachel Brosnahan also racked up more awards hardware with her repeat Critics Choice win in the best actress comedy category. Brosnahan, who plays the lead character in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, also won back-to-back Golden Globes awards earlier this month.
Fx’s The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story won the Critics Choice Award for limited series, following up on its Golden Globes win in the same category.
Other performers winning both a Critics Choice and Golden Globes award in the same category include Killing Eve’s Sandra Oh (best actress in a drama series), Escape From Dannemora’s Patricia Arquette (best actress in a limited series), The Assassination of Gianni Versace’s Darren Criss (best actor in made for Tv series), Sharp Objects’ Patricia Clarkson (best supporting actress in a movie made for television or limited series) and A Very English Scandal’s Ben Whishaw (best supporting actor in a movie made for television or limited series).
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Critics Choice Award Winners in the television category are as follows:
Best Drama Series
The Americans (FX)
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Matthew Rhys – The Americans (FX)
Best Actress In a Comedy Series
Sandra Oh – Killing Eve (BBC America)
Best Supporting Actor In a Drama Series
Noah Emmerich – The Americans (FX)
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Thandie Newton – Westworld (HBO)
Best Comedy Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Best Actor In a Comedy Series
Bill Hader – Barry (HBO)
Best Actress In a Comedy Series
Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Best Supporting Actor In a Comedy Series
Henry Winkler – Barry (HBO)
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Best Limited Series
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)
Best Movie Made For TV
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC)
Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series
Darren Criss -- The Assassination of Gianni Vesace: American Crime Story (FX)
Best Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series
Amy Adams – Sharp Objects (HBO) (TIE)
Patricia Arquette – Escape at Dannemora (Showtime) (TIE)
Best Supporting Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series
Ben Whishaw – A Very English Scandal (Amazon)
Best Supporting Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series
Patricia Clarkson – Sharp Objects (HBO)
Best Animated Series
BoJack Horseman (Netflix)
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