Sentence examples for supporting performance for from inspiring English sources

She will be replaced by Noma Dumezweni, who won an Olivier award for best supporting performance for her role in A Raisin in the Sun.

Brian Dennehy won best actor in "Death of a Salesman," Jane Krakowski was best actress in a musical for "Guys and Dolls" and Noma Dumezweni took best supporting performance for "A Raisin in the Sun".

Jacobi's performance as King Lear took the top acting award, following the Donmar Warehouse's nationwide tour last winter, while Claire Price won best supporting performance for The Pride at the Sheffield Crucible.

Cush Jumbo won best performance in a play for her starring role in A Doll's House, while Janie Dee won best performance in a musical for Hello Dolly! and Siân Phillips took the best supporting performance for This Is My Family.

Foxcatcher, Interstellar and Whiplash all also did better than expected with five nominations; there was space for surprises in the acting categories, with supporting performance nods for Robert Duvall (for his role as Robert Downey Jr's cantankerous father in The Judge) and Laura Dern (as Reese Witherspoon's loving mother in Wild).

Best supporting performance Claire Price for The Pride: A Sheffield Theatres production at the Crucible, Sheffield.

"Chicago," based on the 1975 musical about celebrity-mad floozies using a corrupt justice system to transmute murder into fame, won for Catherine Zeta-Jonesupportingng performance as well as for film editing, costume design, art direction and sound.

The biggest surprise was the unexpectedly strong showing for "Gosford Park," whose nominations included ones for supporting performances by Helen Mirren and Maggie Smith.

Supporting performances passed over for this year's Globes include Octavia Spencer in "Fruitvale Station," Jennifer Garner in "Dallas Buyers Club" and Margo Martindale in "August: Osage County".

We can cheer for Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer even as we acknowledge the fact that most of the black people nominated for acting roles this year are nominated for supporting performances. .

The competition does not break out separate awards for drama and comedy in its nominations for supporting performances.