Rich Picks
19891991

Awards & Top Films

1990

Historical Award Archive

Before Rich Picks — Award selections for 1990 were not recorded. The categories below show nominees and winners from other award organizations.
WonNominee

Top 10 Films of 1990

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Dances with WolvesNo award data
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Green CardNo award data
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The Sheltering SkyNo award data
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GhostNo award data
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Pretty WomanNo award data
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Reversal of FortuneNo award data
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The Godfather Part IIINo award data
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Longtime CompanionNo award data
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MiseryNo award data
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The Phantom of the OperaNo award data

Film

Live-Action Feature

Driving Miss Daisy
Producers: Bruce Beresford, Richard D. Zanuck, and Lili Fini Zanuck
OscarGlobeNBRBAFTA
Dances with Wolves
Producers: Kevin Costner and Jim Wilson
OscarNBRBAFTA
Metropolitan
NBRSpirit
The Grifters
NBRSpirit
Goodfellas
Producers: Martin Scorsese and Irwin Winkler
BAFTA
Green Card
Globe
Awakenings
Producers: Walter Parkes and Lawrence Lasker
OscarNBR
Crimes and Misdemeanors
Producers: Woody Allen and Robert Greenhut
NBRBAFTA
Ghost
Producer: Lisa Weinstein
OscarGlobe
GoodFellas
Producer: Irwin Winkler
OscarNBR
Pretty Woman
Producers: Arnon Milchan, Steven Reuther, and Garry Marshall
GlobeBAFTA
Avalon
NBR
Dick Tracy
Globe
Hamlet
NBR
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Spirit
Home Alone
Globe
Miller's Crossing
NBR
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
NBR
Pump Up the Volume
Spirit
Reversal of Fortune
NBR
The Godfather Part III
Producer: Francis Ford Coppola
Oscar
The Plot Against Harry
Spirit
To Sleep with Anger
Spirit

International Feature

Cinema Paradiso
Producers: Giuseppe Tornatore and Franco Cristaldi
GlobeBAFTA
The Nasty Girl
Producer: Michael Verhoeven
GlobeBAFTA
Cyrano De Bergerac
Producer: Jean-Paul Rappeneau
Globe
Cyrano de Bergerac, France
NBR
Sweetie
Spirit
Jesus of Montreal
Producers: Roger Frappier and Denys Arcand
GlobeBAFTA
Requiem For Dominic
Producer: Robert Dornhelm
GlobeSpirit
Taxi Blues
Producer: Pavel Lungin
GlobeSpirit
A City of Sadness
Spirit
Akira Kurosawa's Dreams
Producer: Akira Kurosawa
Globe
Black Rain
Spirit
Freeze, Die, Come to Life
Spirit
Mama, There's a Man in Your Bed
Producers: Philippe Carcassonne and Coline Serreau
BAFTA
May Fools
Producer: Louis Malle
BAFTA
The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
Spirit

Documentary

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
Producers: Kevin Brownlow and David Gill
BAFTA
The Last African Flying Boat
Producer: David Wallace
BAFTA
Viewpoint: Cambodia, The Betrayal – A Special Report by John Pilger
Producer: David Munro
BAFTA
Viewpoint: Ceausescu's Children
Producer: Patricia Ingram
BAFTA

Directing & Editing

Directing

Kevin Costner
Dances with Wolves
OscarGlobeNBRDGA
James Stewart
James Stewart
NBR
Charles Burnett
To Sleep with Anger
Spirit
Martin Scorsese
GoodFellas
OscarGlobeDGA
Francis Ford Coppola
The Godfather Part III
OscarGlobeDGA
Barbet Schroeder
Reversal of Fortune
OscarGlobe
Barry Levinson
Avalon
DGA
Giuseppe Tornatore
Cinema Paradiso
DGA
John McNaughton
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Spirit
Reginald Hudlin
House Party
Spirit
Allan Moyle
Pump Up the Volume
Spirit
Stephen Frears
The Grifters
Oscar
Michael Roemer
The Plot Against Harry
Spirit
Bernardo Bertolucci
The Sheltering Sky
Globe

