Buckle up, awards nuts: it’s going to be a long afternoon.
Throughout the day on Dec. 7, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) will slowly roll out the winners for its 51st annual kudos. What sort of timetable are we looking at here? Last year, the first winner was announced on social media at 10:30 a.m. PT, while the final winner (Anora for Best Picture) was revealed at 3:42 p.m. PT.
For the most part, LAFCA’s categories match up with the Oscars, with a few exceptions. In 2022, the L.A. critics eliminated the four traditional lead actor/actress and supporting actor/actress races. They now hand out two trophies for Best Lead Performance, and two for Best Supporting Performance, regardless of gender. The organization also has a single Best Screenplay category, whereas the Oscars honor both original and adapted scripts.
Over the past 50 years, LAFCA’s Best Picture winner has matched with the Academy Awards 13 times: Anora (2024), Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), Parasite (2019), Moonlight (2016), Spotlight (2015), The Hurt Locker (2009), Schindler’s List (1993), Unforgiven (1992), Amadeus (1984), Terms of Endearment (1983), Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Rocky (1976), and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975).
Here is the full list of 2025 Los Angeles Film Critics Association winners and runners-up (keep refreshing this page for new updates):
BEST PICTURE
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BEST DIRECTOR
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BEST LEAD PERFORMANCES
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BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCES
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BEST SCREENPLAY
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BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
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BEST EDITING
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BEST SCORE
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BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
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BEST ANIMATED FILM
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BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM
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BEST FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
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This group of about 60 California reviewers were preceded in announcing their newest honorees by the New York Film Critics Circle, who chose One Battle After Another as Best Picture on Dec. 2. That movie also prevailed last week at the Gotham Awards and the National Board of Review, making it the rare contender to impress all three awards organizations. See what’s next on the road to the Oscars.
Founded in 1975, the Los Angeles Film Critics Association is comprised of Los Angeles-based, professional film critics working in local media. Among those brand-name critics who are part of the group are The New Yorker’s Justin Chang, Variety’s Peter Debruge, Los Angeles Times’ Amy Nicholson, and legendary critic Leonard Maltin. All told, there are 60 members in the group, with Robert Abele serving as president, Katie Walsh as vice president, Chang as secretary, and Annlee Ellingson as treasurer.