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Asupporting actor or supporting actress is anactor who performs a role in a play or film below that of theleading actor(s), and above that of abit part. In recognition of important nature of this work, the theater and film industries giveseparate awards to the best supporting actors and actresses.
These range from minor roles to principal players and are often pivotal or vital to the story as in a best friend, love interest,sidekick (such asRobin in theBatman series), orantagonist (such as the villain). They are sometimes but not necessarilycharacter roles. In earlier times, these could often beethnic stereotypes. A supporting actor should usually not upstage the main actor or actress, but often do.[citation needed]
In television, the termday player is used to refer to most performers with supportingspeaking roles hired daily without long-term contracts.
InAcademy Awards, an annual award is given for the Best Performance by an actor/ actress in a supporting role. There is currently no specific criteria for the difference between nominations for supporting or lead actor/actress roles, so long as the actor's dialogue has not been dubbed. Determination of supporting and lead roles are determined by the members of the academy.[1] Critics have pointed out that the leading/supporting roles have "no set rules, no general rational, just vibes" that may stem from racial, social, or gender identity bias.[2]
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