The 7th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best filmmaking of 1980, were announced on 14 December 1981 and given on 13 January 1982. Winners Best Picture: Atlantic City Runner-up: Reds Best Director: Warren Beatty - Reds Runner-up: Lawrence Kasdan – Body Heat Best Actor: Burt Lancaster – Atlantic City Runner-up: Henry Fonda – On Golden Pond Best Actress: Meryl Streep – The French Lieutenant's Woman Runner-up: Diane Keaton – Reds Best Supporting Actor: John Gielgud – Arthur Runner-up: Jack Nicholson – Reds Best Supporting Actress: Maureen Stapleton – Reds Runner-up: Melinda Dillon – Absence of Malice Best Screenplay: John Guare – Atlantic City Runner-up: Warren Beatty and Trevor Griffiths – Reds Best Cinematography: Vittorio Storaro – Reds Runner-up: Freddie Francis – The French Lieutenant's Woman Best Music Score: Randy Newman – Ragtime Runner-up: Vangelis – Chariots of Fire Best Foreign Film: Pixote (Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco) • Brazil Runner-up: Chariots of Fire • UK Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award: R. Bruce Elder – The Art of Worldly Wisdom New Generation Award: John Guare Career Achievement Award: Barbara Stanwyck Special Citation: Kevin Brownlow – Napoléon References External links 7th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 1981 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards