New Delhi: At the 28th Critics’ Choice Awards, Daniel Radcliffe won Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie for “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”.
Radcliffe was nominated against Ben Foster – “The Survivor”, Andrew Garfield – “Under the Banner of Heaven”, Samuel L. Jackson – “The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey”, Sebastian Stan – “Pam & Tommy” and Ben Whishaw – ” “This Is Going to Hurt” won the Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie category.
A tweet from the Critics’ Choice Awards read: “Congratulations to #DanielRadcliffe, winner of the #CriticsChoice Award for Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie. @alyankovic #CriticsChoiceAwards.”
Daniel Radcliffe wins Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television #CriticsChoiceAwards
See full winners list: https://t.co/7bQikYH6Le pic.twitter.com/rj4WXEHfeo— Discussing Film (@DiscussingFilm) January 16, 2023
“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” is a 2022 American biographical parody film directed by Eric Appel. The film is a satire of biopics and is loosely based on Yankovic’s life and career as a musician and parody songwriter.
It stars Daniel Radcliffe as Yankovic, with Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson, Toby Huss, Arturo Castro and Julian Nicholson in supporting roles.