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 |
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]
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.
See main article: BAFTA Fellowship.
See main article: BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
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 |
Film | ||
3 | Empire of the Sun | |
The Last Emperor | ||
2 | A Fish Called Wanda |