Other top winners of the awards included Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog,” which took runner-up in several categories, as well as the music documentary, “Summer of Soul.” Last year’s top prize for Best Picture went to Steve McQueen’s omnibus film “Small Axe,” with eventual Best Picture Oscar winner “Nomadland” as the runner-up. Carey Mulligan won Best Actress for “Promising Young Woman,” Chadwick Boseman won Best Actor for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Youh-jung Youn won Best Supporting Actress for “Minari,” and Glynn Turman won Best Supporting Actor for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”
As previously announced, Mel Brooks received the group’s life achievement award. “Mel Brooks is a national treasure and a comedy filmmaking legend,” said LAFCA president Claudia Puig back when the honor was announced. “Most of our members could probably quote whole swathes of his screenplays.” She added, “He not only has made us laugh uproariously, he has broken comic barriers and paved the way for and influenced generations of filmmakers after him.” Winners and runner-ups below. BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Winner: “The Power of the Dog,” Ari Wegner Runner-Up: “Dune,” Greig Fraser BEST SCORE/MUSIC Winner: “Parallel Mothers,” Alberto Iglesias Runner-Up: “The Power of the Dog” and “Spencer,” Jonny Greenwood BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Winner: Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story” Runner-Up: Aunjanue Ellis, “King Richard” BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN Winner: “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” Steve Saklad Runner-Up: “Nightmare Alley,” Tamara Deverell BEST EDITING Winner: “Summer of Soul,” Joshua L. Pearson Runner-Up: “Licorice Pizza,” Andy Jurgensen BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Winner: (tie) Vincent Lindon, “Titane” and Kodi Smit-McPhee, “The Power of the Dog” BEST ANIMATION Winner: “Flee” Runner-Up: “Belle” DOUGLAS EDWARDS EXPERIMENTAL FILM PRIZE “The Works and Days (Of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)” BEST SCREENPLAY Winner: “Drive My Car,” Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe Runner-Up: “Licorice Pizza,” Paul Thomas Anderson BEST DOCUMENTARY Winner: “Summer of Soul” Runner-Up: “Procession” BEST ACTRESS Winner: Penelope Cruz, “Parallel Mothers” Runner-Up: Renate Reinsve, “The Worst Person in the World” BEST ACTOR Winner: Simon Rex, “Red Rocket”
Runner-Up: Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Power of the Dog” BEST DIRECTOR Winner: Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog” Runner-Up: Ryusuke Hamaguchi, “Drive My Car” NEW GENERATION (tie) Shatara Michelle Ford, “Test Pattern,” and Tatiana Huezo, “Prayers for the Stolen” BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM Winner: “Petite Maman” Runner-Up: “Quo Vadis, Aida?” BEST PICTURE Winner: “Drive My Car” Runner-Up: “The Power of the Dog” Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.
