Winners of the 43rd annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards were announced Sunday (Dec. 3). These honorees will be feted at a ceremony in the City of Angels on Jan. 12. Historically, the West coast critics have feted different films and performances than those that merited mention by the Gotham crowd. This year, the big winner with the New York Film Critics Circle was Greta Gerwig‘s “Lady Bird,” which won both Best Picture and Best Actress (Saoirse Ronan).
In 2016, the big winner with LAFCA was “Moonlight,” which claimed Best Picture, Director (Barry Jenkins), Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali) and Cinematography. Oscars frontrunner “La La Land,” which had been the choice of the NYFCC three days earlier, was runner-up in five races and won only Best Music Score.
While “La La Land” was the overwhelming favorite to win the top Oscar, it was “Moonlight” that was (eventually) announced as the Best Picture winner. Indeed, LAFCA loved “Moonlight” so much that Barry Jenkins won Best Director over eventual Oscar champ Damien Chazelle (“La La Land”); likewise in cinematography.
SEE Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2017 winners report
BEST PICTURE
“Call Me By Your Name”
Runner-up: “The Florida Project”
BEST DIRECTOR (Tie)
Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water” and
Luca Guadagnino, “Call Me By Your Name”
BEST ACTOR
Timothee Chalamet, “Call Me By Your Name”
Runner-up: James Franco, “The Disaster Artist”
BEST ACTRESS
Sally Hawkins, “The Shape of Water”
Runner-up: Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project”
Runner-up: Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Laurie Metcalf, “Lady Bird”
Runner-up: Mary J. Blige, “Mudbound”
SEE New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2017 winners report
BEST SCREENPLAY
Jordan Peele, “Get Out”
Runner-up: Martin McDonagh, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
BEST FILM EDITING
Lee Smith, “Dunkirk”
Runner-up: Tatiana S. Riegel, “I, Tonya”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Dan Laustsen, “The Shape of Water”
Runner-up: Roger Deakins, “Blade Runner 2049”
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Dennis Gassner, “Blade Runner 2049”
Runner-Up: Paul D. Austerberry, “The Shape of Water”
BEST MUSIC SCORE
Jonny Greenwood, “Phantom Thread”
Runner-up: Alexandre Desplat, “The Shape of Water”
SEE New York Film Critics’ Circle Awards 2017: Full list of winners
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM (Tie)
“BPM (Beats Per Minute)” and “Loveless”
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
“The Breadwinner”
Runner-up: “Coco”
BEST DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION FILM
“Faces Places”
Runner-up: “Jane”
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