1977 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards

The 3rd Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, honoring the best in film for 1977, were announced on 19 December 1977 and given on 10 January 1978.^[1][2]

3rd LAFCA Awards
Date	December 19, 1977
Highlights
Best Picture	Star Wars
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Winners

• Best Picture:
  • Star Wars
• Best Director:
  • Herbert Ross – The Turning Point
• Best Actor:
  • Richard Dreyfuss – The Goodbye Girl
• Best Actress:
  • Shelley Duvall – 3 Women
• Best Supporting Actor:
  • Jason Robards – Julia
• Best Supporting Actress:
  • Vanessa Redgrave – Julia
• Best Screenplay:
  • Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman – Annie Hall
• Best Cinematography:
  • Douglas Slocombe – Julia
• Best Music Score:
  • John Williams – Star Wars
• Best Foreign Film:
  • That Obscure Object of Desire (Cet obscur objet du désir) • France/Spain
• New Generation Award:
  • Joan Micklin Silver
• Career Achievement Award:
  • King Vidor
• Special Citation:
  • Charles Gary Allison, for his initiative in organizing the production of Fraternity Row and thus opening a gateway into professional film production for advanced cinema students.
  • Barbara Kopple – Harlan County, U.S.A.