Best Fantasy movies of 1980s that are award winners or nominees

Actors : Chris Sarandon, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Cary Elwes,
Directors : Rob Reiner,

While home sick in bed, a young boy's grandfather reads him a story called The Princess Bride.

Actors : Anthony Michael Hall, Johnny Depp, Dianne Wiest, Winona Ryder,
Directors : Tim Burton,

A gentle man, with scissors for hands, is brought into a new community after living in isolation.

Actors : Sean Connery, Alison Doody, Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott,
Directors : Steven Spielberg,

When Dr. Henry Jones, Sr. suddenly goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, eminent archaeologist Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones, Jr. must follow in his father's footsteps to stop the Nazis from getting their hands on the Holy Grail first.

Actors : Cher, Susan Sarandon, Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer,
Directors : George Miller,

Three single women in a picturesque village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their lives.

Actors : Geena Davis, Michael Keaton, Annie McEnroe, Alec Baldwin,
Directors : Tim Burton,

When a recently-deceased ghost couple find their now-vacant home invaded by an obnoxious family, they hire a sleazy ghost who gets rid of humans to help them.

Actors : Cherie Lunghi, Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay,
Directors : John Boorman,

Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the round table of Camelot even as forces conspire to tear it apart

Actors : Ray Liotta, Kevin Costner, Amy Madigan, James Earl Jones,
Directors : Phil Alden Robinson,

An Iowa corn farmer, hearing voices, interprets them as a command to build a baseball diamond in his fields; he does, and the 1919 Chicago White Sox come.

Actors : John Candy, Daryl Hannah, Eugene Levy, Tom Hanks,
Directors : Ron Howard,

A young man is reunited with a mermaid who saves him from drowning as a boy and falls in love not knowing who/what she is.

Actors : Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Irving Metzman, Danny Aiello,
Directors : Woody Allen,

In New Jersey in 1935, a movie character walks off the screen and into the real world.

Actors : Barry Miller, Catherine Hicks, Nicolas Cage, Kathleen Turner,
Directors : Francis Ford Coppola,

Peggy Sue faints at a high school reunion. When she wakes up, she finds herself in her own past, just before she finished school.

Actors : Malcolm McDowell, John Heard, Nastassja Kinski, Annette O'Toole,
Directors : Paul Schrader,

A young woman's sexual awakening brings horror when she discovers her urges transform her into a monstrous black leopard.

Actors : Billy Dee Williams, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford,
Directors : Irvin Kershner,

After the rebels are overpowered by the Empire on their newly established base, Luke Skywalker begins Jedi training with Master Yoda. His friends accept shelter from a questionable ally as Darth Vader hunts them in a plan to capture Luke.

Actors : Max von Sydow, Sandahl Bergman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Earl Jones,
Directors : John Milius,

A barbarian warrior sets off to avenge his parents and his tribe whom were slain by an evil sorcerer and his henchmen when he was a boy.

Actors : John Glover, Bill Murray, John Forsythe, Karen Allen,
Directors : Richard Donner,

A selfish, cynical T.V. executive is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.

Actors : Christopher Daniel Barnes, Jodi Benson, Rene Auberjonois, Pat Carroll,

A mermaid princess makes a Faustian bargain with an unscrupulous sea-witch in order to meet a human prince on land.

Actors : Joshua Rudoy, John Lithgow, Margaret Langrick, Melinda Dillon,
Directors : William Dear,

The Henderson family adopt a friendly Sasquatch but have a hard time trying to keep the legend of 'Bigfoot' a secret.

Actors : Tony Goldwyn, Whoopi Goldberg, Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze,
Directors : Jerry Zucker,

After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.

Actors : Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer, Christopher Reeve, Teresa Wright,
Directors : Jeannot Szwarc,

A Chicago playwright uses self-hypnosis to travel back in time and meet the actress whose vintage portrait hangs in a grand hotel.

Actors : Jean Marsh, Fairuza Balk, Piper Laurie, Nicol Williamson,
Directors : Walter Murch,

Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, is somehow called back to Oz when a vain witch and the Nome King destroy everything that makes the magical land beautiful.

Actors : Peter MacNicol, Ralph Richardson, Caitlin Clarke, John Hallam,
Directors : Matthew Robbins,

A young wizarding apprentice is sent to kill a dragon which has been devouring girls from a nearby kingdom.