Rich Picks
19881990

Awards & Top Films

1989

Historical Award Archive

Before Rich Picks — Award selections for 1989 were not recorded. The categories below show nominees and winners from other award organizations.
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Top 10 Films of 1989

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Born on the Fourth of JulyNo award data
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Driving Miss DaisyNo award data
3
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GloryNo award data
4
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Steel MagnoliasNo award data
5
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The Fabulous Baker BoysNo award data
6
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Cinema ParadisoNo award data
7
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Shirley ValentineNo award data
8
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When Harry Met SallyNo award data
9
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Dead Poets SocietyNo award data
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Do The Right ThingNo award data

Film

Live-Action Feature

Driving Miss Daisy
Producers: Richard D. Zanuck and Lili Fini Zanuck
OscarGlobeNBRBAFTA
Dead Poets Society
Producers: Steven Haft, Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas, and Peter Weir
OscarNBRBAFTA
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
NBRSpirit
My Left Foot
Producers: Noel Pearson and Jim Sheridan
OscarNBRBAFTA
Born on the Fourth of July
Producers: Oliver Stone and A. Kitman Ho
OscarNBR
Crimes and Misdemeanors
NBRBAFTA
Field of Dreams
Producers: Lawrence Gordon and Charles Gordon
OscarNBR
Shirley Valentine
Producer: Lewis Gilbert
GlobeBAFTA
Drugstore Cowboy
Spirit
Glory
NBR
Heat and Sunlight
Spirit
Henry V
NBR
Mystery Train
Spirit
The Fabulous Baker Boys
NBR
The Little Mermaid
Globe
The War of The Roses
Globe
True Love
Spirit
When Harry Met Sally
Globe
When Harry Met Sally...
Producer: Rob Reiner
BAFTA

International Feature

Cinema Paradiso
Producer: Giuseppe Tornatore
GlobeBAFTA
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Producers: Agustín Almodóvar and Pedro Almodóvar
GlobeNBRBAFTA
Story of Women
Producer: Claude Chabrol
GlobeNBR
Life and Nothing But
Producer: Bertrand Tavernier
BAFTA
My Left Foot
Spirit
Hanussen
GlobeSpirit
Jesus of Montreal
Producer: Denys Arcand
GlobeBAFTA
Salaam Bombay!
Producer: Mira Nair
GlobeBAFTA
Camille Claudel
Producer: Bruno Nuytten
Globe
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Spirit
High Hopes
Spirit
My Uncle's Legacy
Producer: Krsto Papic
Globe
Pelle the Conqueror
Producers: Bille August and Per Holst
BAFTA
Rouge
Spirit

Documentary

Critics Andrew Sarris and Molly Haskell
NBR
First Tuesday: Four Hours in My Lai
Producer: Kevin Sim
BAFTA
Richard Widmark
NBR
Roger & Me
NBR
Everyman: Romania State of Fear
Producer: John Blake
BAFTA
Lost Children of the Empire
Producers: Joanna Mack and Mike Fox
BAFTA
Viewpoint 89: Cambodia Year 10: A Special Report by John Pilger
Producer: David Munro
BAFTA

Directing & Editing

Directing

Oliver Stone
Born on the Fourth of July
OscarGlobeDGA
Kenneth Branagh
Henry V
OscarNBR
Steven Soderbergh
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Spirit
Peter Weir
Dead Poets Society
OscarGlobeDGA
Woody Allen
Crimes and Misdemeanors
OscarDGA
Spike Lee
Do The Right Thing
Globe
Gus Van Sant
Drugstore Cowboy
Spirit
Phil Alden Robinson
Field of Dreams
DGA
Edward Zwick
Glory
Globe
Jim Sheridan
My Left Foot
Oscar
Jim Jarmusch
Mystery Train
Spirit
Charles Lane
Sidewalk Stories
Spirit
Nancy Savoca
True Love
Spirit
Rob Reiner
When Harry Met Sally
Globe
Rob Reiner
When Harry Met Sally...
DGA

