Annual Broadcast Film Critics’ Association honours given out on Sunday in California

The investigative journalism drama Spotlight won the top prize at the Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday, while awards favourites Brie Larson and Leonardo DiCaprio won the top acting prizes for Room and The Revenant.
Both actors won Golden Globe Awards and are considered front-runners for the Academy Awards, too.
Here is the full list of winners of the 21st annual Critics’ Choice Awards, announced Sunday in Santa Monica, California.
MOTION PICTURE WINNERS:
Best Picture: Spotlight.
Best Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Best Actress: Brie Larson, Room
Best Supporting Actor: Sylvester Stallone, Creed
Best Supporting Actress: Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl
Best Young Actor/Actress: Jacob Tremblay, Room
Best Acting Ensemble: Spotlight
Best Director: George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Original Screenplay: Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy, Spotlight
Best Adapted Screenplay: Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, The Big Short.
Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, The Revenant
Best Production Design: Colin Gibson, Mad Max: Fury Road.
Best Editing: Margaret Sixel, Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Costume Design: Jenny Bevan, Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Hair & Makeup: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Visual Effects: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Animated Feature: Inside Out
Best Action Movie: Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Actor in an Action Movie: Tom Hardy, Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Actress in an Action Movie: Charlize Theron, Mad Max: Fury Road
Best Comedy: The Big Short
Best Actor in a Comedy: Christian Bale, The Big Short
Best Actress in a Comedy: Amy Schumer, Trainwreck
Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie: Ex Machina
Best Foreign Language Film: Son of Saul
Best Documentary Feature: Amy
Best Song: Wiz Khalifa for See You Again from Furious 7
Best Score: Ennio Morricone, The Hateful Eight
TELEVISION:
Best Actor in a Comedy Series: Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Best Actor in a Drama Series: Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television: Idris Elba, Luther
Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Best Actress in a Drama Series: Carrie Coon, The Leftovers
Best Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series: Kirsten Dunst, Fargo
Best Comedy Series: Master of None
Best Drama Series: Mr. Robot
Best Guest Actor/Actress in a Comedy Series: Timothy Olyphant, The Grinder
Best Guest Actor/Actress in a Drama Series: Margo Martindale, The Good Wife
Best Movie Made for Television or Limited Series: Fargo
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: Christian Slater, Mr Robot
Best Supporting Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series: Jesse Plemons, Fargo
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Constance Zimmer, UnREAL
Best Supporting Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series: Jean Smart, Fargo
Best Animation Series: BoJack Horseman
Best Reality Show: The Voice
Best Reality Show Host: James Lipton, Inside the Actors Studio
Best Structured Reality Show: Shark Tank
Best Talk Show: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Best Unstructured Reality Show: Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown
MVP Award: Amy Schumer
Genius Award: Industrial Light & Magic
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