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With less than a month to go until the
Oscars, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Quentin Tarantino’s love letter to 1960s
Los Angeles, received a timely boost as it was named the year’s best film at the Critics Choice awards.
Handed out by the Los Angeles-based Broadcast Film Critics Association, the Critics Choice awards made Once Upon a Time in
Hollywood its leading film, with three other nods, including
Brad Pitt for best supporting actor and Tarantino for best screenplay.