Best of 1990
by OscarWinnerInWaiting | created - 19 Feb 2012 | updated - 12 Sep 2022 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Goodfellas (1990)
R | 145 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco
Votes: 1,255,733 | Gross: $46.84M
BEST PICTURE
Goodfellas
Dances With Wolves
Miller's Crossing
The Godfather: Part III
Europa Europa
Ghost
Cyrano de Bergerac
Pretty Woman
Misery
Edward Scissorhands
2. Goodfellas (1990)
R | 145 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco
Votes: 1,255,733 | Gross: $46.84M
BEST DIRECTOR - Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese - Goodfellas
Kevin Costner - Dances With Wolves
Agnieszka Holland - Europa Europa
Joel Coen - Miller's Crossing
Francis Ford Coppola - The Godfather: Part III
Jerry Zucker - Ghost
3. Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
PG | 137 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Famed swordsman and poet Cyrano de Bergerac is in love with his cousin Roxane. He has never expressed his love for her as he his large nose undermines his self-confidence. Then he finds a way to express his love to her, indirectly.
Director: Jean-Paul Rappeneau | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Anne Brochet, Vincent Perez, Jacques Weber
Votes: 25,932 | Gross: $15.14M
BEST ACTOR
Gérard Depardieu - Cyrano de Bergerac
James Caan - Misery
Ray Liotta - Goodfellas
Gabriel Byrne - Miller's Crossing
Marco Hofschneider - Europa Europa
Johnny Depp - Edward Scissorhands
4. Misery (1990)
R | 107 min | Drama, Thriller
After a famous author is rescued from a car crash by a fan of his novels, he comes to realize that the care he is receiving is only the beginning of a nightmare of captivity and abuse.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen
Votes: 235,229 | Gross: $61.28M
BEST ACTRESS
Kathy Bates - Misery
Julia Roberts - Pretty Woman
Demi Moore - Ghost
5. Goodfellas (1990)
R | 145 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco
Votes: 1,255,733 | Gross: $46.84M
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Joe Pesci - Goodfellas
Robert De Niro - Goodfellas
Andy Garcia - The Godfather: Part III
Albert Finney - Miller's Crossing
Graham Greene - Dances With Wolves
Al Pacino - Dick Tracy
6. Dances with Wolves (1990)
PG-13 | 181 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Lieutenant John Dunbar, assigned to a remote western Civil War outpost, finds himself engaging with a neighbouring Sioux settlement, causing him to question his own purpose.
Director: Kevin Costner | Stars: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant
Votes: 290,208 | Gross: $184.21M
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Mary McDonnell - Dances With Wolves
Lorraine Bracco - Goodfellas
Whoopi Goldberg - Ghost
Dianne Wiest - Edward Scissorhands
Marcia Gay Harden - Miller's Crossing
Anne Brochet - Cyrano de Bergerac
7. Goodfellas (1990)
R | 145 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco
Votes: 1,255,733 | Gross: $46.84M
BEST CASTING
Goodfellas
Dances With Wolves
Misery
Ghost
Miller's Crossing
The Godfather: Part III
8. Miller's Crossing (1990)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Tom Reagan, an advisor to a Prohibition-era crime boss, tries to keep the peace between warring mobs but gets caught in divided loyalties.
Directors: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Albert Finney, John Turturro, Marcia Gay Harden
Votes: 142,022 | Gross: $5.08M
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Miller's Crossing
Ghost
Pretty Woman
Edward Scissorhands
Home Alone
9. Goodfellas (1990)
R | 145 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco
Votes: 1,255,733 | Gross: $46.84M
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Goodfellas
Misery
Dances With Wolves
Europa Europa
The Godfather: Part III
Awakenings
10. Back to the Future Part III (1990)
PG | 118 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Stranded in 1955, Marty McFly learns about the death of Doc Brown in 1885 and must travel back in time to save him. With no fuel readily available for the DeLorean, the two must figure how to escape the Old West before Emmett is murdered.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Tom Wilson
Votes: 480,284 | Gross: $87.73M
BEST TITLES/CREDITS DESIGN
Back to the Future: Part III
Edward Scissorhands
Dances With Wolves
Goodfellas
Dick Tracy
Tremors
11. Goodfellas (1990)
R | 145 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
The story of Henry Hill and his life in the mafia, covering his relationship with his wife Karen and his mob partners Jimmy Conway and Tommy DeVito.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco
Votes: 1,255,733 | Gross: $46.84M
BEST EDITING
Goodfellas
Dances With Wolves
Miller's Crossing
The Godfather: Part III
The Hunt for Red October
Ghost
12. Dances with Wolves (1990)
PG-13 | 181 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Lieutenant John Dunbar, assigned to a remote western Civil War outpost, finds himself engaging with a neighbouring Sioux settlement, causing him to question his own purpose.
Director: Kevin Costner | Stars: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant
Votes: 290,208 | Gross: $184.21M
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Dances With Wolves
Dick Tracy
Europa Europa
The Godfather: Part III
Miller's Crossing
Goodfellas
13. Dick Tracy (1990)
PG | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.
Director: Warren Beatty | Stars: Warren Beatty, Madonna, Al Pacino, Charlie Korsmo
Votes: 65,694 | Gross: $103.74M
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Dick Tracy
Miller's Crossing
The Godfather: Part III
Cyrano de Bergerac
Edward Scissorhands
Dances With Wolves
14. Dick Tracy (1990)
PG | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.
