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BAFTA 1991

Goodfellas: Film award · Martin Scorsese: directing

BAFTA 1991 Film Awards: winning films and award nominations

Goodfellas won the Film award at the 1991 BAFTA Film Awards, with Martin Scorsese recognised for directing the same film. Jessica Tandy received the leading actress award for Driving Miss Daisy.

  • Goodfellas
  • Driving Miss Daisy
  • Ghost
  • The Sheltering Sky
  • Dick Tracy
Film: Goodfellas

Nominated films and award entries at BAFTA 1991 Film Awards

Crimes and Misdemeanors and Driving Miss Daisy competed for the Film award alongside Goodfellas at the 1991 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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Wins are included in nomination counts.

Explore BAFTA 1991 Film Awards nominations and winners by category

The Sheltering Sky received Cinematography recognition at the 1991 BAFTA Film Awards, while Dick Tracy won Make-Up Artist. Explore the other category shortlists and their credited winners within the same ceremony year.

Film

4 nominations
Goodfellas Winner Goodfellas Irwin Winkler, Martin Scorsese

Achievement in Direction

4 nominations
Goodfellas Winner Goodfellas Martin Scorsese

Leading Actor

4 nominations
Cinema Paradiso Winner Cinema Paradiso Philippe Noiret

Leading Actress

4 nominations
Driving Miss Daisy Winner Driving Miss Daisy Jessica Tandy

Supporting Actor

4 nominations
Cinema Paradiso Winner Cinema Paradiso Salvatore Cascio

Supporting Actress

4 nominations
Ghost Winner Ghost Whoopi Goldberg

Film Not in the English Language

4 nominations
Cinema Paradiso Winner Cinema Paradiso Franco Cristaldi, Giuseppe Tornatore

Original Screenplay

4 nominations
Cinema Paradiso Winner Cinema Paradiso Giuseppe Tornatore

Adapted Screenplay

5 nominations
Goodfellas Winner Goodfellas Nicholas Pileggi, Martin Scorsese

Original Film Score

4 nominations
Cinema Paradiso Winner Cinema Paradiso Ennio Morricone, Andrea Morricone

Cinematography

4 nominations
The Sheltering Sky Winner The Sheltering Sky Vittorio Storaro

Editing

4 nominations
Goodfellas Winner Goodfellas Thelma Schoonmaker

Production Design

4 nominations
Dick Tracy Winner Dick Tracy Richard Sylbert

Costume Design

4 nominations
Goodfellas Winner Goodfellas Richard Bruno

Make-Up Artist

4 nominations
Dick Tracy Winner Dick Tracy John Caglione Jr, Doug Drexler

Sound

4 nominations
The Fabulous Baker Boys Winner The Fabulous Baker Boys J Paul Huntsman, Stephan Von Hase, Chris Jenkins, Gary Alexander, Doug Hemphill

Achievement in Special Visual Effects

4 nominations
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Winner Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Production Team

Short Animation

3 nominations
Toxic Winner Toxic Andrew McEwan

Short Film

4 nominations
Say Goodbye Winner Say Goodbye Michele Camarda, John Roberts

About these results

Winners and nominees
Winners announced
Category coverage
All listed categories
Ceremony date
March 17, 1991
Last verified
November 1, 2026

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BAFTA 1991 Film Awards: Winners and Nominees

Philippe Noiret won for Cinema Paradiso, and Jessica Tandy for Driving Miss Daisy. Acting recognition at the 1991 BAFTA Film Awards sits alongside craft awards, including Cinematography for The Sheltering Sky.

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