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supporting actress

NOUN
bit player
Synonyms
WEAK
extra mute spear-carrier supernumerary supporting actor supporting player
Antonyms
WEAK
lead

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Like Doherty, Aimee Lou Wood is up for both best actress and best supporting actress - for BBC Three comedy-drama Film Club and HBO/Sky dark comedy The White Lotus respectively.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

The studio’s Sinners notched another four awards, while Amy Madigan won best supporting actress for Weapons, another Warner release.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Amy Madigan won best supporting actress for Weapons, becoming the first winner of the category from a horror film since Ruth Gordon for Rosemary's Baby in 1969.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

“I’m always plotting,” Teyana Taylor, supporting actress nominee for “One Battle After Another,” told me on the Chanel carpet.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

But her fan-favorite turn as the voodoo-wielding evil Aunt Gladys in horror hit "Weapons" has made her a TikTok star -- and an Oscar winner for best supporting actress.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026