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This actress won Best Supporting Actress for playing Lee Krasner in 2000's Pollock.

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Wiest's second Supporting Actress Oscar came for Bullets Over Broadway (1994); her first name was _ _ _ _ _ _.

The 1938 Best Supporting Actress Oscar went to the actress who played Aunt Belle Massey in Jezebel.

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Playing Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator won this actress the 2004 Supporting Actress Oscar.

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Her portrayal of Katsumi Kelly in Sayonara (1957) earned her the Best Supporting Actress Oscar.

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Playing Mary Lee Johnston in Precious won this actress the 2009 Supporting Actress Oscar.

MONIQUE

This actress won Best Supporting Actress for playing Linda in 1995's Mighty Aphrodite.

SORVINO

She took home Best Supporting Actress honors for The Diary of Anne Frank (1959), playing Petronella van Daan.

WINTERS

Playing Ada Quonsett in Airport won this actress the 1970 Supporting Actress Oscar.

HAYES

Her portrayal of Minerva Jackson in The Help (2011) earned her the Best Supporting Actress Oscar.

SPENCER

The 1978 Best Supporting Actress Oscar went to the actress who played Diana Barrie in California Suite.

SMITH

Her portrayal of Hana in The English Patient (1996) earned her the Best Supporting Actress Oscar.

BINOCHE

She took home Best Supporting Actress honors for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), playing Joanna Kramer.

STREEP

Her portrayal of Anne Dettrey in Gentleman's Agreement (1947) earned her the Best Supporting Actress Oscar.

HOLM

The 2017 Best Supporting Actress Oscar went to the actress who played LaVona Fay Golden in I, Tonya.

JANNEY

The 1983 Best Supporting Actress Oscar went to the actress who played Billy Kwan in The Year of Living Dangerously.

HUNT

The 1968 Best Supporting Actress Oscar went to the actress who played Minnie Castevet in Rosemary's Baby.

GORDON

Her portrayal of Mrs. Baker in Butterflies Are Free (1972) earned her the Best Supporting Actress Oscar.

HECKART

The 2002 Best Supporting Actress Oscar went to the actress who played Velma Kelly in Chicago.

ZETAJONES

This actress won Best Supporting Actress for playing Alice Eklund-Ward in 2010's The Fighter.

LEO

_ _ _ _ Steenburgen won Best Supporting Actress for playing Lynda West-Dummar in 1980's Melvin and Howard.

MARY

Her portrayal of Mona Lisa Vito in My Cousin Vinny (1992) earned her the Best Supporting Actress Oscar.

TOMEI

She took home Best Supporting Actress honors for The Holdovers (2023), playing Mary Lamb.

RANDOLPH

Playing Rita Mora Castro in Emilia Perez won this actress the 2024 Supporting Actress Oscar.

SALDANA

Playing Cathy Ames in East of Eden won this actress the 1955 Supporting Actress Oscar.

VANFLEET

_ _ _ _ _ Davis won Best Supporting Actress for playing Rose Lee Maxson in 2016's Fences.

VIOLA

Her portrayal of Rosemary Bartlow in The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) earned her the Best Supporting Actress Oscar.

GRAHAME

Playing Oda Mae Brown in Ghost won this actress the 1990 Supporting Actress Oscar.

GOLDBERG

She took home Best Supporting Actress honors for A Passage to India (1984), playing Mrs. Moore.

ASHCROFT

Her portrayal of Blanche Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde (1967) earned her the Best Supporting Actress Oscar.

PARSONS

The 1993 Best Supporting Actress Oscar went to the actress who played Flora McGrath in The Piano.

PAQUIN

The 2007 Best Supporting Actress Oscar went to the actress who played Karen Crowder in Michael Clayton.

SWINTON

Her portrayal of Effie White in Dreamgirls (2006) earned her the Best Supporting Actress Oscar.

HUDSON

The 1958 Best Supporting Actress Oscar went to the actress who played Miss Pat Cooper in Separate Tables.

HILLER

Playing Felicia Karpf in Shampoo won this actress the 1975 Supporting Actress Oscar.

GRANT

The 1997 Best Supporting Actress Oscar went to the actress who played Lynn Bracken in L.A. Confidential.

BASINGER

Playing Nora Fanshaw in Marriage Story won this actress the 2019 Supporting Actress Oscar.

DERN

Her portrayal of Alicia Nash in A Beautiful Mind (2001) earned her the Best Supporting Actress Oscar.

CONNELLY

The 1988 Best Supporting Actress Oscar went to the actress who played Muriel Pritchett in The Accidental Tourist.

DAVIS

She took home Best Supporting Actress honors for If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), playing Sharon Rivers.

KING

She took home Best Supporting Actress honors for Murder on the Orient Express (1974), playing Greta Ohlsson.

BERGMAN

Her portrayal of the title role in Julia (1977) earned her the Best Supporting Actress Oscar.

REDGRAVE

This actress won Best Supporting Actress for playing Ruth Popper in 1971's The Last Picture Show.

LEACHMAN

This actress won Best Supporting Actress for playing Holly in 1986's Hannah and Her Sisters.

WIEST

This actress won Best Supporting Actress for playing Anita in 1961's West Side Story.

