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Critics' Choice Awards: The full list of winners

Guillermo del Toro's 'The Shape of Water' and HBO's 'Big Little Lies' were the big winners at the 23rd Annual Critics' Choice Awards.Hosted by Olivia Munn, the ceremony, which celebrated film and TV, took place at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.Here's the complete list of winners:-Best PictureThe Shape of Water- Best ActorGary Oldman - Darkest Hour- Best ActressFrances McDormand - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri-Best Supporting ActorSam Rockwell - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri- Best Supporting ActressAllison Janney - I, Tonya- Best Young Actor/ActressBrooklynn Prince - The Florida Project- Best Acting EnsembleThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri- Best DirectorGuillermo del Toro - The Shape of Water- Best Original ScreenplayJordan Peele - Get Out- Best Adapted ScreenplayJames Ivory - Call Me by Your Name- Best CinematographyRoger Deakins - Blade Runner 2049-Best Production DesignPaul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, Jeff Melvin - The Shape of ...

Bob Odenkirk to star in and produce action thriller 'Nobody'

"Better Call Saul" star Bob Odenkirk is set to produce and star in the action thriller "Nobody" for STXfilms. Derek Kolstad, who wrote "John Wick," is attached to write the screenplay, reported Variety. The story revolves around an ordinary man who comes to the defense of a woman being harassed by thugs, then learns later that one of the thugs is the brother of a drug kingpin and is out for vengeance. Kolstad, "Deadpool 2" director David Leitch, Chad Stahelski and Kelly McCormick of 87eleven are serving as executive producers.

'Black Widow' standalone movie finds writer in Jac Schaeffer

The highly anticipated "Black Widow" standalone movie starring Scarlett Johansson has roped in Jac Schaeffer to pen the script. Marvel President Kevin Feige met with several candidates before tapping Schaeffer, reported Variety. Marvel executives have also met Johansson to discuss what they wanted from a "Black Widow" writer. Johansson has till now appeared as the character in six films, the next one being this summer's "Avengers: Infinity War.

Ronan Farrow signs three-year television deal with HBO

Actor Ronan Farrow has signed an exclusive three-year television deal with HBO. As per the agreement, Farrow will develop and be featured in a series of investigative documentary specials for the network, reported Variety. The specials will focus on the abuse of power by individuals and institutions, and will proceed in tandem with ongoing reporting for the New Yorker, which he will be joining as a contributing writer. In addition, Farrow will also serve as a producer and host on other topical, newsworthy pieces for HBO's various platforms, to be announced soon. "Over the course of my television and print investigations in recent years, it's become clear to me that there's a new generation of viewers seeking out serious, substantive reporting that takes on powerful interests and attacks systemic unfairness that too often is swept under the rug. "There's an extraordinary team at HBO committed to that kind of journalism, I know HBO is the right home for this work, and I ..

Robert Downey Jr hated me: Hugh Grant

Actor Hugh Grant has said that "Iron Man" star Robert Downey Jr "hated" him when they first met. The two stars collaborated for the 1995 drama "Restoration", which also starred Sam Neill, David Thewlis and Meg Ryan. "He hated me. He took one look at me and wanted to kill me," Grant told People magazine. However, the "Paddington 2" actor sounded positive about his other co-actors such as Emma Thompson, whom he called a "genius". "She is not remotely sane. She's nuttier and nuttier as the years go," Grant said.

