8 From ‘84

Celebrating the best MOVIE years EVER

8 From ‘84 Awards

Best Supporting Performance
AK:
Runners-up: John Ashton, BEVERLY HILLS COP; Eszter Balint, STRANGER THAN PARADISE
Winner: Nastassja Kinski, PARIS TEXAS
JL:
Runners-up: Morris Day, PURPLE RAIN; Dean Stockwell, PARIS, TEXAS
Winner: Nastassja Kinski, PARIS TEXAS

Best Lead Performance
AK:
Runner-up: Harry Dean Stanton, PARIS, TEXAS
Winner: F. Murray Abraham, AMADEUS
JL:
Runner-up: Karen Allen, STARMAN; Robert De Niro, ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA; F. Murray Abraham and Tom Hulce, AMADEUS; Eddie Murphy, Beverly Hills COP
Winner: Harry Dean Stanton, PARIS, TEXAS

Best Performance I’d Forgotten:
AK:
Runner-up: Harry Dean Stanton, PARIS, TEXAS
Winner: Karen Allen, STARMAN
JL:
Runner-up: Rick Moranis, GHOSTBUSTERS
Winner: Frances Lee McCain, GREMLINS

Biggest Surprise:
AK:
Runner-up: The powerful brilliance of PARIS, TEXAS
Winner: De Niro’s drab performance in the dreary ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA
JL:
Runner-up: Lonette McKee, THE COTTON CLUB ENCORE
Winner: Beverly Hills COP’s contemporary relevance

Best Iconic Scene:
AK:
Runner-up: Peep show confession, PARIS, TEXAS
Winner: "Once in a Lifetime," STOP MAKING SENSE
JL:
Runner-up: “Purple Rain,” PURPLE RAIN; “Once in a Lifetime,” STOP MAKING SENSE; Nigel’s amp goes “up to 11,” THIS IS SPINAL TAP; Peep show confession in PARIS, TEXAS
Winner: Microwaved gremlin

Best Picture:
AK: THIS IS SPINAL TAP
JL: PARIS, TEXAS

Adam’s 8 from ‘84 Ranking

1. This is Spinal Tap

2. Amadeus

3. Paris, Texas

4. Stop Making Sense

5. Ghostbusters

6. Beverly Hills Cop

7. Starman

8. Stranger Than Paradise

9. Gremlins

10. Purple Rain

11. The Cotton Club

12. Dune

13. Once Upon a Time in America