Best Supporting Actor
| Actor in a Supporting Role | |||||
| Year | Name | Film | Role | Status | Milestone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Sessue Hayakawa | The Bridge on the River Kwai | Colonel Saito | Nominated | First Asian nominated for Supporting Actor |
| 1966 | Mako | The Sand Pebbles | Po-Han | Nominated | |
| 1984 | Pat Morita | The Karate Kid | Mr. Miyagi | Nominated | First Asian American (American-born) nominated for Supporting Actor |
| Haing S. Ngor | The Killing Fields | Dith Pran | Won | First Asian to win for Supporting Actor Debut performance |
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| 1991 | Ben Kingsley | Bugsy | Meyer Lansky | Nominated | First Asian with multiple nominations in acting categories |
| 2001 | Ben Kingsley | Sexy Beast | Don Logan | Nominated | |
| 2003 | Ken Watanabe | The Last Samurai | Lord Katsumoto | Nominated | |
Read more about this topic: List Of Asian Academy Award Winners And Nominees
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