British Academy Film Awards 1989
The 42nd British Academy Film Awards · Held March 19, 1989 · 20 categories · everything in 1989
Best Film
- Winner The Last Emperor · Jeremy Thomas, Bernardo Bertolucci
- Nominee A Fish Called Wanda · Michael Shamberg, Charles Crichton
- Nominee Au revoir les enfants · Louis Malle
- Nominee Babette's Feast · Just Betzer, Bo Christensen, Gabriel Axel
Best Direction
- Winner Louis Malle · Au revoir les enfants
- Nominee Charles Crichton · A Fish Called Wanda
- Nominee Gabriel Axel · Babette's Feast
- Nominee Bernardo Bertolucci · The Last Emperor
Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Winner John Cleese · A Fish Called Wanda
- Nominee Kevin Kline · A Fish Called Wanda
- Nominee Michael Douglas · Fatal Attraction
- Nominee Robin Williams · Good Morning, Vietnam
Best Actress in a Leading Role
- Winner Maggie Smith · The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
- Nominee Jamie Lee Curtis · A Fish Called Wanda
- Nominee Stéphane Audran · Babette's Feast
- Nominee Cher · Moonstruck
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
- Winner Michael Palin · A Fish Called Wanda
- Nominee David Suchet · A World Apart
- Nominee Peter O'Toole · The Last Emperor
- Nominee Joss Ackland · White Mischief
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Winner Judi Dench · A Handful of Dust
- Nominee Maria Aitken · A Fish Called Wanda
- Nominee Anne Archer · Fatal Attraction
- Nominee Olympia Dukakis · Moonstruck
Best Original Screenplay
- Winner A World Apart · Shawn Slovo
- Nominee A Fish Called Wanda · John Cleese
- Nominee Au revoir les enfants · Louis Malle
- Nominee Moonstruck · John Patrick Shanley
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Winner The Unbearable Lightness of Being · Philip Kaufman
- Nominee Babette's Feast · Gabriel Axel
- Nominee Empire of the Sun · Tom Stoppard
- Nominee Who Framed Roger Rabbit · Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman
Best Film Not in the English Language
- Winner Babette's Feast · Just Betzer, Bo Christensen, Gabriel Axel
- Nominee Au revoir les enfants · Louis Malle
- Nominee Dark Eyes · Nikita Mikhalkov
- Nominee Wings of Desire · Wim Wenders, Anatole Dauman
Best Documentary
- Winner This Week
- Nominee In from the Cold: A Portrait of Richard Burton · Tony Palmer
- Nominee The Duty Men: East Enders
- Nominee The Men Who Killed Kennedy
Best Original Music
- Winner Empire of the Sun · John Williams
- Nominee Bird · Lennie Niehaus
- Nominee Moonstruck · Dick Hyman
- Nominee The Last Emperor · Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne, Cong Su
Best Cinematography
- Winner Empire of the Sun · Allen Daviau
- Nominee Babette's Feast · Henning Kristiansen
- Nominee The Last Emperor · Vittorio Storaro
- Nominee Who Framed Roger Rabbit · Dean Cundey
Best Editing
- Winner Fatal Attraction · Michael Kahn, Peter E. Berger
- Nominee A Fish Called Wanda · John Jympson
- Nominee The Last Emperor · Gabriella Cristiani
- Nominee Who Framed Roger Rabbit · Arthur Schmidt
Best Production Design
- Winner Tucker: The Man and His Dream · Dean Tavoularis
- Nominee Empire of the Sun · Norman Reynolds
- Nominee The Last Emperor · Ferdinando Scarfiotti
- Nominee Who Framed Roger Rabbit · Elliot Scott
Best Costume Design
- Winner The Last Emperor · James Acheson
- Nominee Empire of the Sun · Bob Ringwood
- Nominee The Dressmaker · Judy Moorcroft
- Nominee White Mischief · Marit Allen
Best Make Up & Hair
- Winner The Last Emperor · Fabrizio Sforza
- Nominee A Handful of Dust
- Nominee Beetlejuice · Steve La Porte, Ve Neill, Robert Short
- Nominee RoboCop
Best Sound
- Winner Empire of the Sun · Charles L. Campbell, Tony Dawe
- Nominee Bird · Alan Robert Murray, Robert G. Henderson, Willie D. Burton, Les Fresholtz
- Nominee Good Morning, Vietnam · Terry Porter
- Nominee The Last Emperor · Ivan Sharrock, Bill Rowe, Les Wiggins
Best Special Visual Effects
- Winner Who Framed Roger Rabbit · George Gibbs, Richard Williams, Ken Ralston, Edward Jones
- Nominee Beetlejuice · Robert Short
- Nominee RoboCop · Rob Bottin, Phil Tippett
- Nominee The Last Emperor · Giannetto De Rossi
Best British Short Animation
- Winner The Hill Farm · Mark Baker
- Nominee Clothes Animation
- Nominee Daddie's Little Piece of Dresden China
- Nominee Rarg
Best British Short Film
- Winner Defence Counsel Sedov
- Nominee Cane Toads: An Unnatural History · Mark Lewis
- Nominee The Unkindest Cut
- Nominee Water's Edge · Suri Krishnamma