Non-English language films performed quite well in Los Angeles, winning more than English-language efforts, with four of the top eight categories. The Zone of Interest picked up some momentum as did Rachel McAdams who seems to be coming in as a dark-horse contender this year.

Award Tallies

(3) Anatomy of a Fall, The Zone of Interest
(2) Poor Things
(1) All of Us Strangers, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret., Barbie, The Boy and the Heron, Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros, Past Lives, Youth (Spring)

The Awards

Best Picture

The Zone of Interest (Runner-Up: Oppenheimer)

Best Animation

The Boy and the Heron (Runner-Up: Robot Dreams)

Best Director

Jonathan Glazer – The Zone of Interest (Runner-Up: Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things)

Best Lead Performer

Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall
Emma Stone – Poor Things (Runners-Up: Andrew Scott – All of Us Strangers, Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction)

Best Supporting Performer

Rachel McAdams – Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers (Runners-Up: Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon, Ryan Gosling – Barbie)

Best Screenplay

All of Us Strangers (Runner-Up: May December)

Best Music Score

The Zone of Interest (Runner-Up: Barbie)

Best Editing

Anatomy of a Fall (Runner-Up: All of Us Strangers)

Best Cinematography

Poor Things (Runners-Up: Killers of the Flower Moon, Barbie)

Best Production Design

Barbie (Runner-Up: Poor Things)

Best Film Not in the English Language

Anatomy of a Fall (Runner-Up: Totem)

Best Documentary

Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros (Runner-Up: The Eternal Memory)

New Generation Award

Celine Song – Past Lives

Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award

Youth (Spring)

Career Achievement Award

Agnieszka Holland

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Data

Year Founded: 1975
First Awards: 1975 (49)