‘Soul,’ ‘Palm Springs’ Top Critics Choice Super Awards
“The Boys” leads all series at the new awards show devoted to action, horror, sci-fi, superhero and animated movies and television programsSteve Pond | January 10, 2021 @ 7:00 PM
AWARDS BEAT
Soul: Disney+ / Palm Springs: Hulu & Neon
“Palm Springs,” “Soul” and “Da 5 Bloods” were among the top winners at Sunday night’s Critics Choice Super Awards, a curious awards show that was launched during a year in which the kind of movies it exists to celebrate were largely absent from screens.
The awards were created by the Critics Choice Association to honor action, horror, sci-fi, superhero, comic-book and animated movies the commercial genres whose films were largely taken off the release schedule when COVID-19 restrictions caused the closure of movie theaters. As a result, the Best Action Movie category was won by Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods,” in which the action sequences are peripheral at best;
"The Boys," "Soul" and "Palm Springs" won big at the inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards, which honored films and television shows across superhero/comic book, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, action and animation categories.
The Old Guard Wins Best Superhero Movie at Critics Choice Super Awards
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The inaugural Critics Choice Super Awards commenced on Sunday, celebrating a past year of genre fiction unlike any other. Even as the COVID-19 pandemic delayed a slew of major blockbusters - including many highly-anticipated superhero titles - there still was a lot to celebrate in 2020, particularly with regards to superhero movies.
The Old Guard took home the trophy for Best Superhero Movie at the Critics Choice Super Awards, beating out
Birds
Superman: Man of Tomorrow.
In The Old Guard, led by a warrior named Andy (Charlize Theron), a covert group of tight-knit mercenaries with a mysterious inability to die have fought to protect the mortal world for centuries. But when the team is recruited to take on an emergency mission and their extraordinary abilities are suddenly exposed, it’s up to Andy and Nile (KiKi Layne), the newest soldier to join their ranks, to help the group eliminate the threat of t