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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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress canonical 603
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination 7
Best Supporting Actress 5

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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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Mary Badham nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Kim Stanley nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Natasha Gurdin nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Jeanette Helen Morrison nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Shirley Knight nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Inside Moves nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
film "Adaptation" nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
subject surface form: Adaptation
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subject surface form: Farewell, My Lovely (1975 film)
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Susan nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Saoirse Úna Ronan nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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subject surface form: Airport (film)
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subject surface form: Linda Darnell
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subject surface form: The Age of Innocence (1993 film)
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subject surface form: Mariel Hemingway
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The Blue Veil nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
subject surface form: Joan Blondell
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Broken Lance nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Cross Creek (film) nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
subject surface form: Cross Creek
Diane Varsi nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Alfie (1966 film) nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Amy Beth Dziewiontkowski nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Wuthering Heights nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
subject surface form: Wuthering Heights (1939 film)
About Schmidt (film) nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
subject surface form: About Schmidt
Resurrection nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
subject surface form: Resurrection (1980 film)
Rebecca nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
subject surface form: Rebecca (1940 film)
Madeline Gail Wolfson nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Firm nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
subject surface form: The Firm (1993 film)