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42nd British Academy Film Awards
1989 film awards ceremony
1989 film awards ceremony
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| number | 42 |
| award | British Academy Film Awards |
| date | 19 March 1989 |
| site | Grosvenor House Hotel |
| host | Anna Ford |
| David Dimbleby | |
| best_film | *The Last Emperor* |
| best_actor | John Cleese |
| best_actor_film | A Fish Called Wanda |
| best_actress | Maggie Smith |
| best_actress_film | The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne |
| most_wins | Empire of the Sun and *The Last Emperor* (3) |
| most_nominations | *The Last Emperor* (11) |
| last | 41st |
| next | 43rd |
David Dimbleby
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 were presented honouring the best national and foreign films of 1988. Presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, accolades were handed out for the best feature-length film and documentaries of any nationality that were screened at British cinemas in 1988.
Jeremy Thomas' and Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor won the award for Best Film.
The ceremony was hosted by Anna Ford and David Dimbleby.
Winners and nominees
BAFTA Fellowship
Main article: BAFTA Fellowship
- Alec Guinness
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
Main article: BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
- Charles Crichton
BAFTA Special Award
- Julie Andrews and Leslie Hardcastle
BAFTA Special Award for Craft
- Richard Williams
Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Statistics
| Nominations | Film |
|---|---|
| 11 | The Last Emperor |
| 9 | A Fish Called Wanda |
| 6 | Babette's Feast |
| Empire of the Sun | |
| 5 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
| 4 | Au revoir les enfants |
| Moonstruck | |
| 3 | Fatal Attraction |
| 2 | Beetlejuice |
| Bird | |
| Good Morning, Vietnam | |
| A Handful of Dust | |
| RoboCop | |
| White Mischief | |
| A World Apart |
| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 3 | Empire of the Sun |
| The Last Emperor | |
| 2 | A Fish Called Wanda |
References
References
- "Film in 1989". [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
- Morgan, David. (19 January 2023). "BAFTA Best Film Award Winners Since 1990 – A Photo Gallery". [[Deadline Hollywood]].
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