Best Actor in a Supporting Role is a

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presented annually by the

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(BAFTA) to recognise an

actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

who has delivered an outstanding supporting performance in a film. The

(BAFTA), is a British organisation that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, children's film and television, and interactive media. Since

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, selected actors have been awarded with the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role at an annual ceremony. In the following lists, the titles and names in bold with a gold background are the winners and recipients respectively; those not in bold are the nominees. The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released, not the year of the ceremony, which always takes place the following year.

History

The Best Supporting Actor award has been presented a total of 54 times to 48 different actors. No award was given out in this category in 1980, when no actors, male or female, were nominated for supporting roles. In addition, the award was replaced with a gender-neutral category for Best Supporting Artist, allotted for the year 1981 only, with all four nominees that year being male. The first winner was

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for his role in '' The Bofors Gun''. The most recent winner is

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for his role in '' A Real Pain''. The record for most wins is three, held by Denholm Elliott, who won three consecutive times, while five other actors have won twice. Elliott also holds the record for most nominations, with seven.

Winners and nominees

1960s

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Oh! What a Lovely War ''Oh! What a Lovely War'' is a 1969 British epic comedy historical musical war film directed by Richard Attenborough (in his directorial debut), with an ensemble cast, including Maggie Smith, Dirk Bogarde, John Gielgud, John Mills, Kenneth Mo ...

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, '' Easy Rider'' , George Hanson , - , Robert Vaughn , ''

Bullitt ''Bullitt'' is a 1968 American action thriller film directed by Peter Yates from a screenplay by Alan Trustman, Alan R. Trustman and Harry Kleiner and based on the 1963 crime novel ''Mute Witness'' by Robert L. Fish. It stars Steve McQueen, Ro ...

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1970s

Colin Welland Colin Welland (born Colin Edward Williams; 4 July 1934 – 2 November 2015) was an English actor and screenwriter. He won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance as Mr Farthing in '' Kes'' (1969) and the Academy A ...

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John Hurt Sir John Vincent Hurt (22 January 1940 – 28 January 2017) was an English actor. Regarded as one of the finest actors of his time and known for the "most distinctive voice in Cinema of the United Kingdom, Britain", he was described by David Ly ...

, '' 10 Rillington Place'' , Timothy Evans , - , rowspan="4", {{center, 1972
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Ian Bannen Ian Edmund Bannen (29 June 1928 – 3 November 1999) was a Scottish actor with a long film, stage and TV career. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Academy Award for his performance in ''The Flight of the Phoenix ( ...

, '' The Offence'' , Kenneth Baxter , - , Denholm Elliott , ''

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John Gielgud Sir Arthur John Gielgud ( ; 14 April 1904 – 21 May 2000) was an English actor and theatre director whose career spanned eight decades. With Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, he was one of the trinity of actors who dominated the Britis ...

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Murder on the Orient Express ''Murder on the Orient Express'' is a work of detective fiction by English writer Agatha Christie featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 1 January 1934. In the U ...

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Adam Faith Terence Nelhams Wright (23 June 1940 – 8 March 2003), known as Adam Faith, was an English singer, actor, and financial journalist. As a British rock and roll teen idol, he scored consecutive No. 1 hits on the UK singles chart with " What ...

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John Huston John Marcellus Huston ( ; August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter and actor. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, many of which are today considered classics. He rec ...

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Martin Balsam Martin Henry Balsam (November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an American actor. He had a prolific career in character roles in film, in theatre, and on television. An early member of the Actors Studio, he began his career on the New ...

, '' The Taking of Pelham One Two Three'' , Harold Longman , - , Burgess Meredith , '' The Day of the Locust'' , Harry Greener , - ,

Jack Warden Jack Warden (born John Warden Lebzelter Jr.; September 18, 1920July 19, 2006) was an American actor who worked in film and television. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for ''Shampoo (film), Shampoo'' (1975) and '' ...

