Critics Choice Awards 2024: Oppenheimer wins big with eight awards, Barbie follows with six

Santa Monica: Director Christopher Nolan’s biopic drama film Oppenheimer was the biggest winner at the Critics Choice Awards 2024. The Cillian Murphy-starrer bagged awards in eight categories, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Visual Effects, Best Score, and Best Acting Ensemble.

It was followed by Margot Robbie’s fantasy comedy film Barbie with six wins out of their record-breaking 18 nominations, including Best Comedy and Best Original Song. The Best Actress award was bagged by Emma Stone ( Poor Things) and the Best Actor by Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers).

There were fewer surprises on the television side, as The Bear, Succession and Beef won big, each taking multiple acting awards and winning best comedy, drama and limited series, respectively.

The Bear and Beef each took home four awards, and Succession bagged three. Chelsea Handler hosted the Sunday night ceremony held at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar. Harrison Ford accepted the career achievement award, and America Ferrera was honoured with the SeeHer Award.