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Movies such as 鈥淟a La Land鈥� and 鈥淢anchester by the Sea鈥� were honored at the Critics鈥� Choice Awards, while HBO and Netflix scored with two new TV shows, possibly indicating a boost for the TV content providers as more TV options demand viewers鈥� time.聽

鈥淲estworld鈥� actress Evan Rachel Wood won the award for best actress in a drama series and Thandie Newton took the best supporting actress in a drama series prize for the same show; while John Lithgow of 鈥淭he Crown鈥� took the best supporting actor in a drama series prize for his work on the Netflix series.

鈥淲estworld鈥� and 鈥淭he Crown鈥� have both received high marks from critics after debuting earlier this year. The two TV shows were also recently honored by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which distributes the Golden Globes 颅颅鈥� both are nominated for best TV drama. 鈥淐rown鈥� actress Claire Foy was nominated alongside Ms. Wood for best actress in a drama series. Mr. Lithgow and Ms. Newton are nominated for the Golden Globes for best supporting actor and best supporting actress, respectively.聽

The TV shows may have been important critical wins for HBO and Netflix as the two TV subscription services continue to need to prove that they are required TV destinations.

Troy L. Smith of the Cleveland Plain Dealer wrote that 鈥渇or much of 2016, the once-mighty TV drama titan known as HBO was struggling a bit,鈥� noting that the show 鈥淰inyl鈥� and the second season of 鈥淭rue Detective鈥� struggled.聽

鈥淎t a time when networks like FX, AMC, Netflix and Amazon are all vying for a bigger piece of the dramatic pie, HBO had taken a backseat,鈥� Mr. Smith wrote. 鈥淭hen came 鈥榃estworld.鈥� 鈥澛�

In addition to the critical acclaim displayed by the Critics鈥� Choice Awards wins and the Golden Globe nominations, 鈥淲estworld鈥� has performed well in the ratings, too. (Season One recently concluded.)聽

Meanwhile, 鈥淐rown鈥� is Netflix鈥檚 latest critical hit with its awards season attention for Foy and Lithgow. (Since Netflix rarely releases ratings information, we know less about how 鈥淐rown鈥� is doing with viewers and so whether it's a "hit" in the traditional sense.) The wins and nominations follow positive reviews for the show.

New York Times writer Joe Nocera writes that, like HBO, Netflix needs to keep bringing in new people who are intrigued by their shows. 鈥淛ust because Netflix had essentially created this new world of internet TV was no guarantee that it could continue to dominate it,鈥� Mr. Nocera wrote earlier this year, naming rivals like Hulu, Amazon, and the networks. 鈥淎s its costs continue to go up, it needs to constantly generate more subscribers to stay ahead of others.鈥�

鈥淭he Crown鈥澛爃as received attention for its costs, but Guardian writer Noel Murray writes this could have an advantage for Netflix. With 鈥淐rown鈥澛燼nd reportedly expensive Netflix show "The Get-Down," "the price is part of the pitch, luring subscribers with the promise that their money is buying something they won鈥檛 find anywhere else," Mr. Murray writes.