Awards Season - Critics Choice Awards - Winners

The Critics Choice Awards are not considered a main awards show by many. You can view them in one of two ways, they can be very meaningful as film critics are supposedly the experts in the field as they watch an incredible amount of movies every year (god I want their job) or they are considered picky moaning journalists who really don't know any better, I think I sit on the fence with that one.

Whichever you think is true the critics choice awards are always fun and interesting as they don't always pick the standard awards friendly performances.

This year like the nominations in other awards ceremonies the categories are full to bursting with the most incredible acting talent. The winners of this years awards show will be of no surprise to those like me who are following the awards season:

Matthew McConaughey won Best Actor for Dallas Buyers Club
Cate Blanchett won Best Actress for Blue Jasmine
Jared Leto won Best Supporting Actor for Dallas Buyers Club
Lupita Nyong'o won Best Supporting Actress for 12 Years a Slave

American Hustle won Best Acting Ensemble

Alfonso Cuaron won Best Director for Gravity

12 Years a Slave won Best Picture

It was lovely to see the amazingly humble and grateful Lupita Nyong'o acknowledged for her performance in 12 Years a Slave which was utterly heartbreaking.12 Years a Slave has not won many of the awards but it has picked up the most important that of Best Picture proving that overall many consider it to be a powerful film.

One of the most touching moments was Oprah Winfrey awarding Forest Whitaker with the Joel Siegel Award for his humanitarian efforts. Whitaker took to the stage with a very moving speech after a video showing his work to bring peace and not hatred to the world.

For a full list of winners click on the link below;
Critics Choice Awards - Winners