Academy Award untuk Aktor Pendukung Terbaik
Pemenang & nominasi > 1980s

| Tahun | Aktor | Peran | Film | Ref>  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1980  (53rd)  | Hutton Timothy Hutton  | Jarrett Conrad Jarrett | Ordinary People |  |
| 1980  (53rd)  | Hirsch Judd Hirsch | Berger Dr. Tyrone C. Berger | Ordinary People |  |
| 1980  (53rd)  | O'Keefe Michael O'Keefe | Meechum Ben Meechum | Great The Great Santini |  |
| 1980  (53rd)  | Pesci Joe Pesci | LaMotta Joey LaMotta | Raging Bull |  |
| 1980  (53rd)  | Robards Jason Robards | Hughes Howard Hughes | Melvin and Howard |  |
| 1981  (54th)  | Gielgud John Gielgud  | Hobson | Arthur |  |
| 1981  (54th)  | Coco James Coco | Perrino Jimmy Perrino | Only When I Laugh |  |
| 1981  (54th)  | Holm Ian Holm | Mussabini Sam Mussabini | Chariots of Fire |  |
| 1981  (54th)  | Nicholson Jack Nicholson | O'Neill Eugene O'Neill | Reds |  |
| 1981  (54th)  | Rollins Howard Rollins | Walker Coalhouse Walker Jr. | Ragtime |  |
| 1982  (55th)  | Gossett Jr. Louis Gossett Jr.  | Foley Gunnery Sgt. Emil Foley | Officer An Officer and a Gentleman |  |
| 1982  (55th)  | Durning Charles Durning | The Governor of Texas | Best The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas |  |
| 1982  (55th)  | Lithgow John Lithgow | Muldoon Roberta Muldoon | World The World According to Garp |  |
| 1982  (55th)  | Mason James Mason | Concannon Ed Concannon | Verdict The Verdict |  |
| 1982  (55th)  | Preston Robert Preston | Todd Carroll 'Toddy' Todd | Victor/Victoria |  |
| 1983  (56th)  | Nicholson Jack Nicholson  | Breedlove Garrett Breedlove | Terms of Endearment |  |
| 1983  (56th)  | Durning Charles Durning | Erhardt Colonel Erhardt | To Be or Not to Be |  |
| 1983  (56th)  | Lithgow John Lithgow | Burns Sam Burns | Terms of Endearment |  |
| 1983  (56th)  | Shepard Sam Shepard | Yeager Chuck Yeager | Right The Right Stuff |  |
| 1983  (56th)  | Torn Rip Torn | Turner Marsh Turner | Cross Creek |  |
| 1984  (57th)  | Ngor Haing S. Ngor  | Pran Dith Pran | Killing The Killing Fields |  |
| 1984  (57th)  | Caesar Adolph Caesar | Waters Sgt. Vernon Waters | Soldier's A Soldier's Story |  |
| 1984  (57th)  | Malkovich John Malkovich | Will Mr. Will | Places in the Heart |  |
| 1984  (57th)  | Morita Pat Morita | Miyagi Mr. Miyagi | Karate The Karate Kid |  |
| 1984  (57th)  | Richardson Ralph Richardson † | Greystoke The Sixth Earl of Greystoke | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes |  |
| 1985  (58th)  | Ameche Don Ameche  | Selwyn Arthur Selwyn | Cocoon |  |
| 1985  (58th)  | Brandauer Klaus Maria Brandauer | Blixen-Finecke Baron Bror von Blixen-Finecke and Blixen-Finecke Baron Hans von Blixen-Finecke | Out of Africa |  |
| 1985  (58th)  | Hickey William Hickey | Prizzi Don Corrado Prizzi | Prizzi's Honor |  |
| 1985  (58th)  | Loggia Robert Loggia | Ransom Sam Ransom | Jagged Edge |  |
| 1985  (58th)  | Roberts Eric Roberts | McGeehy Buck McGeehy | Runaway Train |  |
| 1986  (59th)  | Caine Michael Caine  | Daniels Elliott Daniels | Hannah and Her Sisters |  |
| 1986  (59th)  | Berenger Tom Berenger | Barnes Sgt. Bob Barnes | Platoon |  |
| 1986  (59th)  | Dafoe Willem Dafoe | Grodin Sgt. Elias Grodin | Platoon |  |
| 1986  (59th)  | Elliott Denholm Elliott | Emerson Mr. Emerson | Room A Room with a View |  |
| 1986  (59th)  | Hopper Dennis Hopper | Flatch Wilbur "Shooter" Flatch | Hoosiers |  |
| 1987  (60th)  | Connery Sean Connery  | Malone Jimmy Malone | Untouchables The Untouchables |  |
| 1987  (60th)  | Brooks Albert Brooks | Altman Aaron Altman | Broadcast News |  |
| 1987  (60th)  | Freeman Morgan Freeman | Smalls Leo "Fast Black" Smalls Jr. | Street Smart |  |
| 1987  (60th)  | Gardenia Vincent Gardenia | Castorini Cosmo Castorini | Moonstruck |  |
| 1987  (60th)  | Washington Denzel Washington | Biko Steve Biko | Cry Freedom |  |
| 1988  (61st)  | Kline Kevin Kline  | West Otto West | Fish A Fish Called Wanda |  |
| 1988  (61st)  | Guinness Alec Guinness | Dorrit William Dorrit | Little Dorrit |  |
| 1988  (61st)  | Landau Martin Landau | Karatz Abe Karatz | Tucker: The Man and His Dream |  |
| 1988  (61st)  | Phoenix River Phoenix | Pope Danny Pope | Running on Empty |  |
| 1988  (61st)  | Stockwell Dean Stockwell | Russo Tony "The Tiger" Russo | Married to the Mob |  |
| 1989  (62nd)  | Washington Denzel Washington  | Trip Pvt. Silas Trip | Glory |  |
| 1989  (62nd)  | Aiello Danny Aiello | Frangione Sal Frangione | Do the Right Thing |  |
| 1989  (62nd)  | Aykroyd Dan Aykroyd | Werthan Boolie Werthan | Driving Miss Daisy |  |
| 1989  (62nd)  | Brando Marlon Brando | Mackenzie Ian Mackenzie | Dry A Dry White Season |  |
| 1989  (62nd)  | Landau Martin Landau | Rosenthal Judah Rosenthal | Crimes and Misdemeanors |  |