Alternate Best Actor 1984: Results

5. Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop- Murphy is funny in his funny scene but quite lacking in his dramatic scenes.

4. Steve Martin in All of Me- Martin gives an enjoyable performance as at first a straight man, than later very  entertainingly as a man with another person sharing his body.

3. Philip Baker Hall in Secret Honor- Hall shows how one should portray Nixon in his effective performance that makes for an outstanding one man show.

2. Robert De Niro in Once Upon a Time in America- De Niro carries this epic by powerfully portraying both the violent youth, and the haunted age of a career criminal.

1. Harry Dean Stanton in Paris, Texas- Harry Dean Stanton gives a great subtle performance as a man trying to rebuild himself. It is a quiet but deeply moving performance that shows his abilities as an actor goes far beyond the usual small parts he is given.

Overall Rank:

1. F. Murray Abraham in Amadeus
2. Haing S. Ngor in The Killing Fields
3. Harry Dean Stanton in Paris, Texas
4. Robert De Niro in Once Upon a Time in America
5. Philip Baker Hall in Secret Honor
6. Tom Hulce in Amadeus
7. Steve Martin in All of Me
8. Bill Murray in Ghostbusters
9. John Hurt in 1984
10. Albert Finney in Under the Volcano 
11. Sam Waterson in The Killing Fields
12. Christopher Guest in This is Spinal Tap 
13. Victor Banerjee in A Passage to India
14. Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom 
15. Anthony Hopkins in The Bounty
16. Michael McKean in This is Spinal Tap 
17. Ralph Macchio in The Karate Kid
18. Michael Biehn in The Terminator 
19. Matt Dillon in The Flamingo Kid
20. Mel Gibson in The Bounty
21. Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop
22. Howard E. Rollins in A Soldier's Story 
23. Lance Guest in The Last Starfigher 
24. William Shatner in Star Trek III 
25. Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator 
26. Christopher Lambert in Greystoke 
27. Zach Galligan in Gremlins
28. Jeff Bridges in Star Man

Next Year: 1960