Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1964: Results

5. James Mason in The Fall of the Roman Empire - Mason delivers the expected gravitas, but gets to go further with a remarkable scene of compassion under torture essentially. Best Scene: The test. 4.…

Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1964: James Mason & Christopher Plummer in The Fall of the Roman Empire

James Mason did not receive an Oscar nomination for portraying Timonides in The Fall of the Roman Empire.  The Fall of the Roman Empire falls into the middle of sword and sandals epic for me, doesn&#…

Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1964: David Tomlinson in Mary Poppins

David Tomlinson did not receive an Oscar nomination for portraying Mr. George W. Banks in Mary Poppins.  Having re-watched Mary Poppins after many years, I can safely say it's not quite my film, …

Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1964: Hume Cronyn in Hamlet

Hume Cronyn won a Tony for portraying Polonius in Hamlet.    The third Hamlet that was distributed in 1964, was the filmed version of the stage production featuring Richard Burton in the titular role…

Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1964: Shailen Mukherjee in Charulata

Shailen Mukherjee did not receive an Oscar nomination for portraying Bhupati Dutta in Charulata.  Charulata follows the lonely wife of a newspaper editor as she bonds with her husband's visiting …

Alternate Best Supporting Actor 1964

And the Nominees Were Not: James Mason in The Fall of the Roman Empire   Christopher Plummer in The Fall of the Roman Empire   David Tomlinson in Mary Poppins   Shailen Mukherjee in Charulata Hume Cr…