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Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Annual film award

Annual film award

FieldValue
nameActor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
imageARealPainBFILFF131024 (82 of 138) (54065186044) (cropped) (cropped).jpg
image_upright0.7
captionThe 2024 recipient: Kieran Culkin
awarded_forOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
presenterSAG-AFTRA
locationLos Angeles, California
yearMartin Landau for Ed Wood (1994)
holderKieran Culkin for A Real Pain (2024)
website

The Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (formerly Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role) is an award presented annually by the Screen Actors Guild. It has been presented since the 1st Screen Actors Guild Awards in 1995 to a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role in a film released that year.

The award has been presented 30 times, and 29 actors have won the award. Martin Landau was the award's first winner for Ed Wood (1994). The most recent winner is Kieran Culkin who won for his performance in A Real Pain (2024). Mahershala Ali is the only actor to have won the award twice. The record for the most nominations is shared by Chris Cooper, Willem Dafoe, and Jared Leto with three nominations each.

Winners and nominees

Indicates the Academy Award winner

1990s

YearActorFilmRole(s)Ref.1994
(1st)1995
(2nd)1996
(3rd)1997
(4th)1998
(5th)1999
(6th)
Martin Landau *Ed Wood*Bela Lugosi
Samuel L. JacksonPulp FictionJules Winnfield
Chazz PalminteriBullets over BroadwayCheech
Gary SiniseForrest GumpLt. Dan Taylor
John TurturroQuiz ShowHerb Stempel
Ed Harris*Apollo 13*Gene Kranz
Kevin BaconMurder in the FirstHenri Young
Kenneth BranaghOthelloIago
Don CheadleDevil in a Blue DressMouse Alexander
Kevin SpaceyThe Usual SuspectsRoger "Verbal" Kint
Cuba Gooding Jr. *Jerry Maguire*Rod Tidwell
Hank AzariaThe BirdcageAgador Spartacus
Nathan LaneAlbert Goldman
William H. MacyFargoJerry Lundegaard
Noah TaylorShineDavid Helfgott – Adolescent
Robin Williams *Good Will Hunting*Sean Maguire
Billy ConnollyMrs BrownJohn Brown
Anthony HopkinsAmistadJohn Quincy Adams
Greg KinnearAs Good as It GetsSimon Bishop
Burt ReynoldsBoogie NightsJack Horner
Robert Duvall*A Civil Action*Jerome Facher
James CoburnAfflictionGlen Whitehouse
David KellyWaking Ned DevineMichael O'Sullivan
Geoffrey RushShakespeare in LovePhilip Henslowe
Billy Bob ThorntonA Simple PlanJacob Mitchell
Michael Caine *The Cider House Rules*Dr. Wilbur Larch
Chris CooperAmerican BeautyCol. Frank Fitts
Tom CruiseMagnoliaFrank T.J. Mackey
Michael Clarke DuncanThe Green MileJohn Coffey
Haley Joel OsmentThe Sixth SenseCole Sear

2000s

YearActorFilmRole(s)Ref.2000
(7th)2001
(8th)2002
(9th)2003
(10th)2004
(11th)2005
(12th)2006
(13th)2007
(14th)2008
(15th)2009
(16th)
Albert Finney*Erin Brockovich*Edward L. Masry
Jeff BridgesThe ContenderPresident Jackson Evans
Willem DafoeShadow of the VampireMax Schreck
Gary OldmanThe ContenderShelly Runyon
Joaquin PhoenixGladiatorCommodus
Ian McKellen*The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring*Gandalf
Jim BroadbentIrisJohn Bayley
Hayden ChristensenLife as a HouseSam Monroe
Ethan HawkeTraining DayJake Hoyt
Ben KingsleySexy BeastDon Logan
Christopher Walken*Catch Me If You Can*Frank Abagnale Sr.
Chris CooperAdaptation.John Laroche
Ed HarrisThe HoursRichard Brown
Alfred MolinaFridaDiego Rivera
Dennis QuaidFar from HeavenFrank Whitaker
Tim Robbins *Mystic River*Dave Boyle
Alec BaldwinThe CoolerShelly Kaplow
Chris CooperSeabiscuitTom Smith
Benicio del Toro21 GramsJack Jordan
Ken WatanabeThe Last SamuraiLord Moritsugu Katsumoto
Morgan Freeman *Million Dollar Baby*Eddie "Scrap-Iron" Dupris
Thomas Haden ChurchSidewaysJack Cole
Jamie FoxxCollateralMax Durocher
James GarnerThe NotebookOld Noah Calhoun
Freddie HighmoreFinding NeverlandPeter Llewelyn Davies
Paul Giamatti*Cinderella Man*Joe Gould
Don CheadleCrashDet. Graham Waters
Matt DillonSgt. John Ryan
George ClooneySyrianaBob Barnes
Jake GyllenhaalBrokeback MountainJack Twist
Eddie Murphy*Dreamgirls*James "Thunder" Early
Alan ArkinLittle Miss SunshineEdwin Hoover
Leonardo DiCaprioThe DepartedWilliam "Billy" Costigan, Jr.
Jackie Earle HaleyLittle ChildrenRonald "Ronnie" McGorvey
Djimon HounsouBlood DiamondSolomon Vandy
Javier Bardem *No Country for Old Men*Anton Chigurh
Casey AffleckThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordRobert Ford
Hal HolbrookInto the WildRon Franz
Tommy Lee JonesNo Country for Old MenEd Tom Bell
Tom WilkinsonMichael ClaytonArthur Edens
Heath Ledger *The Dark Knight*Joker
Josh BrolinMilkDan White
Robert Downey Jr.Tropic ThunderKirk Lazarus
Philip Seymour HoffmanDoubtFather Brendan Flynn
Dev PatelSlumdog MillionaireJamal Malik
Christoph Waltz *Inglourious Basterds*Col. Hans Landa
Matt DamonInvictusFrancois Pienaar
Woody HarrelsonThe MessengerCaptain Tony Stone
Christopher PlummerThe Last StationLeo Tolstoy
Stanley TucciThe Lovely BonesGeorge Harvey

