The eternally yoked-together blockbusters Barbie and Oppenheimer have cleaned up at the Critics Choice awards, suggesting the momentum is with both films as the Academy awards loom. Together the films won a total of 14 awards – with Oppenheimer edging their personal competition by 8 to 6. Oppenheimer dominated the headline awards, winning best picture, best director for Christopher Nolan and best acting ensemble, with Robert Downey Jr also picking up best supporting actor for his role as Atomic Energy Commission member Lewis Strauss. The film also won a number of craft awards, including best cinematography, editing and visual effects. Though losing out to Oppenheimer for the best picture award, Barbie racked up a string of wins, including best comedy, best original screenplay and best song for I’m Just Ken. The lead acting awards, however, produced something of a surprise, with Paul Giamatti defeating Oppenheimer’s Cillian Murphy for The Holdovers, and Poor Things’ Emma Stone beating Killers of the Flower Moon’s Lily Gladstone. Unlike the Golden Globes, where all four actors won in separate categories for drama and comedy/musical, the Critics Choice operates as a head-to-head, suggesting Giamatti and Stone may have edged ahead in the race for the Oscars. In the television section, the awards largely paralleled the Golden Globes, with Beef (four wins), The Bear (four) and Succession (three) picking up most. Succession’s Kieran Culkin and Sarah Snook replicated their Globes awards best actor and actress, as did The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White and Ayo Edebiri, and Beef’s Steven Yeun and Ali Wong. The awards are presented by the Critics Choice Association, the largest such group in the US and Canada, and the ceremony was hosted by Chelsea Handler. Full list of awards Film Best picture Oppenheimer Best director Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer Best actor Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers Best actress Emma Stone – Poor Things Best acting ensemble Oppenheimer Best song I’m Just Ken – Barbie Best supporting actor Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer Best supporting actress Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers Best comedy Barbie Best original screenplay Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach – Barbie Best adapted screenplay Cord Jefferson – American Fiction Best animated feature Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Best foreign language film Anatomy of a Fall Best visual effects Oppenheimer Best editing Jennifer Lame – Oppenheimer Best cinematography Hoyte Van Hoytema – Oppenheimer Best production design Sarah Greenwood, Katie Spencer – Barbie Best costume design Jacqueline Durran – Barbie Best hair and makeup Barbie Best score Ludwig Göransson – Oppenheimer Best young actor/actress Dominic Sessa – The Holdovers Television Best limited series Beef Best drama series Succession Best comedy series The Bear Best actor in a drama series Kieran Culkin – Succession Best actress in a drama series Sarah Snook – Succession Best actor in a comedy series Jeremy Allen White – The Bear Best actress in a comedy series Ayo Edebiri – The Bear Best actor in a limited series or movie made for television Steven Yeun – Beef Best actress in a limited series or movie made for television Ali Wong – Beef Best supporting actor in a comedy series Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear Best supporting actress in a comedy series Meryl Streep – Only Murders in the Building Best supporting actor in a drama series Billy Crudup – The Morning Show Best supporting actress in a drama series Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown Best supporting actress in a limited series or movie made for television Maria Bello – Beef Best supporting actor in a limited series or movie made for television Jonathan Bailey – Fellow Travelers Best talk show Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Best movie made for television Quiz Lady Best animated series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Best foreign language series Lupin Best comedy special John Mulaney: Baby J