AWARDS SEASON 1990

At the Awards ceremonies in early 1991, celebrating the cinematic performances of 1990, the big winner was Whoopi Goldberg, who took all three Best Supporting Actress awards for "Ghost". Jeremy Irons and Kathy Bates both took home the OSCAR and Golden Globe for "Reversal of Fortune" and "Misery" respectively.
The two leads of "Cinema Paradiso" (Philippe Noiret and Salvatore Cascio) took the male acting awards at the BAFTA's, while the other notable gongs went to Julia Roberts for "Pretty Woman" at the Globes, and Joe Pesci's supporting "Goodfellas" gangster at the OSCARS.

In total, 42 actors and actresses were nominated in 1990.

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Whoopi Goldberg “GHOST”
Best Supporting Actress WINNER (OSCARS, Golden Globes, BAFTA’s)

Jeremy Irons “REVERSAL OF FORTUNE”
Best Actor WINNER (OSCARS, Golden Globes)

Kathy Bates “MISERY”
Best Actress WINNER (OSCARS, Golden Globes)

Jessica Tandy “DRIVING MISS DAISY”
Best Actress WINNER (BAFTA’s)

Anjelica Huston “THE GRIFTERS”
Best Actress Nominee (OSCARS, Golden Globes),
“CRIMES & MISDEMEANORS”
Best Supporting Actress Nominee (BAFTA’s)

Al Pacino “DICK TRACY”
Best Supporting Actor Nominee (OSCARS, Golden Globes, BAFTA’s),
“THE GODFATHER PART III”
Best Actor Nominee (Golden Globes)

Gerard Depardieu "GREEN CARD"
Best Actor Musical & Comedy WINNER (Golden Globes),
"CYRANO DE BERGERAC"
Best Actor Nominee (OSCARS)

Joe Pesci “GOODFELLAS”
Best Supporting Actor WINNER (OSCARS), Nominee (Golden Globes)

Kevin Costner “DANCES WITH WOLVES”
Best Actor Nominee (OSCARS, Golden Globes)

Richard Harris “THE FIELD”
Best Actor Nominee (OSCARS, Golden Globes)

Bruce Davison “LONGTIME COMPANION”
Best Supporting Actor WINNER (Golden Globes), Nominee (OSCARS)

Philippe Noiret "CINEMA PARADISO"
Best Actor WINNER (BAFTA's)

Salvatore Cascio “CINEMA PARADISO”
Best Supporting Actor WINNER (BAFTA’s)

Julia Roberts “PRETTY WOMAN”
Best Actress Musical & Comedy WINNER (Golden Globes), Nominee (OSCARS, BAFTA’s)

Robert De Niro “AWAKENINGS”
Best Actor Nominee (OSCARS), “GOODFELLAS” Best Actor Nominee (BAFTA’s)

Shirley MacLaine “POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE”
Best Actress Nominee (BAFTA’s), Best Supporting Actress Nominee (Golden Globes),
“STEEL MAGNOLIAS”
Best Supporting Actress Nominee (BAFTA’s)

Joanne Woodward “MR. & MRS. BRIDGE”
Best Actress Nominee (OSCARS, Golden Globes)

Meryl Streep “POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE”
Best Actress Nominee (OSCARS), Best Actress Musical & Comedy Nominee (Golden Globes)

Andy Garcia “THE GODFATHER PART III”
Best Supporting Actor Nominee (OSCARS, Golden Globes)

Lorraine Bracco “GOODFELLAS”
Best Supporting Actress Nominee (OSCARS, Golden Globes)

Mary McDonnell “DANCES WITH WOLVES”
Best Supporting Actress Nominee (OSCARS, Golden Globes)

Diane Ladd “WILD AT HEART”
Best Supporting Actress Nominee (OSCARS, Golden Globes)

Michelle Pfeiffer “THE RUSSIA HOUSE”
Best Actress Nominee (Golden Globes),
“THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS”
Best Actress Nominee (BAFTA’s)

Robin Williams “AWAKENINGS”
Best Actor Nominee (Golden Globes)

Susan Sarandon “WHITE PALACE”
Best Actress Nominee (Golden Globes)

Johnny Depp “EDWARD SCISSORHANDS”
Best Actor Musical & Comedy Nominee (Golden Globes)

Patrick Swayze “GHOST” Best Actor Musical & Comedy Nominee (Golden Globes)

Richard Gere “PRETTY WOMAN” Best Actor Musical & Comedy Nominee (Golden Globes)

Macaulay Culkin “HOME ALONE” Best Actor Musical & Comedy Nominee (Golden Globes)

Demi Moore “GHOST” Best Actress Musical & Comedy Nominee (Golden Globes)

Andie Macdowell “GREEN CARD” Best Actress Musical & Comedy Nominee (Golden Globes)

Mia Farrow “ALICE” Best Actress Musical & Comedy Nominee (Golden Globes)

Tom Cruise “BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY” Best Actor Nominee (BAFTA’s)

Sean Connery “THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER” Best Actor Nominee (BAFTA’s)

Graham Greene “DANCES WITH WOLVES” Best Supporting Actor Nominee (OSCARS)

Annette Bening “THE GRIFTERS” Best Supporting Actress Nominee (OSCARS)

Hector Elizondo “PRETTY WOMAN” Best Supporting Actor Nominee (Golden Globes)

Armand Assante “Q & A” Best Supporting Actor Nominee (Golden Globes)

Winona Ryder “MERMAIDS” Best Supporting Actress Nominee (Golden Globes)

Alan Alda “CRIMES & MISDEMEANORS” Best Supporting Actor Nominee (BAFTA’s)

John Hurt “THE FIELD” Best Supporting Actor Nominee (BAFTA’s)

Billie Whitelaw “THE KRAYS” Best Supporting Actress Nominee (BAFTA’s)

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The OSCARS, Golden Globes, and BAFTA's all have a Best Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, and Supporting Actress category. However, the Globes also have additional Best Actor & Actress categories for roles in Musical & Comedy films. Therefore an entire "awards season" for the three major ceremonies involves fourteen different awards on offer.
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