A glance down the list of past NYFCC and LAFCA winners only emphasises the already well - known fact that the gap between critical darlings and Academy fare can be gratifyingly vast: the list of films that
snagged top honors from either group only to miss the Oscar dartboard ranges from «Brazil» to «Topsy - Turvy,» from «Mulholland Drive» to «Do the Right Thing.»
But thats not the only reason
it snagged top honors.
Not exact matches
Jordan Peele's «Get Out» took home
top honors for Best Feature and Best Director, while Greta Gerwig
snagged the award for Best Screenplay for «Lady Bird.»