Awards & Winners

Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

Genie Awards

The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role to the best performance by a supporting actress in a Canadian film. From 1980 until 2012, the award was presented as part of the Genie Awards ceremony; beginning in 2013, it will be presented as part of the new Canadian Screen Awards.

Check all the winners of Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role presented under Genie Awards since 1980 .


Sophie Nélisse

Honored for : Monsieur Lazhar

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roxana Condurache The Whistleblower
Hélène Florent Café de flore
Julie Le Breton Starbuck
Sophie Nélisse Monsieur Lazhar
Charlotte Sullivan Edwin Boyd

Minnie Driver

Honored for : Barney's Version

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Anne-Élisabeth Bossé Heartbeats
Minnie Driver Barney's Version
Sonja Bennett Cole
Mary Walsh Crackie
Terra Hazelton Fubar: Balls to the Wall

Martha Burns

Honored for : Love & Savagery

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Liane Balaban One Week
Marie Brassard Les Grandes Chaleurs/ Heat Wave
Martha Burns Love & Savagery
Isabel Richer Babine
Sonia Vachon 5150 Elm's Way

Kristin Booth

Honored for : Young People Fucking

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kristin Booth Young People Fucking
Éveline Gélinas Ce qu'il faut pour vivre
Rosamund Pike Fugitive Pieces
Céline Bonnier Mommy Is at the Hairdresser's
Anie Pascale Tout est parfait

Kristen Thomson

Honored for : Away from Her

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kristen Thomson Away from Her
Marie-Ginette Guay Continental, a Film Without Guns
Fanny Mallette Continental, a Film Without Guns
Laurence Leboeuf My Daughter, My Angel
Véronique Le Flaguais Surviving My Mother

Carrie-Anne Moss

Honored for : Snow Cake

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Carrie-Anne Moss Snow Cake
Vivian Wu Eve & the Fire Horse
Marie Gignac The Secret Life of Happy People
Caroline Dhavernas Niagara Motel
Emily Hampshire Snow Cake

Danielle Proulx

Honored for : C.R.A.Z.Y.

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Danielle Proulx C.R.A.Z.Y.
Marianne Fortier Aurore
Micheline Lanctôt Familia
Suzanne Clément L'Audition
Babz Chula Seven Times Lucky

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Honored for : Childstar

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jennifer Jason Leigh Childstar
Susana Salazar A Silent Love
Sylvie Moreau Les aimants
Juliette Gosselin Nouvelle-France
Ellen Page Wilby Wonderful

Marie-Josée Croze

Honored for : The Barbarian Invasions

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marie-Josée Croze The Barbarian Invasions
Emily Hampshire A Problem with Fear
Meredith McGeachie Punch
Olympia Dukakis The Event
Annabella Piugattuk The Snow Walker

Pascale Montpetit

Honored for : Savage Messiah

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Pascale Montpetit Savage Messiah
Dina Pathak Bollywood/Hollywood
Moushumi Chatterjee Bollywood/Hollywood
Rachel McAdams Perfect Pie
Brigitte Bako Saint Monica

Molly Parker

Honored for : Last Wedding

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Molly Parker Last Wedding
Marya Delver Last Wedding
Mimi Kuzyk Lost and Delirious
Brenda Fricker The War Bride
Molly Parker The War Bride

Helen Shaver

Honored for : We All Fall Down

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Helen Shaver We All Fall Down
Annick Bergeron Pandora's Beauty
Céline Bonnier The Orphan Muses
Barbara Williams Love Come Down
Mary Walsh New Waterford Girl
Stacey Smith New Waterford Girl

Catherine O'Hara

Honored for : The Life Before This

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Catherine O'Hara The Life Before This
Suzanne Champagne Histoires d'hiver
Kathryn Zenna Jack & Jill
Rachel Weisz Sunshine
Deborah Kara Unger Sunshine

Monique Mercure

Honored for : Conquest

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Monique Mercure Conquest
Geneviève Bujold Last Night
Roberta Maxwell Last Night
Rachael Crawford Pale Saints
Anna Henry The Fishing Trip

Seana McKenna

Honored for : The Hanging Garden

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Seana McKenna The Hanging Garden
France Castel Karmina
France Castel The Countess of Baton Rouge
Kerry Fox The Hanging Garden
Joan Orenstein The Hanging Garden

Martha Burns

Honored for : Long Day's Journey Into Night
(17th Annual Genie Awards)

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Martha Burns Long Day's Journey Into Night
17th Annual Genie Awards
Marie-Andre Corneille Erreur sur la personne
17th Annual Genie Awards
Manon Miclette J'aime, j'aime pas
17th Annual Genie Awards
Maria de Medeiros Le Polygraphe
17th Annual Genie Awards
Josee Deschenes Le Polygraphe
17th Annual Genie Awards
Kate Nelligan Margaret's Museum
16th Annual Genie Awards
Pascale Montpetit Eclipse
16th Annual Genie Awards
Anne-Marie Cadieux The Confessional
16th Annual Genie Awards
Marie Gignac The Confessional
16th Annual Genie Awards
Rachael Crawford Rude
16th Annual Genie Awards

