Awards & Winners

BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role

British Academy Film Awards

Best Actress in a Supporting Role is a British Academy Film award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding supporting performance in a film. This award began in 1968 and had four nominees until 1999 when expanded to five nominees. There has been one tie in this category. No award was given for the years 1980 or 1981. † - indicates the performance also won the Academy Award ‡ - indicates the performance was also nominated for the Academy Award
Date Established : 1968

Check all the winners of BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role presented under British Academy Film Awards since 1969 .


Jennifer Lawrence

Honored for : American Hustle

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jennifer Lawrence American Hustle
Julia Roberts August: Osage County
Lupita Nyong'o 12 Years a Slave
Sally Hawkins Blue Jasmine
Oprah Winfrey The Butler

Anne Hathaway

Honored for : Les Misérables

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Amy Adams The Master
Judi Dench Skyfall
Sally Field Lincoln
Anne Hathaway Les Misérables
Helen Hunt The Sessions

Octavia Spencer

Honored for : The Help

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jessica Chastain The Help
Judi Dench My Week with Marilyn
Carey Mulligan Drive
Melissa McCarthy Bridesmaids
Octavia Spencer The Help

Helena Bonham Carter

Honored for : The King's Speech

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Amy Adams The Fighter
Helena Bonham Carter The King's Speech
Barbara Hershey Black Swan
Lesley Manville Another Year
Miranda Richardson Made in Dagenham

Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson

Honored for : Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anne-Marie Duff Nowhere Boy
Vera Farmiga Up in the Air
Anna Kendrick Up in the Air
Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Kristin Scott Thomas Nowhere Boy

Penélope Cruz

Honored for : Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Penélope Cruz Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Amy Adams Doubt
Freida Pinto Slumdog Millionaire
Tilda Swinton Burn After Reading
Marisa Tomei The Wrestler

Tilda Swinton

Honored for : Michael Clayton

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tilda Swinton Michael Clayton
Cate Blanchett I'm Not There
Kelly Macdonald No Country for Old Men
Samantha Morton Control
Saoirse Ronan Atonement

Jennifer Hudson

Honored for : Dreamgirls

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jennifer Hudson Dreamgirls
Abigail Breslin Little Miss Sunshine
Role: Olive Hoover
Toni Collette Little Miss Sunshine
Emily Blunt The Devil Wears Prada
Frances de la Tour The History Boys

Thandie Newton

Honored for : Crash

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Thandie Newton Crash
Catherine Keener Capote
Frances McDormand North Country
Brenda Blethyn Pride & Prejudice
Michelle Williams Brokeback Mountain

Cate Blanchett

Honored for : The Aviator

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Cate Blanchett The Aviator
Natalie Portman Closer
Meryl Streep The Manchurian Candidate
Julie Christie Finding Neverland
Heather Craney Vera Drake

Renée Zellweger

Honored for : Cold Mountain

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Renée Zellweger Cold Mountain
Holly Hunter Thirteen
Laura Linney Mystic River
Emma Thompson Love Actually
Judy Parfitt Girl with a Pearl Earring

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Honored for : Chicago

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Catherine Zeta-Jones Chicago
Julianne Moore The Hours
Queen Latifah Chicago
Toni Collette About a Boy
Meryl Streep Adaptation

Jennifer Connelly

Honored for : A Beautiful Mind

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jennifer Connelly A Beautiful Mind
Helen Mirren Gosford Park
Maggie Smith Gosford Park
Judi Dench The Shipping News
Kate Winslet Iris

Julie Walters

Honored for : Billy Elliot

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Julie Walters Billy Elliot
Judi Dench Chocolat
Lena Olin Chocolat
Frances McDormand Almost Famous
Zhang Ziyi Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Maggie Smith

Honored for : Tea with Mussolini

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Maggie Smith Tea with Mussolini
Cameron Diaz Being John Malkovich
Thora Birch American Beauty
Mena Suvari American Beauty
Cate Blanchett The Talented Mr. Ripley

Judi Dench

Honored for : Shakespeare in Love

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Judi Dench Shakespeare in Love
Brenda Blethyn Little Voice
Lynn Redgrave Gods and Monsters
Kathy Bates Primary Colors

Sigourney Weaver

Honored for : The Ice Storm

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sigourney Weaver The Ice Storm
Lesley Sharp The Full Monty
Jennifer Ehle Wilde
Zoë Wanamaker Wilde

Juliette Binoche

Honored for : The English Patient

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Juliette Binoche The English Patient
Lauren Bacall The Mirror Has Two Faces
Marianne Jean-Baptiste Secrets & Lies
Lynn Redgrave Shine

Kate Winslet

Honored for : Sense and Sensibility

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kate Winslet Sense and Sensibility
Elizabeth Spriggs Sense and Sensibility
Joan Allen Nixon
Mira Sorvino Mighty Aphrodite

Kristin Scott Thomas

Honored for : Four Weddings and a Funeral

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kristin Scott Thomas Four Weddings and a Funeral
Charlotte Coleman Four Weddings and a Funeral
Sally Field Forrest Gump
Anjelica Huston Manhattan Murder Mystery

Miriam Margolyes

Honored for : The Age of Innocence

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Miriam Margolyes The Age of Innocence
Holly Hunter The Firm
Maggie Smith The Secret Garden
Winona Ryder The Age of Innocence

