I was sitting there doing one of our Oscar Podcast and was like: ‘You know what would be a good idea?’ Ranking the last twenty years of winners from the Academy.
So today, I continue my series with the Best Supporting Actor Category.
| Rank | Actor | Movie |
| 1 | J. K. Simmons | Whiplash |
| 2 | Javier Bardem | No Country for Old Men |
| 3 | Heath Ledger | The Dark Knight |
| 4 | Christian Bale | The Fighter |
| 5 | Mahershala Ali | Moonlight |
| 6 | Brad Pitt | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood |
| 7 | Jared Leto | Dallas Buyers Club |
| 8 | Christoph Waltz | Inglourious Basterds |
| 9 | Mahershala Ali | Green Book |
| 10 | Chris Cooper | Adaptation |
| 11 | Morgan Freeman | Million Dollar Baby |
| 12 | Christoph Waltz | Django Unchained |
| 13 | Benicio del Toro | Traffic |
| 14 | Alan Arkin | Little Miss Sunshine |
| 15 | Tim Robbins | Mystic River |
| 16 | Jim Broadbent | Iris |
| 17 | George Clooney | Syriana |
| 18 | Christopher Plummer | Beginners |
| 19 | Sam Rockwell | Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri |
| 20 | Mark Rylance | Bridge of Spies |
Jacob is a film critic and co-founder of the Music City Drive-In. He is a member of the Music City Film Critics’ Association and specializes in the awards season. You can find him on Twitter @Tberry57.
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