The 1st Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), honored the best in film for 1975. Winners Best Picture (tie): Dog Day Afternoon One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Best Director: Sidney Lumet – Dog Day Afternoon Best Actor: Al Pacino – Dog Day Afternoon Best Actress: Florinda Bolkan – A Brief Vacation (Una breve vacanza) Best Screenplay: Joan Tewkesbury – Nashville Best Cinematography: John Alcott – Barry Lyndon Best Foreign Film: And Now My Love (Toute une vie) • France/Italy Special Citation: Love Among the Ruins References External links 1st Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 1975 1975 film awards 1975 in American cinema