1987 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
# 1987 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

The 13th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards were announced on 19 December 1987 and given on 21 January 1988.

## Winners

* Best Picture:
   * Hope and Glory
   * Runner-up: The Last Emperor
* Best Director:
   * John Boorman – Hope and Glory
   * Runner-up: James L. Brooks – Broadcast News
* Best Actor (tie):
   * Steve Martin – Roxanne
   * Jack Nicholson – Ironweed and The Witches of Eastwick
* Best Actress (tie):
   * Holly Hunter – Broadcast News
   * Sally Kirkland – Anna
* Best Supporting Actor:
   * Morgan Freeman – Street Smart
   * Runner-up: Sean Connery – The Untouchables
* Best Supporting Actress:
   * Olympia Dukakis – Moonstruck
   * Runner-up: Vanessa Redgrave – Prick Up Your Ears
* Best Screenplay:
   * John Boorman – Hope and Glory
   * Runner-up: John Patrick Shanley - Moonstruck
* Best Cinematography:
   * Vittorio Storaro – The Last Emperor
   * Runner-up: Philippe Rousselot - Hope and Glory
* Best Music Score:
   * David Byrne, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Cong Su – The Last Emperor
   * Runner-up: John Williams - The Witches of Eastwick
* Best Foreign Film:
   * Au Revoir les Enfants • France/West Germany
   * Runner-up: My Life as a Dog (Mitt liv som hund) • Sweden
* Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award:
   * Gus Van Sant – Mala Noche
* New Generation Award:
   * Pedro Almodóvar – Law of Desire (La ley del deseo)
* Career Achievement Award (tie):
   * Samuel Fuller
   * Joel McCrea
* Special Citation:
   * Weapons of the Spirit
