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Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) Awards 2019 winners - updating live


BEST PICTURE: Parasite; Runner-up: The Irishman
BEST DIRECTOR: Bong Joon-ho, Parasite; Runner-up: Martin Scorsese, The Irishman
BEST SCREENPLAY: Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story; Runner-up: Bong Joon-ho & Han Jun-won, Parasite
BEST ACTRESS: Mary Kay Place, Diane; Runner-up: Lupita Nyong'o, Us
BEST ACTOR: Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory; Runner-up: Adam Driver, Marriage Story
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers; Runner-up: Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Song Kang-ho, Parasite; Runner-up: Joe Pesci, The Irishman
BEST EDITING: Todd Douglas Miller, Apollo 11; Runner-up: Ronald Bronstein & Bennie Safdie, Uncut Gems
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Barbara Ling, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood; Runner-up: Ha Jun Lee, Parasite
BEST DOCUMENTARY/NON-FICTION FILM: American Factory; Runner-up: Apollo 11
BEST ANIMATION: I Lost My Body; Runner-up: Toy Story 4
BEST SCORE: I Lost My Body, Dan Levy; Runner-up: 1917, Thomas Newman
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Portrait of a Lady On Fire, Claire Matron; Runner-up: 1917, Roger Deakins

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