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BAFTA Awards: 1989

BAFTA Film Award

Best Film not in the English Language


Winner:
	Babettes gæstebud (1987) - Just Betzer; Bo Christensen (I); 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. Oci ciornie (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 (I) 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 (I) Fish Called Wanda, A (1988) - Kevin Kline Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) - Robin Williams (I)

Best Actress


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

Best Actor in a Supporting Role


Winner:
	Fish Called Wanda, A (1988) - Michael Palin
Other Nominees:
	Last Emperor, The (1987) - Peter O'Toole (I) White Mischief (1988) - 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 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 Screenplay - Original


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 Screenplay - Adapted


Winner:
	Unbearable Lightness of Being, The (1988) - Jean-Claude Carri�re; Philip Kaufman (I)
Other Nominees:
	Babettes gæstebud (1987) - Gabriel Axel Empire of the Sun (1987) - Tom Stoppard Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) - Jeffrey Price (I); 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 (1988) - Marit Allen

Best Sound


Winner:
	Empire of the Sun (1987) - Charles L. Campbell; 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 (I); Ed Jones (IV)
Other Nominees:
	Beetle Juice (1988) - Peter Kuran; Alan Munro (I); Robert Short (I); Ted Rae Last Emperor, The (1987) - Giannetto De Rossi; Fabrizio Martinelli (I) RoboCop (1987) - Rob Bottin; Phil Tippett; Peter Kuran; Rocco Gioffre

Best Score


Winner:
	Empire of the Sun (1987) - John Williams (I)
Other Nominees:
	Bird (1988) - Lennie Niehaus Last Emperor, The (1987) - Ryuichi Sakamoto (I); 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:
	Beetle Juice (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 (I)

Best Animated Film


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

Michael Balcon Award


Awarded to:
	Charles Crichton

BAFTA TV Award

Best Film Cameraman


Winner:
	Tumbledown (1988) (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 (I) - For episodes 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10 and 12. Tumbledown (1988) (TV) - Ken Pearce (I)

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 Tumbledown (1988) (TV) - Graham Ross (I); Ken Hams; Christopher Swanton

Best Actor


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

Best Actress


Winner:
	"Talking Heads" (1987) - Thora Hird - For episode "A Cream Cracker Under The Settee".
Other Nominees:
	"Blind Justice" (1988) - Jane Lapotaire "Talking Heads" (1987) - Patricia Routledge - For episode "A Lady of Letters". "Talking Heads" (1987) - Maggie Smith (I) - For episode "Bed Among The Lentils".

Best Costume Design


Winner:
	"Storyteller, The" (1988) - Ann Hollowood
Other Nominees:
	"Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe, The" (1988) - Judy Pepperdine Christabel (1988) (TV) - Anushia Nieradzik Tumbledown (1988) (TV) - Michael Burdle

Best Sound Supervisor


Winner:
	Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988) (TV) - Chris Holcombe (I); Mike Johnston (I); Mike Robinson (IV); Ken O'Neill

Best Children's Programme (Documentary/Educational)


Nominees:
	"Blockbusters" (1983) - Terry Steel (I); Hector Stewart "How We Used to Live" (1968) - Ian Fell; Carol Wilks

Best Design


Winner:
	Christabel (1988) (TV) - Jim Clay
Other Nominees:
	"Talking Heads" (1987) - Tony Burrough Tumbledown (1988) (TV) - Geoff Powell (I) Very British Coup, A (1988) (TV) - Grant Hicks

Best News or Outside Broadcast Coverage


Winner:
	"Channel 4 News" (1982/I) - "production team"
Other Nominees:
	"Newsnight" (1980) - John Morrison (XIV) Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988) (TV) - Michael Appleton; Tim Marshall (VI); Neville Bolt; Ken O'Neil

Best Video Cameraman


Winner:
	"Very Peculiar Practice, A" (1986) - Rodney Taylor (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Treasure Hunt" (1983) - Graham Berry Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute (1988) (TV) - Dave Hunter (III) Soldiering On (1988) (TV) - Rodney Taylor (I)

