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BAFTA 1988 Winners & Nominees

The 41st British Academy Film Awards (1988) took place on March 20, 1988. Radio Days, Platoon and The Name of the Rose won the most, 2 each. Winners include Oliver Stone (Best Director), Sean Connery (Best Actor) and Susan Wooldridge (Best Supporting Actress). Every winner and nominee in all 17 categories is below.

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Headline winners

BAFTA 1988: The Winners

The 41st British Academy Film Awards (1988) winners: Oliver Stone (Best Director), Sean Connery (Best Actor) and Susan Wooldridge (Best Supporting Actress), and 7 more categories below.

Scoreboard

BAFTA 1988: Which Films Won the Most

Radio Days, Platoon and The Name of the Rose won 2 awards each. 7 films won at least once, while Prick Up Your Ears went home empty-handed from 3 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Radio Days (1987) movie poster
    1987 · Comedy · 2 wins from 7 nominations
  2. Platoon (1986) movie poster
    Platoon 2 / 3
    1986 · Drama, War · 2 wins from 3 nominations
  3. The Name of the Rose (1986) movie poster
    1986 · Drama, Mystery · 2 wins from 2 nominations
  4. Hope and Glory (1988) movie poster
    1988 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 13 nominations
  5. Cry Freedom (1987) movie poster
    1987 · Biography, Drama · 1 win from 7 nominations
  6. The Untouchables (1987) movie poster
    1987 · Drama, History · 1 win from 4 nominations
  7. The Witches of Eastwick (1987) movie poster
    1987 · Fantasy, Horror · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. Prick Up Your Ears (1987) movie poster
    1987 · Biography, Drama · 0 wins from 3 nominations
  9. Full Metal Jacket (1987) movie poster
    1987 · Action, Drama · 0 wins from 2 nominations
  10. The Fly (1986) movie poster
    The Fly 0 / 2
    1986 · Sci-Fi, Thriller · 0 wins from 2 nominations
Full results

All 17 BAFTA 1988 Categories: Winners & Nominees

17 categories and 46 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

BAFTA 1988 Best Actress

Official name: Best Actress in a Leading Role

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

BAFTA 1988 Best Adapted Screenplay

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1988 Winners

Drama led with 35 nominations across 8 films and won 7. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 7 wins · 35 nominations · 20%
  2. Comedy 4 wins · 23 nominations · 17%
  3. Romance 1 win · 16 nominations · 6%
  4. History 2 wins · 11 nominations · 18%
  5. Biography 1 win · 10 nominations · 10%
  6. Thriller 3 wins · 8 nominations · 38%
  7. Crime 3 wins · 6 nominations · 50%
  8. War 2 wins · 5 nominations · 40%
  9. Horror 1 win · 4 nominations · 25%
  10. Sci-Fi 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
1988 season

How the Rest of the 1988 Awards Season Voted

The other 6 ceremonies of 1988, with the winner of each top prize. The Last Emperor won the most of them: 2.

All 1988 awards
Earlier years

Previous BAFTA Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The BAFTA page has every year back to 1949.

Every BAFTA ceremony

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BAFTA 1988: Questions & Answers

The winners, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film and the date of the 41st British Academy Film Awards (1988), answered from the results on this page.

Who won at the 41st British Academy Film Awards (1988)?

The winners include Oliver Stone (Best Director), Sean Connery (Best Actor), Susan Wooldridge (Best Supporting Actress), Radio Days (Best Costume Design) and Platoon (Best Editing).

Which film won the most awards at the 41st British Academy Film Awards (1988)?

Radio Days, Platoon and The Name of the Rose each won 2 awards.

Which film had the most nominations at the 41st British Academy Film Awards (1988)?

Hope and Glory (1988) led with 13 nominations and won one of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 41st British Academy Film Awards (1988)?

Best Director: Oliver Stone for Platoon. Best Actor: Sean Connery for The Name of the Rose. Best Supporting Actress: Susan Wooldridge for Hope and Glory.

When was the 41st British Academy Film Awards (1988)?

The 41st British Academy Film Awards (1988) took place on March 20, 1988. The database has 17 categories and 46 nominations for it.