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The Last Emperor

1987

Bernardo Bertolucci

1987·TV-14·ChinaChinaItalyItalyUnited KingdomUnited KingdomFranceFrance
Award tierGold
Metascore

Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatization of China's eleventh and final monarch of the Qing dynasty: Emperor Puyi.

Cast

Joan Chen·John Lone·Peter O'Toole·Ruocheng Ying

Languages

United KingdomEnglishChinaMandarinJapanJapaneseFranceFrench

Major Awards

8 wins · 4 nominations

Wins (8)

Best Picture

Golden Globes, USA (1988)

Best Motion Picture - Drama

César Awards, France (1988)

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

David di Donatello Awards (1988)

Best Film (Miglior Film)

BAFTA Awards (1989)

Best Film

Academy Awards, USA (1988)

Best Picture

Best Director

Golden Globes, USA (1988)

Best Director - Motion Picture

Academy Awards, USA (1988)

Best Director

Best Screenplay

Golden Globes, USA (1988)

Best Screenplay - Motion Picture

Nominations (4)

Best Screenplay

Writers Guild of America, USA (1988)

Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen

Critics' Awards

Cahiers du Cinéma (1987)

Best Film

Other

Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (1987)

Best Picture

National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA (1988)

Best Film