Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 1979

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The 5th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 1979, were announced on 15 December 1979 and given on 9 January 1980.

[edit] Winners

• Best Actor:
  • Dustin Hoffman - Kramer vs. Kramer
• Best Actress:
  • Sally Field - Norma Rae
• Best Cinematography:
  • The Black Stallion - Caleb Deschanel
• Best Director:
  • Robert Benton - Kramer vs. Kramer
• Best Film:
  • Kramer vs. Kramer
• Best Foreign Film:
  • Soldaat van Oranje (Soldier of Orange), Belgium/Netherlands
• Best Score:
  • The Black Stallion - Carmine Coppola
• Best Screenplay:
  • Kramer vs. Kramer - Robert Benton
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Melvyn Douglas - Being There and The Seduction of Joe Tynan
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Meryl Streep - Kramer vs. Kramer, Manhattan and The Seduction of Joe Tynan

• Career Achievement Award:
  • John Huston
• New Generation Award:
  • John Carpenter