Felicity Huffman and William H Macy giggle like teens in love as they make their way down the Critics' Choice Awards red carpet

After 19 years as married actors, Felicity Huffman and William H Macy have quite a bit of red carpet experience between them.

So on Sunday night, when they trod the blue carpet at the Critics' Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, they decided to wring some fun out of it.

They adorably posed facing away from the camera, turning their heads so the photos would capture the two of them chuckling.

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All smiles: William H Macy and Felicity Hoffman seemed to be having a marvellous time on the blue carpet at the Critics' Choice Awards on Sunday night

At the night's festivities, Huffman may take home the award for Best Actress In A Movie Made For Television Or Limited Series, honouring her work on the ABC anthology drama American Crime.

The Desperate Housewives star had slipped into a tight dress that elegantly framed her svelte figure as she moved.

Above the waist, the sleeveless, backless ensemble was off-white. A thin slit ran down its front, from just below the neckline down to the midriff.

Her waistband sparkled in various shades of grey, transitioning down to flowing black fabric hemmed just above the ankle. 

Still got it: The Desperate Housewives star had slipped into a tight dress that elegantly framed her svelte figure

The 54-year-old had pulled her blonde hair up and popped on black platform stilettos. Teardrop earrings glinted at the sides of her head.

Meanwhile, her 66-year-old husband, had slipped into an Oxford blue tuxedo with a bit of black fringe.

A white bow tie clashed against his white dress shirt, and on occasion, he popped a pair of stylish black sunglasses onto his face. 

Once sat next to each other inside the hangar, they appeared to be having a grand old time, laughing along as the revelries hosted by TJ Miller progressed.

The classic look: The 54-year-old had pulled her blonde hair up and popped on black platform stilettos

Huffman gave her Instagram followers a glimpse behind the curtain at the preparation that had gone into her look that evening.

She began with a 'Before!' photo, in which she was wearing what appeared to be a grainy grey top and staring somewhat exasperatedly away from the camera.

At either side of her were her exhausted-looking makeup artist Austin Evans and her hairstylist Richard Marin, whose face was screwed up in concentration.

Dapper Dan: On occasion, the 66-year-old popped a pair of stylish black sunglasses onto his face

In the 'AFTER!' photo, she smiled on the couch, bedecked in the full ensemble she was seen in later on the carpet.

She spent her caption crediting not only Evans and Martin, but also her stylist Linda Medvene and the brand Couturissimo for her dress.

Martin Katz got a shout-out as well for her jewellery, which included a sparkling bracelet on her right wrist. 

Location, location, location: The event was held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica

The Critics' Choice Awards nominees and winners are selected by members of The Broadcast Film Critics Association. 

The BFCA has approximately 250 members - comprised of critics working in television, radio and online media.

They have been conducting the Critics' Choice awards since 1995 and are considered to represent most fully - out of awards handed out by film critics - the general public's taste.  

Skidding toward the milestone: The actors have been married for 19 years

The awards show is often seen as one of the best indicators for how films will fare in awards season.

Over the last 10 years, eight of the Best Picture winners have gone on to take the same accolade at the Academy Awards. 

From the years 2000 to 2013 the Critics' Choice Awards' pick for Best Picture also saw these films crowned at the Oscars: 12 Years a Slave (2013), Argo (2012), The Artist (2011), The Hurt Locker (2009), Slumdog Millionaire (2008), No Country for Old Men (2007), The Departed (2006), The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), Chicago (2002), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Gladiator (2000).

What they may take home: Huffman's up for the award for Best Actress In A Movie Made For Television Or Limited Series, honouring her work on the ABC anthology drama American Crime

Enjoying the act: Once sat next to each other inside the hangar, they appeared to be having a grand old time, laughing along as the revelries progressed

Cheers to us! The happy couple held up glasses of champagne at the ceremony

While for Best Actor the Critics' Choice named 12 out of the 13 Oscar winners during that same span of years.

The annual awards ceremony also predicted, by choosing its own champions, eight Best Actress winners at the Oscars in that 13 year stretch. 

The 22nd annual ceremony was held at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport in Los Angeles and was hosted by comedic actor TJ Miller. 

