The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) have announced their winners and runners up representing the best in film for 2024. Here are this year’s winners…
​Best Film
Winner: ANORA
Runner-Up: THE BRUTALIST
Best Film Not In The English Language
Winner: ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT
Runner-Up: THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
Best Director
Winner: Mohammad Rasoulof – THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
Runner-Up: Sean Baker – ANORA
Best Documentary Film
Winner: NO OTHER LAND
Runner-Up: DAHOMEY
Best Screenplay
Winner: Jesse Eisenberg – A REAL PAIN
Runner-Up: Sean Baker – ANORA
Best Leading Performance
Winners: Marianne Jean-Baptiste – HARD TRUTHS & Mikey Madison – ANORA
Runners-Up: Demi Moore – THE SUBSTANCE & Fernanda Torres – I’M STILL HERE
Best Supporting Performer
Winners: Yura Borisov – ANORA & Kieran Culkin – A REAL PAIN
Runners-Up: Clarence Maclin – SING SING & Adam Pearson – A DIFFERENT MAN
Best Animated Film
Winner: FLOW
Runner-Up: CHICKEN FOR LINDA!
Best Editing
Winners: Nicholas Monsour – NICKEL BOYS & Hansjörg WeiĂŸbrich – SEPTEMBER 5 (TIE)
Best Production Design
Winner: Judy Becker – THE BRUTALIST
​Runner-Up: Adam Stockhausen – BLITZ
Best Music/Score
Winner: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – CHALLENGERS
Runner-Up: Eiko Ishibashi – EVIL DOES NOT EXIST
Best Cinematography
Winner: Jomo Fray – NICKEL BOYS
Runner-Up: Lol Crawley – THE BRUTALIST
New Generation
Vera Drew for THE PEOPLE’S JOKER
Douglas Edwards Experimental Film
THE HUMAN SURGE 3
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