Director Damien Chazelle, center, accepts the award for best picture for “La La Land” at the 22nd annual Critics’ Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Santa Monica, Calif. Pictured on stage from left, Gary Gilbert, Jordan Horowitz, Mary Zophres, Emma Stone, and Ryan Gosling. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Ryan Murphy, from left, Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Sarah Paulson wave as the cast and crew of “The People v. O.J. Simpson,” winners of the award for best movie made for television or limited series, walk off stage at the 22nd annual Critics’ Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Damien Chazelle poses in the press room with the awards for best picture and best director for “La La Land” at the 22nd annual Critics’ Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Larry Karaszewski, foreground from left, Courtney B. Vance, Nina Jacobson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Ryan Murphy, John Travolta, Sarah Paulson, Sterling K. Brown and Scott Alexander pose in the press room with the award for best movie made for television or limited series for “The People v. O.J. Simpson” at the 22nd annual Critics’ Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Santa Monica, Calif. (Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Director Damien Chazelle, center, accepts the award for best picture for “La La Land” at the 22nd annual Critics’ Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016, in Santa Monica, Calif. Pictured on stage from left, Gary Gilbert, Jordan Horowitz, Mary Zophres, Emma Stone, and Ryan Gosling. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
LOS ANGELES — “La La Land,” a musical love story of two struggling artists set in Los Angeles, on Sunday swept the top prizes at the Critics’ Choice Awards, taking Best Picture and Best Director for Damien Chazelle.
The film won in eight of the 11 categories in which it was nominated, cementing its status as an early front-runner in the Hollywood awards season.
Casey Affleck was named Best Actor for his role as the reluctant guardian of a 16-year-old nephew in “Manchester by the Sea”.
Best Actress went to Natalie Portman for her portrayal of former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy in “Jackie”, which blends factual events with fiction in depicting the week after the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Viola Davis’ reprisal of her Broadway role as a concerned mother and wife in the film adaptation of August Wilson’s play “Fences” garnered her the Best Supporting Actress award.
Mahershala Ali won Best Supporting Actor for his depiction of a crack dealer in the drama “Moonlight”.
Accolades were also given to the top television series and stars in several categories. “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” was recognized as the Best Movie Made For Television or Limited Series.
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