Fassbender, Yun earn LAFCA kudos

Chastain PlummerFassbenderThe Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. has named Terrence Malick best director for "Tree of Life." Martin Scorsese earned a nod as runner-up for 'Hugo."LAFCA named Michael Fassbender best actor for several 2011 roles. Yun Jung-hee was named best actress for her work in "Poetry." LAFCA also named Jessica Chastain best supporting actress for her body of work in 2011 and picked Christopher Plummer as best supporting actor for his performance in "Beginners."Fassbender earned nods for his work in "A Dangerous Method," "Jane Eyre," "Shame," and "X-Men: First Class."Chastain was honored for her work in "Coriolanus," "The Debt," "The Help," "Take Shelter," "Texas Killing Fields" and "The Tree of Life."The group selected "The Tree of Life" for cinematography, "Hugo" for production design and "Hanna" for music/score.Next up: Animation--The latest winners: Best Director-- Terrence Malick, "The Tree of Life"/ Runner-up: Martin Scorsese, "Hugo" Best Actor-- Michael Fassbender, "A Dangerous Method," "Jane Eyre," "Shame," "X-Men: First Class" / Runner-up: Michael Shannon, "Take Shelter" Best Actress-- Yun Jung-hee, "Poetry" / Runner-up: Kirsten Dunst, "Melancholia" Documentary/Nonfiction-- "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" / Runner-up: "The Arbor" Best Screenplay-- Asghar Farhadi, "A Separation" / Runner-up: Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, "The Descendants" 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 Cinematography-- Winner: Emmanuel Lubezki, "The Tree of Life" / Runner-Up: Cao Yu, "City of Life and Death" Best Production Design-- Dante Ferretti, "Hugo" / Runner-up: Maria Djurkovic, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" Best Music/Score-- The Chemical Brothers, "Hanna" / Runner-up: Cliff Martinez, "Drive" Best Independent/Experimental-- "Spark of Being" Contact Justin Chang at justin.chang@variety.com