“One Battle After Another” Crowned Best Picture by Los Angeles Film Critics Association
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One Battle after Another was named best picture by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, which voted Sunday this year’s best films, performances and technical achievements.
The Secret Agent was the runner-up, and also nabbed the award for best film not in the English language.
Paul Thomas Anderson won best director for One Battle After Another, with Ryan Coogler as the runner-up for Sinners.
Ethan Hawke and Rose Byrne won for best lead performance for Blue Moon and If I Had legs I’d Kick You, respectively, and for best supporting performance, Stellan Skarsgård and Teyana Taylor won for Sentimental Value and One Battle After Another, respectively.
Adolpho veloso for Train Dreams won best cinematography, while Hannah Beachler later won best production design for Sinners, and Ronald bronstein and Josh Safdie won best editing for Marty Supreme.
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain took home the award for best animation, with KPop Demon Hunters as the runner-up.
The critics group will also give a Special Citation to Judy Kim of Gardena Cinema, “a historic 800-seat, single-screen movie palace that has operated as an autonomous cinema and beacon of community since the Kim family took ownership in 1976.”
Filmmaker and screenwriter Philip Kaufman was previously announced in October as the recipient of this year’s Career Achievement Award. “Intrepid doesn’t even begin to describe a director who, among his many considerable achievements, gave Indiana Jones his first assignment and inspired the NC-17 rating,” said LAFCA president Robert Abele of Kaufman.
Abele continued, “A criminally underappreciated director, Philip Kaufman could never be pigeonholed, from his early days absorbing the independent spirit of homegrown DIY-ers and the European New Wave, to his cool, vivid command of genre in the ’70s, followed by a handful of uncompromising historical epics, including The Right Stuff and The Unbearable Lightness of Being, that belied anybody’s notion that American filmmakers couldn’t be versatile, bright and entertaining.”
2024 Film Awards: Highlights from the 62nd New York Film Festival
The 62nd New York Film Festival, held in October 2024, showcased a diverse range of cinematic achievements. Several awards were presented recognizing excellence in filmmaking across various categories. Here’s a breakdown of the key winners announced during the festival.
best Film Not in the English Language
The award for Best Film Not in the English Language went to The Secret Agent. It Was Just an Accident was named as the runner-up. https://www.filmlinc.org/nyff62-awards/
Douglas Edwards Experimental Film Prize
Albert Serra’s Afternoons of Solitude received the Douglas Edwards Experimental Film Prize, recognizing innovative and boundary-pushing work in experimental cinema. https://www.filmlinc.org/nyff62-awards/
Douglas Edwards experimental Film Special award
Thom Andersen was honored with the Douglas Edwards Experimental Film Special Award, a recognition of his critically important contributions to the field of experimental filmmaking.https://www.filmlinc.org/nyff62-awards/
New Generation
Eva Victor’s Sorry,Baby was awarded the New Generation prize,highlighting emerging talent and promising new voices in cinema. https://www.filmlinc.org/nyff62-awards/
Key Takeaways
* International Recognition: The Secret Agent was recognized as the standout film not originally produced in English.
* Experimental Cinema Honored: The douglas Edwards prizes celebrated innovation in experimental filmmaking, with awards for both a specific film (Afternoons of Solitude) and an individual artist (Thom Andersen).
* Emerging Filmmakers: The New Generation prize spotlighted Eva Victor and her film Sorry, Baby, signaling a promising future for the director.
the 62nd New York Film Festival demonstrated a commitment to showcasing both established and emerging filmmakers, and to celebrating diverse cinematic voices from around the world. The awards presented reflect this dedication, and point towards exciting developments in the future of film.
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