Los Angeles Film Critics Association

BEST PICTURE

There Will Be Blood

runner-up: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Obviously been looking forward to There Will Be Blood, but one should know that LAFCA hasn't agreed with the Academy Awards since Schindler's List, way, way back in 1993. Otherwise, it was mostly a foreign affair taking rein with LA filmists with The Diving Bell, 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days, and La Vie en Rose raking up most of the attention. Ever the individualist, No Country For Old Men was completely snubbed.

BEST DIRECTOR

Paul Thomas Anderson- There Will Be Blood

runner-up: Julian Schnabel- The Diving Bell and the Buttefly

BEST ACTOR

Daniel Day-Lewis- There Will Be Blood

runner-up: Frank Langella- Starting Out in the Evening

BEST ACTRESS

Marion Cotillard- La Vie en Rose

runner-up: Anamaria Marinca- 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days

I know she's supposedly great, but I purposely avoided La Vie en Rose just because I hate the whole music biopic, mimic performance thing. I will see it, just because it looks like she's getting an Oscar nomination for it, but I'm waiting til I can properly stomach it. Ray and Walk the Line gave me music biography fatigue syndrome.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Vlad Ivanov- 4 Months, 3 Days & 2 Days

runner-up: Hal Holbrook- Into the Wild

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Amy Ryan- Gone Baby Gone and Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

runner-up: Cate Blanchett- I'm Not There

BEST SCREENPLAY

The Savages- Tamara Jenkins

runner-up: There Will Be Blood- Paul Thomas Anderson

Great that The Savages are getting some award attention, now how about some for Laura Linney's superb performance.

BEST FOREIGN FILM

4 Weeks, 3 Months & 2 Days

runner-up: The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE (tie)

Persepolis

Ratatouille

BEST SCORE

Once- Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova

Please, pretty please don't ghettoize this mesmerizing motion picture simply to music catagories-- they rocked, but the movie as a whole deserves acknowledgement as well.

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

The Diving Bell & the Butterfly

runner-up: Sweeney Todd

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

The Diving Bell & the Butterfly- Jamusz Kaminski

runner-up: There Will Be Blood- Robert Elswit

NEW GENERATION AWARD

Sarah Polley- Away From Her

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT

Sidney Lumet