Anora was named finest movie by Los Angeles Movie Critics Affiliation (LAFCA) because the group introduced its winners on Sunday (December 8).
Sean Baker’s madcap Palme d’Or-winning romantic comedy, financed by FilmNation and distributed within the US via Neon, is beginning to construct up a head of steam within the US awards season.
Mikey Madison tied within the gender-neutral finest lead performer class with final week’s New York Movie Critics Circle finest actress winner Marianne Jean-Baptiste from Arduous Truths. Mike Leigh’s drama is distributed within the US by Bleecker Avenue.
Yura Borisov was named joint finest supporting performer alongside New York critics’ winner Kieran Culkin for A Actual Ache, whereas Baker completed runner-up within the directing class to Mohammad Rasoulof for Cannes particular jury prize winner The Seed Of The Sacred Fig, launched within the US via Neon.
Baker was additionally runner-up runner up within the screenplay class to Jesse Eisenberg for Searchlight Footage’ A Actual Ache, which has stayed the gap since its world premiere 11 months in the past at Sundance. Baker was the New York critics’ screenplay winner final week.
Sunday afternoon’s announcement by LAFCA group additionally noticed additional recognition for 2 movies which have already stamped their presence on awards season regardless of being ignored in some circles.
Finest Movie Not In The English Language winner All We Think about As Gentle – snubbed by India’s Oscar submission choice committee and distributed within the US by Janus Movies and Sideshow – and finest Documentary/Non-Fiction Movie winner No Different Land, which stays with out US distribution, each earned Gothams and New York Movie Critics Circle awards in addition to Spirit Awards nods final week.
The Brutalist, named finest movie by the New York critics, was runner-up in the very best image class and received manufacturing design for Judy Becker. Brady Corbet’s American Dream saga, which A24 distributes within the US, was additionally runner-up in cinematography. Trent Reznor And Atticus Ross received finest rating for Amazon MGM Studios’ Challengers.
Full 2024 Los Angeles Movie Critics Affiliation winners
Finest image: Anora
Runner-up: The Brutalist
Finest director: Mohammad Rasoulof, The Seed Of The Sacred Fig
Runner-up: Sean Baker, Anora
Finest Lead Efficiency: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Arduous Truths, & Mikey Madison, Anora
Runners-up: Demi Moore, The Substance, and Fernanda Torres, I’m Nonetheless Right here
Finest Supporting Efficiency: Yura Borisov, Anora, & Kieran Culkin, A Actual Ache
Runners-up: Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing, and Adam Pearson, A Totally different Man
Finest screenplay: Jesse Eisenberg, A Actual Ache
Runner-up: Sean Baker, Anora
Finest Cinematography: Jomo Fray, Nickel Boys
Runner-up: Lol Crawley, The Brutalist
Finest Manufacturing Design: Judy Becker, The Brutalist
Runner-up: Adam Stockhausen, Blitz
Finest Enhancing: TIE – Nicholas Monsour, Nickel Boys, & Hansjörg Weissbrich, September 5
Finest Music Rating: Trent Reznor And Atticus Ross, Challengers
Runner-up: Eiko Ishibashi, Evil Does Not Exist
Finest Movie Not In The English Language: All We Think about As Gentle
Runner-up: The Seed Of The Sacred Fig
Finest Documentary/Non-Fiction Movie: No Different Land
Runner-up: Dahomey
Finest Animation: Move
Runner-up: Rooster For Linda
New Era Award: Vera Drew, The Folks’s Joker
Profession Achievement: John Carpenter
Particular Quotation: Adam Hyman, For many years of curating, programming and administrating the screenings and different occasions of Los Angeles Filmforum
The Douglas Edwards Experimental Movie Award: The Human Surge 3.
