The 29th annual Critics Choice Awards took place in Santa Monica on Sunday night, and the big winners of the night were Oppenheimer, The Holdovers, Barbie, Succession, Beef and The Bear. Chelsea Handler, who hosted for the second year in a row, made a memorable opening monologue and honored the huge year we just had for women.
“Women were victorious in all venues,” Handler said. “Barbie at the box office, Taylor Swift and Beyonce with their tours, Gwyneth Paltrow and her ski trial. Women show up and dominate our culture. You could almost say it was the year of women.”
She then panned over to Oprah Winfrey, who was there to support the film she produced, The Color Purple. Handler also made a jab at last week’s Golden Globes host Jo Koy after noting some of the “horniest” movies and TV shows of the year. Oppenheimer won best picture, as well as best ensemble and other awards. Barbie also won several awards.