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The 89 pages that link to Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, each with the reason it gives.

• Frank SinatraRelated: Sinatra won it for From Here to Eternity, helping revive his acting career.

• Robert De NiroRelated: De Niro won for The Godfather Part II, playing a character who speaks largely in Italian.

• Jack NicholsonRelated: Nicholson won for Terms of Endearment, completing his three competitive acting Oscars.

• Eddie MurphyRelated: Murphy's Dreamgirls performance brought him a nomination in this category.

• Denzel WashingtonRelated: Washington won for Glory, his first Academy Award.

• Robin WilliamsRelated: Williams received the award for Good Will Hunting in 1998.

• Sean ConneryRelated: Connery received this award for The Untouchables, recognizing work beyond his Bond image.

• Gene HackmanRelated: Hackman won for Unforgiven, decades after his first acting Oscar.

• Jack LemmonRelated: Lemmon won for Mister Roberts, beginning an unusually varied two-Oscar acting career.

• Mickey RooneyRelated: Rooney received nominations for The Bold and the Brave and The Black Stallion.

• Burt ReynoldsRelated: Reynolds received a nomination for Boogie Nights, his first Academy Award nomination.

• John HousemanRelated: Houseman received the award for playing Kingsfield in The Paper Chase.

• The Godfather Part IIRelated: Robert De Niro won for his portrayal of young Vito Corleone.

• George BurnsRelated: Burns received the award for The Sunshine Boys at age 80, a milestone in his late-career resurgence.

• George ClooneyRelated: Clooney won this award for playing Bob Barnes in Syriana.

• Michael CaineRelated: Caine won twice in this category, for Hannah and Her Sisters and The Cider House Rules.

• Morgan FreemanRelated: Freeman received the award for Million Dollar Baby in 2005.

• Omar SharifRelated: Sharif received a nomination for playing Sherif Ali in Lawrence of Arabia.

• Robert Downey Jr.Related: Downey received the award for Oppenheimer in 2024, decades after his first nomination.

• The Last Picture ShowRelated: Ben Johnson won for playing Sam the Lion.

• Anthony QuinnRelated: Quinn won this award for Viva Zapata! and Lust for Life.

• Boogie NightsRelated: Burt Reynolds received a nomination for his performance as Jack Horner.

• Dan AykroydRelated: Aykroyd was nominated for his performance in Driving Miss Daisy.

• David O. RussellRelated: The Fighter and American Hustle brought supporting-actor wins to performers in Russell’s films.

• Gene WilderRelated: Wilder was nominated for his performance as Leo Bloom in The Producers.

• Heath LedgerRelated: Ledger received the award posthumously for The Dark Knight.

• Jason RobardsRelated: Robards won twice, for All the President’s Men and Julia.

• Joe PesciRelated: Pesci received the award for Goodfellas in 1991.

• Peter UstinovRelated: Ustinov received this award for Spartacus and Topkapi.

• Sam ShepardRelated: Shepard received a nomination for playing Chuck Yeager in The Right Stuff.

• Samuel L. JacksonRelated: Jackson received a nomination for Pulp Fiction, bringing major awards attention to his breakout performance.

• Walter MatthauRelated: Matthau received it for The Fortune Cookie in 1967.

• Alec GuinnessRelated: Guinness received a nomination for his role in The Lavender Hill Mob.

• Brad PittRelated: Pitt won the award for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in 2020.

• Tom HardyRelated: Hardy received a nomination in this category for playing John Fitzgerald in The Revenant.

• Tommy Lee JonesRelated: Jones received the award for The Fugitive, bringing his performance to wide critical attention.

• Alan ArkinRelated: Arkin won this award in 2007 for Little Miss Sunshine.

• Christian BaleRelated: Bale received the award for his performance in The Fighter.

• From Here to EternityRelated: Sinatra won for Maggio, a career-defining recognition after years away from major film success.

• James CoburnRelated: Coburn received this award for Affliction in 1999.

• Javier BardemRelated: Bardem won it for No Country for Old Men, becoming the first Spanish actor to win an acting Oscar.

• Jon VoightRelated: Voight received a supporting-actor nomination for Ali.

• Walter HustonRelated: Huston received the award for The Treasure of the Sierra Madre at the 1949 ceremony.

• William HurtRelated: Hurt received nominations in this category for A History of Violence and two other films.

• Billy Bob ThorntonRelated: Thornton received a nomination for his performance in A Simple Plan.

• Claude RainsRelated: Rains received four nominations in this category, a rare record for his era.

• Jake GyllenhaalRelated: Gyllenhaal received a nomination for Brokeback Mountain.

• Sam RockwellRelated: Rockwell received it for playing Jason Dixon in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.

• Benicio del ToroRelated: Del Toro won the award for Traffic, bringing his performance to international prominence.

• Christopher PlummerRelated: Plummer won the award for Beginners at age 82, becoming its oldest acting winner at the time.