The 42nd British Academy Film Awards , commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 19 March 1989 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.The awards were presented 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.
42nd British Academy Film Awards Date 19 March 1989 Site Grosvenor House Hotel Hosted by Anna Ford 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 Most nominations The Last Emperor
Jeremy Thomas' and Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor won the award for Best Film .
The ceremony was hosted by Anna Ford and David Dimbleby.
Winners and nominees
BAFTA Fellowship
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
BAFTA Special Award Julie Andrews and Leslie Hardcastle
BAFTA Special Award for Craft
Awards Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface .
The Last Emperor – Jeremy Thomas and Bernardo BertolucciAu revoir les enfants – Louis MalleBabette's Feast – Just Betzer, Bo Christensen and Gabriel AxelA Fish Called Wanda – Michael Shamberg and Charles Crichton Louis Malle – Au revoir les enfants Bernardo Bertolucci – The Last Emperor Charles Crichton – A Fish Called Wanda Gabriel Axel – Babette's Feast John Cleese – A Fish Called Wanda as Archie Leach Kevin Kline – A Fish Called Wanda as Otto West Michael Douglas – Fatal Attraction as Dan Gallagher Robin Williams – Good Morning, Vietnam as Adrian Cronauer Maggie Smith – The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne as Judith Hearne Cher – Moonstruck as Loretta Castorini Jamie Lee Curtis – A Fish Called Wanda as Wanda Gershwitz Stéphane Audran – Babette's Feast as Babette Hersant Michael Palin – A Fish Called Wanda as Ken Pile David Suchet – A World Apart as Muller Joss Ackland – White Mischief as Jock Delves Broughton Peter O'Toole – The Last Emperor as Reginald Johnston Judi Dench – A Handful of Dust as Mrs. Beaver Anne Archer – Fatal Attraction as Beth Rogerson Gallagher Maria Aitken – A Fish Called Wanda as Wendy Leach Olympia Dukakis – Moonstruck as Rose Castorini A World Apart – Shawn SlovoAu revoir les enfants – Louis MalleA Fish Called Wanda – John CleeseMoonstruck – John Patrick Shanley The Unbearable Lightness of Being – Jean-Claude Carrière and Philip KaufmanBabette's Feast – Gabriel AxelEmpire of the Sun – Tom StoppardWho Framed Roger Rabbit – Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman Empire of the Sun – Allen DaviauBabette's Feast – Henning KristiansenThe Last Emperor – Vittorio StoraroWho Framed Roger Rabbit – Dean Cundey The Last Emperor – James AchesonThe Dressmaker – Judy MoorcroftEmpire of the Sun – Bob RingwoodWhite Mischief – Marit Allen Fatal Attraction – Michael Kahn and Peter E. BergerA Fish Called Wanda – John JympsonThe Last Emperor – Gabriella CristianiWho Framed Roger Rabbit – Arthur Schmidt The Last Emperor – Fabrizio SforzaBeetlejuice – Steve La Porte, Ve Neill and Robert ShortA Handful of Dust – Sally SuttonRoboCop – Carla Palmer Empire of the Sun – John WilliamsBird – Lennie NiehausThe Last Emperor – Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Byrne and Cong SuMoonstruck – Dick Hyman Tucker: The Man and His Dream – Dean TavoularisEmpire of the Sun – Norman ReynoldsThe Last Emperor – Ferdinando ScarfiottiWho Framed Roger Rabbit – Elliot Scott Empire of the Sun – Charles L. Campbell, Colin Charles, Louis Edemann, Robert Knudson and Tony DaweBird – Alan Robert Murray, Robert G. Henderson, Willie D. Burton and Les FresholtzGood Morning, Vietnam – Bill Phillips, Clive Winter and Terry PorterThe Last Emperor – Ivan Sharrock, Bill Rowe and Les Wiggins Who Framed Roger Rabbit – George Gibbs, Richard Williams, Ken Ralston and Edward JonesBeetlejuice – Peter Kuran, Alan Munro, Robert Short and Ted ReaThe Last Emperor – Giannetto De Rossi and Fabrizio MartinelliRoboCop – Rob Bottin, Phil Tippett, Peter Kuran and Rocco Gioffre This Week: Death on the Rock – Chris OxleyThe Duty Men: East Enders – Paul HamannIn from the Cold: A Portrait of Richard Burton – Tony PalmerViewpoint Special: The Men Who Killed Kennedy – Nigel Turner Babette's Feast – Just Betzer, Bo Christensen and Gabriel AxelAu revoir les enfants – Louis MalleDark Eyes – Silvia D'Amico Bendico, Carlo Cucchi and Nikita MikhalkovWings of Desire – Wim Wenders and Anatole Dauman The Hill Farm – Mark BakerClothes Animation – Osbert ParkerDaddie's Little Piece of Dresden China – Karen WatsonRarg – Tony Collingwood Defence Counsel Sedov – Evgeny TsymbalCane Toads: An Unnatural History – Mark LewisThe Unkindest Cut – Jim ShieldsWater's Edge – Suri Krishnamma
Statistics Films that received multiple nominations Nominations 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
Films that received multiple awards Awards Film 3 Empire of the Sun The Last Emperor 2 A Fish Called Wanda
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