The 30th Critics Choice Awards took place on February 7 in Los Angeles and Shrinking‘s Michael Urie and Hacks‘ Hannah Einbinder won trophies for Best Supporting Actor and Actress in a Comedy Series.
The duo took the stage at the same time as winners for their categories were announced back to back. Urie and Einbinder did a bit where they simultaneously started their acceptance speeches and then they met at an impasse and said “Trans Lives Matter” at the same time.
Urie took his solo speech opportunity to thank his sister for coming with him to the ceremony. “We’re from Texas. She is a shrink herself. She’s my first therapist… we’re also both queer,” he said before quipping: “I’m sorry for outing you – as a therapist!”
He continued “Our parents, who are watching at home, were amazing… and when we came out as queer… they figured out how to love us and they adapted. They weren’t afraid and they didn’t turn their backs on us. They loved us just because of who we were. So thank you to them, and anybody who supports their queer kids.”
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Einbinder used her speech to address another pressing subject. “We are on the brink of a really dark era of climate denial, and Chevron scientists knew in the ’70s that plastic recycling was not efficient,” she said. “The fossil fuel industry is to blame for the climate crisis, and they need to pay to clean up the mess that they made.”
Other notable winners of the night included Einbinder’s Hacks co-star Jean Smart as well as the limited series Baby Reindeer and its star Jessica Gunning. Maisy Stella won for Best Young Actress for My Old Ass while X-Men ’97 won for Best Animated Series.