supporting actor
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Gooding took home the Academy Award for best supporting actor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
He has since starred in dozens of films, including "Syriana" for which he won an Oscar for best supporting actor.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
Those three jobs would be an attack leader, a supporting actor and the X-factor.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
Since winning a supporting actor Emmy in 2020 for HBO’s “Watchmen,” Abdul-Mateen has been on a nonstop roll with multiple projects.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Lombardy, the large, pale, and intense Roman Catholic priest, was perhaps the chief supporting actor in the drama at Reykjavik.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
