A fter two separate delays due to the Los Angeles wildfires, the 2025 Critics Choice Awards are finally here. The winners list will provide another indicator of the strength of se

"So unexpected, so unexpected," said "Anora" director Sean Baker from the stage of the Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica on Friday night. Baker wasn't alone in his surprise. His madcap comedy-drama-adventure took home the evening's final award for Best Picture - without winning a single award anywhere else during the ceremony,

The Critics Choice Awards, which were hosted for a third year in a row by Chelsea Handler, has traditionally been a good Oscar bellwether. Last year, eventual Best Picture Oscar winner Oppenheimer scored a leading eight wins here including the marquee Best Picture prize that Anora just snagged.