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Tuesday 19 January 2016
‘Spotlight,’ DiCaprio, Larson win at Critics’ Choice Awards
LINDSEY BAHR award with co-star Tracee “Creed.” award for “Ex Machina.” one ceremony, similar to
AP Film Writer Ellis Ross. “For you, Tracy, “Before I get into any more The Critics’ Choice Awards the Golden Globes.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The that means only half of you trouble I want to say thank do get stars to turn out in Big television winners in the
investigative journalism gets to go to the awards.” you to my director Ryan droves, like Matt Damon, acting categories include
drama “Spotlight” won While Anderson was joking Coogler. He is a genius. He who did not end up win- Jeffrey Tambor for “Trans-
the top prize at the Critics’ about Ross’s mixed race really made it all happen,” ning anything. This year parent,” Idris Elba for “Lu-
Choice Awards on Sunday, background, the Critics’ Stallone said. He also called some of the big winners of ther, and Rachel Bloom for
while awards favorites Brie Choice Awards winners do co-star Michael B. Jordan a the evening failed to come “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.”
Larson and Leonardo Di- “Fargo” won for best limit-
Caprio won the top acting Adam McKay, right, and the cast and crew of “The Big Short” accept the award for best com- ed series and earned Kirst-
prizes for “Room” and “The edy at the 21st annual Critics’ Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, in en Dunst a best actress in
Revenant.” Santa Monica, Calif. a limited series award too.
Both actors won Golden Aziz Ansari’s “Master of
Globe Awards and are (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) None” won for best com-
considered front-runners edy series, while “Mr. Ro-
for the Academy Awards, often reflect who will go on “great talent.” out, though, like Brie Lar- bot” picked up the best
too. to win the Oscar, making At the Golden Globe son, who is shooting “Kong: dramatic series award, as
“Mad Max: Fury Road” was the ceremony an interest- Awards, Stallone forgot to Skull Island” in Hawaii, and well as best actor for Rami
the most nominated film of ing barometer for the sea- thank his co-star and di- Leonardo DiCaprio, who is Malek and best supporting
the evening with 13 nomi- son as everyone gears up rector during the televised promoting “The Revenant” actor for Christian Slater.
nations from the Broadcast for the Guild Awards and, portion of the evening and in Europe. Host T.J. Miller, who stars
Film Critics’ Association. eventually, the Oscars on was harshly criticized for DiCaprio accepted his on the HBO show “Silicon
While it lost out for the top Feb. 28. the oversight. He has since award via a pre-taped Valley” hosted the show,
prize, it did win a number Sylvester Stallone followed apologized for the mistake. speech. which straddles a delicate
of awards, including Best his Golden Globes coup Alicia Vikander won best This is the first year the Crit- line of irreverence and
Director for George Miller, by winning best support- supporting actress for “The ics’ Choice Awards has sincerity. It’s not quite the
best action movie, and ing actor for his reprising Danish Girl” and also ac- combined movies and Golden Globes, but it’s not
best action movie actor his role as Rocky Balboa in cepted the best sci-fi film television nominees into of the Academy’s caliber
and actress for Tom Hardy just yet.
and Charlize Theron. “Celebrities, don’t worry.
The financial crisis dramedy I’m not going to Ricky Ger-
“The Big Short,” meanwhile, vais this thing,” Miller said at
won for best comedy and the beginning of the show.
best comedic actor for star “Trainwreck” director Judd
Christian Bale, who kissed Apatow wasn’t afraid to
both his wife and director let his true feelings shine
Adam McKay on his way through, though. When
up to the stage to accept presenting the previously
his award. announced MVP award to
Both were up for best pic- “Trainwreck” star and writ-
ture Oscar heavyweights er Amy Schumer, he joked
like “Spotlight,” ‘’The Rev- that the only way to get
enant” and “The Mar- her there was to make up
tian,” as well as “Star Wars: an award just for her.
The Force Awakens,” “Somebody already told
which was added after us we lost best comedy to
initial nominees were an- ‘Carol,’” Apatow laughed.
nounced and went home “Trainwreck” did lose best
empty handed on Sunday. comedy in the end — not
“Star Wars” director J.J. to “Carol,” but to “The Big
Abrams was in attendance Short.” q
to present the Genius
Award to Industrial Light & Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra announces world tour
Magic, which Chief Cre-
ative Officer John Knoll ac- NEW YORK (AP) — Wynton bican Centre where guest tra, conducted by David from its 2015 release, “Live
cepted. Marsalis is taking the Jazz at saxophonist Wayne Shorter Robertson at the Sydney In Cuba.” The orchestra will
But it was “Spotlight’s” Lincoln Center Orchestra will perform his composi- Opera House Concert Hall be playing its new “Jazz In
night in the end. The film on its longest tour in nearly tions, newly arranged by on Feb. 25-27. There will also The Key Of Life” repertoire
also picked up Best Act- 15 years, covering 15 cit- members of the big band. be education programs, with arrangements of pop
ing Ensemble, winning ies in 10 countries over 40 At the Barbican, the jazz including a Jazz for Young songs by Steve Wonder,
out over films like “Straight days. Jazz at Lincoln Cen- big band will also perform People concert dedicated the Beatles, Elton John and
Outta Compton” and “The ter announced Monday its its new George Gershwin to Duke Ellington on March others. “The education
Hateful Eight.” Blue Engine International Songbook repertoire with 11 in Wellington. programs and breadth of
“Black-ish” star Anthony Tour, named after its new guest artists Feb. 20. The big band will draw music on this tour speaks
Anderson joked early on record label, will begin Feb. The tour also will feature the from a repertoire of more to the flexibility of this en-
about the lack of diversity 4 at The Olympia in Paris Australian and New Zea- than 75 arrangements, in- semble,” Marsalis said in a
at the Oscars. and end March 12 at the land premieres of Marsalis’ cluding tunes by Theloni- statement announcing the
“A lot of actors who win Michael Fowler Centre in “Swing Symphony” per- ous Monk, classic Blue Note tour. “We look forward to
the Critics’ Choice go Wellington, New Zealand. formed with local sympho- Records recordings by Her- bringing a different experi-
on to win the Academy Highlights include a Feb. 18 ny orchestras, including the bie Hancock, Lee Morgan ence to people at every
Award,” said Anderson concert at London’s Bar- Sydney Symphony Orches- and others, and selections performance.”q
when presenting an early
