Winning its second Best Picture award from a critics group, the international film “Drive My Car” continuing its bid for a Best International Film nomination at this years Oscars. “Drive My Car” also won Best Screenplay. Oddly enough, Best Film Not in the English Language did not go to “Drive My Car,” but to Celine Sciamma’s “Petite Maman.” The Los Angeles Film Critics Association went against the grain in many categories including Simon Rex winning Best Actor, Penelope Cruz winning Best Actress, and Vincent Lindon winning Best Supporting Actor.
BEST PICTURE
“Drive My Car”
Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Produced by Tsuyoshi Gorô, Misaki Kawamura, Osamu Kubota, Sachio Matsushita, Yoshito Nakabe, Keiji Okumura, Jin Suzuki, and Akihisa Yamamoto
Janus Films
RUNNER-UP
| “The Power Of The Dog” (Netflix) |
BEST DIRECTOR
Jane Campion
“The Power Of The Dog”
Produced by Emile Sherman, Iain Canning, Roger Frappier, Jane Campion, and Tanya Seghatchian
Netflix
RUNNER-UP
| Ryusuke Hamaguchi — “Drive My Car” (Janus Films) |
BEST ACTOR
Simon Rex
“Red Rocket”
Directed by Sean Baker
A24
RUNNER-UP
| Benedict Cumberbatch — “The Power Of The Dog” (Netflix) |
BEST ACTRESS
Penélope Cruz
“Parallel Mothers”
Directed by Pedro Almodóvar
Sony Pictures Classics
RUNNER-UP
| Renate Reinsve — “The Worst Person In The World” (Neon) |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Vincent Lindon
“Titane”
Directed by Julia Ducournau
Neon
RUNNER-UP
| Kodi Smit-McPhee — “The Power Of The Dog” (Netflix) |
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Ariana Debose
“West Side Story”
Directed by Steven Spielberg
20th Century Studios
RUNNER-UP
| Aunjanue Ellis — “King Richard” (Warner Bros. Pictures) |
BEST SCREENPLAY
“Drive My Car”
Written by Ryusuke Hamaguchi And Takamasa Oe
Based on “Drive My Car” by Haruki Murakami
Janus Films
RUNNER-UP
| “Licorice Pizza” — Paul Thomas Anderson (MGM) |
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“The Power of the Dog”
Cinematography by Ari Wegner
Netflix
RUNNER-UP
| “Dune” — Greig Fraser (Warner Bros.Pictures) |
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
“Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar”
Production Design by Steve Saklad
Lionsgate
RUNNER-UP
| “Nightmare Alley” — Tamara Deverell (Searchlight Pictures) |
BEST EDITING
“Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
Edited by Joshua L. Pearson
Searchlight Pictures
RUNNER-UP
| “Licorice Pizza” — Andy Jurgensen (MGM) |
BEST MUSIC SCORE
“Parallel Mothers”
Composed by Alberto Iglesias
Sony Pictures Classics
RUNNERS-UP
| “The Power Of The Dog” — Jonny Greenwood (Netflix) |
| “Spencer” — Jonny Greenwood (Neon) |
BEST FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
“Petite Maman”
Directed by Céline Sciamma
Canal+
RUNNER-UP
| “Quo Vadis, Aida” (Curzon) |
BEST DOCUMENTARY/NON-FICTION FILM
“Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
Directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
Searchlight Pictures
RUNNER-UP
| “Procession” (Netflix) |
BEST ANIMATION
“Flee”
Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Neon
RUNNER-UP
| “Belle” (GKIDS) |
NEW GENERATION AWARD
(TIE)
Shatara Michelle Ford
“Test Pattern”
Kino Lorber
Tatiana Huezo
“Prayers For The Stolen”
Netflix
CAREER ACHIEVEMENT
Mel Brooks
SPECIAL CITATIONS
“L.A. Rebellion”
THE DOUGLAS EDWARDS EXPERIMENTAL/INDEPENDENT FILM/VIDEO AWARD
“The Works And Days (Of Tayoko Shiojiri In The Shiotani Basin)”
Directed by C.W. Winter and Anders Edström
Grasshopper Film
QUICK LIST
Best Picture: “Drive My Car”
Best Director: Jane Campion — “The Power Of The Dog”
Best Actor: Simon Rex — “Red Rocket”
Best Actress: Penélope Cruz — “Parallel Mothers”
Best Supporting Actor: Vincent Lindon — “Titane”
Best Supporting Actress: Ariana Debose — “West Side Story”
Best Screenplay: “Drive My Car” — Ryusuke Hamaguchi And Takamasa Oe
Best Cinematography: “The Power Of The Dog” — Ari Wegner
Best Production Design: “Barb And Star Go To Vista Del Mar” — Steve Saklad
Best Editing: “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)” — Joshua L. Pearson
Best Music Score: “Parallel Mothers” — Alberto Iglesias
Best Film Not in the English Lannguage: “Petite Maman”
Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film: “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)”
Best Animation: “Flee”
New Generation Award (TIE): Shatara Michelle Ford — “Test Pattern” & Tatiana Huezo — “Prayers For The Stolen”
Career Achievement: Mel Brooks
Special Citations: “L.A. Rebellion”
The Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award: “The Works And Days (Of Tayoko Shiojiri In The Shiotani Basin)”
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
Founded in 1975, The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) is comprised of Los Angeles-based, professional film critics working in the Los Angeles print and electronic media.
