Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
| Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
|---|---|
 The 2020 recipient: Brad Pitt | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) |
| First awarded | 1937 (for performance in films released during the 1936 film season) |
| Most recent winner | Brad Pitt Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) |
| Website | oscars |
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the film industry. The award is traditionally presented by the previous year's Best Supporting Actress winner.
At the 9th Academy Awards ceremony held in 1937, Walter Brennan was the first winner of this award for his role in Come and Get It.[1] Initially, winners in both supporting acting categories were awarded plaques instead of statuettes.[2] Beginning with the 16th ceremony held in 1944, however, winners received full-sized statuettes.[3] Currently, nominees are determined by single transferable vote within the actors branch of AMPAS; winners are selected by a plurality vote from the entire eligible voting members of the Academy.[4]
Since its inception, the award has been given to 75 actors. Brennan has received the most awards in this category with three awards. Brennan, Jeff Bridges, Robert Duvall, Arthur Kennedy, Jack Nicholson, Claude Rains, and Al Pacino were nominated on four occasions, more than any other actor. As of the 2020 ceremony, Brad Pitt is the most recent winner in this category for his performance as Cliff Booth in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Winners and nominees
In the following table, the years are listed as per Academy convention, and generally correspond to the year of film release in Los Angeles County; the ceremonies are always held the following year.[5]
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| † | Indicates posthumous winner |
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1930s
1940s
1950s
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1960s
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1980s
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1990s
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2000s
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2010s
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Multiple wins and nominations
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The following individuals received two or more Best Supporting Actor awards:
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The following individuals received three or more Best Supporting Actor nominations:
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Multiple character nominations
- 2 nominations
- Max Corkle
Multiple nominations from the same film
- Harry Carey and Claude Rains in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
- Leo Genn and Peter Ustinov in Quo Vadis (1951)
- Brandon deWilde and Jack Palance in Shane (1953)
- Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden, and Rod Steiger in On the Waterfront (1954)
- Arthur Kennedy and Russ Tamblyn in Peyton Place (1957)
- Arthur O'Connell and George C. Scott in Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
- Jackie Gleason and George C. Scott in The Hustler (1961)
- Gene Hackman and Michael J. Pollard in Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
- Jeff Bridges and Ben Johnson (winner) in The Last Picture Show (1971)
- James Caan, Robert Duvall, and Al Pacino in The Godfather (1972)
- Robert De Niro (winner), Michael V. Gazzo, and Lee Strasberg in The Godfather Part II (1974)
- Burgess Meredith and Burt Young in Rocky (1976)
- Jason Robards (winner) and Maximilian Schell in Julia (1977)
- Judd Hirsch and Timothy Hutton (winner) in Ordinary People (1980)
- John Lithgow and Jack Nicholson (winner) in Terms of Endearment (1983)
- Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe in Platoon (1986)
- Harvey Keitel and Ben Kingsley in Bugsy (1991)
- Woody Harrelson and Sam Rockwell (winner) in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
- Al Pacino and Joe Pesci in The Irishman (2019)
Age superlatives
| Record | Actor | Film | Age (in years) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldest winner | Christopher Plummer | Beginners | 82 | [94] |
| Oldest nominee | All the Money in the World | 88 | [94] | |
| Youngest winner | Timothy Hutton | Ordinary People | 20 | [94] |
| Youngest nominee | Justin Henry | Kramer vs. Kramer | 8 | [94] |
See also
Notes
- A^ : George C. Scott refused his nomination.[95]
References
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{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Kinn, Gail; Piazza, Jim (2014), The Academy Awards: The Complete Unofficial History (5 ed.), New York, United States: Workman Publishing Company, ISBN 978-1-57912-986-6
- Thise, Mark (2008), Hollywood Winners & Loseres A to Z, New York, United States: Limelight Editions, ISBN 978-0-87910-351-4
External links
- Oscars.org (official Academy website)
- The Academy Awards Database (official website)
- Oscar.com (official ceremony promotional website)
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