DK's Best Achievements in Cinema - 1989

Best Director James Cameron    The Abyss Woody Allen    Crimes and Misdemeanors Robert Zemeckis    Back to the Future 2 Peter Greenaway    The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover Also worth mentioning Rob Reiner    When Harry Met Sally Best Actor Ed Harris    The Abyss Michael Gambon    The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover Martin Landau    Crimes and Misdemeanors Also worth mentioning Billy Crystal    When Harry Met Sally Daniel Day-Lewis    My Left Foot Best Cinematography Mikael Salomon    The Abyss Dean Cundey    Back to the Future 2 Also worth mentioning Sacha Vierny    The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover Best Score Alan Silvestri    Back to the Future 2, The Abyss John Williams    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Born on the Fourth of July Christopher Young    The Fly 2 Michael Nyman    The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover Ennio Morricone    Cinema Paradiso Also worth mentioning Hans Zimmer    Black Rain Dave Grusin    The Fabulous Baker Boys Best Writing Nora Ephron, Rob Reiner, Billy Crystal    When Harry Met Sally Woody Allen    Crimes and Misdemeanors Peter Greenaway    The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover Best Makeup Best Picture The Abyss Crimes and Misdemeanors The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover When Harry Met Sally Also worth mentioning Back to the Future 2 Best Actress Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio    The Abyss Helen Mirren    The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover Jessica Lange    Music Box Dianne Wiest    Parenthood Also worth mentioning Jennifer Jason Leigh    Last Exit to Brooklyn, The Big Picture Anjelica Huston    Crimes and Misdemeanors Brenda Fricker    My Left Foot Meg Ryan    When Harry Met Sally Best Visual Effects The Abyss Back to the Future 2 Best Sound Editing The Abyss Back to the Future 2 Best Steadicam James Muro, Bob Gorelick    The Abyss Best Production Design The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover Leading movies: None Movies that were considered (33): A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child | Back to the Future 2 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | Black Rain | Cinema Paradiso | Crimes and Misdemeanors | Do the Right Thing | Erik the Viking | Field of Dreams | Ghostbusters II | Harlem Nights | Heathers | Honey, I Shrunk the Kids | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Last Exit to Brooklyn | Let it Ride | Leviathan | Meet the Feebles | Music Box | Mystery Train | Pumpkinhead | Say Anything | See no Evil, Hear no Evil | Sex, Lies, and Videotape | Shirley Valentine | The Abyss | The Cook the Thief His Wife & Her Lover | The Fabulous Baker Boys | The Fly 2 | The Tall Guy | Triumph of the Spirit | UHF | Weekend at Bernie's | When Harry Met Sally Movies that were not considered (and should have): Batman | Born on the Fourth of July | Dead Poets Society | Driving Miss Daisy | Glory | Gross Anatomy | My Left Foot | Parenthood | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | The Big Picture | The War of the Roses | Uncle Buck | Valmont

Special Awards
Best Trailer: The Abyss. Most Shameless Ripoff: Leviathan for ripping off Alien, The Abyss, The Thing and Jaws. Worst Director: George P. Cosmatos for Leviathan. Worst Editing: John F. Burnett and Roberto Silvi for Leviathan. Worst Special Effects: Stan Winston for Leviathan.