Best Light Entertainment Programme


Winner:
	"Audience with Victoria Wood, An (1988) (TV) - David G. Hillier
Other Nominees:
	"French and Saunders" (1987) - Geoff Posner; Kevin Bishop (IV) "Lenny Henry Show, The" (1987) - Geoff Posner "Spitting Image" (1984) - Geoffrey Perkins

Best Make Up


Winner:
	Tumbledown (1988) (TV) - Shaunna Harrison
Other Nominees:
	"Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe, The" (1988) - Sylvia Thornton "Storyteller, The" (1988) - Sally Sutton; Jim Henson's Creature Shop Very British Coup, A (1988) (TV) - Lindy Shaw

Best VTR Editor


Winner:
	"Clothes Show, The" (1986) - "editing team"
Other Nominees:
	"French and Saunders" (1987) - Mykola Pawluk "Spitting Image" (1984) - John Baldwin (V)

Best Arts Programme


Winner:
	"South Bank Show, The" (1978) - David Hinton (I) - For episode "Bertolucci and The Last Emperor".
Other Nominees:
	"South Bank Show, The" (1978) - Alan Benson (II) - For episode "The Art of Walt Disney"

Best Single Drama


Winner:
	Tumbledown (1988) (TV) - Richard Broke; Richard Eyre (I); Charles Wood (III)
Other Nominees:
	"Talking Heads" (1987) - Alan Bennett (I); Innes Lloyd - For episode "A Bed Among the Lentils". "Talking Heads" (1987) - Alan Bennett (I); Innes Lloyd; Giles Foster - For episode "A Lady of Letters". Sweet as You Are (1987) (TV) - William Nicholson; Ruth Caleb; Angela Pope

Best Light Entertainment Performance


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

Best Factual Series


Winner:
	"Arena" (1975) - Anthony Wall (I); Nigel Finch
Other Nominees:
	"Forty Minutes" (1981) - Edward Mirzoeff "South Bank Show, The" (1978) - Melvyn Bragg

Best Comedy Series


Winner:
	"Only Fools and Horses" (1981) - Gareth Gwenlan; John Sullivan (VIII); Tony Dow (II) - For the christmas special.
Other Nominees:
	"'Allo 'Allo!" (1982) - Jeremy Lloyd (I); David Croft (I); Martin Dennis; Susan Belbin "After Henry" (1988) - Simon Brett (I); Peter Frazer-Jones "Bread" (1986) - Carla Lane; Robin Nash

Best Video Lighting


Winner:
	"Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe, The" (1988) - John Mason (II)
Other Nominees:
	"Talking Heads" (1987) - Clive Thomas - For episode "A Cream Cracker Under the Settee".

Best Children's Programme (Entertainment/Drama)


Winner:
	"Storyteller, The" (1988) - Duncan Kenworthy
Other Nominees:
	"Lion, the Witch, & the Wardrobe, The" (1988) - Paul Stone (I); Marilyn Fox (II) "Snow Spider, The" (1988) - Pennant Roberts

Best Drama Series


Winner:
	Very British Coup, A (1988) (TV) - Alan Plater; Ann Skinner; Sally Hibbin; Mick Jackson (I)
Other Nominees:
	"Blind Justice" (1988) - Peter Flannery; Michael Wearing; Rob Walker (I); Michael White (XIV) "Rumpole of the Bailey" (1978) - John Mortimer (I); Jacqueline Davis (I) "Talking Heads" (1987) - Alan Bennett (I); Innes Lloyd - For episode "A Cream Cracker Under the Settee".

Best Graphics


Nominees:
	"South Bank Show, The" (1978) - Pat Gavin "Talking Heads" (1987) - Mina Martinez (II) "Thompson" (1988) - Andy Frith

Best Original Television Music


Winner:
	"Beiderbecke Connection, The" (1988) - Frank Ricotti
Other Nominees:
	"Talking Heads" (1987) - George Fenton Tumbledown (1988) (TV) - Richard Hartley (I) Very British Coup, A (1988) (TV) - John E. Keane

Flaherty Documentary Award (TV)


Winner:
	"This Week" (1956) - Osbert Parker - For episode "Death on the Rock".
Other Nominees:
	"Men Who Killed Kennedy, The" (1988) - Nigel Turner (I) "Richard Burton: In from the Cold" (1988) - Tony Palmer (I)