supporting actor
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Harrison Ford could win his first major acting award, for supporting actor in a comedy for “Shrinking,” unless another veteran actor takes the spotlight — Stephen Root of “Widow’s Bay.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
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
At 16, Cooper became the youngest ever winner of the award for best supporting actor.
From BBC ● May 10, 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
