Oscar front-runners Christoph Waltz and Mo’Nique won the supporting actor and actress awards from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association for their roles in "Inglourious Basterds" and "Precious," respectively.
Peter Capaldi was named supporting actor runner-up for his role in "In the Loop," while Anna Kendrick was supporting-actress runner-up for "Up in the Air."
In the first of two announcements of the LAFCA awards, Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner won the screenplay prize for "Up in the Air," with Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche runners-up for "In the Loop."
Christian Berger won the cinematography award for his black-and-white work on Michael Haneke’s "The White Ribbon," Germany’s entrant in the Oscar foreign-film race.