Last Sunday, January 14, the 29th edition of the Critics Choice Awards 2024 was held at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica airport, California (United States).
These awards seek to reward the audiovisual productions most celebrated by professional critics, as well as the different achievements of the film and television industry in 2023.
As expected, seeing the endless number of nominations they started with, Barbie and Oppenheimer were the big winners of the night. Christopher Nolan’s film won eight awards while Greta Gerwig’s film won six.
However, there was one man who became the star of the awards gala: Harrison Ford. The actor and film producer was awarded for his career, something that made him especially excited.
The protagonist of American Graffiti, The Conversation or The Mosquito Coast expressed his infinite gratitude to all those who have believed in him throughout his extensive career and explained that he is very happy with the direction the industry is currently taking. : ”I’m really happy to be here tonight and see where our industry is going and all the talented people who are getting opportunities that probably wouldn’t have existed in the first part of my career. “I feel enormously lucky.”
In addition to offering an exciting plea in favor of inclusion and different forms of filmmaking, Ford wanted to make it clear that if he was collecting this award that recognizes his work, it is not only for his talent or his effort, but, throughout Over the years, he has been able to work with great directors, writers and filmmakers who have elevated his figure and complemented him perfectly.
Before going on stage to collect his award and give the emotional speech that has gone viral on social networks, the actor lovingly kissed his wife, actress Calista Flockhart, making it clear to millions of viewers that he is in love with the artist and which is a great pillar in your life.
Ford took advantage of the moment of attention and, after reflecting on the industry and his path in it, highlighted his wife’s role in his life and joked that he needs a lot of care: ”I want to thank my lovely wife Calista Flockhart , who supports me when I need it most, and I need a lot of support.
