If I had given out the Oscars for Best Supporting Actor for the 1980's:
1980: Donald Sutherland, Ordinary People
1981: John Gielgud, Arthur
1982: Robert Preston, Victor/Victoria
1983: Jack Nicholson. Terms of Endearment
1984: Pat Morita, The Karate Kid
1985: Danny Glover, The Color Purple
1986: Dennis Hopper, Blue Velvet
1987: Albert Brooks, Broadcast News
1988: Tom Cruise, Rain Man
1989: Martin Landau, Crimes and Misdemeanors
1980: Donald Sutherland, Ordinary People
1981: John Gielgud, Arthur
1982: Robert Preston, Victor/Victoria
1983: Jack Nicholson. Terms of Endearment
1984: Pat Morita, The Karate Kid
1985: Danny Glover, The Color Purple
1986: Dennis Hopper, Blue Velvet
1987: Albert Brooks, Broadcast News
1988: Tom Cruise, Rain Man
1989: Martin Landau, Crimes and Misdemeanors