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The 47th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), honored the best in film for 2021.

Winners

• Best Film:
  • 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 (TIE):
  • Vincent Lindon – Titane
  • Kodi Smit-McPhee – The Power of the Dog
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Ariana DeBose – West Side Story
    • Runner-up: Aunjanue Ellis – King Richard
• Best Screenplay:
  • Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe – Drive My Car
    • Runner-up: Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza
• Best Cinematography:
  • Ari Wegner – The Power of the Dog
    • Runner-up: Greig Fraser – Dune
• Best Editing:
  • Joshua L. Pearson – Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
    • Runner-up: Andy Jurgensen – Licorice Pizza
• Best Music Score:
  • Alberto Iglesias – Parallel Mothers
    • Runner-up: Jonny Greenwood – The Power of the Dog and Spencer
• Best Production Design:
  • Steve Saklad – Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar
    • Runner-up: Tamara Deverell – Nightmare Alley
• Best Foreign Language Film:
  • Petite Maman
    • Runner-up: Quo Vadis, Aida?
• Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film:
  • Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
    • Runner-up: Procession
• Best Animation:
  • Flee
    • Runner-up: Belle
• New Generation Award (TIE):
  • Shatara Michelle Ford – Test Pattern
  • Tatiana Huezo – Prayers for the Stolen
• Career Achievement Award:
  • Mel Brooks
• The Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award:
  • The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)
• Special Citation:
  • L.A. Rebellion

References

1. Shanfeld, Ethan; Murphy, J. Kim (December 18, 2021). "'Drive My Car' and 'The Power of the Dog' Win Top Prizes at L.A. Film Critics Association Awards 2021 (Full List)". Variety. Retrieved December 18, 2021.

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