In Quentin Tarantino 's 2009 film '' Inglourious Basterds '' , Waltz portrayed SS-Standartenführer Hans Landa , also known as " The Jew Hunter " . Clever , courteous , multilingual — but also self-serving , cunning , implacable and murderous — the character of Landa was such that Tarantino feared he " might have written a part that was un-playable " . Waltz received the Best Actor Award for the performance at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival and received acclaim from critics and the public . In 2009 , he began sweeping critics ' awards circuits , receiving awards for Best Supporting Actor from the New York Film Critics Circle , the Boston Society of Film Critics , Los Angeles Film Critics Association , and for Best Supporting Actor at the 67th Golden Globe Awards and the 16th Screen Actors Guild Awards in January 2010
67th Golden Globe Awards
67th Golden Globe Awards
Christoph Waltz