Potential 2020 Oscar Nomination Stats: SUPPORTING ACTOR

Each year of Oscar nominations brings with it the possibility of breaking records, making history, extending history, moving people around in all-time rankings or just some fun statistics to carry us through. In this four-part series, I’ll detail some possible stats that could arise with the 2020 Oscar nominations in all four acting categories. Previously: Best Actor and Best Actress. Next up, Supporting Actor.

If Alan Alda is nominated:

-He’ll be the third oldest nominee in this category.

-He would be the third supporting performer nominated twice at the Oscars without SAG and GG nominations after Marcia Gay Harden and Michael Shannon.

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If Willem Dafoe is nominated:

-He’ll be nominated twice in consecutive years without a SAG nomination.

-He’ll be the second actor this decade to have 3 consecutives nominations after Bradley Cooper.

-He’ll be tied in first place as the most nominated actor at 4 alongside Walter Brennan, Jeff Bridges, Robert Duvall, Arthur Kennedy, Jack Nicholson and Claude Rains.

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If Jamie Foxx is nominated:

-He’ll be the first male actor returning as nominee after getting double nominations (Pacino is potentially another one this year).

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If Tom Hanks is nominated:

-With a timeline of 19 years between his previous and newest nominations, this would be the second-longest gap in the last 20 years between nominations after Tommy Lee Jones in 2007.

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If Anthony Hopkins is nominated:

-He’ll be the first actor (or simultaneous second with Pryce) to play a Pope.

-He’ll be the 7th oldest nominee here.

-He’ll became the Welsh thespian with the most Oscar nominations at five (or tied if Bale is also nominated).

-He’ll be the 6th British male actor with most Oscar nominations at five, after Laurence Olivier (10), Peter O’Toole (8), Richard Burton (7) and Daniel Day-Lewis and Michael Caine (6).

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If Shia LaBeouf is nominated:

-He’ll be the first male performer born in 1986. After that only 1984 and 1987 will be empty of male Oscar nominees.

-He’ll be the third supporting performer nominated without SAG and GG noms after Marcia Gay Harden, Alan Alda and Michael Shannon.

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If Tracy Letts is nominated:

-He’ll be the fourth performer nominated without SAG and GG noms after Marcia Gay Harden, Alan Alda and Michael Shannon.

-He would be the second performer nominated with no precursors after 2018’s Marina de Tavira.

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If John Lithgow is nominated:

-With a timeline of 36 years between his last and new nomination, this would be the longest gap in the last 20 years between nominations beating Tommy Lee Jones in 2007.

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If Al Pacino is nominated:

-He’ll became the second-most nominated living actor after Jack Nicholson.

-He’ll be tied with Paul Newman and Spencer Tracy with 9 noms, in third place, just behind Jack Nicholson (12) and Laurence Olivier (10).

-He’ll be tied in second place as the most nominated actor in this category with 3 alongside names like Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Plummer, Jack Palance, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Ustinov, Willem Dafoe and others.

-He’ll be the 9th oldest nominee.

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If Joe Pesci is nominated:

-He’ll be tied in second place as the most nominated actor in this category with 3 alongside names like Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christopher Plummer, Jack Palance, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Ustinov, Willem Dafoe and others.

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If Brad Pitt is nominated:

-He’ll be the most nominated actor born in Oklahoma with 4 nominations.

-He’ll be the fourth actor nominated in this category from a Quentin Tarantino film (after Samuel L. Jackson in 1994’s Pulp Fiction, Robert Forester in 1997’s Jackie Brown and Christoph Waltz in 2009’s Inglourious Basterds and 2012’s Django Unchained).

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If Sam Rockwell is nominated:

-He’ll be the second actor this decade to have 3 consecutives nominations after Bradley Cooper.

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If Song Kang-ho is nominated:

-He’ll be the third male actor nominated in this category for a full non-English language performance after 1974’s Robert De Niro and 2000’s Benicio Del Toro.

-He’ll be the first actor nominated for a full no Western World / European language (Korean).