Taking a completely different approach than its East Coast counterpart, The Los Angeles Film Critics Association go completely unique directions, giving its top prize to Michael Haneke’s Amour, along with top prizes for Best Director, Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress to The Master. Noteworthy here is that it wasn’t the young star of Beasts of the Southern Wild that picked up a prize this year, it was her co-star Dwight Henry in Best Supporting Actress. Emmanuelle Riva receives her second prize so far this year while Jennifer Lawrence ties her for Best Actress in Silver Linings Playbook.

Award Tallies

(4) The Master
(2) Amour

The Awards

Best Picture

Amour (RU: The Master)

Best Animated Film

Frankenweenie (RU: It’s Such a Beautiful Day)

Best Director

Paul Thomas Anderson – The Master (RU: Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty)

Best Actor

Joaquin Phoenix – The Master (RU: Denis Lavant – Holy Motors)

Best Actress

TIE:
Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
Emmanuelle Riva – Amour

Best Supporting Actor

Dwight Henry – Beasts of the Southern Wild (RU: Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained)

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams – The Master (RU: Anne Hathaway – The Dark Knight Rises, Les Misérables)

Best Screenplay

Argo (RU: Silver Linings Playbook)

Best Music

Beasts of the Southern Wild (RU: The Master)

Best Editing

Zero Dark Thirty (RU: Argo)

Best Cinematography

Skyfall (RU: The Master)

Best Production Design

The Master (RU: Moonrise Kingdom)

Best Foreign Film

Holy Motors (RU: Footnote)

Best Documentary

The Gatekeepers (RU: Searching for Sugar Man)

Best Independent/Experimental Film:

Leviathan

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Data

Year Founded: 1975
First Awards: 1975 (38)