It was Louis Gossett Jr., who won the 1982 Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance as drill sergeant Emil Foley in "An Officer and a Gentleman."
Chris Cooper
No. He was never nominated for an Academy Award.
Chris Cooper.
The 2015 Best Supporting Actor Oscar went to J.K. Simmons. He received the award for his performance as music teacher Terence Fletcher in Whiplash.
He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for From Here to Eternity (1953).
The Academy Award for Best Actor of 2009 went to Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart.
No actor has ever won an Academy Award for a television performance.
Training DayHe won 2 Academy Awards. He won a Best supporting Actor Oscar for Glory (1989) and his Best Actor Oscar was for Training Day (2001).
Edmund Gwenn for Miracle on 34th Street (1947).
Actor Gig Young, who won the 1969 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?"
Actor Gig Young, who won the 1969 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?"
Approximately 300 actors and actresses have won the Academy Award for Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor or Best Supporting Actress. Please follow the related links below to see a complete list of nominees and winners.