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British Academy Awards: 1989

BAFTA Film Award

Best Film not in the English Language


Winner:
	Babettes gæstebud (1987) - Just Betzer; Bo Christensen; Gabriel Axel - Denmark.
Other Nominees:
	Au revoir les enfants (1987) - Louis Malle - France/West Germany. Himmel über Berlin, Der (1987) - Wim Wenders; Anatole Dauman - West Germany/France. Ochi chyornye (1987) - Silvia D'Amico Bendico; Carlo Cucchi; Nikita Mikhalkov - Italy.

Best Film


Winner:
	Last Emperor, The (1987) - Jeremy Thomas (I); Bernardo Bertolucci
Other Nominees:
	Au revoir les enfants (1987) - Louis Malle Babettes gæstebud (1987) - Just Betzer; Bo Christensen Fish Called Wanda, A (1988) - Michael Shamberg (I); Charles Crichton

Best Actor


Winner:
	Fish Called Wanda, A (1988) - John Cleese
Other Nominees:
	Fatal Attraction (1987) - Michael Douglas Fish Called Wanda, A (1988) - Kevin Kline Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) - Robin Williams

Best Actress


Winner:
	Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne, The (1987) - Maggie Smith
Other Nominees:
	Babettes gæstebud (1987) - Stéphane Audran Fish Called Wanda, A (1988) - Jamie Lee Curtis Moonstruck (1987) - Cher

Best Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Fish Called Wanda, A (1988) - Michael Palin
Other Nominees:
	Last Emperor, The (1987) - Peter O'Toole White Mischief (1987) - Joss Ackland World Apart, A (1988) - David Suchet

Best Actress in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Moonstruck (1987) - Olympia Dukakis
Other Nominees:
	Fatal Attraction (1987) - Anne Archer Fish Called Wanda, A (1988) - Maria Aitken (I) Handful of Dust, A (1988) - Judi Dench

Best Direction


Winner:
	Au revoir les enfants (1987) - Louis Malle
Other Nominees:
	Babettes gæstebud (1987) - Gabriel Axel Fish Called Wanda, A (1988) - Charles Crichton Last Emperor, The (1987) - Bernardo Bertolucci

Best Original Screenplay


Winner:
	World Apart, A (1988) - Shawn Slovo
Other Nominees:
	Au revoir les enfants (1987) - Louis Malle Fish Called Wanda, A (1988) - John Cleese Moonstruck (1987) - John Patrick Shanley

Best Adapted Screenplay


Winner:
	Unbearable Lightness of Being, The (1988) - Jean-Claude Carrière; Philip Kaufman
Other Nominees:
	Babettes gæstebud (1987) - Gabriel Axel Empire of the Sun (1987) - Tom Stoppard Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) - Jeffrey Price; Peter S. Seaman

Best Cinematography


Winner:
	Empire of the Sun (1987) - Allen Daviau
Other Nominees:
	Babettes gæstebud (1987) - Henning Kristiansen Last Emperor, The (1987) - Vittorio Storaro Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) - Dean Cundey

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	Last Emperor, The (1987) - James Acheson (I)
Other Nominees:
	Dressmaker, The (1988) - Judy Moorcroft Empire of the Sun (1987) - Bob Ringwood White Mischief (1987) - Marit Allen

Best Sound


Winner:
	Empire of the Sun (1987) - Charles L. Campbell (I); Louis L. Edemann; Robert Knudson; Tony Dawe
Other Nominees:
	Bird (1988) - Alan Robert Murray; Robert G. Henderson; Willie D. Burton; Les Fresholtz Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) - Bill Phillips (III); Clive Winter; Terry Porter (I) Last Emperor, The (1987) - Ivan Sharrock; Bill Rowe (I); Les Wiggins

Best Editing


Winner:
	Fatal Attraction (1987) - Michael Kahn (I); Peter E. Berger
Other Nominees:
	Fish Called Wanda, A (1988) - John Jympson Last Emperor, The (1987) - Gabriella Cristiani Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) - Arthur Schmidt (I)

Best Special Effects


Winner:
	Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) - George Gibbs (II); Richard Williams (I); Ken Ralston; Ed Jones (IV)
Other Nominees:
	Beetlejuice (1988) - Peter Kuran; Alan Munro; Robert Short (I); Ted Rae Last Emperor, The (1987) - Gino De Rossi; Fabrizio Martinelli RoboCop (1987) - Rob Bottin; Phil Tippett; Peter Kuran; Rocco Gioffre

