Oscar History Part 1: Best Supporting Actress

This is a six-part feature on Oscar History.  I began work on this several years ago.  I will be covering the four acting categories, as well as director and picture.  Each discussion will cover the history of the category, notable trends, and end with my own complete nomination choices for each category in every year.  I will save discussion of my picks for the comments. 

I should conclude the Oscar History feature by the time of the 85th Academy Awards on February 24, 2013.  I will then provide my annual write-up of the Oscar wins and my own picks once I finish seeing the last few films I need to (Amour, Zero Dark Thirty, Cosmopolis, Compliance).  I will conclude with my Best of 2012 film list.

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The 9^th Academy Awards, honoring the films of 1936, marked the first time in which the categories of Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor were awarded. 

The epitome of “Best Supporting Actress” was perennial nominee Thelma Ritter, who was reminiscent of Walter Brennan, except for that winning thing. Whereas Brennan won 3 Supporting Actor Oscars, Ritter was nominated and lost Best Supporting Actress 6 times, but always brought a good performance to a film. Maybe this will be the fate of four-time supporting nominee Amy Adams?

There has been a trend lately for films to just get a Supporting Actress nomination; The Sessions is the 9th film in the last 10 years to do it.

Until 1988, only three times did an actress get nominated in both categories in one year: Fay Bainter in 1938, Teresa Wright in 1942 and Jessica Lange in 1982, and they all won Supporting and lost Actress. But in 1988, Sigourney Weaver lost in both categories, as did Emma Thompson in 1993, Julianne Moore in 2002 and Cate Blanchett in 2007. But in 1993, Thompson actually faced off against Holly Hunter in both categories, with Hunter winning Actress and losing Supporting.

The only actresses to have won the Best Supporting Actress award twice are Shelley Winters and Dianne Wiest.  Winters won in 1959 and 1965 (she was also nominated in 1972); Wiest won in 1986 and 1994 (she was also nominated in 1989).

Supporting Actress winners are a younger bunch than their male counterparts. And while only three males younger than 30 have won, a staggering 16 females have, including one teenager (16 year old Patty Duke for The Miracle Worker) and two children (11 year old Anna Paquin for The Piano and 10 year old Tatum O’Neal for Paper Moon). Four women in their 70’s have won, with the oldest being 77 year old Peggy Ashcroft for A Passage to India.

The most surprising winner is Marisa Tomei for 1992’s My Cousin Vinny. The legend that Jack Palance read the wrong name and nobody would correct him is not true – if such a thing ever happens, the people from Price Waterhouse will come out and correct it.  But Tomei had no precursors – no critics awards, no Golden Globe or BAFTA nomination. Judy Davis, on the other hand, that year, had won 5 of the six major critics groups (National Board of Review, LA Film Critics, Boston Society of Film Critics, Chicago Film Critics, National Society of Film Critics; NY Film Critics went with Miranda Richardson) and been nominated by both the Globes and the BAFTAs, so guess who was especially shocked on Oscar night?

I find myself agreeing with the Academy's choice 28 out of 76 times, or 37% of the time.  Notable wins include Kim Hunter, Eva Marie Saint, Shirley Jones, Sandy Dennis, Ruth Gordon, Tatum O'Neal, Meryl Streep, and Dianne Wiest (both times)

(blue won Best Picture, red was nominated for Best Picture, orange received no other nominations)

(because Academy rules limit an actress to one nomination in a category in any given year, I do as well, but if they gave another noteworthy performance, I note that as “also for”)

1936 AA: Gale Sondergaard in Anthony Adverse

• Maria Ouspenskaya in Dodsworth
• Beulah Bondi in The Gorgeous Hussy
• Alice Brady in My Man Godfrey
• Bonita Granville in These Three

me: Maria Ouspenskaya in Dodsworth

• Gale Sondergaard in Anthony Adverse
• Alice Brady in My Man Godfrey

1937 AA: Alice Brady in In Old Chicago

• Andrea Leeds in Stage Door
• Claire Trevor in Dead End
• Anne Shirley in Stella Dallas
• Dame May Whitty in Night Must Fall

me: Dame May Whitty in Night Must Fall

• Andrea Leeds in Stage Door Claire Trevor in Dead End
• Alice Brady in In Old Chicago
• Anne Shirley in Stella Dallas

1938 AA: Fay Bainter in Jezebel

• Spring Byington in You Can’t Take It With You
• Billie Burke in Merrily We Live
• Miliza Korjus in The Great Waltz
• Beulah Bondhi in Of Human Hearts

me: Billie Burke in Merrily We Live

• Bonita Granville in Merrily We Live
• Spring Byington in You Can’t Take It With You
• Fay Bainter in Jezebel
• Beulah Bondhi in Of Human Hearts

