‘Spotlight,’ DiCaprio, Larson win at Critics’ Choice Awards

Brian d'Arcy James, left, hugs Rachel McAdams in the audience after hearing that they won the award for best picture for "Spotlight" at the 21st annual Critics' Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, in Santa Monica, Calif. Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP

LOS ANGELES—The investigative journalism drama “Spotlight” won the top prize at the Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday, while awards favorites Brie Larson and Leonardo DiCaprio won the top acting prizes for “Room” and “The Revenant.”

Both actors won Golden Globe Awards and are considered front-runners for the Academy Awards, too.

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