1990 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Explained

16th LAFCA Awards
Date:	December 16, 1990
Award1 Type:	Best Picture
Award1 Winner:	Goodfellas
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The 16th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards were announced on 16 December 1990 and given on 16 January 1991.^[1]

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

External links

• 16th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

Notes and References

1. News: Mathews. Jack. 'GoodFellas' Tops L.A. Critics Poll. 28 December 2017. Los Angeles Times. 17 December 1990.