Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1982: Results

5. Jerry Lewis in The King of Comedy - Lewis gives a natural yet still funny portrayal of the rather painstaking measures a man takes in dealing with his celebrity status.

Best Scene: Pupkin invades Jerry's home.

4. Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn - Although I do feel he is underused somewhat Montalban creates an imposing villain while also giving a fairly striking portrait of a man consumed by obsession.

Best Scene:  "From hell's heart i stab at thee"

3. Michael Keaton in Night Shift - Keaton turns a potentially obnoxious character into only an endearing, very funny and even occasionally moving screwball of a man.

Best Scene: Breaking down prostitution.

2. Mickey Rourke in Diner - Mickey Rourke succeeds in proving to be a definition of cool in his very charismatic and quietly humorous performance.

Best Scene: Boogie is threatened.

1. Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner - Good predictions Psifonian, GetDonaldSutherlandAnOscar, and Michael Patison. Rutger Hauer easily gives the best supporting performance of 1982 in his portrayal of Roy Batty. He is properly menacing and certainly creates a memorable villain, but he goes even past that giving a heartbreaking depiction of the humanity in an artificial creation trying to find a way to stave off his demise.

Best Scene: "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe"

Overall Rank:

1. Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner
2. James Mason in The Verdict
3. Mickey Rourke in Diner
4. Michael Keaton in Night Shift
5. Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
6. Wilford Brimley in The Thing
7. Jerry Lewis in The King of Comedy
8. William Sanderson in Blade Runner
9. Charles Durning in Tootsie
10. Daniel Stern in Diner
11. Jack Warden in The Verdict
12. John Lithgow in The World According to Garp
13. Lou Gossett, Jr. in An Officer and A Gentleman
14. Edward James Olmos in Blade Runner
15. Keith David in The Thing
16. Richard Crenna in First Blood
17. James Earl Jones in Conan The Barbarian
18. David Warner in Tron
19. Burgess Meredith in Rocky III
20. Dan O'Herlihy in Halloween III: Season of the Witch
21. Joe Turkel in Blade Runner
22. Bill Murray in Tootsie
23. Ian Charleson in Gandhi
24. Joel Polis in The Thing
25. Brian Dennehy in First Blood
26. Kevin Bacon in Diner
27. James Mason in Evil Under the Sun
28. Brion James in Blade Runner
29. T.K. Carter in The Thing
30. Roshan Seth in Gandhi
31. Milo O'Shea in The Verdict
32. Max von Sydow in Conan The Barbarian
33. David Keith in An Officer and A Gentleman
34. Dabney Coleman in Tootsie 
35. Robert MacNaughton in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
36. John Gielgud in Gandhi
37. Steve Guttenberg in Diner
38. John Carradine in The Secret of NIMH
39. Carl Weathers in Rocky III 
40. Thomas G. Waites in The Thing
41. Sydney Pollack in Tootsie
42. Richard Masur in The Thing
43. Derek Jacobi in The Secret of NIMH
44. Leonard Nimoy in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 
45. David Patrick Kelly in 48 Hours
46. Paul Winfield in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
47. Arthur Malet in The Secret of NIMH
48. James Remar in 48 Hours
49. Peter Strauss in The Secret of NIMH
50. Vincent Gardenia in Death Wish II
51. M. Emmet Walsh in Blade Runner
52. Dom DeLuise in The Secret of NIMH
53. Bill Kerr in The Year of Living Dangerously
54. Martin Sheen in Gandhi
55. Bruce Boxleitner in Tron 
56. Paul Reiser in Diner
57. Tony Randall in The King Of Comedy
58. DeForest Kelley in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
59. Charles Hallahan in The Thing
60. Mr. T in Rocky III
61. Roddy McDowall in Evil Under the Sun
62. Wayne Robson in The Grey Fox
63. Donald Moffat in The Thing
64. George Gaynes in Tootsie
65. Richard Dysart in The Thing
66. Daniel Day-Lewis in Gandhi
67. Tim Daly in Diner
68. Tim Curry in Annie
69. Ken Pogue in The Grey Fox
70. Peter Weller in Shoot the Moon
71. Denis Quilley in Evil Under the Sun
72. James Doohan in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
73. Kevin Kline in Sophie's Choice
74. Barnard Hughes in Tron
75. James Garner in Victor Victoria 
76. John Shea in Missing
77. Burt Young in Rocky III
78. Peter Coyote in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
79. Michael Murphy in The Year of Living Dangerously
80. Walter Koenig in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
81. Bill Macy in My Favorite Year 
82. George Takei in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
83. John Amos in The Beastmaster 
84. Mako in Conan The Barbarian
85. Richard Belzer in Night Shift
86. Charles Durning in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
87. Charles Cioffi in Missing
88. Henry Jones in Deathtrap
89. Joseph Bologna in My Favorite Year
90. Rip Torn in The Beastmaster
91. Jack Starrett in First Blood
92. Nicholas Kay in Evil Under the Sun
93. Dom DeLuise in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
94. Gerry Lopez in Conan The Barbarian
95. Hulk Hogan in Rocky III

