42nd British Academy Film Awards

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42nd British Academy Film Awards
Date19 March 1989
Site Grosvenor House Hotel
Hosted by Anna Ford
David Dimbleby
Highlights
Best Film The Last Emperor
Best Actor John Cleese
A Fish Called Wanda
Best Actress Maggie Smith
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
Most awards Empire of the Sun and The Last Emperor (3)
Most nominations The Last Emperor (11)

The 42nd British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 19 March 1989 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, 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. [1]

Contents

Jeremy Thomas' and Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor won the award for Best Film. [2]

The ceremony was hosted by Anna Ford and David Dimbleby.

Winners and nominees

Bernardo Bertolucci, Best Film co-winner Bernardo Bertolucci.jpg
Bernardo Bertolucci, Best Film co-winner
John Cleese, Best Actor winner John Cleese at 1989 Oscars.jpg
John Cleese, Best Actor winner
Maggie Smith, Best Actress winner Dame Maggie Smith-cropped (cropped).jpg
Maggie Smith, Best Actress winner
Michael Palin, Best Supporting Actor winner Michael Palin (46317977182) (cropped).jpg
Michael Palin, Best Supporting Actor winner
Judi Dench, Best Supporting Actress winner JudiDenchFeb07 (cropped).jpg
Judi Dench, Best Supporting Actress winner
Jean-Claude Carriere, Best Adapted Screenplay co-winner Jean-Claude Carriere a la BNF.jpg
Jean-Claude Carrière, Best Adapted Screenplay co-winner

BAFTA Fellowship

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Statistics

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References

  1. "Film in 1989". BAFTA . Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. Morgan, David (19 January 2023). "BAFTA Best Film Award Winners Since 1990 – A Photo Gallery". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 11 February 2024.