Frank Sinatra filmography Me Out to the Ball Game" (1949). As his acting career developed further, Sinatra also produced several of the film's in which he appeared, and directed one—"None but the Brave"—which he also produced and in which he starred. Sinatra's film and singing careers had declined by 1952, when he was out-of-contract with both his record company and film studio. In 1953 he re-kindled his film career by targeting serious roles: he auditioned for—and won—a role in "From Here to Eternity" for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor –
Supporting actor Supporting actor A supporting actor is an actor who performs a role in a play or film below that of the leading actor(s), and above that of a bit part. In recognition of important nature of this work, the theater and film industries give separate 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 as Robin in the Batman series), or antagonist (such as the villain). They are sometimes but not necessarily character roles. In