42nd British Academy Film Awards
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42nd British Academy Film Awards 1989

The 42nd British Academy Film Awards, commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 19 March 1989 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. The awards honored the best national and foreign films of 1988 and recognized excellence in filmmaking across a wide range of categories. The ceremony was hosted by Anna Ford and David Dimbleby and presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.

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Highlights

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Total movie nominations

15

Total movie wins

9

Total people nominations

18

Total people wins

7

The Last Emperor

Most Nominations

The Last Emperor

 11 nominations
Empire of the Sun

Most Wins

Empire of the Sun

 3 wins

Most recognized genres

Drama

Drama

12 nominations 3 wins
Comedy

Comedy

5 nominations 0 wins
Biography

Biography

4 nominations 2 wins
Gabriel Axel

Most Nominations

Gabriel Axel

4 nominations

Best Direction

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Best Actor in a Leading Role

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Best Actress in a Leading Role

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Best Actor in a Supporting Role

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Best Actress in a Supporting Role

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Best Original Screenplay

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Best Adapted Screenplay

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Best Cinematography

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Best Costume Design

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Best Editing

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Best Makeup and Hair

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Best Original Music

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Best Production Design

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Best Sound

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Best Special Visual Effects

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Best Film Not in the English Language

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All winners and nominees

Best Film

WINNER

The Last Emperor Bernardo Bertolucci

NOMINEES

Au Revoir les Enfants Louis Malle

 

Babette's Feast Gabriel Axel

 

A Fish Called Wanda Charles Crichton

Best Direction

WINNER

Au Revoir les Enfants Louis Malle

NOMINEES

The Last Emperor Bernardo Bertolucci

 

A Fish Called Wanda Charles Crichton

 

Babette's Feast Gabriel Axel

Best Actor in a Leading Role

WINNER

A Fish Called Wanda John Cleese

NOMINEES

A Fish Called Wanda Kevin Kline

 

Fatal Attraction Michael Douglas

 

Good Morning, Vietnam Robin Williams

Best Actress in a Leading Role

NOMINEES

Moonstruck Cher

 

A Fish Called Wanda Jamie Lee Curtis

 

Babette's Feast Stéphane Audran

Best Actor in a Supporting Role

WINNER

A Fish Called Wanda Michael Palin

NOMINEES

The Last Emperor Peter O'Toole

Best Actress in a Supporting Role

NOMINEES

Fatal Attraction Anne Archer

 

A Fish Called Wanda

 

Moonstruck Olympia Dukakis

Best Original Screenplay

NOMINEES

Au Revoir les Enfants Louis Malle

 

A Fish Called Wanda John Cleese

 

Moonstruck

Best Adapted Screenplay

WINNER

The Unbearable Lightness of Being Philip Kaufman

NOMINEES

Babette's Feast Gabriel Axel

 

Empire of the Sun

 

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Best Cinematography

WINNER

Empire of the Sun

NOMINEES

Babette's Feast

 

The Last Emperor

 

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Best Costume Design

WINNER

The Last Emperor

NOMINEES

Empire of the Sun

Best Editing

WINNER

Fatal Attraction

NOMINEES

A Fish Called Wanda

 

The Last Emperor

 

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Best Makeup and Hair

WINNER

The Last Emperor

NOMINEES

Beetlejuice

 

RoboCop

Best Original Music

WINNER

Empire of the Sun

NOMINEES

Bird

 

The Last Emperor

 

Moonstruck

Best Production Design

WINNER

Tucker: The Man and His Dream

NOMINEES

Empire of the Sun

 

The Last Emperor

 

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Best Sound

WINNER

Empire of the Sun

NOMINEES

Bird

 

Good Morning, Vietnam

 

The Last Emperor

Best Special Visual Effects

WINNER

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

NOMINEES

Beetlejuice

 

The Last Emperor

 

RoboCop

Best Film Not in the English Language

WINNER

Babette's Feast Gabriel Axel

NOMINEES

Au Revoir les Enfants Louis Malle

 

Wings of Desire Wim Wenders

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