Tom McCarthy’s journalism drama “Spotlight” won best film, best ensemble and screenplay at the 21st Annual Critics’ Choice Awards while George Miller’s action thriller “Mad Max: Fury Road” walked away with an impressive haul of maximum nine trophies.
“I think we all know the true best ensemble are the real life heroes of Spotlight,” “Spotlight” actress Rachel McAdams McAdams said of the Boston Globe journalists who exposed Roman Catholic pedophile priests in a front-page expose.
“Mad Max” won best director for Miller, best action movie, and best actor and actress in an action movie (Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy, respectively) trophies at the awards.