With the 2015 Oscar nominations for the main male role, we must not forget the supporting male roles of 2015, which also deserve an Oscar this year. Edward Norton, Ethan Hawke, Robert Duvall, Mark Ruffalo and JK Simmons are fighting for the golden statuette. Who will receive the Oscar on February 22?
1. Oscars 2015: Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2015:
Edward Norton as Mike Shiner in Birdman
Edward Norton, born August 18, 1969, is an American actor, screenwriter, director, producer and activist. So far, he has been nominated for three Oscars for Primal Fear (1996), American History X (1998) and Birdman (2014). Among other things, he built on his recognition in roles with other films such as Everyone Says I Love You (1996), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), Fight Club (1999), Red Dragon (2002), 25th Hour (2002), Kingdom of Heaven (2005), The Illusionist (2006), Moonrise Kingdom and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). In addition to his appearance in films, Norton is also an environmental and social activist - he is the vice president of the American branch of the Maasai Wilderness Conservation Trust, and in 2009 he ran a marathon in New York for this organization. He also participates in other charitable organizations and is considered a goodwill ambassador at the United Nations. Actor Edward Norton never appears in a film he doesn't see reason to respect.
2. Oscars 2015: Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2015:
Ethan Hawke as Mason Sr. in the movie Boyhood
Ethan Hawke, born November 6, 1970, is an American actor, screenwriter and director. He was nominated for four Academy Awards, both as an actor and writer, and was also nominated for a Tony Award. Hawke directed two feature films, three off-Broadway plays and a documentary, and also wrote two novels, The Hottest State (1996) and Ash Wednesday (2002). He made his film debut in 1985 with the feature film Explorers, and his real breakthrough came with the drama Dead Poets Society (1989). He then appeared in many films such as Generation X (1994), the drama Reality Bites (1994), the romantic drama Before Sunrise (1995) and later the sequels Before Sunset (2004) and Before Midnight (2013). His other films include the sci-fi drama Gattaca (1997), the contemporary adaptation Hamlet (2000), the action thriller Assault on Precinct 13 (2005), the crime drama Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) and the horror film Sinister (2012).
He received a Screen Actors Guild Award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Trainig Day (2001). He received two Oscar nominations with the screenplay and co-authorship of the screenplays for the films Before Sunset and Before Midnight. For his role in Boyhood (2014), Ethan Hawke received an Academy Award nomination in a supporting role, as well as a Golden Globe nomination and a Screen Actors Guild Award.
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3. Oscars 2015: Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2015:
Robert Duvall as Joseph Palmer in The Judge
Robert Duvall, born January 5, 1931, is an American actor and director. So far, he has been nominated for seven Oscars and won one for Tender Mercies (1983). He has been nominated six times and won four Golden Globes, and has multiple nominations and wins for a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Emmy Award. Robert Duvall has starred in some of the most acclaimed and beloved films and television series of all time, such as The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, To Kill a Mockingbird, THX 1138, Colors, Joe Kidd, The Godfather, The Godfather Part II, MASH , Network, The Apostle, True Grit, The Conversation, Apocalypse Now, Falling Down, Tender Mercies, The Handmaid's Tale, The Natural, Lonesome Dove and Get Low. Duvall continued to pursue a successful career in both film and television in such productions as Tender Mercies (1983), The Natural (1984), Colors (1988), the television mini-series Lonesome Dove (1989), Stalin (1992), The Man Who Captured Eichmann (1996), A Family Thing (1996), The Apostle (1997), A Civil Action (1998), Gods and Generals (2003), Broken Trail (2006), Get Low (2010) and The Judge (2014) ).
4. Oscars 2015: Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2015:
Mark Ruffalo as Dave Schultz in Foxcatcher
Mark Ruffalo, born November 22, 1967, is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. He portrayed the character of Bruce Banner/The Hulk in The Avengers (2012) and will reprise his role in The Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015). Other important films that helped his recognition are You Can Count on Me (2000), Collateral (2004), 13 Going on 30 (2004), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), Just Like Heaven (2005), Zodiac (2007), Shutter Island (2010), Now You See Me (2013) and Begin Again (2013). He received Academy Award nominations as an actor in a supporting role for his roles in The Kids Are All Right (2010) and Foxcatcher (2014). He also won Primetime Emmys for Outstanding Television Movie and Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for The Normal Heart (2014).
5. Oscars 2015: Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2015:
JK Simmons as Terence Fletcher in Whiplash
JK Simmons, born January 9, 1955, is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Dr. Emil Skoda in the NBC series Law & Order, as neo-Nazi Vernon Schillinger in the HBO drama series Oz, as Assistant Police Chief Will Pope in the TNT series The Closer, as J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, and as the voice of Cav Johnson in the computer game Portal 2 (2011). Last year, as Terence Fletcher, he portrayed a music instructor in Whiplash, which earned him many accolades and awards, including a Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination.
