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Here Are the 2016 Critics’ Choice Awards Comedy Winners

January 18, 2016
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The Big Short and Amy Schumer took home two statues and Inside Out inevitably got the prize for Best Animated Feature. However, we’re really glad to see Master of None, BoJack Horseman, and Last Week Tonight to get some love as well as Rachel Bloom getting her second best actress award this award season.

Here are all the comedy winners from last night:

Inside Out–Best Animated Feature
The Big Short–Best Comedy
Christian Bale, The Big Short–Best Actor in a Comedy
Amy Schumer, Trainwreck–Best Actress in a Comedy
Amy Schumer–MVP Award
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent-Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend-Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Master of None-Best Comedy Series
Timothy Olyphant, The Grinder-Best Guest Actor/Actress in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine-Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory-Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
BoJack Horseman-Best Animation Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver-Best Talk Show

Check out the full list of winners here.

Trainwreck, Spy, Transparent, You’re The Worst Are All Comedy Nominees for 2016 Critics’ Choice Awards

December 14, 2015
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The Big Short, though debatable as to whether it’s a comedy, is getting plenty of love this awards season as a comedy. That being said, Paul Feig’s Spy, Stephen Falk’s You’re The Worst, Trainwreck with Amy Schumer, Aziz Ansari’s Master of None, Raphael Bob-Waksberg’s BoJack Horseman, and Will Forte’s Last Man on Earth, getting nods from The Critics Choice are much appreciated. 

As you’d expect, Transparent from Jill Soloway continues to be an awards nominations powerhouse, but it’s also a pleasant surprise to see Rachel Bloom for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan’s Catastrophe, the movie Dope, and The Late Late Show with James Corden.

The rest of the nominees within or related to comedy for the upcoming Critics Choice Awards are below:

MOVIE

BEST PICTURE
The Big Short

BEST ACTRESS
Jennifer Lawrence-Joy

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
RJ Cyler-Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Shameik Moore-Dope

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
The Big Short

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley-Inside Out

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Charles Randolph and Adam McKay-The Big Short

BEST EDITING
The Big Short-Hank Corwin

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Anomalisa
The Good Dinosaur
Inside Out
The Peanuts Movie
Shaun the Sheep Movie

BEST COMEDY
The Big Short
Inside Out
Joy
Sisters
Spy
Trainwreck

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Christian Bale-The Big Short
Steve Carell-The Big Short
Robert De Niro-The Intern
Bill Hader-Trainwreck
Jason Statham-Spy

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Tina Fey-Sisters
Jennifer Lawrence-Joy
Melissa McCarthy-Spy
Amy Schumer-Trainwreck
Lily Tomlin-Grandma

TELEVISION

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Anthony Anderson-Black-ish
Aziz Ansari-Master of None 
Will Forte-The Last Man on Earth 
Randall Park-Fresh Off the Boat
Fred Savage-The Grinder 
Jeffrey Tambor-Transparent 

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Rachel Bloom-Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Aya Cash-You’re the Worst
Wendi McLendon-Covey-The Goldbergs 
Gina Rodriguez-Jane the Virgin
Tracee Ellis Ross-Black-ish
Constance Wu-Fresh Off the Boat 

BEST COMEDY SERIES
Black-ish
Catastrophe
Jane the Virgin
Master of None
The Last Man on Earth
Transparent
You’re the Worst 

BEST GUEST ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Ellen Burstyn-Mom
Anjelica Huston-Transparent
Cherry Jones-Transparent 
Jenifer Lewis-Black-ish
Timothy Olyphant-The Grinder 
John Slattery-Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Andre Braugher-Brooklyn Nine-Nine 
Jaime Camil-Jane the Virgin
Jay Duplass-Transparent
Neil Flynn-The Middle
Keegan-Michael Key-Playing House
Mel Rodriguez-Getting On 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Mayim Bialik-The Big Bang Theory 
Kether Donohue-You’re the Worst
Allison Janney-Mom 
Judith Light-Transparent 
Niecy Nash-Getting On
Eden Sher-The Middle

BEST ANIMATION SERIES
Bob’s Burgers
BoJack Horseman
South Park 
The Simpsons 

BEST TALK SHOW
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart 
The Graham Norton Show 
The Late Late Show with James Corden 
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The full list of nominees are here for movies and here for TV. Look for the ceremony, which will be broadcast live with host T.J. Miller on Jan. 17th on A&E.

Transparent, Veep, Anomalisa, and Master of None Get Golden Globe Comedy Nominations as Well as Joy and The Martian

December 10, 2015
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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association continues to have a broader definition of comedy than anyone else during awards season.

There are your favorites as well as the favored upstarts in the field of this year’s Golden Globes nominees. The consistently praised Anomalisa and Master of None, heavy returning favorites Veep, Silicon Valley, and Transparent, comedy superstar Amy Schumer for Trainwreck, and brash newcomer Rachel Bloom for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend all got nominations from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. There were even some noms for work that should be getting more love from more awards, but, somehow, isn’t. This includes Lily Tomlin’s turn in Grandma, Melissa McCarthy for Spy, and Hulu’s Casual from Jason Reitman.

With all of that said, films and shows that are being considered in different lights, mainly dramatic rather than comedic, have found their way into the comedy nominees, like they usually do, at The Golden Globes such as Joy, The Martian, The Big Short, and Orange Is the New Black. Certainly, Joy, The Martian, and The Big Short weren’t touting themselves as comedies in trailers and promotion and Orange Is the New Black has shifted to dramatic consideration with other awards. We’re not exactly sure why the distinction for comedy is so noticeably different with HFPA, but it does possibly allow for some notoriety for work that wouldn’t really get recognized otherwise.

So, here are the comedy nominees for this year’s Golden Globes.

Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Joy
Spy
The Big Short
The Martian
Trainwreck

Best Screenplay
The Big Short-Adam McKay, Charles Randolph

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Lily Tomlin-Grandma
Jennifer Lawrence-Joy
Melissa McCarthy-Spy
Maggie Smith-The Lady in the Van
Amy Schumer-Trainwreck

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Al Pacino-Danny Collins
Mark Ruffalo-Infinitely Polar Bear
Christian Bale-The Big Short
Steve Carell-The Big Short
Matt Damon-The Martian

Best Director – Motion Picture
Ridley Scott-The Martian

Best Animated Feature Film
Anomalisa
Inside Out
Shaun the Sheep Movie
The Good Dinosaur
The Peanuts Movie

Best Foreign Language Film
The Brand New Testament-France

Best Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
Casual
Mozart in the Jungle
Orange is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Veep

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
Lily Tomlin-Grace and Frankie
Gina Rodriguez-Jane The Virgin
Jamie Lee Curtis-Scream Queens
Julia Louis-Dreyfus-Veep
Rachel Bloom-Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
Patrick Stewart-Blunt Talk
Aziz Ansari-Master Of None
Gael García Bernal-Mozart in the Jungle
Rob Lowe-The Grinder
Jeffrey Tambor-Transparent

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Uzo Aduba-Orange is the New Black
Judith Light-Transparent

Get a look at the full list of the 2016 Golden Globes nominees here.

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