Critics Choice Awards: Critics characterize Demi Moore as the best actress

Demi Moore has again won an important prize for her spectacular performance of an actress that was loved after youth in the horror thriller “The Substance”.

Moore (62) sat down in the 30th Critics Choice Awards in the “Best Actress” category against the competitors Angelina Jolie (“Maria”), Cynthia Erivo (“Wicked”), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths “), Mikey Madison (“Anora”) and Karla Sofía Gascón (“Emilia Pérez”).

Adrien Brody beats chalamet, craig and grant

“Best actor” became Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist”), who against Timothée Chalamet (“Like a Complete Unknown”), Daniel Craig (“Queer”), Ralph Fiennes (“Kezlave”), Hugh Grant (“Heretic” ) and Colman Domingo (“Sing Sing”).

The price gala took place in Santa Monica on Friday evening. Because of the fires in Los Angeles, she was moved twice. It was originally planned for January 12th.

With almost 600 members, the Critics Choice Association (CCA) is the largest critics association for film and television in the USA and Canada.

Moore (“Ghost – Message of Sam”, “An immoral offer”), is currently celebrating a comeback. She already won a Golden Globe in January and is also Oscarnominated.

The film “The Substance” about a mysterious serum for rejuvenation with unpredictable effects on the body also cleared the prices in the categories “Best Make-up and Best Hairstyle” and “Best original script” (it won the author and director Coralie Fargeeat).

The film drama “Anora” surprisingly won in the top division “Best Film”. The production of Sean Baker and Alex Saks about a young woman who lives in a rural community and is faced with the challenges of growing up had previously won.

“Conclave” by Edward Berger only fetches 2 out of 11 possible prices

The Vatican thriller “Conclave” of the director Edward Berger, born in Wolfsburg with the most (namely eleven) nominations, went home with two awards in the “Best Ensemble” divisions and “Best Adapted Script”.

The German special effects artist Gerd Nefzer won with his team in the “Best Visual Effects” category for his work on “Dune: Part Two”.

German cutter goes away empty

The film “September 5” by Swiss director and screenwriter Tim Fehma tree about the 1972 Olympic attack in Munich did not get a price – the German editor Hansjörg Weißbrich was nominated for cut.

With three trophies each, the film adaptation of the Broadway musical “Wicked” about the witches from OZ and the musical film “Emilia Pérez” over a drug boss that undermines a gender adaptation to begin a new life, with “The Substance”.

Among other things, the director of “Wicked”, Jon M. Chu, won the prize for the best director. He has not been nominated for the Oscars in the director’s category. Otherwise, the Critics Choice Awards are usually considered indicators for the Oscars, which are awarded this time on March 2 (CET 3.3.).

Pop singer Ariana Grande, Hexe Glinda from “Wicked”, had to give up Zoe Saldaña (“Emilia Pérez”) in the secondary actress category, but caused a sensation with a dior dress (cage structure, covered with flower appliannations and a fringe degree).

The main actress of the Spanish-speaking musical crime novel “Emilia Pérez”, Karla Sofía Gascón, stayed away from the award ceremony. Recently, old, partly racist statements on social networks had appeared, which also brought a lot of criticism for the Oscar -nominated trans woman, for example from her own director, the Frenchman Jacques Audiad.

Adam Brody also gets a price

In the television categories of Critics Choice prices, “Shōgun” dominated with four awards in the drama series. The prize for the best actress in a drama series went to “Matlock” star Kathy Bates, who prevailed against Emmy winner Anna Sawai.

Adam Brody was awarded the best main actor of a so -called comedy series for “Nobody Wants This”.