Originally Posted By: Nowhereman
It makes me laugh that the people in the industry cant even decide what is a lead and supporting role.


At one point, right after "Pulp Fiction" came out, there was talk of quantifying or somehow "standardizing" which was which, because some people were pissed that Travolta was nominated as "lead" actor while Jackson, who had approximately the same number of lines in what was actually an "ensemble cast," was nominated as "supporting" actor.