At last, after a long Sunday afternoon of contentious voting, the full lists of winners of the Los Film Critics Association awards are in.
LAFCA went defiantly against the grain, awarding a tie for best picture to Spike Jonze’s “Her” (set in their hometown) and Alfonso Cuaron’s “Gravity,” while Boston and the New York Online critics groups gave top honors to “12 Years a Slave,” director McQueen and Ejiofor. LAFCA’s New Generation award went to intrepid producer and founder of Annapurna Pictures Megan Ellison, who has Oscar juggernauts “Her” and “American Hustle” on the docket this winter.
Critics are standing tall behind Lupita Nyong’o with mentions in all three critics’ awards. “12 Years a Slave” took Best Picture in Boston and from NYFCO. Meanwhile, Jared Leto has picked up mentions across the board in all three critics’ groups, with LA unsurprisingly awarding a best supporting tie to James Franco (“Spring Breakers”) — who LA critics have backed from day one — and Leto.
Judging from wins across the board, there’s no stopping “Gravity” DP Emmanuel Lubezki on his way to the finish line this awards season. Between NYFCO, LA and Boston, critics are singing the sweet sounds of “Inside Llewyn Davis” in unison.
LAFCA broke Ejiofor’s streak — though he is the runner-up — by awarding Bruce Dern best actor for “Nebraska.” This was the most contentious vote among critics, as there was much love split between Dern (at 20 votes), Ejiofor (at 19), Redford and McConaughey, who all came close to making the runoff. And on the best actress side, everybody loves Cate Blanchett.
LAFCA Wins:
Best Picture TIE:
“Gravity” and “Her”
Best Foreign Language Fim:
Winner: “Blue Is the Warmest Color”
Runner-up: “The Great Beauty”
Best Actress TIE:
Cate Blanchett (“Blue Jasmine”) and Adele Exarchopoulos (“Blue Is the Warmest Color”)
Best Screenplay:
Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke and Richard Linklater (“Before Midnight”)
Runner-up: Spike Jonze (“Her”)
Best Actor:
Bruce Dern (“Nebraska”)
Runner-up: Chiwetel Ejiofor (“12 Years a Slave”)
Best Director:
Alfonso Cuaron (“Gravity”)
Runner-up: Spike Jonze (“Her”)
Best Documentary:
“Stories We Tell” (Dir. Sarah Polley)
Runner-up: “The Act of Killing” (Dir. Joshua Oppenheimer)
Best Music:
T-Bone Burnett (“Inside Llewyn Davis”)
Runner-up: Arcade Fire & Owen Pallett (“Her”)
Best Animated Film:
“Ernest & Celestine”
Runner-up: “The Wind Rises”
Best Supporting Actor TIE:
James Franco (“Spring Breakers”) and Jared Leto (“Dallas Buyers Club”)
Best Production Design:
K.K. Barrett (“Her”)
Runner-up:
Jess Gonchor (“Inside Llewyn Davis”)
Best Supporting Actress:
Lupita Nyong’o (“12 Years a Slave”)
Runner-up:
June Squibb (“Nebraska”)
Best Editing:
Alfonso Cuaron and Mark Sanger (“Gravity”)
Runner-up:
Shane Carruth and David Lowery (“Upstream Color”)
Best Cinematography:
Emmanuel Lubezki (“Gravity”)
Runner-up:
Bruno Delbonnel (“Inside Llewyn Davis”)
Douglas Edwards Independent/Experimental Film/Video Award:
“Cabinets Of Wonder: Films and a Performance by Charlotte Pryce.”
New Generation Award:
Megan Ellison of Annapurna Pictures
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