1983 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
# 1983 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

The 9th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best filmmaking of 1983, were announced on 17 December 1983.

## Winners

* Best Picture:
   * Terms of Endearment
   * Runner-up: Tender Mercies
* Best Director:
   * James L. Brooks – Terms of Endearment
   * Runner-up: Bruce Beresford – Tender Mercies
* Best Actor:
   * Robert Duvall – Tender Mercies
   * Runner-up: Tom Conti – Reuben, Reuben
* Best Actress:
   * Shirley MacLaine – Terms of Endearment
   * Runner-up: Jane Alexander – Testament
* Best Supporting Actor:
   * Jack Nicholson – Terms of Endearment
   * Runner-up: John Lithgow – Terms of Endearment and Twilight Zone: The Movie
* Best Supporting Actress:
   * Linda Hunt – The Year of Living Dangerously
   * Runner-up: Cher – Silkwood
* Best Screenplay:
   * James L. Brooks – Terms of Endearment
   * Runner-up: Lawrence Kasdan and Barbara Benedek – The Big Chill
* Best Cinematography:
   * Sven Nykvist – Fanny and Alexander (Fanny och Alexander)
   * Runner-up: Hiro Narita – Never Cry Wolf
* Best Music Score:
   * Philip Glass – Koyaanisqatsi
   * Runner-up: Billy Goldenberg – Reuben, Reuben
* Best Foreign Film:
   * Fanny and Alexander (Fanny och Alexander) • Sweden/France/West Germany
* Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award:
   * Michael Snow – So Is This
* New Generation Award:
   * Sean Penn
* Career Achievement Award:
   * Myrna Loy
* Special Citation:
   * Restored versions of A Star Is Born and The Leopard
