<<< 5th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1979) >>>

Best Picture:

	Kramer vs. Kramer
	Runners-up: Apocalypse Now and Breaking Away

Best Director:

	Robert Benton - Kramer vs. Kramer
	Runners-up: Francis Ford Coppola - Apocalypse Now and Bob Fosse - All That Jazz

Best Actor:

	Dustin Hoffman - Kramer vs. Kramer
	Runner-up: Roy Scheider - All That Jazz

Best Actress:

	Sally Field - Norma Rae
	Runners-up: Marsha Mason - Chapter Two and Bette Midler - The Rose

Best Supporting Actor:

Melvyn Douglas - Being There and The Seduction of Joe Tynan

Best Supporting Actress:

Meryl Streep - Kramer vs. Kramer, Manhattan and The Seduction of Joe Tynan

Best Screenplay:

Robert Benton - Kramer vs. Kramer

Best Cinematography:

Caleb Deschanel - The Black Stallion

Best Music Score:

Carmine Coppola - The Black Stallion

Best Foreign Film:

	Soldier of Orange (Soldaat van Oranje) • Belgium/Netherlands
	Runner-up: The Last Wave • Australia

New Generation Award:

John Carpenter

Career Achievement Award:

John Huston