ROMA, VICE, BLACK PANTHER WIN BIG AT 24TH CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS
SANTA MONICA, CA – JANUARY 13: Glenn Close (L), winner of Best Actress for ‘The Wife’, and Lady Gaga, winner of Best Actress for ‘A Star Is Born,’ pose in the press room during the 24th annual Critics’ Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 13, 2019 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Energetic host Taye Diggs, kicked off the evening at the 24th Critics Choice Awards in Santa Monica, CA, with a song and dance number that honored inclusivity in this years acclaimed films, “Crazy Rich Asians,” “BlacKkKlansman,” “If Beale Street Could Talk,” “Roma,” “Green Street” and “Black Panther,” all to the tune of Cardi B’s “I Like It” – a perfect crowd-pleaser.
Sarah Knight Adamson, 2019 Critics Choice Awards
A rare occurrence also happened Sunday evening in two of the women’s categories, Best Actress in Film, and Best Actress in a Movie Made for Television or a Limited Series, both garnered ties. Glen Close, “The Wife” and Lady Gaga, “A Star is Born.” Earlier in the evening Amy Adams, “Sharp Objects,” and Patricia Arquette, for “Escape at Dannemora,” They shared Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television trophies.
SANTA MONICA, CA – JANUARY 13: (L-R) Ken Jeong, Chris Pang, Nico Santos, Michelle Yeoh, Awkwafina, Constance Wu, Gemma Chan, and Harry Shum Jr., winners of Best Comedy Movie for ‘Crazy Rich Asians,’ pose in the press room during the 24th annual Critics’ Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 13, 2019 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)SANTA MONICA, CA – JANUARY 13: (L-R) Nicolas Celis, Alfonso Cuaron, Yalitza Aparicio, Adam Gough, Marina De Tavira, Jeff Skoll, and Eugenio Caballero accept the Best Picture award for ‘Roma’ onstage during the 24th annual Critics’ Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 13, 2019 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)
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