LA Film Critics Follow the Herd with Their Picks

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One Battle After Another picked up another award in the hive mind bee drone army otherwise known as film critics. They are less tolerable than New York because at least New York still has Best Actor and Best Actress. At least New York has the fortitude to post on X. LA had to post on Blue Sky because that is how fragile they are. I don’t know why anyone would pay any attention to them at this point, or any group that has gender-free acting categories. You’ll see how ridiculous that looks in how their awards came down.

I probably won’t post any more critics awards because it’s:

And we get how many months of this madness?

Here is LA:

Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Best Picture: “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)
Runner-up: “The Secret Agent” (Neon)

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)
Runner-up: Ryan Coogler, “Sinners” (Warner Bros.)

Leading Performances: Rose Byrne, “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” (A24) and Ethan Hawke, “Blue Moon” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Runners-up: Timothée Chalamet, “Marty Supreme” (A24) and Wagner Moura, “The Secret Agent” (Neon)

Supporting Performances: Stellan Skarsgård, “Sentimental Value” (Neon) and Teyana Taylor, “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.)
Runners-up: Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, “Sentimental Value” (Neon) and Andrew Scott, “Blue Moon” (Sony Pictures Classics)

Screenplay: “It Was Just an Accident” (Neon) — Jafar Panahi
Runner-up: “Sorry, Baby” (A24) — Eva Victor

Animation: “Little Amélie or the Character of Rain” (GKids)
Runner-up: “KPop Demon Hunters” (Netflix)

Cinematography: “Train Dreams” (Netflix) — Adolpho Veloso
Runner-up: “Sinners” (Warner Bros.) — Autumn Durald Arkapaw

Editing: “Marty Supreme” (A24) — Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
Runner-up: “One Battle After Another” (Warner Bros.) — Andy Jurgensen

Production Design: “Sinners” (Warner Bros.) — Hannah Beachler
Runner-up: “Frankenstein” (Netflix) — Tamara Deverell

Music Score: “Sirāt” (Neon) — Kangding Ray
Runner-up: “Sinners” (Warner Bros.) — Ludwig Göransson

Film Not in the English-Language: “The Secret Agent” (Neon)
Runner-up: “It Was Just an Accident” (Neon)

Documentary/Non-Fiction Film: “My Undesirable Friends: Part 1 — Last Air in Moscow” (Self-Distributed)
Runner-up: “The Perfect Neighbor” (Netflix)

New Generation Award: Eva Victor, “Sorry, Baby” (A24)

Douglas Edwards Experimental Film Prize: Albert Serra, “Afternoons of Solititude” (Grasshopper Films)

Douglas Edwards Special Award: Thom Andersen for his body of work

Career Achievement Award: Philip Kaufman

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