Director John Patrick Shanley was `` quite astonished '' by Streep 's acting in Best Supporting Actor She stars opposite another Hollywood heavyweight , Philip Seymour Hoffman . Philip Seymour Hoffman on shooting : `` The set became like the ring that prizefighters go into '' Streep , Oscar and co-stars , Streep and Streep are all Oscar nominated .
Director John Patrick Shanley was `` quite astonished '' by Streep 's acting in `` Doubt '' She stars opposite another Hollywood heavyweight , Philip Seymour Hoffman . Shanley on shooting : `` The set became like the ring that prizefighters go into '' Streep , Hoffman and co-stars , Viola Davies and Amy Adams are all Oscar nominated .