I mean come on, that performance deserves a standing ovation.
Better yet, that performance deserves an award.
Good thing, because today we’re talking about the Top 10 Best Supporting Actor Winners.
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Okay lets jump into the Top 10 Best Supporting Actor Winners!
10) Starting off our list at number 10 is Mahershala Ali, you guessed it right, for
Green Book.
The movie came out in 2018 and he took the title of Best Supporting Actor at this year’s
Oscars.
This isn’t his first time being picked in this category, it’s actually his second
time winning this award in three years – talk about an accomplishment.
His other one was for Moonlight back in 2016.
This year he won the award for playing a talented concert pianist touring through the 1960’s
deep south with an Italian-American bouncer.
He was in need of a driver and security before going off on tour and hired Tony Lips, a tough-talking
bouncer from the Bronx.
Despite their differences, the two men developed an unexpected bond while confronting the danger
and racism in the era of segregation.
An incredible performance from Ali who rightfully swept this award for a second time.
Let’s see what he does for three; third time’s a charm!
9) At number 9 we have Jared Leto for the 2013 movie Dallas Buyers Club.
He starred alongside legendary actor Matthew McConaughey and took home the best supporting
actor for his role of Rayon.
It was totally justified that Leto took this award home; he put his all into this character
by losing 30 pounds before filming.
His character is a cocaine-addicted trans woman who becomes involved in a plan to smuggle
HIV medication into the United States.
You probably wouldn’t recognize him dressed as his character, which is what made the role
so believable and so powerful.
McConaughey’s character learns he has AIDS and joins forces with Leto to illegally smuggle
and sell treatments to people who simply can’t wait for doctors to save them.
The duo had an incredible performance, it’s no surprise Leto left the Oscars with that
award in his hand.
8) Sliding into number 8 Viola Davis for the movie Fences which came out back in 2016.
The movie follows the story of a man named Troy Maxson who makes a living as a sanitation
worker in Pittsburgh during the 1950’s.
He once had the dream of becoming a professional baseball player, but was deemed “too old”
when the major leagues began accepting black athletes.
Bitter over his missed opportunity, Troy causes tension in his family by squashing his son’s
dreams and the chance of meeting a college football recruiter.
Viola Davis plays the role of his wife and does an amazing job supporting him throughout
the film.
She swiped the title from the other four nominees and rightfully so.
You can also find Viola in the famous How To Get Away With Murder on Netflix.
She also dominates in that show!
7) In the number 7 spot is Octavia Spencer for her role in The Help back in 2011.
She was actually nominated alongside Viola Davis the year Davis took him the winning,
but no hard feelings since she took home her own Oscar years before.
And coincidentally enough, Viola Davis starred with her in the movie The Help.
These two can’t seem to get away from each other.
The Help follows a story in 1960’s Mississippi, where a southern girl named Skeeter, played
by Emma Stone, returns from college with dreams of being a writer.
She turns her small town upside down as she chooses to interview the black women who have
spent their lives taking care of prominent white families.
Kind of a touchy subject.
Octavia Spencer plays the role of the opinionated maid and earns herself a standing ovation
for her portrayal of the character.
A standing ovation and an Oscar?
That’s a good day if I’ve ever seen one.
6) At number 6 we have Christian Bale in The Fighter; the boxing drama that came out back
in 2010.
Christian Bale teamed up with Mark Wahlberg as half-brothers who bond over boxing as their
family affair.
Bale plays the role of Dicky, who is a very unreliable trainer to Micky (Wahlberg’s
character).
Despite Mickey’s hard work, he is losing, and when the latest fight almost kills him,
he decides to split from the family.
Dicky was a former boxer but struggles with a drug-addiction.
You see Bale juggle his chaotic personal life while trying to coach his brother in the ring.
Although he was nominated alongside four other actors, Christian Bale won this fight and
took home the gold; the Oscar.
5) Taking over the number 5 spot is Catherine Zeta-Jones for her performance in Chicago.
The crime-comedy musical came out in 2002 where Catherine took on the role of Velma:
a nightclub sensation.
Velma murders her husband and Chicago’s slickest lawyer, Billy Flynn, is set up to
defend her.
But soon after, another sensation named Roxie also winds up in prison, and Billy takes on
her case as well which turns her into the story of all headlines.
We watch as these two woman try to out-do the other in the fight for fame and celebrity.
Catherine Zeta-Jones was up against one of her costars for the movie in the nominations:
Queen Latifah, who also killed it.
But, there can only be one winner, and Catherine killed her performance just like she killed
her husband.
4) At number 4 we have this year’s winner Regina King for her role in If Beale Street
Could Talk.
I think it’s only fair we include this year’s winning actress in our list; she definitely
earned this win.
The movie takes place in 1970’s Harlem, following the story of a young lady named
Tish who is strongly in love with her fiancé named Fonny.
They’ve been friends since childhood, and the devoted couple dream of their future together.
But their plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested for a crime he didn’t commit.
Yeah, that will put a damper on wedding plans.
Regina King plays the role of Tish’s mother who helps her daughter clear her fiancés
name after he’s falsely accused.
Her incredible performance is what helped her take home her VERY FIRST Oscar, and I’m
sure there’s more to come.
3) Here we are at number 3 with the one-and-only Morgan Freeman for his legendary performance
in Million Dollar Baby.
Freeman was nominated three times prior but took home the win for this 2004 film.
He took on the role of Eddie Dupris, also known as “Scrap iron”, a janitor and former
boxer.
He’s friends with boxing trainer Frankie Dunn who takes the lead in this movie’s
story.
When a girl named Maggie shows up to his gym wanting him to be her trainer, he is reluctant
to train her.
Over time, the two form a close bond that changes them both.
Sounds like the typical love story just with some boxing thrown into the mix.
Some boxing, and some Morgan Freeman.
2) Swiping the number 2 spot like she swiped an Oscar, is Angelina Jolie.
She won her award for her performance in Girl Interrupted in 1999.
The movie was set in the late 1960’s and is based on the true story of a girl named
Susanna Kaysen.
A young woman who finds herself in a mental institution for troubled women, where she
has to choose between the world of people who belong inside- one of those people being
a seductive and dangerous girl named Lisa, Angelina Jolie’s character.
The movie is all about troubled women and Jolie did a perfect job at portraying someone
who’s troubled.
Her manipulative and pretty creepy behavior draws you in and she steals the spotlight
in each of her scenes.
If you haven’t seen this one, you really should.
Her Oscar award shows you why.
1) Taking our number 1 spot is Heath Ledger.
You had to have known he was going to get on this list for his unbelievable performance
as the Joker in The Dark Knight.
His performance stunned us all back in 2008, and was one that will never be forgotten.
We were also stunned in 2008 with the tragic news that Ledger had died.
His sensational supporting role as the Joker was a compelling performance of pure evil
and chaos- some have said he was the best super villain in superhero film history.
His making the pencil “disappear” is a stomach-turning exercise that he had the entire
audience believing.
And we couldn’t stop quoting the famous line “why so serious”?
He embodied this character like no one else could and put a lot of work into preparing
for it.
It’s fair to say that his performance was no joke, and was one that deserved many awards.
There you have it ! The list of best supporting actor winners.
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