LAFCA says Amazon’s Small Axe, all of it, is a movie
Figures that the LA critics, after NY stole their “quirky reputation” thunder thus year by picking First Cow, had to one up themselves by picking a miniseries that’s eligible for next year’s Emmys, not Oscars. What they want is to start a debate about whether all movie/TV content is really one and the same (at least this year), but as of this moment, Small Axe, a five episode miniseries directed by Steve McQueen (who calls each of them films) is not considered an actual movie. The rest of their picks speak to the movies getting good reviews at the moment, and I’m in the process of trying to catch up with all of them.
LA CRITICS AWARD WINNERS
Best Picture: Small Axe
Best Director: Chloe Zhao, Nomadland
Best Actor: Chadwick Boseman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Best Actress: Carey Mulligan, Promising Young Woman
Best Supporting Actor: Glynn Turman, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
Best Supporting Actress: Yuh-jung Youn, Minari
Best Animated Film: Wolfwalkers
Best Documentary: Time
Best Foreign Language Film: Beanpole
Best Screenplay: Promising Young Woman
Best Cinematography: Small Axe
Best Editing: The Father
Best Score: Soul
Best Production Design: Mank
