Best Supporting Actress is awarded to the individual who gave their best performance while leading their film. Ariana DeBose became the first openly queer winner of the award, as well as the first Hispanic winner. Janelle Monae became the first non-binary winner of the award in 2022 for their performance in Glass Onion.Â
Two Nominations
Lucy Boynton
Viola Davis
Scarlett Johansson
Janelle Monae
Florence Pugh
Michelle Williams
Age Superlatives
Oldest Nominee: Shuzhen Zhao (76)
Youngest Nominee: Dafne Keen (12)
Oldest Winner: Holly Hunter (59)
Youngest Winner: Thomasin McKenzie (19)
African American Nominees
2015: Tessa Thompson - Creed
2016: Viola Davis - Fences
2016: Janelle Monae - Hidden Figures
2018: Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk
2020: Renee Elise Goldsberry - Hamilton
2021: Ariana DeBose - West Side Story
2022: Janelle Monae - Glass Onion
2023: Da'Vine Joy Randolph - The Holdovers
2023: Viola Davis - Air
2024: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor - Nickel Boys
Asian and Middle Eastern Nominees
2017: Hong Chau - Downsizing
2019: Shuzhen Zhao - The Farewell
2020: Yuh-Jung Youn - Minari
2022: Stephanie Hsu - Everything Everywhere All at Once
2024: Joan Chen - Didi
Hispanic and Latin Nominees
2016: Morena Baccarin - Deadpool
2017: Ana de Armas - Blade Runner 2049
2018: Zoe Saldana - Avengers: Infinity War
2021: Ariana DeBose - West Side Story
2021: Olga Merediz - In the Heights
2022: Penelope Cruz - Official Competition
2024: Adria Arjona - Hit Man
2024: Ariana Grande - Wicked
LGBTQ+ Nominees
2016: Janelle Monae (Pansexual and Non-Binary)
2021: Ariana DeBose (Queer)
2022: Janelle Monae (Pansexual and Non-Binary)
2022: Stephanie Hsu (Queer)
2024: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (Bisexual)