Breaking the Irishman streak, Los Angeles Film Critics chose Parasite as Best Picture along with two other awards. The Irishman came in runner-up to all three of the Parasite victories. Parasite could have won four, but like other groups I’ve seen, they gave Parasite the top prize so they could give Foreign Language Film to another film. Overall, foreign entries did better and the idiosyncratic choices of the LAFCA continued with choices like Mary Kay Place in Best Actress and Song Kang Ho in Supporting Actor.

Award Tallies

(3) Parasite
(2) Pain and Glory

The Awards

Best Picture

Parasite (RU: The Irishman)

Best Animation

I Lost My Body (RU: Toy Story 4)

Best Director

Bong Joon Ho – Parasite (RU: Martin Scorsese – The Irishman)

Best Actor

Antonio Banderas – Pain and Glory (RU: Adam Driver – Marriage Story)

Best Actress

Mary Kay Place – Diane (RU: Lupita Nyong’o – Us)

Best Supporting Actor

Song Kang Ho – Parasite (RU: Joe Pesci – The Irishman)

Best Supporting Actress

Jennifer Lopez – Hustlers (RU: Zhao Shuzhen – The Farewell)

Best Screenplay

Marriage Story (RU: Parasite)

Best Music Score

I Lost My Body (RU: 1917)

Best Editing

Apollo 11 (RU: Uncut Gems)

Best Cinematography

Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Atlantics (RU: 1917)

Best Production Design

Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood (RU: Parasite)

Best Foreign Film

Pain and Glory (RU: Portrait of a Lady on Fire)

Best Documentary

American Factory (RU: Apollo 11)

New Generation Award:

Joe Talbot, Jimmie Fails, Jonathan Majors – The Last Black Man in San Francisco

Experimental Film Award

The Giverny Document

Career Achievement Award

Elaine May

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Data

Year Founded: 1975
First Awards: 1975 (45)