Alternate Best Actor 1978: Results

5. Christopher Reeve in Superman- Reeve has some weaknesses in his performance but it is hard to think of an actor more fitting for the role of Superman.

Best Scene: Superman sees that he has failed.

4. Dustin Hoffman in Straight Time- Hoffman gives a solid performance that overcomes the fact that he doesn't exactly fit the part, although it seems he could have gone further with the role.

Best Scene: Max confronts his worthless driver.

3. Anthony Hopkins in Magic- Hopkins is quite effective in portraying all acts of a man and his puppet who he is a little too friendly with.

Best Scene: Corky tries not to use Fats for five minutes.

2. Donald Pleasence in Halloween- Pleasence gives a great performance that adds so effectively to the atmosphere of dread found in his film.

Best Scene: Dr. Loomis describes Micheal Myers.

1. Peter Ustinov in Death on the Nile- Good Prediction Psifonian, feel free to name a year and a performance. Peter Ustinov is an absolute delight as Poirot acting as a witty entertaining guide for the audience to follow through the murder mystery.

Best Scene: Poirot reveals the murderer.

Overall Rank: 

1. Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter
2. Richard Pryor in Blue Collar
3. Alan Bates in The Shout
4. Jon Voight in Coming Home
5. Peter Ustinov in Death on the Nile
6. Harvey Keitel in Fingers
7. Donald Pleasence in Halloween
   
8. Gary Busey in The Buddy Holly Story
9. Anthony Hopkins in Magic
10. Elliott Gould in The Silent Partner 
11. Ken Ogata in The Demon
12. Donald Sutherland in Invasion of the Body Snatchers
13. Dustin Hoffman in Straight Time  
14. Bruno Ganz in Knife in the Head
15. Harvey Keitel in Blue Collar
16. Volker Spengler in In a Year of 13 Moons
17. Robert Shaw in Force 10 From Navarone
18. Christopher Reeve in Superman
19. Laurence Olivier in The Boys From Brazil
20. Gregory Peck in The Boys From Brazil 
21. John Hurt in Watership Down
22. John Travolta in Grease
23. Warren Beatty in Heaven Can Wait
24. Ryan O'Neal in The Driver
25. John Hurt in The Shout
26. Tom E. Lewis in The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
27. Steve McQueen in An Enemy of the People
28. Richard Gere in Days of Heaven
29. Roy Scheider in Jaws 2 
30. James Caan in Comes a Horseman
31. Harrison Ford in Force 10 From Navarone
32. Ugo Tognazzi in La Cage aux Folles
33. Michel Serrault in La Cage aux Folles
34. Richard Dreyfuss in The Big Fix 
35. Sylvester Stallone in F.I.S.T
36. Peter Falk in The Brink's Job
37. Keith Carradine in Pretty Baby
38. George C. Scott in Movie Movie
39. Ken Foree in Dawn of the Dead 
40. Jackie Chan in Drunken Master
41. Kirk Douglas in The Fury
42. William Holden in Damien: Omen II
43. Kris Kristofferson in Convoy
44. Tommy Lee Jones in Eyes of Laura Mars 
45. Burt Reynolds in Hooper
46. Jack Nicholson in Goin' South 
47. Peter Falk in The Cheap Detective
48. Gordon Liu in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin
49. George Segal in Who is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe   
50. Luigi Ornaghi in The Tree of Wooden Clogs
51. Dirk Bogarde in Despair
52. Mark Hamill in Corvette Summer 
53. Richard Burton in Absolution
54. Robert Mitchum in The Big Sleep
55. Dominic Guard in Absolution 
56. David Emgee in Dawn of the Dead
57. Jonathan Scott-Taylor in Damien: Omen II
58. Fabrice Luchini in Perceval
59. Harry Hamlin in Movie Movie
60. Michael Caine in The Swarm
61. Brad Davis in Midnight Express
62. Alan Alda in Same Time, Next Year
63. Christopher Guard in The Lord of the Rings 
64. John Amplas in Martin
65. Richard Gere in Bloodbrothers 
66. Chevy Chase in Foul Play
67. John Travolta in Moment by Moment

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