“The Social Network” keeps making friends, winning the Critics’ Choice award for best picture and three other prizes.
But “Inception” led all films Friday night with six awards total, all in technical categories.
Best actor went to Colin Firth for his portrayal of King George VI, who overcame a stammer with the help of an unconventional speech therapist, in “The King’s Speech,” while Natalie Portman won best actress for playing a ballerina who descends into madness in “Black Swan.”
“The Social Network,” which chronicles the origin of Facebook, also won for David Fincher’s direction, Aaron Sorkin’s adapted screenplay and the score from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
The boxing drama “The Fighter” won in three categories: supporting actor Christian Bale, supporting actress Melissa Leo and best ensemble.
But from a numerical standpoint, “Inception” was the big winner of the night. Christopher Nolan’s psychological dream thriller won for cinematography, art direction, editing, visual effects, sound and best action movie.
The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, bestowed by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, were given out at the Hollywood Palladium.
Among the other winners, “Toy Story 3” was named best animated film, “Waiting for ‘Superman'” took the documentary prize, “Easy A” won best comedy and “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” was the foreign-language winner. Hailee Steinfeld won the best young actor or actress award for her film debut in the Coen brothers’ version of “True Grit.”
The front-runner this awards season, “The Social Network” has won top honors from several critics groups, including those in New York and Los Angeles and the National Society of Film Critics.
“Mufasa: The Lion King” and “Sonic 3” Rule Box Office For 1st Weekend Of 2025
The Walt Disney Co.'s "Mufasa: The Lion King" claimed the No. 1 spot on the North American box office charts over the first weekend of 2025.
The photorealistic "Lion King" prequel earned $23.8 million in its third weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. Paramount's "Sonic the Hedgehog 3," which has dominated the past two weekends, wasn't far behind.
"Sonic 3" stayed close with a 3-day estimate of $21.2 million, bringing its total domestic earnings to $187.5 million and helping the overall franchise cross $1 billion worldwide. "Mufasa's" running total is slightly less, with $169.2 million.
In third place, Focus Features' "Nosferatu" remake defied the fate of so many of its genre predecessors and fell only 39% in its second weekend. Horror films typically fall sharply after the first weekend and anything less than a 50% decline is notable. "Nosferatu," which added 140 screens, claimed $13.2 million in ticket sales, bringing its running total to $69.4 million since its Christmas debut. The film, directed by Robert Eggers, already surpassed its reported production budget of $50 million, though that figure does not account for marketing and promotion expenses).
No new wide releases opened this weekend, leaving the box office top 10 once again to holdovers from previous weeks. Several have been in theaters since Thanksgiving. One of those, "Moana 2," claimed the No. 4 spot for Disney in its sixth weekend in theaters. The animated sequel earned another $12.4 million, bumping its global total to $960.5 million.
The Bob Dylan biopic "A Complete Unknown," dipped only slightly in its second weekend, bringing in $8.1 million. With $41.7 million total, it's Searchlight's highest grossing film since Disney acquired the company in... Read More