1990 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

The 16th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards were announced on 16 December 1990 and given on 16 January 1991.

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