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Do You Remember Who Won Best Supporting Actor?

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Oscars - Best Supporting Actor
Do You Remember Who Won Best Supporting Actor game quiz
"Everyone remembers who won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a given year. Your challenge will be to guess who won the Best Supporting Actor in these questions. Good Luck!"

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. As the character Rod Tidwell, this actor brought the phrase "show me the money" into pop culture. Which of these actors won the 1996 Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role ?
    William H. Macy for " Fargo"
    Cuba Gooding, Jr. for "Jerry Maguire"
    Edward Norton for " Primal Fear"
    James Woods for "Ghosts of Mississippi"


2. As astronaut Garrett Breedlove, this actor was actually the fourth actor selected for this role. Which of these actors won the 1983 Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role?
    Jack Nicholson for " Terms of Endearment"
    Sam Shepard for "The Right Stuff"
    John Lithgow for "Terms of Endearment"
    Rip Torn for "Cross Creek"


3. In preparation for this role, this actor stayed isolated for a month in a hotel prior to the filming of the movie. Which of these actors, in his final performance, won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role?
    Michael Shannon for "Revolutionary Road"
    Josh Brolin for "Milk"
    Heath Ledger for "The Dark Knight"
    Robert Downey, Jr. for "Tropic Thunder"


4. As the character Sam Gerard, this actor showed dogged determination to get his job done. With his no nonsense approach he led his team to succeeding in their goal. Which of these actors won the 1993 Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role?
    Tommy Lee Jones for "The Fugitive"
    Ralph Fiennes for "Schindler's List"
    Leonardo DiCaprio for "What's Eating Gilbert Grape?"
    John Malkovich for "In the Line of Fire"


5. In the role of Conrad Jarrett, this actor made us feel the guilt that sometimes accompanies survival. Portraying a character in much emotional pain, which of these actors won the award in 1980 for Best Actor in a Supporting Role?
    Judd Hirsch for "Ordinary People"
    Timothy Hutton for "Ordinary People"
    Joe Pesci for "Raging Bull"
    Jason Robards for "Melvin and Howard"


6. The actor who won this award was second choice after it was turned down by Jack Nicholson. As Emil Foley, this actor demonstrated the challenges of leadership and developing potential. Which of these actors won the award in 1982 for Best Actor in a Supporting Role?
    James Mason for "The Verdict"
    Charles Durning for "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas"
    Louis Gossett, Jr. for " An Officer and a Gentleman"
    John Lithgow for "The World According to Garp"


7. As Edwin Hoover, this actor exemplified the eccentric relative in everybody's family. As the patriarch for a dysfunctional family, which of these actors won the award in 2006 for Best Actor in a Supporting Role?
    Eddie Murphy for "Dreamgirls"
    Jackie Earle Haley for "Little Children"
    Mark Wahlberg for "The Departed"
    Alan Arkin for "Little Miss Sunshine"


8. As the character Otto West, this actor showed a total lack of understanding of the concepts of Friedrich Nietzche. Which of these actors won the award in 1988 for Best Actor in a Supporting Role?
    Kevin Kline for "A Fish Called Wanda"
    River Phoenix for "Running on Empty"
    Martin Landau for "Tucker: The Man and His Dream"
    Dean Stockwell for "Married to the Mob"


9. As Sean Maguire, this actor showed the difficulty of building trust with an abused person. Displaying a passion for healing, which of these actors won the award in 1997 for Best Actor in a Supporting Role?
    Greg Kinnear for "As Good as It Gets"
    Burt Reynolds for "Boogie Nights"
    Anthony Hopkins for "Amistad"
    Robin Williams for "Good Will Hunting"


10. As Roger Kint, this actor told us about the greatest trick the devil ever pulled. Using the real life character of John List (an accountant who murdered his family and then disappeared for two decades) as a basis, which of these actors won the award in 1995 for Best Actor in a Supporting Role?
    James Cromwell for "Babe"
    Kevin Spacey for "The Usual Suspects"
    Ed Harris for "Apollo 13"
    Brad Pitt for "12 Monkeys"


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