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BAFTA 1991 Winners & Nominees

The 44th British Academy Film Awards (1991) took place on March 17, 1991. Goodfellas won Best Film and 4 more awards. Cinema Paradiso matched it with 5 wins. Every winner and nominee in all 18 categories is below.

All 18 categories Most wins
categories
18
nominations
65
films nominated
22
winners
16
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Best Film
Goodfellas
Headline winners

BAFTA 1991: The Winners

Goodfellas won Best Film against 3 other nominees. Martin Scorsese (Best Director), Philippe Noiret (Best Actor) and Jessica Tandy (Best Actress) took the main individual prizes.

Goodfellas (1990) movie poster Best Film

Best Film

Goodfellas

1990 · Biography, Drama, Crime · $47.1M worldwide

With Irwin Winkler

5 wins from 7 nominations at the 44th British Academy Film Awards (1991)

  • Best Director
  • Best Adapted Screenplay
  • Best Costume Design
  • Best Editing

A young man’s journey into the world of organized crime is depicted in this gripping drama. He rises through the ranks of a Mafia family, experiencing a life of wealth, power, and violence. As he becomes increasingly involved in criminal activities, he faces the consequences of his choices, including addiction and betrayal, ultimately leading to a dramatic downfall and revealing the brutal realities of that lifestyle.

About Goodfellas
Scoreboard

BAFTA 1991: Which Films Won the Most

Cinema Paradiso and Goodfellas won 5 awards each. 7 films won at least once, while Crimes and Misdemeanors went home empty-handed from 6 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Cinema Paradiso (1990) movie poster
    Cinema Paradiso 5 / 11
    1990 · Drama, Comedy · 5 wins from 11 nominations
  2. Goodfellas (1990) movie poster
    Goodfellas 5 / 7
    1990 · Biography, Drama · 5 wins from 7 nominations
  3. Dick Tracy (1990) movie poster
    Dick Tracy 2 / 7
    1990 · Action, Thriller · 2 wins from 7 nominations
  4. Ghost (1990) movie poster
    Ghost 1 / 4
    1990 · Drama, Mystery · 1 win from 4 nominations
  5. Driving Miss Daisy (1989) movie poster
    Driving Miss Daisy 1 / 4
    1989 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 4 nominations
  6. The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) movie poster
    The Fabulous Baker Boys 1 / 3
    1989 · Drama, Romance · 1 win from 3 nominations
  7. Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) movie poster
    Honey, I Shrunk the Kids 1 / 1
    1989 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 1 win from 1 nomination
  8. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989) movie poster
    Crimes and Misdemeanors 0 / 6
    1989 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 6 nominations
  9. Pretty Woman (1990) movie poster
    Pretty Woman 0 / 4
    1990 · Comedy, Romance · 0 wins from 4 nominations
  10. The Hunt for Red October (1990) movie poster
    The Hunt for Red October 0 / 3
    1990 · Action, Adventure · 0 wins from 3 nominations
Full results

All 18 BAFTA 1991 Categories: Winners & Nominees

18 categories and 65 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.

18 categories · 65 nominations

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BAFTA 1991 Outstanding British Film

1 nominee

No winner is recorded for this category.

BAFTA 1991 Best Film Not in the English Language

1 nominee
By genre

The Genres Behind the BAFTA 1991 Winners

Drama led with 47 nominations across 15 films and won 13. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 13 wins · 47 nominations · 28%
  2. Comedy 10 wins · 44 nominations · 23%
  3. Romance 9 wins · 32 nominations · 28%
  4. Crime 7 wins · 17 nominations · 41%
  5. Thriller 3 wins · 17 nominations · 18%
  6. Action 2 wins · 12 nominations · 17%
  7. Biography 5 wins · 10 nominations · 50%
  8. Music 3 wins · 10 nominations · 30%
  9. Fantasy 1 win · 6 nominations · 17%
  10. Adventure 1 win · 6 nominations · 17%
1991 season

How the Rest of the 1991 Awards Season Voted

The other 7 ceremonies of 1991, with the winner of each top prize. Dances with Wolves won the most of them: 3.

All 1991 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 1991: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the film that won the most, the most-nominated film, the individual winners and the date of the 44th British Academy Film Awards (1991), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Best Film at the 44th British Academy Film Awards (1991)?

Goodfellas (1990) won Best Film. The other nominees were Crimes and Misdemeanors, Driving Miss Daisy and Pretty Woman.

About Goodfellas

Which film won the most awards at the 44th British Academy Film Awards (1991)?

Cinema Paradiso and Goodfellas each won 5 awards.

Which film had the most nominations at the 44th British Academy Film Awards (1991)?

Cinema Paradiso (1990) led with 11 nominations and won 5 of them.

Who won the acting and directing awards at the 44th British Academy Film Awards (1991)?

Best Director: Martin Scorsese for Goodfellas. Best Actor: Philippe Noiret for Cinema Paradiso. Best Actress: Jessica Tandy for Driving Miss Daisy. Best Supporting Actress: Whoopi Goldberg for Ghost.

When was the 44th British Academy Film Awards (1991)?

The 44th British Academy Film Awards (1991) took place on March 17, 1991. The database has 18 categories and 65 nominations for it.