1990 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
# 1990 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

The 16th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards were announced on 16 December 1990 and given on 16 January 1991.

## Winners

* Best Picture:
   * Goodfellas
   * Runner-up: Dances with Wolves
* Best Director:
   * Martin Scorsese – Goodfellas
   * Runner-up: Kevin Costner – Dances with Wolves
* Best Actor:
   * Jeremy Irons – Reversal of Fortune
   * Runner-up: Philippe Noiret – Life and Nothing But (La vie et rien d'autre)
* Best Actress:
   * Anjelica Huston – The Grifters and The Witches
   * Runner-up: Joanne Woodward – Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
* Best Supporting Actor:
   * Joe Pesci – Goodfellas
   * Runner-up: Bruce Davison – Longtime Companion
* Best Supporting Actress:
   * Lorraine Bracco – Goodfellas
   * Runner-up: Dianne Wiest – Edward Scissorhands
* Best Screenplay:
   * Nicholas Kazan – Reversal of Fortune
   * Runner-up: Charles Burnett – To Sleep with Anger
* Best Cinematography:
   * Michael Ballhaus – Goodfellas
   * Runner-up: Vittorio Storaro – The Sheltering Sky
* Best Music Score:
   * Richard Horowitz and Ryuichi Sakamoto – The Sheltering Sky
   * Runner-up: Randy Newman – Avalon
* Best Foreign Film:
   * Life and Nothing But (La vie et rien d'autre) • France
   * Runner-up: Cyrano de Bergerac • France
* Best Non-Fiction Film (tie):
   * Paris Is Burning
   * Pictures of the Old World (Obrazy starého sveta)
* Best Animation:
   * The Rescuers Down Under
* Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award:
   * Marlon Riggs – Tongues Untied
* New Generation Award:
   * Jane Campion
* Career Achievement Award (tie):
   * Blake Edwards
   * Chuck Jones
* Special Citation:
   * Charles Burnett
