Australian trio Mel Gibson, Nicole Kidman and Joel Edgerton have suffered setbacks to their Oscar campaigns after crashing at the Critics’ Choice Awards in Los Angeles.

The ceremony confirmed musical La La Land as the potential force at February’s Academy Awards.

Gibson was up for best director and his Australian-made war drama Hacksaw Ridge for best picture, with both needing wins to boost their flagging Oscar campaigns, but both fell to La La Land.

La La Land‘s Damien Chazelle was victorious in the directing and original screenplay categories while the musical took best picture.

Kidman, up for supporting actress in another Australian drama, Lion, was trumped by Viola Davis for Fences.

Casey Affleck, for Manchester by the Sea, also confirmed his place as the Oscar best actor favourite by collecting the Critics’ Choice gong ahead of Edgerton’s performance in Loving.

Natalie Portman, for her portrayal of former US First Lady Jackie Kennedy in the biopic Jackie inflicted a major upset when she was named best actress ahead of La La Land‘s Emma Stone.

The Critics’ Choice Awards, judged by more than 300 US and Canadian critics from the Broadcast Film Critics Association, did hand Hacksaw Ridge best action movie.

Hacksaw Ridge‘s US-born, English-raised Andrew Garfield also won best action movie actor.

Director Mel Gibson giving instructions to actors in Hacksaw Ridge.

Lion‘s Dev Patel was also overlooked for supporting actor, with Moonlight‘s Mahershala Ali the winner.

Australian actress Margot Robbie grabbed a best actress in an action movie award for her performance in Suicide Squad.

Gibson, Kidman and Edgerton will need nominations at Monday’s (Tuesday 0015 AEDT) Golden Globes nomination ceremony to resuscitate their campaigns ahead of January’s announcement of Oscar nominees.

The full list of winners at the Critics’ Choice Awards:

FILM

Best picture – La La Land
Best actress – Natalie Portman (Jackie)
Best actor – Casey Affleck (Manchester By The Sea)
Best director – Damien Chazelle (La La Land)
Best supporting actress – Viola Davis (Fences)
Best supporting actor – Mahershala Ali (Moonlight)
Best comedy – Deadpool
Best song – City of Stars (La La Land)
Best acting ensemble – Moonlight
Best young actor/actress – Lucas Hedges (Manchester By The Sea)
Best animated feature – Zootopia
Best actress in a comedy – Meryl Streep (Florence Foster Jenkins)
Best actor in a comedy – Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool)
Best action movie – Hacksaw Ridge
Best sci-fi/horror movie – Arrival
Best foreign language – Elle
Best actor in an action movie – Andrew Garfield (Hacksaw Ridge)
Best actress in an action movie – Margot Robbie (Suicide Squad)
Best original screenplay – Damien Chazelle (La La Land), Kenneth Lonergan (Manchester By The Sea)
Best adapted screenplay – Eric Heisserer (Arrival)
Best cinematography – Linus Sandgren (La La Land)
Best production design – David Wasco, Sandy Reynolds-Wasco (La La Land)
Best editing – Tom Cross (La La Land)
Best score – Justin Hurwitz (La La Land)
Best costume design – Madeline Fontaine (Jackie)
Best hair and make-up – Jackie
Best visual effects – The Jungle Book

TELEVISION

Best drama series – Game Of Thrones
Best actress in a drama series – Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld – HBO)
Best actor in a drama series – Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul)
Best supporting actress in a drama series – Thandie Newton (Westworld – HBO)
Best supporting actor in a drama series – John Lithgow (The Crown – Netflix)
Best movie made for television or limited series – The People v OJ Simpson (FX)
Best actor in a movie made for television or limited series – Courtney B. Vance (The People v OJ Simpson)
Best actress in a movie made for television or limited series – Sarah Paulson (The People v OJ Simpson)
Best supporting actor in a movie made for television or limited series – Sterling K Brown (The People v OJ Simpson)
Best supporting actress in a movie made for television or limited series – Regina King (American Crime)
Best talk show – The Late Late Show with James Corden
Best animated series – BoJack Horseman (Netflix)
Best actor in a comedy series – Donald Glover (Atlanta)
Best actress in a comedy series – Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)
Best supporting actress in a comedy series – Jane Krakowski (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt – Netflix)
Best supporting actor in a comedy series – Louie Anderson (Baskets)
Best guest performer in a comedy series – Alec Baldwin (Saturday Night Live)
Best guest performer in a drama series – Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Walking Dead)
See Her Award – Viola Davis
Entertainer Of The Year – Ryan Reynolds

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