The AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role is an accolade given by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to "identify, award, promote, and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television".
The award is handed out at the annual AACTA Awards, which rewards achievements in feature film, television, documentaries, and short films. From 1976 to 2010, the category was presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the academy's parent organisation, at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards (known as the AFI Awards). When the AFI launched the academy in 2011, it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards, with the current award being a continuum of the AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
Toni Collette and Judy Davis are the most awarded actresses in this category, with three wins each. Candidates for this award must be human and female, and cannot be nominated in the leading actress category for the same role in the same production.
Winners and nominees
Year Actress Film Role 1970s1976Melissa JafferCaddieLeslieJacki WeaverJosieKate FitzpatrickPromised WomanMargeHelen GarnerPure SJoAnne-Louise LambertPicnic at Hanging RockMiranda1977Veronica LangDon's PartyJodyAnne HaddyThe Fourth WishDr. KirkIngrid MasonBreak of DayBethJudy MorrisThe Picture Show ManMiss Lockhart1978Angela Punch McGregorNewsfrontFayCarol BurnsThe Mango TreeMaudie PloverDiane CraigMiss PringlePatricia KennedyThe Getting of WisdomMiss Chapman1979Pat EvisonTimEm MelvilleAileen BrittonMy Brilliant CareerGrandma BossierWendy HughesAunt HelenPatricia KennedyAunt Gussie 1980s1980Jill PerrymanMaybe This TimeMotherMichele FawdonMaybe This TimeMargoJude KuringMeredithLorna LesleyThe Chain ReactionGloria1981Judy DavisHoodwinkSarahCathy DownesWinter of Our DreamsGretelMarion EdwardRoad GamesFritaRebecca RiggsFatty FinnTilly1982Kris McQuadeFighting BackMrs. GoodwoodMyra De GrootNorman Loves RoseMotherAlice GarnerMonkey GripGracieSandy GoreNorman Loves RoseMaureen1983Linda HuntThe Year of Living DangerouslyBilly KwanPat EvisonThe ClinicAldaSandy GoreUndercoverNinaRobyn NevinCareful, He Might Hear YouLila1984Anna Maria MonticelliSilver CityAnnaSandy GoreStreet HeroBonnie RogersMonica MaughanAnnie's Coming OutVera PetersPeta ToppanoStreet HeroVinnie's Mother1985Annie ByronFranMargeGenevieve MooyEmoh RuoMargaret YorkNarelle SimpsonFranLisaKerry WalkerBlissAlice Dalton1986Lindy DaviesMalcolmJudithKylie BellingThe Fringe DwellersNoonah ComeawayVictoria LongleyThe More Things Change...GeraldineKerry WalkerTwelfth NightFeste1987Jan AdeleHigh TideBetKaarin FairfaxBelindaSandraJulie HamiltonThe Place at the CoastEnid BurroughsClaudia KarvanHigh TideAlly1988Tina BursillJiltedPaulaMary CoustasMullHelenSue JonesDeborah MullensJulie NihillBoundaries of the HeartJune Thompson1989Victoria LongleyCeliaAlice TannerDorothy BarrySweetieFloMary-Anne FaheyCeliaPat CarmichaelNicole KidmanEmerald CityHelen 1990s1990Julia BlakeFatherIya ZetnickRuth CracknellKokoda CrescentAlicePenne Hackforth-JonesCarolMaggie KingThe Big StealEdith Clark1991Fiona PressWaitingThereseToni ColletteSpotswoodWendy RobinsonGosia DobrowolskaA Woman's TaleAnnaHelen JonesWaitingSandy1992Pat ThomsonStrictly BallroomShirley HastingsGia CaridesStrictly BallroomLiz HoltWilla O'NeillSecretsVickiMiranda OttoThe Last Days of Chez NousAnnie1993Judy DavisOn My OwnThe MotherJill ForsterSay a Little PrayerMrs. EasterbrookKris McQuadeBroken HighwayWomanKerry WalkerThe PianoAunt Morag1994Rachel GriffithsMuriel's WeddingRhonda EpinstallJeanie DrynanMuriel's WeddingBetty HeslopDeborah KennedyThe Sum of UsJoyce JohnsonJacqueline McKenzieTrapsViola1995Amanda DougeThat Eye, the SkyTegwyn FlackEssie DavisDad and Dave: On Our SelectionKate RuddNadine GarnerMetal SkinRoslynRebecca GibneyLucky BreakGloria Wrightman1996Toni ColletteLilian's StoryYoung Lilian SingerZoe CaridesBrilliant LiesKaty ConnorAlice GarnerLove and Other CatastrophesAliceAnnette Shun WahFloating LifeYen Chan1997Cate BlanchettThank God He Met LizzieLizzieAnnie ByronDoing Time for Patsy ClineMumSophie LeeThe CastleTracey PetropoulousRebecca SmartBlackrockCherie Milenko1998Toni ColletteThe BoysMichelleMiranda OttoIn the Winter DarkRonnieRena OwenDance Me to My SongRixAngela Punch McGregorTerra NovaMargie1999Sacha HorlerSoft FruitNadiaClaudia KarvanPassionAlfhild de LuceSusie PorterTwo HandsDeirdreEmily