Cuarón has beaten the tough competition he had in his fellow nominees Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born), Peter Farrelly (Green Book), Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman) and Adam McKay (Vice). After acknowledging their amazing work, Cuarón went on to thank the actors who helped him turn his deeply personal story into this extraordinary film.

“Roma simply doesn’t exist without the generosity of spirit and effortless grace of Yalitza and Marina. They somehow, with the rest of my beautiful cast managed to bring to life this film from my memory,” said Cuarón during his acceptance speech.

Full List of Winners at 2019 Directors Guild Awards:

Best Feature Film

Alfonso Cuarón – Roma

Best Documentary

Tim Wardle – Three Identical Strangers

Best First-Time Feature Film

Bo Burnham – Eighth Grade

Best Drama Series

Adam McKay – Succession for “Celebration”

Best Comedy Series

Bill Hader – Barry for “Chapter One: Make Your Mark”

Best Movies for Television and Limited Series

Ben Stiller – Escape at Dannemora

Best Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming

Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live for “Adam Driver/Kanye West”

Best Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Special

Louis J. Horvitz – The 60th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Reality Program

Russell Norman – The Final Table for “Japan”

Best Children’s Program

Jack Jameson – When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special

Best Commercial

Spike Jonze – Apple’s “Welcome Home”

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In addition to winning the biggest award of the night – best picture – Roma also came out victorious in additional three categories: best director, cinematography and foreign film. Black Panther and Vice also had a great night at the Critics’ Choice Awards this year and scooped three awards each.

The critics also showed a lot of love for TV shows The Americans and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. They both received three shiny statues by the end of the night and won the best drama and best comedy series awards, respectively.

Just like every other awards show, the Critics’ Choice Awards couldn’t go without a shocker or two. Viewers were surprised after seeing two ties in one night, but it was an absolute delight to watch Amy Adams and Patricia Arquette share the stage and accept an award together, only to be followed by Glenn Close and Lady Gaga do the same thing.

Full List of Winners at 2019 Critics’ Choice Awards:

FILM

Best Picture: “Roma”

Best Actor:  Christian Bale, “Vice”

Best Actress (tie):  Glenn Close, “The Wife” & Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born”

Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali, “Green Book”

Best Supporting Actress: Regina King, “If Beale Street Could Talk”

Best Young Actor/Actress: Elsie Fisher, “Eighth Grade”

Best Acting Ensemble: “The Favourite”

Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma”

Best Original Screenplay: Paul Schrader, “First Reformed”

Best Adapted Screenplay: Barry Jenkins, “If Beale Street Could Talk”

Best Cinematography: Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma”

Best Production Design: Hannah Beachler and Jay Hart, “Black Panther”

Best  Editing: Tom Cross, “First Man”

Best Costume Design: Ruth Carte, “Black Panther”

Best Hair And Makeup: “Vice”

Best Visual Effects: “Black Panther”

Best  Animated Feature: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

Best Action Movie: “Mission: Impossible – Fallout”

Best Comedy: “Crazy Rich Asians”

Best Actor In A Comedy: Christian Bale, “Vice”

Best Actress In A Comedy: Olivia Colman, “The Favourite”

Best Sci-Fi Or Horror Movie: “A Quiet Place”

Best Foreign Language Film: “Roma”

Best Song: “Shallow” (from “A Star Is Born”)

Best Score: Justin Hurwitz, “First Man”

TELEVISION

Best Drama Series: “The Americans”

Best Actor In A Drama Series: Matthew Rhys, “The Americans”

Best Actress In A Drama Series: Sandra Oh, “Killing Eve”

Best Supporting Actor In A Drama Series: Noah Emmerich, “The Americans”

Best Supporting Actress In A Drama Series: Thandie Newton, “Westworld”

Best Comedy Series: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

Best Actor In A Comedy Series: Bill Hader, “Barry”

Best Actress In A Comedy Series: Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

Best Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series: Henry Winkler, “Barry”

Best Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series: Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

Best Limited Series: “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”

Best TV Movie: “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert”

Best Actor In A Limited Series Or TV Movie: Darren Criss, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”

Best Actress In A Limited Series Or TV Movie (tie):  Amy Adams, “Sharp Objects” & Patricia Arquette, “Escape at Dannemora”

Best Supporting Actor In A Limited Series Or TV Movie:  Ben Whishaw, “A Very English Scandal”

Best  Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or TV Movie: Patricia Clarkson, “Sharp Objects” 

Best Animated Series: “BoJack Horseman”

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In addition the best picture, Roma also walked away with honors in additional three categories – best director, best cinematography and best non-English speaking film. It was closely followed by the adaptation to James Baldwin’s classic If Beale Street Could Talk, which received a total of three awards.

The list of honorees features several Oscar hopefuls, but the online film critics made a couple of pretty unconventional and refreshing choices. Toni Collette has beaten the likes of Olivia Colman and Lady Gaga to be named best actress, while Michael B. Jordan walked away with best-supporting actor award for Black Panther!

Full list of winners at 2019 Online Film Critics Society Awards:

Best Picture – Roma

Best Animated Feature – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Best Director – Alfonso Cuarón (Roma)

Best Actor – Ethan Hawke (First Reformed)

Best Actress – Toni Collette (Hereditary)

Best Supporting Actor – Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther)

Best Supporting Actress– Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk)

Best Original Screenplay – Paul Schrader (First Reformed)

Best Adapted Screenplay – Barry Jenkins (If Beale Street Could Talk)

Best Editing– Eddie Hamilton (Mission: Impossible – Fallout)

Best Cinematography – Alfonso Cuarón (Roma)

Best Original Score – Nicholas Britell (If Beale Street Could Talk)

Best Debut Feature – Ari Aster (Hereditary)

Best Film Not in the English Language – Roma

Best Documentary – Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Technical Achievement Awards:

Annihilation – Best Visual Effects

Black Panther – Best Costume Design

Mission: Impossible – Fallout – Best Stunt Coordination

A Quiet Place – Best Sound Design

A Star Is Born – Best Original Songs

Lifetime Achievement Awards:

Roger Deakins

Spike Lee

Rita Moreno

Robert Redford

 Agnès Varda

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The jury in Venice was headed by Cuarón’s good friend Guillermo Del Toro, who joked he only had one vote like the rest of the jurors, who also picked Roma as their absolute favorite.

Cuarón described the festival in Venice and this coveted award as incredibly important to him and thanked everyone who was a part of his journey. Golden Lion winner expressed gratitude to his leading ladies Marina De Tavira, Yalitza Aparicio and Nancy Garcia for the immense respect shown in portraying the women who raised him.

Their contribution to this project was crucial, since they were front and center in Cuarón’s most personal project to date. Roma is set in the ‘70s and is inspired by the filmmaker’s upbringing in the middle-class neighborhood of Mexico City the movie was named after.

Critics had nothing but words of praise for this film, and described it as “a richly textured masterpiece” and “cinema at its purest and most human.” We’ll have to wait a few more months to make our own judgment. Roma will be released by Netflix on December 14, with a limited theatrical rollout planned.

Here’s a look at the rest of the major winners at this year’s Venice Film Festival:

Golden Lion: Roma by Alfonso Cuarón

Grand Jury Prize: The Favourite by Yorgos Lanthimos

Silver Lion: The Sisters Brothers by Jacques Audiard

Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Olivia Colman for The Favourite

Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Willem Dafoe for At Eternity’s Gate

Best Screenplay Award: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs by Joel and Ethan Coen

Special Jury Prize: The Nightingale by Jennifer Kent

Marcello Mastroianni Award: Baykali Ganambarr for The Nightingale

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Cuarón has beaten the tough competition he had in his fellow nominees Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born), Peter Farrelly (Green Book), Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman) and Adam McKay (Vice). After acknowledging their amazing work, Cuarón went on to thank the actors who helped him turn his deeply personal story into this extraordinary film.

