11.   But Washington, a former best supporting actor Oscar winner, can do a lot with a little.

12.   By then, Bruce Davison had received an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor.

13.   Cannon said he had told his friends for weeks that Williams would take home the Oscar for best supporting actor.

14.   Dafoe earned a Golden Globe nomination for the film and is considered a strong contender for the Academy Award for best supporting actor.

15.   Desmond Richardson, a former principal dancer with Ballet Theater, led the pack and won a Tony nomination for best supporting actor last year.

16.   DiCaprio earned an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor as a slightly retarded lad who needs constant watching.

17.   Earlier, Mira Sorvino took the best supporting actress statuette and Kevin Spacey won as best supporting actor.

18.   Hattie McDaniel, Lou Gossett Jr., Denzel Washington, Whoopi Goldberg and Cuba Gooding Jr. have all won as best supporting actors.

19.   Hedges later wrote the screenplay for the movie, which won Leonardo DiCaprio an Oscar nomination for best supporting actor.

20.   I think Kevin Spacey has a lock on best supporting actor.