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