Movies Out of the Oscar lead actor winners in the 1980s - Which 3 are the best performances?

[Takes_Two_To_Tango]

My picks:

Robert De Niro - Raging Bull
F. Murray Abraham - Amadeus
Daniel Day-Lewis - My Left Foot


Robert De Niro - Raging Bull

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Henry Fonda - On Golden Pond

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Ben Kingsley - Gandhi

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Robert Duvall - Tender Mercies

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F. Murray Abraham - Amadeus

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William Hurt - Kiss of the Spider Woman

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Paul Newman - The Color of Money

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Michael Douglas - Wall Street

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Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man

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Daniel Day-Lewis - My Left Foot

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[subtlySteve]

In no particular order:

• Michael Douglas - Wall Street
• Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man
• Daniel Day-Lewis - My Left Foot

 

[AFanNotAFighter]

Douglas, Hoffman, Newman

 

[Takes_Two_To_Tango]

In no particular order:

• Michael Douglas - Wall Street
• Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man
• Daniel Day-Lewis - My Left Foot

Douglas, Hoffman, Newman

Thanks for voting guys, those are good choices.

 

[Sweater of AV]

De Niro
Hoffman
DDL

 

[I Am Legion]

Ben WAS Ghandi...totally transformed. Bobby D WAS Jake Lamotta, heary wrenching and brutal. And Hoffman may have went full retard, but incredible performance.

 

[ufcfan4]

great thread. Probably too tough for me to pick right off the bat. Douglas, Hoffman, and Murray are iconic in those movies in my opinion but it seems very tough to pick against DeNiro, Kingsley, and DDL.

Let’s say DeNiro and Kingsley are locks and then one of those other four lol.

A lot of great performances there overall though. Might not have been Newman’s best but I love his work in The Color of Money and just think it’s a fun film. Hurt was excellent along with his co-Star the legend Raul Julia (RIP to both). Duvall in Tender Mercies is the epitome of a subtle, nuanced performance. Guy is an icon. For whatever reason, I often forget he won an Oscar.

never saw Pond but Fonda was typically excellent in a wide variety of films.

 

[Takes_Two_To_Tango]

great thread. Probably too tough for me to pick right off the bat. Douglas, Hoffman, and Murray are iconic in those movies in my opinion but it seems very tough to pick against DeNiro, Kingsley, and DDL.

Let’s say DeNiro and Kingsley are locks and then one of those other four lol.

A lot of great performances there overall though. Might not have been Newman’s best but I love his work in The Color of Money and just think it’s a fun film. Hurt was excellent along with his co-Star the legend Raul Julia (RIP to both). Duvall in Tender Mercies is the epitome of a subtle, nuanced performance. Guy is an icon. For whatever reason, I often forget he won an Oscar.

never saw Pond but Fonda was typically excellent in a wide variety of films.

Very nicely said, thanks for voting as well.

 

[Ima5starman]

Newman, Deniro, and Kingsley

 

[king hippo]

only saw 3 of those (gandi, raging bull, and color of money), so can't vote.