Editing

Neil Travis
Dances with Wolves
OscarBAFTA
Thelma Schoonmaker
Goodfellas
BAFTA
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Oscar
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33rd Grammy Awards
Oscar
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43rd Primetime Emmy Awards
Oscar
44th British Academy Film Awards
44th British Academy Film Awards
Oscar
45th Tony Awards
45th Tony Awards
Oscar
48th Golden Globe Awards
48th Golden Globe Awards
Oscar
Mario Morra
Cinema Paradiso
BAFTA
Susan E. Morse
Crimes and Misdemeanors
BAFTA
David Brown and Richard D. Zanuck.
David Brown and Richard D. Zanuck.
Oscar
Richard Marks
Dick Tracy
BAFTA
Walter Murch
Ghost
Oscar
Thelma Schoonmaker
GoodFellas
Oscar
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Oscar
Walter Murch, Barry Malkin, and Lisa Fruchtman
The Godfather Part III
Oscar
John Wright and Dennis Virkler
The Hunt for Red October
Oscar
Eric Brevig, Rob Bottin, Tim McGovern, and Alex Funke.
Total Recall
Oscar

Acting

Actor in a Leading Role

Jeremy Irons
Reversal of Fortune
OscarGlobe
Tom Cruise
Born on the Fourth of July
OscarGlobeBAFTA
Robin Williams
Awakenings
GlobeNBR
Robert de Niro
Awakenings
OscarNBR
Philippe Noiret
Cinema Paradiso
BAFTA
Danny Glover
To Sleep with Anger
Spirit
Kevin Costner
Dances with Wolves
OscarGlobeBAFTA
Richard Harris
The Field
OscarGlobe
Gérard Depardieu
Cyrano De Bergerac
Oscar
Robert De Niro
Goodfellas
BAFTA
Michael Rooker
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Spirit
Christopher Reid
House Party
Spirit
Christian Slater
Pump Up the Volume
Spirit
Al Pacino
The Godfather Part III
Globe
Sean Connery
The Hunt for Red October
BAFTA
Martin Priest
The Plot Against Harry
Spirit

Actress in a Leading Role

Jessica Tandy
Driving Miss Daisy
OscarBAFTA
Michelle Pfeiffer
The Fabulous Baker Boys
OscarNBRBAFTA
Anjelica Huston
The Grifters
OscarSpirit
Mia Farrow
Alice
NBR
Kathy Bates
Misery
Oscar
Joanne Woodward
Mr. & Mrs. Bridge
OscarSpirit
Julia Roberts
Pretty Woman
OscarBAFTA
Eszter Balint
Bail Jumper
Spirit
Carolyn Farina
Metropolitan
Spirit
Shirley MacLaine
Postcards from the Edge
BAFTA
Meryl Streep
Postcards From The Edge
Oscar
Mary Alice
To Sleep with Anger
Spirit

Actor in a Supporting Role

Joe Pesci
GoodFellas
OscarNBR
Alan Alda
Crimes and Misdemeanors
NBRBAFTA
Bruce Davison
Longtime Companion
OscarSpirit
Salvatore Cascio
Cinema Paradiso
BAFTA
Al Pacino
Dick Tracy
OscarBAFTA
Graham Greene
Dances with Wolves
Oscar
Tom Towles
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Spirit
Robin Harris
House Party
Spirit
John Hurt
The Field
BAFTA
Andy García
The Godfather Part III
Oscar
Ben Lang
The Plot Against Harry
Spirit
Willem Dafoe
Wild at Heart
Spirit

