Manny The Movie Guy /

Alexander Payne's "The Descendants" took home the top prize at the Los Angeles Film Critics Award announced Sunday. The fantastic dramedy starring George Clooney won the Best Picture of the year award. Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life" was the runner-up in this category.

But Payne lost out to Malick for the Best Director award, and the LA Film Critics gave the runner-up award to Martin Scorsese for "Hugo."

In the acting categories, Michael Fassbender, baring his all in "Shame," took home the Best Actor award while Yun Jung-Hee of "Poetry" won the Best Actress award. Michael Shannon for "Take Shelter" was the runner-up for Best Actor while Kirsten Dunst in "Melancholia" was the runner-up for Best Actress.

Best Supporting Actor award went to Christopher Plummer for "Beginners" (Patton Oswalt from "Young Adult" was the runner-up), while Jessica Chastain was given the Best Supporting Actress award for pretty much anything she starred in this year ("Coriolanus," "The Debt," "The Help," "Take Shelter," "Texas Killing Fields," "The Tree of Life")! Janet McTeer from "Albert Nobbs," who out-dragged Glenn Close in the film, was the runner-up in this category.

But you know what I'm happy about with the LA Film Critics' choices? They gave the Best Music Score to the Chemical Brothers (that's Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons to you!), while making Cliff Martinez the runner-up for his brilliant score in "Drive," two of my favorite soundtracks of the year!

Here's the complete list of winners and runners-up:

Best Picture
"The Descendants"
(Runner-up: "The Tree of Life")

Best Actor
Michael Fassbender, "Shame," "A Dangerous Method," "Jane Eyre" and "X-Men: First Class"
(Runner-up: Michael Shannon, "Take Shelter")

Best Actress
Yun Jung-Hee, "Poetry"
(Runner-up: Kirsten Dunst, "Melancholia")

Best Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
(Runner-up: Patton Oswalt, "Young Adult")

Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain, "Coriolanus," "The Debt," "The Help," "Take Shelter," "Texas Killing Fields," "The Tree of Life"
(Runner-up: Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs")

Best Director
Terrance Malick, "The Tree of Life"
(Runner-up: Martin Scorsese, "Hugo")

Best Screenplay
"A Separation"
(Runner-up: "The Descendants")

Best Picture
"The Descendants"
(Runner-up: "The Tree of Life")

Best Actor
Michael Fassbender, "Shame," "A Dangerous Method," "Jane Eyre" and "X-Men: First Class"
(Runner-up: Michael Shannon, "Take Shelter")

Best Actress
Yun Jung-Hee, "Poetry"
(Runner-up: Kirsten Dunst, "Melancholia")

Best Supporting Actor
Christopher Plummer, "Beginners"
(Runner-up: Patton Oswalt, "Young Adult")

Best Supporting Actress
Jessica Chastain, "Coriolanus," "The Debt," "The Help," "Take Shelter," "Texas Killing Fields," "The Tree of Life"
(Runner-up: Janet McTeer, "Albert Nobbs")

Best Director
Terrance Malick, "The Tree of Life"
(Runner-up: Martin Scorsese, "Hugo")

Best Screenplay
"A Separation"
(Runner-up: "The Descendants")

Best Cinematography
"The Tree of Life"
(Runner-up: "City of Life and Death")

Best Documentary/Non-fiction Film "Cave of Forgotten Dreams"
(Runner-up: "The Arbor")

Best Foreign-Language Film
"City of Life and Death"
(Runner-up: "A Separation")

Best Animated Film
"Rango"
(Runner-up: "The Adventures of Tintin")

Best Music/Score
"Hanna" (Runner-up: "Drive")

Best Production Design
"Hugo"
(Runner-up: "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy")

Douglas E. Edwards Independent/Experimental Film/Video:
"Spark of Being"