45th Golden Globe Awards (1988)
· 12 categories · 52 nominations · Winners not recorded
Awards season
1988 Movie Awards: Every Ceremony, Winner & Nominee
7 award ceremonies and festivals from January to September 1988, with 266 nominations and 49 winners. The Last Emperor won the most, 10 awards at 2 ceremonies. At the Oscars, The Last Emperor won Best Picture. Below: every ceremony and top prize, the most-awarded films and the people who won the most.
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- 7
- nominations
- 266
- winners
- 49
- top prizes
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Top prizes
The Top Prize at Every 1988 Ceremony
The Last Emperor took the top prize at 2 ceremonies (DGA Awards and Oscars). The other 2 went to 2 films. 3 ceremonies have no top prize winner in the database.
Most awarded
The Most-Awarded Films of 1988
The Last Emperor won 10 awards from 15 nominations at the 1988 ceremonies. RoboCop was next with 5 wins. The logos show where each film won.
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The Last Emperor 10 / 151987 · Biography, Drama · 10 wins from 15 nominations -
RoboCop 5 / 101987 · Action, Sci-Fi · 5 wins from 10 nominations -
Moonstruck 3 / 111987 · Drama, Comedy · 3 wins from 11 nominations -
The Untouchables 2 / 101987 · Drama, History · 2 wins from 10 nominations -
Radio Days 2 / 91987 · Comedy · 2 wins from 9 nominations -
The Witches of Eastwick 2 / 91987 · Fantasy, Horror · 2 wins from 9 nominations -
Dirty Dancing 2 / 61987 · Drama, Romance · 2 wins from 6 nominations -
Dead Ringers 2 / 51988 · Drama, Thriller · 2 wins from 5 nominations -
Platoon 2 / 31986 · Drama, War · 2 wins from 3 nominations -
River's Edge 2 / 31987 · Drama, Crime · 2 wins from 3 nominations
People
Who Won the Most Awards in 1988
Sean Connery and Bernardo Bertolucci each won 2 awards. Only prizes that name a person count here; Best Picture goes to the film.
Month by month
Every 1988 Award Ceremony
7 ceremonies in date order from January to September 1988. Each links to its full list of winners and nominees.
January 1988 Award Ceremony
February 1988 Award Ceremony
March 1988 Award Ceremonies
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40th Directors Guild of America Awards (1988)· 1 category · 5 nominations
Outstanding Directing – Feature Film: The Last Emperor
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41st British Academy Film Awards (1988)· 17 categories · 46 nominations
April 1988 Award Ceremony
August 1988 Award Ceremony
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15th Saturn Awards (1988)· 11 categories · 52 nominations
September 1988 Film Festival
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13th Toronto International Film Festival (1988)· 2 categories · 2 nominations
People's Choice Award: Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
1 ceremony has no winners in the database yet.
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Movie Awards by Year
98 years of results, from 1929 to 2026. The busiest season is 2025, with 19 ceremonies; 1988 has 7. Each year collects its ceremonies, top prizes and biggest winners.
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FAQ
1988 Movie Awards: Questions & Answers
The most-awarded film, the most-awarded person, Best Picture at the Oscars and every ceremony of 1988, answered from the results on this page.
Which movie won the most awards in 1988?
The Last Emperor (1987) won the most awards at the 1988 ceremonies: 10 wins from 15 nominations, at the DGA Awards and the Oscars. RoboCop was next with 5 wins.
About The Last Emperor Who won the most awards in 1988?
Sean Connery and Bernardo Bertolucci each won 2 awards in 1988, the most of anyone named in a category.
Sean Connery's awards What won Best Picture at the 1988 Oscars?
The Last Emperor (1987) won Best Picture at the 60th Academy Awards (1988) on April 11, 1988.
1988 Oscar winners Which award ceremonies took place in 1988?
The database has 7 ceremonies for 1988: 45th Golden Globe Awards, 3rd Independent Spirit Awards, 40th Directors Guild of America Awards, 41st British Academy Film Awards, 60th Academy Awards, 15th Saturn Awards and 13th Toronto International Film Festival.