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Monday, February 26, 2018

90th Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor

The nominees are:

Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project

Role: The manager of a cheap motel which is home to several impoverished Orlando residents.

Oscar History: 2 previous nominations for Best Supporting Actor


Woody Harrelson, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Role: The sheriff who inspires the billboards of the title as a result of his inability to solve a year-old rape/murder case.

Oscar History: 1 previous nomination as Best Actor and 1 previous nomination as Best Supporting Actor


Richard Jenkins, The Shape of Water

Role: The closeted friend of the main character.

Oscar History: 1 previous nomination for Best Actor


Christopher Plummer, All the Money in the World

Role: Jean Paul Getty, the billonaire oil magnate whose grandson is kidnapped.

Oscar History: 1 win as Best Supporting Actor and 1 previous nomination as Best Supporting Actor


Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Role: The racist cop who acts as the protagonist's most prominent antagonist.

Oscar History: First nomination


What I've Seen: All the Money in the World, The Florida Project, The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Not Nominated But Should Have Been: Michael Stuhlbarg, Call Me By Your Name

My Pick: Woody Harrelson

Predicted Winner: Sam Rockwell

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