2010s

YearActorFilmRole(s)Ref.2010
(17th)2011
(18th)2012
(19th)2013
(20th)2014
(21st)2015
(22nd)2016
(23rd)2017
(24th)2018
(25th)2019
(26th)
Christian Bale *The Fighter*Dicky Eklund
John HawkesWinter's BoneTeardrop Dolly
Jeremy RennerThe TownJames "Jem" Coughlin
Mark RuffaloThe Kids Are All RightPaul Hatfield
Geoffrey RushThe King's SpeechLionel Logue
Christopher Plummer *Beginners*Hal Fields
Kenneth BranaghMy Week with MarilynLaurence Olivier
Armie HammerJ. EdgarClyde Tolson
Jonah HillMoneyballPeter Brand
Nick NolteWarriorPaddy Conlon
Tommy Lee Jones*Lincoln*Thaddeus Stevens
Alan ArkinArgoLester Siegel
Javier BardemSkyfallRaoul Silva
Robert De NiroSilver Linings PlaybookPatrizio "Pat" Solitano, Sr.
Philip Seymour HoffmanThe MasterLancaster Dodd
Jared Leto *Dallas Buyers Club*Rayon
Barkhad AbdiCaptain PhillipsAbduwali Muse
Daniel BrühlRushNiki Lauda
Michael Fassbender12 Years a SlaveEdwin Epps
James GandolfiniEnough SaidAlbert
J. K. Simmons *Whiplash*Terrence Fletcher
Robert DuvallThe JudgeJudge Joseph Palmer
Ethan HawkeBoyhoodMason Evans Sr.
Edward NortonBirdmanMike Shiner
Mark RuffaloFoxcatcherDave Schultz
Idris Elba*Beasts of No Nation*Commandant
Christian BaleThe Big ShortMichael Burry
Mark RylanceBridge of SpiesRudolf Abel
Michael Shannon99 HomesRick Carver
Jacob TremblayRoomJack Newsome
Mahershala Ali *Moonlight*Juan
Jeff BridgesHell or High WaterMarcus Hamilton
Hugh GrantFlorence Foster JenkinsSt. Clair Bayfield
Lucas HedgesManchester by the SeaPatrick Chandler
Dev PatelLionSaroo Brierley
Sam Rockwell *Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri*Jason Dixon
Steve CarellBattle of the SexesBobby Riggs
Willem DafoeThe Florida ProjectBobby Hicks
Woody HarrelsonThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriSheriff William Willoughby
Richard JenkinsThe Shape of WaterGiles
Mahershala Ali *Green Book*Don Shirley
Timothée ChalametBeautiful BoyNic Sheff
Adam DriverBlacKkKlansmanDetective Philip "Flip" Zimmerman
Sam ElliottA Star Is BornBobby Maine
Richard E. GrantCan You Ever Forgive Me?Jack Hock
Brad Pitt *Once Upon a Time in Hollywood*Cliff Booth
Jamie FoxxJust MercyWalter McMillian
Tom HanksA Beautiful Day in the NeighborhoodFred Rogers
Al PacinoThe IrishmanJimmy Hoffa
Joe PesciRussell Bufalino

