Kevin Spacey won the Oscar for best actor in a supporting role Monday for his performance in "The Usual Suspects."
Spacey played Roger "Verbal" Kent, the narrator of this year's thriller-with-twist about six criminals drawn together for a doomed heist.
The other nominees were:
James Cromwell
Cromwell plays the sensible Farmer Hoggett in "Babe" the quirky story of a plucky pig's coming of age.
Ed Harris
Harris plays Gene Kranz the cool-headed leader of Mission Control during "Apollo 13's" harrowing mission.
Brad Pitt
Pitt is the high-strung mental patient who befriends Bruce Willis in Terry Gilliam's psycho-thriller "12 Monkeys."
Tim Roth
Roth plays Archibald Cunningham, the nemesis of legendary 18th century Highland clan leader Rob Roy McGregor in "Rob Roy," the other Scottish epic of 1995.
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