The LAFCA’s best-film winner has won the Oscar for Best Picture 11 times in the last 46 years
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association is voting on the best cinematic achievements of 2021 on Saturday. TheWrap will update the winners as they are announced. The first category, Best Cinematography, went to Ari Wegner for “The Power of the Dog.” The music award went to Alberto Iglesias for “Parallel Mothers.” Previously, the organization voted its Career Achievement Award to Mel Brooks. The LAFCA consists of 66 Los Angeles-based film critics working in print and electronic media, including TheWrap’s Alonso Duralde. While the group normally meets in person to vote for the year’s best achievements, it conducted its voting virtually for the second consecutive year because of COVID concerns. Last year, five of the LAFCA winners went on to win the Oscar: “Nomadland” director Chloe Zhao, “Minari” supporting actress Juh-jung Youn, “Promising Young Woman” screenwriter Emerald Fennell, “Mank” production designer Donald Graham Burk and “Soul” composers Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste.
