Throughout this year's Oscar season, Creed's Sylvester Stallone has always stopped just short of being the odds-on favorite to win Best Supporting Actor.
So earlier tonight, when the award went to Mark Rylance for Bridge of Spies, it was a disappointment but not a surprise to many fans who hoped Stallone would take home the trophy for his portrayal of aging boxer Rocky Balboa -- a role for which he was nominated in 1977's Rocky.
Another action movie star, possibly the only one as iconic as Stallone himself, shared his frustration and support for "Sly" on social media shortly after the loss. Actor and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has long been a friend and fan to Stallone, in spite of careers that have positioned the pair, essentially, as professional rivals. And tonight, Schwarzenegger stepped up to be one of the first to tell Stallone not to be discouraged by the loss at the 88th Annual Academy Awards:
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