`La La Land` wins big at Critics Choice Awards

Entertainment Desk: Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling starrer `La La Land` was the big winner at the `22nd Critics` Choice Awards`, taking home `Best Picture` award and eight trophies overall.

It was a big night for Ryan Reynolds as well, who was previously named entertainer of the year and won `Best Actor in a Comedy` for `Deadpool` which also won `Best Comedy` nominated alongside `Central Intelligence`, `Don`t Think Twice`, `The Edge of Seventeen` and `The Nice Guys.`

Natalie Portman, who starred as First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, bagged the `Best Actress` award for her stunning role in the biopic.

Casey Affleck and Lucas Hedges won the `Best Actor` and `Best Young Performer` respectively for their roles in `Manchester by the Sea` amongst other contenders like Ryan Gosling, Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington.

While `La La Land` and `Moonlight` took the top prize in the film category, on the small screen, `Game of Thrones` and `Silicon Valley` took top honors in the drama and comedy categories, respectively.

`The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story` scored the most nominations and dominated the acting categories along the way to picking up a statuette for best movie made for television or limited series.

Source: Agencies

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