British Academy Film Awards 1988
The 41st British Academy Film Awards ceremony took place in 1989 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London . The film prizes of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) were awarded in 20 categories, plus three special or honorary award categories. The awards went to films made in 1987. The evening was hosted by Anna Ford and David Dimbleby .
Award winners and nominations
| Movie | N | A. |
|---|---|---|
| Hope and glory | 12 | 1 |
| Jean Florette | 10 | 3 |
| scream for freedom | 7th | 1 |
| Radio Days | 7th | 2 |
| The Untouchables - The incorruptible | 4th | 1 |
| The stormy life of Joe Orton | 3 | 0 |
| Platoon | 3 | 2 |
| Wish You Were Here - I wish you were here | 3 | 1 |
| Between the lines | 3 | 1 |
| The name of the Rose | 2 | 2 |
| The fly | 2 | 0 |
| Full metal jacket | 2 | 0 |
| Little Dorrit | 2 | 0 |
| Personal service | 2 | 0 |
Hope and Glory was a big favorite with twelve nominations in the run-up to the award ceremony, but became one of the losers of the evening with only one BAFTA. With three prizes each, Jean Florette (ten nominations) was one of the films with the most awards of the evening.
Best movie
Jean Florette (Jean de Florette) - Director: Claude Berri
- Hope and Glory (Hope and Glory) - Director: John Boorman
- Radio Days - Director: Woody Allen
- Cry Freedom (Cry Freedom) - Director: Richard Attenborough
Best director
- Richard Attenborough - Cry Freedom (Cry Freedom)
- Claude Berri - Jean Florette (Jean de Florette)
- John Boorman - Hope and Glory (Hope and Glory)
Best Actor
Sean Connery - The Name of the Rose
- Gérard Depardieu - Jean Florette (Jean de Florette)
- Yves Montand - Jean Florette (Jean de Florette)
- Gary Oldman - The Stormy Life of Joe Orton (Prick Up Your Ears)
Best main actress
Anne Bancroft - Between the Lines (84 Charing Cross Road)
- Emily Lloyd - Wish You Were Here - Wish You Were Here
- Sarah Miles - Hope and Glory (Hope and Glory)
- Julie Walters - Personal Service (Personal Services)
Best supporting actor
Daniel Auteuil - Jean Florette (Jean de Florette)
- Ian Bannen - Hope and Glory (Hope and Glory)
- Sean Connery - The Untouchables (The Untouchables)
- John Thaw - Cry Freedom (Cry Freedom)
The best supporting actress
Susan Wooldridge - Hope and Glory (Hope and Glory)
- Judi Dench - Between the Lines (84 Charing Cross Road)
- Vanessa Redgrave - The Stormy Life of Joe Orton (Prick Up Your Ears)
- Dianne Wiest - Radio Days
Best adapted script
Claude Berri , Gérard Brach - Jean Florette (Jean de Florette)
- Alan Bennett - The Stormy Life of Joe Orton (Prick Up Your Ears)
- Christine Edzard - Little Dorrit (Little Dorrit)
- Hugh Whitemore - Between the Lines (84 Charing Cross Road)
Best original script
David Leland - Wish You Were Here - Wish You Were Here
- Woody Allen - Radio Days
- John Boorman - Hope and Glory (Hope and Glory)
- David Leland - Personal Service (Personal Services)
Best camera
Bruno Nuytten - Jean Florette (Jean de Florette)
- Robert Richardson - Platoon
- Philippe Rousselot - Hope and Glory (Hope and Glory)
- Ronnie Taylor - Cry Freedom (Cry Freedom)
Best production design
- William A. Elliott - The Untouchables (The Untouchables)
- Anthony DG Pratt - Hope and Glory (Hope and Glory)
- Bernard Vézat - Jean Florette (Jean de Florette)
Best costumes
- Joyce Carter , Danielle Garderes , Claude Gastine , Judith Loom , Sally Neale , Jackie Smith , Barbara Sonnex - Klein Dorrit (Little Dorrit)
- Shirley Russell - Hope and Glory (Hope and Glory)
- Marilyn Vance - The Untouchables (The Untouchables)
Best mask
Hasso von Hugo - The name of the rose
- Michèle Dernelle , Jean-Pierre Eychenne - Jean Florette (Jean de Florette)
- Anna Dryhurst - Hope and Glory (Hope and Glory)
- Stephan Dubuis , Chris Walas - Die Fliege (The Fly)
Best film score
Ennio Morricone - The Untouchables (The Untouchables)
- George Fenton . Jonas Gwangwa - Cry Freedom (Cry Freedom)
- Peter Martin - Hope and Glory (Hope and Glory)
- Stanley Myers - Wish You Were Here - Wish You Were Here
Best cut
- Ian Crafford - Hope and Glory (Hope and Glory)
- Susan E. Morse - Radio Days
- Lesley Walker - Cry Freedom (Cry Freedom)
Best tone
Jonathan Bates , Gerry Humphreys , Simon Kaye - Cry Freedom (Cry Freedom)
- Ron Davis , Peter Handford , John Hayward - Hope and Glory (Hope and Glory)
- Lee Dichter , Robert Hein , James Sabat - Radio Days
- Nigel Galt , Andy Nelson , Edward Tise - Full Metal Jacket
Best visual effects
Ed Jones , Michael Lantieri , Michael Owens , Bruce Walters - The Witches of Eastwick (The Witches of Eastwick)
- Jon Berg , Louis Craig , Chris Walas , Hoyt Yeatman - Die Fliege (The Fly)
- Richard Conway , Lyle Conway , Bran Ferren , Martin Gutteridge - The Little Shop of Horrors
- John Evans - Full Metal Jacket
Best short film
Best animated short film
The Reluctant Dragon - Bridget Appleby
- The Wind in the Willows (The Wind In The Willows) - Brian Cosgrove , Mark Hall
- Fireman Sam - Ian Frampton , John Walker
- The Shoe People - Tony Barnes , Clennell Rawson
Best documentary
Baka - People of the Rainforest - Director: Phil Agland
- Forty Minutes , episode: Home from the Hill - Director: Molly Dineen
- Fourteen Days in May - Director: Paul Hamann
Best Non-English Language Film
Sacrifice (Offret) , Sweden / France - Anna-Lena Wibom and Andrei Tarkowski
- Jean Florette (Jean de Florette) , France - Claude Berri
- Manon's Revenge (Manon des sources) , France - Claude Berri
- My life as a dog (Mitt liv som hund) , Sweden - Waldemar Bergendahl and Lasse Hallström
Special and honorary awards
Academy Fellowship
- Ingmar Bergman , Swedish film director, producer and screenwriter
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
- Monty Python team for the Monty Python series
Special Award
- John Mills CBE