the fabulous baker boys

'...About to win every major critic's award, plus another Oscar nomination,
for her tough, intoxicating performance in The Fabulous Baker Boys...'

Hal Hinson - Michelle Pfeiffer As A Work In Progress
Esquire Magazine December 1990



Awards (nominations and wins)


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Best Actress (nom)
Pfeiffer, Michelle
1989 Academy Award

Best Cinematography (nom)
Ballhaus, Michael
1989 Academy Award

Best Editing (nom)
Steinkamp, William
1989 Academy Award

Best Score (nom)
Grusin, Dave
1989 Academy Award

Actress In A Leading Role (win)
Michelle Pfeiffer
Apex

Cinematography (win)
Michael Ballhaus
Apex

Original Score (win)
Dave Grusin
Apex

Excellence In Sound (win)
Von Has, Stephan
1990 BAFTA Awards

Best Actress (nom)
Pfeiffer, Michelle
1990 BAFTA Awards

Best Original Film Score (nom)
Grusin, Dave
1990 BAFTA Awards

Best Actress (win)
Michelle Pfeiffer
1990 Chicago Film Festival

Best Actress (in Drama) (win)
Pfeiffer, Michelle
1990 Golden Globe

Best Original Score (nom)
Grusin, David
1990 Golden Globe

Best Actress (win)
Pfeiffer, Michelle
1989 LA Film Critics Association

Best Cinematography (win)
Ballhaus, Michael
1989 LA Film Critics Association

Best Actress (nom)
Pfeiffer, Michelle
1989 National Board Of Review Of Motion Pictures

Best Actress (win)
Pfeiffer, Michelle
1989 New York Film Critics Circle Award

Best First-Time Director (nom)
Kloves, Steve
1989 New York Film Critics Circle Award

Best Cinematography (nom)
Ballhaus, Michael
1989 New York Film Critics Circle Award

Best Film (nom)
1989 New York Film Critics Circle Award

Actress In A Leading Role (win)
Michelle Pfeiffer
1989 Fennecus

Actress In A Cameo Role (win)
Jennifer Tilly
1989 Fennecus

Cinematography - Lighting (win)
Michael Ballhaus
1989 Fennecus

Costume Design - Contemporary (win)
Lisa Jensen
1989 Fennecus

Original Score (win)
Dave Grusin
1989 Fennecus

Adapted Song (win)
"Makin' Whoopee"
1989 Fennecus

Song Performance - On Screen (win) "Makin' Whoopee" / Michelle Pfeiffer
1989 Fennecus

Achievement In Choreography (win)
The Fabulous Baker Boys
1989 Fennecus

Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television (win)
Grusin, Dave
1990 Grammy Awards

Best Actress (win)
Pfeiffer, Michelle
1989 National Society Of Film Critics Awards USA

Best Cinematography (win)
Ballhaus, Michael
1989 National Society Of Film Critics Awards USA

Best Supporting Actor (win)
Bridges, Beau
1989 National Society Of Film Critics Awards USA

Best Actress (win)
Pfeiffer, Michelle
1989 Premiere Magazine Readers Poll

Best Casting (honorable mention)
The Fabulous Baker Boys
1989 Premiere Magazine Unsung Oscars

Best Use Of Locations (honorable mention)
The Fabulous Baker Boys (Seattle)
1989 Premiere Magazine Unsung Oscars

Best Choreography (win)
Holmes, Peggy (Makin' Whoopee)
1989 Premiere Magazine Unsung Oscars

Best Screenplay Written Directly For The Screen (win)
Steve Kloves
1989 W.G.A. Award (Writer's Guild)






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