By Matt Neglia
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) have announced their winners and runners up representing the best in film for 2019.
Click below to see the winners.
Best Film
Parasite
Runner-Up: The Irishman
Best Foreign Film
Pain and Glory
Runner-Up: Portrait Of A Lady On Fire
Best Director
Bong Joon-ho – Parasite
Runner-Up: Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Best Actor
Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory
Runner-Up: Adam Driver – Marriage Story
Best Actress
Mary Kay Place – Diane
Runner-Up: Lupita Nyong’o – Us
Best Documentary Film
American Factory
Runner-Up: Apollo 11
Best Screenplay
Marriage Story
Runner-Up: Parasite
Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers
Runner-Up: Zhao Shuzhen – The Farewell
Best Editing
Apollo 11
Runner-Up: Uncut Gems
Best Production Design
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
Runner-Up: Parasite
Best Animated Film
I Lost My Body
Runner-Up: Toy Story 4
Best Supporting Actor
Song Kang Ho – Parasite
Runner-Up: Joe Pesci – The Irishman
Best Score
I Lost My Body
Runner-Up: 1917
Best Cinematography
Portrait Of A Lady On Fire
Runner-Up: 1917
Career Achievement Award
Elaine May
The Douglas Edwards Experimental Film Award
Ja’Tovia Gary – The Giverny Document
So what do you think? Which films do you feel received a boost from LAFCA? Are you surprised by any winners or exclusions? Let us know in the comments below or on our Twitter account.
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