The 47th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), honored the best in film for 2021.
Winners
Best Film: Drive My Car Runner-up: The Power of the Dog Best Director: Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog Runner-up: Ryusuke Hamaguchi – Drive My Car Best Actor: Simon Rex – Red Rocket Runner-up: Benedict Cumberbatch – The Power of the Dog Best Actress: Penélope Cruz – Parallel Mothers Runner-up: Renate Reinsve – The Worst Person in the World Best Supporting Actor (TIE): Vincent Lindon – Titane Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog Best Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose – West Side Story Runner-up: Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard Best Screenplay: Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe – Drive My Car Runner-up: Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza Best Cinematography: Ari Wegner – The Power of the Dog Runner-up: Greig Fraser – Dune Best Editing: Joshua L. Pearson – Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Runner-up: Andy Jurgensen – Licorice Pizza Best Music Score: Alberto Iglesias – Parallel Mothers Runner-up: Jonny Greenwood – The Power of the Dog and Spencer Best Production Design: Steve Saklad – Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar Runner-up: Tamara Deverell – Nightmare Alley Best Foreign Language Film: Petite Maman Runner-up: Quo Vadis, Aida? Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film: Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Runner-up: Procession Best Animation: Flee Runner-up: Belle New Generation Award (TIE): Shatara Michelle Ford – Test Pattern Tatiana Huezo – Prayers for the Stolen Career Achievement Award: Mel Brooks The Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award: The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin) Special Citation: L.A. Rebellion
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