Editing

Gerry Hambling
Mississippi Burning
OscarBAFTA
Joe Hutshing and David Brenner
Born on the Fourth of July
Oscar
Stu Linder
Rain Man
OscarBAFTA
Mick Audsley
Dangerous Liaisons
BAFTA
William M. Anderson
Dead Poets Society
BAFTA
Mark Warner
Driving Miss Daisy
Oscar
Steven Rosenblum
Glory
Oscar
Noëlle Boisson
The Bear
Oscar
William Steinkamp
The Fabulous Baker Boys
Oscar

Acting

Actor in a Leading Role

Daniel Day-Lewis
My Left Foot
OscarGlobeBAFTA
Dustin Hoffman
Rain Man
OscarGlobeBAFTA
Tom Cruise
Born on the Fourth of July
OscarGlobeBAFTA
Morgan Freeman
Driving Miss Daisy
OscarNBR
Matt Dillon
Drugstore Cowboy
Spirit
Robin Williams
Dead Poets Society
OscarGlobeBAFTA
Kenneth Branagh
Henry V
OscarBAFTA
Jack Lemmon
Dad
Globe
Randy Quaid
Parents
Spirit
Al Pacino
Sea of Love
Globe
James Spader
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Spirit
Charles Lane
Sidewalk Stories
Spirit
Nicolas Cage
Vampire's Kiss
Spirit

Actress in a Leading Role

Jodie Foster
The Accused
OscarNBRBAFTA
Jessica Tandy
Driving Miss Daisy
OscarBAFTA
Michelle Pfeiffer
The Fabulous Baker Boys
OscarNBRBAFTA
Pauline Collins
Shirley Valentine
OscarBAFTA
Andie MacDowell
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Spirit
Glenn Close
Dangerous Liaisons
OscarBAFTA
Melanie Griffith
Working Girl
OscarBAFTA
Isabelle Adjani
Camille Claudel
Oscar
Kelly Lynch
Drugstore Cowboy
Spirit
Winona Ryder
Heathers
Spirit
Jessica Lange
Music Box
Oscar
Youki Kudoh
Mystery Train
Spirit
Annabella Sciorra
True Love
Spirit

Actor in a Supporting Role

Alan Alda
Crimes and Misdemeanors
NBRBAFTA
Denzel Washington
Glory
Oscar
Ray McAnally
My Left Foot
BAFTA
Marlon Brando
A Dry White Season
OscarBAFTA
Jack Nicholson
Batman
BAFTA
Martin Landau
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Oscar
Danny Aiello
Do The Right Thing
Oscar
Dan Aykroyd
Driving Miss Daisy
Oscar
Sean Connery
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
BAFTA

Actress in a Supporting Role

Michelle Pfeiffer
Dangerous Liaisons
OscarBAFTA
Driving Miss Daisy
Alfred Uhry based on his play
Oscar
Mary Stuart Masterson
Immediate Family
NBR
Brenda Fricker
My Left Foot
Oscar
Dead Poets Society
Tom Schulman
Oscar
Anjelica Huston
Enemies, A Love Story
Oscar
My Left Foot
Jim Sheridan and Shane Connaughton based on the autobiography by Christy Brown
Oscar
Peggy Ashcroft
Madame Sousatzka
BAFTA
When Harry Met Sally...
Nora Ephron
Oscar
Born on the Fourth of July
Oliver Stone and Ron Kovic based on the autobiography by Ron Kovic
Oscar
Dianne Wiest
Parenthood
Oscar
Field of Dreams
Phil Alden Robinson based on Shoeless Joe by W. P. Kinsella
Oscar
Enemies
Roger L. Simon and Paul Mazursky based on the novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Oscar
A Love Story
Roger L. Simon and Paul Mazursky based on the novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Oscar
Laura San Giacomo
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
BAFTA
Do the Right Thing
Spike Lee
Oscar
Julia Roberts
Steel Magnolias
Oscar
Sex
Steven Soderbergh
Oscar
Lies
Steven Soderbergh
Oscar
Videotape
Steven Soderbergh
Oscar
Crimes
Woody Allen
Oscar
Misdemeanors
Woody Allen
Oscar
Sigourney Weaver
Working Girl
BAFTA

