FLEABAG bagged three gongs at the Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday night as the show continues to enjoy critical success during awards season.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Andrew Scott both walked away with individual awards for their roles as Fleabag and the Hot Priest, while the show also bagged a collective award.
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Just one week after two Golden Gloves for the show, creator and star Phoebe couldn’t hide her delight when she was named Best Actress in a Comedy Series.
The star admitted she had a sore throat from celebrating her recent victory and told the audience that creating Fleabag was “the best experience I’ve ever had on a show.”
She joked: “It’s a show about a really lonely woman that has made me a lot of friends, at her expense.”
However the end of her speech was a bit too rude for TV and ended up being bleeped out, however members of the audience confirmed her raunchy quip.
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Phoebe reported said: “If I ever imagined in a million years I’d get up here getting things like this for writing a character who literally looks at the camera and says ‘f**k me up the a*s’… So thank you for getting behind that.”
While Andrew was thrilled to win the gong for Best Actor in a Comedy series, before the show went on to nab Best Comedy Series.
Phoebe went on to make a surprising shoutout as she said: “Jennifer Lopez inspired this show.
“I decided that the Priest’s favourite song was Jenny From The Block and that completely opened up the character for me. So thank you, J-Lo.”
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It was a great night for British talent as director Sam Mendes received an award for his work on 1917, Jojo Rabbit star Roman Griffin Davis was named Best Young Actor and Roger Deakins won Best Cinematograhy for his work on 1917.
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The 25th annual Critics’ Choice Awards once again took place at the 35,000 square foot Barker Hangar, situated at the Santa Monica Airport.
Actor Taye Diggs returned as the show’s host after a successful stint last year.
Meanwhile, Hollywood icon Eddie Murphy was honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
And Kristen Bell was honoured with the #SeeHer award which recognises a woman that is pushing boundaries and changing stereotypes within the entertainment industry.
Critics’ Choice Awards: Full list of winners
- BEST PICTURE: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
- BEST ACTOR: Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)
- BEST ACTRESS: Renee Zellweger (Judy)
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Brad Pitt (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Laura Dern (Marriage Story)
- BEST DIRECTOR: Sam Mendes (1917) tied with Bong Joon Ho (Parasite)
- BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS: Roman Griffin Davis (Jojo Rabbit)
- BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE: The Irishman
- BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
- BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: Greta Gerwig (Little Women)
- BEST ANIMATED FEATURE: Toy Story 4
- BEST DRAMA SERIES: Succession
- ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES: Jeremy Strong (Succession)
- ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES: Regina King (Watchmen)
- SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES: Billy Crudup (The Morning Show )
- SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES: Jean Smart (Watchmen)
- BEST COMEDY SERIES: Fleabag
- ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES: Bill Hader (Barry)
- ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES: Phoebe-Waller Bridge (Fleabag)
- SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES: Andrew Scott (Fleabag)
- SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES: Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)
- ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE: Jharrel Jerome (When They See Us)
- ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE: Michelle Williams (Fosse/Verdon)
- SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE: Stellan Skarsgård (Chernobyl)
- SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE: Toni Collette (Unbelievable)
- LIMITED SERIES: When They See Us
- TV MOVIE: El Camino- A Breaking Bad Movie
- TALK SHOW: The Late Late Show with James Corden tied with Late Night with Seth Meyers
