The 22nd Critics' Choice Awards were presented on December 11, 2016, at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport, honoring the finest achievements of filmmaking and television programming in 2016. The ceremony was broadcast on A&E and T.J. Miller returned to host for the second consecutive time. The television nominations were announced on November 14, 2016, while the film nominations were announced on December 1, 2016. HBO led the nominations for television with 22, followed by ABC and Netflix with 12 each. The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story won four awards, becoming the biggest TV winner of the night, followed by Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown, Saturday Night Live and Westworld with two wins each.
This year's ceremony date was moved to December from its usual January slot. The move came in hopes to get ahead of the 74th Golden Globe Awards on NBC. However, the following ceremony returned to its traditional January date in 2018.
Viola Davis received the first-ever #SeeHer Award, an honor that recognizes her work furthering the portrayal of three-dimensional women onscreen in 2016. The award is presented by the Association of National Advertisers in conjunction with A&E Networks.
Winners and nominees
Film
La La Land Arrival Fences Hacksaw Ridge Hell or High Water Lion Loving Manchester by the Sea Moonlight SullyDamien Chazelle – La La Land Mel Gibson – Hacksaw Ridge Barry Jenkins – Moonlight Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea David Mackenzie – Hell or High Water Denis Villeneuve – Arrival Denzel Washington – FencesCasey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea as Lee Chandler Joel Edgerton – Loving as Richard Loving Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge as Desmond Doss Ryan Gosling – La La Land as Sebastian Wilder Tom Hanks – Sully as Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger Denzel Washington – Fences as Troy MaxsonNatalie Portman – Jackie as Jackie Kennedy Amy Adams – Arrival as Dr. Louise Banks Annette Bening – 20th Century Women as Dorothea Fields Isabelle Huppert – Elle as Michèle LeBlanc Ruth Negga – Loving as Mildred Loving Emma Stone – La La Land as Mia DolanMahershala Ali – Moonlight as Juan Jeff Bridges – Hell or High Water as Marcus Hamilton Ben Foster – Hell or High Water as Tanner Howard Lucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea as Patrick Chandler Dev Patel – Lion as Saroo Brierley Michael Shannon – Nocturnal Animals as Detective Bobby AndesViola Davis – Fences as Rose Maxson Greta Gerwig – 20th Century Women as Abbie Porter Naomie Harris – Moonlight as Paula Nicole Kidman – Lion as Sue Brierley Janelle Monáe – Hidden Figures as Mary Jackson Michelle Williams – Manchester by the Sea as Randi ChandlerLucas Hedges – Manchester by the Sea as Patrick Chandler Alex R. Hibbert – Moonlight as Child Chiron / "Little" Lewis MacDougall – A Monster Calls as Conor O'Malley Madina Nalwanga – Queen of Katwe as Phiona Mutesi Sunny Pawar – Lion as Young Saroo Hailee Steinfeld – The Edge of Seventeen as Nadine FranklinMoonlight 20th Century Women Fences Hell or High Water Hidden Figures Manchester by the SeaDamien Chazelle – La La Land (TIE) Kenneth Lonergan – Manchester by the Sea (TIE) Efthimis Filippou and Yorgos Lanthimos – The Lobster Barry Jenkins – Moonlight Jeff Nichols – Loving Taylor Sheridan – Hell or High WaterEric Heisserer – Arrival Luke Davies – Lion Tom Ford – Nocturnal Animals Todd Komarnicki – Sully Theodore Melfi and Allison Schroeder – Hidden Figures August Wilson – FencesZootopia Finding Dory Kubo and the Two Strings Moana The Red Turtle TrollsElle • France / Germany The Handmaiden (Ah-ga-ssi) • Korea Julieta • Spain Neruda • Chile The Salesman (Forušande) • France / Iran Toni Erdmann • Austria / Germany |- | valign="top" colspan="2" width="50%"|Hacksaw Ridge Captain America: Civil War Deadpool Doctor Strange Jason BourneAndrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge as Desmond Doss Benedict Cumberbatch – Doctor Strange as Dr. Stephen Strange Matt Damon – Jason Bourne as Jason Bourne Chris Evans – Captain