Critics of Hollywood gave their awards to movies and TV – The Observer

The Land was crowned Sunday night as the best film of the year to get 8 statuettes of the Critics’ Choice Awards, the awards of the Film Critics to the best of the year in film and television in the united States.

The musical The Land: a love story, starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, and directed by Damien Chazelle, won Best film and Best director. Account of the romance between the characters of Stone and Gosling in a format that pays homage to the old musicals of Hollywood.

“It occurs to me that many of us here grew up in Los Angeles or come for a dream, and I wanted the film to be about these dreamers, so I want to dedicate this to all the dreamers in all the world,” said Chazelle after receiving his award as a director.

The film will premiere in cinemas of Uruguay on the 5th of January.

Other winners

Casey Affleck was recognized as Best actor for his work in Manchester by the Sea. Affleck, unlike his brother Ben received the attention of the critics intermittently, is one of the great promises in this season of awards and a strong candidate to be considered as a nominee into the Academy.

Natalie Portman was awarded Best actress for her starring role in Jackie, the chilean director Pablo Larraín. After a time out from acting to devote herself to motherhood, Portman returned to the big screen playing the character of Jacqueline Kennedy, a memorable one for the american community.

Among the awardees of the tv, Game of Thrones received the award for Best drama series, while Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul- and Evan Rachel Wood – Westworld- won the award for Best actor in a drama and Best actress in a drama respectively.

Silicon Valley on HBO, was recognized as Best comedy series.

These awards are in addition to the run-up to the Oscars, which will be delivered in February, and are taken up by the critics, the press and the directors themselves to establish a panorama of the face of the most important night for the film industry world.

The Critics’ Choice Awards are organized since 1996 by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA).

below, the full list of winners.

Cinema

Best Film: The Land

Best Director: Damien Chazelle (The Land)

Best Actor: Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea)

Best Actress: Natalie Portman (Jackie)

Best Actor: Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)

Best Actress: Viola Davis (Fences)

Best Actor/Young Actress: Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea)

Best adapted Screenplay: Eric Heisserer (Arrival)

Best Original Screenplay: Damien Chazelle (The Land) and Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester by the Sea)

Best cinematography: The Land (Linus Sandgren)

Best Costume Design: Jackie (Madeline Fontaine)

Best Editing: The Land (Tom Cross)

for Best Makeup and Hairstyle: Jackie

Best Production Design: The Land (David Wasco; Sandy Reynolds-Wasco)

Best score: The Land (Justin Hurwitz)

Best Song: “City of Stars” from The Land

Best Visual Effects: The Jungle Book

Best Animated feature Film: Zootopia

Best Foreign language Film: Elle

Best ensemble: Moonlight

Best Action Movie: Hacksaw Ridge

Best Actor in an Action Movie: Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)

Best Actress in an Action Movie: Margot Robbie (Suicide Squad)

Best Comedy: Deadpool

Best Actor in a Comedy: Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool)

Best Actress in a Comedy: Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins)

Best Movie of Science Fiction/Horror: Arrival

Extras

Best artist of the year: Ryan Reynolds

First prize See Her (female model): Viola Davis

Television

Best comedy series: Silicon Valley, HBO

Best lead actress in comedy series: Kate McKinnon – Saturday Night Live – NBC

Best lead actor in comedy series: Donald Glover – Atlanta – FX

Best supporting actress in comedy series: Jane Krakowski – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt – Netflix

Best supporting actor in a comedy series: Louie Anderson – Baskets – FX

Best guest actor in comedy series: Alec Baldwin – Saturday Night Live – NBC

Best animation series: BoJack Horseman – Netflix

Best supporting actor in drama series: John Lithgow – The Crown – Netflix

Best supporting actress in drama series: Thandie Newton – Westworld, HBO

Best lead actor in drama series: Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul – AMC

Best lead actress in dramatic series: Evan Rachel Wood – Westworld , HBO

Best drama series: Game of Thrones, HBO

Best guest actor in dramatic series: Jeffrey Dean Morgan – The Walking Dead – AMC

Best television movie or limited series: The People vs. O. J. Simpson – FX

Best lead actor in television movie or limited series: Courtney B. Vance – The People vs. O. J. Simpson – FX

Best supporting actor in television movie or limited series: Sterling K. Brown – The People vs. O. J. Simpson – FX

Best lead actress in television movie or limited series: Sarah Paulson – The People vs. O. J. Simpson – FX

Best supporting actress in a television movie or limited series: Regina King – American Crime– ABC

Best talk show: The late late show with James Corden

Best reality show structured: Shark Tank

Best reality show not structured: Anthony Bourdain: Parts unknown

Best reality competition: The Voice

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