1939 AA: Hattie McDaniel in Gone with the Wind

• Olivia de Havilland in Gone with the Wind
• Geraldine Fitzgerald in Wuthering Heights
• Maria Ouspenskaya in Love Affair
• Edna May Oliver in Drums Along the Mohawk

me: Olivia de Havilland in Gone with the Wind

• Margaret Hamilton in The Wizard of Oz
• Hattie McDaniel in Gone with the Wind
• Geraldine Fitzgerald in Wuthering Heights
• Flora Robson in Wuthering Heights

1940 AA: Jane Darwell in The Grapes of Wrath

• Judith Anderson in Rebecca
• Ruth Hussey in The Philadelphia Story
• Barbara O’Neil in All This, and Heaven Too
• Marjorie Rambeau in Primrose Path

me: Judith Anderson in Rebecca

• Ruth Hussey in The Philadelphia Story
• Jane Darwell in The Grapes of Wrath
• Barbara O’Neil in All This, and Heaven Too

1941 AA: Mary Astor in The Great Lie

• Sara Allgood in How Green Was My Valley
• Patricia Collinge in The Little Foxes
• Teresa Wright in The Little Foxes
• Margaret Wycherly in Sergeant York

me: Teresa Wright in The Little Foxes

• Mary Astor in The Great Lie (also for The Maltese Falcon)
• Patricia Collinge in The Little Foxes
• Lee Patrick in The Maltese Falcon
• Sara Allgood in How Green Was My Valley

1942 AA: Teresa Wright in Mrs. Miniver

• Dame May Whitty in Mrs. Miniver
• Agnes Moorehead in The Magnificent Ambersons
• Susan Peters in Random Harvest
• Gladys Cooper in Now, Voyager

me: Teresa Wright in Mrs. Miniver

• Agnes Moorehead in The Magnificent Ambersons
• Gladys Cooper in Now, Voyager
• Dame May Whitty in Mrs. Miniver
• Mary Astor in The Palm Beach Story

1943 AA: Katina Paxinou in For Whom the Bell Tolls

• Gladys Cooper in The Song of Bernadette
• Anne Revere in The Song of Bernadette
• Lucile Watson in Watch on the Rhine
• Paulette Goddard in So Proudly We Hail

me: Katina Paxinou in For Whom the Bell Tolls

• Celia Johnson in In Which We Serve
• Gladys Cooper in The Song of Bernadette
• Lucile Watson in Watch on the Rhine
• Anne Revere in The Song of Bernadette

1944 AA: Ethel Barrymore in None But the Lonely Heart

• Jennifer Jones in Since You Went Away
• Angela Lansbury in Gaslight
• Aline MacMahon in Dragon Seed
• Agnes Moorehead in Mrs. Parkington

me: Angela Lansbury in Gaslight

• Diana Lynn in The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek
• Agnes Moorehead in Mrs. Parkington
• Ethel Barrymore in None But the Lonely Heart
• Jennifer Jones in Since You Went Away     

1945 AA: Anne Revere in National Velvet

• Eve Arden in Mildred Pierce
• Ann Blyth in Mildred Pierce
• Angela Lansbury in The Picture of Dorian Gray
• Joan Lorring in The Corn is Green

me: Deborah Kerr in The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
 

• Angela Lansbury in The Picture of Dorian Gray
• Anne Revere in National Velvet
• Eve Arden in Mildred Pierce

1946 AA: Anne Baxter in The Razor’s Edge

• Liliah Gish in Duel in the Sun
• Gale Sondergaard in Anna and the King of Siam
• Ethel Barrymore in The Spiral Staircase
• Flora Robson in Saratoga Trunk

me: Maria Casares in Children of Paradise

• Leopoldine Konstantin in Notorious
• Teresa Wright in The Best Years of our Lives
• Anne Baxter in The Razor’s Edge

1947 AA: Celeste Holm in Gentleman’s Agreement

• Anne Revere in Gentleman’s Agreement
• Gloria Grahame in Crossfire
• Ethel Barrymore in The Paradise Case
• Marjorie Main in The Egg and I

me: Celeste Holm in Gentleman’s Agreement

• Kay Walsh in This Happy Breed
• Martita Hunt in Great Expectations
• Gloria Grahame in Crossfire
• Anne Revere in Gentleman’s Agreement

