2023 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

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49th LAFCA Awards
DateDecember 10, 2023
Highlights
Best Picture The Zone of Interest
  48th  · LAFCA Awards· 50th 

The 49th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), honoured the best in film for 2023. The awards were announced on December 10, 2023. The Zone of Interest received the most awards with four wins, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Lead Performance. [1] [2] [3] The winners were honored at the association's annual banquet, which were dedicated to "beloved friends of film Bérénice Reynaud and Doug Jones", in the Los Angeles Millennium Hotels & Resorts on January 13, 2024. [4] [5] [6]

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Winners

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Jonathan Glazer, Best Director winner
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Sandra Hüller and Emma Stone, Best Lead Performance winners
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Rachel McAdams and Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Best Supporting Performance winners

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