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'Shape of Water,' 'Lies,' 'Get Out' win Critics' Choice Awards, an awkward night with no-show Franco

LOS ANGELES - Hollywood's biggest talent congregated in an airplane hangar Thursday night for the Broadcast Critics Association's 23rd annual Critics' Choice Awards.

Held in Santa Monica Airport's Barker Hangar, the second major award show of Hollywood's self-celebratory season struggled to find a tone in the wake of the blatantly political Golden Globes last week.

Host Olivia Munn, one of several women to accuse Brett Ratner of sexual impropriety, kicked off the night with a cringe-inducing musical number featuring former "SNL" cast member and "White Famous" star Jay Pharaoh.

Later, Munn was joined onstage by Niecy Nash to raise a glass to "all the good guys in Hollywood" including "the male casting

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