Kevin Kline won Best Supporting Actor in 1987 for his role as Otto West in the 1988 film A Fish Called Wanda
Best Supporting Actors of the 80s
1980 Timothy Hutton
Character: Conrad Jarrett Movie: Ordinary People
Other Nominees: Judd Hirsch as Dr. Tyrone C. Berger, Ordinary People Michael O'Keefe as Ben Meechum, The Great Santini Joe Pesci as Joey LaMotta, Raging Bull Jason Robards as Howard Hughes, Melvin and Howard
1981 John Gielgud
Character: Hobson Movie: Arthur
Other Nominees: James Coco as Jimmy Perry, Only When I Laugh Ian Holm as Sam Mussabini, Chariots of Fire Jack Nicholson as Eugene O'Neill, Reds Howard Rollins as Coalhouse Walker, Jr., Ragtime
1982 Louis Gossett Jr.
Character: Gunnery Sgt. Emil Foley Movie: An Officer and a Gentleman
Other Nominees:Charles Durnin as Governor, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, John Lithgow as Roberta Muldoon, The World According to Garp James Mason as Ed Concannon, The Verdict Robert Preston as Carroll "Toddy" Todd, Victor/Victoria
1983 Jack Nicholson
Character: Garrett Breedlove Movie: Terms of Endearment
Other Nominees: Charles Durning as Colonel Erhardt, To Be or Not to Be John Lithgow as Sam Burns, Terms of Endearment Sam Shepard as Chuck Yeager, The Right Stuff Rip Torn as Marsh Turner, Cross Creek
1984 Haing S. Ngor
Character: Dith Pran Movie: The Killing Fields
Other Nominees: Adolph Caesar as Sgt. Waters, A Soldier's Story John Malkovich as Mr. Will, Places in the Heart Pat Morita as Kesuke Miyagi, The Karate Kid Ralph Richardson as The Sixth Earl of Greystoke, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1985 Don Ameche
Character: Arthur Selwyn Movie: Cocoon
Other Nominees: Klaus Maria Brandauer as Baron Bror von Blixen-Finecke, Out of Africa William Hickey as Don Corrado Prizzi, Prizzi's Honor Robert Loggia as Sam Ransom, Jagged Edge Eric Roberts as Buck, Runaway Train
1986 Michael Caine
Character: Elliott Daniels Movie: Hannah and Her Sisters
Other Nominees: Tom Berenger as Sgt. Bob Barnes, Platoon Willem Dafoe as Sgt. Elias Grodin, Platoon Denholm Elliott as Mr. Emerson, A Room with a View Dennis Hopper as Wilbur "Shooter" Flatch, Hoosiers
1987 Sean Connery
Character: Jimmy Malone Movie: The Untouchables
Other Nominees: Albert Brooks as Aaron Altman, Broadcast News Morgan Freeman as Leo "Fast Black" Smalls, Jr., Street Smart Vincent Gardenia as Cosmo Castorini, Moonstruck Denzel Washington as Steve Biko, Cry Freedom
1988 Kevin Kline
Character: Otto West Movie: A Fish Called Wanda
Other Nominees: Alec Guinness as William Dorrit, Little Dorrit Martin Landau as Abe Karatz, Tucker: The Man and His Dream River Phoenix as Danny Pope, Running on Empty Dean Stockwell as Tony "The Tiger" Russo, Married to the Mob
1989 Denzel Washington
Character: Pvt. Silas Trip Movie: Glory
Other Nominees: Danny Aiello as Sal Frangione, Do the Right Thing Dan Aykroyd as Boolie Werthan, Driving Miss Daisy Marlon Brando as Ian Mackenzie, A Dry White Season Martin Landau as Judah Rosenthal, Crimes and Misdemeanors
Best Supporting Actors
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