Phillip Seymour Hoffman Career Remembered By facebooker_678947171 Feb 18, 1992 Breakout role Hoffman gained notoriety in films such as "Scent of a Woman" in 1992 Period: Feb 18, 2000 to Feb 18, 2014 Philip Seymour Hoffman Career Highlights Feb 18, 2005 Academy Award Winner in 2005 Seymour won best actor in the 2005 academy awards for his role in the film "Capote" Feb 18, 2014 Philip Seymour Hoffman at Sundance Film Festival 2014 Philipp Seymour Hoffman at Sundance Film Festival 2014