1959Winner
Best Performance
Anatomy of a Murder
Joseph N. Welch
Actor
Primghar, Iowa, USA
October 22, 1890
Biography
Joseph Nye Welch (October 22, 1890 – October 6, 1960) was an American lawyer who served as the chief counsel for the United States Army while it was under investigation for Communist activities by Senator Joseph McCarthy's Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, an investigation known as the Army–McCarthy hearings. His confrontation with McCarthy during the hearings, in which he asked McCarthy "Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last?", is seen as a turning point in the history of McCarthyism.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2005Nominee
Best Performance
Good Night, and Good Luck.
1991Winner
Best Performance
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Career Highlights
1964Highlight
Best Performance
Point of Order!
2012Highlight
Best Performance
Ethel
Video
Anatomy of a Murder
Good Night, and Good Luck.