Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role

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SAG Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Da'Vine Joy Randolph The Holdovers Q&A BFI Southbank, January 2024.jpg
The 2023 recipient: Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Awarded forOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Location Los Angeles, California
Presented by SAG-AFTRA
First awarded Dianne Wiest for Bullets over Broadway (1994)
Currently held by Da'Vine Joy Randolph for The Holdovers (2023)
Website sagawards.org

The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture is an award presented annually by the Screen Actors Guild. It has been presented since the 1st Screen Actors Guild Awards in 1995 to a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role in a film released that year.

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The award has been presented 30 times, with 30 actresses winning the award. Dianne Wiest was the award's first winner for Bullets over Broadway (1994). The most recent winner is Da'Vine Joy Randolph who won for her performance in The Holdovers (2023). Kate Winslet has won the award twice; no other actress has won it more than once. Cate Blanchett has the most nominations with five, with one win. At the 4th Screen Actors Guild Awards, Kim Basinger and Gloria Stuart both received the award; the only time this category has been tied.

Winners and nominees

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Dianne Wiest was the award's first winner, for Bullets over Broadway (1994).
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Kate Winslet won twice, for Sense and Sensibility (1995) and The Reader (2008).
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Kim Basinger won for L.A. Confidential (1997), in a tie with Gloria Stuart.
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Gloria Stuart won for Titanic (1997), in a tie with Kim Basinger.
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Kathy Bates won for Primary Colors (1998).
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Judi Dench won for Chocolat (2000).
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Helen Mirren won for Gosford Park (2001).
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Catherine Zeta-Jones won for Chicago (2002).
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Cate Blanchett won for The Aviator (2004)
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Jennifer Hudson won for Dreamgirls (2006).
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Ruby Dee won for American Gangster (2007).
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Mo'Nique won for Precious (2009).
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Melissa Leo won for The Fighter (2010).
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Octavia Spencer won for The Help (2011).
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Patricia Arquette won for Boyhood (2014).
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Viola Davis won for Fences (2016).
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Allison Janney won for I, Tonya (2017).
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Emily Blunt won for A Quiet Place (2018).
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Laura Dern won for Marriage Story (2019).
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Yuh-jung Youn won for Minari (2020).

Legend:

  indicates the winner.

1990s

YearNomineeFilmRole
1994

(1st)

Dianne Wiest Bullets over Broadway Helen Sinclair
Jamie Lee Curtis True Lies Helen Tasker
Sally Field Forrest Gump Mrs. Gump
Uma Thurman Pulp Fiction Mia Wallace
Robin Wright Forrest Gump Jenifer "Jenny" Curran
1995

(2nd)

Kate Winslet Sense and Sensibility Marianne Dashwood
Stockard Channing Smoke Ruby McNutt
Anjelica Huston The Crossing Guard Mary Tyler
Mira Sorvino Mighty Aphrodite Linda Ash
Mare Winningham Georgia Georgia Flood
1996

(3rd)

Lauren Bacall The Mirror Has Two Faces Hannah Morgan
Juliette Binoche The English Patient Hana
Marisa Tomei Unhook the Stars Monica Warren
Gwen Verdon Marvin's Room Ruth Abanathy
Renée Zellweger Jerry Maguire Dorothy Boyd
1997

(4th)

Kim Basinger (TIE) L.A. Confidential Lynn Bracken
Gloria Stuart (TIE) Titanic Rose Calvert
Minnie Driver Good Will Hunting Skylar Jackson
Alison Elliott The Wings of the Dove Millie Theale
Julianne Moore Boogie Nights Amber Waves
1998

(5th)

Kathy Bates Primary Colors Libby Holden
Brenda Blethyn Little Voice Mari Hoff
Judi Dench Shakespeare in Love Queen Elizabeth I
Rachel Griffiths Hilary and Jackie Hilary du Pré
Lynn Redgrave Gods and Monsters Hanna
1999

(6th)

Angelina Jolie Girl, Interrupted Lisa Rowe
Cameron Diaz Being John Malkovich Lotte Schwartz
Catherine Keener Maxine Lund
Julianne Moore Magnolia Linda Partridge
Chloë Sevigny Boys Don't Cry Lana Tisdel

2000s

YearNomineeFilmRole
2000

(7th)

