8th Critics' Choice Awards
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The 8th Critics' Choice Awards were presented on January 17, 2003, honoring the finest achievements of 2002 filmmaking.
Steven Spielberg, Best Director winner
Daniel Day-Lewis, Best Actor co-winner
Jack Nicholson, Best Actor co-winner
Julianne Moore, Best Actress winner
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor
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The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor is an award given out at the annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. The awards are presented by the Critics Choice Association (CCA) and was first presented in 1995. There were no official nominees announced until 2001. Actors Russell Crowe and Daniel Day-Lewis hold the record for most wins in this category with three victories each, followed by Jack Nicholson and Sean Penn with two wins each.
The 2023 recipient: Paul Giamatti
Kevin Bacon was the first recipient of this award in 1995
Russell Crowe won thrice consecutively for The Insider (1999), Gladiator (2000), and A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Daniel Day-Lewis won thrice for Gangs of New York (2002), There Will Be Blood (2007), and Lincoln (2012)