Joaquin Phoenix Thanks His Mother for Not Giving Up on Him in Critics' Choice Awards Acceptance Speech

The Lion King, Joaquin Phoenix and Cynthia Erivo have landed the top awards at animal rights group PETA’s annual Oscats.

Everything's coming up Brad!

Kate Beckinsale gave fans a hilarious look at what goes into her red carpet prep ahead of the 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards Sunday.

Twas the night before Oscar nominations and all through the ballroom, the Barker Hanger was buzzing as critics mixed and mingled with A-listers inside the 25th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday night. Big winners Life Achievement winner Eddie Murphy, #SeeHer honoree Kristen Bell, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Bong Joon Ho played to the audience in the room and at home with top-notch speeches but Variety was inside the ballroom bringing you everything you didn’t see on television.

The 2020 Critics' Choice Awards were a family affair!

Ava DuVernay called for social action and praised critics for honoringWhen They See Us during her acceptance speech for best limited series at the 2020 Critics Choice Awards."Thank you to the critics for finally letting us take the stage," Duvernay said after receiving a standing ovation as she and the rest of the Netflix series cast and crew took to the stage.The Critics' Choice win comes after When They See Us failed to earn any nominations from the Golden Globes and only won two of the 16

Ava DuVernay called for social action and noted the lack of award wins for When They See Us during her acceptance speech for best limited series at the 2020 Critics Choice Awards."Thank you to the critics for finally letting us take the stage," Duvernay said after receiving a standing ovation as she and the rest of the Netflix series cast and crew took to the stage.The When They See Us creator also acknowledged the sheer amount of work and person-power — including 179 actor and 312 crew

It felt like the Golden Globe Awards 2020 all over again. Critics Choice Awards 2020 took place on January 12 and several acclaimed performances were honoured at the prestigious ceremony.

Joaquin Phoenix heralded the Critics' Choice Awards' decision to offer a plant-based menu while accepting his win for best actor at the 25th annual ceremony, held on Sunday night at the Santa Monica's Barker Hangar."First, I'd like to thank the awards for for going plant-based and trying to offset our carbon footprint. It's really amazing message," Phoenix told the crowd.His comments mirrored his initial statement during his 2020 Golden Globes speech for his best actor win.

Just a week after the Golden Globes, the 25th Annual Critics' Choice Awards were held on Sunday night by the Critics Choice Association. Hollywood A-listers made their way to the red carpet and made heads turn as they turned up in their stylish best for the event.

Joaquin Phoenix kept his promise! 

In an unexpected twist, two filmmakers won the Best Director prize at the 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards.  director Bong Joon-Ho and Sam Mendes, who helmed, won in a tie. 

Brad Pitt won the 2020 Critics’ Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor during Sunday’s ceremony hosted by Taye Diggs. Sadly, however, the actor was not there to accept his award. Instead, director Quentin Tarantino took to the stage on his behalf to accept.

Eddie Murphy's groundbreaking and triumphant career received the recognition it has long deserved at this year's Critics' Choice Awards, where he was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award.