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British Academy Film Awards

44th edition

  • March 17, 1991
  • United Kingdom

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.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
GoodFellas Irwin Winkler, Martin Scorsese - as producer(s) Winner
Crimes and Misdemeanors Robert Greenhut, Woody Allen - as producer(s)
Driving Miss Daisy Richard D. Zanuck, Lili Fini Zanuck, Bruce Beresford - as producer(s)
Pretty Woman Arnon Milchan, Steven Reuther, Garry Marshall - as producer(s)
Best Directing
GoodFellas Martin Scorsese Winner
Driving Miss Daisy Bruce Beresford
Cinema Paradiso Giuseppe Tornatore
Crimes and Misdemeanors Woody Allen
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Cinema Paradiso Philippe Noiret Winner
GoodFellas Robert De Niro
The Hunt for Red October Sean Connery
Born on the Fourth of July Tom Cruise
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Driving Miss Daisy Jessica Tandy Winner
Pretty Woman Julia Roberts
The Fabulous Baker Boys Michelle Pfeiffer
Postcards from the Edge Shirley MacLaine
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Cinema Paradiso Salvatore Cascio Winner
Crimes and Misdemeanors Alan Alda
Dick Tracy Al Pacino
The Field John Hurt
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Ghost Whoopi Goldberg Winner
Crimes and Misdemeanors Anjelica Huston
The Krays Billie Whitelaw
Steel Magnolias Shirley MacLaine
Best Original Screenplay
Cinema Paradiso Giuseppe Tornatore Winner
Crimes and Misdemeanors Woody Allen
Ghost Bruce Joel Rubin
Pretty Woman J. F. Lawton
Best Adapted Screenplay
GoodFellas Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese Winner
Born on the Fourth of July Oliver Stone, Ron Kovic
Driving Miss Daisy Alfred Uhry
Postcards from the Edge Carrie Fisher
The War of the Roses Michael J. Leeson
Best Documentary Feature Film
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius Kevin Brownlow, David Gill Winner
The Last African Flying Boat David Wallace
Cambodia: The Betrayal David Munro
Best International Feature Film
Cinema Paradiso Franco Cristaldi, Giuseppe Tornatore Winner
Jesus of Montreal Roger Frappier, Pierre Gendron, Denys Arcand
Mama, There's a Man in your Bed Jean-Louis Piel, Philippe Carcassonne, Coline Serreau
May Fools Louis Malle
Best Cinematography
The Sheltering Sky Vittorio Storaro Winner
Cinema Paradiso Blasco Giurato
Glory Freddie Francis
GoodFellas Michael Ballhaus
Best Original Score
Cinema Paradiso Ennio Morricone, Andrea Morricone Winner
The Fabulous Baker Boys Dave Grusin
Memphis Belle George Fenton
Postcards from the Edge Carly Simon
Best Sound
The Fabulous Baker Boys J. Paul Huntsman, Stephan Von Hase, Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Doug Hemphill Winner
Dick Tracy Dennis Drummond, Thomas Causey, Chris Jenkins, David E. Campbell, Doug Hemphill
The Hunt for Red October Cecelia Hall, George Watters II, Richard Bryce Goodman, Don Bassman
Wild at Heart Randy Thom, Richard Hymns, Jon Huck, David Parker
Best Production Design
Dick Tracy Richard Sylbert Winner
Cinema Paradiso Andrea Crisanti
The Hunt for Red October Terence Marsh
The Sheltering Sky Gianni Silvestri
Best Film Editing
GoodFellas Thelma Schoonmaker Winner
Cinema Paradiso Mario Morra
Crimes and Misdemeanors Susan E. Morse
Dick Tracy Richard Marks
Best Costume Design
GoodFellas Richard Bruno Winner
Cinema Paradiso Beatrice Bulgari
Dick Tracy Milena Canonero
Pretty Woman Marilyn Vance
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Dick Tracy John Caglione Jr., Doug Drexler Winner
Cinema Paradiso Maurizio Trani
Ghost Ben Nye Jr.
The Witches Christine Beveridge, Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Best Special Effects
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Winner
Dick Tracy
Ghost
Total Recall
Best Short Film (Live Action)
Say Goodbye Michele Camarda, John Roberts Winner
Chicken Julian Nott, Jo Shoop
Dear Rosie Barnaby Thompson, Peter Cattaneo
Best Animated Short Film
Toxic Andrew McEwan Winner
Deadsy David Anderson
The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia Jan Švankmajer
BAFTA Fellowship
Louis Malle Winner
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
Jeremy Thomas Winner
Special Award
Alistair Cooke, Deborah Kerr, Angela Lansbury Winner
Special Award for Craft
John Box Winner
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • Cinema Paradiso 5
  • GoodFellas 5
  • Dick Tracy 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • Cinema Paradiso 11
  • Dick Tracy 7
  • GoodFellas 7
  • Crimes and Misdemeanors 6
  • Driving Miss Daisy 4
  • Ghost 4
  • Pretty Woman 4
  • The Fabulous Baker Boys 3
  • The Hunt for Red October 3
  • Postcards from the Edge 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • Cinema Paradiso 5 / 11
  • Crimes and Misdemeanors 0 / 6
  • Dick Tracy 2 / 7
  • Pretty Woman 0 / 4
  • Driving Miss Daisy 1 / 4
  • Ghost 1 / 4
  • The Hunt for Red October 0 / 3
  • Postcards from the Edge 0 / 3
  • GoodFellas 5 / 7
  • The Fabulous Baker Boys 1 / 3

Only one nomination

22 movies:
  • Cambodia: The Betrayal
  • Chicken
  • Deadsy
  • Dear Rosie
  • The Death of Stalinism in Bohemia
  • The Field
  • Glory
  • Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
  • Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
  • Jesus of Montreal
  • The Krays
  • The Last African Flying Boat
  • Mama, There's a Man in your Bed
  • May Fools
  • Memphis Belle
  • Say Goodbye
  • Steel Magnolias
  • Total Recall
  • Toxic
  • The War of the Roses
  • Wild at Heart
  • The Witches

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