The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) is an American film critic organization founded in 1975.
Background Its membership comprises film critics from Los Angeles–based print and electronic media. In December of each year, the organization votes on the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, honoring members of the film industry who have excelled in their fields over the calendar year. These awards are presented each January. The LAFCA also honors industry veterans with its annual Career Achievement Award, and promising talent with its annual New Generation Award.
Award ceremonies CeremonyDateBest Film Winner1st Unknown Dog Day Afternoon (tie) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (tie)2nd December 21, 1976 Network (tie) Rocky (tie) 3rd December 19, 1977 Star Wars 4th December 16, 1978 Coming Home 5th December 15, 1979 Kramer vs. Kramer 6th December 20, 1980 Raging Bull 7th December 14, 1981 Atlantic City 8th December 11, 1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 9th December 17, 1983 Terms of Endearment 10th December 5, 1984 Amadeus 11th December 14, 1985 Brazil 12th December 13, 1986 Hannah and Her Sisters 13th December 19, 1987 Hope and Glory 14th December 10, 1988 Little Dorrit 15th December 16, 1989 Do the Right Thing 16th December 16, 1990 Goodfellas 17th December 14, 1991 Bugsy 18th December 12, 1992 Unforgiven 19th December 11, 1993 Schindler's List 20th December 10, 1994 Pulp Fiction 21st December 16, 1995 Leaving Las Vegas 22nd December 16, 1996 Secrets & Lies 23rd December 14, 1997 L.A. Confidential 24th December 13, 1998 Saving Private Ryan 25th December 11, 1999 The Insider 26th December 17, 2000 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 27th December 15, 2001 In the Bedroom 28th December 15, 2002 About Schmidt 29th January 7, 2004 American Splendor 30th December 11, 2004 Sideways 31st December 11, 2005 Brokeback Mountain 32nd December 11, 2006 Letters from Iwo Jima 33rd December 9, 2007 There Will Be Blood 34th December 9, 2008 WALL-E 35th December 14, 2009 The Hurt Locker 36th December 12, 2010 The Social Network 37th December 11, 2011 The Descendants 38th December 9, 2012 Amour 39th December 8, 2013 Gravity (tie) Her (tie) 40th December 7, 2014 Boyhood 41st December 6, 2015 Spotlight 42nd December 4, 2016 Moonlight 43rd December 3, 2017 Call Me by Your Name 44th December 9, 2018 Roma 45th December 8, 2019 Parasite 46th December 20, 2020 Small Axe 47th December 18, 2021 Drive My Car48th December 11, 2022 Everything Everywhere All at Once (tie)Tár (tie) 49th December 10, 2023 The Zone of Interest 50th December 8, 2024 Anora 51stDecember 8, 2025One Battle After Another
Awards categories
Best Film Best Director Best Lead Performance Best Supporting Performance Best Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Music Best Production Design Best Foreign Language Film Best Documentary Film Best Animated Film New Generation Award Career Achievement Award The Douglas Edwards Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award
Former categories Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
See also Trifecta (film awards) New York Film Critics Circle National Society of Film Critics
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