1980s Supporting Actresses Who Didn't Win the Oscar But Should Have

The Top Ten
1 Michelle Pfeiffer - Dangerous Liaisons

Such a wonderful acting from Michelle!

2 Glenn Close - The Natural Glenn Close is an American actress, singer and film producer. With an acting career spanning over 40 years, she has been consistently acclaimed for her versatility and is widely regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation.

Should have won it, definitely!

3 Anne Ramsey - Throw Momma from the Train
4 Glenn Close - The Big Chill Glenn Close is an American actress, singer and film producer. With an acting career spanning over 40 years, she has been consistently acclaimed for her versatility and is widely regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation.

Most underrated actress.

5 Sigourney Weaver - Working Girl

Sigourney was stunning as witchy boss

6 Tess Harper - Crimes of the Heart
7 Piper Laurie - Children of a Lesser God

In my opinion, she really didn't do much, but she was good in what little she had.

8 Glenn Close - The World According to Garp Glenn Close is an American actress, singer and film producer. With an acting career spanning over 40 years, she has been consistently acclaimed for her versatility and is widely regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation.
9 Cher - Silkwood
10 Meg Tilly - Agnes of God
The Contenders
11 Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio - The Color of Money
12 Alfre Woodard - Cross Creek
13 Christine Lahti - Swing Shift
14 Maggie Smith - A Room with a View Dame Margaret Natalie "Maggie" Smith is an English actress. She has had an extensive, varied career on stage, film, and television, spanning over 66 years. Smith has appeared in over 50 films, and is one of Britain's most recognizable actresses.
15 Anne Archer - Fatal Attraction
16 Amy Madigan - Twice in a Lifetime
17 Lesley Ann Warren - Victor/Victoria
18 Elizabeth McGovern - Ragtime
19 Joan Hackett - Only When I Laugh
20 Joan Cusack - Working Girl
21 Frances McDormand - Mississippi Burning Frances Louise McDormand is an American actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Tony Award, making her one of the few performers to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting.
22 Lena Olin - Enemies, A Love Story
23 Dianne Wiest - Parenthood
24 Eileen Brennan - Private Benjamin
25 Oprah Winfrey - The Color Purple
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