{"id":286352,"date":"2020-01-13T04:49:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T11:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1110966"},"modified":"2020-01-13T04:49:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T11:49:00","slug":"there-was-a-shocking-tie-win-at-the-2020-critics-choice-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/there-was-a-shocking-tie-win-at-the-2020-critics-choice-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"There Was a Shocking Tie Win at the 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a rare moment in awards show history, there was a tie for Best Director at the 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n

During Sunday’s ceremony, Parasite<\/em> director Bong Joon-Ho <\/strong>and 1917<\/em> director Sam Mendes<\/a><\/strong> were both honored with the award for Best Director<\/a>. Mendes wasn’t able to attend the ceremony, so it was only Joon-Ho’s speech the audience got to hear. And given that he didn’t expect to win (let alone tie), the director had to improvise his speech.<\/p>\n

“I definitely did not expect this award, so I did not prepare a speech,” he said with the aid of a translator. “Today, I was just enjoying the vegan burger<\/a> and trying to enjoy this ceremony. So many unexpected things happen in life, just like Parasite<\/em><\/a>. I’m sure those of you that have seen it didn’t expect what was going to happen.”<\/p>\n

He then acknowledged the other directors nominated in his category. “What makes me happier is just being nominated with the fellow amazing other directors,” Joon-Ho said.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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As he continued, “Noah, Greta, Safdie brothers, Martin Scorsese<\/a><\/strong>, Quentin Tarantino<\/a><\/strong>, Sam Mendes. They are all directors that I love so much, thank you so much. And our team at the center table, our amazing actors…our producers and crew members, thank you so much. Thank you so much, and I will go down and finish my half-eaten burger.”<\/p>\n

John Lithgow<\/a><\/strong> presented the award to the cheering crowd during the show in Los Angeles. And the category was stacked with Hollywood greats. Alongside Joon-Ho and Mendes were Scorsese for The Irishman<\/em>, Tarantino for Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood<\/em>, Greta Gerwig<\/strong> for Little Women<\/em>, Noah Baumbach<\/strong> for Marriage Story<\/em> and Josh Safdie<\/strong> and Benny Safdie<\/strong> for Uncut Gems<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Parasite<\/em> and 1917 <\/em>ended up winning big at the ceremony. Joon-Ho’s film took home the award for Best Foreign Language Film, and Mendes’ World War I drama was awarded Best Cinematography and Best Editing. Mendes previously won Best Director at the 2020 Golden Globes<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The last time there was a tie at the Critics’ Choice Awards<\/a> was in 2019, when Glenn Close<\/a><\/strong> and Lady Gaga<\/a><\/strong>tied for Best Actress.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n

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