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Academy Awards
Shortest Best Supporting Actor Performances
This list features actors who have won Best Supporting Actor at the Academy Awards for the shortest performance.
RANK | ACTOR | FILM | MINUTES ON SCREEN | YEAR |
1 | Ben Johnson | The Last Picture Show | 9:54 | 1971 |
2 | Martin Balsam | A Thousand Clowns | 10:18 | 1965 |
3 | Jason Robards | Julia | 10:49 | 1977 |
4 | Jack Palance | City Slickers | 12:24 | 1991 |
5 | Jason Robards | All the President’s Men | 12:58 | 1976 |
6 | Alan Arkin | Little Miss Sunshine | 14:20 | 2006 |
7 | Joseph Schildkraut | The Life of Emile Zola | 15:02 | 1937 |
8 | John Houseman | The Paper Chase | 16:26 | 1973 |
9 | Hugh Griffith | Ben-Hur | 16:51 | 1959 |
10 | James Coburn | Affliction | 17:10 | 1998 |
References
Screen Time Central. (n.d.). Supporting Actor Oscar Winners. [online] Available at: https://www.screentimecentral.com/supporting-actor-oscar-winners [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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