Two Academy Award winner Robert De Niro has been named best supporting actor of the year by the hollywood awards thanks to his role in the David O. Russell film «Silver Linings Playbook«.
It seems that Robert De Niro stands as one of the favorites to obtain the nomination in this category of the Oscars on January 10.
There was already talk that Robert De Niro could get what would be his seventh nomination for his appearance in the comedy «Silver Linings Playbook«, And now that he receives this first award for this role, it seems that there are many possibilities that the actor will end up receiving a nomination.
Getting the statuette is another matter entirely. In possession of two Oscars, it would be difficult for him to become the first actor to accumulate a third.
Also has great rivals in the category this year as Phillip Seymour Hoffman for "The Master", who has won the Volpi Cup ex-aequo with his partner Joaquin Phoenix, Alan Arkin for "Argo", William H. Macy for "The Sessions" or "Leonardo DiCaprio" by "Django Unchained".
Other performers who also sound like potential contenders for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor They are Hal Holbrook for "Promised land", Dwight Henry for "Beasts of the Southern Wild", Tommy Lee Jones "Lincoln" or even Matthew McConaughey "Magic Mike".
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Source - hollywoodawards.com
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