1989 in awards
7 ceremonies · 7 awards bodies · 517 nominations · 159 winners
Most awarded of 1989
Works that won more than once, counting every body at once.
- 7 Rain Man Academy Awards · DGA Awards · Golden Globes
- 5 Jerome Robbins' Broadway Tonys
- 3 A Fish Called Wanda Academy Awards · BAFTA Film Awards
- 3 L.A. Law Golden Globes · Emmys
- 3 Murphy Brown Golden Globes · Emmys
- 3 War and Remembrance Golden Globes · Emmys
- 3 Who Framed Roger Rabbit Academy Awards · BAFTA Film Awards
- 3 Cheers Emmys
- 3 Dangerous Liaisons Academy Awards
- 3 Don't Worry, Be Happy Grammys
46th Golden Globes
- Winner Best Motion Picture – Drama · Rain Man · Mark Johnson
- Winner Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama · Dustin Hoffman · Rain Man
- Winner Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama · Jodie Foster · The Accused
- Winner Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · Tom Hanks · Big
- Winner Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · Melanie Griffith · Working Girl
31st Grammys
- Winner Album of the Year · Faith · George Michael, George Michael
- Winner Record of the Year · Don't Worry, Be Happy · Bobby McFerrin
- Winner Song of the Year · Don't Worry, Be Happy · Bobby McFerrin
- Winner Best New Artist · Tracy Chapman
- Winner Best Bluegrass Album · Southern Flavor · Bill Monroe
41st DGA Awards
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Feature Film · Barry Levinson · Rain Man
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Drama Series · Marshall Herskovitz · Therapy from Thirtysomething
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series · Steve Miner · Pilot from The Wonder Years
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Movies for Television and Limited Series · Lamont Johnson · Lincoln
42nd BAFTA Film Awards
- Winner Best Film · The Last Emperor · Jeremy Thomas, Bernardo Bertolucci
- Winner Best Direction · Louis Malle · Au revoir les enfants
- Winner Best Actor in a Leading Role · John Cleese · A Fish Called Wanda
- Winner Best Actress in a Leading Role · Maggie Smith · The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
- Winner Best Actor in a Supporting Role · Michael Palin · A Fish Called Wanda
61st Academy Awards
- Winner Best Picture · Rain Man · Mark Johnson
- Winner Best Actor · Dustin Hoffman · Rain Man
- Winner Best Actress · Jodie Foster · The Accused
- Winner Best Supporting Actor · Kevin Kline · A Fish Called Wanda
- Winner Best Supporting Actress · Geena Davis · The Accidental Tourist
43rd Tonys
- Winner Best Play · The Heidi Chronicles · Wendy Wasserstein, Wendy Wasserstein
- Winner Best Musical · Jerome Robbins' Broadway
- Winner Best Actor in a Play · Philip Bosco · Lend Me a Tenor
- Winner Best Actress in a Play · Pauline Collins · Shirley Valentine
- Winner Best Actor in a Musical · Jason Alexander · Jerome Robbins' Broadway
41st Emmys
- Winner Outstanding Drama Series · L.A. Law · Rick Wallace, William M. Finkelstein, Steven Bochco
- Winner Outstanding Comedy Series · Cheers · Phoef Sutton
- Winner Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series · War and Remembrance · Dan Curtis, Barbara Steele
- Winner Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · Carroll O'Connor · In the Heat of the Night
- Winner Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series · Dana Delany · China Beach