43rd British Academy Film Awards explained

Number:	43
Award:	British Academy Film Awards
Date:	11 March 1990
Site:	SEC Centre, Glasgow
Host:	Magnus Magnusson Sally Magnusson
Best Film:	*Dead Poets Society*
Best Actor:	Daniel Day-Lewis
Best Actor Film:	My Left Foot
Best Actress:	Pauline Collins
Best Actress Film:	Shirley Valentine
Most Wins:	**The Adventures of Baron Munchausen and Mississippi Burning** (3)
Most Nominations:	*Dangerous Liaisons* (10)
Last:	42nd
Next:	44th

The 43rd British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 11 March 1990 at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1989. 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 1989.

Peter Weir's Dead Poets Society won the award for Best Film.^[1] ^[2] Kenneth Branagh and Pauline Collins took home Best Actor and Actress, whilst Ray McAnally and Michelle Pfeiffer won in the supporting categories.

The ceremony was hosted by Magnus Magnusson and his daughter Sally Magnusson. Originally from Iceland, Magnusson was the first non-British host of the awards.^[3]

Winners and nominees

Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema

See main article: BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award.

Lewis Gilbert

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Dead Poets Society – Steven Haft, Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas and Peter Weir My Left Foot – Noel Pearson and Jim Sheridan Shirley Valentine – Lewis Gilbert When Harry Met Sally... – Rob Reiner	Kenneth Branagh – Henry V Alan Parker – Mississippi Burning Peter Weir – Dead Poets Society Stephen Frears – Dangerous Liaisons
*Daniel Day-Lewis – My Left Foot* as Christy Brown** Dustin Hoffman – Rain Man as Raymond Babbitt Kenneth Branagh – Henry V as Henry V Robin Williams – Dead Poets Society as John Keating	*Pauline Collins – Shirley Valentine* as Shirley Valentine** Glenn Close – Dangerous Liaisons as Marquise Isabelle de Merteuil Jodie Foster – The Accused as Sarah Tobias Melanie Griffith – Working Girl as Tess McGill
*Ray McAnally – My Left Foot* as Patrick Brown** Jack Nicholson – Batman as Joker / Jack Napier Marlon Brando – A Dry White Season as Ian McKenzie Sean Connery – Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as Henry Jones, Sr.	*Michelle Pfeiffer – Dangerous Liaisons* as Madame Marie de Tourvel** Laura San Giacomo – Sex, Lies, and Videotape as Cynthia Patrice Bishop Peggy Ashcroft – Madame Sousatzka as Lady Emily Sigourney Weaver – Working Girl as Katharine Parker
When Harry Met Sally... – Nora Ephron Dead Poets Society – Tom Schulman Rain Man – Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow Sex, Lies, and Videotape – Steven Soderbergh	Dangerous Liaisons – Christopher Hampton The Accidental Tourist – Frank Galati and Lawrence Kasdan My Left Foot – Shane Connaughton and Jim Sheridan Shirley Valentine – Willy Russell
Mississippi Burning – Peter Biziou The Bear – Philippe Rousselot Dangerous Liaisons – Philippe Rousselot Gorillas in the Mist – John Seale Henry V – Kenneth MacMillan	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen – Gabriella Pescucci Batman – Bob Ringwood Dangerous Liaisons – James Acheson Henry V – Phyllis Dalton
Mississippi Burning – Gerry Hambling Dangerous Liaisons – Mick Audsley Dead Poets Society – William M. Anderson Rain Man – Stu Linder	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen – Maggie Weston, Fabrizio Sforza and Pam Meager Batman – Paul Engelen and Nick Dudman Dangerous Liaisons – Jean-Luc Russier My Left Foot – Ken Jennings
Dead Poets Society – Maurice Jarre Dangerous Liaisons – George Fenton Mississippi Burning – Trevor Jones Working Girl – Carly Simon	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen – Dante Ferretti Batman – Anton Furst Dangerous Liaisons – Stuart Craig Henry V – Tim Harvey
Mississippi Burning – Bill Phillips, Danny Michael, Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson and Rick Kline Batman – Don Sharpe, Tony Dawe and Bill Rowe Henry V – Campbell Askew, David Crozier and Robin O'Donoghue Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – Richard Hymns, Tony Dawe, Ben Burtt, Gary Summers and Shawn Murphy	Back to the Future Part II – Ken Ralston, Michael Lantieri, John Bell and Steve Gawley The Adventures of Baron Munchausen – Kent Houston and Richard Conway Batman – Derek Meddings and John Evans Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade – George Gibbs, Michael J. McAlister, Mark Sullivan and John Ellis
First Tuesday: Four Hours in My Lai – Kevin Sim Everyman: Romania State of Fear – John Blake Lost Children of the Empire – Joanna Mack and Mike Fox Viewpoint 89: Cambodia Year 10: A Special Report by John Pilger – David Munro	Life and Nothing But – René Cleitman and Bertrand Tavernier Pelle the Conqueror – Per Holst and Bille August Salaam Bombay! – Mira Nair Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown – Agustín Almodóvar and Pedro Almodóvar
A Grand Day Out – Nick Park Creature Comforts – Sara Mullock and Nick Park Egoli – Karen Kelly War Story – Sara Mullock and Peter Lord	The Candy Show – Peter Hewitt, David Freeman and Damian Jones Carmela Campo – Ariel Piluso, Carlos Toscano and Gabriel Enis Tight Trousers – Metin Hüseyin and Elaine Donnelly Uhloz – Isabelle Groulleart and Guy Jacques

Statistics

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Film
10	Dangerous Liaisons
6	Batman
	Dead Poets Society
	Henry V
5	Mississippi Burning
5	My Left Foot
4	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
3	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
	Rain Man
	Shirley Valentine
	Working Girl
2	Sex, Lies, and Videotape
2	When Harry Met Sally...

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Film
3	The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
3	Mississippi Burning
2	Dangerous Liaisons
	Dead Poets Society
	My Left Foot

External links

Film in 1990 at BAFTA
BAFTA Awards (1990) at IMDb

Notes and References

Web site: 'Dead Poets' Is One of 5 Oscar Nominees to Win British Award. Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 19 March 1990. 5 July 2022.
Web site: BAFTA Best Film Award Winners Since 1990 – A Photo Gallery. Morgan. David. 19 January 2023. Deadline Hollywood. 11 February 2024.
Web site: BAFTA Host Rebel Wilson Reveals Pre-Show Jitters: "I Have to Come Out as Myself, Which Is Terrifying!". Ritman. Alex. 8 March 2022. The Hollywood Reporter. 11 February 2024.