1989 (62nd Annual Awards)
Academy Award Overview
Shown below is an overview of the 1989 Academy Awards, comprised of selected items from the WebMaster’s collection. (All of the items for a given category—for example, all Reminder Lists—can be found in the “Gallery” section.)
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The 1989 Preliminaries
 
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Eligibility Period: January 1, 1989 to December 31, 1989 Reminder List of Eligible Releases Text of Voting Rules |
The 1989 Ceremony
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Monday, March 26, 1990 6:00 PM Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles County Music Center Ceremony Poster Ceremony Program Nominations & Winners Winners Only Nominations by Film Nomination Statistics by Film See Also: Nominations & Winners by Category Winners Only by Category |
The 1989 Winners
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Best Picture: Driving Miss Daisy Zanuck Company Production; Warner Bros Richard D. Zanuck and Lili Fini Zanuck, Producers Best Picture Poster Best Picture Home Page Background |
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Best Actor: Daniel Day Lewis as Christy Brown in the film My Left Foot |
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Best Actress: Jessica Tandy as Daisy Werthan in the film Driving Miss Daisy |
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Best Supporting Actor: Denzel Washington as Private Trip in the film Glory |
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Best Supporting Actress: Brenda Fricker as Mrs. Brown in the film My Left Foot |
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Best Song: Under the Sea from the film The Little Mermaid Music by Alan Menken; lyric by Howard Ashman Best Song Lyrics |
Other 1989 Nominees
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Best Picture Nominees |
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Best Actress Nominees |
The 1989 Academy Board of Governors Ball
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Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles County Music Center Governors Ball Program/Menu Dinner Menu |