CRITICS CHOICE AWARD WINNERS!

VH1 did the wise thing and did not feature a host. Last year Emmy-winner Kristin Chenoweth hosted, making an embarrassment of herself and making things uncomfortable for the people attending. This year's awards show was much better, and I'm glad to say "The Social Network" and "Inception," 2 of the year's most extraordinary films, made out greatly. Although "Network" was the winner of Best Picture and Best Director, "Inception" was the big winner of the night, winning 6 awards, interestingly enough only one; Best Action Film, was won on screen, the others were mentioned briefly in voice-over saying "Congratulations to "Inception" for..." and so forth. "The King's Speech" also did well with wins for Colin Firth and the sublime screenplay, although I was disappointed to see Christian Bale win the award and not Geoffrey Rush (then again I haven't seen "The Fighter.") And to conclude "Alice in Wonderland" won a few technical awards and America's (and my) favorite up-and-coming star Hailee Steinfeld took home Best Young [Actress]. Here are the major winners of last nights show:

BEST PICTURE: The Social Network
BEST DIRECTOR: David Fincher- The Social Network
BEST ACTOR: Colin Firth- The King's Speech
BEST ACTRESS: Natalie Portman- Black Swan
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Christian Bale- The Fighter
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Melissa Leo- The Fighter
BEST ACTION FILM: Inception
BEST COMEDY: Easy A
BEST ORIGINAL/ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: The King's Speech/The Social Network

Unfortunately for them "127 Hours," "The Town" and "Winter's Bone" went away with nothing. I'm eager to see tomorrow's results for the Golden Globes!

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