The 1st Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, given by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), honored the best in film for 1975.^[1][2]

• Best Picture (tie):
  • Dog Day Afternoon
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
• Best Director:
  • Sidney Lumet – Dog Day Afternoon
• Best Actor:
  • Al Pacino – Dog Day Afternoon
• Best Actress:
  • Florinda Bolkan – A Brief Vacation (Una breve vacanza)
• Best Screenplay:
  • Joan Tewkesbury – Nashville
• Best Cinematography:
  • John Alcott – Barry Lyndon
• Best Foreign Film:
  • And Now My Love (Toute une vie) • France/Italy
• Special Citation:
  • Love Among the Ruins

• 1st Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards