Shepherd 's original performance as Roma earned the actor a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in 1983 . On Broadway , both Mantegna and Schreiber have won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play while portraying Roma — Mantegna at the 38th Tony Awards in 1984 , and Schreiber at the 59th Tony Awards in 2005 . Pacino 's role in the film adaptation earned him several unsuccessful nominations , including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture , both times losing out to Gene Hackman in '' Unforgiven ''
38th Tony Awards
38th Tony Awards
Richard Roma