The 9th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best filmmaking of 1983, were announced on 17 December 1983. Winners Best Picture: Terms of Endearment Runner-up: Tender Mercies Best Director: James L. Brooks – Terms of Endearment Runner-up: Bruce Beresford – Tender Mercies Best Actor: Robert Duvall – Tender Mercies Runner-up: Tom Conti – Reuben, Reuben Best Actress: Shirley MacLaine – Terms of Endearment Runner-up: Jane Alexander – Testament Best Supporting Actor: Jack Nicholson – Terms of Endearment Runner-up: John Lithgow – Terms of Endearment and Twilight Zone: The Movie Best Supporting Actress: Linda Hunt – The Year of Living Dangerously Runner-up: Cher – Silkwood Best Screenplay: James L. Brooks – Terms of Endearment Runner-up: Lawrence Kasdan and Barbara Benedek – The Big Chill Best Cinematography: Sven Nykvist – Fanny and Alexander (Fanny och Alexander) Runner-up: Hiro Narita – Never Cry Wolf Best Music Score: Philip Glass – Koyaanisqatsi Runner-up: Billy Goldenberg – Reuben, Reuben Best Foreign Film: Fanny and Alexander (Fanny och Alexander) • Sweden/France/West Germany Experimental/Independent Film/Video Award: Michael Snow – So Is This New Generation Award: Sean Penn Career Achievement Award: Myrna Loy Special Citation: Restored versions of A Star Is Born and The Leopard References External links 9th Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 1983 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards