Sentence examples for took the supporting from inspiring English sources

Isaac shared the best actor award with Michael Keaton for his performance in Birdman, while Isaac's co-star Jessica Chastain took the supporting actress award.

The clearest sign of that was at the recent Golden Globes when she took the supporting actress prize for The Reader as well as the lead award for Revolutionary Road (directed by Mendes).

While Dame Maggie Smith took the supporting actress gong (deservedly, I'd argue, as I can't resist the Dowager Countess and her perpetually raised eyebrows, not least when Shirley MacLaine is serenading her) the show lost out in other categories including leading actress (Michelle Dockery), leading actor (Hugh Bonneville), supporting actor (Brendan Coyle, Jim Carter) and best drama.

The acting bug stayed with him, though, and he took the supporting role of the love-smitten revolutionary Marius in the London production of "Les Miserables" last year.

Richardson took the supporting role of Tiresias in the first, and the silent, cameo part of Lord Burleigh in the second.

Jolie next took the supporting role of a sociopathic mental patient in Girl, Interrupted (1999), an adaptation of Susanna Kaysen's memoir of the same name.

We considered this a very serious breach of security and immediately took the support tools offline.

This wasn't in a vacuum, it took the support of the whole community.

But it also took even more friendship and adventure -- it took the support of those around me to keep me motivated.

Last year Argo won best film, Daniel Day-Lewis won best actor, and Christoph Waltz and Anne Hathaway took the best supporting acting prizes.

Don't take the support of anyone for granted.