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.
The 2011 LA Film Critics Award winners are being announced live. Stay tuned for updates as more winners are announced! The results thus far are:
BEST PICTURE
"The Descendants."
Runner-Up: "The Tree of Life."
BEST ANIMATION
"Rango."
Runner-Up: "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn."
BEST DIRECTOR
Terrence Malick, “The Tree of Life”
Runner-Up: Martin Scorsese, “Hugo.”
BEST ACTOR
Michael Fassbender, “A Dangerous Method,” “Jane Eyre,” “Shame,” “X-Men: First Class.”
Runner-Up: Michael Shannon, “Take Shelter.”
BEST ACTRESS
Yun Jung-hee, “Poetry.”
Runner-Up: Kirsten Dunst, “Melancholia.”
BEST INDEPENDENT/EXPERIMENTAL
“Spark of Being.”
BEST DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION
“Cave of Forgotten Dreams.”
Runner- Up: “The Arbor.”
BEST SCREENPLAY
Asghar Farhadi, “A Separation.”
Runner-Up: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, “The Descendants.”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christopher Plummer, “Beginners.”
Runner-Up: Patton Oswalt, “Young Adult.”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, “Coriolanus,” “The Debt,” “The Help,” “Take Shelter,” “Texas Killing Fields,” “Tree of Life”
Runner-Up: Janet McTeer, “Albert Nobbs.”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Emmanuel Lubezki, “The Tree of Life.”
Runner-Up: Cao Yu, “City of Life and Death.”
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Dante Ferretti, “Hugo.”
Runner-Up: Maria Djurkovic, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.”
BEST MUSIC/SCORE
The Chemical Brothers, “Hanna.”
Runner-Up: Cliff Martinez, “Drive.”
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