Race for the 99th Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actor
10 contenders, tiers as of Oct 6, 2026. .
Frontrunners first, with this season's prizes
The contenders
Precursor record, 2000 to 2026
What usually predicts this one
2000 to 2026 · 27 ceremonies Matched the Oscar Missed
Actor Awards
20/27
74%
Globes
20/27
74%
BAFTA
18/27
67%
Critics Choice
18/27
67%
2026: Actor Awards and the Oscar both went to Sean Penn.
| Window | 2000 to 2026 | Since 2010 | Last 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actor Awards | 20/27 | 15/17 | 10/10 |
| Globes | 20/27 | 13/17 | 7/10 |
| BAFTA | 18/27 | 13/17 | 8/10 |
| Critics Choice | 18/27 | 14/17 | 9/10 |
Every miss, year by year
- Actor Awards: 2001 (Albert Finney, not Benicio Del Toro); 2002 (Ian McKellen, not Jim Broadbent); 2003 (Christopher Walken, not Chris Cooper); 2006 (Paul Giamatti, not George Clooney); 2007 (Eddie Murphy, not Alan Arkin); 2013 (Tommy Lee Jones, not Christoph Waltz); 2016 (Idris Elba, not Mark Rylance)list
- Globes: 2000 (Tom Cruise, not Michael Caine); 2005 (Clive Owen, not Morgan Freeman); 2007 (Eddie Murphy, not Alan Arkin); 2016 (Sylvester Stallone, not Mark Rylance); 2017 (Aaron Taylor-Johnson, not Mahershala Ali); 2022 (Kodi Smit-McPhee, not Troy Kotsur); 2026 (Stellan Skarsgård, not Sean Penn)list
- BAFTA: 2000 (Jude Law, not Michael Caine); 2003 (Christopher Walken, not Chris Cooper); 2004 (Bill Nighy, not Tim Robbins); 2005 (Clive Owen, not Morgan Freeman); 2006 (Jake Gyllenhaal, not George Clooney); 2011 (Geoffrey Rush, not Christian Bale); 2014 (Barkhad Abdi, not Jared Leto); 2017 (Dev Patel, not Mahershala Ali); 2023 (Barry Keoghan, not Ke Huy Quan)list
- Critics Choice: 2000 (Michael Clarke Duncan, not Michael Caine); 2001 (Joaquin Phoenix, not Benicio Del Toro); 2002 (Ben Kingsley, not Jim Broadbent); 2005 (Thomas Haden Church, not Morgan Freeman); 2006 (Paul Giamatti, not George Clooney); 2007 (Eddie Murphy, not Alan Arkin); 2013 (Philip Seymour Hoffman, not Christoph Waltz); 2016 (Sylvester Stallone, not Mark Rylance); 2026 (Jacob Elordi, not Sean Penn)list
The Oscar record
The last 10 winners
- 2026Sean PennOne Battle After Another
- 2025Kieran CulkinA Real Pain
- 2024Robert Downey Jr.Oppenheimer
- 2023Ke Huy QuanEverything Everywhere All at Once
- 2022Troy KotsurCODA
- 2021Daniel KaluuyaJudas and the Black Messiah
- 2020Brad PittOnce Upon a Time in... Hollywood
- 2019Mahershala AliGreen Book
- 2018Sam RockwellThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- 2017Mahershala AliMoonlight
Shows that bear on this race
Key dates
0 ballots so far
Community picks over time
Takes