La La Land wins big at Critics' Choice Awards
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The musical La La Land won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Score during Sunday night's 22nd annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Association and Broadcast Television Journalists Association.
La La Land had the most nominations for any film, and also won Best Editing and tied with Manchester by the Sea for Best Original Screenplay. Game of Thrones won for Best Drama Series, Silicon Valley took home the award for Best Comedy, Ryan Reynolds was named Entertainer of the Year, and Viola Davis received the inaugural #SeeHer Award. Saturday Night Live's Kate McKinnon was named Best Actress in a Comedy Series, Atlanta's Donald Glover won Best Actor in a Comedy Series, and several cast members from The People v. O.J. Simpson also took home acting awards.
On the film side, Casey Affleck won Best Actor for Manchester by the Sea, Natalie Portman was named Best Actress for her turn in Jackie, and Moonlight won for Best Acting Ensemble. Read the entire list of winners at The Hollywood Reporter.
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
