1990 in awards
7 ceremonies · 7 awards bodies · 549 nominations · 162 winners
Most awarded of 1990
Works that won more than once, counting every body at once.
- 7 Born on the Fourth of July Academy Awards · DGA Awards · Golden Globes
- 7 Driving Miss Daisy Academy Awards · Golden Globes
- 5 City of Angels Tonys
- 4 Glory Academy Awards · Golden Globes
- 4 Murphy Brown Golden Globes · Emmys
- 4 My Left Foot Academy Awards · BAFTA Film Awards
- 3 Cheers Golden Globes · Emmys
- 3 Dead Poets Society Academy Awards · BAFTA Film Awards
- 3 The Little Mermaid Academy Awards · Golden Globes
- 3 Grand Hotel Tonys
47th Golden Globes
- Winner Best Motion Picture – Drama · Born on the Fourth of July · A. Kitman Ho
- Winner Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy · Green Card · Peter Weir
- Winner Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama · Tom Cruise · Born on the Fourth of July
- Winner Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama · Michelle Pfeiffer · The Fabulous Baker Boys
- Winner Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · Morgan Freeman · Driving Miss Daisy
32nd Grammys
- Winner Best New Artist · Milli Vanilli
- Winner Best Bluegrass Album · The Valley Road · Bruce Hornsby, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- Winner Best Children's Music Album · The Rock-A-Bye Collection, Vol. 1
- Winner Best Comedy Album · P.D.Q. Bach: 1712 Overture and Other Musical Assaults · Peter Schickele, 1712 Overture, Other Musical Assaults
- Winner Best Contemporary Blues Album · In Step · Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
42nd DGA Awards
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Feature Film · Oliver Stone · Born on the Fourth of July
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Drama Series · Eric Laneuville · I'm in the Nude for Love from L.A. Law
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series · Barnet Kellman · Brown Like Me from Murphy Brown
- Winner Outstanding Directing – Movies for Television and Limited Series · Dan Curtis · War and Remembrance
43rd BAFTA Film Awards
- Winner Best Film · Dead Poets Society
- Winner Best Direction · Kenneth Branagh · Henry V
- Winner Best Actor in a Leading Role · Daniel Day-Lewis · My Left Foot
- Winner Best Actress in a Leading Role · Pauline Collins · Shirley Valentine
- Winner Best Actor in a Supporting Role · Ray McAnally · My Left Foot
62nd Academy Awards
- Winner Best Picture · Driving Miss Daisy · Richard D. Zanuck, Lili Fini Zanuck
- Winner Best Actor · Daniel Day-Lewis · My Left Foot
- Winner Best Actress · Jessica Tandy · Driving Miss Daisy
- Winner Best Supporting Actor · Denzel Washington · Glory
- Winner Best Supporting Actress · Brenda Fricker · My Left Foot
44th Tonys
- Winner Best Play · The Grapes of Wrath · Frank Galati, Frank Galati
- Winner Best Musical · City of Angels
- Winner Best Actor in a Play · Robert Morse · Tru
- Winner Best Actress in a Play · Maggie Smith · Lettice and Lovage
- Winner Best Actor in a Musical · James Naughton · City of Angels
42nd Emmys
- Winner Outstanding Drama Series · L.A. Law · David E. Kelley, Rick Wallace, William M. Finkelstein, Elodie Keene, Michael M. Robin
- Winner Outstanding Comedy Series · Murphy Brown · Diane English, Russ Woody, Gary Dontzig, Steven Peterman, Barnet Kellman
- Winner Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series · Drug Wars: The Camarena Story · Michael Mann, Branko Lustig
- Winner Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series · Peter Falk · Columbo
- Winner Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series · Patricia Wettig · Thirtysomething