Judd Hirsch picked up another Oscar nomination.
On Tuesday, the longtime actor was recognized in the Best Supporting Actor category of the2023 Academy Award nominationsfor his performance inThe Fabelmans.
Hirsch, who played Uncle Boris in theSteven Spielbergfilm, is now the second-oldest acting nominee to date, according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The lateChristopher Plummerset the record when he was nominated forAll the Money in the Worldin 2018 at age 88.
Judd Hirsch inThe Fabelmans.Merie Weismiller Wallace/Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment
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The other nominees in the category with Hirsch are: Brendan Gleeson (The Banshees of Inisherin), Brian Tyree Henry (Causeway), Barry Keoghan (The Banshees of Inisherin) and Ke Huy Quan (Everything Everywhere All at Once).
The Fabelmansis based on writer/director Spielberg’s childhood, with Hirsch’s character being an important figure who encourages the future filmmaker to pursue his dreams.
Judd Hirsch.Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty
“I got a Zoom call from Steven Spielberg, and it started out with ‘SS wants to talk to JH.’ I said, ‘Who is SS? I know who JH is!’ " the actorrecently toldWMagazinewith a laugh. “Okay. What’s the big whisper here? What, are we doing a crime story? Am I gonna be arrested? All right. Fine. So I asked, ‘Who would I play?’ Steven said, ‘A great-uncle of mine.’ I said, ‘What does he do in the movie?’ He said, ‘He made me become a director.’ "
He added, “Spielberg has a wonderful sense of humor. And we kind of matched. Because everything is humorous, you know. If you don’t laugh, you die.”
source: people.com
