Los Angeles Film Critics Association
American organization
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Abbreviation LAFCA Formation 1975 Type Film criticism Location Official language
English Website lafca .net
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA ) is an American film critic organization founded in 1975.[ 1]
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.[ 1]
Award ceremonies
Ceremony[ 2]
Date
Best Film Winner
1st
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 [ 3]
44th
December 9, 2018
Roma [ 4]
45th
December 8, 2019
Parasite [ 5]
46th
December 20, 2020
Small Axe [ 6]
47th
December 18, 2021
Drive My Car [ 7]
48th
December 11, 2022
Everything Everywhere All at Once (tie)
TÁR (tie)
49th
December 10, 2023
The Zone of Interest [ 8]
Awards categories
References
External links
Current Awards Retired Awards Ceremonies (Winners are announced in the year of film release; ceremonies are held in the following calendar year.)
American film critic associations
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