LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) -- Monochromatic drama film "Roma" took home the top film prizes with four awards at the 24th Critics' Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Los Angeles on Sunday night.

It won best picture, best director, best foreign language film and best cinematography.

Critics' Choice Awards are bestowed annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) and Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) to honor the finest in cinematic and television achievement.

Written and directed by Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron, the critically lauded autobiographical drama follows the life of a live-in housekeeper to an upper middle-class family in Mexico City. The title refers to Colonia Roma, a neighborhood in the city.

The Spanish-language movie won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival last year and took home two wins last week at the 76th Golden Globe Awards, including best foreign language film and best director. It was a big win for the streaming platform, Netflix, to earn its first Golden Globe for a movie.

The film is also widely considered one of the front-runners in the foreign language film category in this year's Oscar race. Enditem

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