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, '' The Deer Hunter'' , Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich

1980s

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, rowspan="2" , ''Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes'' , Phillippe D'Arnot , - , Ralph Richardson , The Earl of Greystoke , - , rowspan="4", {{center, 1985
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, ''Plenty (film), Plenty'' , Leonard Darwin , - , Saeed Jaffrey , ''My Beautiful Laundrette'' , Nasser , - , rowspan="4", {{center, 1986
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, ''Hope and Glory (film), Hope and Glory'' , Grandfather George , - , Sean Connery , ''The Untouchables (film), The Untouchables'' , Jimmy Malone , - , John Thaw , ''Cry Freedom'' , Jimmy Kruger, Kruger , - , rowspan="4", {{center, 1988
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, ''Batman (1989 film), Batman'' , Joker (Jack Napier), Jack Napier / The Joker

1990s

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, ''The Madness of King George'' , Francis Willis (physician), Dr. Willis , - , Martin Landau , ''Ed Wood (film), Ed Wood'' , Bela Lugosi , - , Alan Rickman , ''Sense and Sensibility (film), Sense and Sensibility'' , Colonel Brandon, Christopher Brandon , - , rowspan="4", {{center, 1996
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, ''Shine (film), Shine'' , Cecil Parkes , - , Edward Norton , ''Primal Fear (film), Primal Fear'' , Aaron Stampler , - , Alan Rickman , ''Michael Collins (film), Michael Collins'' , Éamon de Valera , - , rowspan="4", {{center, 1997
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2000s

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{{small, (60th British Academy Film Awards, 60th) , style="background:#FAEB86", Alan Arkin , style="background:#FAEB86", ''Little Miss Sunshine'' , style="background:#FAEB86", Edwin Hoover , rowspan=5, , - , James McAvoy , ''The Last King of Scotland (film), The Last King of Scotland'' , Nicholas Garrigan , - ,

, ''The Departed'' , Frank Costello , - , Leslie Phillips , ''Venus (2006 film), Venus'' , Ian Brooks , - , Michael Sheen , ''The Queen (2006 film), The Queen'' , Tony Blair , - , rowspan="5", align=center, 2007
{{small, (61st British Academy Film Awards, 61st) , style="background:#FAEB86", Javier Bardem , style="background:#FAEB86", ''No Country for Old Men'' , style="background:#FAEB86", Anton Chigurh , rowspan=5, , - , Paul Dano , ''There Will Be Blood'' , Eli Sunday / Paul Sunday , - , Philip Seymour Hoffman , ''Charlie Wilson's War (film), Charlie Wilson's War'' , Gust Avrakotos , - , Tommy Lee Jones , ''No Country for Old Men'' , Sheriff Ed Tom Bell , - , Tom Wilkinson , ''Michael Clayton (film), Michael Clayton'' , Arthur Edens , - , rowspan="5", align=center, 2008
{{small, (62nd British Academy Film Awards, 62nd) , style="background:#FAEB86", Heath Ledger {{small, (posthumous) , style="background:#FAEB86", ''The Dark Knight'' , style="background:#FAEB86", Joker (The Dark Knight), Joker , rowspan=5, , - , Robert Downey Jr. , ''Tropic Thunder'' , Kirk Lazarus , - , Brendan Gleeson , ''In Bruges'' , Ken Daley , - , Philip Seymour Hoffman , ''Doubt (2008 film), Doubt'' , Father Brendan Flynn , - , Brad Pitt , ''Burn After Reading'' , Chad Feldheimer , - , rowspan="5", align=center, 2009
{{small, (63rd British Academy Film Awards, 63rd) , style="background:#FAEB86", Christoph Waltz , style="background:#FAEB86", ''Inglourious Basterds'' , style="background:#FAEB86", Hans Landa, Col. Hans Landa , rowspan=5, , - , Alec Baldwin , ''It's Complicated (film), It's Complicated'' , Jacob Adler , - , Christian McKay , ''Me and Orson Welles'' , Orson Welles , - , Alfred Molina , ''An Education'' , Jack Miller , - , Stanley Tucci , ''The Lovely Bones (film), The Lovely Bones'' , George Harvey

