La La Land strikes gold at 2017 Critics' Choice Awards

La La Land dominated the 22nd Critics' Choice Awards on Sunday (11Dec16), winning eight top honors, including Best Picture.

The period movie musical headed into the first big event in the 2017 awards season with 12 nominations and it quickly racked up the prizes, with filmmaker Damien Chazelle taking Best Director and Best Original Screenplay, a category in which he tied with Kenneth Lonergan for Manchester by the Sea.

La La Land also claimed Best Song, Best Score, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, and Best Editing, but it was a shut out for its leading stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, who lost out to Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea) and Natalie Portman (Jackie) for the Best Actor and Best Actress titles, respectively.

However, Chazelle returned to the stage at the end of the show to collect La La Land's biggest win, for the prestigious Best Picture.

In the TV categories, The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story was a four-time winner, while Westworld, Game of Thrones, and Silicone Valley scored key honors, too.

Meanwhile, there were also special awards for Best Supporting Actress winner Viola Davis, who was presented with the first ever #SeeHer prize, recognizing powerful women in entertainment, and Ryan Reynolds, who accepted the Entertainment Weekly title of Entertainer of the Year.

The ceremony, organized by members of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, was hosted by comedy actor T.J. Miller at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California.

The full list of winners is:

Best Picture - La La Land

Best Director - Damien Chazelle, La La Land

Best Actor - Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea

Best Actress - Natalie Portman, Jackie

Best Supporting Actor - Mahershala Ali, Moonlight

Best Supporting Actress - Viola Davis, Fences

Best Young Actor/Actress - Lucas Hedges, Manchester by the Sea

Best Acting Ensemble - Moonlight

Best Original Screenplay - Damien Chazelle, La La Land and Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea

Best Adapted Screenplay - Eric Heisserer, Arrival

Best Animated Feature - Zootopia

Best Action Movie - Hacksaw Ridge

Best Actor in an Action Movie - Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge

Best Actress in an Action Movie - Margot Robbie, Suicide Squad

Best Comedy - Deadpool

Best Actor in a Comedy - Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool

Best Actress in a Comedy - Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins

Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie - Arrival

Best Foreign Language Film - Elle

Best Song - City of Stars, La La Land

Best Score - Justin Hurwitz, La La Land

Best Hair & Make-up - Jackie

Best Visual Effects - The Jungle Book

Best Cinematography - Linus Sandgren, La La Land

Best Production Design - La La Land, David Wasco, Sandy Reynolds-Wasco

Best Editing - Tom Cross, La La Land

Best Costume Design - Madeline Fontaine, Jackie

Best Drama Series - Game of Thrones

Best Actor in a Drama Series - Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

Best Actress in a Drama Series - Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld

Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series - John Lithgow, The Crown

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series - Thandie Newton, Westworld

Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series - Jeffrey Dean Morgan, The Walking Dead

Best Movie Made for Television or Limited Series - The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Best Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series - Courtney B. Vance, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Best Supporting Actor in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series - Sterling K. Brown, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Best Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series - Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

Best Supporting Actress in a Movie Made for Television or Limited Series - Regina King, American Crime

Best Comedy Series - Silicon Valley

Best Actor In A Comedy Series - Donald Glover, Atlanta

Best Actress in a Comedy Series - Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live

Best Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series - Louie Anderson, Baskets

Best Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series - Jane Krakowski, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Best Guest Performer In A Comedy Series - Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live

Best Animated Series - BoJack Horseman

Best Reality Competition Series - The Voice

Best Structured Reality Series - Shark Tank

Best Unstructured Reality Series - Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

Best Reality Show Host - Anthony Bourdain, Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown

Best Talk Show - The Late Late Show with James Corden

Most Bingeworthy Show - Outlander

#SeeHer Award - Viola Davis

Entertainment Weekly's Entertainer of the Year - Ryan Reynolds.