Gary Oldman wins Best Actor at Critics' Choice Awards

'Darkest Hour's Gary Oldman took home the Best Actor award at the 2018 Critics' Choice Movie and TV Awards.The Golden Globe winner received the honour for his critically-acclaimed portrayal of Winston Churchill.The official Twitter handle of the film posted, "#DarkestHour wins two #CriticsChoiceAwards for BEST ACTOR and BEST HAIR & MAKEUP! Congrats to Gary Oldman and Kazuhiro Tsuji.""#DarkestHour wins two #CriticsChoiceAwards for BEST ACTOR and BEST HAIR & MAKEUP! Congrats to Gary Oldman and Kazuhiro Tsuji."#DarkestHour wins two #CriticsChoiceAwards for BEST ACTOR and BEST HAIR & MAKEUP! Congrats to Gary Oldman and Kazuhiro Tsuji. pic.twitter.com/2rmJYkXBp1— Darkest Hour (@DarkestHour) January 12, 2018'Darkest Hour' charts the British Prime Minister's torment when he is faced with the decision to negotiate with Hitler or to wage war against all odds during the early days of World War II.Oldman's performance has received rave reviews and much has been made of his dramatic ..

Gal Gadot delivers powerful speech while accepting #SeeHer award

Just two days after a rousing speech by Oprah Winfrey at the Golden Globes, Hollywood actress Gal Gadot shared the same sentiment at the Critics' Choice Awards as she just showed the world why indeed she is the real 'Wonder Woman' of Hollywood.The actress was honoured with the #SeeHer award at this year's Critics' Choice Awards, reports Entertainment Weekly.'Wonder Woman' director Patty Jenkins presented her with the #SeeHer Award, honouring the actress for challenging female stereotypes on screen and off.Gadot accepted the award by saying that all her life she wanted to play a role of a strong, independent, pure hearted, real women and she found all these qualities in Daiana Prince aka Wonder Woman.Gal said, "The irony in this is that later I was cast as Wonder Woman and all the qualities that I looked for I found in her. She's full of heart, strength, compassion and forgiveness. She's not perfect and that makes her real."The Israeli actress thanked the critics 'for this amazing ...

'Big Little Lies' win big at 2018 #CriticsChoice awards

HBO blockbuster drama 'Big Little Lies' was the biggest TV winner at the 2018 Critics' Choice awards as the series picked up four trophies at the event.According to Entertainment Weekly, the series picked up best limited series, while Kidman's costars Alexander Skarsgard and Laura Dern took home best supporting actor nods.Meanwhile, Nicole Kidman took home the trophy for 'Best Actress in a Limited Series' at the event at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.Kidman has thanked 'all of her children' after winning the award. "I wanna thank all of my children who show me so much love," said Kidman.This comes after the star got slammed for failing to mention her two adopted children, Isabella and Connor with ex-Tom Cruise, at the Golden Globes.Dressed in a beautiful pink gown, she accepted the speech "on behalf of all the women in this cast."In her speech, the 50-year-old-actress added, "I love being an actor. Thank you for letting me do it all the way through to this age and ...

'Snowpiercer' TV adaptation given series order

Actor Jennifer Connelly-starrer TV adaptation of Bong Joon-Ho's sci-fi hit movie "Snowpiercer" has been green-lighted at cable network TNT. The pilot of the series was written by Josh Friedman and directed by Scott Derrickson, reported Variety. The series is set seven years after the world has become a frozen wastel and centers on the remnants of humanity, who inhabit a gigantic, perpetually-moving train that circles the globe. Connelly will play Melanie Cavill, a First Class passenger, who works as the Voice of the Train, responsible for making the daily announcements over its PA system, in the series. The series will also feature Daveed Diggs, Mickey Sumner, Susan Park, Benjamin Haigh, Sasha Frolova, Katie McGuinness, Alison Wright, Annalise Basso, Sam Otto, Roberto Urbina, Sheila Vand, and Lena Hall.

Lily James' 'inner battles' with social media

Actor Lily James said she feels like a "hypocrite" when she thinks about quitting the social media while continuing to be present on it. The 28-year-old actor spoke about her own activity on social media in light of Daisy Ridley's decision to delete her accounts after being trolled on Twitter, reported Femalefirst. "I completely and utterly relate to that. I believe it to be true, and therefore I am a hypocrite. I am on (social media), and I have a constant inner battle about it," James said. "I'm not on Twitter, I don't want to always have something to say, I want to save that for my life. Also I think, especially as a young person, you change your opinions every second, so (you shouldn't) put something down in concrete that's going to come back and haunt you," she added. The "Baby Driver" actor, however, sounded positive about Instagram. "Instagram you can use for all sorts of different reasons and that can be powerful. But I do worry about obsession and about ...