MORENO

This actress won Best Supporting Actress for playing Aunt Gladys in 2025's Weapons.

MADIGAN

This actress won Best Supporting Actress for playing Honey in 1966's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?.

DENNIS

Her portrayal of Julie Nichols in Tootsie (1982) earned her the Best Supporting Actress Oscar.

LANGE

This actress won Best Supporting Actress for playing Marylee Hadley in 1956's Written on the Wind.

MALONE

The 2012 Best Supporting Actress Oscar went to the actress who played Fantine in Les Miserables.

HATHAWAY

She took home Best Supporting Actress honors for On the Waterfront (1954), playing Edie Doyle.

SAINT

The 1973 Best Supporting Actress Oscar went to the actress who played Addie Loggins in Paper Moon.

ONEAL

This actress won Best Supporting Actress for playing Anne Napolitano in 1991's The Fisher King.

RUEHL

She took home Best Supporting Actress honors for Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008), playing Maria Elena.

CRUZ

This actress won Best Supporting Actress for playing Gerda Wegener in 2015's The Danish Girl.

VIKANDER

This actress won Best Supporting Actress for playing Sophie MacDonald in 1946's The Razor's Edge.

BAXTER

The 1948 Best Supporting Actress Oscar went to the actress who played Gaye Dawn in Key Largo.

TREVOR

The 1943 Best Supporting Actress Oscar went to the actress who played Pilar in For Whom the Bell Tolls.

PAXINOU

Her portrayal of Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker (1962) earned her the Best Supporting Actress Oscar.

DUKE

Playing Mrs. Araminty Brown in National Velvet won this actress the 1945 Supporting Actress Oscar.

REVERE

Her portrayal of Molly O'Leary in In Old Chicago (1937) earned her the Best Supporting Actress Oscar.

BRADY

She took home Best Supporting Actress honors for Zorba the Greek (1964), playing Madame Hortense.

KEDROVA

Playing Lisa Rowe in Girl, Interrupted won this actress the 1999 Supporting Actress Oscar.

JOLIE

She took home Best Supporting Actress honors for Cold Mountain (2003), playing Ruby Thewes.

ZELLWEGER

Winters' second Supporting Actress Oscar came for A Patch of Blue (1965); her first name was _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

SHELLEY

Playing Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath won this actress the 1940 Supporting Actress Oscar.

DARWELL

She took home Best Supporting Actress honors for 12 Years a Slave (2013), playing Patsey.

NYONGO

This actress won Best Supporting Actress for playing Louise Schumacher in 1976's Network.

STRAIGHT

Her portrayal of Rose Castorini in Moonstruck (1987) earned her the Best Supporting Actress Oscar.

DUKAKIS

This actress won Best Supporting Actress for playing Sandra Kovak in 1941's The Great Lie.

ASTOR

Her portrayal of Carol Beldon in Mrs. Miniver (1942) earned her the Best Supporting Actress Oscar.

WRIGHT

This actress won Best Supporting Actress for playing Stella Kowalski in 1951's A Streetcar Named Desire.

HUNTER

_ _ _ _ Sondergaard won Best Supporting Actress for playing Faith Paleologus in 1936's Anthony Adverse.

GALE

This actress won Best Supporting Actress for playing Soon-ja in 2020's Minari.

YOUN

This actress won Best Supporting Actress for playing Emma Goldman in 1981's Reds.

STAPLETON

She took home Best Supporting Actress honors for Shakespeare in Love (1998), playing Queen Elizabeth I.

DENCH

Playing Maerose Prizzi in Prizzi's Honor won this actress the 1985 Supporting Actress Oscar.

HUSTON

The 1953 Best Supporting Actress Oscar went to the actress who played Lorene in From Here to Eternity.

REED

This actress won Best Supporting Actress for playing Tessa Quayle in 2005's The Constant Gardener.

WEISZ

Her portrayal of Anita in West Side Story (2021) earned her the Best Supporting Actress Oscar.

DEBOSE

Playing Lulu Bains in Elmer Gantry won this actress the 1960 Supporting Actress Oscar.

JONES

She took home Best Supporting Actress honors for Cactus Flower (1969), playing Toni Simmons.

HAWN

She took home Best Supporting Actress honors for My Left Foot (1989), playing Bridget Fagan Brown.

FRICKER

She took home Best Supporting Actress honors for None but the Lonely Heart (1944), playing Ma Mott.

BARRYMORE

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Rutherford won Best Supporting Actress for playing The Duchess of Brighton in 1963's The V.I.P.s.

MARGARET

She took home Best Supporting Actress honors for Gone with the Wind (1939), playing Mammy.

MCDANIEL

Playing Veta Louise Simmons in Harvey won this actress the 1950 Supporting Actress Oscar.

HULL

Playing Olivia Evans in Boyhood won this actress the 2014 Supporting Actress Oscar.

ARQUETTE

The 2022 Best Supporting Actress Oscar went to the actress who played Deirdre Beaubeirdre in Everything Everywhere All at Once.

CURTIS

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ McCambridge won Best Supporting Actress for playing Sadie Burke in 1949's All the King's Men.

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