Los Angeles Film Critics Association Announce 2024 Award Winners

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) has named Anora as Best Picture of the Year, it was announced by Robert Abele, President of LAFCA.  LAFCA has chosen filmmaker John Carpenter as the recipient of this year's Career Achievement Award.

"We're all really excited by the breadth of talent in our winners this year, representing films that show a similar range in perspective, and artistry. Our banquet this year at the historic Millennium Biltmore on January 11, 2025, will be an incredible opportunity to honor these wonderful films and filmmakers."


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Award winners are:

PICTURE: ANORA

Runner-up: THE BRUTALIST

DIRECTOR: Mohammad Rasoulof, THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG

Runner-up: Sean Baker, ANORA

BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, HARD TRUTHS, and Mikey Madison, ANORA

Runners-up: Demi Moore, THE SUBSTANCE, and Fernanda Torres, I'M STILL HERE


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BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE: Yura Borisov, ANORA, and Kieran Culkin, A REAL PAIN

Runners-up: Clarence Maclin, SING SING, and Adam Pearson, A DIFFERENT MAN
 

SCREENPLAY: Jesse Eisenberg, A REAL PAIN

Runner-up: Sean Baker, ANORA

ANIMATION: FLOW

Runner-up: CHICKEN FOR LINDA

BEST FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT

Runner-up: THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG


New York Film Critics Circle Announce 2025 Winners "The Brutalist" Named Best Film

DOCUMENTARY / NON-FICTION FILM: NO OTHER LAND

Runner-up: DAHOMEY

FILM EDITING: Nicholas Monsour, NICKEL BOYS, and Hansjörg Weißbrich, SEPTEMBER 5 (TIE)

CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jomo Fray, NICKEL BOYS

Runner-up: Lol Crawley, THE BRUTALIST

PRODUCTION DESIGN: Judy Becker, THE BRUTALIST

Runner-up: Adam Stockhausen, BLITZ

MUSIC/SCORE: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, CHALLENGERS

Runner-up: Eiko Ishibashi, EVIL DOES NOT EXIST

NEW GENERATION: Vera Drew, THE PEOPLE'S JOKER

DOUGLAS E. EDWARDS INDEPENDENT/EXPERIMENTAL FILM/VIDEO: THE HUMAN SURGE 3

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT: John Carpenter

SPECIAL CITATION: Adam Hyman, for decades of curating, programming and administrating the screenings and other events of LA Filmforum


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About LAFCA:

Founded in 1975, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) is composed of Los Angeles-based professional film critics working in the Los Angeles print and electronic media. LAFCA members hold their annual awards vote, honoring screen excellence on both sides of the camera.

Aside from honoring each year's outstanding cinematic achievements, LAFCA has also made it a point to look back and pay tribute to distinguished industry veterans with its annual Career Achievement Award, which is announced in October, as well as to look forward by spotlighting fresh, promising talent with its annual New Generation Award. In addition, over the past three decades, LAFCA has sponsored and hosted numerous film panels and events and donated funds to various Los Angeles film organizations, especially where film preservation was concerned. LAFCA members have also collectively been vocal about taking up causes they have felt passionate about, from drafting formal protests against censorship and colorization to lending their support to controversial films. For more information, please visit www.lafca.net.

For a full list of voting members, visit: http://www.lafca.net/members.html 

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