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 References External links 11th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 1985 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards