1988 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Explained

14th LAFCA Awards
Date:	December 10, 1988
Award1 Type:	Best Picture
Award1 Winner:	Little Dorrit
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The 14th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards were announced on 10 December 1988 and given on 24 January 1989.^[1]

Winners

• Best Picture:
  • Little Dorrit
  • Runner-up: Dead Ringers
• Best Director:
  • David Cronenberg – Dead Ringers
  • Runner-up: Martin Scorsese – The Last Temptation of Christ
• Best Actor:
  • Tom Hanks – Big and Punchline
  • Runner-up: Gene Hackman – Another Woman, Bat*21, Full Moon in Blue Water, Mississippi Burning and Split Decisions
• Best Actress:
  • Christine Lahti – Running on Empty
  • Runner-up: Jodie Foster – The Accused and Diane Venora – Bird
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Alec Guinness – Little Dorrit
  • Runner-up: Martin Landau –
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Geneviève Bujold – Dead Ringers and The Moderns
  • Runner-up: Miriam Margolyes – Little Dorrit
• Best Screenplay:
  • Ron Shelton – Bull Durham
  • Runner-up: Alan Rudolph and Jon Bradshaw - The Moderns
• Best Cinematography:
  • Henri Alekan – Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin)
• Best Music Score:
  • Mark Isham – The Moderns
• Best Foreign Film:
  • Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin) • West Germany/France
  • Runner-up: Salaam Bombay! • UK/India/France
• Best Non-Fiction Film:
• Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award:
  • Derek Jarman – The Last of England
  • Al Razutis – Amerika
• New Generation Award:
  • Mira Nair – Salaam Bombay!
• Career Achievement Award:
  • Don Siegel
• Special Citation:
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit

External links

• 14th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

Notes and References

1. News: Easton. Nina. L.A. Film Critics Vote Lahti, Hanks, 'Dorrit' Winners. 28 December 2017. Los Angeles Times. 12 December 1988.