There's no stopping Boyhood for being one of this year's most talked-about films, after grabbing the best picture honors at the recently-concluded Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award.

And that's not all.

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The film also got the best editing trophy and the best director honors for Richard Linklater. Meanwhile, Patricia Arquette won best actress, while this awards season's favorite, Julianne Moore (Still Alice), settled for the runner-up prize.

Tom Hardy won best actor for Locke, J.K. Simmons won best supporting actor for Whiplash, and Agata Kulesza scooped the best supporting actress trophy for Ida.

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association, unlike other awards, announce their winners roughly a month before the awards ceremony. The association also recognizes runners-up for each category.

The awards season is salted on January 10 at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City.

Other than honoring those who have fared well this year, the LAFCA will also hand out a special honor to screen icon Gena Rowlands (whose film, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, is to be released Dec. 12) and former LAFCA president Leonard Maltin.

Maltin was memorable for publishing the first edition of Movie Guide when he was just 18. The final edition came out this September.

Here's the complete list of winners:

Best picture-Boyhood. Runner-up: The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Best actor: Tom Hardy, Locke. Runner-up: Michael Keaton, Birdman.

Best director: Richard Linklater, Boyhood. Runner-up: Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Best foreign-language film: Ida. Runner-up: Winter Sleep.

Best screenplay: Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel. Runner-up: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. and Armando Bo, Birdman.

Best actress: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood. Runner-up: Julianne Moore, Still Alice.

Best documentary/nonfiction film: CITIZENFOUR. Runner-up: Life Itself.

Best cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman. Runner-up: Dick Pope, Mr. Turner.

Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award: Walter Reuben, The David Whiting Story.

Best supporting actress: Agata Kulesza, Ida. Runner-up: Rene Russo, Nightcrawler.

Best animation: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya. Runner-up: The Lego Movie.

Best music score: Jonny Greenwood (Inherent Vice) and Mica Levi (Under the Skin).

Best production design: Adam Stockhausen, The Grand Budapest Hotel. Runner-up: Ondrej Nekvasil, Snowpiercer.

Best supporting actor: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash. Runner-up: Edward Norton, Birdman.

Best editing: Sandra Adair, Boyhood. Runner-up: Barney Pilling, The Grand Budapest Hotel.

TagsBoyhood, Richard Linklater, Los Angeles Film Critics Circle Award