Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is a prestigious Oscar presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor an outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role in a film.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Context triple: [Oppenheimer (2023 film), awardReceived, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]
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Academy Award for Best Actor
The Academy Award for Best Actor is a prestigious Oscar presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor an outstanding leading performance by a male actor in a film.
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Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture is a major film industry honor presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to recognize outstanding supporting performances by actresses in motion pictures.
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Academy Award
The Academy Award is a prestigious film industry honor presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements.
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BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor
The BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor is a British Academy Film Award presented annually to honor an outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role in film.
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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Anne Revere)
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Anne Revere) recognizes Anne Revere’s Oscar-nominated performance in a supporting role, notably including her work in the film "Gentleman's Agreement."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Target entity description: The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is a prestigious Oscar presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor an outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role in a film.
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A.
Academy Award for Best Actor
The Academy Award for Best Actor is a prestigious Oscar presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor an outstanding leading performance by a male actor in a film.
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B.
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture is a major film industry honor presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to recognize outstanding supporting performances by actresses in motion pictures.
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C.
Academy Award
The Academy Award is a prestigious film industry honor presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements.
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D.
BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor
The BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor is a British Academy Film Award presented annually to honor an outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role in film.
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E.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Anne Revere)
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Anne Revere) recognizes Anne Revere’s Oscar-nominated performance in a supporting role, notably including her work in the film "Gentleman's Agreement."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Academy Award
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acting award ⓘ film award ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors
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linked to:
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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| alsoKnownAs |
Oscar for Best Supporting Actor
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linked to:
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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| associatedEvent | Academy Awards ceremony ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role
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supporting male performance in a motion picture ⓘ |
| awardMaterial | gold-plated bronze statuette ⓘ |
| awardShowBroadcastOn | American television networks ⓘ |
| categoryType | supporting role ⓘ |
| ceremonyFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| eligibility | performance in a feature-length film released during the qualifying year ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1937 ⓘ |
| firstRecipient | Walter Brennan ⓘ |
| firstWinningFilm | Come and Get It ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | male ⓘ |
| hasGenderedCounterpart | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.oscars.org ⓘ |
| hasRelatedCategory |
Academy Award for Best Actor
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Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ |
| hasStatisticalRecord |
most wins by Walter Brennan
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multiple-time nominees include Al Pacino ⓘ
linked to:
Al Pacino
multiple-time nominees include Jack Nicholson ⓘ
linked to:
Jack Nicholson
multiple-time nominees include Robert Duvall ⓘ |
| hasSubsequentCategory | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ |
| inception | 1936 ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| isSubsetOf |
Academy Awards for acting
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linked to:
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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| languageOfCeremony | English ⓘ |
| locationOfCeremony | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| notableMultipleWinner |
Christoph Waltz
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Jack Nicholson ⓘ Jason Robards ⓘ Walter Brennan ⓘ |
| organizerHeadquarters |
Beverly Hills, California
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linked to:
Beverly Hills, California, United States
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| partOf |
Academy Awards
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linked to:
Academy Award
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| presentedBy | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| region | Hollywood ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | voted on by members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| significance | one of the major acting Oscars ⓘ |
| symbolizes | recognition of excellence in supporting acting ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | performances from the previous calendar year ⓘ |
| trophyName |
Oscar statuette
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linked to:
Oscar
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| typicalAnnouncementTime | during the main Academy Awards telecast ⓘ |
| votingBody |
Academy actors branch for nominations
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all eligible Academy members for final ballot ⓘ |
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Subject: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Description of subject: The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is a prestigious Oscar presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor an outstanding performance by a male actor in a supporting role in a film.
Referenced by (841)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
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awardsPresented
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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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linked to: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
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relatedAward
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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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linked to: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
linked to: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
subject linked to:
Best Supporting Actor
linked to: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
subject linked to:
BAFTA awards
linked to: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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relatedAward
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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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linked to: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
subject linked to:
Best Actress
Christoph Waltz
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awardReceivedFor
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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Inglourious Basterds
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linked to: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
linked to: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
linked to: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor