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19th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards:

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    January 18, 2014 9:11 AM IST

    19th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards: 12 Years a Slave, Alfonso Cuaron, Matthew McConaughey, Cate Blanchett biggest winners

    It was a starry evening on January 16 when the much-awaited 19th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards were announced. As expected 12 Years a Slave got away with the best picture award while its Lupita Nyong'o also bagged the best supporting actress prize. Matthew McConaughey and Cate Blanchett won best actor and best actress for their roles in Dallas Buyers Club and Blue Jasmine respectively.

    Alfonso Cuaron won the best director award for Gravity which bagged six more including best actress in an action movie (Sandra Bullock), best cinematography, best editing, best visual effects, best sci-fi/horror movie and best score. Among the special awards, Forest Whitaker was honoured with the Joel Siegel Award, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater won the Louis XIII Genius Award and Benedict Cumberbatch was obviously the most deserving winner of the Hottest Hollywood Star trophy. The ceremony was hosted by Aisha Tyler.

    Here is the full list of the winners:


    • Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave
    • Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club
    • Best Actress: Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
    • Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club
    • Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
    • Best Young Actor/Actress: Adele Exarchopoulos – Blue Is the Warmest Color
    • Best Acting Ensemble: American Hustle
    • Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron – Gravity
    • Best Original Screenplay: Spike Jonze – Her
    • Best Adapted Screenplay: John Ridley – 12 Years a Slave
    • Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki – Gravity
    • Best Art Direction: Catherine Martin (Production Designer), Beverley Dunn (Set Decorator) – The Great Gatsby
    • Best Editing: Alfonso Cuaron, Mark Sanger – Gravity
    • Best Costume Design: Catherine Martin – The Great Gatsby
    • Best Make-up: American Hustle
    • Best Visual Effects: Gravity
    • Best Animated Feature: Frozen
    • Best Action Movie: Lone Survivor
    • Best Actor in an Action Movie: Mark Wahlberg – Lone Survivor
    • Best Actress in an Action Movie: Sandra Bullock – Gravity
    • Best Comedy: American Hustle
    • Best Actor in a Comedy: Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street
    • Best Actress in a Comedy: Amy Adams – American Hustle
    • Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie: Gravity
    • Best Foreign Language Film: Blue Is the Warmest Color
    • Best Documentary Feature: 20 Feet from Stardom
    • Best Song: Let It Go – Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez – Frozen
    • Best Score: Steven Price – Gravity
    • Joel Siegel Award: Forest Whitaker
    • Louis XIII Genius Award: Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Richard Linklater for trilogy Before Sunrise, Before Sunset and Before Midnight
    • Hollywood’s Hottest Star: Benedict Cumberbatch