Jenkins was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the drama film The Visitor (2007).

December 15, 2020 Viggo Mortensen Career Summary: Occupational Inheritance:  No Social Class: Middle; father managed poultry farms and ranches Race/Ethnicity/Religion Family: Education: Training: Teacher/Inspirational Figure: Radio Debut: TV Debut: Stage Debut: Broadway Debut: Film Debut: Breakthrough Role: Oscar Role: Other Noms: Other Awards: Frequent Collaborator: Screen Image: character actor Last Film: Career Output: Film Career […]

He has received four Oscar Award nominations, winning the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his performance as U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard in the 1993 thriller The Fugitive.

For playing a drug-addicted teacher in Half Nelson (2006), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor,

Strathairn was nominated for an Academy Award for his starring portrayal of CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow in the 2005 biopic Good Night, and Good Luck.