Furthermore, with his gruff voice, big mustache, and head made for a Stetson, he’s always particularly shined in westerns, and that’s a genre that the Academy has paid a lot less attention to since he came into the business.
Of course, part of this stems from the roles that Sam Elliott typically chooses to play.
He may be incredibly talented, but he’s also basically always played supporting parts — which is a field in which it’s harder to earn awards attention because there is an extra stress on really standing out.