Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1988: Results

5. Tim Robbins in Bull Durham- Robbins gives an entertaining performance finding the endearing qualities within his rather unintelligent character.

4. Christopher Lloyd in Who Framed Roger Rabbit- Lloyd gives an effective villianous turn by putting so much conviction in his performance even when saying the most absurd things.

3. Philippe Noiret in Cinema Paradiso- Noiret gives a moving performance that nicely conveys the warmth and wisdom his character has.

2. Alan Rickman in Die Hard- Rickman creates a deliciously evil villain and is effectively amusing and imposing sometimes even in the same scene.

1. Michael Palin in A Fish Called Wanda- Good Prediction Lezlie. My favorite this whole year is Michael Palin, although it was close between his Oscar winning co-star and Alan Rickman. Despite loving all three though Palin's performance, which succeeds in making assassination and dog killing funny, is my favorite.

Overall Rank:

1. Michael Palin in A Fish Called Wanda
2. Kevin Kline A Fish Called Wanda
3. Alan Rickman in Die Hard
4. Alec Guinness in Little Dorrit
5. Philippe Noiret in Cinema Paradiso
6. Christopher Lloyd in Who Framed Roger Rabbit 
7. Jacques Perrin in Cinema Paradiso
8. Martin Landau in Tucker: The Man and his Dream
9. Salvatore Cascio in Cinema Paradiso
10. Tim Robbins in Bull Durham
11. Raul Julia in Moon Over Parador
12. Dean Stockwell in Tucker: The Man and His Dream
13. Reginald VelJohnson in Die Hard 
14. Michael Keaton in Beetle Juice 
15. Williem Dafoe in Mississippi Burning
16. Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit
17. David Strathairn in Eight Men Out
18. John Forsythe in Scrooged
19. John Amos in Coming to America
20. Tom Georgeson in A Fish Called Wanda
21. John Cusack in Eight Men Out
22. Harrison Ford in Working Girl
23. John Mahoney in Eight Men Out
24. John Glover in Scrooged
25. Douglas Seale in Ernest Saves Christmas
26. Brad Dourif in Mississippi Burning
27. Dean Stockwell in Married to the Mob
28. Robert Mitchum in Scrooged
29. Judd Hirsch in Running on Empty
30. David Johansen in Scrooged
31. William Atherton in Die Hard 
32. Robert Loggia in Big
33. Stephen Tobolowsky in Mississippi Burning
34. Michael Rooker in Eight Men Out
35. John Ashton in Midnight Run
36. John Murray in Scrooged
37. Lloyd Bridges in Tucker: A Man and His Dram
38. Alexander Godunov in Die Hard
39. George Kennedy in The Naked Gun
40. Arsenio Hall in Coming to America 
41. Lou Diamond Phillips in Stand and Deliver
42. Jeffrey Jones in Beetle Juice
43. Bobcat Goldthwait in Scrooged
44. R L. Ermey in Mississippi Burning
45. Yaphet Kotto in Midnight Run
46. Elias Koteas in Tucker: A Man And His Dream
47. Marco Leonardi in Cinema Paradiso 
48. Val Kilmer in Willow 
49. Frederic Forrest in Tucker: A Man And His Dream
50. Alan Tilvern in Who Framed Roger Rabbit 
51. Keith David in They Live
52. Glenn Shadix in Beetle Juice
53. Bill Pullman The Accidental Tourist
54. Tray Wilson in Bull Durham
55. Christian Slater in Tucker: A Man And His Dream
56. Robert Wuhl in Bull Durham
57. Paul Gleason in Die Hard
58. Liam Neeson in The Dead Pool
59. John Heard in Big
60. Joe Pesci in Moonwalker
61. Jim Carrey in The Dead Pool
62. Keanu Reeves in Dangerous Liaisons

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