Judi Dench Chocolat Armande Voizin
Kate Hudson Almost Famous Penny Lane
Frances McDormand Elaine Miller
Julie Walters Billy Elliot Mrs. Wilkinson
Kate Winslet Quills Madeleine "Maddy" LeClerc
2001

(8th)

Helen Mirren Gosford Park Mrs. Wilson
Cate Blanchett Bandits Kate Wheeler
Judi Dench The Shipping News Agnis Hamm
Cameron Diaz Vanilla Sky Julianna "Julie" Gianni
Dakota Fanning I Am Sam Lucy Dawson
2002

(9th)

Catherine Zeta-Jones Chicago Velma Kelly
Kathy Bates About Schmidt Roberta Hertzel
Julianne Moore The Hours Laura Brown
Michelle Pfeiffer White Oleander Ingrid Magnussen
Queen Latifah Chicago Matron "Mama" Morton
2003

(10th)

Renée Zellweger Cold Mountain Ruby Thewes
Maria Bello The Cooler Natalie Belisario
Keisha Castle-Hughes Whale Rider Paike Apirana
Patricia Clarkson Pieces of April Joy Burns
Holly Hunter Thirteen Melanie Freeland
2004

(11th)

Cate Blanchett The Aviator Katharine Hepburn
Cloris Leachman Spanglish Evelyn Wright
Laura Linney Kinsey Clara McMillen
Virginia Madsen Sideways Maya Randall
Sophie Okonedo Hotel Rwanda Tatiana Rusesabagina
2005

(12th)

Rachel Weisz The Constant Gardener Tessa Quayle
Amy Adams Junebug Ashley Johnsten
Catherine Keener Capote Nelle Harper Lee
Frances McDormand North Country Glory Dodge
Michelle Williams Brokeback Mountain Alma Beers Del Mar
2006

(13th)

Jennifer Hudson Dreamgirls Effie White
Adriana Barraza Babel Amelia Hernández
Cate Blanchett Notes on a Scandal Sheba Hart
Abigail Breslin Little Miss Sunshine Olive Hoover
Rinko Kikuchi Babel Chieko Wataya
2007

(14th)

Ruby Dee American Gangster Mahalee Lucas
Cate Blanchett I'm Not There Jude Quinn
Catherine Keener Into the Wild Jan Burres
Amy Ryan Gone Baby Gone Helene McCready
Tilda Swinton Michael Clayton Karen Crowder
2008

(15th)

Kate Winslet The Reader Hanna Schmitz
Amy Adams Doubt Sister James
Penélope Cruz Vicky Cristina Barcelona María Elena
Viola Davis Doubt Mrs. Miller
Taraji P. Henson The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Queenie Jackson
2009

(16th)

Mo'Nique Precious Mary Lee Johnston
Penélope Cruz Nine Carla Albanese
Vera Farmiga Up in the Air Alex Goran
Anna Kendrick Natalie Keener
Diane Kruger Inglourious Basterds Bridget von Hammersmark

2010s

YearNomineeFilmRole
2010

(17th)

Melissa Leo The Fighter Alice Eklund-Ward
Amy Adams The Fighter Charlene Fleming
Helena Bonham Carter The King's Speech Queen Elizabeth
Mila Kunis Black Swan Lily
Hailee Steinfeld True Grit Mattie Ross
2011

(18th)

Octavia Spencer The Help Minny Jackson
Jessica Chastain The Help Celia Rae Foote
Bérénice Bejo The Artist Peppy Miller
Melissa McCarthy Bridesmaids Megan Price
Janet McTeer Albert Nobbs Hubert Page
2012

(19th)

Anne Hathaway Les Misérables Fantine
Sally Field Lincoln Mary Todd Lincoln
Helen Hunt The Sessions Cheryl Cohen-Greene
Nicole Kidman The Paperboy Charlotte Bless
Maggie Smith The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Muriel Donnelly
2013

(20th)

Lupita Nyong'o 12 Years a Slave Patsey
Jennifer Lawrence American Hustle Rosalyn Rosenfeld
Julia Roberts August: Osage County Barbara Weston-Fordham
June Squibb Nebraska Kate Grant
Oprah Winfrey The Butler Gloria Gaines
2014

(21st)

Patricia Arquette Boyhood Olivia Evans
Keira Knightley The Imitation Game Joan Clarke
Emma Stone Birdman Sam Thomson
Meryl Streep Into the Woods The Witch
Naomi Watts St. Vincent Daka Parimova
2015