2010s

, - , Jim Broadbent , ''The Iron Lady (film), The Iron Lady'' , Denis Thatcher , - , Jonah Hill , ''Moneyball (film), Moneyball'' , Paul DePodesta, Peter Brand , - , Philip Seymour Hoffman , ''The Ides of March (2011 film), The Ides of March'' , Paul Zara , - , rowspan="5", align=center, 2012
{{small, (66th British Academy Film Awards, 66th) , style="background:#FAEB86", Christoph Waltz , style="background:#FAEB86", ''Django Unchained'' , style="background:#FAEB86", Dr. King Schultz , rowspan=5, , - , Alan Arkin , ''Argo (2012 film), Argo'' , Lester Siegel , - , Javier Bardem , ''Skyfall'' , Raoul Silva , - , Philip Seymour Hoffman , ''The Master (2012 film), The Master'' , Lancaster Dodd , - , Tommy Lee Jones , ''Lincoln (film), Lincoln'' , Thaddeus Stevens , - , rowspan="5", align=center, 2013
{{small, (67th British Academy Film Awards, 67th) , style="background:#FAEB86", Barkhad Abdi , style="background:#FAEB86", ''Captain Phillips (film), Captain Phillips'' , style="background:#FAEB86", Abduwali Muse , rowspan=5, , - , Daniel Brühl , ''Rush (2013 film), Rush'' , Niki Lauda , - , Bradley Cooper , ''American Hustle'' , Richard "Richie" DiMaso , - , Matt Damon , ''Behind the Candelabra'' , Scott Thorson , - , Michael Fassbender , ''12 Years a Slave (film), 12 Years a Slave'' , Edwin Epps , - , rowspan="5", align=center, 2014
{{small, (68th British Academy Film Awards, 68th) , style="background:#FAEB86", J. K. Simmons , style="background:#FAEB86", ''Whiplash (2014 film), Whiplash'' , style="background:#FAEB86", Terrence Fletcher , rowspan=5, , - , Steve Carell , ''Foxcatcher'' , John du Pont , - , Ethan Hawke , ''Boyhood (2014 film), Boyhood'' , Mason Evans Sr. , - , Edward Norton , ''Birdman (film), Birdman'' , Mike Shiner , - , Mark Ruffalo , ''Foxcatcher'' , Dave Schultz (amateur wrestler), David Schultz , - , rowspan="5", align=center, 2015
{{small, (69th British Academy Film Awards, 69th) , style="background:#FAEB86", Mark Rylance , style="background:#FAEB86", ''Bridge of Spies (film), Bridge of Spies'' , style="background:#FAEB86", Rudolf Abel , rowspan=5, , - , Christian Bale , ''The Big Short (film), The Big Short'' , Michael Burry , - , Benicio del Toro , ''Sicario (2015 film), Sicario'' , Alejandro Gillick , - , Idris Elba , ''Beasts of No Nation (film), Beasts of No Nation'' , The Commandant , - , Mark Ruffalo , ''Spotlight (film), Spotlight'' , Michael Rezendes , - , rowspan="5", align=center, 2016
{{small, (70th British Academy Film Awards, 70th) , style="background:#FAEB86", Dev Patel , style="background:#FAEB86", ''Lion (2016 film), Lion'' , style="background:#FAEB86", Saroo Brierley , rowspan=5, , - , Mahershala Ali , ''Moonlight (2016 film), Moonlight'' , Juan , - , Jeff Bridges , ''Hell or High Water (2016 film), Hell or High Water'' , Marcus Hamilton , - , Hugh Grant , ''Florence Foster Jenkins (film), Florence Foster Jenkins'' , St. Clair Bayfield , - , Aaron Taylor-Johnson , ''Nocturnal Animals'' , Ray Marcus , - , rowspan="5", align=center, 2017
{{small, (71st British Academy Film Awards, 71st) , style="background:#FAEB86", Sam Rockwell , style="background:#FAEB86", ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' , style="background:#FAEB86", Jason Dixon , rowspan=5, , - , Willem Dafoe , ''The Florida Project'' , Bobby Hicks , - , Hugh Grant , ''Paddington 2'' , Phoenix Buchanan , - , Woody Harrelson , ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' , Bill Willoughby , - , Christopher Plummer , ''All the Money in the World'' , J. Paul Getty , - , rowspan="5", align=center, 2018
{{small, (72nd British Academy Film Awards, 72nd) , style="background:#FAEB86", Mahershala Ali , style="background:#FAEB86", ''Green Book (film), Green Book'' , style="background:#FAEB86", Don Shirley , rowspan=5, , - , Timothée Chalamet , ''Beautiful Boy (2018 film), Beautiful Boy'' , Nic Sheff , - , Adam Driver , ''BlacKkKlansman'' , Flip Zimmerman , - , Richard E. Grant , ''Can You Ever Forgive Me?'' , Jack Hock , - , Sam Rockwell , Vice (2018 film), ''Vice'' , George W. Bush , - , rowspan="5", align=center, 2019
{{small, (73rd British Academy Film Awards, 73rd) , style="background:#FAEB86", Brad Pitt , style="background:#FAEB86", ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' , style="background:#FAEB86", Cliff Booth , rowspan=5, , - , Tom Hanks , ''A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood'' , Fred Rogers , - ,

