06 March 2021
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Emerald Fennell s black comedy starring Carey Mulligan as Cassie Thomas dominated the evening, scoring multiple accolades, including Best Picture and Best Actress for the 35-year-old star.
Accepting her awards via video call, Carey said: This opportunity was really the chance of a lifetime and I m so grateful to her.
The director and screenwriter also won Best Original Screenplay, Best First Feature and Filmmaker on the Rise.
Emerald, also 35, said of the former honour: It just seems completely extraordinary that this script that was in my head for years and years listening to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears until everything was a pink, sparkly blur, for it to have come all of the way to Hollywood and to be awarded this unbelievable honor is truly extraordinary.
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Zack Snyder accepted the first-ever Valiant Award during the 4th Annual Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards on Friday, where the
Snyder Cut supporters who rallied around mental health awareness and suicide prevention is the real victory. Presented by HCA co-founders Scott and Ashley Menzel, the Valiant Award acknowledges the
Man of Steel and
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director s visionary filmmaking and resilience to overcome any obstacles. Snyder and his wife and producing partner, Deborah Snyder, stepped away from
Justice League when their daughter, Autumn Snyder, died by suicide at age 20 in March 2017. Thank you to the Hollywood Critics Association for honoring me with this Valiant Award. Making a movie is hard enough. The story of the
Promising Young Woman was the big winner Friday night at the Fourth Annual Hollywood Critics Association Awards.
The socially conscious revenge drama, about a woman who flips the tables and preys on male sexual predators, was awarded Best Picture, while Carrey Mulligan earned the Best Actress plaque and director Emerald Fennell won multiple honors.
The Hollywood Critics Association Awards presented a more intimate alternative to the Oscars and the Golden Globes with a low-key virtual presentation where most winners and some presenters fired up their webcams from home.
Sweep: Promising Young Woman was the big winner at Friday s Hollywood Critics Association Awards, with honors for Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Original Screenplay and Best First Feature