Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress

Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress
	The 2025 recipient: Amy Madigan
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
Location	Los Angeles, California
Presented by	Critics Choice Association
Currently held by	Amy Madigan for Weapons (2025)
Website	www.criticschoice.com

The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award given out at the annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. The awards are presented by the Critics Choice Association (CCA), and were first presented in 1995 with Mira Sorvino being the first recipient for her role in Mighty Aphrodite. There were no official nominees announced until 2001. There have been two ties in this category (1998, 2005), and there are currently six nominees annually.

Awarded forBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role

LocationLos Angeles, California

Presented byCritics Choice Association

Currently held byAmy Madigan for Weapons (2025)

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Joan Allen is the only actress who has received this award more than once, with two wins. Amy Adams holds the record of most nomination in the category with four.

Year	Actor	Character	Film
1995	Mira Sorvino	Linda Ash	Mighty Aphrodite
1996	Joan Allen	Elizabeth Proctor	The Crucible
1997	Joan Cusack	Emily Montgomery	In & Out
1998	Joan Allen (TIE)	Betty Parker	Pleasantville
1998	Kathy Bates (TIE)	Libby Holden	Primary Colors
1999	Angelina Jolie	Lisa Rowe	Girl, Interrupted

Year	Actor	Character	Film
2000	Frances McDormand	Elaine Miller / Sara Gaskell	**Almost Famous / Wonder Boys**
2001	Jennifer Connelly	Alicia Nash	A Beautiful Mind
	Cameron Diaz	Julie Gianni	Vanilla Sky
	Marisa Tomei	Natalie Strout	In the Bedroom
2002	Catherine Zeta-Jones	Velma Kelly	Chicago
	Kathy Bates	Roberta Hertzel	About Schmidt
	Meryl Streep	Susan Orlean	Adaptation.
2003	Renée Zellweger	Ruby Thewes	Cold Mountain
	Patricia Clarkson	Joy Burns	Pieces of April
	Marcia Gay Harden	Celeste Boyle	Mystic River
	Holly Hunter	Melanie Freeland	Thirteen
	Scarlett Johansson	Charlotte	Lost in Translation
2004	Virginia Madsen	Maya Randall	Sideways
	Cate Blanchett	Katharine Hepburn	The Aviator
	Laura Linney	Clara McMillen	Kinsey
	Natalie Portman	Alice Ayres / Jane Jones	Closer
	Kate Winslet	Sylvia Llewelyn Davies	Finding Neverland
2005	Amy Adams (TIE)	Ashley Johnsten	Junebug
	Michelle Williams (TIE)	Alma Beers Del Mar	Brokeback Mountain
	Maria Bello	Edie Stall	A History of Violence
	Catherine Keener	Nelle Harper Lee	Capote
	Frances McDormand	Glory Dodge	North Country
	Rachel Weisz	Tessa Abbott-Quayle	The Constant Gardener
2006	Jennifer Hudson	Effie White	Dreamgirls
	Adriana Barraza	Amelia Hernandez	Babel
	Rinko Kikuchi	Chieko Wataya	Babel
	Cate Blanchett	Bathsheba "Sheba" Hart	Notes on a Scandal
	Catherine O'Hara	Marilyn Hack	For Your Consideration
	Emma Thompson	Karen Eiffel	Stranger than Fiction
2007	Amy Ryan	Helene McCready	Gone Baby Gone
	Cate Blanchett	Jude Quinn	I'm Not There
	Catherine Keener	Jan Burres	Into the Wild
	Vanessa Redgrave	Older Briony	Atonement
	Tilda Swinton	Karen Crowder	Michael Clayton
2008	Kate Winslet	Hanna Schmitz	The Reader
	Penélope Cruz	María Elena	Vicky Cristina Barcelona
	Viola Davis	Mrs. Miller	Doubt
	Vera Farmiga	Erica Van Doren	Nothing but the Truth
	Taraji P. Henson	Queenie	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
	Marisa Tomei	Cassidy / Pam	The Wrestler
2009 ^[1]	Mo'Nique	Mary Lee Johnston	Precious
	Marion Cotillard	Luisa Contini	Nine
	Vera Farmiga	Alex Goran	Up in the Air
	Anna Kendrick	Natalie Keener	Up in the Air
	Julianne Moore	Charlotte "Charley" Roberts	A Single Man
	Samantha Morton	Olivia Pitterson	The Messenger

