Meet the 2017 Academy Awards Nominees: Best Actor in a Supporting Role

The Best Actor in a Supporting Role category is filled with some incredibly intense and fragile performances. Before the Academy Award winner is announced on February 26th, get to know these remarkable gentleman!

Next up: Best Actor in a Supporting Role

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Meet Mahershala Ali

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Hometown: Oakland, California

Training: St. Mary's College of California (BA Communications), NYU Tisch School of the Arts (MFA Acting)

Big Break: His first major film role came in 2008 in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." You may also recognize him from "The Hunger Games" or TV shows like "The 4400" and "House of Cards."

Fun Fact: Mahershala was offered a Division I basketball scholarship, but decided to study acting in college instead.

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