Below you will find example sentences with "supporting actor". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Supporting Actor in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: actor
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 19
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 27.7 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 1 start, 11 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "supporting actor" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 27.7 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 2010 and supporting actor in the, a best supporting actor award while, best, actress and nominated stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with best actor, supporting actress, best supporting and late actor, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with supporting actor
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
His supporting role won him his second Filmfare Best Supporting Actor award. (12 words)
Renner received nominations for Best Actor in The Hurt Locker (2010) and Supporting Actor in The Town (2011). (18 words)
Cillian Murphy, who played scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, won best movie actor, and co-star Robert Downey Jr. best supporting actor. (21 words)
The lead actor race will see Kieran Culkin, Jeremy Strong and duke it out, while half of the contenders in the supporting actor race also have been fielded by “Succession” (the other half is composed of the cast of “The White Lotus”). (42 words)
While the central plotline is a compelling mystery on its own, is elevated tenfold by the amazing performances by the main cast of actors, with Penn and Robbins winning the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor Oscars that year, respectively. (40 words)
Foxx is known for his role on the comedy sitcom “The Jamie Foxx” series, as well as roles in the movies “Collateral” and “Ray” which he earned Oscar Nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
The others nominated were Martin Sheen (for Lead Actor), Richard Schiff, Dule Hill and Bradley Whitford (for Supporting Actor), and Janel Moloney and Mary-Louise Parker (for Supporting Actress).
Rani is also the 1st and only female actor to win both Best actor and Best Supporting Actor in the same year.
In addition, Brendan Gleeson were both nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award, while Kerry Condon got the honor of being nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
Ke Huy Quan continued his awards-season dominance with a Supporting Actor win for 'Everything Everywhere' and Angela Bassett took the Supporting Actress prize for Disney/Marvel's 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'.
The film won Best Picture, Best Lead Actress, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor.
Yet it won 7 Academy Awards; best movie, best actress, best supporting actress, best director, best supporting actor, best film editing and best original screenplay.
Haing S. Ngor won the Best Supporting Actor award in 1985 for his role in The Killing Fields, and Youn Yuh-jung who won Best Supporting Actress in 2021 for her part in Minari.
Series co-stars Henry Winkler, Stephen Root and Anthony Carrigan also were nominated in the supporting actor category, and Sarah Goldberg in the supporting actress category.
They put the proverbial hat in the ring for a number of cast members in the categories of Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.
The 1951 movie, also directed by Kazan, garnered 12 Academy Award nominations and four wins, including Vivien Leigh for best actress, Karl Malden for best supporting actor and Kim Hunter for best supporting actress.
His supporting role won him his second Filmfare Best Supporting Actor award.
Renner received nominations for Best Actor in The Hurt Locker (2010) and Supporting Actor in The Town (2011).
The lead actor race will see Kieran Culkin, Jeremy Strong and duke it out, while half of the contenders in the supporting actor race also have been fielded by “Succession” (the other half is composed of the cast of “The White Lotus”).
While the central plotline is a compelling mystery on its own, is elevated tenfold by the amazing performances by the main cast of actors, with Penn and Robbins winning the Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor Oscars that year, respectively.
Among the film’s other awards were those for best actor and best supporting actor, given respectively to Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr.
Cillian Murphy, who played scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, won best movie actor, and co-star Robert Downey Jr. best supporting actor.
Foxx is known for his role on the comedy sitcom “The Jamie Foxx” series, as well as roles in the movies “Collateral” and “Ray” which he earned Oscar Nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actor.
Gossett became the first black man to win a Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in the 1982 movie, and Richard believes that the late actor thoroughly deserved the coveted accolade.
Robert Downey Jr., who is nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his role in “The Sympathizer,” is the tenth wealthiest Emmy-nominated actor.
Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins were nominated leading actor and supporting actor respectively for Netflix’s biographical film The Two Popes.