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Yes. The actor-folk singer won the 1958 Best Supporting Actor award for his performance as rancher Rufus Hannassey in "The Big Country." Interestingly, one of the other nominees in the category was actor-folk singer Theodore Bikel for "The Defiant Ones."

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Burl Ives won the 1958 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, but it wasn't for his performance as Big Daddy in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof." He won for his unforgettable role as ruthless Texas rancher Rufus Hannassey in "The Big Country."

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