Writing

Screenplay (Original)

Tom Schulman
Dead Poets Society
OscarGlobeBAFTAWGA
Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow
Rain Man
OscarGlobeBAFTAWGA
Woody Allen
Crimes and Misdemeanors
OscarBAFTAWGA
Nora Ephron
When Harry Met Sally...
OscarBAFTAWGA
Oliver Stone and Ron Kovic
Born on the Fourth of July
Globe
Gus Van Sant and Daniel Yost
Drugstore Cowboy
Spirit
Steven Soderbergh
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
OscarGlobeBAFTAWGA
Spike Lee
Do The Right Thing
OscarGlobe
Patrick S. Duncan
84 Charlie Mopic
Spirit
Kevin Jarre
Glory
Globe
Daniel Waters
Heathers
Spirit
Steve De Jarnatt
Miracle Mile
Spirit
Jim Jarmusch
Mystery Train
Spirit
Steve Kloves
The Fabulous Baker Boys
WGA
Nora Ephron
When Harry Met Sally
Globe

Screenplay (Adapted)

Christopher Hampton
Dangerous Liaisons
BAFTAWGA
Oliver Stone and Ron Kovic
Born on the Fourth of July
GlobeBAFTAWGA
Alfred Uhry
Driving Miss Daisy
BAFTAWGA
Gus Van Sant and Daniel Yost
Drugstore Cowboy
Spirit
Kevin Jarre
Glory
GlobeWGA
Jim Sheridan and Shane Connaughton
My Left Foot
BAFTAWGA
Lawrence Kasdan and Frank Galati
The Accidental Tourist
BAFTAWGA
Patrick S. Duncan
84 Charlie Mopic
Spirit
Tom Schulman
Dead Poets Society
Globe
Spike Lee
Do The Right Thing
Globe
Phil Alden Robinson
Field of Dreams
WGA
Daniel Waters
Heathers
Spirit
Steve De Jarnatt
Miracle Mile
Spirit
Jim Jarmusch
Mystery Train
Spirit
Steven Soderbergh
Sex, Lies, and Videotape
Globe
Willy Russell
Shirley Valentine
BAFTA
Nora Ephron
When Harry Met Sally
Globe

Visual

Cinematography

Peter Biziou
Mississippi Burning
OscarBAFTAASC
Haskell Wexler
Blaze
OscarASC
Freddie Francis
Glory
OscarBAFTA
Robert Yeoman
Drugstore Cowboy
Spirit
Robert Richardson
Born on the Fourth of July
OscarASC
Philippe Rousselot
Dangerous Liaisons
BAFTAASC
Mikael Salomon
The Abyss
OscarASC
Philippe Rousselot
The Bear
BAFTAASC
Oliver Stapleton
Earth Girls Are Easy
Spirit
John Seale
Gorillas in the Mist
BAFTA
Kenneth MacMillan
Henry V
BAFTA
Robby Müller
Mystery Train
Spirit
Toyomichi Kurita
Powwow Highway
Spirit
Robert Tregenza
Talking to Strangers
Spirit
Michael Ballhaus
The Fabulous Baker Boys
Oscar
Stephen H. Burum
The War of The Roses
ASC

