Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood is Critics Choice Best Picture

Joaquin Phoenix and Renée Zellweger take top acting awards

by Jennie Kermode

Best Picture Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood
Best Picture Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood

Last night saw the Critics Choice awards handed out in Santa Monica, with Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood winning Best Picture - a further indication that there is no clear favourite this year as we get closer to Oscar night. Bong Joon-ho and Sam Mendes were both given awards - for Parasite and 1917 respectively - after the votes for Best Director resulted in a tie. Rare though this is, there was also a tie for Best Song - between Wild Rose and Rocketman.

Those award winners in full:-

Best Picture

Best Director

Best Actor

  • Joaquin Phoenix – Joker

Best Actress

  • Renée Zellweger – Judy

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Young Actor/Actress

Best Acting Ensemble

Best Animated Feature

Best Action Movie

Best Comedy

Best Sci-fi or Horror Movie

Best Foreign Language Film

Best Original Screenplay

Best Adapted Screenplay

Best Cinematography

  • Roger Deakins – 1917

Best Production Design

Best Editing

  • Lee Smith – 1917

Best Visual Effects

Best Costume Design

Best Make-up and Hairstyling

Best Score

  • Hildur Guðnadóttir – Joker

Best Song

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