The Los Angeles Film Critics Association has announced their picks for the best of 2024!  Anora has picked up its first major precursor victory.

Here are the winners in LA:

Best Film
Winner: ANORA
Runner-Up: THE BRUTALIST

Best Film Not In The English Language
Winner: ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT
Runner-Up: THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG

Best Director
Winner: Mohammad Rasoulof – THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
Runner-Up: Sean Baker – ANORA

Best Documentary Film
Winner: NO OTHER LAND
Runner-Up: DAHOMEY

Best Screenplay
Winner: Jesse Eisenberg – A REAL PAIN
Runner-Up: Sean Baker – ANORA

Best Leading Performance
Winners: Marianne Jean-Baptiste – HARD TRUTHS & Mikey Madison – ANORA
Runners-Up: Demi Moore – THE SUBSTANCE & Fernanda Torres – I’M STILL HERE

Best Supporting Performer
Winners: Yura Borisov – ANORA & Kieran Culkin – A REAL PAIN
Runners-Up: Clarence Maclin – SING SING & Adam Pearson – A DIFFERENT MAN

Best Animated Film
Winner: FLOW
Runner-Up: CHICKEN FOR LINDA!

Best Editing
Winners: Nicholas Monsour – NICKEL BOYS & Hansjörg Weißbrich – SEPTEMBER 5 (TIE)

Best Production Design
Winner: Judy Becker – THE BRUTALIST
​Runner-Up: Adam Stockhausen – BLITZ

Best Music/Score
Winner: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – CHALLENGERS
Runner-Up: Eiko Ishibashi – EVIL DOES NOT EXIST

Best Cinematography
Winner: Jomo Fray – NICKEL BOYS
Runner-Up: Lol Crawley – THE BRUTALIST

New Generation
Vera Drew for THE PEOPLE’S JOKER

Douglas Edwards Experimental Film
THE HUMAN SURGE 3