He won for his performance in "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946).
Harold Russell won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1946.
Harold was nominated for one Academy Award (Oscar) and he won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)That same year, he was also presented with an - Honorary Award for bringing hope and courage to his fellow veterans through his appearance in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Harold Russell won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in The Best Years of Our Lives (1946), for which he also received a special Oscar for "bringing hope and courage to his fellow veterans through his appearance [in the movie]". * Barry Fitzgerald was nominated as Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor for his role in Going my Way (1944), and won as Supporting Actor (he lost Best Actor to co-star Bing Crosby).Harold John Russell was training paratroopers at Camp MacKall, NC on June 6, 1944 when some TNT he was using exploded in his hands. He lost both hands. After receiving hooks, and training on them, he was chosen to make an Army training film called "Diary of a Sergeant". William Wyler saw the film and decided to change a character in his film "The Best Years of Our Lives" (1946) from a spastic to a double amputee. Harold Russell played 'Homer Parish'. For this role he received two Oscars, a Best Supporting and one for being an inspiration to all returning veterans.
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Although tied with "Gravity" for the most Academy Award nominations (10) for the year 2013, David O. Russell's comedy/drama "American Hustle" failed to win a single Oscar. The film was nominated for Best Picture, Best Director (Russell), Best Actor (Christian Bale), Best Actress (Amy Adams), Best Supporting Actor (Bradley Cooper), Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Lawrence), Best Original Screenplay (Russell and Eric Warren Singer), Best Film Editing, Best Costume Design and Best Production Design.
James Coburn won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1998.
Walter Brennan won three Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor.
Jack Palance won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor for City Slickers (1991).
Anthony Quinn won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1952.
Barry Fitzgerald won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1944.
Ben Johnson won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1971.