The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. The winners are chosen by the Academy membership as a whole. Following the Academy's practice, the films below are listed by release year: for example, the Oscar for "Best Supporting Actress in 1999" was announced during the award ceremony held in 2000. Winners are listed first, followed by the other nominees. For a list sorted by actress, please see List of Best Supporting Actress nominees. For a list sorted by movie title, please see List of Best Supporting Actress nominees (films).
Originally, the trophy for this award was a plaque.
1930s
1940s
From 1943 onward, winners received the familiar gold "Oscar" statuettes like everybody else.
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
See Also
List of movies - List of actors - List of directors - List of documentaries - List of Hollywood movie studios
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