LAFCA gives out 14 “traditional” awards. NYFCC gives out 11, not giving awards for the 3 LAFCA categories of Production Design, Editing, and Score.
The 2 most prominent critics groups in America, aside from National Society of Film Critics, which waits until the new year to vote, matched this year on International, Documentary, and Animation with Anatomy of a Fall, Menus-Plaisirs – Les Troisgros, and The Boy and The Heron. All 3 were already likely to be Oscar nominated. The question of which, if any, will win is far from settled.
Only 1 of the other 8 “matching” awards match. Da’vine Joy Randolph for The Holdovers.
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