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‘Past Lives’ Earns Best Picture at 6th Annual LEJA Film Awards; ‘Barbie’ Scores Most Wins With 5; Colman Domingo Lands 2
Los Angeles, CA – February 12, 2024 – “Past Lives” has won Best Picture at 6th Annual Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA) Film Awards. Producers of the drama are Christine Vachon, Pamela Koffler and David Hinojosa, who is of Puerto Rican and Mexican descent. The film also won Best Original Screenplay for writer-director Celine Song.
“Barbie” won five awards, the most awards this year. The Greta Gerwig-directed film won for Best Adapted Screenplay (Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach); Best Production & Set Design (Sarah Greenwood & Katie Spencer); Best Costume Design (Jacqueline Durran); Best Hair & Makeup Design (Ivana Primorac); and Best Song for “I’m Just Ken” (written by Mark Ronson & Andrew Wytt; performed by Ryan Gosling). The film led the nominations with 16 nods.
Colman Domingo Scores Two Wins
Afro-Latino Colman Domingo picked up two wins for Best Actor for his role in “Rustin” and Best Supporting Actor for his role in “The Color Purple.” The other acting awards went to Lily Gladstone (Best Actress) for “Killers of the Flower Moon” and DaVine Joy Randolph (Best Supporting Actress) for “The Holdovers.”
“Oppenheimer” scored the second most wins with four for Best Director for Christopher Nolan, Editing (Jennifer Lame), Sound (Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo, Kevin O’Connell & Willie Burton) and Score (Ludwig Göransson). The film earned a total of 15 nods.
Also winning multiple awards were Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” the animated sequel “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” and Spain’s “Society of the Snow.”
“We are so proud of the progress we have made over the last six years, but know there is a lot more room to grow,” said Toni Gonzales, LEJA President. “Our mission remains the same – celebrating the Latino stories in our communities and the people who make them come to life.”
Rita Moreno Lifetime Achievement Honoree Goes To Eugenio Derbez
This year, LEJA also honored Mexican actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter Eugenio Derbez as the recipient of the Rita Moreno Lifetime Achievement Award. Previous honorees include Jennifer Lopez, John Leguizamo and Rosie Perez.
Previous Best Picture winners in the past were “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “The Power of the Dog,” “Nomadland,” “Parasite” and “Roma.”
6th Annual LEJA Winners
The full list of winners is below:
Best Picture
“Past Lives” (A24) – David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon & Pamela Koffler
Best Director
Christopher Nolan, “Oppenheimer”
Actor in a Leading Role
Colman Domingo, “Rustin”
Actress in a Leading Role
Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon”
Actor in a Supporting Role
Colman Domingo, “The Color Purple”
Actress in a Supporting Role
DaVine Joy Randolph, “The Holdovers”
Voice or Motion Capture Performance
Oscar Isaac, “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse”
Animated Film
“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” – Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers & Justin K. Thompson
Non-English Language Film
“Society of the Snow” (Spain)
Documentary Feature
“Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” – Davis Guggenheim
Original Screenplay
“Past Lives” – Celine Song
Adapted Screenplay
“Barbie” – Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach
Ensemble Cast
“Blue Beetle”
Production & Set Design
“Barbie” – Sarah Greenwood (production designer) & Katie Spencer (set decorator)
Cinematography
“Killers of the Flower Moon” – Rodrigo Prieto
Costume Design
“Barbie” – Jacqueline Durran
Editing
“Oppenheimer” – Jennifer Lame
Hair & Makeup Design
“Barbie” – Ivana Primorac
Sound
“Oppenheimer” – Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo, Kevin O’Connell & Willie Burton
Visual Effects
“Society of the Snow” – Félix Bergés & Laura Pedro
Stunt Design
“John Wick 4”
Musical Score
“Oppenheimer” – Ludwig Göransson
Best Song Written for a Film
“I’m Just Ken” from “Barbie” – written by Mark Ronson & Andrew Wytt; performed by Ryan Gosling
About Latino Entertainment Journalists Association
The Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA) is committed to developing and celebrating Latino voices in all areas and backgrounds of the entertainment industry. Founded in 2018, LEJA provides a much-needed opportunity for writers from the United States to have their works amplified and heard in film, television, music, theatre, and the arts. LEJA accepts all backgrounds and identities and embraces anyone who identifies as Latino, Latina, Latinx, Latine, Hispanic, Afro-Latino, Afro-Latina, or any inclusive and progressive description that champions and accelerates the voices of our culture from around the world.