“Roma simply doesn’t exist without the generosity of spirit and effortless grace of Yalitza and Marina. They somehow, with the rest of my beautiful cast managed to bring to life this film from my memory,” said Cuarón during his acceptance speech.

Full List of Winners at 2019 Directors Guild Awards:

Best Feature Film

Alfonso Cuarón – Roma

Best Documentary

Tim Wardle – Three Identical Strangers

Best First-Time Feature Film

Bo Burnham – Eighth Grade

Best Drama Series

Adam McKay – Succession for “Celebration”

Best Comedy Series

Bill Hader – Barry for “Chapter One: Make Your Mark”

Best Movies for Television and Limited Series

Ben Stiller – Escape at Dannemora

Best Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming

Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live for “Adam Driver/Kanye West”

Best Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Special

Louis J. Horvitz – The 60th Annual Grammy Awards

Best Reality Program

Russell Norman – The Final Table for “Japan”

Best Children’s Program

Jack Jameson – When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special

Best Commercial

Spike Jonze – Apple’s “Welcome Home”

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In addition to winning the biggest award of the night – best picture – Roma also came out victorious in additional three categories: best director, cinematography and foreign film. Black Panther and Vice also had a great night at the Critics’ Choice Awards this year and scooped three awards each.

The critics also showed a lot of love for TV shows The Americans and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. They both received three shiny statues by the end of the night and won the best drama and best comedy series awards, respectively.

Just like every other awards show, the Critics’ Choice Awards couldn’t go without a shocker or two. Viewers were surprised after seeing two ties in one night, but it was an absolute delight to watch Amy Adams and Patricia Arquette share the stage and accept an award together, only to be followed by Glenn Close and Lady Gaga do the same thing.

Full List of Winners at 2019 Critics’ Choice Awards:

FILM

Best Picture: “Roma”

Best Actor:  Christian Bale, “Vice”

Best Actress (tie):  Glenn Close, “The Wife” & Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born”

Best Supporting Actor: Mahershala Ali, “Green Book”

Best Supporting Actress: Regina King, “If Beale Street Could Talk”

Best Young Actor/Actress: Elsie Fisher, “Eighth Grade”

Best Acting Ensemble: “The Favourite”

Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma”

Best Original Screenplay: Paul Schrader, “First Reformed”

Best Adapted Screenplay: Barry Jenkins, “If Beale Street Could Talk”

Best Cinematography: Alfonso Cuarón, “Roma”

Best Production Design: Hannah Beachler and Jay Hart, “Black Panther”

Best  Editing: Tom Cross, “First Man”

Best Costume Design: Ruth Carte, “Black Panther”

Best Hair And Makeup: “Vice”

Best Visual Effects: “Black Panther”

Best  Animated Feature: “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

Best Action Movie: “Mission: Impossible – Fallout”

Best Comedy: “Crazy Rich Asians”

Best Actor In A Comedy: Christian Bale, “Vice”

Best Actress In A Comedy: Olivia Colman, “The Favourite”

Best Sci-Fi Or Horror Movie: “A Quiet Place”

Best Foreign Language Film: “Roma”

Best Song: “Shallow” (from “A Star Is Born”)

Best Score: Justin Hurwitz, “First Man”

TELEVISION

Best Drama Series: “The Americans”

Best Actor In A Drama Series: Matthew Rhys, “The Americans”

Best Actress In A Drama Series: Sandra Oh, “Killing Eve”

Best Supporting Actor In A Drama Series: Noah Emmerich, “The Americans”

Best Supporting Actress In A Drama Series: Thandie Newton, “Westworld”

Best Comedy Series: “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

Best Actor In A Comedy Series: Bill Hader, “Barry”

Best Actress In A Comedy Series: Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

