Michael Sheen in BBC Four's 2006 "", and was nominated for a fourth Olivier Award in 2006 for portraying the broadcaster David Frost in "Frost/Nixon", a role he revisited in the 2008 film adaptation of the play. He also starred as the controversial football manager Brian Clough in "The Damned United" (2009). Since 2009 and into the 2010s, Sheen has become known for a wider variety of roles. In 2009, Sheen appeared in two fantasy films, "" and "", while in 2010, he made a four-episode guest appearance in the NBC comedy "30 Rock". He appeared in the science-fiction film "" (2010)
The Subject Was Roses (film) but lost to Katharine Hepburn in "The Lion in Winter" and Barbra Streisand in "Funny Girl". Martin Sheen was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture but lost to Daniel Massey in "Star!" The Subject Was Roses (film) The Subject Was Roses is a 1968 American Metrocolor drama film directed by Ulu Grosbard. The screenplay by Frank D. Gilroy is based on his 1964 Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same title. The film stars Patricia Neal, Martin Sheen and Jack Albertson. Albertson won an Academy Award for his performance. Returning to his Bronx home