Alternate Best Actor 1991: Results

5. River Phoenix in My Own Private Idaho- Phoenix gives a good performance even if it is somewhat muted by the film's direction and his co-star.

Best Scene:  Mike thinks about his mother.

4. Raul Julia in The Addams Family- Julia gives an entertaining enjoyable performance which shows that an actor can overplay and underplay a role.

Best Scene: The Mamushka.

3. Viggo Mortensen in The Indian Runner- Mortensen gives an effective intense performance that brings to life the unpredictable nature of his character.

Best Scene: Joe tries to convince Frank to turn his life around.

2. Val Kilmer in The Doors- Kilmer gives an excellent performance by becoming the role of Jim Morrison through his brief highs and his considerable downs.

Best Scene:  Any of Morrison's performances.

1. John Turturro in Barton Fink- Although Kilmer was great my favorite of year goes to John Turturro's portrayal of Barton Fink. Turturro leads through his incredible film in a brilliant fashion in both realizing his particular character but as well stands as an honest humane portrait of a normal man in this strange world as well.

Best Scene: The Life of the Mind.

Overall Rank:

1. John Turturro in Barton Fink
2. Val Kilmer in The Doors
3. Utpal Dutt in Agantuk
4. Viggo Mortensen in The Indian Runner
5. Gary Oldman in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
6. Raul Julia in The Addams Family  
7. John Gielgud in Prospero's Books
8. Kevin Costner in JFK 
9. River Phoenix in Dogfight
10. James Woods in The Hard Way
11. Robby Benson in Beauty and the Beast
12. Hugo Weaving in Proof
13. Joe Mantegna in Homicide 
14. Michael J. Fox in The Hard Way
15. Alan Rickman in Closet Land
16. Albert Brooks in Defending Your Life
17. Denis Lavant in Lovers on the Bridge 
18. William Hurt in The Doctor
19. David Morse in The Indian Runner
20. River Phoenix in My Own Private Idaho 
21. Kevin Kline in Soapdish
22. Stellan Skarsgard in The Ox
23. Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2  
24. Dipankar Dey in The Stranger
    
25. Maury Chaykin in The Adjuster
26. Wesley Snipes in New Jack City
27. Jeff Bridges in The Fisher King
28. Peter Weller in Naked Lunch 
29. Christopher Eccleston in Let Him Have It 
30. Chang Chen in A Brighter Summer Day
    
31. Elias Koteas in The Adjuster
32. Christopher Lloyd in The Addams Family
33. Richard Dreyfuss in What About Bob  
34. Jeremy Irons in Kafka
35. Robert Duvall in Rambling Rose
36. Dominique Pinon in Delicatessen
37. Nick Nolte in Cape Fear
38. Steve Martin in L.A. Story
39. Leslie Nielsen in Naked Gun 2 1/2
40. Lukas Haas in Rambling Rose 
41. Ethan Hawke in White Fang
42. Keanu Reeves in Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey
43. Alex Winter in Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey
44. Steve Martin in Father of the Bride 
45. Robert Arkins in The Commitments 
46. Michel Piccoli in La Belle Noiseuse
47. Tim Roth in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
48. Kevin Kline in Grand Canyon 
49. Clive Owen in Close My Eyes
50. Kenneth Branagh in Dead Again
51. Billy Crystal in City Slickers  
52. Jason Patric in Rush
53. Al Pacino in Frankie And Johnny
54. Adrian Dunbar in Hear My Song
55. Harrison Ford in Regarding Henry
56. Woody Allen in Shadows and Fog
57. Bill Campbell in The Rocketeer 
58. Robin Williams in The Fisher King 
59. Jacques Dutronc in Van Gogh
60. Damon Wayans in The Last Boy Scout
61. Charlie Sheen in Hot Shots!
62. Bill Murray in What About Bob
63. Robin Williams in Hook 
64. Jean-Marc Barr in Europa
65. Mel Brook in Life Stinks
66. Bruce Willis in The Last Boy Scout
67. William Baldwin in Backdraft
68. Robert De Niro in Cape Fear
69. William Shatner in Star Trek VI
70. Edward Furlong in Terminator 2 
71. Keanu Reeves in My Own Private Idaho
72. Wesley Snipes in Jungle Fever  
73. Nick Nolte in The Prince of Tides
74. Steven Waddington in Edward II
75. Loren Dean in Billy Bathgate 
76. Jason Foster in The Man in the Moon
77. Christopher Lambert in Highlander II
78. Chevy Chase in Nothing But Trouble
79. Jim Varney in Ernest Scared Stupid 
80. Keanu Reeves in Point Break 
81. Ice-T in New Jack City 
82. Warren Beatty in Bugsy
83. Sylvester Stallone in Oscar 
84. James Caan in For the Boys
85. Kevin Costner in Robin Hood: The Prince of Thieves

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