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Birdman, Boyhood triumph at Critics' Choice

Keaton - Won Best Actor and Best Actor in a Comedy for his performance in Birdman
Keaton - Won Best Actor and Best Actor in a Comedy for his performance in Birdman

Birdman took home the lion's share of honours at Thursday night's (January 15) Critics' Choice Movie Awards, winning in seven categories.

Birdman star Michael Keaton won Best Actor and Best Actor in a Comedy, while the film also won Best Original Screenplay, Best Score, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Editing and Best Cinematography.

However, Richard Linklater's coming-of-age drama Boyhood took home the Best Picture award, and Best Director also went to Linklater. Boyhood star Patricia Arquette was honoured with the Best Supporting Actress award, and co-star Ellar Coltrane took home the Best Young Actor/Actress award.

Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel was the third biggest winner on the night, receiving a total of three awards for Best Comedy, Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design.

Take a look at the full list of winners below.

BEST PICTURE
Boyhood

BEST ACTOR
Michael Keaton, Birdman

BEST ACTRESS
Julianne Moore, Still Alice

BEST DIRECTOR
Richard Linklater, Boyhood 

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE
Birdman

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY 
Gone Girl

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY 
Birdman

BEST COMEDY
The Grand Budapest Hotel

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY
Jenny Slate, Obvious Child

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY
Michael Keaton, Birdman

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
JK Simmons, Whiplash

BEST SONG
Glory, Common/John Legend, Selma

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The LEGO Movie

BEST ACTION MOVIE
Guardians of the Galaxy

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Emily Blunt, Edge of Tomorrow

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Bradley Cooper, American Sniper

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS
Ellar Coltrane, Boyhood

BEST SCI FI/HORROR MOVIE
Interstellar

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Life Itself

BEST CINEMATOGRAPY
Birdman, Emmanuel Lubezki

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

BEST EDITING
Birdman, Douglas Crise, Stephen Mirrione

BEST ART DIRECTION
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Adam Stockhausen/Production Designer, Anna Pinnock/Set Decorator

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Milena Canonero

BEST HAIR & MAKEUP
Guardians of the Galaxy

BEST SCORE
Antonio Sanchez, Birdman

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Force Majeure (Sweden)

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