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Geena Davis won in 1988 for her role in The Accidental Tourist. File:Geena Davis at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.jpg Olympia Dukakis won in 1987 for her performance in Moonstruck. File:Dianne Wiest 2009.jpgĭianne Wiest won for her performances in Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and Bullets over Broadway (1994) films which were both directed by Woody Allen. File:Anjelica Huston Ma(cropped).jpgĪnjelica Huston won in 1985 for her performance in Prizzi's Honor. File:Peggy Ashcroft 1962c.jpgĪt age 77, Peggy Ashcroft became the oldest winner in this category for her role in A Passage to India (1984). Mary Steenburgen won for her role in 1980's Melvin and Howard. Vanessa Redgrave won in 1977 for her portrayal of the titular character in Julia. File:Vanessa Redgrave (2011) 2 cropped.jpg File:Tatum O'Neal - November 2014 (cropped).jpgĪt age 10, Tatum O'Neal became the youngest winner and nominee in this category for her role in Paper Moon. Goldie Hawn won in 1969 for her role in Cactus Flower. Patty Duke won in 1962 for her role as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker. Rita Moreno won for her role in 1961's West Side Story.
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Shelley Winters won two awards in this category for her roles in The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and A Patch of Blue (1965). File:Studio publicity Shelley Winters.jpg Wendy Hiller won in 1958 for her performance in Separate Tables. File:Wendy Hiller in Sailor of the King.jpg File:Eva Marie Saint 1990.jpgĮva Marie Saint won in 1954 for her performance in On the Waterfront. File:Donna Reed in The Picture of Dorian Gray trailer cropped.jpgĭonna Reed won for her role in From Here to Eternity (1953). File:Ethel Barrymore.jpgĮthel Barrymore won in 1944 for her performance in None but the Lonely Heart File:Studio publicity Celeste Holm.jpgĬeleste Holm won for her performance in Gentleman's Agreement (1947).
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Teresa Wright won for her role in 1942's Mrs Miniver. Jane Darwell won for her performance as Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath (1940). Hattie McDaniel won in 1939 for her role as Mammy in Gone with the Wind, thus becoming the first black performer to win an Oscar. File:Alicebrady.jpgĪlice Brady won for her performance in 1937's In Old Chicago. In the following table, the years are listed as per Academy convention, and generally correspond to the year of film release in Los Angeles County the ceremonies are always held the following year. As of the 2017 ceremony, Viola Davis is the most recent winner in this category for her role as Rose Maxson in Fences. Despite winning no awards, Thelma Ritter was nominated on six occasions, more than any other actress. Dianne Wiest and Shelley Winters have received the most awards in this category with two awards each. Since its inception, the award has been given to 78 actresses. Currently, nominees are determined by single transferable vote within the actors branch of AMPAS winners are selected by a plurality vote from the entire eligible voting members of the Academy. Beginning with the 16th ceremony held in 1944, however, winners received full-sized statuettes. Initially, winners in both supporting acting categories were awarded plaques instead of statuettes. It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the film industry.Īt the 9th Academy Awards ceremony held in 1937, Gale Sondergaard was the first winner of this award for her role in Anthony Adverse.
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The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).