For Sam, this is the first nomination for Oscar in its very long and diverse career, and the first victory. Prior to that, for the role in the "three billboards" Sam won almost all the other major premiums - from the Golden Globe to BAFTA.
Recall that initially the coefficients of bookmakers and cinema asperts in the category "Best Second Plan Actor" were distributed like this:
Sam Rokwell - three billboards on the border of Ebbing, Missouri: Bookmaker coefficient - 1 to 7, Forecast of CinemaSperts - 1 to 5
Willem Defo - Project "Florida": Bookmaker coefficient - 6 to 1, Forecast of the KinoExpert - 10 to 1
Christopher Plammer - all the money of the world: Bookmakers coefficient - 25 to 1, Forecast of the CinemaSperts - 25 to 1
Richard Jenkins - Water Shape: Bookmaker - 25 K 1, Forecast of CinemaSperts - 50 K 1
Woody Harrelson - Three Billboards on the border of Ebbing, Missouri: Bookmaker coefficient - 50 K 1, Forecast of Cinema Speert - 80 K 1
As you can see, the victory of Sam did not become a special surprise - which, of course, does not detract from her.
We congratulate Rockwell with the Honored Oscar 2018!