Editing William Hurt (section)

=== 1990–2007: Career fluctuations ===
[[File:History of Violence 002 (7271227040).jpg|thumb|upright|Hurt at the premiere for ''[[A History of Violence (film)|A History of Violence]]'', 2005.]]
Hurt began to appear more frequently in supporting roles. Some of his notable roles include performances in ''[[Dark City (1998 film)|Dark City]]'' (1998), ''[[Lost in Space (film)|Lost in Space]]'' (1998), ''[[Sunshine (1999 film)|Sunshine]]'' (1999), ''[[A.I. Artificial Intelligence]]'' (2001), ''[[Tuck Everlasting (2002 film)|Tuck Everlasting]]'' (2002),<ref>{{Cite journal |date=January 23, 2013 |title='Tuck Everlasting' is adapted into a musical |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2013/0123/Tuck-Everlasting-is-adapted-into-a-musical |journal=Christian Science Monitor |access-date=March 13, 2022 |archive-date=July 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210730030110/https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2013/0123/Tuck-Everlasting-is-adapted-into-a-musical |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The Village (2004 film)|The Village]]'' (2004), ''[[A History of Violence]]'' (2005), and ''[[Syriana]]'' (2005).<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 31, 2018 |title=Oscar-winning actor William Hurt dies aged 71 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/mar/13/oscar-winning-actor-william-hurt-dies-aged-71 |access-date=March 14, 2022 |website=[[The Guardian]] |archive-date=March 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314010749/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/mar/13/oscar-winning-actor-william-hurt-dies-aged-71 |url-status=live }}</ref> Hurt's fourth career Oscar nomination, for Best Supporting Actor, would come in 2006 for playing a powerful crime boss in ''[[A History of Violence (film)|A History of Violence]]'' (2005), despite less than 10 minutes of screen time, he received an Academy Award nomination.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Nominees: William Hurt |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-nominees-william-hurt/ |website=[[CBS News]] |date=February 21, 2006 |access-date=March 13, 2022 |archive-date=March 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313225216/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-nominees-william-hurt/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

Other later film roles included ''[[Into the Wild (film)|Into the Wild]]'' (2007), ''[[Mr. Brooks]]'' (2007),<ref>{{Cite web |date=June 2007 |title=A creepy Costner in "Mr. Brooks?" William Hurt made him do it |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/a-creepy-costner-in-mr-brooks-william-hurt-made-him-do-it/ |newspaper=[[Seattle Times]]|access-date=March 13, 2022 |archive-date=March 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220313225152/https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/a-creepy-costner-in-mr-brooks-william-hurt-made-him-do-it/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Hurt had several roles in television and theater. Hurt starred in the [[Syfy|Sci Fi Channel]] miniseries adaptation ''[[Frank Herbert's Dune]]'' in 2000, playing [[Duke Leto Atreides]]; it was one of Syfy's highest-rated series ever. He was in the miniseries adaptation of [[Stephen King]]'s ''[[Nightmares and Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King|Nightmares and Dreamscapes]]'', in a piece titled ''[[Battleground (short story)|Battleground]]'' (known for its complete lack of dialogue). He appeared in the cast of ''Vanya'', an adaptation of [[Anton Chekhov]]'s ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'', at the [[Artists Repertory Theatre]] in [[Portland, Oregon]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=William Hurt returns to Portland for 'Vanya' |work=[[Portland Tribune]] |url=http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=116180399236906300 |access-date=November 30, 2011 |archive-date=February 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207200409/http://www.portlandtribune.com/features/story.php?story_id=116180399236906300 |url-status=dead }}</ref>