Best Score


Winner:
	Empire of the Sun (1987) - John Williams
Other Nominees:
	Bird (1988) - Lennie Niehaus Last Emperor, The (1987) - Ryuichi Sakamoto; David Byrne (I); Cong Su Moonstruck (1987) - Dick Hyman

Best Short Film


Winner:
	Zashchitnik Sedov (1988) - Yevgeni Tsymbal
Other Nominees:
	Cane Toads (1988) - Mark Lewis (VII) Unkindest Cut, The (1988) - Jim Shields (II) Water's Edge (1988) - Suri Krishnamma

Best Make Up Artist


Winner:
	Last Emperor, The (1987) - Fabrizio Sforza
Other Nominees:
	Beetlejuice (1988) - Ve Neill; Steve LaPorte; Robert Short (I) Handful of Dust, A (1988) - Sally Sutton RoboCop (1987) - Carla Palmer

Best Production Design


Winner:
	Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) - Dean Tavoularis
Other Nominees:
	Empire of the Sun (1987) - Norman Reynolds Last Emperor, The (1987) - Ferdinando Scarfiotti Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) - Elliot Scott

Best Animated Film


Winner:
	Hill Farm, The (1989) - Mark Baker (III)
Other Nominees:
	Clothes Animation (1988) - Osbert Parker Daddie's Little Piece of Dresden China (1988) - Karen Watson Rarg (1988) - Tony Collingwood

Michael Balcon Award


Winner:
	Charles Crichton

BAFTA TV Award

Best Film Cameraman


Winner:
	Tumbledown (1989) (TV) - Andrew Dunn (I)
Other Nominees:
	Christabel (1988) (TV) - Remi Adefarasin Very British Coup, A (1988) (TV) - Ernest Vincze

Best Film Editor


Winner:
	Very British Coup, A (1988) (TV) - Don Fairservice
Other Nominees:
	"Game, Set, and Match" (1988) - Chris Gill - For episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10 and 12.

Best Film Sound


Winner:
	Very British Coup, A (1988) (TV) - Christian Wangler; David Old; Peter Elliott (VII)
Other Nominees:
	Across the Lake (1988) (TV) - Lyndon Bird; Ken Hams; Judith Robson

Best Actor


Winner:
	Very British Coup, A (1988) (TV) - Ray McAnally
Other Nominees:
	"Game, Set, and Match" (1988) - Ian Holm "Talking Heads" (1987) (mini) - Alan Bennett - For episode "A Chip In The Sugar". Tumbledown (1989) (TV) - Colin Firth

Best Actress


Winner:
	"Talking Heads" (1987) (mini) - Thora Hird - For episode "A Cream Cracker Under The Settee".
Other Nominees:
	"Talking Heads" (1987) (mini) - Maggie Smith - For episode "Bed Among The Lentils".

Best Make Up


Winner:
	Tumbledown (1989) (TV) - Shaunna Harrison

Best Single Drama


Winner:
	Tumbledown (1989) (TV) - Richard Broke; Richard Eyre; Charles Wood (III)
Other Nominees:
	Sweet as You Are (1987) (TV) - William Nicholson (I); Ruth Caleb; Angela Pope

Best Light Entertainment Performance


Nominees:
	"French and Saunders" (1987) - Dawn French "Only Fools and Horses" (1981) - David Jason

Best Design


Winner:
	Christabel (1988) (TV) - Candida Otton
Other Nominees:
	"Talking Heads" (1987) (mini) - Tony Burrough Very British Coup, A (1988) (TV) - Grant Hicks

Best Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Only Fools and Horses" (1981) - Gareth Gwenlan; John Sullivan (VIII); Tony Dow (III) - For the christmas special.
Other Nominees:
	"After Henry" (1987) - Simon Brett; Peter Frazer-Jones "Bread" (1986) - Carla Lane; Robin Nash

Best Video Lighting


Winner:
	Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe, The (1988) (TV) - John Mason (II)

Best Children's Programme (Entertainment/Drama)


Winner:
	Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe, The (1988) (TV) - Marilyn Fox (II); Alan Seymour

Best Drama Series


Winner:
	Very British Coup, A (1988) (TV) - Alan Plater; Ann Skinner; Sally Hibbin; Mick Jackson
Other Nominees:
	"Talking Heads" (1987) (mini) - Alan Bennett; Innes Lloyd - For episode "A Cream Cracker Under the Settee".