It wasn't supporting/best, it was the use of decade. While decade traditionally means the ten years starting with a zero and ending with 9, it can also refer to any 10 year period. So if you work back from 2006, Paul Newman was nominated in each of the past 5 consecutive 10 year spans.jeff6286 wrote:Thanks for the history lesson Budphrey, interesting stuff there. What exactly was the issue with the FJ clue in the Bob Mesko 4-B game? (http://www.j-archive.com/showgame.php?game_id=913) I'm guessing it was that the category was "Leading Men", but some of the acting nominations over the 5 decades were for Best Supporting Actor. Had the category just been "The Oscars" or "Actors", that wouldn't have been an issue, but it still seems like a poorly written clue with some awkward wording. Inserting the words "each of" before "the last 5 decades" would have made it a bit clearer what they were asking, but I assume that the Supporting Actor issue was the reason for inviting both losing players back.
Paul Newman:
2006
2003 Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Supporting Role for: Road to Perdition (2002).
1996
1995 Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Nobody's Fool (1994).
1987 Won Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: The Color of Money (1986).
1986
1983 Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: The Verdict (1982).
1982 Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Absence of Malice (1981).
1976
(No nominations during 1970-1979!)
1968 Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Cool Hand Luke (1967).
1966
1964 Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Hud (1963).
1962 Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: The Hustler (1961).
1959 Nominated Oscar Best Actor in a Leading Role for: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958).
