Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1991: Results

5. Samuel L. Jackson in Jungle Fever- Jackson gives a very good performance playing his crack addict quite effectively, and is easily the best part of his film.

Best Scene: Gator tries to get money from his mother one time too many. 

4. Laurence Fishburne in Boyz N The Hood- Fishburne gives a strong performance portraying both the kind wisdom and the strength of his character's authority in equal measure.

Best Scene: Furious gives his son words to live by. 

3. Ted Levine in The Silence of the Lambs- Levine goes for playing Buffalo Bill as just downright disturbing and succeeds at being so.

Best Scene: You know the line. 

2. Gary Oldman in JFK- Oldman gives a compelling performance as Lee Harvey Oswald that accomplishes making him into a fascinating character despite only appearing in brief and often silent flashbacks.

Best Scene: The flashbacks of Oswald on the day of the assassination. 

1. John Goodman in Barton Fink- My pick of the five and win overall goes to John Goodman for his portrayal here. Goodman is absolutely brilliant in his portrayal that is charming, humorous, heartbreaking and chilling all as the same character.

Best Scene: The Life of the Mind. 

Overall Rank:.

1. John Goodman in Barton Fink
2. Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs
3. Gary Oldman in JFK
4. Joe Pesci in JFK
5. Ted Levine in The Silence of the Lambs
6. Tommy Lee Jones in JFK
7. Laurence Fishburne in Boyz N The Hood
8. Donald Sutherland in JFK
9. Samuel L. Jackson in Jungle Fever
10. Robert Patrick in Terminator 2: Judgement Day
11. Ice Cube in Boyz N The Hood
12. Charles Bronson in The Indian Runner
13. Rip Torn in Defending Your Life
14. Alan Rickman in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
15. Roy Scheider in Naked Lunch 
16. Jack Lemmon in JFK
17. Harvey Keitel in Thelma and Louise 
18. Tony Shalhoub in Barton Fink
19. Kevin Bacon in JFK 
20. Dustin Hoffman in Hook 
21. Michael Lerner in Barton Fink
22. John Mahoney in Barton Fink
23. William Richert in My Own Private Idaho
24. John Turturro in Jungle Fever
25. Ian Holm in Naked Lunch
26. Cuba Gooding Jr in Boyz N The Hood
27. Michael Rooker in JFK
28. Jon Polito in Barton Fink
29. John Candy in JFK 
30. Scott Glenn in The Silence of the Lambs
31. Joe Mantegna in Bugsy 
32. Lloyd Bridges in Hot Shots!
33. Dan Hedaya in The Addams Family 
34. Dante Basco in Hook
35. Jay O Sanders in JFK
36. Robert Mitchum in Cape Fear
37. Bob Hoskins in Hook 
38. Jack Palance in City Slickers
39. Harvey Keitel in Bugsy
40. Anthony Heald in The Silence of the Lambs
41. Kyle MacLachlan in The Doors
42. Morgan Freeman in Robin Hood: Prince of Theives
43. Bruno Kirby in City Slickers
44. Cary Elwes in Hot Shots!
45. Edward Asner in JFK
46. Ossie Davis in Jungle Fever
47. Joe Don Baker in Cape Fear
48. Michael Jeter in The Fisher King
49. Elliot Gould in Bugsy
50. Rick Moranis in L.A. Story
51. Walter Matthau in JFK
52. Morris Chestnut in Boyz N The Hood 
53. Noble Willingham  in The Last Boy Scout
54. Brad Pitt in Thelma and Louise
55. Ben Kingsley in Bugsy
56. Michael Madsen in Thelma and Louise
57. Brian Doyle Murray in JFK
58. Charlie Korsmo in Hook
59. Martin Short in Father of the Bride 
60. Daniel Stern in City Slickers
61. Richard E. Grant in L.A. Story
62. Taylor Negron in The Last Boy Scout
63. Christopher McDonald in Thelma And Louise
64. Anthony Quinn in Jungle Fever
65. Sean Connery in Highlander II
66. Jessie Ferguson in Boyz N The Hood
67. Michael Ironside in Highlander II
68. Spike Lee in Jungle Fever
69. John Candy in Nothing But Trouble
70. Dan Aykroyd in Nothing But Trouble
71. John C. McGinley in Highlander II
72. Jeroen Krabbe in The Prince of Tides
73. Jason Gould in The Prince of Tides

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