Critics’ Choice Movie Awards 2014 | Show highlights

Actors Kristen Bell and Bill Hader announce the nominees for ensemble, in French-like accents.   (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

From left, actors Alessandro Nivola, Shea Whigham, Elisabeth Rohm, Jeremy Renner, Amy Adams and Bradley Cooper accept the best comedy award for “American Hustle.”   (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Actor Matthew McConaughey accepts the actor award for “Dallas Buyers Club.”  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Director Richard Linklater and actors Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke accept the Louis XIII Genius Award for “Before Midnight.”

Actress Julia Roberts announces the nominees for picture.  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Director Steve McQueen accepts the picture award for historical drama “12 Years a Slave.”   (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Actor Jared Leto accepts the supporting actor award for his role in “Dallas Buyers Club.”   (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Actress Meryl Streep makes her way to speak onstage.  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Alfonso Cuaron accepts the award for best director for space thriller “Gravity.”   (Frank Micelotta / Invision )

Actor Jonah Hill onstage.  (Christopher Polk / Getty Images)

Actress Cate Blanchett accepts the actress award for “Blue Jasmine” from actor Sir Ben Kingsley.

Newcomer Lupita Nyong’o accepts the award for best supporting actress for “12 Years a Slave.”   (Christopher Polk / Getty Images)

Talk show host and actress Oprah Winfrey, left, poses for a photo with actress Lupita Nyong’o.  (Christopher Polk / Getty Images)

Director David O. Russell accepts the best comedy award for “American Hustle.”   (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

From left, host Aisha Tyler has some fun with actor Darren Le Gallo and actress Amy Adams.   (Christopher Polk / Getty Images)

Margot Robbie.  (Frank Micelotta / Invision / AP)

Actor Forest Whitaker, right, accepts the Joel Siegel Award from actress Oprah Winfrey onstage.   (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Actor Marlon Wayans, left, and host Aisha Tyler chat backstage.  (John Sciulli / Getty Images)

Actors Kellan Lutz, left, and Nia Long speak onstage.  (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Actress Emma Thompson claps in encouragement for her peers.

Actress Amy Adams accepts the actress in a comedy award for her performance in “American Hustle.”   (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Actress Sandra Bullock won the award for actress in an action movie.  (Christopher Polk / Getty Images)

Actors Jensen Ackles, left, and Jared Padalecki speak onstage   (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Actors Leonardo DiCaprio, left, and Jonah Hill pose backstage.  (Christopher Polk / Getty Images )

Actress Adèle Exarchopoulos accepts the young actor/actress award; she won for her performance in “Blue Is the Warmest Color.”  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Actors Isaiah Washington, left, and Ian Somerhalder announce the nominees for foreign-language film, and ultimately accept the award on behalf of the cast and crew of “Blue Is the Warmest Color.”  (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Actors Matthew McConaughey, left, and Tom Hanks pose for a photo.  (Christopher Polk / Getty Images)

Actress Cate Blanchett is photographed at her table.  (Christopher Polk / Getty Images)

Actors Christina Applegate and James Marsden announce the first nominees of the night.