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.
Winners 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: R. Bruce Elder – The Art of Worldly Wisdom New Generation Award: John Guare Career Achievement Award: Barbara Stanwyck Special Citation: Kevin Brownlow – Napoléon
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