Los Angeles Film Critics Association

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) was founded in 1975. Her main job is to present the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards annually to members of the (local) film industry who have done an excellent job in their profession. The prizes are awarded in January each year. Since the LAFCA Awards represent the first award event every year, together with the Golden Globe Awards , they are an important guide for the Academy Awards , which are usually awarded at the end of February or beginning of March.

Ruth Batchelor , who was a journalist for the LA Free Press and a correspondent for KTTV-TV , made a major contribution to founding the LAFCA . Her driving force became the first choice for the LAFCA Awards on February 13, 1976 at the Cock 'n' Bull Restaurant . This year there was no official award ceremony, it was only held from the following year.

Today's LAFCA President is Henry Sheehan , Vice President is Lael Loewenstein .

Two special awards each year honor film veterans ( Career Achievement Award ) and the new generation ( New Generation Award ).

The award ceremony takes place every January. As with the Academy Awards , achievements from the previous year are honored.

Price categories

category	Original name (s)	awarded since
Best movie	Best picture	1975
Best director	Best Director	1977
Best Actor	Best Actor in a Leading Role	1975
Best main actress	Best Actress in a Leading Role	1975
Best supporting actor	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	1977
The best supporting actress	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	1977
Best script	Best screenplay	1975
Best camera	Best Cinematography	1975
Best production design	Best production design	1993
Best cut	Best editing	2012
Best film score	Best Music Score	1976
Best foreign language film	Best Foreign Language Film	1975
Best documentary	Best Documentary / Non-Fiction Film	1988
Best animation	Best animation	1989
Best offspring	New Generation Award	1976
Best experimental / independent film	(The Douglas Edwards) Experimental / Independent Film / Video Award	1980
Special mention	Special citation	1975 (irregular)
Life's work	Career Achievement Award	1976

Most successful films at the LAFCA Awards

The films that have won the most LAFCA awards in the respective years are listed here. Only four times (1977, 1993, 2005 and 2006) did it happen that the film with the most awards could not also win the prize for Best Picture . The film Sideways can be regarded as the most successful film in the history of the LAFCA , as it not only won five awards, like some other films, but also took second place in the Best Actor category .

1975: Dog Days (Dog Day Afternoon) - [3 Awards]

1976: Network and Taxi Driver - [3 awards each]

1977: Julia - [3 awards]

1978: Coming Home - you are returning home - [3 awards]

1979: Kramer versus Kramer - [5 awards]

1980: Like a Wild Bull (Raging Bull) and Tess - [2 awards each]

1981: Atlantic City, USA - [4 awards]

1982: ET - The Extra-Terrestrial - [3 awards]

1983: Time of Tenderness - [5 awards]

1984: Amadeus - [4 awards]

1985: Brazil - [3 awards]

1986: Hannah and her sisters , Vogelfrei , Mona Lisa and Blue Velvet - [2 awards each]