Best Actress - Academy Awards 1986

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Chosen because it's the weakest bunch of the eighties. Marlee Matlin won this one virtually by default, with Spacek the only competition

Poll Results

Option	Votes
Sigourney Weaver - Aliens as Ellen Ripley	16
Marlee Matlin - Children of a Lesser God	3
Kathleen Turner - Peggy Sue Got Married as Peggy Sue Bodell	3
Jane Fonda - The Morning After as Alex Sternbergen	1
Sissy Spacek - Crimes of the Heart as Rebecca 'Babe' / 'Becky' Magrath Botrelle	0

― Bud Huxtable (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 19 June 2009 02:41 (sixteen years ago)

i like crimes of the heart even though it's such a shameless hamfest(and because i'm really really gay), but the only real answer is ripley cuz sigourney weaver should win an oscar every year. and the rest are a snooze.

― scott seward, Friday, 19 June 2009 02:47 (sixteen years ago)

I have no idea Weaver was actually nominated for Aliens! I've only seen that and Peggy Sue Got Married, so, I guess Ripley gets my vote.

― Nhex, Friday, 19 June 2009 02:51 (sixteen years ago)

sigourney wuz robbed.

― us_odd_bunny_lady (tipsy mothra), Friday, 19 June 2009 02:56 (sixteen years ago)

My vote's for Weaver too, followed by Fonda in probably her last very interesting performance (crackling chemistry with Jeff Bridges too).

The paucity of good female roles probably explains the Weaver nod, which was fairly amazing in this or any year.

― Bud Huxtable (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 19 June 2009 03:03 (sixteen years ago)

never saw Fonda, think I'd go Turner.

― Dr Morbius, Friday, 19 June 2009 03:09 (sixteen years ago)

peggy sue got married really holds up imo

― s1ocki, Friday, 19 June 2009 03:16 (sixteen years ago)

The paucity of good female roles probably explains the Weaver nod, which was fairly amazing in this or any year.

there was also a certain amount of buzz about a woman leading a big blockbuster action movie. lots of pop-feminist discourse, "get away from her you bitch," etc.

plus, aliens rocks so hard.

― us_odd_bunny_lady (tipsy mothra), Friday, 19 June 2009 04:16 (sixteen years ago)

Turner IS pretty good in Peggy Sue.

― Bud Huxtable (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 19 June 2009 14:00 (sixteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Monday, 22 June 2009 23:01 (fifteen years ago)

Weaver and Turner are both pretty great.

― Alex in SF, Monday, 22 June 2009 23:03 (fifteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Tuesday, 23 June 2009 23:01 (fifteen years ago)

aliens is the only one i've seen (and not likely to ever see the others)

― velko, Wednesday, 24 June 2009 00:52 (fifteen years ago)

Pretty sure that's the case for most of the people who voted in this poll.

― great gabbneb's ghost (jaymc), Wednesday, 24 June 2009 00:52 (fifteen years ago)

genre cunts.

― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 24 June 2009 02:24 (fifteen years ago)

I've actually seen all five of these, and still voted Sigourney.

― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 24 June 2009 02:26 (fifteen years ago)

Me too. 1987 through 1989 are even more slim pickens.

― My name is Kenny! (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 24 June 2009 02:33 (fifteen years ago)

four years pass...

Turner is really fine in Peggy Sue; wish Coppola had spent as much time thinking through the rest of the movie.

― the objections to Drake from non-REAL HIPHOP people (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 6 January 2014 02:50 (eleven years ago)

eleven years pass...

My alternative ballot.

― the talented mr pimply (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 30 April 2025 14:46 (one month ago)

A much better alternative. This is why an Oscar nomination isn't a good reason to see anything for me.

― birdistheword, Wednesday, 30 April 2025 15:41 (one month ago)

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