Among the Oscars' 23 categories, one notable award is Best Supporting Actor.

Here is how they stack against each other.

Yet, the reason Downey is ranked number five out of five is because his competition was fierce.

Ryan Gosling as Ken looking aggravated wearing a white fur coat in Barbie

Thus, Downey’s performance was good, but not earth-shattering.

Ultimately, this facade covers up a much darker trauma within him.

Culkin has perfected the art of playing a character who is both likable and also deeply flawed.

Marvin looking angry with blood on his face in a flashback in Love Hurts

Once again, Culkin gives an incredible performance as Benji.

He is chaotic, strange, and vulnerable.

Culkin has perfected the art of playing a character who is both likable and also deeply flawed.

Close-up of Jason Statham as Levon Cade in A Working Man

Though Culkin’s portrayal of Benji was riveting, it felt a bit too similar to his past work.

Plus, like Downey, he had stiff competition,particularly from hisSuccessionco-star, Jeremy StronginThe Apprentice.

In the end, Ruby must find the courage to tell her parents how she feels.

Daniel Kaluuya and Kieran Culkin

As Ruby’s father, Frank, Kotsur is the pinnacle of a hard-working middle-class man.

In 2021,Kaluuya appeared inJudas and the Black Messiahas the real-life Black Panther, Fred Hampton.

He agrees, leading to a complicated relationship of lies, secrets, and true connections.

The cast of CODA (2021)

He is utterly compelling and evocative.

He infuses such emotionality into the movie, and proves that his career did not end in the 1980s.

Overall, Quan is a perfect emblem for Best Supporting Actor, and theOscarsat large.

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