There were several supporting actors in the movie, The Aviator. A few of the supporting cast were Alec Baldwin, Jude Law, and Kate Beckinsale.
Two: Best Supporting Actor for The Talented Mr. Ripley(1998).Best Actor for Cold Mountain (2003).
Michael Cane won Best Supporting Actor, and screenwriter John Irving won Best Adapted Screenplay (from his own novel).
He never won an Oscar, but he did receive the Irving G. Thalberg Award in 1991.
Ian McKellen is a successful English actor.
Jesse McCartney is a/an Singer,songwriter,actor,voice actor
He was a supporting character in "Gilbert Grape" (and was nominated for a Supporting Actor Oscar for the role), and was not in "Sleepy Hollow". He was in "The Aviator" and "Catch Me If You Can".
The Aviator accurately protrayed the life of actor/businessman Howard Hughes.
1993 Best Supporting Actor, What's Eating Gilbert Grape 2004 Best Actor, The Aviator 2006 Best Actor, Blood Diamond 2013 Best Actor, Best Picture (as a producer), The Wolf of Wall Street
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Anthony Quinn for Viva Zapata.
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 Lemmon- Best Supporting Actor: Mister Roberts(1955), Best Actor: Save the Tiger (1973).Robert De Niro- Best Supporting Actor: The Godfather Part II (1974), Best Actor: Raging Bull (1980).Jack Nicholson- Best Actor: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and As Good As It Gets (1997), Best Supporting Actor: Terms of Endearment (1983).Gene Hackman- Best Actor: The French Connection(1971), Best Supporting Actor: Unforgiven (1992).Kevin Spacey- Best Supporting Actor: The Usual Suspects (1995), Best Actor: American Beauty (1999).Denzel Washington- Best Supporting Actor: Glory(1989), Best Actor: Training Day (2001).I'm adding the actresses who won both categories:Helen Hayes- Best Actress: The Sin of Madelon Claudet (1932), Best Supporting Actress: Airport(1970).Ingrid Bergman- Best Actress: Gaslight (1944) and Anastasia (1956), Best Supporting Actress: Murder on the Orient Express (1974).Maggie Smith- Best Actress: The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), Best Supporting Actress: California Suite(1978).Meryl Streep- Best Supporting Actress: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Best Actress: Sophie's Choice (1982) and The Iron Lady (2011).Jessica Lange- Best Supporting Actress: Tootsie(1982), Best Actress: Blue Sky (1994).Cate Blanchett - Best Supporting Actress: The Aviator (2002), Best Actress: Blue Jasmine (2013).
A supporting actor is one who is cast in a role that is not the lead, but is still vital to the play. Although the supporting roles are not usually the biggest parts, they add depth to the plot.
Jack Palance won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor for City Slickers (1991).
Van Heflin won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1942.
Joel Grey won the 1972 Best Supporting Actor award for recreating his Broadway role as the Master of Ceremonies.