The Big Picture: Chris Cooper Career & Biographical Notes: Has dual degrees in agriculture and drama Son Jesse passed away in 2005 at the age of 17 due to cerebral palsy complications Thing you probably forgot: 2002's Best Supporting Actor for Adaptation Favorite color is pink; wears unicorn backpack everywhere he goes.

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Chris Cooper Trivia Quizzes
at HowWellDoYouKnow.com:

• Adaptation.
• American Beauty
• Bourne Identity, The
• Cars 3
• Muppets, The
• People Working Together
• Time to Kill, A
• Town, The

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Recent Movies:

Film	Date	Rating	Screens	Opening	Total	Box Office
Remember Me	3/12/10	N/A
Where the Wild Things Are	10/16/09	PG			75.82	Info
The Kingdom	9/28/07				41.57	Info
Breach	2/16/07	PG-13	1489	12.26	32.79	Info
Jarhead	11/4/05	R	2411	27.73	62.65	Info
Capote	9/30/05	R	12	0.32	28.34	Info
Silver City	9/17/04	R	114	0.34	1.02	Info
Seabiscuit	7/25/03	PG-13	1987	20.85	120.20	Info
The Ring	10/18/02		1981	15.02	128.90	Info
The Bourne Identity	6/14/02	PG-13	2638	27.12	121.47	Info

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Awards:

2005
Capote

• Runner-Up: Best Supporting Actor - Drama, Golden Satellites

2003
Seabiscuit

• Runner-Up: Best Supporting Actor, Screen Actors' Guild

2002
Adaptation

• Win: Best Supporting Actor, Academy Awards
• Win: Best Supporting Actor, San Francisco Film Critics Circle
• Win: Best Supporting Actor, Florida Film Critics
• Win: Best Supporting Actor, Dallas Fort Worth Critics
• Win: Best Supporting Actor, BOP's Calvin Awards
• Win: Best Supporting Actor, Toronto Film Critics
• Win: Best Supporting Actor, Los Angeles Film Critics
• Win: Best Supporting Actor, Broadcast Film Critics Association
• Win: Best Supporting Actor, Golden Globes
• Runner-Up: Best Supporting Actor, Chicago Film Critics
• Runner-Up: Best Supporting Actor, Screen Actors' Guild
• Runner-Up: Best Supporting Actor, National Society of Film Critics
• Runner-Up: Best Supporting Actor - Musical or Comedy, Golden Satellites

1999
American Beauty

• Runner-Up: Best Supporting Actor, Screen Actors' Guild

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