1948 AA: Claire Trevor in Key Largo

• Jean Simmons in Hamlet
• Agnes Moorehead in Johnny Belinda
• Barbara Bel Geddes in I Remember Mama
• Ellen Corby in I Remember Mama

me: Agnes Moorehead in Johnny Belinda

• Claire Trevor in Key Largo
• Jean Simmons in Hamlet

1949 AA: Mercedes McCambridge in All the King’s Men

• Ethel Barrymore in Pinky
• Celeste Holm in Come to the Stable
• Elsa Lanchester in Come to the Stable
• Ethel Waters in Pinky     

me: the same

1950 AA: Josephine Hull in Harvey

• Celeste Holm in All About Eve
• Thelma Ritter in All About Eve
• Nancy Olson in Sunset Boulevard
• Hope Emerson in Caged

me: Nancy Olson in Sunset Boulevard

• Celeste Holm in All About Eve
• Thelma Ritter in All About Eve
• Gloria Grahame in In a Lonely Place
• Josephine Hull in Harvey  

1951 AA: Kim Hunter in A Streetcar Named Desire

• Joan Blondell in The Blue Veil
• Mildred Dunnock in Death of a Salesman
• Lee Grant in Detective Story
• Thelma Ritter in The Mating Season

me: Kim Hunter in A Streetcar Named Desire

• Jan Sterling in Ace in the Hole
• Lee Grant in Detective Story
• Kay Walsh in Oliver Twist

1952 AA: Gloria Grahame in The Bad and the Beautiful

• Colette Marchand in Moulin Rouge
• Jean Hagen in Singin’ in the Rain
• Terry Moore in Come Back, Little Sheba
• Thelma Ritter in With a Song in My Heart

me: Gloria Grahame in The Bad and the Beautiful

• Jean Hagen in Singin’ in the Rain
• Machiko Kyo in Rashomon
• Katy Jurado in High Noon
• Colette Marchand in Moulin Rouge

1953 AA: Donna Reed in From Here to Eternity

• Grace Kelly in Mogambo
• Geraldine Page in Hondo
• Marjorie Rambeau in Torch Song
• Thelma Ritter in Pickup on South Street

me: Donna Reed in From Here to Eternity

• Thelma Ritter in Pickup on South Street
• Gloria Grahame in The Big Heat

1954 AA: Eva Marie Saint in On the Waterfront

• Nina Foch in Executive Suite
• Katy Jurado in Broken Lance
• Jan Sterling in The High and the Mighty
• Claire Trevor in The High and the Mighty

me: Eva Marie Saint in On the Waterfront

• Thelma Ritter in Rear Window
• Jan Sterling in The High and the Mighty
• Claire Trevor in The High and the Mighty

1955 AA: Jo Van Fleet in East of Eden

• Betsy Blair in Marty
• Marisa Pavan in The Rose Tattoo
• Natalie Wood in Rebel Without a Cause
• Peggy Lee in Pete Kelly’s Blues    

me: Natalie Wood in Rebel Without a Cause

• Eleanor Parker in The Man with the Golden Arm
• Kim Novak in The Man with the Golden Arm
• Rosalind Russell in Picnic
• Jo Van Fleet in East of Eden

1956 AA: Dorothy Malone in Written on the Wind

• Mercedes McCambridge in Giant
• Mildred Dunnock in Baby Doll
• Eileen Heckart in The Bad Seed
• Patty McCormack in The Bad Seed

me: Dorothy Malone in Written on the Wind

• Katie Johnson in The Ladykillers
• Mildred Dunnock in Baby Doll
• Mercedes McCambridge in Giant

1957 AA: Miyoshi Umeki in Sayonara

• Elsa Lanchester in Witness for the Prosecution
• Hope Lange in Peyton Place
• Diane Varsi in Peyton Place
• Carolyn Jones in The Bachelor Party

me: Harriet Andersson in Smiles of a Summer Night

• Elsa Lanchester in Witness for the Prosecution
• Ulla Jacobsson for Smiles of a Summer Night
• Miyoshi Umeki in Sayonara
• Hope Lange in Peyton Place

1958 AA: Wendy Hiller in Separate Tables

• Peggy Case in Auntie Mame
• Cara Williams in The Defiant Ones
• Martha Hyer in Some Came Running
• Maureen Stapleton in Lonelyhearts

me: Bibi Andersson in The Seventh Seal

• Wendy Hiller in Separate Tables
• Kay Walsh in The Horse’s Mouth
• Maria Schell in The Brothers Karamazov
• Cara Williams in The Defiant Ones
 

1959 AA: Shelley Winters in The Diary of Anne Frank

• Hermione Baddeley in Room at the Top
• Susan Kohner in Imitation of Life
• Juanita Moore in Imitation of Life
• Thelma Ritter in Pillow Talk

me: Bibi Andersson in Wild Strawberries (also The Magician)

