British Academy Film Awards 1989
The 42nd British Academy Film Awards ceremony took place in 1989 in London . The film prizes of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) were awarded in 20 categories, plus four special or honorary award categories. The award honored films from 1988.
Award winners and nominations
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Statistics (films with more than one nomination are listed) N = nomination; S = victory |
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| Movie | N | S. |
|---|---|---|
| The last emperor | 11 | 3 |
| A fish called Wanda | 9 | 2 |
| The realm of the sun | 6th | 3 |
| Babette's feast | 6th | 1 |
| Wrong game with Roger Rabbit | 5 | 1 |
| Goodbye, children | 4th | 1 |
| Moonstruck | 4th | 0 |
| A fateful affair | 3 | 1 |
| Two worlds | 2 | 1 |
| A handful of dust | 2 | 1 |
| Beetlejuice | 2 | 0 |
| Bird | 2 | 0 |
| The last few days in Kenya | 2 | 0 |
| Good Morning, Vietnam | 2 | 0 |
| RoboCop | 2 | 0 |
The last emperor was considered the favorite with eleven nominations in the run-up to the award ceremony, but finally receivedthree awardslike the six times nominated film The Empire of the Sun. With only one award out of six nominations, Babette's party was one of the losers of the evening.
Best movie
The Last Emperor (The Last Emperor) - Director: Bernardo Bertolucci
- Goodbye, children (Au revoir les enfants) - Director: Louis Malle
- Babettes Fest (Babettes gæstebud) - Director: Gabriel Axel
- A Fish Called Wanda (A Fish Called Wanda) - Director: Charles Crichton
Best director
Louis Malle - Goodbye, children (Au revoir, les enfants)
- Gabriel Axel - Babette's Feast (Babettes gæstebud)
- Bernardo Bertolucci - The Last Emperor (The Last Emperor)
- Charles Crichton - A Fish Called Wanda (A Fish Called Wanda)
Best Actor
John Cleese - A Fish Called Wanda (A Fish Called Wanda)
- Michael Douglas - A Fatal Affair (Fatal Attraction)
- Kevin Kline - A Fish Called Wanda (A Fish Called Wanda)
- Robin Williams - Good Morning, Vietnam
Best main actress
Maggie Smith - The great desire of Judith Hearne (The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne)
- Stéphane Audran - Babettes feast (Babettes gæstebud)
- Cher - Moonstruck (Moonstruck)
- Jamie Lee Curtis - A Fish Called Wanda (A Fish Called Wanda)
Best supporting actor
Michael Palin - A Fish Called Wanda (A Fish Called Wanda)
- Joss Ackland - The Last Days in Kenya (White Mischief)
- Peter O'Toole - The Last Emperor (The Last Emperor)
- David Suchet - Two Worlds (A World Apart)
The best supporting actress
Judi Dench - A Handful of Dust (A Handful of Dust)
- Anne Archer - A Fatal Affair (Fatal Attraction)
- Maria Aitken - A Fish Called Wanda (A Fish Called Wanda)
- Olympia Dukakis - Moonstruck (Moonstruck)
Best adapted script
Jean-Claude Carrière , Philip Kaufman - The Unbearable Lightness of Being (The Unbearable Lightness of Being)
- Gabriel Axel - Babette's Feast (Babettes gæstebud)
- Jeffrey Price , Peter S. Seaman - Wrong Game with Roger Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
- Tom Stoppard - Empire of the Sun (Empire of the Sun)
Best original script
Shawn Slovo - Two Worlds (A World Apart)
- John Cleese - A Fish Called Wanda (A Fish Called Wanda)
- Louis Malle - Goodbye, children (Au revoir, les enfants)
- John Patrick Shanley - Moonstruck (Moonstruck)
Best camera
Allen Daviau - Empire of the Sun (Empire of the Sun)
- Dean Cundey - Wrong Game with Roger Rabbit (Where Framed Roger Rabbit)
- Henning Kristiansen - Babettes' Festival (Babettes gæstebud)
- Vittorio Storaro - The Last Emperor (The Last Emperor)
Best production design
Dean Tavoularis - Tucker (Tucker: The Man and His Dream)
- Norman Reynolds - Empire of the Sun (Empire of the Sun)
- Ferdinando Scarfiotti - The Last Emperor (The Last Emperor)
- Elliot Scott - Wrong Game with Roger Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
Best costumes
James Acheson - The Last Emperor (The Last Emperor)
- Marit Allen - The Last Days in Kenya (White Mischief)
- Judy Moorcroft - The Dressmaker
- Bob Ringwood - Empire of the Sun (Empire of the Sun)
Best mask
Fabrizio Sforza - The Last Emperor (The Last Emperor)
- Steve LaPorte , Ve Neill , Robert Short - Beetlejuice
- Carla Palmer - RoboCop
- Sally Sutton - A Handful of Dust (A Hand Full of Dust)
Best film score
John Williams - Empire of the Sun (Empire of the Sun)
- David Byrne , Ryuichi Sakamoto and Cong Su - The Last Emperor (The Last Emperor)
- Dick Hyman - Moonstruck (Moonstruck)
- Lennie Niehaus - Bird
Best cut
Peter E. Berger , Michael Kahn - A Fatal Affair (Fatal Attraction)
- Gabriella Cristiani - The Last Emperor (The Last Emperor)
- John Jympson - A Fish Called Wanda (A Fish Called Wanda)
- Arthur Schmidt - Wrong Game with Roger Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
Best tone
Charles L. Campbell , Tony Dawe , Louis L. Edemann , Robert Knudson - Empire of the Sun (Empire of the Sun)
- Willie D. Burton , Les Fresholtz , Robert G. Henderson , Alan Robert Murray - Bird
- Bill Phillips , Terry Porter , Clive Winter - Good Morning, Vietnam
- Bill Rowe , Ivan Sharrock , Les Wiggins - The Last Emperor (The Last Emperor)
Best visual effects
George Gibbs , Ed Jones , Ken Ralston , Richard Williams - Wrong Game with Roger Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
- Rob Bottin , Rocco Gioffre , Peter Kuran , Phil Tippett - RoboCop
- Gino De Rossi , Fabrizio Martinelli - The Last Emperor (The Last Emperor)
- Peter Kuran , Alan Munro , Ted Rae , Robert Short - Beetlejuice
Best short film
Sashchitnik Sedov (Защитник Седов) - Yevgeny Zymbal
- Cane Toads - An Unnatural History - Mark Lewis
- The Unkindest Cut - Jim Shields
- Water's Edge - Suri Krishnamma
Best animated short film
- Clothes animation - Osbert Parker
- Daddy's Little Piece Of Dresden China - Karen Watson
- Rarg - Tony Collingwood
Best documentary
This Week , episode: Death on the Rock - Osbert Parker
- Great Performances , episode: Richard Burton: In from the Cold - Tony Palmer
- The Men Who Killed Kennedy - Nigel Turner
Best Non-English Language Film
Babettes Fest (Babettes gæstebud) , Denmark - Gabriel Axel , Just Betzer and Bo Christensen
- Goodbye, children (Au revoir, les enfants) , France / FRG - Louis Malle
- The sky over Berlin , France / Germany - Anatole Dauman and Wim Wenders
- Black eyes (Oci ciornie) , Italy - Silvia D'Amico Bendico , Carlo Cucchi and Nikita Michalkow
Special and honorary awards
Academy Fellowship
- Alec Guinness , British actor
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
- Charles Crichton - British film director, editor, screenwriter and producer ( A Fish Called Wanda )
Special Award
Post Office BAFTA Scholarship
The winner was determined by audience vote.