Sylvester Stallone managed a similar feat when he revived one of his best - known characters for Creed's
nominated supporting turn two years ago, and now the 75 - year - old Ford may employ the same playbook.
Julia Roberts was fresh off her Oscar -
nominated supporting turn in the weepy yet effective Steel Magnolias, and Richard Gere had just given one of his best performances in Internal Affairs.
The young veteran has consistently picked good projects and drawn good reviews while not earning a slew of significant accolades since his somewhat widely
nominated supporting turn in Brokeback Mountain.
Which is why his Golden Globe - winning, Oscar -
nominated supporting turn as Jack Horner, the big - hearted porno - set papa - bear director of Boogie Nights, came as such a revelation in 1997: We'd all forgotten that Burt Reynolds could really act.
Not exact matches
Nominated for several Oscars, including one for Bridges» adapted screenplay, The Paper Chase
turned neophyte actor Houseman into a star, complete with a Best
Supporting Actor Oscar.
She
turned an Oscar -
nominated supporting role in Bridesmaids into a string of hits, some hilarious (The Heat, Spy), others less so (Identity Thief, Tammy, The Boss).
But
turning this into Annie with black people is a disservice to the talents of Foxx and Wallis (Oscar -
nominated for her debut in Beasts of the Southern Wild), as well as their
supporting cast.
There's equally solid
support from newcomer Bria Vinaite and a (deservedly Oscar
nominated) soulful
supporting turn from the ever reliable Willem Dafoe.
EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Williams, just
nominated for a Best
Supporting Actress Oscar for her
turn as the distraught mother in Manchester By The Sea, is in talks to star in what will become Jonah Hill's directorial debut Mid-90s.
While some have deemed Viola Davis» performance in Denzel Washington's «Fences» to be a
supporting turn, the HFCS recognized it to be a leading role and
nominated her in the Best Actress category, which she won.
He was
nominated for the Best Male Newcomer Empire Award for his
turn as Levin and won the award for Breakthrough Performer at Hampton's International Film Festival, as well as Best
Supporting Actor at the Irish Film and Television Awards.
A shame, then, that for his one Oscar -
nominated performance — for best
supporting actor as the wary, heartfelt son of 1960s activists still on the run from the FBI in Running On Empty — he lost to Kevin Kline in A Fish Called Wanda, the sort of dotty vaudeville
turn (see also John Gielgud in Arthur) that can sometimes be the wild card in the
supporting categories.
Hammer was
nominated for a
supporting - actor Golden Globe for his
turn in Call Me by Your Name, in which he played an American student who spends a summer in Italy, where he falls for sweet European teenager Elio, played by 22 - year - old Academy Award nominee Timothée Chalamet.
Nominate Michael B. Jordan's achingly moving
supporting turn.
Curtis is played by character actor Michael Shannon, known for twitchy
supporting roles in mainstream films, including his Oscar -
nominated turn as a mentally fractured man in «Revolutionary Road.»
After picking up an award from the New York Film Critics Circle, she should have been
nominated for her star - is - born
supporting turn in «Girls Trip.»
Perhaps feeling sad they had given the Oscar to the wrong man the year before, the Academy
nominated Robert Duvall for his
supporting turn in «A Civil Action,» though Duvall was pissed enough not to make an appearance this time.
The battle in the
supporting acting categories looks equally fierce, with singer
turned actress Mary J. Blige
nominated in the outstanding female
supporting actress category for her role in Dee Rees» Mudbound.
Previously
nominated for her darkly honest
turn in Birdman, Emma Stone has leapt from
Supporting to Actress in a Leading Role with La La Land.
The movie also continues the midcareer blossoming for Melissa McCarthy, who once might have been destined for a lifetime of
supporting parts but has stepped into lead roles after her Oscar -
nominated turn in «Bridesmaids» and the success of the TV sitcom «Mike and Molly.»
>> Melissa McCarthy has revealed that even though she was
nominated for a Best
Supporting Actress Oscar for Bridesmaids at the Academy Awards in 2012, several designers
turned her down when she asked them to dress her for the ceremony.