Actors who received an Oscar several times for Best Supporting Actor (10 photos)

Is it possible to shine on the screen without being in the lead roles? And how. Sometimes secondary characters are so charming that they steal the show. Take, for example, Christoph Waltz, whose minor roles do not prevent him from being loved and recognized. For your talent, he, of course, received a worthy award - an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. And more than once! Let's find out which other actors have won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor more than once.

Anthony Quinn





The Mexican-American actor won two Oscars for his roles in the films “Viva Zapata!” (1952) and Lust for Life (1956). And the film “Zorba the Greek” (1964), starring Quinn, became the highest-grossing film in Greece.

Peter Ustinov



The British actor of French origin (Ustinov-Benois family) was nominated three times for an Oscar for supporting roles and won twice. The film "Spartacus" (1960) received 4 Oscars, including Best Supporting Actor. The second award went to the actor for his role in the 1964 film “Topkapi”.

Shelley Winters





The first woman to be awarded two Oscars for Best Supporting Actress (The Diary of Anne Frank, 1959 and A Piece of Blue, 1965).

Melvyn Douglas



The American actor received his two Oscars over a long period of time: the first for the film Hud (1963), the second for Being There (1979).

Jason Robards



Jason is the only actor in history to receive this award twice in a row, having played in the films All the President's Men (1976) and Julia (1977).

Dianne Wiest



The actress received two Oscars for starring in Woody Allen's films: Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and Bullets Over Broadway (1994).

Michael Caine



The British actor received two Oscars for the films Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and The Cider House Rules (1999). He, like Jack Nicholson, is an actor who has been nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor (lead and supporting) in four different decades (1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 2000s).

Christoph Waltz



The Austrian actor is best known for his role as SS Standartenführer Hans Landa in Inglourious Basterds (2009), for which he received his first Oscar. Continuing his collaboration with Quentin Tarantino, he starred in the film “Django Unchained” (2012), for which he received his second award.

Mahershala Ali



The American actor received two Oscars two years apart: the first for his role in the film Moonlight (2016), the second for Green Book (2018).

Walter Brennan



The only actor in the entire history of the award who received three Oscars for a supporting role, and with a short time interval: “Come and Own It” (1936), “Kentucky” (1938) and “The Man from the West” (1940).