Dead Poets Society: Film award · Kenneth Branagh: directing
BAFTA 1990 Film Awards: winning films and award nominations
Dead Poets Society won the Film award at the 1990 BAFTA Film Awards. The directing award went to Kenneth Branagh for Henry V, while Pauline Collins received leading actress recognition for Shirley Valentine.
- 32Films
- 19Categories
- 77Nomination entries
- 12Winners
- March 11, 1990Ceremony date
Winning films and category recognition at BAFTA 1990 Film Awards
Dead Poets Society won the Film award at the 1990 BAFTA Film Awards. Daniel Day-Lewis won for My Left Foot, while Pauline Collins received leading actress recognition for Shirley Valentine.
Nominated films and award entries at BAFTA 1990 Film Awards
My Left Foot and Shirley Valentine competed for the Film award alongside Dead Poets Society at the 1990 BAFTA Film Awards. Explore their other category entries as well: a film can have several nominations and win in a different category.
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Explore BAFTA 1990 Film Awards nominations and winners by category
Mississippi Burning received Cinematography recognition at the 1990 BAFTA Film Awards, while The Adventures of Baron Munchausen won Costume Design. Explore the other category shortlists and their credited winners within the same ceremony year.
Film
4 nominations
Winner Dead Poets Society Steven Haft, Paul Junger Witt, Tony Thomas, Peter Weir Achievement in Direction
4 nominations
Winner Henry V Kenneth Branagh Leading Actor
4 nominations
Winner My Left Foot Daniel Day-Lewis Leading Actress
4 nominations
Winner Shirley Valentine Pauline Collins Supporting Actor
4 nominations Winner My Left Foot Ray McAnally Supporting Actress
4 nominations
Winner Dangerous Liaisons Michelle Pfeiffer Film Not in the English Language
4 nominations
Winner Life and Nothing But René Cleitman, Bertrand Tavernier Original Screenplay
4 nominations
Winner When Harry Met Sally Nora Ephron Adapted Screenplay
4 nominations Winner Dangerous Liaisons Christopher Hampton Original Film Score
4 nominations Winner Dead Poets Society Maurice Jarre Cinematography
5 nominations
Winner Mississippi Burning Peter Biziou Editing
4 nominations Winner Mississippi Burning Gerry Hambling Production Design
4 nominations
Winner The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Dante Ferretti Costume Design
4 nominations Winner The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Gabriella Pescucci Make-Up Artist
4 nominations Winner The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Maggie Weston, Fabrizio Sforza, Pam Meager Sound
4 nominations Winner Mississippi Burning Bill Phillips, Danny Michael, Robert Litt, Elliot Tyson, Richard C Kline Achievement in Special Visual Effects
4 nominations
Winner Back to the Future Part II Ken Ralston, Michael Lantieri, John Bell, Steve Gawley Short Animation
4 nominations
Winner A Grand Day Out Nick Park Short Film
4 nominations Winner The Candy Show Peter Hewitt, David Freeman, Damian Jones About these results
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- March 11, 1990
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BAFTA 1990 Film Awards: Winners and Nominees
Daniel Day-Lewis won for My Left Foot, and Pauline Collins for Shirley Valentine. Acting recognition at the 1990 BAFTA Film Awards sits alongside craft awards, including Cinematography for Mississippi Burning.
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