During the 1980s Caine enjoyed acclaimed roles for which he received awards attention. In 1983, he starred in "Educating Rita" (1983) in which he co-starred with Julie Walters. In 1986, he portrayed the neurotic Eliot in Woody Allen's ensemble comedy "Hannah and Her Sisters" starring Barbara Hershey, Dianne Wiest, and Mia Farrow. For his performance he earned his first Academy Award win for Best Supporting Actor. As he was filming "" (1987) in the Bahamas, Caine was unable to accept the award and Wiest accepted the Oscar on his behalf. Next, Caine played the suave English conman opposite the clumsy American played by Steve Martin in the crime comedy "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" (1988) directed by Frank Oz. For his performance he earned a Golden Globe Award nomination.