( CNN ) Just after Thursday 's Oscar nominations , the Critics ' Choice Movie Awards moved the discussion forward on awards season Thursday night -- and the leader continues to be `` Boyhood . '' Richard Linklater 's movie about growing up , shot over the course of 12 years , won best picture at the honors , which are given out by the Broadcast Film Critics Association . But the awards did n't leave `` Boyhood 's '' main competition , `` Birdman '' and `` The Grand Budapest Hotel , '' bereft . `` Birdman '' earned trophies for best acting ensemble and star Michael Keaton , while `` Budapest '' took home the award for best comedy . `` Birdman '' won seven awards overall . Keaton had quite a night . Not only did he win , he apparently fell off stage after accepting his best actor award . The event was n't captured on video , but a number of observers tweeted about it . Keaton was fine and , being a trouper , later re-enacted the plunge backstage for the press . `` I took the 'Birdman ' flying thing way too far , '' he joked . Other winners included `` The Lego Movie '' -- snubbed by the Oscars -- as best animated feature , `` Guardians of the Galaxy '' for best action movie and J.K. Simmons for best supporting actor . The awards were n't without their controversy . Host Michael Strahan led off the ceremony by doing a little stripping -- he has a part in the `` Magic Mike '' sequel -- and Judd Apatow , who presented the best director award , brought up Bill Cosby . Apatow , who was apparently a late addition to the presenters ' lineup , has been a noted Cosby critic . `` They knew I 'd be home tweeting about Cosby , '' Apatow said . `` I was available . ''
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