critics choice winners Critics’ Choice Awards: Winners Include ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ and ‘Big Little Lies’

Critics’ Choice Awards: Winners Include ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ and ‘Big Little Lies’

Critics Choice Awards, Stranger Things, The Big Bang Theory, The Good Place, This is Us

When it came to the television categories on the 23rd Annual Critics’ Choice Awards, the results were, well, not all that surprising.

Many of the names are names you’ve heard a lot over the past year including previous Emmy Winners, recently Golden-Globe Winners.

This is Us star Sterling K. Brown took home the award for best actor in a drama series. Winning the award for best actress in a drama series was Elisabeth Moss for her work on The Handmaid’s Tale.

The Handmaid's Tale -- "Late" Episode 103
The Handmaid’s Tale — (Photo by: George Kraychyk/Hulu)

In the comedy categories, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Rachel Brosnahan won the Critics’ Choice award best actress, and Ted Danson won for his role on The Good Place.

Winning the award for best drama series, following suit with the Emmys and Golden Globes, was The Handmaid’s Tale. Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel won the award for best comedy series.

Big Little Lies won the award for best limited series, taking home a total of four awards for the evening.

Big Little Lies Season 1 Episode 5 - (photo credit: Hilary Bronwyn Gale/HBO)
Big Little Lies Season 1 Episode 5 – (photo credit: Hilary Bronwyn Gale/HBO)

Here’s a look at the full list of winners from the television categories:

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Best Drama Series:

  • The Handmaid’s Tale

Best Actor in a Drama Series:

  • Sterling K. Brown (This is Us)

Best Actress in a Drama Series:

  • Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale)

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series: 

  • David Harbour (Stranger Things)

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: 

  • Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale)

Best Comedy Series: 

  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Best Actor in a Comedy Series:

  • Ted Danson (The Good Place)

Best Actress in a Comedy Series:

  • Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: 

  • Walton Goggins (Vice Principals)

Best Limited Series: 

  • Mayim Bialik (The Big Bang Theory)

Best Movie Made for TV:

  • The Wizard of Lies

Best Actor in a Movie Made for TV or Limited Series: 

  • Ewan McGregor (Fargo)

Best Actress in a Movie Made for TV or Limited Series: 

  • Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies)

Best Supporting Actor in a Movie Made for TV or Limited Series:

  • Alexander Skarsgård (Big Little Lies)
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Best Supporting Actress in a Movie Made for TV or Limited Series: Laura Dern, Big Little Lies

  • Best Talk Show: (Jimmy Kimmel Live!)

Best Animated Series: 

  • Rick and Morty

Best Unstructured Reality Series:

  • Born This Way

Best Structured Reality Series:

  • Shark Tank

Best Reality Competition Series:

  • The Voice

Best Reality Show Host: 

  • RuPaul (RuPaul’s Drag Race)

This year’s awards aired on The CW, and were hosted by Olivia Munn.

The Critics’ Choice Awards are bestowed annually by the BFCA and BTJA to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement. BTJA is the collective voice of journalists who regularly cover television for TV viewers, radio listeners, and online audiences.

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Ashley Bissette Sumerel is a television and film critic living in Wilmington, North Carolina. She is editor-in-chief of Tell-Tale TV as well as Eulalie Magazine. Ashley has also written for outlets such as Rolling Stone, Paste Magazine, and Insider. Ashley has been a member of the Critics Choice Association since 2017 and is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. In addition to her work as an editor and critic, Ashley teaches Entertainment Journalism, Composition, and Literature at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.