Which actor won an Oscar for "The Untouchables"?
Brian De Palma's "The Untouchables" (1987) brought 1930s Chicago to life with machine gun shootouts, fedora-wearing gangsters, and enough dramatic tension to make you forget you're watching Kevin Costner try to out-tough Robert De Niro's Al Capone. It was an all-star cast with some rising stars, so when Oscar season rolled around, there was no shortage of contenders. Which actor took home the golden statue for their work in "The Untouchables"?
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Correct Answer: Sean Connery
(Source)Sean Connery snagged the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor as the grizzled veteran cop Jim Malone. He taught Kevin Costner's Eliot Ness the Chicago way of getting things done, complete with memorable one-liners and a baseball bat approach to interrogation techniques. Seeing as this was Costner's first lead role in a major film, I'm sure the lessons from Connery were more than what we saw on screen. The win marked Connery's first and only Oscar victory after decades of iconic performances.
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