Best Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series: Henry Winkler, “Barry”

Best Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series: Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

Best Limited Series: “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”

Best TV Movie: “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert”

Best Actor In A Limited Series Or TV Movie: Darren Criss, “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”

Best Actress In A Limited Series Or TV Movie (tie):  Amy Adams, “Sharp Objects” & Patricia Arquette, “Escape at Dannemora”

Best Supporting Actor In A Limited Series Or TV Movie:  Ben Whishaw, “A Very English Scandal”

Best  Supporting Actress In A Limited Series Or TV Movie: Patricia Clarkson, “Sharp Objects” 

Best Animated Series: “BoJack Horseman”

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In addition the best picture, Roma also walked away with honors in additional three categories – best director, best cinematography and best non-English speaking film. It was closely followed by the adaptation to James Baldwin’s classic If Beale Street Could Talk, which received a total of three awards.

The list of honorees features several Oscar hopefuls, but the online film critics made a couple of pretty unconventional and refreshing choices. Toni Collette has beaten the likes of Olivia Colman and Lady Gaga to be named best actress, while Michael B. Jordan walked away with best-supporting actor award for Black Panther!

Full list of winners at 2019 Online Film Critics Society Awards:

Best Picture – Roma

Best Animated Feature – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Best Director – Alfonso Cuarón (Roma)

Best Actor – Ethan Hawke (First Reformed)

Best Actress – Toni Collette (Hereditary)

Best Supporting Actor – Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther)

Best Supporting Actress– Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk)

Best Original Screenplay – Paul Schrader (First Reformed)

Best Adapted Screenplay – Barry Jenkins (If Beale Street Could Talk)

Best Editing– Eddie Hamilton (Mission: Impossible – Fallout)

Best Cinematography – Alfonso Cuarón (Roma)

Best Original Score – Nicholas Britell (If Beale Street Could Talk)

Best Debut Feature – Ari Aster (Hereditary)

Best Film Not in the English Language – Roma

Best Documentary – Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

Technical Achievement Awards:

Annihilation – Best Visual Effects

Black Panther – Best Costume Design

Mission: Impossible – Fallout – Best Stunt Coordination

A Quiet Place – Best Sound Design

A Star Is Born – Best Original Songs

Lifetime Achievement Awards:

Roger Deakins

Spike Lee

Rita Moreno

Robert Redford

 Agnès Varda

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The jury in Venice was headed by Cuarón’s good friend Guillermo Del Toro, who joked he only had one vote like the rest of the jurors, who also picked Roma as their absolute favorite.

Cuarón described the festival in Venice and this coveted award as incredibly important to him and thanked everyone who was a part of his journey. Golden Lion winner expressed gratitude to his leading ladies Marina De Tavira, Yalitza Aparicio and Nancy Garcia for the immense respect shown in portraying the women who raised him.

Their contribution to this project was crucial, since they were front and center in Cuarón’s most personal project to date. Roma is set in the ‘70s and is inspired by the filmmaker’s upbringing in the middle-class neighborhood of Mexico City the movie was named after.

Critics had nothing but words of praise for this film, and described it as “a richly textured masterpiece” and “cinema at its purest and most human.” We’ll have to wait a few more months to make our own judgment. Roma will be released by Netflix on December 14, with a limited theatrical rollout planned.

Here’s a look at the rest of the major winners at this year’s Venice Film Festival:

Golden Lion: Roma by Alfonso Cuarón

Grand Jury Prize: The Favourite by Yorgos Lanthimos

Silver Lion: The Sisters Brothers by Jacques Audiard

Volpi Cup for Best Actress: Olivia Colman for The Favourite

Volpi Cup for Best Actor: Willem Dafoe for At Eternity’s Gate

Best Screenplay Award: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs by Joel and Ethan Coen

Special Jury Prize: The Nightingale by Jennifer Kent

Marcello Mastroianni Award: Baykali Ganambarr for The Nightingale

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