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  2. Supporting character - Wikipedia

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    A supporting character is a character in a narrative that is not the focus of the primary storyline, but is important to the plot/protagonist, [1] and appears or is mentioned in the story enough to be more than just a minor character or a cameo appearance.

  3. What Determines Whether a Role Is Lead or Supporting? Oscar ...

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    According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ali’s choice to compete as a supporting actor was deliberate, as his character, Don Shirley, never appeared on screen without Viggo Mortensen’s character ...

  4. Supporting actor - Wikipedia

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    A supporting actor or supporting actress is an actor who performs a role in a play or film below that of the leading actor(s), and above that of a bit part.In recognition of important nature of this work, the theater and film industries give separate awards to the best supporting actors and actresses.

  5. Character (arts) - Wikipedia

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    They tend to be used for supporting or minor characters. However, some authors have used stock characters as the starting point for building richly detailed characters, such as William Shakespeare's use of the boastful soldier character as the basis for John Falstaff. Some authors create charactonyms for their characters. A charactonym is a ...

  6. Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor - Wikipedia

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    In lieu of the traditional Oscar statuette, supporting acting recipients were given plaques up until the 16th Academy Awards, [1] when statuettes were awarded to each category instead. [2] The Best Supporting Actor award has been presented a total of 88 times, to 79 actors. The first winner was Walter Brennan for his role in Come and Get It.

  7. Subplot - Wikipedia

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    In fiction, a subplot or side story is a strand of the plot that is a supporting side story for any story or for the main plot. Subplots may connect to main plots, in either time and place or thematic significance. Subplots often involve supporting characters, those besides the protagonist or antagonist. Subplots may also intertwine with the ...

  8. 11 "Stranger Things" Characters Who Need More Screen ... - AOL

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    Justice for all the supporting characters!View Entire Post ›

  9. Character actor - Wikipedia

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    Actor Claude Rains (right) was sometimes a leading actor, sometimes a character actor, often cast as a sophisticated, sometimes "morally ambiguous" man. [1]A character actor is an actor known for playing unusual, eccentric or interesting characters in supporting roles, rather than leading ones.