WoofPassionKaren Holten 2000s2000Greta ScacchiLooking for AlibrandiChristina AlibrandiElena CottaLooking for AlibrandiKatia AlibrandiSacha HorlerRussian DollLizaKris McQuadeBetter Than SexTaxi Driver2001Rachael BlakeLantanaJane O'MayLourdes BartoloméLa SpagnolaManolaDaniela FarinacciLantanaPaula D'AmatoBelinda McCloryMulletKay2002Judi FarrWalking on WaterMargaretCelia IrelandAustralian RulesLiz BlackAnna Lise PhillipsEnvyRachelMaya StangeGarage DaysKate2003Sacha HorlerTravelling LightBronwyn WhiteMelanie GriffithThe Night We Called It a DayBarbara MarxMiranda RichardsonThe Rage in Placid LakeSylvia LakeHelen ThomsonGettin' SquareMarion Barrington2004Lynette CurranSomersaultIreneHollie AndrewSomersaultBiancaRachael BlakeTom WhiteHelen WhiteLoene CarmenChristine2005Noni HazlehurstLittle FishJanelle HeartDaniela FarinacciLook Both WaysJuliaTracy MannHating Alison AshleyErica's motherKestie MorassiWolf CreekKristy Earl2006Susie PorterCaterpillar WishSusan WoodbridgeDeborra-Lee FurnessJindabyneJudeNoni HazlehurstCandyElaine WyattGenevieve LemonSuburban MayhemDianne2007Emma BoothClublandJillSibylla BuddThe BetToryIrene ChenThe Home Song StoriesMayEsme MelvilleRomulus, My FatherMiss Collard2008Toni ColletteThe Black BalloonMaggie MollisonSaskia BurmeisterThe JammedVanyaMaeve DermodyBlack WaterLeeLeeanna WalsmanBitter & TwistedIndigo Samvini2009Rachel GriffithsBeautiful KateSally KendallMaeve DermodyBeautiful KateToniMitjili Napanangka GibsonSamson and DelilahNanaBea ViegasBaliboJuliana 2010s2010Deborah MailmanBran Nue DaeRoxanneJulia BlakeThe Boys Are BackBarbaraKerry FoxBright StarFanny's motherLaura WheelwrightAnimal KingdomNicky Henry AACTA Awards2011(1st)Louise HarrisSnowtownElizabeth HarveyMorgana DaviesThe HunterSassHelen MorseThe Eye of the StormLotteAlexandra SchepisiFlora2012(2nd)Jessica MauboyThe SapphiresJulieEssie DavisBurning ManKarenRebecca GibneyMentalShirley MoochmoreDeborah MailmanSandra2013(3rd)Elizabeth DebickiThe Great GatsbyJordan BakerIsla FisherThe Great GatsbyMyrtle WilsonMirrah FoulkesThe TurningFay KeenanAlice KeohavongThe RocketMali2014(4th)Susan PriorThe RoverDorothy PeeplesErin JamesThe Little DeathMonicaJacqueline McKenzieThe Water DivinerEliza ConnorKate MulvanyThe Little DeathEvie2015(5th)Judy DavisThe DressmakerMolly DunnageEmma HamiltonLast Cab to DarwinJulieDeborah MailmanPaper PlanesMaureenSarah SnookThe DressmakerGertrude "Trudy" Pratt2016(6th)Miranda OttoThe DaughterCharlotteKerry ArmstrongPawnoJennifer MontgomeryRachel GriffithsHacksaw RidgeBertha DossAnna TorvThe DaughterAnna2017(7th)Nicole KidmanLionSue BrierleyFrances DucaAli's WeddingZahraJacqueline McKenzieDon't TellJean DaltonSusie PorterHounds of LoveMaggie Maloney2018(8th)Nicole KidmanBoy ErasedNancy EamonsElizabeth DebickiBreathEvaNatassia Gorey-FurberSweet CountryLizzie KellyNoni HazlehurstLadies in BlackMiss CartwrightSimone Kessell1%Hayley2019(9th)Magnolia MaymuruThe NightingaleLowannaTilda Cobham-HerveyHotel MumbaiSallyHilary SwankI Am MotherWomanBolude WatsonHearts and BonesAnishka AhmedUrsula YovichTop End WeddingDaffy Ford 2020s2020(10th)Essie DavisBabyteethAnna FinlayEmma BoothH is for HappinessClaire PheeBella HeathcoteRelicSamDeborah MailmanH is for HappinessPenelope BensonDoris YounaneMeasure for MeasureKarima2021(11th)Essie DavisNitramHelenClaudia KarvanJune AgainGinnyEsmerelda MarimowaHigh GroundGulwirriMiranda TapsellThe DryRita RacoJacki WeaverPenguin BloomJan2022(12th)Olivia DeJongeElvisPriscilla PresleyJada AlbertsThe StrangerDetective Senior Constable Kate RylettJessica De GouwThe Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly JohnsonLouisa KlintoffJoanna LumleyFalling for FigaroMeghan Geoffrey-BishopYael StoneBlazeHannah2023(13th)Deborah MailmanThe New BoySister MumAlex JensenTalk to MeJadeTasma WaltonSweet AsMitchMia WasikowskaBluebackAbby JacksonUrsula YovichThe Royal HotelCarolSelina ZahedniaShaydaMona2024(14th)Jacki WeaverMemoir of a SnailPinkyAlyla BrowneFuriosa: A Mad Max SagaImperator FuriosaHannah DivineyAudreyNorahKate MulvanyBetter ManJanet WilliamsHow to Make GravyStellaIngrid TorelliLate Night with the DevilLilly D'Abo2025(15th)Deborah MailmanKangarooRosieMarta Dusseldorp With or Without YouSharonBrooke Satchwell KangarooLizYael Stone The CorrespondentKate PeytonSally-Anne Upton Bring Her BackWendySora Wong Piper
References
External links Official website of the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts