# Which of the Supporting Actor Oscar-nominees would you vote for? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 21, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-supporting-actor-oscar-nominees-would-you-vote-for/529884 "2010-02-21T17:25:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-supporting-actor-oscar-nominees-would-you-vote-for/529884/1 "2010-02-21T17:25:42Z")
This is Damon and Harrelson’s first recognition in this category, but they have one lead actor nomination each in their past (and Damon has an Original Screenplay Oscar as well). This is the first nomination for the other three. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-supporting-actor-oscar-nominees-would-you-vote-for/529884/2 "2010-03-04T02:24:48Z")
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**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-supporting-actor-oscar-nominees-would-you-vote-for/529884/3 "2010-03-04T04:30:12Z")
I was a bit underwhelmed by _The Messenger_ overall, but really liked Harrelson’s performance. So I give him the nod. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-supporting-actor-oscar-nominees-would-you-vote-for/529884/4 "2010-03-04T12:31:19Z")
It’s surprising how many of the nominated films I’ve not seen. Time to update my Netflix queue. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-supporting-actor-oscar-nominees-would-you-vote-for/529884/5 "2010-03-04T13:26:03Z")
Waltz just owned every scene he was in. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-supporting-actor-oscar-nominees-would-you-vote-for/529884/6 "2010-03-04T15:07:44Z")
Waltz in a landslide. None of the others need to bother showing up. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-supporting-actor-oscar-nominees-would-you-vote-for/529884/7 "2010-03-04T15:15:51Z")
Really no competition here. Waltz gave one of the greatest performances in the history of film. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-supporting-actor-oscar-nominees-would-you-vote-for/529884/8 "2010-03-04T15:18:02Z")
Aside from Waltz, I think it’s a pretty weak field. I didn’t see _Lovely Bones_ but I actually thought Tucci was very, very good in _Julie and Julia_. I think Matt Damon should have been nominated for _The Informant!_. Waltz was excellent; the rest of this field is fine but not spectacular. Waltz in a landslide.