Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel did the hosting honors for the 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards, or, as they called it, "the ninth-most exciting night in Hollywood."
The Help's Octavia Spencer scored the first award of the evening, Best Supporting Actress.
The dapper star of The Descendants accepts his win for Best Actor.
Viola Davis, who's been the Oscar favorite since The Help first hit theaters, got one step closer with her Best Actress win.
Sean Penn accepted the Joel Siegel Award for his humanitarian work in earthquake-ravaged Haiti from—where else?—the displaced persons camp set up by his JP Haitian Relief Organization that is now home to 55,000 people.
George Clooney was tapped to fete his fellow humanitarian because...well, he's a pretty accomplished do-gooder himself.
Bridesmaids executive producer Judd Apatow enjoyed the Best Comedy award for his most critically successful film yet.
Thomas Horn was a winner for Best Young Actor for his powerful work in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.
Bob Dylan, the subject of Martin Scorsese's 2005 documentary, No Direction Home, happened by to perform for the director, this year's recipient of the Music + Film Award.
Leonardo DiCaprio helmed the tribute to Martin Scorsese's melding of film and music.
Also a winner for Best Director, Michel Hazanavicius accepted the Best Picture win for The Artist, shot in black-and-white and largely silent, along with one of his producers.
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