Best Supporting Actor 1955: Results

5. Joe Mantell in Marty- There is nothing wrong with Mantell's performance, but there just is not much to it either.

4. Arthur O'Connell in Picnic- O'Connell most certainly has a certain charm to his performance, and does not fall into the melodramatic overacting of some of his co-stars, but on a whole he still does not do anything substantial.

3. Arthur Kennedy in Trial- Kennedy spends a little too much effort to be noticed in this film but having said that he still does give an effective performance.

2. Sal Mineo in Rebel Without a Cause- Mineo gives a very strong quiet performance, that conveys the troubles of his character.

1. Jack Lemmon in Mr. Roberts- Good Predictions Eddie, and Moviefilm. Lemmon is my choice of the year with his very entertaining and enjoyable performance. It is very easy to do comedy like this poorly, but Lemmon hits all the right notes, as well manages to bring the more dramatic aspects of his performance to life as well as the comedic ones.

Best Supporting Actor 1955: Joe Mantell in Marty

Louis Morgan: Hello and welcome to my interview with none other than Joe Mantell who received his only Oscar nomination for portraying Angie in Marty. Well Mr. Mantell can you please describe your character in Marty.

Joe Mantell: Well Angie is a bit of a dope, the man who is always hanging out with Marty pestering Marty on what their going to do trying to convince to to find women with him.

LM: What else does Angie do over the course of the film.

JM: Well not much really he later on in the film keeps looking for Marty at different places well Marty finally finds a date.

LM: Anything more than that?

JM: Well at the end he keeps telling Marty that he went out with a dog and proceeds to go back to the way he usually does things.

LM: Well that really is not much is it, how do you play the part?

JM: Well Angie is really a big nothing so that is how a play him as a big nothing just always depending a little too much for his friend.

LM: Well I suppose you do play Angie just as he should be played, but is that really anything all that special.

JM: Well I suppose not, but hey I am not bad am I?

LM: Well no your not.

JM: Yeah that's right I'm not, I certainly am better than Baryshnikov in The Turning Point now aren't I?

LM: True, but still its hard to say that this is not anything more than just a bonus nomination for the very well liked Marty.

JM: Well that's your opinion.

LM: Indeed it is. I will say in closing though I love the way you say "Forget it Jake, It's Chinatown" in Chinatown you nailed that line.

Best Supporting Actor 1955

And the Nominees Were:

Sal Mineo in Rebel Without a Cause

Joe Mantell in Marty

Jack Lemmon in Mister Roberts

Arthur O'Connell in Picnic

Arthur Kennedy in Trial