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. Jack Nicholson in Ironweed
3. John Candy in Planes, Trains and Automobiles
4. Albert Brooks in Broadcast News
5. William Hurt in Broadcast News 
6. Gary Oldman in Prick Up Your Ears
7. Bruno Ganz in Wings of Desire
8. Mickey Rourke in Barfly
9. Mickey Rourke in Angel Heart
10. Steve Martin in Planes, Trains and Automobiles
11. Michael Douglas in Wall Street
12. Christian Bale in Empire of the Sun 
13. Rick Moranis in Spaceballs
14. Timothy Dalton in The Living Daylights
15. Matthew Modine in Full Metal Jacket
16. Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon
17. Michael Douglas in Fatal Attraction
18. Chris Cooper in Matewan
19. Cary Elwes in The Princess Bride
20. Nicolas Cage in Raising Arizona
21. Alfred Molina in Prick Up Your Ears
22. Dan Aykroyd in Dragnet
23. Marcello Mastroianni in Dark Eyes
24. Danny Glover in Lethal Weapon
25. Max von Sydow in Pelle the Conqueror
26. Robin Williams in Good Morning Vietnam
27. Peter Weller in RoboCop 
28. Sebastian Rice-Edwards in Hope And Glory
29. Keanu Reeves in River's Edge
30. Jason Patric in The Lost Boys
31. Nicolas Cage in Moonstruck
32. Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator
33. Bill Pullman in Spaceballs
34. Tom Hanks in Dragnet
35. Corey Haim in The Lost Boys 
36. Pelle Hvenegaard in Pelle the Conqueror
37. John Lithgow in Harry and the Hendersons
38. Kurt Russell in Overboard
39. Christopher Reeve in Superman IV 
40. Charlie Sheen in Wall Street
41. Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop 2 
42. Charlie Sheen in No Man's Land
43. Kevin Costner in No Way Out
44. Craig Wasson in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3
45. D.B. Sweeney in No Man's Land
46. Kevin Kline in Cry Freedom
47. Christopher Reeve in Street Smart
48. Crispin Glover in River's Edge
49. Reb Brown in Strike Commando
50. Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Running Man
51. Kevin Costner in The Untouchables

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