Films of 1980

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Last Updated: 6/27/25
Total Films: 62
Note: The year of each film is according to IMDb. It sometimes changes without my knowledge. When I become aware, I will make adjustments. Like the Oscars, I select the best for each category: picture, actor, actress, supporting actor, supporting actress, director, cinematography, editing, original screenplay, adapted screenplay, and documentary. This is based on the movies I've actually seen, and miniseries and telefilms are fair game. Each winner is named along with the next four ordered runner-ups (which may be less) and honorable mentions (if any). These categories may be left blank if I feel there's no deserving winner. A ranked list of films is presented afterwards.



Best Picture
Raging Bull

2. American Gigolo
3. Urban Cowboy
4. The Elephant Man
5. Bronco Billy
Honorable Mentions: Breaker Morant


Best Actor
Robert De Niro (Raging Bull)

2. Anthony Quinn (Lion of the Desert)
3. Richard Gere (American Gigolo)
4. Robert Sacchi (The Man with Bogart's Face)
5. Ray Sharkey (The Idolmaker)
Honorable Mentions: Robert Blake (Second-Hand Hearts), Dom DeLuise (Fatso), Anthony Hopkins (The Elephant Man), Bob Hoskins (The Long Good Friday), John Hurt (The Elephant Man), Lee Marvin (The Big Red One), Christopher Reeve (Somewhere in Time), John Savage (Inside Moves), Donald Sutherland (Ordinary People), John Travolta (Urban Cowboy), and Edward Woodward (Breaker Morant)


Best Actress
Mary Tyler Moore (Ordinary People)

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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Supporting Actor
Jack Thompson (Breaker Morant)

2. Oliver Reed (Lion of the Desert)
3. Scott Glenn (Urban Cowboy)
4. Raf Vallone (Lion of the Desert)
5. Paul Land (The Idolmaker)
Honorable Mentions: Ron Carey (Fatso), Peter Gallagher (The Idolmaker), Joe Pesci (Raging Bull), and John Quade (Any Which Way You Can)


Best Supporting Actress
Debra Winger (Urban Cowboy)

2. Dyan Cannon (Honeysuckle Rose)
3. Barbara Harris (Second-Hand Hearts)
4. Nancy Allen (Dressed to Kill)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Director
Moustapha Akkad (Lion of the Desert)

2. Paul Schrader (American Gigolo)
3. David Lynch (The Elephant Man)
4. James Bridges (Urban Cowboy)
5. Martin Scorsese (Raging Bull)
Honorable Mentions: Bruce Beresford (Breaker Morant), Clint Eastwood (Bronco Billy), and Peter Medak (The Changeling)


Best Cinematography
Michael Chapman (Raging Bull)

2. Reynaldo Villalobos (Urban Cowboy)
3. Isidore Mankofsky (Somewhere in Time)
4. John Bailey (American Gigolo)
5. Donald McAlpine (Breaker Morant)
Honorable Mentions: Néstor Almendros (The Blue Lagoon), John A. Alonzo (Tom Horn), Freddie Francis (The Elephant Man), Peter Suschitzky (The Empire Strikes Back), and Vilmos Zsigmond (Heaven's Gate)


Best Editing
Thelma Schoonmaker (Raging Bull)

2. Lilla Pedersen (The Changeling)
3. Richard Halsey (American Gigolo)
4. William M. Anderson (Breaker Morant)
5. Anne V. Coates (The Elephant Man)
Honorable Mentions: Jeff Gourson (Somewhere in Time) and David Rawlins (Urban Cowboy)


Best Original Screenplay
Paul Schrader (American Gigolo)

2. H.A.L. Craig (Lion of the Desert)
3. James Bridges and Aaron Latham (Urban Cowboy)
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Honorable Mentions: None


Best Adapted Screenplay
Paul Schrader and Mardik Martin (Raging Bull)

2. Jonathan Hardy, David Stevens, and Bruce Beresford (Breaker Morant)
3. Christopher De Vore, Eric Bergren, and David Lynch (The Elephant Man)
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5.
Honorable Mentions: None


Films Rated '10'
  1. Raging Bull

  2. American Gigolo

  3. Urban Cowboy

  4. The Elephant Man

  5. Bronco Billy

Films Rated '9'
  1. Breaker Morant

  2. The Gods Must Be Crazy

  3. Dressed to Kill

  4. My Bodyguard

Films Rated '8'
  1. Lion of the Desert

  2. The Changeling

  3. The Idolmaker

  4. Tom Horn

  5. Any Which Way You Can

  6. Atlantic City

  7. Fatso

  8. Motel Hell

Films Rated '7'
  1. The Blue Lagoon

  2. Somewhere in Time

  3. The First Deadly Sin

  4. Inside Moves

  5. Fame

  6. The Big Red One

  7. The Empire Strikes Back

  8. Brubaker

  9. Honeysuckle Rose

  10. The Dogs of War

  11. The Island

  12. Heart Beat

  13. The Mirror Crack'd

Films Rated '6'
  1. Ordinary People

  2. The Man with Bogart's Face

  3. Cruising

  4. The Long Good Friday

  5. Terror Train

  6. Friday the 13th

  7. Used Cars

  8. Mon oncle d'Amérique

  9. Roadie

  10. Second-Hand Hearts

Films Rated '5'
  1. Maniac

  2. Smokey and the Bandit II

  3. The Fog

Films Rated '4'
  1. Gregory's Girl

  2. Hopscotch

  3. The Hunter

Films Rated '3'
  1. Beulah Land

  2. Altered States

  3. He Knows You're Alone

  4. New Year's Evil

  5. Prom Night

  6. Heaven's Gate

  7. Superman II

  8. The Formula

  9. Stir Crazy

  10. The Octagon

Films Rated '2'
  1. The Blues Brothers

  2. The Stunt Man

  3. The Shining

  4. Airplane!

  5. Caddyshack

Films Rated '1'
  1. Permanent Vacation