(22nd)

Alicia Vikander The Danish Girl Gerda Wegener
Rooney Mara Carol Therese Belivet
Rachel McAdams Spotlight Sacha Pfeiffer
Helen Mirren Trumbo Hedda Hopper
Kate Winslet Steve Jobs Joanna Hoffman
2016

(23rd)

Viola Davis Fences Rose Maxson
Naomie Harris Moonlight Paula Harris
Nicole Kidman Lion Sue Brierley
Octavia Spencer Hidden Figures Dorothy Vaughan
Michelle Williams Manchester by the Sea Randi Chandler
2017

(24th)

Allison Janney I, Tonya LaVona Golden
Mary J. Blige Mudbound Florence Jackson
Hong Chau Downsizing Ngoc Lan Tran
Holly Hunter The Big Sick Beth Gardner
Laurie Metcalf Lady Bird Marion McPherson
2018

(25th)

Emily Blunt A Quiet Place Evelyn Abbott
Amy Adams Vice Lynne Cheney
Margot Robbie Mary Queen of Scots Queen Elizabeth I
Emma Stone The Favourite Abigail
Rachel Weisz Lady Sarah
2019

(26th)

Laura Dern Marriage Story Nora Fanshaw
Scarlett Johansson Jojo Rabbit Rosie Betzler
Nicole Kidman Bombshell Gretchen Carlson
Jennifer Lopez Hustlers Ramona Vega
Margot Robbie Bombshell Kayla Pospisil

2020s

YearNomineeFilmRole
2020

(27th)

Yuh-jung Youn Minari Soon-ja
Maria Bakalova Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Tutar Sagdiyev
Glenn Close Hillbilly Elegy Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance
Olivia Colman The Father Anne
Helena Zengel News of the World Johanna Leonberger
2021

(28th)

Ariana DeBose West Side Story Anita
Caitríona Balfe Belfast Ma
Cate Blanchett Nightmare Alley Lilith Ritter
Kirsten Dunst The Power of the Dog Rose Gordon
Ruth Negga Passing Clare Bellew
2022

(29th)

Jamie Lee Curtis Everything Everywhere All at Once Deirdre Beaubeirdre
Angela Bassett Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Queen Ramonda
Hong Chau The Whale Liz
Kerry Condon The Banshees of Inisherin Siobhán Súilleabháin
Stephanie Hsu Everything Everywhere All at Once Joy Wang / Jobu Tupaki
2023

(30th)

Da'Vine Joy Randolph The Holdovers Mary Lamb
Emily Blunt Oppenheimer Kitty Oppenheimer
Danielle Brooks The Color Purple Sofia
Penélope Cruz Ferrari Laura Ferrari
Jodie Foster Nyad Bonnie Stoll

Superlatives

SuperlativeLeading ActressSupporting ActressOverall
Actress with most awards Viola Davis, Frances McDormand, Renée Zellweger 2 Kate Winslet 2 Viola Davis, Renée Zellweger 3
Actress with most nominations Meryl Streep 10 Cate Blanchett 5 Meryl Streep 11
Actress with most nominations without ever winning Judi Dench 6 Amy Adams 4 Amy Adams, Nicole Kidman 6
Film with most nominations Almost Famous , Babel , Being John Malkovich , Bombshell , Chicago , Doubt , Everything Everywhere All at Once , The Favourite , The Fighter , Forrest Gump , The Help , Up in the Air 2 Bombshell , Chicago , Doubt , Everything Everywhere All at Once , The Favourite , The Help 3
Oldest winner Glenn Close
( The Wife , 2019)
71 Gloria Stuart
( Titanic , 1998)
87 Gloria Stuart
(Titanic, 1998)
87
Oldest nominee Judi Dench
( Victoria & Abdul , 2018)
83
Youngest winner Jennifer Lawrence
( Silver Linings Playbook , 2013)
22 Kate Winslet
( Sense and Sensibility , 1996)
20Kate Winslet
(Sense and Sensibility, 1996)
20
Youngest nominee Evan Rachel Wood
( Thirteen , 2004)
16 Dakota Fanning
( I Am Sam , 2002)
7Dakota Fanning
(I Am Sam, 2002)
7

Multiple winners

Two awards

Multiple nominees

Note: Winners are indicated in bold type.

Two nominations
Three nominations
Four nominations
Five nominations

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