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鈥楳ad Max鈥 tops Critics Choice Awards

The drama 鈥淪potlight鈥 and the action film 鈥淢ad Max: Fury Road鈥 were among the winners at the Critics鈥 Choice Award, an event that attracted Hollywood glitterati in their droves.

Like the January 10 Golden Globes, the Critics鈥 Choice 鈥 hosted by film and TV critics 鈥 handed out prizes for accomplishments on the big and small screen.

Both the Golden Globes and the Critics鈥 Choice Awards are seen as a possible guide to what may happen at the Oscars ceremony in late February.

The investigative journalism drama 鈥淪potlight,鈥 about the newspaper team that uncovered a widespread child sex scandal in the Catholic Church in Boston, won the awards for Best Picture and Best Acting Ensemble.

Leonardo Di Caprio won Best Actor for his gripping performance in the 19th century frontier drama 鈥淭he Revenant,鈥 while Brie Larson won Best Actress for the thriller 鈥淩oom.鈥

Perhaps the biggest winner of the night was action film 鈥淢ad Max: Fury Road,鈥 which scooped nine awards from 13 nominations, including Best Action Movie and top prizes for the film鈥檚 stars, Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron.

鈥淭he Big Short,鈥 about the 2008 financial meltdown, won the Best Comedy category, while 鈥淚nside Out鈥 was awarded the Best Animated Feature.

In the television category, USA Network鈥檚 cyber-thriller 鈥淢r Robot鈥 won three awards, namely Best Drama Series, Best Actor in a Drama Series for its Egyptian-American star Rami Malek, and Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Christian Slater.


 

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