Director: Warren Beatty | Stars: Warren Beatty, Madonna, Al Pacino, Charlie Korsmo
Votes: 65,694 | Gross: $103.74M
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Dick Tracy
Cyrano de Bergerac
Pretty Woman
Dances With Wolves
Goodfellas
Miller's Crossing
15. Edward Scissorhands (1990)
PG-13 | 105 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
The solitary life of an artificial man - who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands - is upended when he is taken in by a suburban family.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall
Votes: 523,381 | Gross: $56.36M
BEST MAKE-UP & HAIR
Edward Scissorhands
Dances with Wolves
Dick Tracy
Cyrano de Bergerac
Back to the Future: Part III
Goodfellas
16. Back to the Future Part III (1990)
PG | 118 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Stranded in 1955, Marty McFly learns about the death of Doc Brown in 1885 and must travel back in time to save him. With no fuel readily available for the DeLorean, the two must figure how to escape the Old West before Emmett is murdered.
Director: Robert Zemeckis | Stars: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen, Tom Wilson
Votes: 480,284 | Gross: $87.73M
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Back to the Future: Part III
Die Hard 2
Dick Tracy
Tremors
The Hunt for Red October
Edward Scissorhands
17. Home Alone (1990)
PG | 103 min | Comedy, Family
An eight-year-old troublemaker, mistakenly left home alone, must defend his home against a pair of burglars on Christmas Eve.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Macaulay Culkin, Joe Pesci, Daniel Stern, John Heard
Votes: 652,297 | Gross: $285.76M
BEST SCORE
Home Alone
Dances With Wolves
Edward Scissorhands
Ghost
Back to the Future: Part III
Miller's Crossing
18. Pretty Woman (1990)
R | 119 min | Comedy, Romance
A man in a legal but hurtful business needs an escort for some social events, and hires a beautiful prostitute he meets... only to fall in love.
Director: Garry Marshall | Stars: Richard Gere, Julia Roberts, Jason Alexander, Laura San Giacomo
Votes: 361,566 | Gross: $178.41M
BEST SOUNDTRACK/ADAPTED SCORE
Pretty Woman
Goodfellas
19. The Godfather Part III (1990)
R | 162 min | Crime, Drama
Follows Michael Corleone, now in his 60s, as he seeks to free his family from crime and find a suitable successor to his empire.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Andy Garcia, Talia Shire
Votes: 423,672 | Gross: $66.67M
BEST SONG
The Godfather: Part III - "Promise Me You'll Remember"
Home Alone - "Somewhere in My Memory"
Dick Tracy - "What Can You Lose?"
Dick Tracy - "Sooner or Later"
20. Dick Tracy (1990)
PG | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.
Director: Warren Beatty | Stars: Warren Beatty, Madonna, Al Pacino, Charlie Korsmo
Votes: 65,694 | Gross: $103.74M
BEST DANCE CHOREOGRAPHY
Dick Tracy
21. Dances with Wolves (1990)
PG-13 | 181 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Lieutenant John Dunbar, assigned to a remote western Civil War outpost, finds himself engaging with a neighbouring Sioux settlement, causing him to question his own purpose.
Director: Kevin Costner | Stars: Kevin Costner, Mary McDonnell, Graham Greene, Rodney A. Grant
Votes: 290,208 | Gross: $184.21M
BEST SOUND
Dances With Wolves
The Hunt for Red October
Die Hard 2
Tremors
Back to the Future: Part III
Goodfellas
22. The Hunt for Red October (1990)
PG | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
In November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain violates orders and heads for the U.S. in a new undetectable sub. The American CIA and military must quickly determine: Is he trying to defect or to start a war?
Director: John McTiernan | Stars: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, Sam Neill
Votes: 214,523 | Gross: $122.01M
BEST SOUND EDITING
The Hunt for Red October
Die Hard 2
Back to the Future: Part III
Tremors
Dick Tracy
Miller's Crossing
23. Die Hard 2 (1990)
R | 124 min | Action, Thriller
John McClane attempts to avert disaster as rogue military operatives seize control of Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.
Director: Renny Harlin | Stars: Bruce Willis, William Atherton, Bonnie Bedelia, Reginald VelJohnson
Votes: 382,805 | Gross: $117.54M
BEST STUNTS
Die Hard 2
Back to the Future: Part III
The Hunt for Red October
Dances With Wolves
Dick Tracy
Tremors
24. The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
G | 77 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
R.A.S. agents Miss Bianca and Bernard race to Australia to save a little boy and a rare golden eagle from a murderous poacher.
Directors: Hendel Butoy, Mike Gabriel | Stars: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, John Candy, Tristan Rogers
Votes: 47,203 | Gross: $27.93M
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
The Rescuers Down Under
25. Europa Europa (1990)
R | 112 min | Drama, History, War
A boy in Nazi Germany, trying to conceal that he is Jewish, joins the Hitler Youth.
Director: Agnieszka Holland | Stars: Solomon Perel, Marco Hofschneider, René Hofschneider, André Wilms
Votes: 17,465 | Gross: $5.58M
BEST FOREIGN FILM
Europa Europa
Cyrano de Bergerac
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