LA Film Critics Achievement Award Winners Announced!

Founded in 1975, The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) is comprised of Los Angeles-based, professional film critics working in the Los Angeles print and electronic media.

The 2011 LA Film Critics Award winners are being announced live. Stay tuned for updates as more winners are announced! The results thus far are: 

BEST PICTURE

"The Descendants."

Runner-Up: "The Tree of Life."

BEST ANIMATION

"Rango."

Runner-Up: "The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn."

BEST DIRECTOR

Terrence Malick, “The Tree of Life”
Runner-Up: Martin Scorsese, “Hugo.”

BEST ACTOR

Michael Fassbender, “A Dangerous Method,” “Jane Eyre,” “Shame,” “X-Men: First Class.”
Runner-Up: Michael Shannon, “Take Shelter.”

BEST ACTRESS

Yun Jung-hee, “Poetry.”
Runner-Up: Kirsten Dunst, “Melancholia.”

BEST INDEPENDENT/EXPERIMENTAL

“Spark of Being.”

BEST DOCUMENTARY/NONFICTION

“Cave of Forgotten Dreams.”
Runner- Up: “The Arbor.”

BEST SCREENPLAY

Asghar Farhadi, “A Separation.”
Runner-Up: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, Jim Rash, “The Descendants.”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Christopher Plummer, “Beginners.”
Runner-Up: Patton Oswalt, “Young Adult.”

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Jessica Chastain, “Coriolanus,” “The Debt,” “The Help,” “Take Shelter,” “Texas Killing Fields,” “Tree of Life”
Runner-Up: Janet McTeer, “Albert Nobbs.”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Emmanuel Lubezki, “The Tree of Life.”
Runner-Up: Cao Yu, “City of Life and Death.”

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Dante Ferretti, “Hugo.”
Runner-Up: Maria Djurkovic, “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.”

BEST MUSIC/SCORE

The Chemical Brothers, “Hanna.”
Runner-Up: Cliff Martinez, “Drive.”