"Elaine May is a legend,” said LAFCA president Claudia Puig. "A brilliant multi-talented artist, she has brightened our lives with her extraordinarily funny body of work and has moved us with her collaborations with Nichols, Cassavetes and Beatty and, most recently, her Tony Award-winning turn on stage. We’re grateful for all her wonderful artistry, including her often uncredited, but essential, screenplay contributions. May is a creative force whom the Los Angeles Film Critics Association is thrilled to honor."