Jeffrey Wright to star in 'The Goldfinch'

Actor Jeffrey Wright has joined the cast of movie adaptation of "The Goldfinch". The "Westworld" actor will play the character of Hobie in the film, reported Variety. The Pulitzer Prize-winning book, written by Donna Tartt, is about Theodore Decker, who loses his mother in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and is taken in by a wealthy family, only to be drawn into New York City's art underworld. To be directed by John Crowley, the film's cast includes actors Ansel Elgort, Sarah Paulson and Aneurin Barnard. The project is being developed by Warner Bros and Amazon Studios.

'The Shape of Water' wins big at Critics' Choice Awards

Guillermo del Toro's fantasy romance 'The Shape of Water' is walking away with four wins, including Best Picture and Best Director at the 23rd Annual Critics' Choice Awards.This year, it led the film nominees with 14 nominations.The official Twitter handle of the film posted, "Congratulations to @RealGDT and #TheShapeofWater team on receiving 4 #CriticsChoice Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Score and Best Production Design!"While accepting the Best Picture honour, filmmaker del Toro praised the women who made 'The Shape Of Water' possible, including stars Sally Hawkins and Octavia Spencer, reports the Entertainment Weekly.The awards were handed out at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, with Olivia Munn hosting.

Margot Robbie wins 'Best Actress' trophy at Critics' Choice Awards

And it indeed is a Happy New Year for Margot Robbie as the actress just took home the Critics' Choice Award in the 'Best Actress in a Comedy' category, for her portrayal of figure skater Tonya Harding in the movie 'I, Tonya'.The 27-year-old actress was seen on the verge of joyous tears as the announcement was made at the star-studded event.The Aussie actress was stopped by her fellow nominee Saoirse Ronan (Lady Bird) on her way to the stage, tears welling in both actresses' eyes as they shared an embrace.This was her second win at the annual awards show, after being named Best Actress in an action movie in 2016 for 'Suicide Squad'.The actress is also nominated for Best Actress in what is one of the closest races that category has seen in some time.She will battle it out with actress like - Frances McDormand ('Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri') and awards magnet Meryl Streep ('The Post'), Jessica Chastain ('Molly's Game'), Sally Hawkins ('The Shape of Water') and Saoirse Ronan

Critics' Choice Awards: 'Wonder Woman' wins Best Action Movie

2017's blockbuster film 'Wonder Woman' has won the award for Best Action Movie at the 2018 Critics' Choice Awards.Lead actor Gal Gadot, who received the #SeeHer Award at the ceremony for her portrayal of the Amazonian Princess, took to social media to thank 'Critics' for the honour.She tweeted, "Thank you to the Critics for recognizing Wonder Woman as best action movie!! @CriticsChoice"Thank you to the Critics for recognizing Wonder Woman as best action movie!! @CriticsChoicepic.twitter.com/Knn7gZBVAu— Gal Gadot (@GalGadot) January 12, 2018Also in the same category were 'Thor: Ragnarok', 'Logan', 'Baby Driver' and 'War for the Planet of the Apes'.Directed by Patty Jenkins, 'Wonder Woman' was one of 2017's biggest success stories that received rave reviews from audiences and critics and became the highest-grossing live-action movie directed by a woman.

#CriticsChoice: Sterling K Brown, Elisabeth Moss take home acting honours in TV

Sterling K Brown and Elisabeth Moss continue their golden run in the industry as both actors went on to win the Critics' Choice awards for 'Best Actors' in their respective categories.And, when it comes to explosive acceptance speeches, Brown always is unstoppable. While accepting his award he shared some inspirational words with the crowd.He said, "I speak on behalf of my show that's not the darkest, or the sexiest, but we have a lot of heart. And in some dark times right now, it's nice to be a part of something that reminds us that we're all in this thing called life together."Sterling K Brown won the award for his role in hit-drama series 'This is Us'. He also won the Golden Globe in Best Actor category at this year's star-studded ceremony.Meanwhile, Elisabeth Moss also doubled the victory after taking home the award in the same category at Golden Globes for 'The Handmaid's Tale'.Moss thanked critics for "embracing the show from the beginning" as she accepted the award. Moss' ...

James Franco misses Critics' Choice Awards amid sexual misconduct claims

Amid sexual misconduct allegations, actor and filmmaker James Franco chose to skip the 2018 Critics' Choice Awards where he won the Best Actor honour for his role in 'The Disaster Artist'.The Los Angeles Times published a report on January 11 in which five women went on record accusing Franco of sexually inappropriate and exploitative behaviour. Four of the accusers are Franco's former acting students."He's in a really bad place, so bad that he changed his phone number," a source close to the situation told People Magazine."His close friends are trying to be there for him but it's been hard - he's only talking to a select group of people. For now, he's just hiding out."Allegations of sexual misconduct involving the 39-year-old emerged in force on Twitter on Sunday night during the Golden Globes, where Franco won best actor, musical or comedy for his role as Tommy Wiseau.During the ceremony, one actress tweeted that he had forced her to perform oral sex on her and asked a 17-year-old ..

Jolie dating Cambodian rapper-filmmaker

Actress Angelina Jolie is reportedly dating Cambodian lyricist and filmmaker PraCh Ly, nearly a year and a half after announcing her separation from her husband of two years, actor Brad Pitt.

#CriticsChoice: Jordan Peele, James Franco early winners at star-studded event

The Broadcast Film Critics Assn. and Broadcast Television Journalists Assn. are handing out prizes at the 23rd annual Critics' Choice Awards tonight, honouring the best in movies and television.'Call me by your Name' (Best Adapted Screenplay) and 'Get Out' (Best Original Screenplay) are some of the early winners at the star studded event. Both the movies went on to claim the screenplay honours, while Jordan Peele's 'Get Out' beat Guillermo Del Toro's 'The Shape of Water' to win the Best Sci-fi/horror film.Meanwhile, actor James Franco won the Best Actor in a Comedy for his role in 'The Disaster Artist', but skipped the Critics' Choice Awards ceremony because of the sexual misconduct allegations on the actor.'Coco' also won a pair of awards, for Best Song and Animated Feature, while 'The Florida Project' star Brooklynn Prince won the best young actor/actress award.For television, Walton Goggins and Mayim Bialik won the supporting actor and actress prizes for 'Vice Principals' and 'The .

Stars shine bright as 'white' takes over at #CriticsChoice awards

Golden Globes kicked off the 2018 award season in style and it is quickly being followed by another big star-studded event honouring the best in movies and television - Critics Choice Awards.The celebs have descended on the 'blue carpet' at this year's event and just like always, there were many pretty dresses worn by the stars.Leading the way was none other than actress Angelina Jolie, who wore a strapless white gown with feathered detailing and an asymmetrical hemline, reports E! Online.The 42-year-old paired her look with chunky diamond earrings, crimson lipstick and suede strappy cream heels.The 'Maleficent' star was not alone in donning 'white' at the event as actresses like Diane Kruger and Emma Roberts joined her in white frocks.Meanwhile, Jessica Chastain, who is nominated in the Best Actress category for her role in 'Molly's Game,' chose a loose fitting pleated green dress with a cut out detail on the front and back.The host Olivia Munn looked red hot in her floor-length ...

I?m hungry to be a better artiste: Anand Tiwari

Actor Anand Tiwari, known for films like "Udaan", "Kites", "Aisha" and "Go Goa Gone", says his appetite to grow and become a better artiste has increased tremendously over time.