"Schindler's List" was named the best picture of 1993 by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. "The Piano" won five awards.
Steven Spielberg's black-and-white film, which opens this week in Los Angeles, did not bring him the association's directing award.The cinema tale of a Nazi businessman who saved Jews during World War II won for production design and tied with "The Piano" for best cinematography, the critics group announced Saturday.
Jane Campion was named best director for "The Piano," and also won for best screenplay. Holly Hunter won best actress honors for her portrayal of a mute woman in 19th-century New Zealand.
Anthony Hopkins won the best actor award, both for "The Remains of the Day" and "Shadowlands," which is set for release later this month.
The critic's association, comprised of print and radio film critics in the Los Angeles area, traditionally kicks off the movie awards season. The awards will be presented Jan. 18.
Anna Paquin, who plays Hunter's talkative daughter in "The Piano," tied for best supporting actress with Rosie Perez, who portrays an airplane crash survivor in "Fearless."
The prize for best supporting actor went to Tommy Lee Jones, who played the relentless lawman in "The Fugitive."
For the third year in a row, Zbigniew Preisner won the prize for best score, this time for "Blue."
"Farewell My Concubine," from China, earned the citation for best foreign film. "It's All True" took the prize for best documentary and the French-Canadian short film "The Mighty River" was named best animated film.