For which film at the 2015 Oscar Awards did J K Simmons win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor?
J. K. Simmons series "Gravity Falls". In the 2014 drama film "Whiplash", Simmons played Terence Fletcher, an intensely demanding conductor at the fictional Shaffer Conservatory of Music, who bullies and cajoles his student, Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller). The wide acclaim for Simmons's performance included an Academy Award win for Best Supporting Actor. "Rolling Stone" said "Beat the drums for an Oscar for Simmons." Richard Roeper of the "Chicago Sun-Times" said "Simmons delivers one of the most memorable performances of the year." "Entertainment Weekly" summed up the reaction by saying Simmons's performance "has been universally praised" and that he was "a leading contender for
The Oscar (film) a promotional force for the film. The film features an impressive cast and crew, including several real Academy Award winners: eight-time costume design winner Edith Head (who would also be nominated, but not win, for "The Oscar"); Best Actor winners Borgnine and Crawford; Best Supporting Actor winners Begley, Brennan (three wins), Sinatra, and James Dunn, and cinematographer Joseph Ruttenberg. Also in the cast were Oberon and Parker, who had been nominated for Oscars but did not win. As movie star Frankie Fane (Boyd) is about to hear if he won a best acting Oscar, his friend Hymie Kelly (Bennett) reminisces