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British Academy Film Awards

41st edition

  • March 20, 1988
  • United Kingdom

The 41st British Academy Film Awards, more commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 20 March 1988 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, honouring the best national and foreign films of 1987. 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 1987.

Awards

Movie People Status
Best Picture
Jean de Florette Claude Berri - as producer(s) Winner
Cry Freedom Richard Attenborough - as producer(s)
Hope and Glory John Boorman - as producer(s)
Radio Days Robert Greenhut, Woody Allen - as producer(s)
Best Directing
Platoon Oliver Stone Winner
Jean de Florette Claude Berri
Hope and Glory John Boorman
Cry Freedom Richard Attenborough
Best Actor in a Leading Role
The Name of the Rose Sean Connery Winner
Prick Up Your Ears Gary Oldman
Jean de Florette Gérard Depardieu
Jean de Florette Yves Montand
Best Actress in a Leading Role
84 Charing Cross Road Anne Bancroft Winner
Wish You Were Here Emily Lloyd
Personal Services Julie Walters
Hope and Glory Sarah Miles
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Jean de Florette Daniel Auteuil Winner
Hope and Glory Ian Bannen
Cry Freedom John Thaw
The Untouchables Sean Connery
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Hope and Glory Susan Wooldridge Winner
Radio Days Dianne Wiest
84 Charing Cross Road Judi Dench
Prick Up Your Ears Vanessa Redgrave
Best Original Screenplay
Wish You Were Here David Leland Winner
Hope and Glory John Boorman
Personal Services David Leland
Radio Days Woody Allen
Best Adapted Screenplay
Jean de Florette Claude Berri, Gérard Brach Winner
84 Charing Cross Road Hugh Whitemore
Little Dorrit Christine Edzard
Prick Up Your Ears Alan Bennett
Best International Feature Film
The Sacrifice Anna-Lena Wibom, Andrei Tarkovsky Winner
Jean de Florette Claude Berri
Manon of the Spring Claude Berri
My Life as a Dog Waldemar Bergendahl, Lasse Hallström
Best Documentary Feature Film
Baka: The People of the Rainforest Phil Agland Winner
Home from the Hill Molly Dineen
Fourteen Days in May Paul Hamann
Man-Eating Tigers Naresh Bedi
Saving the Tiger Naresh Bedi
Best Cinematography
Jean de Florette Bruno Nuytten Winner
Cry Freedom Ronnie Taylor
Hope and Glory Philippe Rousselot
Platoon Robert Richardson
Best Original Score
The Untouchables Ennio Morricone Winner
Cry Freedom George Fenton, Jonas Gwangwa
Hope and Glory Peter Martin
Wish You Were Here Stanley Myers
Best Film Editing
Platoon Claire Simpson Winner
Cry Freedom Lesley Walker
Hope and Glory Ian Crafford
Radio Days Susan E. Morse
Best Sound
Cry Freedom Jonathan Bates, Simon Kaye, Gerry Humphreys Winner
Full Metal Jacket Nigel Galf, Edward Tise, Andy Nelson
Hope and Glory Ron Davis, Peter Handford, John Hayward
Radio Days Bob Hein, James Sabat, Lee Dichter
Best Production Design
Radio Days Santo Loquasto Winner
Hope and Glory Anthony D. G. Pratt
Jean de Florette Bernard Vezat
The Untouchables William A. Elliott
Best Costume Design
Radio Days Jeffrey Kurland Winner
Hope and Glory Shirley Ann Russell
Little Dorrit Sands Films
The Untouchables Marilyn Vance
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
The Name of the Rose Hasso Von Hugo Winner
The Fly Chris Walas, Stephan Dupuis
Hope and Glory Anna Dryhurst
Jean de Florette Michele Dernelle, Jean-Pierre Eychenne
Best Special Effects
The Witches of Eastwick Michael Lantieri, Michael Owens, Edward Jones, Bruce Walters Winner
The Fly Chris Walas, Jon Berg, Louis Craig, Hoyt Yeatman
Full Metal Jacket John Evans
Little Shop of Horrors Bran Ferren, Martin Gutteridge, Lyle Conway, Richard Conway
Best Short Film (Live Action)
The Artist Jonas Grimås Winner
After Maria Jean-Claude Robert
The Short & Curlies Mike Leigh
Treacle Peter Chelsom
Best Animated Short Film
The Reluctant Dragon Bridget Appleby Winner
Fireman Sam: Snow Business Molly DineenIan Frampton, John Walker
The Wind in the Willows Brian Cosgrove, Mark Hall
BAFTA Fellowship
Ingmar Bergman Winner
Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
Monty Python Winner
Statistics

Most Awarded

2 or more wins
  • Jean de Florette 4
  • The Name of the Rose 2
  • Platoon 2
  • Radio Days 2

Most Nominated

3 or more nominations
  • Hope and Glory 13
  • Jean de Florette 10
  • Cry Freedom 7
  • Radio Days 7
  • The Untouchables 4
  • 84 Charing Cross Road 3
  • Platoon 3
  • Prick Up Your Ears 3
  • Wish You Were Here 3

Most Unluckiest

wins / nominations
  • Hope and Glory 1 / 13
  • Jean de Florette 4 / 10
  • Cry Freedom 1 / 7
  • Radio Days 2 / 7
  • The Untouchables 1 / 4
  • Prick Up Your Ears 0 / 3
  • 84 Charing Cross Road 1 / 3
  • Wish You Were Here 1 / 3

Only one nomination

17 movies:
  • After Maria
  • The Artist
  • Baka: The People of the Rainforest
  • Fireman Sam: Snow Business
  • Fourteen Days in May
  • Home from the Hill
  • Little Shop of Horrors
  • Man-Eating Tigers
  • Manon of the Spring
  • My Life as a Dog
  • The Reluctant Dragon
  • The Sacrifice
  • Saving the Tiger
  • The Short & Curlies
  • Treacle
  • The Wind in the Willows
  • The Witches of Eastwick

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