1989 New York Film Critics Circle Awards Explained

55th New York Film Critics Circle Awards

January 14, 1990

----Best Film:
My Left Foot

The 55th New York Film Critics Circle Awards honored the best filmmaking of 1989.^[1] The winners were announced on 18 December 1989 and the awards were given on 14 January 1990.^[2]

Winners

Best Actor:
- Daniel Day-Lewis - My Left Foot
- Runners-up: Tom Cruise - Born on the Fourth of July and Morgan Freeman - Driving Miss Daisy
Best Actress:
- Michelle Pfeiffer - The Fabulous Baker Boys
- Runners-up: Jessica Tandy - Driving Miss Daisy and Andie MacDowell - Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Best Cinematography:
- Ernest R. Dickerson - Do the Right Thing^[3]
- Runners-up: Michael Ballhaus - The Fabulous Baker Boys and Jeff Preiss - Let's Get Lost
Best Director:
- Paul Mazursky - Enemies, a Love Story
- Runners-up: Brian De Palma - Casualties of War and Bruce Beresford - Driving Miss Daisy
Best Documentary:
- Roger & Me
- and Let's Get Lost
Best Film:
- My Left Foot
- Runners-up: Enemies, a Love Story and The Fabulous Baker Boys
Best Foreign Language Film:
- Story of Women (Une affaire de femmes) • France
- Runners-up: Chocolat • France and Camille Claudel • France
Best New Director:
- Kenneth Branagh - Henry V
- Runners-up: Steve Kloves - The Fabulous Baker Boys and Jim Sheridan - My Left Foot
Best Screenplay:
- Gus Van Sant and Daniel Yost - Drugstore Cowboy
- Runners-up: Steven Soderbergh - Sex, Lies, and Videotape and Steve Kloves - The Fabulous Baker Boys
Best Supporting Actor:
- Alan Alda - Crimes and Misdemeanors
- Runners-up: Denzel Washington - Glory and Marlon Brando - A Dry White Season
Best Supporting Actress:
- Lena Olin - Enemies, a Love Story
- Runners-up: Brenda Fricker - My Left Foot and Laura San Giacomo - Sex, Lies, and Videotape

External links

Notes and References

https://mubi.com/awards-and-festivals/nyfccas?year=1989 MUBI
News: Critics Circle Selects 'Left Foot' for Best Film and Actor. 28 December 2017. The New York Times. 19 December 1989.
https://www.allmovie.com/movie/do-the-right-thing-v14126/awards Do the Right Thing (1989) - Spike Lee|Awards|AllMovie