Next Year: 1956 Lead

Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1982: Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

Ricardo Montalban did not receive an Oscar nomination for portraying Khan Noonien Singh in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is the far superior sequel to Star Trek The Motionless Picture but having said that I'm hardly infatuated with the film. I find the whole plot structure flawed as the attempt to meld Khan's revenge with the Genesis plot line doesn't quite work, and makes it feel a bit like Khan is the sub plot.

Ricardo Montalban is the only actor to play the main villain of Star Trek film after having previously played the role in the television series. Khan appeared in the original series as a superhuman from Earth's past bent on some new domination before he is stopped by Captain Kirk (William Shatner), through mostly the use of a particularly plastic looking pipe, and marooned on an apparently suitable planet. That's shown to not be the case early in the film when Khan is stumbled upon by another ship's Captain and one of Kirk's former men. Montalban's initial appearance, where he removes an elaborate mask, is so built up that technically Montalban has a great deal to live up to right from the start. Well Montalban lives up to this. On the surface at least Montalban brings back similar elements from his performance in the original episode. Montalban in the role is very cleverly menacing as he still has a very naturally charming manner in terms of his voice and whole manner. He's still kinda a perfect gentleman, but he also happens to be a very intimidating one.

Montalban though of course also shows a great deal of change in Khan expressing what is that Khan and his people suffered after being left to fend for themselves by Captain Kirk. From his first scene Montalban establishes the desire in Khan for revenge against Kirk quite effectively. Although he still keeps his refined demeanor for the most part Montalban conveys the searing hatred in Khan as he asks about Kirk and that bit of venom in his voice when hearing he is now an admiral is perfection. Montalban though does well though not to show this as just Khan being an evil bad guy, who did not like that he was defeated in the past sort of anger though. Montalban makes it much stronger than that, something far more personal. One of my favorite moments in his performance is when he mentions the death count caused by the only remaining creature on the planet a parasitic worm. When Khan says that one of the casualties was his wife Montalban is excellent as he expresses that the strongest emotions in Khan are in that breath. Montalban shows that he's not after Kirk simply because he beat him, but because he truly wronged him.

Khan then proceeds to become almost in a different movie in that we only ever see him outside of scenes with Kirk and crew except for over the communication screen. That's kinda enough just for as Montalban is concerned, although I do think the film would have benefited if Khan had been a more active and physical presence throughout the film. Anyway though Khan becomes technically a particularly self-indulgent revenge seeker purposefully seeming to want to be Captain Ahab. This might have come off as a bit much if it were not for Montalban's brilliance in the role. Every single one of Montalban's dramatic deliveries of Khan's soliloquies is pretty amazing to be sure. He makes each one a little gem of its own as he brings so much conviction into every word. It does not seem to be a man who's just kinda acting out his literary knowledge for fun, no Montalban portrays it with an absolute determination that Khan sees himself as such a character and sees his quest against Kirk as something of far greater importance that technically it really is. Montalban technically does show it to be ramblings of an obsessed madness while doing it with such wonderful style.

Montalban has just enough fun in the role because he basically channels into the "fun" Khan is having while he's taking his vengeance against Kirk. Montalban suggests Khan as completely relishing every moment in which he sees Kirk suffers, and believes that he will find his satisfaction at last. Montalban in turn makes the various setbacks rather satisfying for the audience as he shows such a striking disbelief and fear of losing what he's waited so long for whenever Kirk ends up tricking Khan one way or another. Although I do believe the film could have utilized Khan more in the film Montalban does succeed in making his presence always a factor in the film even when he's off screen by making such an impact when he's onscreen. Montalban though does create a great little personal story for Khan, which again don't feel connects enough with Kirk's story as one would think that it should or at least could. Montalban though is terrific though as his performance here is what turned Khan into probably the most memorable villain from the Star Trek series and one of its most iconic characters. Also just on all its own Montalban gives a fairly remarkable portrait of a man consumed by his obsession.

Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1982

And the Nominees Were Not:

Rutger Hauer in Blade Runner

Mickey Rourke in Diner

Jerry Lewis in The King of Comedy

Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan

Michael Keaton in Night Shift