Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Lead Performance

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Lead Performance is an award given annually by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. It was first introduced in 2022, after it was announced that the four acting categories would be retired and replaced with two gender neutral categories, with both Best Actor and Best Actress merging into the Best Lead Performance category. Two awards for Best Lead Performance and two awards for Best Supporting Performance, each with two winners and two runners-up, are handed out.[1][2][3]

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Lead Performance
The 2023 recipients:
Sandra Hüller (left) and Emma Stone (right)
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actor or an Actress in a Leading Role
CountryUnited States
Presented byLos Angeles Film Critics Association
First awardedCate BlanchettTár
Bill NighyLiving (2022)
Currently held bySandra HüllerAnatomy of a Fall and The Zone of Interest
Emma StonePoor Things (2023)
Websitelafca.net

Winners and runners-up

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2020s

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Year Winner(s) Film(s) Role(s)
2022
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Cate Blanchett Tár Lydia Tár
Bill Nighy Living Mr. Williams
Danielle Deadwyler Till Mamie Till-Mobley
Michelle Yeoh Everything Everywhere All at Once Evelyn Wang †
2023
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Sandra Hüller Anatomy of a Fall Sandra Voyter
The Zone of Interest Hedwig Höss
Emma Stone Poor Things Bella Baxter
Andrew Scott All of Us Strangers Adam
Jeffrey Wright American Fiction Thelonious "Monk" Ellison ‡

See also

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References

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  1. ^ @LAFilmCritics (October 12, 2022). "For this year's awards vote, LAFCA will also introduce gender-neutral acting categories, with two awards for Best Lead Performance and two awards for Best Supporting Performance. Our voting meeting will take place on December 11, 2022" (Tweet). Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Stone, Sasha (October 15, 2022). "Inside the LAFCA's "Gender Neutral" Vote Decisions". Awards Daily. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Hazard, Charlotte (November 1, 2022). "Hollywood takes a step to remove gender distinction in acting awards". Just the News. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  4. ^ Davis, Clayton (December 11, 2022). "'Tár' and 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' Tie for Best Picture at Los Angeles Film Critics Awards". Variety. Archived from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  5. ^ Davis, Clayton (December 10, 2023). "'The Zone of Interest' Wins Best Picture at Los Angeles Film Critics Awards, Four Women Take Acting Prizes (Full Winners List)". Variety. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
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