LA film critics name ‘Parasite’ year’s best film

Los Angeles Film Critics Association named uproarious class satire “Parasite” year’s best picture and its maker, Bong Joon Ho, best director. critics group convened Sunday in Los Angeles and anunced ir awards on Twitter, a few days after ir New York counterparts chose “ Irishman” as ir best film of 2019. LA critics selected Martin Scorsese’s mafia epic as ir runner-up. “Parasite” actor Song Kang Ho, who plays patriarch of a family of con artists who infiltrate a wealthy family’s home, was also awarded best supporting actor by critics association.

Best actress went to Mary Kay Place, star of Kent Jones’ acclaimed low-budget character study “Diane.” Antonio Banderas, star of Pedro Almodovar’s self-reflective drama “Pain and Glory” took best actor. Best supporting actress was awarded to Jennifer Lopez for Lorene Scafaria’s stripper crime drama “Hustlers.” critics will hand out ir awards at a gala on Jan. 11. Elaine May is this year’s previously anunced career achievement award winner.

A full list of ir selections:

Best picture: “Parasite”

Best director: Bong Joon Ho, “Parasite”

Best actress: Mary Kay Place, “Diane”

Best actor: Antonio Banderas, “Pain and Glory”

Best supporting actress: Jennifer Lopez, “Hustlers”

Best supporting actor: Song Kang Ho, “Parasite”

Best screenplay: ah Baumbach, “Marri Story”

Best cinematography: Claire Mathon, “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” and “Atlantics”

Best documentary: “American Factory”

Best foreign langu film: “Pain and Glory”

Best score: Dan Levy, “I Lost My Body”

Best animation: “I Lost My Body”

Best production design: Barbara Ling, “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood”

Best editing: Todd Douglas Miller, “Apollo 11”