2019 Academy Awards Supporting Actor Series

Nominee: Mahershala Ali
Picture for Nomination: Green Book
Age: 44
From: United States
Filmography: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), Roxanne Roxanne (2017), Hidden Figures (2016), Moonlight (2016), Free State of Jones (2016), Kicks (2016), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014), Supremacy (2014), Go for Sisters (2013), The Place Beyond the Pines (2012), Predators (2010), Crossing Over (2009), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Making Revolution (2003)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
2017 Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for Moonlight

Achievements in Acting:
2019 Screen Actor Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for Green Book
2019 British Academy Film Awards Best Supporting Actor for Green Book
2019 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Green Book
2017 Screen Actor Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for Moonlight
2017 British Academy Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for Moonlight
2017 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for Moonlight

Nominee: Adam Driver
Picture for Nomination: BlacKkKlansman
Age: 35
From: United States
Filmography: The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018), Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017), Logan Lucky (2017), The Meyerowitz Stories (2017), Silence (2016), Paterson (2016), Midnight Special (2016), Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), This Is Where I Leave You (2014), While We're Young (2014), Hungry Hearts (2014), What If (2013), Tracks (2013), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), Bluebird (2013), Lincoln (2012), Frances Ha (2012), Not Waving But Drowning (2012), Gayby (2012), J. Edgar (2011)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
This is his first nomination in Acting Categories.

Achievements in Acting:
2019 Screen Actor Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for BlacKkKlansman
2019 British Academy Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for BlacKkKlansman
2019 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for BlacKkKlansman
2014 Venice Film Festival Best Actor for Hungry Hearts

Nominee: Sam Elliott
Picture for Nomination: A Star Is Born
Age: 74
From: United States
Filmography: The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot (2018), The Hero (2017), Rock Dog (2016), The Good Dinosaur (2015), Grandma (2015), I'll See You in My Dreams (2015), Digging for Fire (2015), Draft Day (2014), The Company You Keep (2012), The Big Bang (2010), Marmaduke (2010), Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009), Up in the Air (2009), The Golden Compass (2007), Ghost Rider (2007), Barnyard (2006), Lies and Alibis (2006), Thank You for Smoking (2005), Hulk (2003), Off the Map (2003), We Were Soldiers (2002), Pretty When You Cry (2001), The Contender (2000), The Hi-Lo Country (1998), The Big Lebowski (1998), The Final Cut (1996), Tombstone (1993), Gettysburg (1993), Rush (1991), Sibling Rivalry (1990), Prancer (1989), Road House (1989), Shakedown (1988), Fatal Beauty (1987), Mask (1985), The Legacy (1978), Lifeguard (1976), Molly and Lawless John (1972), Frogs (1972), The Games (1970), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), The Way West (1967)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
This is his first nomination in Acting Categories.

Achievements in Acting:
2019 Screen Actor Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for A Star Is Born

Nominee: Richard E. Grant
Picture for Nomination: Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Age: 61
From: Eswatini
Filmography: The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018), The Hitman's Bodyguard (2017), Logan (2017), Their Finest (2016), Jackie (2016), Queen and Country (2014), Dom Hemingway (2013), Khumba (2013), About Time (2013), Kath and Kimderella (2012), Adventures in Zambezia (2012), The Iron Lady (2011), How to Stop Being a Loser (2011), Horrid Henry: The Movie (2011), Foster (2011), The Last Fashion Show (2011), The Nutcracker: The Untold Story (2010), First Night (2010), Jackboots on Whitehall (2010), Love Hurts (2009), Cuckoo (2009), The Garden of Eden (2008), Filth and Wisdom (2008), Penelope (2006), Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006), Color Me Kubrick (2005), Corpse Bride (2005), The Story of an African Farm (2004), Tooth (2004), Bright Young Things (2003), Monsieur N. (2003), Gosford Park (2001), Hildegarde (2001), The Little Vampire (2000), The Miracle Maker (2000), The Match (1999), Cash in Hand (1998), St. Ives (1998), Spice World (1997), Food of Love (1997), A Merry War (1997), The Serpent's Kiss (1997), Twelfth Night (1996), The Portrait of a Lady (1996), The Cold Light of Day (1996), Jack and Sarah (1995), Ready to Wear (1994), The Age of Innocence (1993), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), The Player (1992), Hudson Hawk (1991), L.A. Story (1991), Henry and June (1990), Mountains of the Moon (1990), Killing Dad or How to Love Your Mother (1909), Warlock (1989), How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989), Hidden City (1987), Withnail and I (1987)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
This is his first nomination in Acting Categories.

Achievements in Acting:
2019 Screen Actor Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nomination for Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2019 British Academy Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for Can You Ever Forgive Me?
2019 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Nominee: Sam Rockwell
Picture for Nomination: Vice
Age: 50
From: United States
Filmography: Blue Iguana (2018), Mute (2018), Blaze (2018), Woman Walks Ahead (2017), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), Mr. Right (2015), Poltergeist (2015), Don Verdean (2015), Digging for Fire (2015), Loitering with Intent (2014), Better Living Through Chemistry (2014), Laggies (2014), A Case of You (2013), Trust Me (2013), A Single Shot (2013), The Way Way Back (2013), Seven Psychopaths (2012), The Sitter (2011), Cowboys and Aliens (2011), Conviction (2010), Iron Man 2 (2010), Everybody's Fine (2009), Gentlemen Broncos (2009), G-Force (2009), Moon (2009), The Winning Season (2009), Frost/Nixon (2008), Choke (2008), The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007), Joshua (2007), Snow Angels (2007), The F Word (2005), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Piccadilly Jim (2004), Matchstick Men (2003), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), Welcome to Collinwood (2002), 13 Moons (2002), Heist (2001), Made (2001), Charlie's Angels (2000), Galaxy Quest (1999), The Green Mile (1999), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999), The Call Back (1998), Celebrity (1998), Safe Men (1998), Louis and Frank (1998), Jerry and Tom (1998), Lawn Dogs (1997), Arresting Gena (1997), Box of Moon Light (1996), Basquiat (1996), Mercy (1995), Glory Daze (1995), Drunks (1995), The Search for One-eye Jimmy (1994), Somebody to Love (1994), Jack and His Friends (1992), Happy Hell Night (1992), Light Sleeper (1992), In the Soup (1992), Strictly Business (1991), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989), Clownhouse (1989)

Academy Awards History in Acting:
2018 Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Achievements in Acting:
2019 British Academy Film Awards Best Supporting Actor Nomination for Vice
2019 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Nomination for Vice
2018 Screen Actor Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
2018 British Academy Film Awards Best Supporting Actor for Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
2018 Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri
2003 Berlin International Film Festival Best Actor for Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

One statement to Nominees:
Mahershala Ali: So quickly to finish the double winner league.
Adam Driver: Not really into him a lot. Boost from movie too.
Sam Elliott: Many supporters along the way. Dark horse coming!!
Richard E. Grant: Spotlight in the feature. Even outshines Melissa McCarthy.
Sam Rockwell: Usually cannot win head to head. This nom is a slight surprise.

Conclusion:
24 February 2019
Who Will Win Likely: Mahershala Ali for Green Book
Who May Be Alternate: Richard E. Grant for Can You Ever Forgive Me?

8 February 2019
Who Will Win Likely: Mahershala Ali for Green Book
Who May Be Alternate: Richard E. Grant for Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Who Should Win: Richard E. Grant for Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Who Got Snubbed: Timothée Chalamet for Beautiful Boy, Michael B. Jordan for Black Panther
Personal Favorite: Mahershala Ali for Green Book
Who Wins? Mahershala Ali for Green Book