Oscar 2013: Banner Year for Supporting Actresses

Here is my list of worthy performances in supporting (secondary) roles by female actors (in alphabetical order):

Oscar 2013: Cooper, Bradley, Supporting Actor

For “American Hustle,” Bradley Cooper received his second Oscar nomination and his first in the Supporting Actor category.

Oscar 2013: Supporting Actor–Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips

Not only is this Abdi’s first nomination, this is also his first acting role

Oscar Directors: Axel, Gabriel–Oscar Winner for Babette’s Feast Dies at 95

Gabriel Axel, director of the Oscar-winning Danish film “Babette’s Feast” has died. He was 95.

Oscar 2013: Nominated Song Rescinded

The Academy’s board of governors voted to rescind the original song nomination for “Alone Yet Not Alone,” music by Bruce Broughton and lyric by Dennis Spiegel.