Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 1989


The 2nd Chicago Film Critics Association Awards were announced on March 8, 1990 at an awards ceremony held in The Pump Room. They honor achievements in 1989 filmmaking. Twenty-seven of the CFCA members voted for the awards. Do the Right Thing earned three accolades, including Best Film, and its director Spike Lee commented that the awards made up for the lack of nominations at that year's Academy Awards. Actress Laura San Giacomo received two awards for her role as Cynthia Patrice Bishop in Sex, Lies, and Videotape.

Winners

The winners for the 27nd Chicago Film Critics Association Awards are as follows:

Best Actor

– Born on the Fourth of July

Best Actress

– The Fabulous Baker Boys

Best Director

– Do the Right Thing

Best Film

Do the Right Thing

Best Foreign Film

Henry V

Best Supporting Actor

– Do the Right Thing

Best Supporting Actress

– Sex, Lies, and Videotape

Most Promising Actor

– Say Anything...

Most Promising Actress

Laura San Giacomo – Sex, Lies, and Videotape