This image released by Sony Pictures Classics shows Miles Teller, left, and J.K. Simmons in a scene from "Whiplash." (Daniel McFadden/Sony Pictures Classics via AP)

This image released by Sony Pictures Classics shows Miles Teller, left, and J.K. Simmons in a scene from "Whiplash." (Daniel McFadden/Sony Pictures Classics via AP)

FILE - J.K. Simmons accepts the award for best actor in a supporting role for "Whiplash" at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)