America: Civil War as Steve Rogers / Captain America Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool as Wade Wilson / DeadpoolMargot Robbie – Suicide Squad as Dr. Harleen Quinzel / Harley Quinn Gal Gadot – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman Scarlett Johansson – Captain America: Civil War as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow Tilda Swinton – Doctor Strange as The Ancient OneDeadpool Central Intelligence Don't Think Twice The Edge of Seventeen Hail, Caesar! The Nice GuysRyan Reynolds – Deadpool as Wade Wilson / Deadpool Ryan Gosling – The Nice Guys as Holland March Hugh Grant – Florence Foster Jenkins as St. Clair Bayfield Dwayne Johnson – Central Intelligence as Bob Stone / Robbie Wheirdicht Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic as Ben CashMeryl Streep – Florence Foster Jenkins as Florence Foster Jenkins Kate Beckinsale – Love & Friendship as Lady Susan Vernon Sally Field – Hello, My Name Is Doris as Doris Miller Kate McKinnon – Ghostbusters as Dr. Jillian "Holtz" Holtzmann Hailee Steinfeld – The Edge of Seventeen as Nadine FranklinArrival 10 Cloverfield Lane Doctor Strange Don't Breathe Star Trek Beyond The WitchDavid Wasco and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco – La La Land Stuart Craig, James Hambidge, and Anna Pinnock – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Jess Gonchor and Nancy Haigh – Live by Night Paul Hotte, André Valade, and Patrice Vermette – Arrival Véronique Melery and Jean Rabasse – JackieLinus Sandgren – La La Land Stéphane Fontaine – Jackie James Laxton – Moonlight Seamus McGarvey – Nocturnal Animals Bradford Young – ArrivalMadeline Fontaine – Jackie Colleen Atwood – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Consolata Boyle – Florence Foster Jenkins Joanna Johnston – Allied Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh – Love & Friendship Mary Zophres – La La LandTom Cross – La La Land John Gilbert – Hacksaw Ridge Blu Murray – Sully Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon – Moonlight Joe Walker – ArrivalJustin Hurwitz – La La Land Nicholas Britell – Moonlight Jóhann Jóhannsson – Arrival Mica Levi – Jackie Dustin O'Halloran and Hauschka – Lion"City of Stars" – La La Land "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" – La La Land "Can't Stop the Feeling!" – Trolls "Drive It Like You Stole It" – Sing Street "How Far I'll Go" – Moana "The Rules Don't Apply" – Rules Don't ApplyJackie Doctor Strange Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Hacksaw Ridge Star Trek BeyondThe Jungle Book Arrival Doctor Strange Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them A Monster Calls
Television
Best Series Best Comedy Series Best Drama SeriesSilicon Valley (HBO) Atlanta (FX) Black-ish (ABC) Fleabag (Amazon) Modern Family (ABC) Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) Veep (HBO) | valign="top" |Game of Thrones (HBO) Better Call Saul (AMC) The Crown (Netflix) Mr. Robot (USA) Stranger Things (Netflix) This Is Us (NBC) Westworld (HBO) |- ! Best Movie Made for Television or Limited Series ! Best Animated Series |- | valign="top" |The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX) All the Way (HBO) Confirmation (HBO) Killing Reagan (Nat Geo) The Night Manager (AMC) Roots (History) | valign="top" |Family Guy (Fox) Archer (FX) Bob's Burgers (Fox) The Simpsons (Fox) South Park (Comedy Central) Steven Universe (Cartoon Network) |- ! colspan="2"| Most Bingeworthy Show |- | valign="top" colspan="2" |Outlander (Starz) Bates Motel (A&E) Catastrophe (Amazon) Game of Thrones (HBO) Mr. Robot (USA) Stranger Things (Netflix) |- ! colspan="2"| Best Acting in a Comedy Series |- ! Best Actor ! Best Actress |- | valign="top" |Donald Glover as Earnest "Earn" Marks – Atlanta Anthony Anderson as Andre "Dre" Johnson Sr. – Black-ish Will Forte as Phil Miller – The Last Man on Earth Bill Hader as Various Characters – Documentary Now! Patrick Stewart as Walter Blunt – Blunt Talk Jeffrey Tambor as Maura Pfefferman – TransparentKate McKinnon as Various Characters – Saturday Night Live Ellie Kemper as Kimmy Schmidt – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer – Veep Tracee Ellis Ross as Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson – Black-ish Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Fleabag – Fleabag Constance Wu as Jessica Huang – Fresh Off the Boat Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting ActressLouie Anderson as Christine Baskets – Baskets Andre Braugher as Captain Raymond Holt – Brooklyn Nine-Nine Tituss Burgess as Titus Andromedon – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy – Modern Family Tony Hale as Gary Walsh – Veep T.J. Miller as Erlich Bachman – Silicon ValleyJane Krakowski as Jacqueline White – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy – Modern Family Anna Chlumsky as Amy Brookheimer – Veep Allison Janney as Bonnie Plunkett – Mom Judith Light as Shelly Pfefferman – Transparent Allison Williams as Marnie Marie Michaels – Girls Best Acting in a Drama Series Best Actor Best ActressBob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill – Better Call Saul Sam Heughan as Jamie Fraser – Outlander Rami Malek as Elliot Alderson – Mr. Robot Matthew Rhys as Philip Jennings – The Americans Liev Schreiber as Ray Donovan – Ray Donovan Kevin Spacey as President Frank Underwood – House of CardsEvan Rachel Wood as Dolores Abernathy – Westworld Caitríona Balfe as Claire Fraser – Outlander Viola Davis as Professor Annalise Keating, Esq. – How to Get Away with Murder Tatiana Maslany as Various Characters – Orphan Black Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings – The Americans Robin Wright as First Lady Claire Underwood – House of Cards Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting ActressJohn Lithgow as Winston Churchill – The Crown Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister – Game of Thrones Kit Harington as Jon Snow – Game of Thrones Michael McKean as Chuck McGill – Better Call Saul Christian Slater as Mr. Robot – Mr. Robot Jon Voight as Mickey Donovan – Ray DonovanThandiwe Newton as Maeve Millay – Westworld Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart – The Good Wife Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen – Game of Thrones Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister – Game of Thrones Maura Tierney as Helen Solloway – The Affair Constance Zimmer as Quinn King – UnREAL Best Acting in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series Best Actor Best ActressCourtney B. Vance as Johnnie Cochran – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Bryan Cranston as President Lyndon B. Johnson – All the Way Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes – Sherlock: The Abominable Bride Cuba Gooding Jr. as O. J. Simpson – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Tom Hiddleston as Jonathan Pine – The Night Manager Tim Matheson as President Ronald Reagan – Killing ReaganSarah Paulson as Marcia Clark – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Olivia Colman as Angela Burr – The Night Manager Felicity Huffman as Leslie Graham – American Crime Cynthia Nixon as Nancy Reagan – Killing Reagan Lili Taylor as Anna Blaine – American Crime Kerry Washington as Anita Hill – Confirmation Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting ActressSterling K. Brown as Christopher Darden – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Lane Garrison as Frederick Murray – Roots Frank Langella as Senator Richard Russell Jr. – All the Way Hugh Laurie as Richard Onslow Roper – The Night Manager John Travolta as Robert Shapiro – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Forest Whitaker as Henry (Fiddler) – RootsRegina King as Terri LaCroix – American Crime Elizabeth Debicki as Jed Marshall – The Night Manager Sarah Lancashire as Madge – The Dresser Melissa Leo as Lady Bird Johnson – All the Way Anna Paquin as Nancy Holt – Roots Emily Watson as Her Ladyship – The Dresser Best Guest Performing Best Guest Performer – Comedy Best Guest Performer – DramaAlec Baldwin as President Donald Trump – Saturday Night Live Christine Baranski as Dr. Beverly Hofstadter – The Big Bang Theory Larry David as Bernie Sanders / Various Characters – Saturday Night Live