Kate Nelligan

Honored for : Margaret's Museum
(16th Annual Genie Awards)

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Martha Burns Long Day's Journey Into Night
17th Annual Genie Awards
Marie-Andre Corneille Erreur sur la personne
17th Annual Genie Awards
Manon Miclette J'aime, j'aime pas
17th Annual Genie Awards
Maria de Medeiros Le Polygraphe
17th Annual Genie Awards
Josee Deschenes Le Polygraphe
17th Annual Genie Awards
Kate Nelligan Margaret's Museum
16th Annual Genie Awards
Pascale Montpetit Eclipse
16th Annual Genie Awards
Anne-Marie Cadieux The Confessional
16th Annual Genie Awards
Marie Gignac The Confessional
16th Annual Genie Awards
Rachael Crawford Rude
16th Annual Genie Awards

Martha Henry

Honored for : Mustard Bath

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Martha Henry Mustard Bath
Wanda Cannon For the Moment
Mia Kirshner Love and Human Remains
Joanne Vannicola Love and Human Remains
Johanne McKay My Friend Max

Nicola Cavendish

Honored for : The Grocer's Wife

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Nicola Cavendish The Grocer's Wife
Charlene Fernetz Harmony Cats
Brigitte Bako I Love a Man in Uniform
Sylvie Drapeau The Sex of the Stars
Kate Hennig Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould

Monique Mercure

Honored for : Naked Lunch

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Monique Mercure Naked Lunch
Tracey Moore Defy Gravity
Johanne Marie Tremblay The Saracen Woman
Judy Davis On My Own
Krista Bridges The Shower

Danielle Proulx

Honored for : Amoureux Fou

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Danielle Proulx Amoureux Fou
Sandrine Holt Black Robe
Ofelia Medina Diplomatic Immunity
Catherine Roche The Company of Strangers
Winifred Holden The Company of Strangers

Robyn Stevan

Honored for : Bye Bye Blues

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robyn Stevan Bye Bye Blues
Johanne Marie Tremblay Jesus of Montreal
Pauline Martin Jesus of Montreal

Colleen Dewhurst

Honored for : Obsessed

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Colleen Dewhurst Obsessed
Janet-Laine Green Cowboys Don't Cry
Miou-Miou The Revolving Doors
Helen Hughes Martha, Ruth, Edie
Susan Douglas Rubes The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick

Paule Baillargeon

Honored for : I've Heard the Mermaids Singing

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paule Baillargeon I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
Fran Gebhard Blue City Slammers
Maruska Stankova Dreams Beyond Memory
Ann-Marie MacDonald I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
Jayne Eastwood NIght Friend

Louise Portal

Honored for : Le Déclin de l'empire américain

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Louise Portal Le Déclin de l'empire américain
Lucie Laurier Anne Trister
Andrée Pelletier Bach And Broccoli
Genevieve Rioux Le Déclin de l'empire américain
Marie Tifo In the Shadow of the Wind

Linda Sorenson

Honored for : Joshua Then and Now

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Linda Sorenson Joshua Then and Now
Fernanda Tavares 90 Days
Barbara Gordon Overnight
Lally Cadeau Separate Vacations

Linda Sorenson

Honored for : Draw!

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Linda Sorenson Draw!
Barbara Law Bedroom Eyes
Leah Pinsent The Bay Boy
Jane McKinnon The Bay Boy
Jackie Burroughs The Surrogate
Elizabeth Leigh-Milne Walls

Jackie Burroughs

Honored for : The Wars

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jackie Burroughs The Wars
Tedde Moore A Christmas Story
Linda Sorgini The Tin Flute
Amulette Garneau Maria Chapdelaine
Elva Mai Hoover The Terry Fox Story
Sonja Smits Videodrome

Jackie Burroughs

Honored for : The Grey Fox

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jackie Burroughs The Grey Fox
Clare Coulter By Design
Geneviève Brassard Doux Aveux
Patricia Nolin La Quarantaine
Trudy Young Melanie

Denise Filiatrault

Honored for : The Plouffe Family

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Denise Filiatrault The Plouffe Family
Juliette Huot The Plouffe Family
Anne Létourneau The Plouffe Family
Chapelle Jaffe The Amateur
Dixie Seatle Ticket to Heaven

Kate Reid

Honored for : Atlantic City

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Kate Reid Atlantic City
Micheline Lanctôt The Coffin Affair
Frances Hyland The Hounds of Notre Dame
Gale Garnett Tribute
Colleen Dewhurst Tribute

Geneviève Bujold

Honored for : Murder by Decree

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Geneviève Bujold Murder by Decree
Patricia Collins Summer's Children
Frances Hyland The Changeling
Helen Burns The Changeling
Barbara Gordon Wild Horse Hank