1985 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

The 11th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards were announced on 14 December 1985 and given on 23 January 1986.

Winners

 * Best Picture:
 * Brazil
 * Runner-up: Out of Africa
 * Best Director:
 * Terry Gilliam – Brazil
 * Runner-up: Akira Kurosawa – Ran
 * Best Actor:
 * William Hurt – Kiss of the Spider Woman
 * Runner-up: Jack Nicholson – Prizzi's Honor
 * Best Actress:
 * Meryl Streep – Out of Africa
 * Runner-up: Whoopi Goldberg – The Color Purple
 * Best Supporting Actor:
 * John Gielgud – Plenty and The Shooting Party
 * Runner-up: William Hickey – Prizzi's Honor
 * Best Supporting Actress (tie):
 * Anjelica Huston – Prizzi's Honor
 * Runner-up: Oprah Winfrey – The Color Purple
 * Best Screenplay:
 * Terry Gilliam, Charles McKeown and Tom Stoppard - Brazil
 * Runner-up: Richard Condon and Janet Roach – Prizzi's Honor
 * Best Cinematography:
 * David Watkin – Out of Africa
 * Best Music Score:
 * Toru Takemitsu – Ran
 * Runner-up: Mark Isham - Trouble in Mind
 * Best Foreign Film (tie):
 * The Official Story (La historia oficial) • Argentina
 * Ran • Japan/France
 * Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award:
 * Rosa von Praunheim – Horror Vacui
 * New Generation Award:
 * Laura Dern
 * Runner-up: Whoopi Goldberg
 * Career Achievement Award:
 * Akira Kurosawa
 * Special Citation:
 * Claude Lanzmann - Shoah