British Academy Film Awards 1990
The 43rd British Academy Film Awards honored the best films of 1989. The film prizes were awarded in 24 categories by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).
| Movie | N | A. |
|---|---|---|
| Dangerous romances | 10 | 2 |
| Batman | 6th | 0 |
| The Dead Poets Club | 6th | 2 |
| Henry V. | 6th | 1 |
| My left foot | 5 | 2 |
| Mississippi Burning - The Root of Hatred | 5 | 3 |
| The adventures of Baron Münchhausen | 4th | 3 |
| The weapons of women | 3 | 0 |
| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | 3 | 0 |
| Shirley Valentine - Goodbye, my dear man | 3 | 1 |
| Harry and Sally | 2 | 1 |
| Rain Man | 2 | 0 |
| Sex, lies and video | 2 | 0 |
Award winners and nominations
Best movie
The Dead Poets Society - Director: Peter Weir
- Harry and Sally (When Harry Met Sally ...) - Director: Rob Reiner
- My Left Foot (My Left Foot) - Director: Jim Sheridan
- Shirley Valentine - Goodbye, my dear husband (Shirley Valentine) - Director: Lewis Gilbert
Best director
- Stephen Frears - Dangerous Liaisons (Dangerous Liaisons)
- Alan Parker - Mississippi Burning - The Root of Hatred (Mississippi Burning)
- Peter Weir - The Dead Poets Society
Best Actor
Daniel Day-Lewis - My Left Foot (My Left Foot)
- Kenneth Branagh - Henry V.
- Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man
- Robin Williams - Dead Poets Society (Dead Poets Society)
Best main actress
Pauline Collins - Shirley Valentine - Goodbye, My Dear Man (Shirley Valentine)
- Glenn Close - Dangerous Liaisons (Dangerous Liaisons)
- Jodie Foster - The Accused (The Accused)
- Melanie Griffith - The Weapons of Women (Working Girl)
Best supporting actor
Ray McAnally - My Left Foot (My Left Foot)
- Marlon Brando - A Dry White Season (A Dry White Season)
- Sean Connery - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- Jack Nicholson - Batman
The best supporting actress
Michelle Pfeiffer - Dangerous Liaisons (Dangerous Liaisons)
- Peggy Ashcroft - Madame Sousatzka
- Laura San Giacomo - Sex, Lies and Video (Sex, Lies, and Videotape)
- Sigourney Weaver - The Weapons of Women (Working Girl)
Best adapted script
Christopher Hampton - Dangerous Liaisons (Dangerous Liaisons)
- Shane Connaughton , Jim Sheridan - My Left Foot (My Left Foot)
- Frank Galati , Lawrence Kasdan - The Travels of Mr. Leary (The Accidental Tourist)
- William Martin Russell - Shirley Valentine - Goodbye, my dear husband (Shirley Valentine)
Best original script
Nora Ephron - Harry and Sally (When Harry Met Sally ...)
- Ronald Bass , Barry Morrow - Rain Man
- Tom Schulman - The Dead Poets Society
- Steven Soderbergh - Sex, Lies, and Video (Sex, Lies, and Videotape)
Best film score
Maurice Jarre - The Dead Poets Society
- George Fenton - Dangerous Liaisons (Dangerous Liaisons)
- Trevor Jones - Mississippi Burning - The Root of Hatred (Mississippi Burning)
- Carly Simon - The Weapons of Women (Working Girl)
Best camera
Peter Biziou - Dangerous Liaisons (Dangerous Liaisons)
- Kenneth MacMillan - Henry V.
- Alan Root , John Seale - Gorillas in the Mist (Gorillas in the Mist)
- Phillippe Rousselot - The Bear (The Bear)
- Phillippe Rousselot - Dangerous Liaisons (Dangerous Liaisons)
Best tone
Rick Kline , Robert J. Litt , Danny Michael , Bill Phillips, Elliot Tyson - Mississippi Burning - The Root of Hate (Mississippi Burning)
- Campbell Askew , David Crozier , Robin O'Donoghue - Henry V.
- Ben Burtt , Tony Dawe , Richard Hymns , Shawn Murphy Gary Summers - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)
- Tony Dawe , Don Sharpe , Bill Rowe - Batman
Best costumes
Gabriella Pescucci - The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (The Adventures of Baron Munchausen)
- James Acheson - Dangerous Liaisons (Dangerous Liaisons)
- Phyllis Dalton - Henry V.
- Bob Ringwood - Batman
Best mask
Fabrizio Sforza , Maggie Weston - The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (The Adventures of Baron Munchausen)
- Nick Dudman , Paul Engelen - Batman
- Ken Jennings - My Left Foot (My Left Foot)
- Jean-Luc Russier - Dangerous Liaisons (Dangerous Liaisons)
Best production design
Dante Ferretti - The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (The Adventures of Baron Munchausen)
- Stuart Craig - Dangerous Liaisons (Dangerous Liaisons)
- Anton Furst - Batman
- Tim Harvey - Henry V.
Best cut
Gerry Hambling - Mississippi Burning - The Root of Hate (Mississippi Burning)
- William M. Anderson - The Dead Poets Society
- Mike Audsley - Dangerous Liaisons (Dangerous Liaisons)
- Stu Linder - Rain Man
Best visual effects
John Bell, Steve Gawley , Michael Lantieri , Ken Ralston - Back to the Future Part II
- Richard Conway , Kent Houston - The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (The Adventures of Baron Munchausen)
- John Ellis , George Gibbs , Michael J. McAlister , Mark Sullivan - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)
- John Evans, Derek Meddings - Batman
Best animated short film
- Wallace & Gromit - Alles Käse (A Grand Day Out) - Director / Production: Nick Park
- Creature Comforts - Direction / Production: Sara Mullock , Nick Park
- Egoli - Director / Production: Karen Kelly
- War Story - Direction / Production: Peter Lord , Sara Mullock
Best documentary
Four Hours in My Lai - Director: Kevin Sim
- Cambodia - Year 10: A Special Report by John Pilger (Viewpoint '89) - Director: David Munro
- Lost Children of the Empire - Directed by Mick Fox , Joanna Mack
- Romania - State of Fear (Everyman) - Director: John Blake
Best Non-English Language Film
Life and Nothing Else (La Vie et rien d'autre) , France - directed by René Cleitman and Bertrand Tavernier
- Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown (Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios) , Spain - Pedro Almodóvar
- Pelle, the Conqueror (Pelle conquer) , Denmark - Bille August and Per Holst
- Salaam Bombay! , Great Britain / India / France - Mira Nair
Honorary award
Academy Fellowship
Alec Guinness , actor