/ Source: Reuters
LOS ANGELES, Feb 22 (Reuters) - - J.K. Simmons won the best supporting actor Oscar on Sunday for playing a brutally demanding jazz teacher who pushes a drummer to greatness in "Whiplash."
It was the first Academy Award for the 60-year-old actor. He had been a favorite to win after sweeping the supporting actor category in all the major awards shows before Sunday.
(Reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis; Editing by Sandra Maler)