The 42nd British Academy Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1989, honoured the best films of 1988. Jeremy Thomas' and Bernardo Bertolucci's The Last Emperor won the award for Best Film. Winners and nominees Academy Fellowship: Alec Guinness Statistics See also 61st Academy Awards 14th César Awards 41st Directors Guild of America Awards 2nd European Film Awards 46th Golden Globe Awards 9th Golden Raspberry Awards 3rd Goya Awards 4th Independent Spirit Awards 15th Saturn Awards 41st Writers Guild of America Awards References Film042 British Academy Film Awards British Academy Film Awards British Academy Film Awards British Academy Film Awards 1988 awards in the United Kingdom