The Katie-Bar-The-Door Awards (1989)

A good year for movies—Do The Right Thing, Cinema Paradiso, Crimes and Misdemeanors, When Harry Met Sally, sex lies and videotape, Field of Dreams, My Left Foot, The Killer, Glory, Roger & Me, Henry V, Driving Miss Daisy, Batman, Say Anything, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Kiki's Delivery Service, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure ... and on and on.

It was an even better for getting married. At least if you were Katie-Bar-The-Door and the Mythical Monkey.

P.S. I'm sure the head of my alternate Oscar pal, Erik Beck, will explode when he sees I didn't pick Denzel Washington's supporting performance in Glory—and I don't blame him. Let's just say I'm saving Denzel Washington's award for Malcolm X, which I think is the best performance of his career and the one I'd want you to see if you were only going to see one.

PICTURE (Drama)
winner: Do The Right Thing (prod. Spike Lee)

PICTURE (Comedy/Musical)
winner: When Harry Met Sally ... (prod. Rob Reiner and Andrew Scheinman)

PICTURE (Foreign Language)
winner: Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (Cinema Paradiso) (prod. Franco Cristaldi and Giovanna Romagnoli)

ACTOR (Drama)
winner: Daniel Day-Lewis (My Left Foot)

ACTOR (Comedy/Musical)
winner: John Cusack (Say Anything)

ACTRESS (Drama)
winner: Michelle Pfeiffer (The Fabulous Baker Boys)

ACTRESS (Comedy/Musical)
winner: Meg Ryan (When Harry Met Sally ...)

DIRECTOR (Drama)
winner: Spike Lee (Do The Right Thing)

DIRECTOR (Comedy/Musical)
winner: Cameron Crowe (Say Anything)

SUPPORTING ACTOR
winner: Sean Connery (Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
winner: Laura San Giacomo (sex, lies and videotape)

SCREENPLAY
winner: Nora Ephron (When Harry Met Sally ...)