'Before!': She'd given her Instagram followers a glimpse of her preparation process with her makeup artist Austin Evans and her hairstylist Richard Marin

'AFTER!': Her next photo saw her bedecked in the ensemble she was seen in on the red carpet as the evening progressed

WINNERS: 2016 CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS

 Best Picture:

Arrival

Fences

Hacksaw Ridge

Hell or High Water

La La Land - WINNER

Lion

Loving

Manchester by the Sea

Moonlight

Sully

Best Actor:

Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea - WINNER

Joel Edgerton - Loving

Andrew Garfield - Hacksaw Ridge

Ryan Gosling - La La Land

Tom Hanks - Sully

Denzel Washington - Fences

Best Actress:

Amy Adams - Arrival

Annette Bening - 20th Century Women

Isabelle Huppert - Elle

Ruth Negga - Loving

Natalie Portman - Jackie - WINNER

Emma Stone - La La Land

Best Supporting Actor:

Mahershala Ali - Moonlight - WINNER

Jeff Bridges - Hell or High Water

Ben Foster - Hell or High Water

Lucas Hedges - Manchester by the Sea

Dev Patel - Lion

Michael Shannon - Nocturnal Animals

Best Supporting Actress:

Viola Davis - Fences - WINNER

Greta Gerwig - 20th Century Women

Naomie Harris - Moonlight

Nicole Kidman - Lion

Janelle Monáe - Hidden Figures

Michelle Williams - Manchester by the Sea

Best Young Actor/Actress

Lucas Hedges - Manchester by the Sea - WINNER

Alex R. Hibbert - Moonlight

Lewis MacDougall - A Monster Calls

Madina Nalwanga - Queen of Katwe

Sunny Pawar -- Lion

Hailee Steinfeld - The Edge of Seventeen

Best Acting Ensemble:

20th Century Women

Fences

Hell or High Water

Hidden Figures

Manchester by the Sea

Moonlight - WINNER

Best Director:

Damien Chazelle - La La Land - WINNER

Mel Gibson - Hacksaw Ridge

Barry Jenkins - Moonlight

Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by the Sea

David Mackenzie - Hell or High Water

Denis Villeneuve - Arrival

Denzel Washington - Fences

Best Original Screenplay:

Damien Chazelle - La La Land - WINNER - TIE

Barry Jenkins -- Moonlight

Yorgos Lanthimos/Efthimis Filippou - The Lobster

Kenneth Lonergan - Manchester by the Sea - WINNER - TIE

Jeff Nichols - Loving

Taylor Sheridan - Hell or High Water

Best Adapted Screenplay:

Luke Davies - Lion

Tom Ford - Nocturnal Animals

Eric Heisserer - Arrival - WINNER

Todd Komarnicki - Sully

Allison Schroeder/Theodore Melfi - Hidden Figures

August Wilson - Fences

Best Cinematography:

Stéphane Fontaine - Jackie

James Laxton - Moonlight

Seamus McGarvey - Nocturnal Animals

Linus Sandgren - La La Land - WINNER

Bradford Young - Arrival

Best Production Design:

Arrival - Patrice Vermette, Paul Hotte/André Valade

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - Stuart Craig/James Hambridge, Anna Pinnock

Jackie - Jean Rabasse, Véronique Melery

La La Land - David Wasco, Sandy Reynolds-Wasco - WINNER

Live by Night - Jess Gonchor, Nancy Haigh

Best Editing:

Tom Cross - La La Land - WINNER

John Gilbert - Hacksaw Ridge

Blu Murray - Sully

Nat Sanders/Joi McMillon -- Moonlight

Joe Walker - Arrival 

Best Movie Made For Television or Limited Series: 

 All the Way – HBO

Confirmation – HBO

Killing Reagan – National Geographic

Roots – History

The Night Manager – AMC

The People v. O.J. Simpson – FX - WINNER

 Best Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series:

Olivia Colman – The Night Manager

Felicity Huffman – American Crime

Cynthia Nixon – Killing Reagan

Sarah Paulson – The People v. O.J. Simpson – WINNER

Lili Taylor – American Crime

Kerry Washington – Confirmation

 Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series:

Bryan Cranston – All the Way

Benedict Cumberbatch – Sherlock: The Abominable Bride

Cuba Gooding Jr. – The People v. O.J. Simpson

Tom Hiddleston – The Night Manager

Tim Matheson – Killing Reagan

Courtney B. Vance – The People v. O.J. Simpson – WINNER

Best Actor In A Drama Series: 

Sam Heughan – Outlander

Rami Malek – Mr. Robot

Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul - WINNER

Matthew Rhys – The Americans

Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan

Kevin Spacey – House of Cards

Best Actress In A Drama Series:

Caitriona Balfe – Outlander

Viola Davis – How to Get Away with Murder

Tatiana Maslany – Orphan Black

Keri Russell – The Americans

Evan Rachel Wood – Westworld - WINNER

Robin Wright – House of Cards

 Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series:

 Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones

Kit Harington – Game of Thrones

John Lithgow – The Crown - WINNER

Mandy Patinkin – Homeland

Christian Slater – Mr. Robot

Jon Voight – Ray Donovan

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series:

Christine Baranski – The Good Wife

Emilia Clarke – Game of Thrones

Lena Headey – Game of Thrones

Thandie Newton – Westworld - WINNER

Maura Tierney – The Affair

Constance Zimmer – UnREAL 

 

 Best Drama Series:

Better Call Saul – AMC

Game of Thrones – HBO - WINNER

Mr. Robot – USA Network

Stranger Things – Netflix

The Crown – Netflix

This Is Us – NBC

Westworld – HBO

 Best Comedy Series:

Atlanta – FX

Black-ish – ABC

Fleabag – Amazon

Modern Family – ABC

Silicon Valley – HBO - WINNER

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt – Netflix

Veep – HBO

Best Costume Design:

Colleen Atwood - Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Consolata Boyle - Florence Foster Jenkins

Madeline Fontaine - Jackie - WINNER

Joanna Johnston - Allied

Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh - Love & Friendship

Mary Zophres - La La Land

Best Hair and Make-Up:

Doctor Strange

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Hacksaw Ridge

Jackie - WINNER

Star Trek Beyond

Best Visual Effects:

A Monster Calls

Arrival

Doctor Strange

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

The Jungle Book - WINNER

Best Animated Feature:

Finding Dory

Kubo and the Two Strings

Moana

The Red Turtle

Trolls

Zootopia - WINNER

Best Action Movie:

Captain America: Civil War

Deadpool

Doctor Strange

Hacksaw Ridge - WINNER

Jason Bourne

Best Actor in an Action Movie:

Benedict Cumberbatch - Doctor Strange

Matt Damon - Jason Bourne

Chris Evans - Captain America: Civil War

Andrew Garfield - Hacksaw Ridge - WINNER

Ryan Reynolds - Deadpool

Best Actress in an Action Movie:

Gal Gadot - Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Scarlett Johansson - Captain America: Civil War

Margot Robbie - Suicide Squad - WINNER

Tilda Swinton - Doctor Strange

Best Comedy:

Central Intelligence

Deadpool - WINNER

Don't Think Twice

The Edge of Seventeen

Hail, Caesar!

The Nice Guys

Best Actor in a Comedy:

Ryan Gosling - The Nice Guys

Hugh Grant - Florence Foster Jenkins

Dwayne Johnson - Central Intelligence

Viggo Mortensen - Captain Fantastic

Ryan Reynolds - Deadpool - WINNER

Best Actress in a Comedy:

Kate Beckinsale - Love & Friendship

Sally Field - Hello, My Name Is Doris

Kate McKinnon - Ghostbusters

Hailee Steinfeld - The Edge of Seventeen

Meryl Streep - Florence Foster Jenkins - WINNER

 Best Actress in a Comedy Series: 

Ellie Kemper – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep

Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live - WINNER

Tracee Ellis Ross – Black-ish

Phoebe Waller-Bridge – Fleabag

Constance Wu – Fresh Off the Boat

Best Actor in a Comedy Series:

Anthony Anderson – Black-ish

Will Forte – The Last Man on Earth

Donald Glover – Atlanta - WINNER

Bill Hader – Documentary Now!

Patrick Stewart – Blunt Talk

Jeffrey Tambor – Transparent

Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series:  

Julie Bowen – Modern Family

Anna Chlumsky – Veep 

Allison Janney – Mom

Jane Krakowski – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt - WINNER

Judith Light – Transparent

Allison Williams – Girls

Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy: 

Louie Anderson – Baskets - WINNER

Andre Braugher – Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Tituss Burgess – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Ty Burrell – Modern Family

Tony Hale – Veep

T.J. Miller – Silicon Valley

Best Sci Fi/Horror Movie:

10 Cloverfield Lane

Arrival - WINNER

Doctor Strange

Don't Breathe

Star Trek Beyond

The Witch

Best Foreign Language Film:

Elle - WINNER

The Handmaiden

Julieta

Neruda

The Salesman

Toni Erdmann

Best Song:

Audition (The Fools Who Dream) - La La Land

Can't Stop the Feeling - Trolls

City of Stars - La La Land - WINNER

Drive It Like You Stole It - Sing Street

How Far Ill Go -- Moana

The Rules Don't Apply - Rules Don't Apply

Best Score:

Nicholas Britell - Moonlight

Jóhann Jóhannsson - Arrival

Justin Hurwitz - La La Land - WINNER

Micachu - Jackie

Dustin OHalloran, Hauschka - Lion 

 

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