The phrase "critical accolades" refers to receiving high praise and recognition from experts, reviewers, or professionals in a particular field or industry. Full definition
The fact that he was the object of critical accolades was also not unusual. (gaycitynews.nyc)
Critical accolades notwithstanding, this is a rather ordinary film about an ordinary man who met an extraordinary one, or at least claimed to. (qwipster.net)
His performance won critical accolades from all of the major newspapers, and Crawford was on his way, at least as far as the stage was concerned — when it came time to do the movie, however, the part went to Lon Chaney Jr.. (rottentomatoes.com)