{"id":43017,"date":"2018-02-26T07:51:10","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T12:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=43017"},"modified":"2018-12-08T23:09:33","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T04:09:33","slug":"oscars-2018-know-your-nominees-best-supporting-actor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2018\/02\/26\/oscars-2018-know-your-nominees-best-supporting-actor\/","title":{"rendered":"OSCARS 2018: Know Your Nominees: Best Supporting Actor"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"In the days leading up to the 90th Academy Awards, FilmBuffOnline will be offering profiles on all the nominees in the major categories. Some may be well known, others might be new to you, but if you need a refresher on these talented nominees, here is what you need to know your nominees for Best Supporting Actor.<\/em><\/p>\n

Willem Dafoe<\/h2>\n

\"\"Nominated for:<\/strong> Playing a manager in a Florida hotel struggling with protecting a young guest in The Florida Project<\/strong>.
\nOther honors for this role:<\/strong>
\nHe has been nominated 54 other times for this role and has won 26 awards, most notably the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor.
\nWhere you might know him from:<\/strong>
\nHe has had a long and varied career, appearing films as diverse as Platoon,<\/strong> Spider-Man, The Boondock Saints <\/strong>and Antichrist.<\/strong>
\nHistory with Oscar:<\/strong>
\nThis is Dafoe\u2019s third nomination.
\n2001: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Shadow of the Vampire<\/strong> (Lost to Benicio del Toro, Traffic<\/strong>)
\n1987: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Platoon<\/strong> (Lost to Michael Caine, Hannah and Her Sisters<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Woody Harrelson<\/h2>\n

\"\"Nominated for:<\/strong> Playing a cancer-stricken sheriff in Three Billboards Outside<\/b> Ebbing, Missouri<\/strong>.
\nOther awards for this role:<\/strong>
\nHarrelson has received 13 other nominations for this role, winning no awards.
\nWhere you might know him from:<\/strong>
\nHarrelson parlayed a supporting role on the TV Show\u00a0Cheers<\/strong> into a successful film career. His films include\u00a0White Men Can’t Jump<\/strong>,\u00a0Kingpin<\/strong>, and\u00a0War for the Planet of the Apes.<\/strong>
\nHistory with Oscar:<\/strong>
\nThis is Woody Harrelson\u2019s third Oscar nomination.
\n2010:Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, The Messenger<\/strong> (Lost to Christoph Waltz,\u00a0Inglourious Basterds<\/strong> )
\n1997: Best Actor in a Leading Role, The People Vs. Larry Flynt <\/strong>(Lost to Geoffrey Rush, Shine<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Richard Jenkins<\/h2>\n

\"\"Nominated for:<\/strong> Playing the friend and neighbor of a woman who falls in love with a sea creature in The Shape of Water<\/strong>.
\nOther awards for this role:<\/strong>
\nJenkins has received 18 nominations for this role, and has two wins amongst those nominations.
\nWhere you might know him from:<\/strong>
\nJenkins has been providing quality supporting work for almost 40 years. He is perhaps best known for the TV series Six Feet Under <\/strong>and films such as Let Me In<\/strong>, Step Brothers, <\/strong>and The Cabin in the Woods<\/strong>.
\nHistory with Oscar:<\/strong>
\nThis is Richard Jenkins\u2019 second Oscar nomination.
\n2009:\u00a0Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role,\u00a0The Visitor\u00a0<\/strong>(Lost to Sean Penn,\u00a0Milk<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

Christopher Plummer<\/h2>\n

\"\"Nominated for:<\/strong> Playing the tight-fisted billionaire J. Paul Getty in All the Money in the World<\/strong>.
\nOther awards for this role:<\/strong>
\nPlummer has been nominated 4 times in this category, walking away with no awards.
\nWhere you might know him from:<\/strong>
\nIn his seven decades as a working actor with almost 200 roles to his credit, he has done solid work in many a film, television show, and voice over work. However, his most iconic role would have to be that of Captain Von Trapp in the film version of The Sound of Music<\/strong>.
\nHistory with Oscar:<\/strong>
\nThis is Christopher Plummer\u2019s third Oscar nomination. He has won one Oscar.
\n2012:Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, Beginners\u00a0<\/strong>(Won<\/strong>)
\n2010:Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role, The Last Station<\/strong> (Lost to Christoph Waltz,\u00a0<\/span>Inglourious Basterds<\/strong> )<\/span><\/p>\n

Sam Rockwell<\/h2>\n

\"\"Nominated for:<\/strong> Playing a racist police officer who undergoes a change of heart in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri<\/strong>.
\nOther awards for this role:<\/strong>
\nRockwell has received 48 other nominations for this role, and has taken home 20 awards for his effort, including the Golden Globe, the BAFTA and the Screen Actors Guild Award.
\nWhere you might know him from:<\/strong>
\nSam Rockwell has made a career out of playing intense characters in films ranging from The Green Mile<\/strong> to\u00a0Galaxy Quest<\/strong>, from Iron Man 2<\/strong> to Moon<\/strong>.
\nHistory with Oscar:<\/strong>
\nThis is only Sam Rockwell’s first Oscar nomination (I know, right?).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KNOW YOUR NOMINEES: A field of Oscar favorites might have to take a backseat to the new kid in town. <\/div>\n

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