Friday, July 13, 2012

Best Supporting Actor: 1960s

1960: Anthony Perkins, Psycho
Oscar winner: Peter Ustinov, Spartacus
Was he nominated?: No

1961: Jackie Gleason, The Hustler
Oscar winner: George Chakiris, West Side Story
Was he nominated?: Yes

1962: Peter Sellers, Lolita
Oscar winner: Ed Begley, Sweet Bird of Youth
Was he nominated?: No

1963: Melvyn Douglas, Hud
Oscar winner: Melvyn Douglas, Hud

1964: Henry Fonda, Fail-Safe
Oscar winner: Peter Ustinov, Topkapi
Was he nominated?: No

1965: Oskar Werner, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Oscar winner: Martin Balsam, A Thousand Clowns
Was he nominated?: No

1966: Walter Matthau, The Fortune Cookie
Oscar winner: Walter Matthau, The Fortune Cookie

1967: Gene Hackman, Bonnie and Clyde
Oscar winner: George Kennedy, Cool Hand Luke
Was he nominated?: Yes

1968: Gene Wilder, The Producers
Oscar winner: Jack Albertson, The Subject Was Roses
Was he nominated?: Yes

1969: Jack Nicholson, Easy Rider
Oscar winner: Gig Young, They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Was he nominated?: Yes

6 comments:

  1. Haven't seen many of these films, but should make up for it someday.

    Among these, my favorite has to be Anthony Perkins. Have re-watched Psycho recently. What a masterpiece.

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    1. I highly recommend every film on here, but I doubt Send Me No Flowers is a movie for everyone, as it's a Rock Hudson-Doris Day romantic comedy.

      Perkins is my favorite of these as well. Psycho is brilliant.

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  2. Great list, Perkins is just amazing in psycho, his face in the last scene is absolutely chilling.

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    1. Thanks, completely agree about Perkins. He's terrific in Psycho.

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  3. I will never be able to fully comprehend why (or how) Anthony Perkins was not nominated for his timeless role as Norman Bates. It's just goddamn criminal.

    Same for Sellers in Lolita. That's an ass kicker of a performance, right there.

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    1. It happens every year at the Oscars, but I can't understand it either.

      Sellers got robbed for Lolita, but his performance in the under-seen Never Let Go is great as well.

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