The 44th British Academy Film Awards , more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 17 March 1991 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1990. 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 1990.
44th British Academy Film Awards Date 17 March 1991 Site Grosvenor House Hotel Hosted by Noel Edmonds Highlights Best Film Goodfellas Best Actor Philippe Noiret Cinema Paradiso Best Actress Jessica Tandy Driving Miss Daisy Most awards Cinema Paradiso and Goodfellas Most nominations Cinema Paradiso
Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas won five awards: Best Film , Director, Adapted Screenplay, Costume Design, and Editing. Cinema Paradiso , directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, also won five awards, including Best Actor (Philippe Noiret), Supporting Actor (Salvatore Cascio) and Film Not in the English Language.
With its five wins, Cinema Paradiso achieved a new record for the most BAFTAs for a film not in the English language; this record was surpassed by the German language anti-war epic All Quiet on the Western Front (2022), which won seven BAFTAs in 2023 .
Winners and nominees
BAFTA Fellowship
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema
BAFTA Special Award Alistair Cooke , Deborah Kerr and Angela Lansbury
BAFTA Special Award for Craft
Awards Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface .
Goodfellas – Irwin Winkler and Martin ScorseseCrimes and Misdemeanors – Robert Greenhut and Woody AllenDriving Miss Daisy – Richard D. Zanuck, Lili Fini Zanuck and Bruce BeresfordPretty Woman – Arnon Milchan, Steven Reuther and Garry Marshall Martin Scorsese – Goodfellas Bruce Beresford – Driving Miss Daisy Giuseppe Tornatore – Cinema Paradiso Woody Allen – Crimes and Misdemeanors Philippe Noiret – Cinema Paradiso as Alfredo Robert De Niro – Goodfellas as James Conway Sean Connery – The Hunt for Red October as Captain First Rank Marko Ramius Tom Cruise – Born on the Fourth of July as Ron Kovic Jessica Tandy – Driving Miss Daisy as Daisy Werthan Julia Roberts – Pretty Woman as Vivian Ward Michelle Pfeiffer – The Fabulous Baker Boys as Susie Diamond Shirley MacLaine – Postcards from the Edge as Doris Mann Salvatore Cascio – Cinema Paradiso as Salvatore "Totò" Di Vita (Child) Alan Alda – Crimes and Misdemeanors as Lester Al Pacino – Dick Tracy as Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice John Hurt – The Field as Bird O'Donnell Whoopi Goldberg – Ghost as Oda Mae Brown Anjelica Huston – Crimes and Misdemeanors as Dolores Paley Billie Whitelaw – The Krays as Violet Kray Shirley MacLaine – Steel Magnolias as Louisa Boudreaux Cinema Paradiso – Giuseppe TornatoreCrimes and Misdemeanors – Woody AllenGhost – Bruce Joel RubinPretty Woman – J. F. Lawton Goodfellas – Nicholas Pileggi and Martin ScorseseBorn on the Fourth of July – Oliver Stone and Ron KovicDriving Miss Daisy – Alfred UhryPostcards from the Edge – Carrie FisherThe War of the Roses – Michael J. Leeson The Sheltering Sky – Vittorio StoraroCinema Paradiso – Blasco GiuratoGlory – Freddie FrancisGoodfellas – Michael Ballhaus Goodfellas – Richard BrunoCinema Paradiso – Beatrice BulgariDick Tracy – Milena CanoneroPretty Woman – Marilyn Vance Goodfellas – Thelma SchoonmakerCinema Paradiso – Mario MorraCrimes and Misdemeanors – Susan E. MorseDick Tracy – Richard Marks Dick Tracy – John Caglione Jr. and Doug DrexlerCinema Paradiso – Maurizio TraniGhost – Ben Nye Jr.The Witches – Christine Beveridge and Jim Henson's Creature Shop Cinema Paradiso – Ennio Morricone and Andrea MorriconeThe Fabulous Baker Boys – Dave GrusinMemphis Belle – George FentonPostcards from the Edge – Carly Simon Dick Tracy – Richard SylbertCinema Paradiso – Andrea CrisantiThe Hunt for Red October – Terence MarshThe Sheltering Sky – Gianni Silvestri The Fabulous Baker Boys – J. Paul Huntsman, Stephan Von Hase, Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander and Doug HemphillDick Tracy – Dennis Drummond, Thomas Causey, Chris Jenkins, David E. Campbell and Doug HemphillThe Hunt for Red October – Cecelia Hall, George Watters II, Richard Bryce Goodman and Don BassmanWild at Heart – Randy Thom, Richard Hymns, Jon Huck and David Parker Honey, I Shrunk the Kids – Production TeamDick Tracy – Production TeamGhost – Production TeamTotal Recall – Production Team Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius – Kevin Brownlow and David GillThe Last African Flying Boat – David WallaceViewpoint: Cambodia, The Betrayal – A Special Report by John Pilger – David MunroViewpoint: Ceausescu's Children – Patricia Ingram Cinema Paradiso – Franco Cristaldi and Giuseppe TornatoreJesus of Montreal – Roger Frappier, Pierre Gendron and Denys ArcandMama, There's a Man in Your Bed – Jean-Louis Piel, Philippe Carcassonne and Coline SerreauMay Fools – Louis Malle Toxic – Andrew McEwanDeadsy – David AndersonThe Death of Stalinism in Bohemia – Jan Švankmajer Say Goodbye – Michele Camarda and John RobertsAt the Border – Michael Drexler and Max LinderChicken – Julian Nott and Jo ShoopDear Rosie – Barnaby Thompson and Peter Cattaneo
Statistics Films that received multiple nominations Nominations Film 11 Cinema Paradiso 7 Dick Tracy Goodfellas 6 Crimes and Misdemeanors 4 Driving Miss Daisy Ghost Pretty Woman 3 The Fabulous Baker Boys The Hunt for Red October Postcards from the Edge 2 Born on the Fourth of July The Sheltering Sky
Films that received multiple awards Awards Film 5 Cinema Paradiso Goodfellas 2 Dick Tracy
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