Cate Blanchett is named Best Actress while Lupita Nyong'o gets standing ovation as she wins Best Supporting Actress at Critics' Choice Awards

The Critics’ Choice Awards kicked off on Thursday night which saw, as host Aisha Tyler described it, ‘A group of people who hate movies deciding which movies they hate the least.’
The toast of Tinseltown joined forces at the Santa Monica Barker Hangar to see who would be taking home the prestigious gongs.
Best Actress was awarded to Cate Blanchett for Blue Jasmine, who was no doubt still reeling from her Golden Globe win and Oscar nomination for the role.

She's on fire: Cate Blanchett was named Best Actress at the Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica on Sunday

'This is so great. What a great day. I just want to thank first and foremost Woody Allen. I am just the lucky girl that he happened to call for this,' she said.
Cate pointed out her nine-year-old son Roman, who was doing magic tricks for the audience, and said: 'You need to be grateful that it is I, and not Jasmine French, who is your mother.'
Lupita Nyong'o was astounded to win Best Supporting Actress over so many stars, and received a standing ovation.

Another one to add to her collection: The actress, who won a Golden Globe on Sunday, posed proudly backstage (L) and upon winning her award

Quick-witted: Cate finished off her speech by saying her children should be grateful that 'it is I, and not Jasmine French, who is your mother'

What a gentleman: Sir Ben Kingsley, who presented the award, graciously helped Cate onto the stage and held her hand

Cate Blanchett is named Best Actress at Critics' Choice Awards

'Thank you. I'm a little terrified,' she admitted. 'I'm so honoured to be here and I just want to thank the BFCA for this incredible honour.'
Lupita said she was thrilled to even be in a category with such big names and added to Julia Roberts: 'Thank you so much for making my brother the coolest guy in school for taking a picture with him.'
She added: 'I'd like to dedicate this to my uncle who came to see me in every play and said, "You're good. But let's see what Hollywood thinks of you." He didn't live to see this day but I'm sure he's proud of me.'

Astounded: Lupita Nyong'o couldn't believe it when she won Best Supporting Actress over so many big names

Emotional: Lupita received a standing ovation from her peers and thanked her late uncle in her speech

Overwhelmed: The stunning actress had to catch her breath before Jonah Hill handed her the trophy

Lupita Nyong'o in shock as she wins Best Supporting Actress

Her film 12 Years A Slave won the most prestigious honour of the night in the form of the Best Picture Award, and also took home the gong for Best Adapted Screenplay.

CRITICS' CHOICE AWARDS 2014: THE WINNERS

Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave

Best Actor: Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club

Best Actress: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine

Best Supporting Actor: Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club

Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave

Best Young Actor/Actress: Adele Exarchopoulos, Blue Is The Warmest Color

Best Acting Ensemble: American Hustle

Best Director: Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity

Best Original Screenplay: Spike Jonze, Her

Best Adapted Screenplay: John Ridley, 12 Years a Slave

Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, Gravity

Best Art Direction: Catherine Martin (Production Designer), Beverley Dunn (Set Decorator), The Great Gatsby

Best Editing: Alfonso Cuarón and Mark Sanger, Gravity

Best Costume Design: Catherine Martin, The Great Gatsby

Best Hair & Make-up: American Hustle

Best Visual Effects: Gravity

Best Animated Feature: Frozen

Best Action Movie: Lone Survivor

Best Actor in an Action Movie: Mark Wahlberg, Lone Survivor

Best Actress in an Action Movie: Sandra Bullock, Gravity

Best Comedy: American Hustle

Best Actor in a Comedy: Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street

Best Actress in a Comedy: Amy Adams, American Hustle

Best Sci-Fi/Horror Movie: Gravity

Best Foreign Language Film: Blue Is the Warmest Color

Best Documentary Feature: 20 Feet From Stardom

Best Song: "Let It Go" Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Frozen

Best Score: Steven Price, Gravity