1981 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
| 7th LAFCA Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 14, 1981 |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Atlantic City |
The 7th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best filmmaking of 1980, were announced on 14 December 1981 and given on 13 January 1982.[1][2]
Winners[edit]
- Best Picture:
- Atlantic City
- Runner-up: Reds
- Best Director:
- Warren Beatty - Reds
- Runner-up: Lawrence Kasdan – Body Heat
- Best Actor:
- Burt Lancaster – Atlantic City
- Runner-up: Henry Fonda – On Golden Pond
- Best Actress:
- Meryl Streep – The French Lieutenant's Woman
- Runner-up: Diane Keaton – Reds
- Best Supporting Actor:
- John Gielgud – Arthur
- Runner-up: Jack Nicholson – Reds
- Best Supporting Actress:
- Maureen Stapleton – Reds
- Runner-up: Melinda Dillon – Absence of Malice
- Best Screenplay:
- John Guare – Atlantic City
- Runner-up: Warren Beatty and Trevor Griffiths – Reds
- Best Cinematography:
- Vittorio Storaro – Reds
- Runner-up: Freddie Francis – The French Lieutenant's Woman
- Best Music Score:
- Randy Newman – Ragtime
- Runner-up: Vangelis – Chariots of Fire
- Best Foreign Film:
- Pixote (Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco) • Brazil
- Runner-up: Chariots of Fire • UK
- Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award:
- New Generation Award:
- Career Achievement Award:
- Special Citation:
References[edit]
- ^ "Film Critics Announce Top Honors". The Press-Courier. 14 December 1981. Retrieved 28 December 2017 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Los Angeles Film Critics Association".
External links[edit]
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