It seemed to take a while, but the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) finally wrapped their 2024 accolades with Sean Baker’s Anora taking home prizes for Best Picture, Best Lead (Mikey Madison), and Supporting Performance (Yura Borisov). I’d been expecting Anora to sweep several critics prizes, but this marks its first win for Best Picture. It also received Best Picture from the Boston Society of Film Critics (BSFC).
Mohammad Rasoulof received Best Director mentions for The Seed of the Sacred Fig. Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) shared Lead Performance honors with Madison, and Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain) shared Supporting Performance with Borisov. A Real Pain‘s Jesse Eisenberg took home a mention for Best Screenplay.
Nickel Boys, Challengers, and The Brutalist all took home mentions in the craft races.
Here is the full list of LAFCA and BSFC winners:
LAFCA
Best Picture
Anora
Runner-up: The Brutalist
Best Director
Mohammad Rasoulof, The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Runner-up: Sean Baker, Anora
Best Leading Performances
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hard Truths; and Mikey Madison, Anora
Runners-up: Demi Moore, The Substance; and Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here
Best Supporting Performances
Yura Borisov, Anora; and Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain
Runners-up: Clarence Maclin, Sing Sing; and Adam Pearson, A Different Man
Best Screenplay
Jesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain
Runner-up: Sean Baker, Anora
Best Cinematography
Jomo Fray, Nickel Boys
Runner-up: Lol Crawley, The Brutalist
Best Editing
Tie: Nicholas Monsour, Nickel Boys; and Hansjörg Weißbrich, September 5
Best Production Design
Judy Becker, The Brutalist
Runner-up: Adam Stockhausen, Blitz
Best Music Score
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Challengers
Runner-up: Eiko Ishibashi, Evil Does Not Exist
Best Animation
Flow
Runner-up: Chicken for Linda
Best Film Not in English Language
All We Imagine as Light
Runner-up: The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film
No Other Land
Runner-up: Dahomey
New Generation Award
Vera Drew, The People’s Joker
Douglas Edwards Experimental Film Prize
Eduardo Williams’ The Human Surge 3
Career Achievement Award
John Carpenter
BSFC
Best Picture: Anora
Best Director: Sean Baker, Anora
Best Actor: Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Best Actress: Mikey Madison, Anora
Best Supporting Actor: Edward Norton, A Complete Unknown
Best Supporting Actress: Danielle Deadwyler, The Piano Lesson
Best Ensemble: Sing Sing
Best Adapted Screenplay: Nickel Boys
Best Original Screenplay: Anora
Best Editing: Challengers
Best Cinematography: The Brutalist
Best Score: The Brutalist
Best Animated Film: Flow
Best Documentary: No Other Land
Best Non-English Language Film: Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World
Best New Filmmaker: Annie Baker, Janet Planet