• Shelley Winters in The Diary of Anne Frank
• Susan Kohner in Imitation of Life
• Hermione Baddeley in Room at the Top
• Thelma Ritter in Pillow Talk
 

1960 AA: Shirley Jones in Elmer Gantry

• Glynis Johns in The Sundowners
• Mary Ure in Sons and Lovers
• Janet Leigh in Psycho
• Shirley Knight in The Dark at the Top of the Stairs

me: Shirley Jones in Elmer Gantry

• Miki Odagiri in Ikiru
• Kay Walsh in Tunes of Glory
• Janet Leigh in Psycho
• Glynis Johns in The Sundowners 

 

1961 AA: Rita Moreno in West Side Story

• Judy Garland in Judgment at Nuremberg
• Fay Bainter in The Children’s Hour
• Lotte Lenya in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
• Una Merkel in Summer and Smoke

me: Rita Moreno in West Side Story

• Judy Garland in Judgment at Nuremberg
• Ruby Dee in A Raisin in the Sun
• Anouk Aimee in La Dolce Vita

1962 AA: Patty Duke in The Miracle Worker

• Mary Badham in To Kill a Mockingbird
• Shirley Knight in Sweet Bird of Youth
• Angela Lansbury in The Manchurian Candidate
• Thelma Ritter in Bird Man of Alcatraz

me: Angela Lansbury in The Manchurian Candidate

• Shelley Winters in Lolita
• Mary Badham in To Kill a Mockingbird
• Patty Duke in The Miracle Worker
• Thelma Ritter in Bird Man of Alcatraz

1963 AA: Margaret Rutherford in The V.I.P.’s

• Diane Cilento in Tom Jones
• Dame Edith Evans in Tom Jones
• Joyce Redman in Tom Jones
• Lilia Skala in Lilies of the Field

me: Dame Edith Evans in Tom Jones

• Joyce Redman in Tom Jones
• Margaret Rutherford in The V.I.P.’s
• Joan Greenwood in Tom Jones
• Diane Cilento in Tom Jones

1964 AA: Lila Kedrova in Zorba the Greek

• Gladys Cooper in My Fair Lady
• Grayson Hall in The Night of the Iguana
• Agnes Moorehead in Hush . . . Hush, Sweet Charlotte
• Dame Edith Evans in The Chalk Garden
    

me: Grayson Hall in The Night of the Iguana

• Ann Sothern in The Best Man
• Gladys Cooper in My Fair Lady
• Lila Kedrova in Zorba the Greek

1965 AA: Shelley Winters in A Patch of Blue

• Peggy Wood in The Sound of Music
• Ruth Gordon in Inside Daisy Clover
• Joyce Redman in Othello
• Maggie Smith in Othello

me: Maggie Smith in Othello

• Geraldine Fitzgerald in The Pawnbroker
• Joyce Redman in Othello
• Ruth Gordon in Inside Daisy Clover
• Shelly Winters in A Patch of Blue

1966 AA: Sandy Dennis in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

• Wendy Hiller in A Man for all Seasons
• Vivien Merchant in Alfie
• Jocelyn Lagarde in Hawaii
• Geraldine Page in You’re a Big Boy Now

me: Sandy Dennis in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

• Reiko Dan in Red Beard
• Judi West in The Fortune Cookie
• Geraldine Page in You’re a Big Boy Now
• Wendy Hiller in A Man for All Seasons

1967 AA: Estelle Parsons in Bonnie and Clyde

• Beah Richards in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
• Katharine Ross in The Graduate
• Carol Channing in Thoroughly Modern Millie
• Mildred Natwick in Barefoot in the Park

me: Bibi Andersson in Persona

• Katharine Ross in The Graduate
• Estelle Parsons in Bonnie and Clyde
• Mildred Natwick in Barefoot in the Park
• Beah Richards in Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

1968 AA: Ruth Gordon in Rosemary’s Baby

• Kay Medford in Funny Girl
• Estelle Parsons in Rachel, Rachel
• Lynn Carlin in Faces
• Sondra Locke in The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

me: Ruth Gordon in Rosemary’s Baby

• Jane Merrow in The Lion in Winter
• Estelle Parsons in Rachel, Rachel
• Paola Pitagora in Fists in the Pocket
• Lynn Carlin in Faces

1969 AA: Goldie Hawn in Cactus Flower

• Sylvia Miles in Midnight Cowboy
• Dyan Cannon in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
• Susannah York in They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
• Catherine Burns in Last Summer

me: Susannah York in They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?

