 Mike Nichols 's political film Charlie Wilson 's War ( 2007 ) gave Hoffman his second Academy Award nomination . It was again for playing a real individual – Gust <unk> , the CIA agent who conspired with Congressman Charlie Wilson ( played by Tom Hanks ) to aid Afghani rebels in their fight against the Soviet Union . Todd McCarthy wrote of Hoffman 's performance : " <unk> out with a <unk> ' 80s hairdo , moustache , protruding gut and ever @-@ present smokes ... whenever he 's on , the picture vibrates with conspiratorial electricity . " The film was a critical and commercial success , and along with his Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor , Hoffman was nominated for a BAFTA and a Golden Globe Award . 
