Alternate Best Actor 1987: Results

5. Mickey Rourke in Barfly- Rourke is all about his unique creation of his character of the Barfly and although unorthodox it does work quite effectively for his film.

Best Scene: Henry first goes home with Wanda

4. Bruno Ganz in Wings of Desire- Ganz is again mostly about conception and like Rourke it works wonderfully well for his film.

Best Scene: Damiel, now fallen, meets with Peter Falk.

3. Gary Oldman in Prick Up Ears- Oldman uses his chameleon abilities in a terrific fashion to giving a complex portrait of a writer whose talent, ego and appetites grow faster then his partner can take.

Best Scene: Orton becomes the dominate one in his relationship with Halliwell.

2. John Candy in Planes, Trains and Automobiles- John Candy gives a great performance that is very entertaining on the surface but also quite a heartbreaking portrait underneath.

Best Scene: "You wanna hurt me?"

1. John Lone in The Last Emperor- My favorite performance of the year belongs to John Lone's portrayal of the Last Emperor of China. Lone gives a fascinating and very moving portrayal of the journey of a ruler who did not even have power over himself.

Best Scene: The elderly Puyi visits his old home.

Overall Rank:

1. John Lone in The Last Emperor
2. Mickey Rourke in Angel Heart 
3. Jack Nicholson in Ironweed
4. John Candy in Planes, Trains and Automobiles
5. Richard E. Grant in Withnail and I
6. Albert Brooks in Broadcast News
7. William Hurt in Broadcast News 
8. Gary Oldman in Prick Up Your Ears
9. Bruno Ganz in Wings of Desire
10. Cary Elwes in The Princess Bride
11. James Woods in Best Seller
12. Steve Martin in Planes, Trains and Automobiles
13. Mickey Rourke in Barfly
14. Terry O'Quinn in The Stepfather
15. Kyle MacLachlan in The Hidden
16. Christian Bale in Empire of the Sun 
17. Martin Short in Innerspace
18. Michael Douglas in Wall Street
19. Paul McGann in Withnail and I
20. Rick Moranis in Spaceballs 
21. Klaus Kinski in Cobra Verde
22. Timothy Dalton in The Living Daylights 
23. Noah Taylor in The Year My Voice Broke
24. Matthew Modine in Full Metal Jacket
25. Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon 
26. John Malkovich in The Glass Menagerie
27. Jack Nicholson in The Witches of Eastwick
28. Joe Mantegna in House of Games
29. Michael Douglas in Fatal Attraction 
30. Richard Dreyfuss in Stakeout
31. Steve Martin in Roxanne 
32. Dennis Quaid in The Big Easy
33. Chris Cooper in Matewan
34. Nicolas Cage in Raising Arizona
35. Alfred Molina in Prick Up Your Ears 
36. Chow Yun-fat in Prison on Fire
37. Dan Aykroyd in Dragnet 
38. Mickey Rourke in A Prayer for the Dying
39. Peter Weller in Robocop
40. Marcello Mastroianni in Dark Eyes 
41. Danny DeVito in Tin Men
42. Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon
43. Max von Sydow in Pelle the Conqueror
44. Robin Williams in Good Morning Vietnam 
45. Bruce Campbell in Evil Dead II
46. Richard Dreyfuss in Tin Men
47. Anthony Hopkins in 84 Charring Cross Road
48. Ed Harris in Walker
49. Sebastian Rice-Edwards in Hope And Glory
50. Keanu Reeves in River's Edge 
51. Danny DeVito in Throw Momma From The Train
52. Bob Hoskins in A Prayer for the Dying
53. Richard Dreyfuss in Nuts 
54. Hugh Grant in Maurice
55. Dennis Quaid in Innerspace
56. Michael Nouri in The Hidden
57. Adrian Pasdar in Near Dark 
58. Bob Hoskins in The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
59. Gaspard Manesse in Au Revoir Les Enfants
60. Derek Jacobi in Little Dorrit
61. James Caan in Gardens of Stone
62. Jason Patric in The Lost Boys 
63. Brian Dennehey in Best Seller
64. James Wilby in Maurice 
65. Nicolas Cage in Moonstruck
66. Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator
67. Bill Pullman in Spaceballs 
68. Emilio Estevez in Stakeout
69. Lou Diamond Phillips in La Bamba 
70. Tom Hanks in Dragnet 
71. Corey Haim in The Lost Boys  
72. Andrew McCarthy in Less Than Zero
73. Pelle Hvenegaard in Pelle the Conqueror
74. John Lithgow in Harry and the Hendersons
75. Kurt Russell in Overboard
76. Christopher Reeve in Superman IV 
77. Charlie Sheen in Wall Street
78. Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop 2 
79. Charlie Sheen in No Man's Land 
80. Tony Leung Ka-fai in Prison on Fire
81. Peter Falk in Happy New Year
82. Kevin Costner in No Way Out
83. Craig Wasson in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3
84. D.B. Sweeney in No Man's Land 
85. Patrick Swayze in Dirty Dancing
86. Kevin Kline in Cry Freedom 
87. Billy Crystal in Throw Momma From The Train
88. Sylvester Stallone in Over the Top
89. Tom Berenger in Someone to Watch Over Me
90. Christopher Reeve in Street Smart 
91. Crispin Glover in River's Edge
92. Reb Brown in Strike Commando
93. Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Running Man
94. Kevin Costner in The Untouchables
95. Jameson Parker in Prince of Darkness
96. Ryan O'Neill in Tough Guys Don't Dance 
97. David Mendenhall in Over the Top

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