• Dyan Cannon in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
• Goldie Hawn in Cactus Flower
• Claude Jade in Stolen Kisses
• Katharine Ross in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1970 AA: Helen Hayes in Airport

• Karen Black in Five Easy Pieces
• Maureen Stapleton in Airport
• Sally Kellerman in M*A*S*H
• Lee Grant in The Landlord

me: Sally Kellerman in M*A*S*H

• Bibi Andersson in The Passion of Anna
• Karen Black in Five Easy Pieces
• Jennie Lindon in Women in Love
• Helen Hayes in Airport
 

1971 AA: Cloris Leachman in The Last Picture Show

• Ellen Burstyn in The Last Picture Show
• Barbara Harris in Who is Harry Kellerman, and Why is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
• Margaret Leighton in The Go-Between
• Ann-Margret in Carnal Knowledge

me: Ellen Burstyn in The Last Picture Show

• Cloris Leachman in The Last Picture Show
• Eileen Brennan in The Last Picture Show
• Ann-Margret in Carnal Knowledge
 

1972 AA: Eileen Heckart in Butterflies are Free

• Jeannie Berlin in The Heartbreak Kid
• Geraldine Page in Pete ‘N’ Tillie
• Shelley Winters in The Poseidon Adventure     
• Susan Tyrrell in Fat City

me: the same except I give the win to Jeannie Berlin

1973 AA: Tatum O’Neal in Paper Moon

• Linda Blair in The Exorcist
• Candy Clark in American Graffiti
• Madeline Kahn in Paper Moon
• Sylvia Sidney in Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams

me: Tatum O’Neal in Paper Moon

• Harriet Andersson in Cries and Whispers
• Kari Sylwan in Cries and Whispers
• Candy Clark in American Graffiti
• Linda Blair in The Exorcist

1974 AA: Ingrid Bergman in Murder on the Orient Express

• Talia Shire in The Godfather Part II
• Valentina Cortese in Day for Night
• Madeline Kahn in Blazing Saddles
• Diane Ladd in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore

me: the same, except Cortese wins



1975 AA: Lee Grant in Shampoo

• Ronee Blakely in Nashville
• Lily Tomlin in Nashville
• Sylvia Miles in Farewell, My Lovely
• Brenda Vaccaro in Jacqueline Susann’s Once is Not Enough

me: Ronee Blakely in Nashville

• Lee Grant in Shampoo
• Lily Tomlin in Nashville
• Geraldine Chaplin in Nashville
• Karen Black in Day of the Locust (also for Nashville)

1976 AA: Beatrice Straight in Network

• Jane Alexander in All the President’s Men
• Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver
• Lee Grant in Voyage of the Damned
• Piper Laurie in Carrie

me: the same except Jodie Foster is the winner



1977 AA: Vanessa Redgrave in Julia

• Leslie Browne in The Turning Point
• Quinn Cummings in The Goodbye Girl
• Melinda Dillon in Close Encounters of the Third Kind
• Tuesday Weld in Looking for Mr. Goodbar

me: Vanessa Redgrave in Julia

• Sissy Spacek in Three Women
• Melinda Dillon in Close Encounters of the Third Kind
• Quinn Cummings in The Goodbye Girl
• Eileen Atkins in Equus

1978 AA: Maggie Smith in California Suite

• Meryl Streep in The Deer Hunter
• Dyan Cannon in Heaven Can Wait
• Penelope Milford in Coming Home
• Maureen Stapleton in Interiors

me: Maggie Smith in California Suite (also for Death on the Nile)

• Meryl Streep in The Deer Hunter
• Maureen Stapleton in Interiors
• Dyan Cannon in Heaven Can Wait
• Penelope Milford in Coming Home

1979 AA: Meryl Streep in Kramer vs. Kramer

• Jane Alexander in Kramer vs. Kramer
• Barbara Barrie in Breaking Away
• Candice Bergen in Starting Over
• Mariel Hemingway in Manhattan

me: Meryl Streep in Kramer vs. Kramer (also for Manhattan)

• Barbara Barrie in Breaking Away
• Mariel Hemingway in Manhattan
• Shirley MacLaine in Being There
• Jane Alexander in Kramer vs. Kramer

1980 AA: Mary Steenburgen in Melvin and Howard

• Cathy Moriarty in Raging Bull
• Eileen Brennan in Private Benjamin
• Eva Le Gallienne in Resurrection
• Diana Scarwid in Inside Moves

me: Cathy Moriarty in Raging Bull

• Wendy Hiller in The Elephant Man
• Mary Steenburgen in Melvin and Howard
• Diana Scarwid in Inside Moves
• Elizabeth McGovern in Ordinary People

