*** indicates winner
| Film | Nominee/Recipient |
|---|---|
| The Accidental Tourist | Lawrence Kasdan, Charles Okun, Michael Grillo |
| Dangerous Liaisons | Norma Heyman, Hank Moonjean |
| Mississippi Burning | Frederick Zollo, Robert F. Colesberry |
| ***Rain Man | Mark Johnson |
| Working Girl | Douglas Wick |
| Film | Nominee/Recipient |
|---|---|
| A Fish Called Wanda | Charles Crichton |
| The Last Temptation of Christ | Martin Scorsese |
| Mississippi Burning | Alan Parker |
| ***Rain Man | Barry Levinson |
| Working Girl | Mike Nichols |
| Nominee/Recipient | Film |
|---|---|
| Gene Hackman | Mississippi Burning |
| Tom Hanks | Big |
| ***Dustin Hoffman | Rain Man |
| Edward James Olmos | Stand and Deliver |
| Max Von Sydow | Pelle the Conqueror |
| Nominee/Recipient | Film |
|---|---|
| Glenn Close | Dangerous Liaisons |
| ***Jodie Foster | The Accused |
| Melanie Griffith | Working Girl |
| Meryl Streep | A Cry in the Dark |
| Sigourney Weaver | Gorillas in the Mist |
| Nominee/Recipient | Film |
|---|---|
| Alec Guinness | Little Dorrit |
| ***Kevin Kline | A Fish Called Wanda |
| Martin Landau | Tucker, The Man and His Dream |
| River Phoenix | Running on Empty |
| Dean Stockwell | Married to the Mob |
| Nominee/Recipient | Film |
|---|---|
| Joan Cusack | Working Girl |
| ***Geena Davis | The Accidental Tourist |
| Frances McDormand | Mississippi Burning |
| Michelle Pfeiffer | Dangerous Liaisons |
| Sigourney Weaver | Working Girl |
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