See the winners of the 21st Critics' Choice Awards

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Monday, January 18, 2016
Charlize Theron arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of ''Mad Max: Fury Road'' in May.
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The Critics' Choice Awards were Sunday night, and investigative journalism drama Spotlight came out on top with the Best Picture award. Mad Max: Fury Road took home the most awards with nine, including Best Action Movie and Best Director.

On the television side, Master of None and Mr. Robot were awarded the top prize in the comedy and drama categories, respectively.

The awards honor excellence in television and film as chosen by the Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) and the Broadcast Film Critics Association. Awards show season is heating up, as the Golden Globes took place earlier this month and the Oscars nominations were announced last week ahead of Oscars Sunday on Feb. 28.

Here are highlights of the winners from the 21st annual Critics' Choice Awards.

FILM CATEGORIES

Best Picture

WINNER: Spotlight

The Big Short
Bridge of Spies
Brooklyn
Carol
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Martian
The Revenant
Room
Sicario

Best Actor

WINNER: Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant

Bryan Cranston in Trumbo

Matt Damon in The Martian

Johnny Depp in Black Mass

Michael Fassbender in Steve Jobs

Eddie Redmayne in The Danish Girl

Best Actress

WINNER: Brie Larson in Room

Cate Blanchett in Carol

Jennifer Lawrence in Joy

Charlotte Rampling in 45 Years

Saoirse Ronan in Brooklyn

Charlize Theron in Mad Max: Fury Road

Best Supporting Actor

WINNER: Sylvester Stallone in Creed

Paul Dano in Love and Mercy

Tom Hardy in The Revenant

Mark Ruffalo in Spotlight

Mark Rylance in Bridge of Spies

Michael Shannon in 99 Homes

Best Supporting Actress

WINNER: Alicia Vikander in The Danish Girl

Jennifer Jason Leigh in The Hateful Eight

Rooney Mara in Carol

Rachel McAdams in Spotlight

Helen Mirren in Trumbo

Kate Winslet in Steve Jobs

Best Comedy

WINNER: The Big Short

Inside Out
Joy
Sisters
Spy
Trainwreck

Best Actor in a Comedy

WINNER: Christian Bale in The Big Short

Steve Carell in The Big Short

Robert De Niro in The Intern

Bill Hader in Trainwreck

Jason Statham in Spy

Best Actress in a Comedy

WINNER: Amy Schumer in Trainwreck

Tina Fey in Sisters

Jennifer Lawrence in Joy

Melissa McCarthy in Spy

Lily Tomlin in Grandma

Best Director

WINNER: George Miller for Mad Max: Fury Road

Todd Haynes for Carol

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu for The Revenant

Tom McCarthy for Spotlight

Ridley Scott for The Martian

Steven Spielberg for Bridge of Spies

Best Original Screenplay

WINNER: Josh Singer and Tom McCarthy for Spotlight

Matt Charman and Ethan Coen & Joel Coen for Bridge of Spies

Alex Garland for Ex Machina

Quentin Tarantino for The Hateful Eight

Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley for Inside Out

Best Adapted Screenplay

WINNER: Charles Randolph and Adam McKay for The Big Short

Nick Hornby for Brooklyn

Drew Goddard for The Martian

Emma Donoghue for Room

Aaron Sorkin for Steve Jobs

Best Original Song

WINNER: "See You Again" from Furious 7

"Love Me Like You Do" from Fifty Shades of Grey

"Til It Happens To You" from The Hunting Ground

"One Kind of Love" from Love & Mercy

"Writing's on the Wall" from Spectre

"Simple Song #3" from Youth

TELEVISION CATEGORIES

Best Drama Series

WINNER: Mr. Robot

Empire

Penny Dreadful

Rectify

The Knick

The Leftovers

UnREAL

Best Comedy Series

WINNER: Master of None

Black-ish

Catastrophe

Jane the Virgin

Transparent

The Last Man on Earth

You're the Worst

Best Movie Made for Television or Limited Series

WINNER: Fargo

Childhood's End

Luther

Saints & Strangers

Show Me a Hero

The Wiz Live!

Best Actor in a Drama Series

WINNER: Rami Malek in Mr. Robot

Hugh Dancy in Hannibal

Clive Owen in The Knick

Liev Schreiber in Ray Donovan

Justin Theroux in The Leftovers

Aden Young in Rectify

Best Actress in a Drama Series

WINNER: Carrie Coon in The Leftovers

Shiri Appleby in UnREAL

Viola Davis in How to Get Away With Murder

Eva Green in Penny Dreadful

Taraji P. Henson in Empire

Krysten Ritter in Jessica Jones

Best Actor in a Comedy Series

WINNER: Jeffrey Tambor in Transparent

Anthony Anderson in Black-ish

Aziz Ansari in Master of None

Will Forte in The Last Man on Earth

Randall Park in Fresh Off the Boat

Fred Savage in The Grinder

Best Actress in a Comedy Series

WINNER: Rachel Bloom in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Aya Cash in You're the Worst

Wendi McLendon-Covey in The Goldbergs

Gina Rodriguez in Jane the Virgin

Tracee Ellis Ross in Black-ish

Constance Wu in Fresh Off the Boat

Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series

WINNER: Idris Elba in Luther

Wes Bentley in American Horror Story: Hotel

Martin Clunes in Arthur & George

Oscar Isaac in Show Me a Hero

Vincent Kartheiser in Saints & Strangers

Patrick Wilson in Fargo

Best Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series

WINNER: Kirsten Dunst in Fargo

Kathy Bates in American Horror Story: Hotel

Sarah Hay in Flesh and Bone

Alyvia Alyn Lind in Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors

Rachel McAdams in True Detective

Shanice Williams in The Wiz Live!

See the full list of television and film nominations on the Critics' Choice Awards website.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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