The Best Actor in a Supporting Role was presented by five past Oscar winners in the category: Joel Grey (who won for 1972's Cabaret), Christopher Walken (1978's The Deer Hunter), Kevin Kline (1988's A Fish Called Wanda), Cuba Gooding Jr. (1996's Jerry Maguire) and Alan Arkin (2006's Little Miss Sunshine).
Christoph Waltz won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2009.
It was Christoph Waltz, who won just about every 2009 Supporting Actor award for his performance in "Inglourious Basterds."
Michael Emerson ("Lost") won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series at the 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards.
Heath Ledger won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in 2009 for The Dark Knight.
Jon Cryer ("Two and a Half Men") won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series at the 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards.
The Academy Award for Best Actor of 2009 went to Jeff Bridges for Crazy Heart.
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Anthony Quinn for Viva Zapata.
James Coburn won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1998.
Here is a list of black actors and actresses who have won competitive Academy Awards through February 2015:Hattie McDaniel, Best Supporting Actress for "Gone With the Wind" (1939).Sidney Poitier, Best Actor for "Lilies of the Field" (1963).Louis Gossett, Jr., Best Supporting Actor for "An Officer and a Gentleman" (1982).Denzel Washington, Best Supporting Actor for "Glory" (1989).Whoopi Goldberg, Best Supporting Actress for "Ghost" (1990).Cuba Gooding Jr., Best Supporting Actor for "Jerry Maguire" (1996).Denzel Washington, Best Actor for "Training Day" (2001).Halle Berry, Best Actress for "Monster's Ball" (2001).Jamie Foxx, Best Actor for "Ray" (2004).Morgan Freeman, Best Supporting Actor for "Million Dollar Baby" (2004).Forest Whitaker, Best Actor for "The Last King of Scotland" (2006).Jennifer Hudson, Best Supporting Actress for "Dreamgirls" (2006).Mo'Nique, Best Supporting Actress for "Precious: Based On The Novel 'Push' By Sapphire" (2009).Octavia Spencer, Best Supporting Actress for "The Help" (2011).Lupita Nyong'o, Best Supporting Actress for "12 Years a Slave" (2013).
One. The award for Best Supporting Actor of 2009 went to Christoph Waltz.