Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Being There
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The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Being There" is the Oscar given to Melvyn Douglas for his acclaimed supporting performance in the 1979 satirical film directed by Hal Ashby.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Being There canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10676843 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Being There Context triple: [Melvyn Douglas, awardReceivedFor, Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Being There]
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A.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" is the Oscar nomination recognizing Cecil Kellaway's acclaimed supporting performance in the 1967 interracial romance drama film.
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B.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Lust for Life
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Lust for Life" is the Oscar given to Anthony Quinn for his acclaimed portrayal of painter Paul Gauguin in the 1956 biographical film about Vincent van Gogh.
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C.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Luck of the Irish
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for *The Luck of the Irish* is an Oscar nomination recognizing Cecil Kellaway’s supporting performance in the 1948 fantasy-comedy film.
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D.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Little Children
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Little Children is the Oscar nomination Jackie Earle Haley received for his acclaimed supporting performance in the 2006 drama film "Little Children."
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E.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Rebel Without a Cause
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Rebel Without a Cause is the Oscar nomination Sal Mineo received for his acclaimed performance as the troubled teenager John "Plato" Crawford in the 1955 James Dean film.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Being There Target entity description: The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Being There" is the Oscar given to Melvyn Douglas for his acclaimed supporting performance in the 1979 satirical film directed by Hal Ashby.
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A.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" is the Oscar nomination recognizing Cecil Kellaway's acclaimed supporting performance in the 1967 interracial romance drama film.
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B.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Lust for Life
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Lust for Life" is the Oscar given to Anthony Quinn for his acclaimed portrayal of painter Paul Gauguin in the 1956 biographical film about Vincent van Gogh.
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C.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The Luck of the Irish
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for *The Luck of the Irish* is an Oscar nomination recognizing Cecil Kellaway’s supporting performance in the 1948 fantasy-comedy film.
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D.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Little Children
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Little Children is the Oscar nomination Jackie Earle Haley received for his acclaimed supporting performance in the 2006 drama film "Little Children."
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E.
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Rebel Without a Cause
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Rebel Without a Cause is the Oscar nomination Sal Mineo received for his acclaimed performance as the troubled teenager John "Plato" Crawford in the 1955 James Dean film.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Academy Award ⓘ |
| awardCategory | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ |
| awardType | competitive Oscar ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| basedOn |
novel Being There by Jerzy Kosiński
ⓘ
linked to:
Being There
|
| categoryGender | male supporting role ⓘ |
| ceremonyNumber | 52nd Academy Awards ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed | Benjamin Rand ⓘ |
| coStarOfFilm |
Peter Sellers
ⓘ
Shirley MacLaine ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| directorOfFilm | Hal Ashby ⓘ |
| film | Being There ⓘ |
| genreOfFilm | satirical film ⓘ |
| industry | film industry ⓘ |
| languageOfFilm | English ⓘ |
| medium | film acting ⓘ |
| notableAs | second Academy Award win for Melvyn Douglas ⓘ |
| partOf |
Academy Awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Academy Award
|
| presentedBy | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| presentedFor | Best Supporting Actor performance in the film Being There ⓘ |
| productionCountryOfFilm |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| releaseYearOfFilm | 1979 ⓘ |
| winner | Melvyn Douglas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Being There Description of subject: The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for "Being There" is the Oscar given to Melvyn Douglas for his acclaimed supporting performance in the 1979 satirical film directed by Hal Ashby.
Referenced by (1)
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subject linked to:
Being There