1981 AA: Maureen Stapleton in Reds

• Jane Fonda in On Golden Pond
• Melinda Dillon in Absence of Malice
• Joan Hackett in Only When I Laugh
• Elizabeth McGovern in Ragtime

me: Maureen Stapleton in Reds

• Karen Allen in Raiders of the Lost Ark
• Elizabeth McGovern in Ragtime
• Helen Mirren in Excalibur
• Melinda Dillon in Absence of Malice

1982 AA: Jessica Lange in Tootsie

• Teri Garr in Tootsie
• Kim Stanley in Frances
• Glenn Close in The World According to Garp
• Lesley Ann Warren in Victor/Victoria

me: Jessica Lange in Tootsie

• Ellen Barkin in Diner
• Teri Garr in Tootsie
• Kim Stanley in Frances
• Lesley Ann Warren in Victor/Victoria

1983 AA: Linda Hunt in The Year of Living Dangerously

• Glenn Close in The Big Chill
• Cher in Silkwood
• Amy Irving in Yentl
• Alfred Woodard in Cross Creek

me: Linda Hunt in The Year of Living Dangerously

• Harriet Andersson in Fanny and Alexander
• Cher in Silkwood
• Glenn Close in The Big Chill
• Sandra Bernhard in The King of Comedy

1984 AA: Peggy Ashcroft in A Passage to India

• Lindsay Crouse in Places in the Heart
• Glenn Close in The Natural
• Christine Lahti in Swing Shift
• Geraldine Page in The Pope of Greenwich Village

me: Peggy Ashcroft in A Passage to India

• Elizabeth Berridge in Amadeus
• Nastassja Kinski in Paris, Texas
• Elizabeth McGovern in Once Upon a Time in America
• Christine Lahti in Swing Shift

1985 AA: Anjelica Huston in Prizzi’s Honor

• Margaret Avery in The Color Purple
• Oprah Winfrey in The Color Purple
• Meg Tilly in Agnes of God
• Amy Madigan in Twice in a Lifetime

me: Mieko Harada in Ran

• Anjelica Huston in Prizzi’s Honor
• Margaret Avery in The Color Purple
• Sonia Braga in Kiss of the Spider Woman

1986 AA: Dianne Wiest in Hannah and Her Sisters

• Maggie Smith in A Room with a View
• Piper Laurie in Children of a Lesser God
• Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in The Color of Money
• Tess Harper in Crimes of the Heart

me: Dianne Wiest in Hannah and Her Sisters

• Maggie Smith in A Room with a View
• Barbara Hershey in Hannah and Her Sisters
• Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in The Color of Money
• Piper Laurie in Children of a Lesser God

1987 AA: Olympia Dukakis in Moonstruck

• Anne Archer in Fatal Attraction
• Norma Aleandro in Gaby – A True Story
• Anne Ramsey in Throw Momma from the Train
• Ann Sothern in The Whales of August

me: Kathy Baker in Street Smart

• Robin Wright in The Princess Bride
• Norma Aleandro in Gaby – A True Story
• Olympia Dukakis in Moonstruck
• Sarah Miles in Hope and Glory

1988 AA: Geena Davis in The Accidental Tourist

• Joan Cusack in Working Girl
• Frances McDormand in Mississippi Burning
• Michelle Pfeiffer in Dangerous Liaisons
• Sigourney Weaver in Working Girl

me: Michelle Pfeiffer in Dangerous Liaisons

• Lena Olin in The Unbearable Lightness of Being
• Kathleen Turner in Who Framed Roger Rabbit
• Frances McDormand in Mississippi Burning
• Geena Davis in The Accidental Tourist

1989 AA: Brenda Fricker in My Left Foot

• Anjelica Huston in Enemies, A Love Story
• Lena Olin in Enemies, A Love Story
• Dianne Wiest in Parenthood
• Julia Roberts in Steel Magnolias

me: Anjelica Huston in Enemies, a Love Story

• Laura San Giacomo in sex, lies, and videotape
• Brenda Fricker in My Left Foot
• Dianne Wiest in Parenthood
• Lena Olin in Enemies, a Love Story

1990 AA: Whoopi Goldberg in Ghost

• Mary McDonnell in Dances with Wolves
• Lorraine Bracco in GoodFellas
• Annette Bening in The Grifters
• Diane Ladd in Wild at Heart

me: Annette Bening in The Grifters

• Lorraine Bracco in GoodFellas
• Diane Ladd in Wild at Heart
• Bonnie Bedelia in Presumed Innocent
• Mary McDonnell in Dances with Wolves

1991 AA: Mercedes Ruehl in The Fisher King

• Kate Nelligan in The Prince of Tides
• Diane Ladd in Rambling Rose
• Juliette Lewis in Cape Fear
• Jessica Tandy in Fried Green Tomatoes

me: Mercedes Ruehl in The Fisher King

• Mary McDonnell in Grand Canyon
• Juliette Lewis in Cape Fear
• Kate Nelligan in The Prince of Tides
• Diane Ladd in Rambling Rose

1992 AA: Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny

• Vanessa Redgrave in Howards End
• Judy Davis in Husbands and Wives
• Joan Plowright in Enchanted April
• Miranda Richardson in Damage

me: Miranda Richardson in The Crying Game (also for Damage)

• Judy Davis in Husbands and Wives
• Vanessa Redgrave in Howards End
• Joan Plowright in Enchanted April
• Marisa Tomei in My Cousin Vinny

1993 AA: Anna Paquin in The Piano

• Emma Thompson in In the Name of the Father
• Holly Hunter in The Firm
• Winona Ryder in The Age of Innocence
• Rosie Perez in Fearless

me: Winona Ryder in The Age of Innocence

• Anna Paquin in The Piano
• Julianne Moore in Short Cuts
• Embeth Davidtz in Schindler’s List
• Emma Thompson in In the Name of the Father

1994 AA: Dianne Wiest in Bullets over Broadway

• Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction
• Rosemary Harris in Tom & Viv
• Helen Mirren in The Madness of King George
• Jennifer Tilly in Bullets over Broadway

me: Dianne Wiest in Bullets over Broadway

• Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction
• Kirsten Dunst in Interview with the Vampire
• Helen Mirren in The Madness of King George
• Kristin Scott-Thomas in Four Weddings and a Funeral

1995 AA: Mira Sorvino in Mighty Aphrodite

• Kate Winslet in Sense and Sensibility
• Kathleen Quinlan in Apollo 13
• Joan Allen in Nixon
• Mare Winningham in Georgia

me: Kate Winslet in Sense and Sensibility

• Joan Allen in Nixon
• Mira Sorvino in Mighty Aphrodite
• Anjelica Huston in The Crossing Guard
• Mare Winningham in Georgia

1996 AA: Juliette Binoche in The English Patient

• Marianne-Jean Baptiste in Secrets and Lies
• Joan Allen in The Crucible
• Lauren Bacall in The Mirror Has Two Faces
• Barbara Hershey in The Portrait of a Lady

me: Juliette Binoche in The English Patient

• Kate Winslet in Hamlet
• Natalie Portman in Beautiful Girls
• Joan Allen in The Crucible
• Renee Zelwegger in Jerry Maguire

1997 AA: Kim Basinger in L.A. Confidential

• Gloria Stuart in Titanic
• Minnie Driver in Good Will Hunting
• Julianne Moore in Boogie Nights
• Joan Cusack in In and Out

me: Julianne Moore in Boogie Nights

• Sigourney Weaver in The Ice Storm
• Sarah Polley in The Sweet Hereafter
• Joan Cusack in In and Out
• Kim Basinger in L.A. Confidential

1998 AA: Judi Dench in Shakespeare in Love

• Lynn Redgrave in Gods and Monsters
• Rachel Griffiths in Hillary and Jackie
• Brenda Blythyn in Little Voice
• Kathy Bates in Primary Colors

me: Kathy Bates in Primary Colors

• Joan Allen in Pleasantville
• Julianne Moore in The Big Lebowski
• Judi Dench in Shakespeare in Love
• Lisa Kudrow in The Opposite of Sex

 

1999 AA: Angelina Jolie in Girl Interrupted

• Toni Collette in The Sixth Sense
• Catherine Keener in Being John Malkovich
• Samantha Morton in Sweet and Lowdown
• Chloe Sevigny in Boys Don’t Cry

me: Samantha Morton in Sweet and Lowdown

• Catherine Keener in Being John Malkovich
• Nicole Kidman in Eyes Wide Shut
• Julianne Moore in Magnolia
• Chloe Sevigny in Boys Don’t Cry

2000 AA: Marcia Gay Harden in Pollock

• Judi Dench in Chocolat
• Kate Hudson in Almost Famous
• Frances McDormand in Almost Famous
• Julie Walters in Billy Elliot

me: Frances McDormand in Almost Famous (also for Wonder Boys)

• Zhang Ziyi in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
• Kate Hudson in Almost Famous
• Catherine Zeta-Jones in Traffic
• Julie Walters in Billy Elliot

