Directors Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan were shocked at their win on the big night (Picture: REUTERS)
The results are in and during a star-studded Hollywood extravaganza, TV and film fan favourites enjoyed picking up gongs for their hard work at the Critics’ Choice Awards.
Everything Everywhere All At Once won four prizes on the night including best picture at the awards’ 28th ceremony hosted by Chelsea Handler on Sunday.
The blockbuster absurdist comedy-drama film written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert led proceedings with 14 nominations and came away with four trophies from the glitzy night held at Los Angeles’ Fairmont Century Plaza.
The flick’s haul also included best director and best original screenplay for the power duo Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert.
Beating off stiff competition from filmmaking legends such as James Cameron, Baz Luhrmann and Steven Spielberg, the pair accepted their win in disbelief.
Scheinert couldn’t quite wrap his head around the news as he showed the crowd the envelope with their names on and quipped: ‘It’s not a mistake!’
Ke Huy Quan was thrilled at his award for best supporting actor in Everything Everywhere All at Once (Picture: AP)
Michelle Yeoh and Brendan Fraser were also big winners during the ceremony (Picture: Getty Images)
He went on to pay tribute to their fellow nominees and joked that it’s ‘disgusting’ the duo – known as the Daniels and who started off making music videos – are even in the same category as their idols.
The decorated filmmaker said: ‘Thank you to all the storytellers and filmmakers that inspired me to become a filmmaker — you’re in the same category as me.
‘That’s disgusting! Hello?! But you inspired me, and that means a lot. And your movies have changed my life.’
Kwan then stepped in to thank his mother for inspiring Michelle Yeoh’s character of Evelyn Wang.
He revealed: ‘She was the first person to plant the seed in my head that I could be a director.
‘She [is] maybe the first Asian-American immigrant mother to ever tell their son to go to film school.’
Cate Blanchett celebrated her trophy win for Tár (Picture: Shutterstock)
Jeff Bridges went home with the lifetime achievement award at the 28th annual event (Picture: AP)
Ke Huy Quan won best supporting actor and the film also won best editing.
Elsewhere, Angela Bassett was named best supporting actress for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
The Whale star Brendan Fraser and Tár star Cate Blanchett were named best actor and best actress, respectively.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery was named best comedy and also landed best acting ensemble.
Daniel Radcliffe was named best actor in a limited series or movie made for television for his titular role in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, which also scooped best movie made for television prize.
Jeff Bridges was honoured with the lifetime achievement award, while the SeeHer award was presented by Kate Hudson to Hidden Figures actress Janelle Monáe.
Favourites heading into the night – The Banshees of Inisherin and Elvis – failed to leave the event with any major category bongs despite multiple nominations.
Television greats were also recognised on the night with nominee-leading Abbott Elementary named as best comedy series.
Better Call Saul won best drama series while The Dropout – starring Amanda Seyfried – was named best limited series.
Critics Choice Awards 2023: Full List of Winners
BEST PICTURE
Everything Everywhere All at Once
BEST ACTOR
Brendan Fraser – The Whale
BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett – Tár
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ke Huy Quan – Everything Everywhere All at Once
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Angela Bassett – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Gabriel LaBelle – The Fabelmans
BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
BEST DIRECTOR
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – Everything Everywhere All at Once
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Sarah Polley – Women Talking
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Claudio Miranda – Top Gun: Maverick
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Florencia Martin, Anthony Carlino – Babylon
BEST EDITING
Paul Rogers – Everything Everywhere All at Once
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Ruth E. Carter – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP
Elvis
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Avatar: The Way of Water
BEST COMEDY
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
RRR
BEST SONG
Naatu Naatu – RRR
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