Actress in a Supporting Role

Whoopi Goldberg
Ghost
OscarBAFTA
Ghost
Bruce Joel Rubin
Oscar
Winona Ryder
Mermaids
NBR
Dances With Wolves
Michael Blake based on his novel
Oscar
Sheryl Lee Ralph
To Sleep with Anger
Spirit
Annette Bening
The Grifters
OscarBAFTA
Avalon
Barry Levinson
Oscar
Anjelica Huston
Crimes and Misdemeanors
BAFTA
Mary McDonnell
Dances with Wolves
Oscar
The Grifters
Donald E. Westlake based on the book by Jim Thompson
Oscar
Lorraine Bracco
GoodFellas
Oscar
Tracy Arnold
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Spirit
Tisha Campbell
House Party
Spirit
Reversal of Fortune
Nicholas Kazan based on the book by Alan M. Dershowitz
Oscar
Goodfellas
Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese from Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi
Oscar
Green Card
Peter Weir
Oscar
Shirley MacLaine
Steel Magnolias
BAFTA
Awakenings
Steven Zaillian from the book by Oliver Sacks
Oscar
Billie Whitelaw
The Krays
BAFTA
Metropolitan
Whit Stillman
Oscar
Diane Ladd
Wild at Heart
Oscar
Alice
Woody Allen
Oscar

Writing

Screenplay (Original)

Barry Levinson
Avalon
OscarGlobeWGA
Woody Allen
Crimes and Misdemeanors
OscarBAFTAWGA
Bruce Joel Rubin
Ghost
OscarBAFTAWGA
Giuseppe Tornatore
Cinema Paradiso
BAFTA
Michael Blake
Dances with Wolves
Globe
Charles Burnett
To Sleep with Anger
Spirit
Peter Weir
Green Card
OscarBAFTAWGA
Woody Allen
Alice
OscarWGA
Whit Stillman
Metropolitan
OscarSpirit
J. F. Lawton and J.F. Lawton
Pretty Woman
BAFTAWGA
Nicholas Pileggi
GoodFellas
Globe
John McNaughton and Richard Fire
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Spirit
Allan Moyle
Pump Up the Volume
Spirit
Nicholas Kazan
Reversal of Fortune
Globe
Francis Ford Coppola
The Godfather Part III
Globe
Michael Roemer
The Plot Against Harry
Spirit

Screenplay (Adapted)

Michael Blake
Dances with Wolves
GlobeBAFTAWGA
Oliver Stone and Ron Kovic
Born on the Fourth of July
GlobeBAFTAWGA
Alfred Uhry
Driving Miss Daisy
BAFTAWGA
Martin Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi
Goodfellas
BAFTA
Charles Burnett
To Sleep with Anger
Spirit
Nicholas Pileggi and Martin Scorsese
GoodFellas
GlobeWGA
Nicholas Kazan
Reversal of Fortune
GlobeWGA
Barry Levinson
Avalon
Globe
Steven Zaillian
Awakenings
WGA
John McNaughton and Richard Fire
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Spirit
Whit Stillman
Metropolitan
Spirit
Carrie Fisher
Postcards from the Edge
BAFTA
Allan Moyle
Pump Up the Volume
Spirit
Francis Ford Coppola
The Godfather Part III
Globe
Donald E. Westlake
The Grifters
WGA
Michael Roemer
The Plot Against Harry
Spirit
Michael J. Leeson
The War of the Roses
BAFTA

Visual

Cinematography

Dean Semler
Dances with Wolves
OscarBAFTAASC
Freddie Francis
Glory
OscarBAFTA
Vittorio Storaro
The Sheltering Sky
BAFTA
Frederick Elmes
Wild at Heart
Spirit
Allen Daviau
Avalon
OscarASC
Vittorio Storaro
Dick Tracy
OscarASC
Gordon Willis
The Godfather Part III
OscarASC
Blasco Giurato
Cinema Paradiso
BAFTA
Adam Greenberg
Ghost
ASC
Michael Ballhaus
Goodfellas
BAFTA
Philippe Rousselot
Henry & June
Oscar
Peter Deming
House Party
Spirit
Bojan Bazelli
King of New York
Spirit
Amir Mokri
Life Is Cheap... But Toilet Paper Is Expensive
Spirit
Robert M. Young
The Plot Against Harry
Spirit

