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READY TO SHINE: THE 27TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS AIR MARCH 13 ON THE CW AND TBS
<b>READY TO SHINE: THE 27TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS AIR MARCH 13 ON THE CW AND TBS</b>
TAYE DIGGS AND NICOLE BYER SET TO HOST THE 27TH ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS WHICH WILL AIR MARCH 13 AT 7 P.M. (ET/PT) ON THE CW AND TBS NETWORKS.
By: Lana K. Wilson-Combs
N2Entertainment.net

It's time to get ready.

A big night of entertainment is on tap as the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards airs March 13 at 7 p.m. (ET/PT) on The CW and TBS networks.

The star-studded ceremony will broadcast simultaneously from the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles as well as London. The Critics Choice Awards will be hosted by Taye Diggs (TV's "All-American") and Nicole Byer (TV's "Nailed It!") pictured.

N2Entertainment.net--will be in Los Angeles bringing you all the behind-the-scenes news of note from the evening's big winners and losers.

Legendary actor Billy Crystal will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award and Academy Award winning actress Halle Berry will be presented with the 6th Annual SeeHer Award.

Yours truly, who is a member of the Critics Choice Association, voted on the nominees and can't wait to see who will walk away victorious.

Will "The Power of the Dog" win "Best Picture" and can Jane Campion snag a "Best Director" award for the stirring, western drama?" Or will "King Richard" take the top honor and Will Smith be crowned "Best Actor?"

Sacramento's own, Jessica Chastain could score big too with a "Best Actress" win for "The Eyes of Tammy Faye," but don't count out Nicole Kidman for her impressive turn in "The Ricardos" and Lady Gaga in "House of Gucci."

There were so many compelling and entertaining dramas, comedies, and animated movies this past year which, once again, made it tough for us critics to choose.
Here is the list of the film nominees and who N2Entertainment.net voted for (Bolded) and would like to see win the prestigious Critics Choice Award.

BEST PICTURE:
Belfast
CODA
Don't Look Up
Dune
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
tick, tick...Boom!
West Side Story

BEST ACTOR:
Nicolas Cage - Pig
Benedict Cumberbatch - The Power of the Dog
Peter Dinklage - Cyrano
Andrew Garfield tick, tick...Boom!
Will Smith - King Richard
Denzel Washington - The Tragedy of Macbeth

BEST ACTRESS:
Jessica Chastain - The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman - The Lost Daughter
Lady Gaga - House of Gucci
Alana Haim -Licorice Pizza
Nicole Kidman - Being the Ricardos
Kristen Stewart - Spencer

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Jamie Dornan - Belfast
Ciaran Hinds - Belfast
Troy Kotsur - CODA
Jared Leto - House of Gucci
J.K. Simmons - Being the Ricardos
Kodi Smit-McPhee -The Power of the Dog

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Caitriona Balfe - Belfast
Ariana DeBose - West Side Story
Ann Dowd - Mass
Kirsten Dunst - The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis - King Richard
Rita Moreno - West Side Story

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS:
Jude Hill - Belfast
Cooper Hoffman -Licorice Pizza
Emilia Jones - CODA
Woody Norman - C'mon C'mon
Saniyya Sidney - King Richard
Rachel Zegler - West Side Story

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE:
Belfast
Don't Look Up
The Harder They Fall
Licorice Pizza
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story

BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson - Licorice Pizza
Kenneth Branagh - Belfast
Jane Campion - The Power of the Dog
Guillermo del Toro - Nightmare Alley
Steven Spielberg - West Side Story
Denis Villeneuve - Dune

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Paul Thomas Anderson - Licorice Pizza
Zach Baylin -King Richard
Kenneth Branagh - Belfast
Adam McKay, David Sirota - Don't Look Up
Aaron Sorkin -Being the Ricardos

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
Jane Campion - The Power of the Dog
Maggie Gyllenhaal - The Lost Daughter
Sian Heder -CODA
Tony Kushner - West Side Story
Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth - Dune

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
Bruno Delbonnel - The Tragedy of Macbeth
Greig Fraser -Dune
Janusz Kaminski - West Side Story
Dan Laustsen - Nightmare Alley
Ari Wegner - The Power of the Dog
Haris Zambarloukos - Belfast

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:
Jim Clay, Claire Nia Richards - Belfast
Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau - Nightmare Alley
Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo - The French Dispatch
Adam Stockhausen, Rena DeAngelo - West Side Story
Patrice Vermette, Zsuzsanna Sipos - Dune

BEST EDITING:
Sarah Broshar and Michael Kahn - West Side Story
Una Ni Dhonghaile - Belfast
Andy Jurgensen - Licorice Pizza
Peter Sciberras - The Power of the Dog
Joe Walker - Dune

BEST COSTUME DESIGN:
Jenny Beavan - Cruella
Luis Sequeira - Nightmare Alley
Paul Tazewell - West Side Story
Jacqueline West, Robert Morgan - Dune
Janty Yates - House of Gucci

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP:
Cruella
Dune
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
House of Gucci
Nightmare Alley

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Dune
The Matrix Resurrections
Nightmare Alley
No Time to Die
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

BEST COMEDY:
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar
Don't Look Up
Free Guy
The French Dispatch
Licorice Pizza

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE:
Encanto
Flee
Luca
The Mitchells vs the Machines
Raya and the Last Dragon

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM:
A Hero
Drive My Car
Flee
The Hand of God
The Worst Person in the World

BEST SONG:
Be Alive - King Richard
Dos Oruguitas - Encanto
Guns Go Bang - The Harder They Fall
Just Look Up - Don't Look Up
No Time to Die - No Time to Die

BEST SCORE:
Nicholas Britell - Don't Look Up
Jonny Greenwood - The Power of the Dog
Jonny Greenwood - Spencer
Nathan Johnson - Nightmare Alley
Hans Zimmer- Dune

Editor's Note: Don't miss the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards March 13 at 7 p.m. (ET/PT) on The CW and TBS.