supporting actress
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Amy Madigan won the Oscar for best supporting actress for her turn as a malevolent witch in last year’s “Weapons.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Saint won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her movie debut in director Elia Kazan's 1954 crime thriller On the Waterfront, playing Edie Doyle, the love interest of Marlon Brando's conflicted ex-boxing docker.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
In addition to Mosaku’s Academy Award nomination for supporting actress, “Sinners’” Oscars haul included wins for filmmaker Ryan Coogler, star Michael B. Jordan, cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw and composer Ludwig Göransson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Less expected was Allison Janney’s win for best supporting actress for “The Diplomat,” although Janney also has eight Emmys, so how much of a shock could that truly be?
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
Smart previously won Emmys for guest actress playing Lana Garner on “Frasier” in 2000 and 2001, and in 2008, she won for supporting actress for playing Regina Newly on the ABC sitcom “Samantha Who?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
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