Index | 2000s | 1990s | 1980s | 1970s | 1960s | 1950s | 1940s | 1930s | All
1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | Top of page
1980
Timothy Hutton – Ordinary People
Judd Hirsch – Ordinary People
Michael O'Keefe – The Great Santini
Joe Pesci – Raging Bull
Jason Robards – Melvin and Howard
1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | Top of page
1981
John Gielguld – Arthur
James Coco – Only When I Laugh
Ian Holm – Chariots of Fire
Jack Nicholson – Reds
Howard E. Rollins Jr – Ragtime
1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | Top of page
1982
Louis Gossett Jr – An Officer and a Gentleman
Charles Durning – The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
John Lithgow – The World According to Garp
James Mason – The Verdict
Robert Preston – Victor/Victoria
1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | Top of page
1983
Jack Nicholson – Terms of Endearment
Charles Durning – To Be or Not To Be
John Lithgow – Terms of Endearment
Sam Shepard – The Right Stuff
Rip Torn – Cross Creek
1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | Top of page
1984
Haing S. Ngor – The Killing Fields
Adolph Caesar – A Soldier's Story
John Malkovich – Places in the Heart
Noriyuki Morita – The Karate Kid
Ralph Richardson – Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan
1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | Top of page
1985
Don Ameche – Cocoon
Klaus Maria Brandauer – Out of Africa
William Hickey – Prizzi's Honor
Robert Loggia – Jagged Edge
Eric Roberts – Runaway Train
1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | Top of page
1986
Michael Caine – Hannah and Her Sisters
Tom Berenger – Platoon
Willem Dafoe – Platoon
Denholm Elliott – A Room With a View
Dennis Hopper – Hoosiers
1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | Top of page
1987
Sean Connery – The Untouchables
Albert Brooks – Broadcast News
Morgan Freeman – Street Smart
Vincent Gardenia – Moonstruck
Denzel Washington – Cry Freedom
1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | Top of page
1988
Kevin Kline – A Fish Called Wanda
Alec Guinness – Little Dorrit
Martin Landau – Tucker: The Man and His Dream
River Phoenix – Running on Empty
Dean Stockwell – Married to the Mob
1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | Top of page
1989
Denzel Washington – Glory
Danny Aiello – Do the Right Thing
Dan Aykroyd – Driving Miss Daisy
Marlon Brando – A Dry White Season
Martin Landau – Crimes and Misdemeanors
