Christoph Waltz winning Best Supporting Actor for 'Django Unchained'

The five actors nominated for actor in a supporting role have been nominated a combined 21 times for Academy Awards and each has won at least once before .

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I'm no expert having been here on this stage for the first time last year .

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Here are the nominees for actor in a supporting role .

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He took home his first Oscar in the same category for his role in Inglorious .

Thank you .

Thank you so much , Mr De Niro , Mr Arkin , Mr Hoffman and Mr Jones , my respect at my , my , my unlimited gratitude goes to Doctor King Schultz that is of course to his creator and the creator of his own inspiring world , Quentin Tarantino .

And I thank Jamie Foxx and Leo Dicaprio , Sam Jackson and Kerry Washington .

I thank Harvey Weinstein and Amy Pascal Stacey Cher Reginald Hudlin .

And I , I thank Adam Schweitzer , Lisa Costella .

And I thank my friends , Jeff Dash and Bill Clark who saved my neck .

We participated in , in a hero's journey , the hero here being Quentin .

And you scaled the mountain because you're not afraid of it .

You slay the dragon because you're not afraid of it and you cross through fire because it's worth it .

I , I borrowed my character's words .

Sorry , I couldn't resist .

Thank you .