Art Direction

Art Direction: Richard Sylbert, Set Decoration: Rick Simpson, and Richard Sylbert
Dick Tracy
Production design: Art Direction: Richard Sylbert, Set Decoration: Rick Simpson, and Richard Sylbert
OscarBAFTA
Andrea Crisanti
Cinema Paradiso
Production design: Andrea Crisanti
BAFTA
Art Direction: Ezio Frigerio and Set Decoration: Jacques Rouxel
Cyrano De Bergerac
Production design: Art Direction: Ezio Frigerio and Set Decoration: Jacques Rouxel
Oscar
Art Direction: Jeffrey Beecroft and Set Decoration: Lisa Dean
Dances with Wolves
Production design: Art Direction: Jeffrey Beecroft and Set Decoration: Lisa Dean
Oscar
Art Direction: Dante Ferretti and Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
Hamlet
Production design: Art Direction: Dante Ferretti and Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo
Oscar
Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis and Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
The Godfather Part III
Production design: Art Direction: Dean Tavoularis and Set Decoration: Gary Fettis
Oscar
Terence Marsh
The Hunt for Red October
Production design: Terence Marsh
BAFTA
Gianni Silvestri
The Sheltering Sky
Production design: Gianni Silvestri
BAFTA

Costuming

Franca Squarciapino
Cyrano De Bergerac
Oscar
Richard Bruno
Goodfellas
BAFTA
Milena Canonero
Dick Tracy
OscarBAFTA
Gloria Gresham
Avalon
Oscar
Beatrice Bulgari
Cinema Paradiso
BAFTA
Elsa Zamparelli
Dances with Wolves
Oscar
Maurizio Millenotti
Hamlet
Oscar
Marilyn Vance
Pretty Woman
BAFTA

Effects

Production Team
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
BAFTA
Production Team
Dick Tracy
BAFTA
Production Team
Ghost
BAFTA
Production Team
Total Recall
BAFTA

Sound & Music

Original Score

Ennio Morricone and Andrea Morricone
Cinema Paradiso
BAFTA
Richard Horowitz and Ryuichi Sakamoto
The Sheltering Sky
Globe
John Barry
Dances with Wolves
GlobeBAFTA
Dave Grusin
The Fabulous Baker Boys
GlobeBAFTA
Randy Newman
Avalon
Globe
Dave Grusin
Havana
Globe
George Fenton
Memphis Belle
BAFTA
Carly Simon
Postcards from the Edge
BAFTA
Carmine Coppola
The Godfather Part III
Globe

Original Song

Unknown Song
Young Guns II
Music & lyrics: Jon Bon Jovi
Globe
Unknown Song
Dick Tracy
Music & lyrics: Stephen Sondheim
Globe
Unknown Song
Postcards From The Edge
Music & lyrics: Shel Silverstein
Globe
Unknown Song
The Godfather Part III
Music & lyrics: John Bettis and Carmine Coppola
Globe

Sound Mixing

Doug Hemphill, Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, and J. Paul Huntsman
The Fabulous Baker Boys
BAFTA
Doug Hemphill, Chris Jenkins, David E. Campbell, and Thomas Causey
Dick Tracy
BAFTA
George Watters II, Richard Bryce Goodman, Don Bassman, and Cecelia Hall
The Hunt for Red October
BAFTA
Richard Hymns, David Parker, and Randy Thom
Wild at Heart
BAFTA

Sound Editing

Doug Hemphill, Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, and J. Paul Huntsman
The Fabulous Baker Boys
BAFTA
Doug Hemphill, Chris Jenkins, David E. Campbell, and Thomas Causey
Dick Tracy
BAFTA
George Watters II, Richard Bryce Goodman, Don Bassman, and Cecelia Hall
The Hunt for Red October
BAFTA
Richard Hymns, David Parker, and Randy Thom
Wild at Heart
BAFTA