L.A. Film Critics Announces First Half of 2009 Winners

The second half of the 2009 winners, including best film, director, actor and actress will be released later today. 

MUSIC/SCORE: T-Bone Burnett and Stephen Bruton, "CRAZY HEART"

Runner-up: Alexandre Desplat, "FANTASTIC MR. FOX"

PRODUCTION DESIGN: Philip Ivey, "DISTRICT 9"

Runner-up: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg, "AVATAR"

CINEMATOGRAPHY: Christian Berger, "THE WHITE RIBBON"

Runner-up: Barry Ackroyd, "THE HURT LOCKER"

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Mo'Nique, "PRECIOUS"

Runner-up: Anna Kendrick, "UP IN THE AIR"

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Christoph Waltz, "INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS"

Runner-up: Peter Capaldi, "IN THE LOOP"

SCREENPLAY: Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner, "UP IN THE AIR"

Runner-up: Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche, "IN THE LOOP"

DOCUMENTARY/NON-FICTION FILM: "THE BEACHES OF AGNÈS" and "THE COVE" (tie)

DOUGLAS E. EDWARDS INDEPENDENT/EXPERIMENTAL FILM/VIDEO: C.W. Winter and Anders Edstrom, "THE ANCHORAGE"

 

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. Each December, LAFCA members vote on the year's Achievement Awards, honoring screen excellence on both sides of the camera. Plaques of recognition are then presented to winners during LAFCA's annual awards ceremony, held in mid-January.

Aside from honoring each year's outstanding cinematic achievements, LAFCA has also made it a point to look back and pay tribute to distinguished industry veterans with its annual Career Achievement Award, which is announced in October, as well as to look forward by spotlighting fresh, promising talent with its annual New Generation Award. In addition, over the past three decades, LAFCA has sponsored and hosted numerous film panels and events and donated funds to various Los Angeles film organizations, especially where film preservation was concerned. LAFCA members have also collectively been vocal about taking up causes they have felt passionate about, from drafting formal protests against censorship and colorization to lending their support to controversial films.

 

 

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