1985 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

The 11th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards were announced on 14 December 1985 and given on 23 January 1986.

11th LAFCA Awards
Date	December 14, 1985
Highlights
Best Picture	Brazil

Winners

• Best Picture:
  • Brazil
  • Runner-up: Out of Africa
• Best Director:
  • Terry Gilliam – Brazil
  • Runner-up: Akira Kurosawa – Ran
• Best Actor:
  • William Hurt – Kiss of the Spider Woman
  • Runner-up: Jack Nicholson – Prizzi's Honor
• Best Actress:
  • Meryl Streep – Out of Africa
  • Runner-up: Whoopi Goldberg – The Color Purple
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • John Gielgud – Plenty and The Shooting Party
  • Runner-up: William Hickey – Prizzi's Honor
• Best Supporting Actress (tie):
  • Anjelica Huston – Prizzi's Honor
  • Runner-up: Oprah Winfrey – The Color Purple
• Best Screenplay:
  • Terry Gilliam, Charles McKeown and Tom Stoppard - Brazil
  • Runner-up: Richard Condon and Janet Roach – Prizzi's Honor
• Best Cinematography:
  • David Watkin – Out of Africa
• Best Music Score:
  • Toru Takemitsu – Ran
  • Runner-up: Mark Isham - Trouble in Mind
• Best Foreign Film (tie):
  • The Official Story (La historia oficial) • Argentina
  • Ran • Japan/France
• Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award:
  • Rosa von Praunheim – Horror Vacui
• New Generation Award:
  • Laura Dern
  • Runner-up: Whoopi Goldberg
• Career Achievement Award:
  • Akira Kurosawa
• Special Citation:
  • Claude Lanzmann - Shoah

External links

• 11th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards