The 44th British Film Awards, given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1991, honoured the best films of 1990.
Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas won the awards for Best Film, Director, Adapted Screenplay, Editing and Costume Design. Nuovo cinema Paradiso, directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, won three awards: Best Film not in the English Language, Actor (Philippe Noiret) and Supporting Actor (Salvatore Cascio).
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