Oscar Nominee Stellan Skarsgård Has Always Loved Ensemble Acting: ‘I Don’t Do Solos’

When informed that he’d landed in Academy history books with his Best Supporting Actor nomination for “Sentimental Value,” Stellan Skarsgård had a characteristic deadpan reaction.

“I didn’t deliberately do it,” he said with a wry smile.

The Swedish actor, a lodestar in world cinema for more than 50 years, became the first actor in an international production ever nominated in the supporting actor category. “Oh, wow, I didn’t know that, but it’s lovely,” he continued. “As far as I can remember...