Miranda Richardson

Honored for : Damage

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Miranda Richardson Damage","The Crying Game
Helena Bonham Carter Howards End
Kathy Bates Fried Green Tomatoes

Kate Nelligan

Honored for : Frankie and Johnny

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Annette Bening The Grifters
Julie Walters Stepping Out
Amanda Plummer The Fisher King
Kate Nelligan Frankie and Johnny

Whoopi Goldberg

Honored for : Ghost

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Whoopi Goldberg Ghost
Billie Whitelaw The Krays
Shirley MacLaine Steel Magnolias
Anjelica Huston Crimes and Misdemeanors

Michelle Pfeiffer

Honored for : Dangerous Liaisons

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Peggy Ashcroft Madame Sousatzka
Sigourney Weaver Working Girl
Michelle Pfeiffer Dangerous Liaisons
Laura San Giacomo Sex, Lies, and Videotape

Judi Dench

Honored for : A Handful of Dust

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Olympia Dukakis Moonstruck
Anne Archer Fatal Attraction
Maria Aitken A Fish Called Wanda
Judi Dench A Handful of Dust

Susan Wooldridge

Honored for : Hope and Glory

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Susan Wooldridge Hope and Glory
Judi Dench 84 Charing Cross Road
Vanessa Redgrave Prick Up Your Ears
Dianne Wiest Radio Days

Judi Dench

Honored for : A Room with a View

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Judi Dench A Room with a View
Rosemary Leach A Room with a View
Barbara Hershey Hannah and Her Sisters
Rosanna Arquette After Hours

Rosanna Arquette

Honored for : Desperately Seeking Susan

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rosanna Arquette Desperately Seeking Susan
Tracey Ullman Plenty
Anjelica Huston Prizzi's Honor
Judi Dench Wetherby

Liz Smith

Honored for : A Private Function

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Liz Smith A Private Function
Eileen Atkins The Dresser
Tuesday Weld Once Upon a Time in America
Cher Silkwood

Jamie Lee Curtis

Honored for : Trading Places

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jamie Lee Curtis Trading Places
Teri Garr Tootsie
Rosemary Harris The Ploughman's Lunch
Maureen Lipman Educating Rita

Maureen Stapleton

Honored for : Reds

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Maureen Stapleton Reds
Rohini Hattangadi Gandhi
Candice Bergen Gandhi
Jane Fonda On Golden Pond

Rohini Hattangadi

Honored for : Gandhi

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Maureen Stapleton Reds
Rohini Hattangadi Gandhi
Candice Bergen Gandhi
Jane Fonda On Golden Pond

Rachel Roberts

Honored for : Yanks

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rachel Roberts Yanks
Mariel Hemingway Manhattan
Meryl Streep Manhattan
Lisa Eichhorn The Europeans

Geraldine Page

Honored for : Interiors

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Geraldine Page Interiors
Angela Lansbury Death on the Nile
Maggie Smith Death on the Nile
Mona Washbourne Stevie

Jenny Agutter

Honored for : Equus

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jenny Agutter Equus
Joan Plowright Equus
Shelley Winters Next Stop, Greenwich Village
Geraldine Chaplin Welcome to L.A.

Jodie Foster

Honored for : Bugsy Malone, Taxi Driver

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Annette Crosbie The Slipper and the Rose
Billie Whitelaw The Omen
Vivien Merchant The Homecoming
Jodie Foster Taxi Driver","Bugsy Malone

Diane Ladd

Honored for : Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gwen Welles Nashville
Ronee Blakley Nashville
Lelia Goldoni Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Diane Ladd Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore

Ingrid Bergman

Honored for : Murder on the Orient Express

Nominations 1975 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Cindy Williams American Graffiti
Ingrid Bergman Murder on the Orient Express
Sylvia Sidney Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
Sylvia Syms The Tamarind Seed

Valentina Cortese

Honored for : Day for Night

Nominations 1974 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Valentina Cortese Day for Night
Delphine Seyrig The Day of the Jackal
Rosemary Leach That'll Be the Day
Ingrid Thulin Cries and Whispers

Cloris Leachman

Honored for : The Last Picture Show

Nominations 1973 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Shelley Winters The Poseidon Adventure
Marisa Berenson Cabaret
Eileen Brennan The Last Picture Show
Cloris Leachman The Last Picture Show

Margaret Leighton

Honored for : The Go-Between

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Margaret Leighton The Go-Between
Jane Asher Deep End
Georgia Brown The Raging Moon
Georgia Engel Taking Off

Susannah York

Honored for : They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Nominations 1971 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Estelle Parsons Watermelon Man
Evin Crowley Ryan's Daughter
Maureen Stapleton Airport
Susannah York They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

Celia Johnson

Honored for : The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Nominations 1970 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Peggy Ashcroft Three into Two Won't Go
Pamela Franklin The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Mary Wimbush Oh! What a Lovely War
Celia Johnson The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Billie Whitelaw

Honored for : Charlie Bubbles, Twisted Nerve

Nominations 1969 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Billie Whitelaw Charlie Bubbles","Twisted Nerve
Simone Signoret Games
Virginia Maskell Interlude
Pat Heywood Romeo and Juliet