2020s

YearActorFilmRole(s)Ref.2020
(27th)2021
(28th)2022
(29th)2023
(30th)2024
(31st)2025
(32nd)
Daniel Kaluuya *Judas and the Black Messiah*Fred Hampton
Sacha Baron CohenThe Trial of the Chicago 7Abbie Hoffman
Chadwick BosemanDa 5 BloodsNorman Earl Holloway
Jared LetoThe Little ThingsAlbert Sparma
Leslie Odom Jr.One Night in Miami...Sam Cooke
Troy Kotsur *CODA*Frank Rossi
Ben AffleckThe Tender BarCharlie Maguire
Bradley CooperLicorice PizzaJon Peters
Jared LetoHouse of GucciPaolo Gucci
Kodi Smit-McPheeThe Power of the DogPeter Gordon
Ke Huy Quan *Everything Everywhere All at Once*Waymond Wang
Paul DanoThe FabelmansBurt Fabelman
Brendan GleesonThe Banshees of InisherinColm Doherty
Barry KeoghanDominic Kearney
Eddie RedmayneThe Good NurseCharles Cullen
Robert Downey Jr. *Oppenheimer*Lewis Strauss
Sterling K. BrownAmerican FictionClifford "Cliff" Ellison
Willem DafoePoor ThingsDr. Godwin Baxter
Robert De NiroKillers of the Flower MoonWilliam King Hale
Ryan GoslingBarbieKen
Kieran Culkin *A Real Pain*Benji Kaplan
Jonathan BaileyWickedFiyero
Yura BorisovAnoraIgor
Edward NortonA Complete UnknownPete Seeger
Jeremy StrongThe ApprenticeRoy Cohn
Miles CatonSinnersSamuel "Sammie" Moore
Benicio del ToroOne Battle After AnotherSensei Sergio St. Carlos
Jacob ElordiFrankensteinThe Creature
Paul MescalHamnetWilliam Shakespeare
Sean PennOne Battle After AnotherCol. Steven J. Lockjaw

Superlatives

SuperlativeLeading ActorSupporting ActorOverallActor with most awardsActor with most nominationsActor with most nominations without ever winningFilm with most nominationsOldest winnerOldest nomineeYoungest winnerYoungest nominee
Daniel Day-Lewis3Mahershala Ali2Daniel Day-Lewis3
Leonardo DiCaprio, Denzel Washington6Chris Cooper, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto3Leonardo DiCaprio7
George Clooney, Bradley Cooper, Ryan Gosling, Viggo Mortensen3Chris Cooper, Willem Dafoe3George Clooney, Ryan Gosling4
The Shawshank Redemption2The Banshees of Inisherin, The Birdcage, The Contender, Crash, The Irishman, No Country for Old Men, One Battle After Another, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri2The Banshees of Inisherin, One Battle After Another3
Denzel Washington
(Fences, 2017)62Christopher Plummer
(Beginners, 2012)82Christopher Plummer
(Beginners, 2012)82
Anthony Hopkins
(The Father, 2021)83Robert Duvall
(The Judge, 2015)83Robert Duvall
(The Judge, 2015)83
Timothée Chalamet
(A Complete Unknown, 2024)29Heath Ledger
(The Dark Knight, 2009)28Heath Ledger
(The Dark Knight, 2009)28
Jamie Bell
(Billy Elliot, 2001)14Jacob Tremblay
(Room, 2016)9Jacob Tremblay
(Room, 2016)9

Multiple winners

;Two awards

  • Mahershala Ali (Moonlight (2016), Green Book (2018))

Multiple nominees

Note: Winners are indicated in bold type.

;Two nominations

  • Mahershala Ali (Moonlight (2016), Green Book (2018))
  • Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Argo (2012))
  • Christian Bale (The Fighter (2010), The Big Short (2015))
  • Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men (2007), Skyfall (2012))
  • Kenneth Branagh (Othello (1995), My Week With Marilyn (2011))
  • Jeff Bridges (The Contender (2000), Hell or High Water (2016))
  • Don Cheadle (Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), Crash (2005))
  • Robert De Niro (Silver Linings Playbook (2012), Killers of the Flower Moon (2023))
  • Benicio del Toro (21 Grams (2003), One Battle After Another (2025))
  • Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder (2008), Oppenheimer (2023))
  • Robert Duvall (A Civil Action (1998), The Judge (2014))
  • Jamie Foxx (Collateral (2004), Just Mercy (2019))
  • Woody Harrelson (The Messenger (2009), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017))
  • Ed Harris (Apollo 13 (1995), The Hours (2002))
  • Ethan Hawke (Training Day (2001), Boyhood (2014))
  • Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt (2008), The Master (2012))
  • Tommy Lee Jones (No Country for Old Men (2007), Lincoln (2012))
  • Edward Norton (Birdman (2014), A Complete Unknown (2024))
  • Dev Patel (Slumdog Millionaire (2008), Lion (2016))
  • Christopher Plummer (The Last Station (2009), Beginners (2011))
  • Mark Ruffalo (The Kids Are All Right (2010), Foxcatcher (2014))
  • Geoffrey Rush (Shakespeare in Love (1998), The King's Speech (2010))

;Three nominations

  • Chris Cooper (American Beauty (1999), Adaptation. (2002), Seabiscuit (2003))
  • Willem Dafoe (Shadow of the Vampire (2000), The Florida Project (2017), Poor Things (2023))
  • Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club (2013), The Little Things (2020), House of Gucci (2021))

References

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  2. "The 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards.
  3. "The 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards.
  4. "The 4th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards.
  5. "The 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards.
  6. "The 6th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards.
  7. "The 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards.
  8. "The 8th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards.
  9. "The 9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards.
  10. "The 10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards.
  11. "The 11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards.
  12. "The 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards.
  13. "The 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards.
  14. "The 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards". Screen Actors Guild Awards.
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