The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (NYFCC), one of the more prestigious critics groups in the country, are currently announcing their 2024 winners. The Best Picture winners this decade have been “Small Axe,” “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” Tár and “The Zone of Interest.”
2024 marks the 50th anniversary of LAFCA and the third year for gender-neutral acting categories by the critics’ group. I’ll update the winners as they come along.
Best Picture: ANORA
Runner-up: THE BRUTALISTBest Foreign Film: ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT
Runner-up: THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIGBest Director: Mohammad Rasoulof for THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
Runner-up: Sean Baker for ANORABest Documentary/Nonfiction: NO OTHER LAND
Runner-up: DAHOMEYBest Screenplay: Jesse Eisenberg for A REAL PAIN
Runner-up: Sean Baker for ANORABest Lead Performance: Marianne Jean-Baptiste, HARD TRUTHS, and Mikey Madison, ANORA
Runners-up: Demi Moore, THE SUBSTANCE, and Fernanda Torres, I’M STILL HEREBest Supporting Performance: Yura Borisov, ANORA, & Kieran Culkin, A REAL PAIN
Runners-up: Clarence Maclin, SING SING, and Adam Pearson, A DIFFERENT MANBest Animation: FLOW
Runner-up: CHICKEN FOR LINDA
Best Editing (TIE): Nicholas Monsour, NICKEL BOYS, and Hansjörg Weißbrich, SEPTEMBER 5Best Production Design: Judy Becker, THE BRUTALIST
Runner-up: Adam Stockhausen, BLITZBest Music/Score: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, CHALLENGERS
Runner-up: Eiko Ishibashi, EVIL DOES NOT EXISTBest Cinematography: Jomo Fray, NICKEL BOYS
Runner-up: Lol Crawley, THE BRUTALIST