LAFCA had the daunting task of choosing from such a wide and exquisite variety of work. I know that because they were so conflicted that 3 ties ended up happening. Poor LA Critics! So the best picture prize went to both Gravity and Her while Alfonso Cuaron won best director. Gravity is definitely back with a vengeance. Those who thought it was loosing steam can see what is happening right now. That marks the first win for Gravity in the main category. On the other hand, we had ties in actress category with Blanchett and Exarchopoulos while also in supporting actor category with Leto and...wait for it... James Franco. To my delight, Before Midnight won screenplay prize while Stories We Tell won documentary. Another surprise was animation Ernest & Celestine beating The Wind Rises. Overall today, we can say that there is no clear consensus on which film is the frontrunner in whatever category. That is actually a good thing. Every film from Gravity to Enough Said won something or the other today. This is what I mean when I say that awards season are fun. I love seeing different films with different stories and achievements get recognized.
Here is the full list of all the winners:
Best Picture: (Tie) Gravity & Her
Best Director: Alfonso Cuaron, Gravity
Best Actor: Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Best Actress: (Tie) Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine & Adele Exarchopoulos, Blue Is the Warmest Color
Best Supporting Actor: (Tie) James Franco, Spring Breakers & Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club
Best Supporting Actress: Lupita Nyong’o, 12 Years a Slave
Best Screenplay: Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke, Before Midnight
Best Foreign Language Film: Blue Is the Warmest Color
Best Animation: Ernest & Celestine
Best Documentary: Stories We Tell
Best Editing: Gravity
Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, Gravity
Best Production Design: Her
Best Music Score: Inside Llewyn Davis
Douglas Edwards Independent/Experimental Film/Video Award: Cabinets Of Wonder: Films and a Performance by Charlotte Pryce
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