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In theory, the size of the role. Main role- lead, small role- supporting. But there have been cases of "category fraud", someone having a big role in a movie (even the biggest), and being nominated for supporting- like Ethan Hawk in Training Day(2001), and two winners Timothy Hutton for Ordinary People(1980) and Benicio Del Toro for Traffic (2001), for example.

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Q: What makes an actor nominated for a supporting role and not a leading role?
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