LAFCA
| 8TH ANNUAL LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION AWARDS |
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| BEST PICTURE |
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial |
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| BEST DIRECTOR |
Steven Spielberg |
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| BEST ACTOR |
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| BEST ACTRESS |
Meryl Streep |
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| BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR |
John Lithgow |
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| BEST Supporting ActrESS |
Glenn Close |
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| BEST Screenplay |
Larry Gelbart & Murray Schisgal |
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| BEST Cinematography |
Jordan Cronenweth |
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| BEST Music Score |
James Horner & The Busboys |
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| BEST Foreign-Language Film |
"The Road Warrior/Mad Max 2" (Australia) |
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Experimental/ |
"Chan is Missing" |
New Generation Award |
Melissa Mathison |
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Career Achievement Award |
Robert Preston |
Special Citations |
Carlo Rimbaldi |
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