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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Elsa Lanchester awardNomination Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Elsa Lanchester nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Come to the Stable
Elsa Lanchester nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Witness for the Prosecution
Rachel Weisz awardReceived Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Cloris Leachman awardReceived Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Paulette Goddard nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Anne Revere awardReceived Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Anne Revere nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Karen Black nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Hamlet (1948 film) nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Rebecca (1940 film) nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Angelina Jolie awardReceived Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Cate Blanchett awardReceived Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Ruth Gordon awardReceived Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Shape of Water nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Dianne Wiest awardReceived Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Michelle Williams nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Laura Dern awardReceived Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
film Capote (2005) nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
subject surface form: Capote (film)
Good Will Hunting nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Razor's Edge awardReceived Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
subject surface form: The Razor's Edge (1946 film)
Witness for the Prosecution awardNomination Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Imitation Game nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Power of the Dog nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
subject surface form: The Power of the Dog (2021 film)
12 Years a Slave AcademyAward Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Mary awardReceived Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Kramer vs. Kramer awardReceived Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Adaptation. nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Silkwood nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Amanda Seyfried nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Lilies of the Field nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Lilies of the Field nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Bonnie and Clyde award Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Five Easy Pieces awardNomination Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Hattie McDaniel awardReceived Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Godfather Part II nominations Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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North Country nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Bombshell nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Fighter awardReceived Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Fighter nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Kristin Scott Thomas as Katherine Clifton awardRecognitionForPortrayal Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
this entity surface form: AcademyAwardNominationForBestSupportingActress
Renée Zellweger awardReceived Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Midnight Cowboy nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
this entity surface form: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Sylvia Miles
Tom Jones nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
subject surface form: Tom Jones (1963 film)