The Whole Cast of Sorkin’s Film Will Compete in the Supporting Actor Category
Also excellent is Mark Rylance, a past winner of the category, for his portrayal of eccentric lawyer William Kunstler, and Abdul-Mateen II, an Emmy winner this year for Watchmen, for his portrayal of Bobby Seale.
Several films have previously landed three nominations in a single supporting category:
1954’s On the Waterfront (3 men)
1963’s Tom Jones (3 women)
1972’s The Godfather (3 men)
1974’s The Godfather, Part II (3 men).
But none has achieved that in the last 46 years.
Moreover, no film has ever landed as many as four nominations in the same supporting league.