Kate Winslet wins best actress for ‘Mare of Easttown’ at 2022 Critics Choice Awards

Hollywood actress Kate Winslet won best actress award for her outstanding performance in HBO’s limited series, Mare of Easttown at the 2022 Critics Choice Awards.

The actress beat out other nominees Danielle Brooks from Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia, Cynthia Erivo - Genius: Aretha, Thuso Mbedu - The Underground Railroad, Elizabeth Olsen – WandaVision and Margaret Qualley – Maid.

Squid Game's fame starS HoYeon Jung, Lee Jung-jae and Park Hae-soo presented the honor at the star-studded ceremony, held on Sunday.

Though, the Reader actress was not present at the ceremony, when she was announced as the winner, Jung accepted the trophy on her behalf. "Kate couldn't be here tonight, so we will accept this Critics Choice Award on her behalf," said Jung.

Besides the best actress win, the Mare of Easttown, which also received five nominations, won the best limited series award as well.

Before the Critics Choice Award, the Holiday actress bagged a Screen Actors Guild award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a television movie or limited series.

Her stunning performance as Mare Sheehan also earned her an Emmy Award last September for in the lead actress category.