Art Direction

Set Decoration: Peter Young, Art Direction: Anton Furst, and Anton Furst
Batman
Production design: Set Decoration: Peter Young, Art Direction: Anton Furst, and Anton Furst
OscarBAFTA
Stuart Craig
Dangerous Liaisons
Production design: Stuart Craig
OscarBAFTA
Art Direction: Dante Ferretti, Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo, and Dante Ferretti
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Production design: Art Direction: Dante Ferretti, Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo, and Dante Ferretti
OscarBAFTA
Set Decoration: Crispian Sallis and Art Direction: Bruno Rubeo
Driving Miss Daisy
Production design: Set Decoration: Crispian Sallis and Art Direction: Bruno Rubeo
Oscar
Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis and Art Direction: Norman Garwood
Glory
Production design: Set Decoration: Garrett Lewis and Art Direction: Norman Garwood
Oscar
Tim Harvey
Henry V
Production design: Tim Harvey
BAFTA
Art Direction: Leslie Dilley and Set Decoration: Anne Kuljian
The Abyss
Production design: Art Direction: Leslie Dilley and Set Decoration: Anne Kuljian
Oscar

Costuming

James Acheson
Dangerous Liaisons
OscarBAFTA
Phyllis Dalton
Henry V
OscarBAFTA
Gabriella Pescucci
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
OscarBAFTA
Bob Ringwood
Batman
BAFTA
Elizabeth McBride
Driving Miss Daisy
Oscar
Joe I. Tompkins
Harlem Nights
Oscar
Theodor Pištěk
Valmont
Oscar

Effects

Ken Ralston, Michael Lantieri, John Bell, and Steve Gawley
Back to the Future Part II
OscarBAFTA
Dennis Muren, Hoyt Yeatman, John Bruno, and Dennis Skotak
The Abyss
Oscar
Richard Conway and Kent Houston
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
OscarBAFTA
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Oscar
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Oscar
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[https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000003/1990 Academy Awards, USA: 1990] Internet Movie Database
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Oscar
[https://www.youtube.com/oscars Oscar's Channel] at YouTube (run by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)
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Oscar
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32nd Grammy Awards
Oscar
42nd Primetime Emmy Awards
42nd Primetime Emmy Awards
Oscar
43rd British Academy Film Awards
43rd British Academy Film Awards
Oscar
44th Tony Awards
44th Tony Awards
Oscar
47th Golden Globe Awards
47th Golden Globe Awards
Oscar
Derek Meddings and John Evans
Batman
BAFTA
Howard W. Koch
Howard W. Koch
Oscar
George Gibbs, Mark Sullivan, and Michael J. McAlister
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
BAFTA
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Oscar

Sound & Music

Original Score

Maurice Jarre
Dead Poets Society
BAFTA
Alan Menken
The Little Mermaid
Globe
Dave Grusin
The Fabulous Baker Boys
GlobeBAFTA
John Williams
Born on the Fourth of July
Globe
Ennio Morricone
Casualties of War
Globe
George Fenton
Dangerous Liaisons
BAFTA
James Horner
Glory
Globe
Trevor Jones
Mississippi Burning
BAFTA
Carly Simon
Working Girl
BAFTA

Original Song

Unknown Song
The Little Mermaid
Music & lyrics: Alan Menken and Howard Ashman
Globe
Unknown Song
Chances Are
Music & lyrics: Tom Snow and Dean Pitchford
Globe
Unknown Song
Parenthood
Music & lyrics: Randy Newman
Globe
Unknown Song
Shirley Valentine
Music & lyrics: Marvin Hamlisch, Marilyn Bergman, and Alan Bergman
Globe

Sound Mixing

Rick Kline, Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, and Danny Michael
Mississippi Burning
BAFTA
Tony Dawe, Bill Rowe, and Don Sharpe
Batman
BAFTA
Robin O'Donoghue
Henry V
BAFTA
Ben Burtt, Richard Hymns, Gary Summers, and Shawn Murphy
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
BAFTA

Sound Editing

Rick Kline, Robert J. Litt, Elliot Tyson, and Danny Michael
Mississippi Burning
BAFTA
Tony Dawe, Bill Rowe, and Don Sharpe
Batman
BAFTA
Robin O'Donoghue
Henry V
BAFTA
Ben Burtt, Richard Hymns, Gary Summers, and Shawn Murphy
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
BAFTA