Film critics mirror the Globes with awards

12 Years a Slave, Cate Blanchett, and Matthew McConaughey were among big winners at the Critics Choice Movie Awards, taking honours for best picture, actress, and actor.

The all-star American Hustle, about corruption in the 1970s, which has received 10 Oscar nominations, was named best comedy film, with Amy Adams winning best comedy actress.

The 281-member Broadcast Film Critics’ Association, the largest film critics’ organisation in the US and Canada, also gave the film its best acting ensemble prize at the event in Santa Monica, California.