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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''. Initially, winners in both supporting acting categories were awarded plaques instead of statuettes. Beginning with the 16th ceremony held in 1944, however, winners received full-sized statuettes. 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.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 77 actors. Brennan has received the most awards in this category with three awards. Brennan, Jeff Bridges, Robert Duvall,
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Arthur Kennedy
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, Jack Nicholson, Claude Rains
William Claude Rains (10 November 188930 May 1967) was a British actor whose career spanned almost seven decades. After his American film debut as Dr. Jack Griffin in ''The Invisible Man'' (1933), he appeared in such highly regarded films as '' ...
, and Al Pacino
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were each nominated four times, more than any other actors. As of the 2022 ceremony, Troy Kotsur
Troy Michael Kotsur (; born July 24, 1968) is an American actor in theater, film, and television.
His supporting role in the film ''CODA'' (2021) earned him a number of accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Scr ...
is the most recent winner in this category for his performance as Frank Rossi in ''CODA
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Winners and nominees
In the following table, the years are listed as per Academy convention, and generally correspond to the year of film release inLos Angeles County
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; the ceremonies are always held the following year.
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Multiple wins and nominations
The following individuals received two or more Best Supporting Actor awards: The following individuals received three or more Best Supporting Actor nominations:Age superlatives
See also
* All Academy Award acting nominees * List of awards for supporting actorNotes
References
Bibliography
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