supporting actor
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A new production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons won two prizes, including best supporting actor for I May Destroy You star Paapa Essiedu.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
The stars of the BBC's Unforgivable, Bobby Schofield and Anna Friel, picked up awards for leading actor in the male category, and for supporting actor in the female category.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Low-fat and fat-free versions tend to skew either watery or weirdly sweet in that diet-adjacent way; save those for smoothies or dressings, where the yogurt is a supporting actor, not the star.
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026
After previous lead actor Oscars for "Mystic River" and "Milk," the best supporting actor win makes Penn just the eighth performer in Academy Awards history to pick up a trio of golden statuettes.
From Barron's • Mar. 16, 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
