2021 L.A. Film Critics Association Award Winners

Best Picture: “Drive My Car”
Runner-up: “The Power of the Dog”

Best Director: Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog”
Runner-up: Ryusuke Hamaguchi, “Drive My Car”

Best Actor: Simon Rex, “Red Rocket”
Runner-up: Benedict Cumberbatch, “The Power of the Dog”

Best Actress: Penélope Cruz, “Parallel Mothers”
Runner-up: Renate Reinsve, “The Worst Person in the World”

Best Supporting Actor: Vincent Lindon, “Titane” and Kodi Smit-McPhee, “The Power of the Dog” (TIE)

Best Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story”
Runner-up: Aunjanue Ellis, “King Richard”

Best Animated Film: “Flee”
Runner-up: “Belle”

Best Documentary/Non-Fiction: “Summer of Soul”
Runner-up: “Procession”

Best Foreign Language Film: “Petite Maman”
Runner-up: “Quo vadis, Aida?”

Best Screenplay: “Drive My Car,” Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe
Runner-up: “Licorice Pizza,” Paul Thomas Anderson

Best Cinematography: “The Power of the Dog,” Ari Wegner
Runner-up: “Dune,” Greig Fraser

Best Editing: “Summer of Soul,” Joshua L. Pearson
Runner-up: “Licorice Pizza,” Andy Jurgensen

Best Music/Score: “Parallel Mothers,” Alberto Iglesias
Runner-up: “The Power of the Dog” and “Spencer,” Jonny Greenwood

Best Production Design: “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar,” Steve Saklad
Runner-up: “Nightmare Alley,” Tamara Deverell

New Generation Prize: Shatara Michelle Ford, “Test Pattern” and Tatiana Huezo, “Prayers for the Stolen” (TIE)

Douglas Edwards Experimental Film Award: The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)

Career Achievement: Mel Brooks