2001 AA: Jennifer Connelly in A Beautiful Mind

• Helen Mirren in Gosford Park
• Maggie Smith in Gosford Park
• Marisa Tomei in In the Bedroom
• Kate Winslet in Iris

me: Helen Mirren in Gosford Park

• Marisa Tomei in In the Bedroom
• Maggie Smith in Gosford Park
• Cate Blanchett in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
• Jennifer Connelly in A Beautiful Mind

2002 AA: Catherine Zeta-Jones in Chicago

• Queen Latifah in Chicago
• Julianne Moore in The Hours
• Kathy Bates in About Schmidt
• Meryl Streep in Adaptation

me: Meryl Streep in Adaptation

• Julianne Moore in The Hours
• Kathy Bates in About Schmidt
• Toni Collette in About a Boy
• Catherine Zeta-Jones in Chicago

2003 AA: Renee Zelwegger in Cold Mountain

• Marcia Gay Harden in Mystic River
• Shoreh Aghdsheloo in House of Sand and Fog
• Patricia Clarkson in Pieces of April
• Holly Hunter in thirteen

me: Sarah Bolger in In America

• Hope Davis in American Splendor
• Patricia Clarkson in The Station Agent (also for Pieces of April)
• Shoreh Aghdeshloo in House of Sand and Fog
• Holly Hunter in thirteen

2004 AA: Cate Blanchett in The Aviator

• Virginia Madsen in Sideways
• Sophie Okonedo in Hotel Rwanda
• Natalie Portman in Closer
• Laura Linney in Kinsey

me: the same, except Portman would win

2005 AA: Rachel Weisz in The Constant Gardener

• Catherine Keener in Capote
• Michelle Williams in Brokeback Mountain
• Frances McDormand in North Country
• Amy Adams in Junebug

me: Rachel Weisz in The Constant Gardener

• Michelle Williams in Brokeback Mountain
• Amy Adams in Junebug
• Maria Bello in A History of Violence
• Gong Li in Memoirs of a Geisha

2006 AA: Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls

• Adriana Barazza in Babel
• Abigail Breslin in Little Miss Sunshine
• Rinko Kikuchi in Babel
• Cate Blanchett in Notes on a Scandal

me: Rinko Kikuchi in Babel

• Adriana Barazza in Babel
• Cate Blanchett in Notes on a Scandal (also for Babel)
• Shareeka Epps in Half Nelson
• Abigail Breslin in Little Miss Sunshine

2007 AA: Tilda Swinton in Michael Clayton

• Saorise Ronan in Atonement
• Ruby Dee in American Gangster
• Cate Blanchett in I’m Not There
• Amy Ryan in Gone Baby Gone

me: Cate Blanchett in I’m Not There

• Tilda Swinton in Michael Clayton
• Saorise Ronan in Atonement
• Catherine Keener in Into the Wild
• Jennifer Jason Leigh in Margot at the Wedding

2008 AA: Penelope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona

• Taraji P. Henson in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Amy Adams in Doubt
• Viola Davis in Doubt
• Marisa Tomei in The Wrestler

me: Penelope Cruz in Vicky Cristina Barcelona

• Marisa Tomei in The Wrestler
• Viola Davis in Doubt
• Rosemarie DeWitt in Rachel Getting Married
• Amy Adams in Doubt 

2009 AA: Mo’Nique in Precious

• Penelope Cruz in Nine
• Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air
• Maggie Gyllenhaal in Crazy Heart
• Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air

me: Mo’Nique in Precious

• Melanie Laurent in Inglourious Basterds
• Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air
• Samantha Morton in The Messenger
• Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air

2010 AA: Melissa Leo in The Fighter

• Amy Adams in The Fighter
• Helena Bonham Carter in The King’s Speech
• Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit
• Jacki Weaver in Animal Kingdom

me: Hailee Steinfeld in True Grit

• Greta Gerwig in Greenberg
• Olivia Williams in The Ghost Writer
• Jacki Weaver in Animal Kingdom
• Naomi Watts in Mother and Child

2011 AA: Octavia Spencer in The Help

• Berenice Bejo in The Artist
• Jessica Chastain in The Help
• Melissa McCarthy in Bridesmaids
• Janet McTeer in Albert Nobbs

me: Jessica Chastain in The Tree of Life (also for Take Shelter)

• Berenice Bejo in The Artist
• Carey Mulligan in Shame
• Charlotte Gainsbourg in Melancholia
• Shailene Woodley in The Descendants

2012 AA:

• Sally Field in Lincoln
• Anne Hathaway in Les Miserables
• Jacki Weaver in Silver Linings Playbook
• Amy Adams in The Master
• Helen Hunt in The Sessions

me: ?