Best Actor: 1980s

1980: Jack Nicholson, The Shining

Oscar winner: Robert De Niro, Raging Bull
Was he nominated?: No

1981: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Mephisto

Oscar winner: Henry Fonda, On Golden Pond

Was he nominated?: No

1982: Albert Finney, Shoot the Moon

Oscar winner: Ben Kingsley, Gandhi

Was he nominated?: No

1983: Tom Courtenay, The Dresser

Oscar winner: Robert Duvall, Tender Mercies

Was he nominated?: Yes

1984: F. Murray Abraham, Amadeus

Oscar winner: F. Murray Abraham, Amadeus

1985: Harrison Ford, Witness

Oscar winner: William Hurt, Kiss of the Spider Woman

Was he nominated?: Yes

1986: Gary Oldman, Sid & Nancy

Oscar winner: Paul Newman, The Color of Money

Was he nominated?: No

1987: Christian Bale, Empire of the Sun

Oscar winner: Michael Douglas, Wall Street

Was he nominated?: No

1988: Bruce Willis, Die Hard

Oscar winner: Dustin Hoffman, Rain Man

Was he nominated?: No

1989: Daniel Day-Lewis, My Left Foot

Oscar winner: Daniel Day-Lewis, My Left Foot

Updated: 10/24/14