Whiplash
2014
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In 2022, his performance as William Frawley in Being the Ricardos (2021) earned him his second nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor.
YearAssociationCategoryNominated Work2009Denver Film Critics SocietyBest Acting Ensemble2009Denver Film Critics SocietyBest Acting Ensemble20092014Lupita Nyong'o presenting J.K. Simmons with the Oscar® for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in "Whiplash" at the 87th Oscars® in 2015.
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Academy Awards, USA. 2022 Nominee Oscar. Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role. Being the Ricardos. 2015 Winner Oscar. Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role. Whiplash.
Feb 23, 2015 · J.K. Simmons has won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance as an abusive orchestra conductor in “Whiplash,” fulfilling the widespread expectation that the veteran actor was a ...
Simmons is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award and a Golden Globe Award for his supporting role in Damien Chazelle's independent film Whiplash (2014).
Feb 23, 2015 · J.K. Simmons won Best Supporting Actor at the Oscars on Sunday for his performance in "Whiplash." In the film, Simmons plays fearsome band teacher Terence Fletcher, who continuously abuses young jazz drummer Andrew (Miles Teller) as the student tries to prove his worth.
Feb 22, 2015 · This was Simmons’ first Oscar nomination. His victory follows his wins in the Golden Globes and the BAFTA Awards. Simmons started off in musical theater, performing in productions including...
