1983 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
Annual US film awards ceremony
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The 9th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best filmmaking of 1983, were announced on 17 December 1983.[1][2][3]
DateDecember 17, 1983
Best PictureTerms of Endearment
| 9th LAFCA Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 17, 1983 |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Terms of Endearment |
Winners
- Best Picture:
- Terms of Endearment
- Runner-up: Tender Mercies
- Best Director:
- James L. Brooks – Terms of Endearment
- Runner-up: Bruce Beresford – Tender Mercies
- Best Actor:
- Robert Duvall – Tender Mercies
- Runner-up: Tom Conti – Reuben, Reuben
- Best Actress:
- Shirley MacLaine – Terms of Endearment
- Runner-up: Jane Alexander – Testament
- Best Supporting Actor:
- Jack Nicholson – Terms of Endearment
- Runner-up: John Lithgow – Terms of Endearment and Twilight Zone: The Movie
- Best Supporting Actress:
- Linda Hunt – The Year of Living Dangerously
- Runner-up: Cher – Silkwood
- Best Screenplay:
- James L. Brooks – Terms of Endearment
- Runner-up: Lawrence Kasdan and Barbara Benedek – The Big Chill
- Best Cinematography:
- Sven Nykvist – Fanny and Alexander (Fanny och Alexander)
- Runner-up: Hiro Narita – Never Cry Wolf
- Best Music Score:
- Philip Glass – Koyaanisqatsi
- Runner-up: Billy Goldenberg – Reuben, Reuben
- Best Foreign Film:
- Fanny and Alexander (Fanny och Alexander) • Sweden/France/West Germany
- Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award:
- Michael Snow – So Is This[4]
- New Generation Award:
- Career Achievement Award:
- Special Citation:
- Restored versions of A Star Is Born and The Leopard
