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Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor Winners

Test your knowledge about the talented actors who have won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who won the first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor?

  1. Walter Brennan
  2. Victor McLaglen
  3. Lionel Barrymore
  4. Charles Coburn
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which actor has won the most Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor?

  1. Daniel Day-Lewis
  2. Jack Nicholson
  3. Walter Brennan
  4. Anthony Quinn
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as the Joker in 'The Dark Knight'?

  1. Heath Ledger
  2. Joaquin Phoenix
  3. Jack Nicholson
  4. Cesar Romero
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which actor won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a gay cowboy in 'Brokeback Mountain'?

  1. Jake Gyllenhaal
  2. Heath Ledger
  3. Randy Quaid
  4. Michelle Williams
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a mentally challenged man in 'Rain Man'?

  1. Dustin Hoffman
  2. Tom Cruise
  3. Jack Nicholson
  4. Gene Hackman
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which actor won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a ruthless slave owner in '12 Years a Slave'?

  1. Chiwetel Ejiofor
  2. Michael Fassbender
  3. Brad Pitt
  4. Lupita Nyong'o
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a transgender woman in 'Dallas Buyers Club'?

  1. Matthew McConaughey
  2. Jared Leto
  3. Woody Harrelson
  4. Jennifer Garner
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which actor won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a blind musician in 'Ray'?

  1. Jamie Foxx
  2. Clifton Collins Jr.
  3. Harry Belafonte
  4. Morgan Freeman
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a ruthless mobster in 'The Godfather Part II'?

  1. Robert De Niro
  2. Al Pacino
  3. James Caan
  4. Diane Keaton
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which actor won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a flamboyant fashion designer in 'Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)'?

  1. Edward Norton
  2. Zach Galifianakis
  3. J.K. Simmons
  4. Emma Stone
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a jazz musician in 'Whiplash'?

  1. Miles Teller
  2. J.K. Simmons
  3. Paul Reiser
  4. Melissa Benoist
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which actor won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a ruthless slave owner in 'Django Unchained'?

  1. Jamie Foxx
  2. Christoph Waltz
  3. Leonardo DiCaprio
  4. Samuel L. Jackson
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a mentally challenged man in 'Forrest Gump'?

  1. Tom Hanks
  2. Robin Wright
  3. Gary Sinise
  4. Sally Field
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which actor won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a ruthless mobster in 'The Departed'?

  1. Leonardo DiCaprio
  2. Matt Damon
  3. Jack Nicholson
  4. Mark Wahlberg
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as a gay cowboy in 'Brokeback Mountain'?

  1. Heath Ledger
  2. Jake Gyllenhaal
  3. Randy Quaid
  4. Michelle Williams
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