Year	Actor	Character	Film
2010 ^[2]	Melissa Leo	Alice Eklund-Ward	The Fighter
	Amy Adams	Charlene Fleming	The Fighter
	Helena Bonham Carter	Queen Elizabeth	The King's Speech
	Mila Kunis	Lily	Black Swan
	Hailee Steinfeld	Mattie Ross	True Grit
	Jacki Weaver	Janine "Smurf" Cody	Animal Kingdom
2011 ^[3]^[4]	Octavia Spencer	Minny Jackson	The Help
	Bérénice Bejo	Peppy Miller	The Artist
	Jessica Chastain	Celia Foote	The Help
	Melissa McCarthy	Megan Price	Bridesmaids
	Carey Mulligan	Sissy Sullivan	Shame
	Shailene Woodley	Alexandra "Alex" King	The Descendants
2012 ^[5]	Anne Hathaway	Fantine	Les Misérables
	Amy Adams	Peggy Dodd	The Master
	Judi Dench	M	Skyfall
	Ann Dowd	Sandra	Compliance
	Sally Field	Mary Todd Lincoln	Lincoln
	Helen Hunt	Cheryl Cohen-Greene	The Sessions
2013 ^[6]^[7]	Lupita Nyong'o	Patsey	12 Years a Slave
	Scarlett Johansson	Samantha (voice)	Her
	Jennifer Lawrence	Rosalyn Rosenfeld	American Hustle
	Julia Roberts	Barbara Weston-Fordham	August: Osage County
	June Squibb	Kate Grant	Nebraska
	Oprah Winfrey	Gloria Gaines	The Butler
2014 ^[8]	Patricia Arquette	Olivia Evans	Boyhood
	Jessica Chastain	Anna Morales	A Most Violent Year
	Keira Knightley	Joan Clarke	The Imitation Game
	Emma Stone	Sam Thomson	Birdman
	Meryl Streep	The Witch	Into the Woods
	Tilda Swinton	Minister Mason	Snowpiercer
2015 ^[9]^[10]	Alicia Vikander	Gerda Wegener	The Danish Girl
	Jennifer Jason Leigh	Daisy Domergue	The Hateful Eight
	Rooney Mara	Therese Belivet	Carol
	Rachel McAdams	Sacha Pfeiffer	Spotlight
	Helen Mirren	Hedda Hopper	Trumbo
	Kate Winslet	Joanna Hoffman	Steve Jobs
2016 ^[11]	Viola Davis	Rose Maxson	Fences
	Greta Gerwig	Abigail "Abbie" Porter	20th Century Women
	Naomie Harris	Paula	Moonlight
	Nicole Kidman	Sue Brierley	Lion
	Janelle Monáe	Mary Jackson	Hidden Figures
	Michelle Williams	Randi Chandler	Manchester by the Sea
2017 ^[12]^[13]	Allison Janney	LaVona Golden	I, Tonya
	Mary J. Blige	Florence Jackson	Mudbound
	Hong Chau	Ngoc Lan Tran	Downsizing
	Tiffany Haddish	Dina	Girls Trip
	Holly Hunter	Beth Gardner	The Big Sick
	Laurie Metcalf	Marion McPherson	Lady Bird
	Octavia Spencer	Zelda Delilah Fuller	The Shape of Water
2018 ^[14]^[15]	Regina King	Sharon Rivers	If Beale Street Could Talk
	Amy Adams	Lynne Cheney	Vice
	Claire Foy	Janet Armstrong	First Man
	Nicole Kidman	Nancy Eamons	Boy Erased
	Emma Stone	Abigail Masham	The Favourite
	Rachel Weisz	Sarah Churchill	The Favourite
2019 ^[16]	Laura Dern	Nora Fanshaw	Marriage Story
	Scarlett Johansson	Rosie Betzler	Jojo Rabbit
	Jennifer Lopez	Ramona Vega	Hustlers
	Florence Pugh	Amy March	Little Women
	Margot Robbie	Kayla Pospisil	Bombshell
	Zhao Shu-zhen	Nai Nai	The Farewell

Year	Actor	Character	Film
2020 ^[17]^[18]	Maria Bakalova	Tutar Sagdiyev	Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
	Ellen Burstyn	Elizabeth Weiss	Pieces of a Woman
	Glenn Close	Bonnie "Mamaw" Vance	Hillbilly Elegy
	Amanda Seyfried	Marion Davies	Mank
	Olivia Colman	Anne	The Father
	Youn Yuh-jung	Soon-ja	Minari
2021 ^[19]	Ariana DeBose	Anita	West Side Story
	Caitríona Balfe	Ma	Belfast
	Kirsten Dunst	Rose Gordon	The Power of the Dog
	Ann Dowd	Linda	Mass
	Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor	Oracene "Brandy" Price	King Richard
	Rita Moreno	Valentina	West Side Story
2022 ^[20]	Angela Bassett	Queen Ramonda	Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
	Jessie Buckley	Mariche	Women Talking
	Kerry Condon	Siobhán Súilleabháin	The Banshees of Inisherin
	Jamie Lee Curtis	Deirdre Beaubeirdre	Everything Everywhere All at Once
	Stephanie Hsu	Joy Wang / Jobu Tupaki	Everything Everywhere All at Once
	Janelle Monáe	Cassandra "Andi" Brand / Helen Brand	Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
2023	Da'Vine Joy Randolph	Mary Lamb	The Holdovers
	Emily Blunt	Katherine "Kitty" Oppenheimer	Oppenheimer
	Danielle Brooks	Sofia Johnson	The Color Purple
	America Ferrera	Gloria	Barbie
	Jodie Foster	Bonnie Stoll	Nyad
	Julianne Moore	Gracie Atherton-Yoo	May December
2024	Zoë Saldaña	Rita Mora Castro	Emilia Pérez
	Danielle Deadwyler	Berniece Charles	The Piano Lesson
	Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor	Hattie	Nickel Boys
	Ariana Grande	Galinda "Glinda" Upland	Wicked
	Margaret Qualley	Sue	The Substance
	Isabella Rossellini	Sister Agnes	Conclave
2025	Amy Madigan	Gladys	Weapons
	Elle Fanning	Rachel Kemp	Sentimental Value
	Ariana Grande	Galinda "Glinda" Upland	Wicked: For Good
	Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas	Agnes Borg Petterson	Sentimental Value
	Wunmi Mosaku	Annie	Sinners
	Teyana Taylor	Perfidia Beverly Hills	One Battle After Another

Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress

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