Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress

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The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is a prestigious Oscar presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor an outstanding performance by an actress in a supporting role in a film.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Academy Award
acting award
film award
alsoKnownAs Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
surface form: Oscar for Best Supporting Actress
awardedFor outstanding performance by an actress in a supporting role
supporting female acting performance in a film
categoryType supporting role
ceremonyFrequency annual
country United States of America
surface form: United States
firstAwarded 1937
gender female
hasBroadcast streaming media
television
hasEligibilityCriteria performance must be in a feature-length film
performance must be released within the qualifying year
performer must be credited as actress
hasLanguage English
hasParentAward Academy Award
surface form: Academy Award for Acting
hasSignificance one of the most prestigious awards for supporting actresses in cinema
inception 1936
industry film industry
isSubsetOf Academy Award
surface form: Academy Awards for acting
locationOfCeremony Hollywood
Los Angeles
medium film
notableRecipient Alicia Vikander
Angelina Jolie
Cate Blanchett
Dianne Wiest
Hattie McDaniel
Jennifer Connelly
Lupita Nyong'o
Maggie Smith
Meryl Streep
Octavia Spencer
Viola Davis
organizer Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
partOf Academy Award
surface form: Academy Awards
presentedBy Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
relatedAward Academy Award for Best Actor
Academy Award for Best Actress
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress
surface form: BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture
selectionMethod voting by members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
symbolizes recognition of excellence in supporting film acting by a woman
trophyName Oscar
surface form: Oscar statuette
typicalAnnouncementTime during the annual Academy Awards ceremony

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