J.K. Simmons (Photo : Reuters)
"Whiplash" actor J.K. Simmons continues his award-sweeping streak after he won the Academy Award for best supporting actor for his role in the movie "Whiplash." This completes his award success after winning the same category in the BAFTA Awards and the Golden Globe.
On "Whiplash," Simmons play the perfectionist jazz teacher Terrence Fletcher who terrorizes his student with insults that drove some of them on the edge of mental breakdown, according to The Guardian. Many critics gave Simmons' acting a positive critical approval along with his co-star Miles Teller who plays the tormented albeit talented drummer.
During his acceptance speech, Simmons give his thanks to her wife Michelle Schumacher and encourage the millions of people watching the show to get in touch with their parents saying, "Call your mom, call your dad. If you're lucky to have a person alive on this planet, call them."
"Whiplash" was nominated for the Best Picture, Best Film Editing and Best Sound Mixing category among others. The film was made for $3.3 million and has a total domestic gross of $11.3 million as of Feb. 22, Sunday, according to Box Offie Mojo.
Simmons is best known for his role as J. Jonah Jameson in Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man" movies. Director Jason Reitman also tapped Simmons' acting power in three of his films; the coming of age movie "Juno" which earned an Academy nomination for best picture, "Up In The Air" which also earned a best picture nomination from the Academy and lastly in "Women and Children."
The Academy Awards was held at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles and was hosted by Neil Patrick Harris.
