Nomadland and The Crown were the big winners at this year s Critics Choice Awards, taking home four honours each
The Great Recession drama - which stars Frances McDormand as a woman who leaves home to travel around the American West - led the winners in the movie categories at Sunday s (07.03.21) ceremony, scooping the coveted Best Picture accolade ahead of Da 5 Bloods , Ma Rainey s Black Bottom , Mank , Minari , News of the World , One Night in Miami , Promising Young Woman , Sound of Metal and The Trial of the Chicago 7 10 March 2021
It also saw Chloe Zhao recognised with both Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, while Joshua James Richards took home Best Cinematography for his work on the film.
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The Crown s Olivia Colman and Emma Corrin are among five of the show s castmembers to receive Critics Choice Awards nominations this year.
Olivia, 46, who plays Queen Elizabeth II in the hit Netflix show, has been nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Series, putting her up against co-star Emma, 25, who won acclaim for her portrayal of the late Princess Diana.
With the show earning a nod for Best Drama Series, Josh O Connor (Prince Charles) received a Best Actor in a Drama Series nomination, while Tobias Menzies (Prince Philip) and Gillian Anderson (Margaret Thatcher) are up for supporting awards.
One is amused: The Crown s Olivia Colman is among five of the show s castmembers to receive Critics Choice Awards nominations this year