42nd British Academy Film Awards

The 42nd British Academy Film Awards, commonly known as the BAFTAs, took place on 19 March 1989 at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.The awards were presented honouring the best national and foreign films of 1988.

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 1988.

[1] Jeremy Thomas' and Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor won the award for Best Film.

[2] The ceremony was hosted by Anna Ford and David Dimbleby.

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Bernardo Bertolucci , Best Film co-winner
John Cleese , Best Actor winner
Maggie Smith , Best Actress winner
Michael Palin , Best Supporting Actor winner
Judi Dench , Best Supporting Actress winner
Jean-Claude Carrière , Best Adapted Screenplay co-winner