Essentially the ‘cool’ group away from the Gothams and Independent Spirit Awards, Los Angeles’ film critics were definitely feeling a little indecisive. But, after four hours of voting, GRAVITY and HER came out on top, proving a big boost for Spike Jonze’s Siri-esque love story.
Though I’m not a huge fan of declaring each category’s runner-up, it is interesting to see the difference between their first and second choices, especially when they can be as different as GRAVITY and INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS for Best Cinematography or GRAVITY and UPSTREAM COLOUR for Best Editing. It shows Shane Carruth’s film was at least in the LAFCA’s consciousness.
It’s clear to see that the Best Doc race is neck and neck when it comes to STORIES WE TELL and THE ACT OF KILLING, but the Academy do like to throw a documentary-shaped curveball at the last minute. We’ll just have to wait and see if Sarah Polley and Joshua Oppenheimer’s work will withstand the heat.
Check out the full list of winners below:
BEST PICTURE:
Tie: GRAVITY, HER
BEST DIRECTOR:
Alfonso Cuaron – GRAVITY
Runner-up: Spike Jonze – HER
BEST ACTOR:
Bruce Dern – NEBRASKA
Runner-up: Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 YEARS A SLAVE
BEST ACTRESS:
Tie: Cate Blanchett – BLUE JASMINE, Adele Exarchopoulos – BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:
Tie: James Franco – SPRING BREAKERS, Jared Leto – DALLAS BUYERS CLUB
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:
Lupita Nyong’o – 12 YEARS A SLAVE
Runner-up: June Squibb – NEBRASKA
BEST SCREENPLAY:
BEFORE MIDNIGHT
Runner-up: HER
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:
GRAVITY
Runner-up: INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:
HER
Runner-up: INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
BEST EDITING:
GRAVITY
Runner-up: UPSTREAM COLOUR
BEST MUSIC SCORE:
T-Bone Burnett – INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
Runner-up: Arcade Fire, Owen Pallett – HER
BEST FOREIGN-LANGUAGE FILM:
BLUE IS THE WARMEST COLOUR
Runner-up: THE GREAT BEAUTY
BEST DOCUMENTARY/NON-FICTION FILM:
STORIES WE TELL
Runner-up: THE ACT OF KILLING
BEST ANIMATION:
ERNEST & CELESTINE
Runner-up: THE WIND RISES
NEW GENERATION:
Megan Ellison
LEGACY OF CINEMA:
Criterion Collection
THE DOUGLAS EDWARDS EXPERIMENTAL/INDEPENDENT FILM/VIDEO AWARD:
CABINETS OF WONDER: FILMS AND A PERFORMANCE BY CHARLOTTE PRYCE
SPECIAL CITATION:
The Creative Team of 12 YEARS A SLAVE
