‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ is named Best Picture in addition to helping Quentin Tarantino land an award for Best Original Screenplay and Brad Pitt score Best Supporting Actor.
AceShowbiz -“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” just came out victorious at another award event after its big win at last week’s Golden Globe Awards. The Quentin Tarantino-directed movie nabbed the coveted Best Picture at the 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards in addition to scoring several other trophies at the Sunday, January 12 ceremony.
The comedy-drama film, set in 1969 Los Angeles, bagged three other awards through Brad Pitt‘s win for Best Supporting Actor, as well as Best Original Screenplay for Tarantino and Best Production Design for Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh.
Pitt’s co-star Leonardo DiCaprio was also nominated for Best Actor, but lost the title to Joaquin Phoenix for his outstanding performance in “Joker“. The R-rated movie about Batman’s supervillain also bagged Best Score for composer Hildur Gudnadottir.
Also having a big night at the event was “Parasite“, which repeated its Golden Globes win by being named Best Foreign Language Film. It also surprisingly bagged Best Director for Bong Joon Ho, being tied with Sam Mendes who was recognized for his work on “1917“. The war film also scored multiple prizes, with its two other wins in Best Cinematography category for Roger Deakins and Best Editing for Lee Smith.
Other movies winning multiple awards that night were “Avengers: Endgame” (Best Action Movie and Best Visual Effects) as well as “Us” (Best Sci-Fi or Horror Movie and Best Costume Design for Ruth E. Carter). The movie’s star Eddie Murphy, meanwhile, was honored with Lifetime Achievement Award.
Renee Zellweger came out as Best Actress for her portrayal of Judy Garland in biopic “Judy“, while Laura Dern was named Best Supporting Actress for her role in “Marriage Story“. “Jojo Rabbit” star Roman Griffin Davis won Best Young Actor/Actress, and “Toy Story 4” was picked as Best Animated Feature.
Hosted by Taye Diggs and aired live on The CW from Santa Monica, California, the 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards also presented trophies for the best in TV.
Full Movie Winner List of the 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards
- Best Picture: “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
- Best Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, “Joker”
- Best Actress: Renee Zellweger, “Judy”
- Best Supporting Actor: Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
- Best Supporting Actress: Laura Dern, “Marriage Story”
- Best Young Actor/Actress: Roman Griffin Davis, “Jojo Rabbit”
- Best Acting Ensemble: “The Irishman”
- Best Director: Sam Mendes, “1917“; Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite” (tie)
- Best Action Movie: “Avengers: Endgame”
- Best Animated Feature: “Toy Story 4”
- Best Comedy: “Dolemite Is My Name”
- Best Sci-Fi or Horror Movie: “Us”
- Best Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
- Best Adapted Screenplay: Greta Gerwig, “Little Women”
- Best Cinematography: Roger Deakins, “1917”
- Best Production Design: Barbara Ling, Nancy Haigh, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
- Best Editing: Lee Smith, “1917”
- Best Costume Design: Ruth E. Carter, “Dolemite Is My Name”
- Best Hair and Makeup: “Bombshell”
- Best Visual Effects: “Avengers: Endgame”
- Best Foreign Language Film: “Parasite”
- Best Song: “Glasgow (No Place Like Home)”, “Wild Rose“; “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again”, “Rocketman” (tie)
- Best Score: Hildur Gudnadottir, “Joker”
- Lifetime Achievement Award: Eddie Murphy
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