, ''The Two Popes'' , Pope Benedict XVI , - , Al Pacino , rowspan="2" , ''The Irishman'' , Jimmy Hoffa , - , Joe Pesci , Russell Bufalino

2020s

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{{small, (74th British Academy Film Awards, 74th) , style="background:#FAEB86", Daniel Kaluuya , style="background:#FAEB86", ''Judas and the Black Messiah'' , style="background:#FAEB86", Fred Hampton , rowspan=6, , - , Barry Keoghan , ''Calm with Horses'' , Dymphna , - , Alan Kim , ''Minari (film), Minari'' , David Yi , - , Leslie Odom Jr. , ''One Night in Miami...'' , Sam Cooke , - , Clarke Peters , ''Da 5 Bloods'' , Otis , - , Paul Raci , ''Sound of Metal'' , Joe , - , rowspan="6", align=center, 2021
{{small, (75th British Academy Film Awards, 75th) , style="background:#FAEB86", Troy Kotsur , style="background:#FAEB86", ''CODA (2021 film), CODA'' , style="background:#FAEB86", Frank Rossi , rowspan=6, , - , Mike Faist , ''West Side Story (2021 film), West Side Story'' , Riff , - , Ciarán Hinds , ''Belfast (film), Belfast'' , Pop , - , Woody Norman , ''C'mon C'mon (film), C'mon C'mon'' , Jesse , - , Jesse Plemons , rowspan="2" , ''The Power of the Dog (film), The Power of the Dog'' , George Burbank , - , Kodi Smit-McPhee , Peter Gordon , - , rowspan="6", align=center, 2022
{{small, (76th British Academy Film Awards, 76th) , style="background:#FAEB86", Barry Keoghan , style="background:#FAEB86", ''The Banshees of Inisherin'' , style="background:#FAEB86", Dominic Kearney , rowspan=6, , - , Brendan Gleeson , ''The Banshees of Inisherin'' , Colm Doherty , - , Ke Huy Quan , ''Everything Everywhere All at Once'' , Waymond Wang , - , Eddie Redmayne , ''The Good Nurse'' , Charles Cullen , - , Albrecht Schuch , ''All Quiet on the Western Front (2022 film), All Quiet on the Western Front'' , Stanislaus "Kat" Katczinsky , - , Micheal Ward , ''Empire of Light'' , Stephen , - , rowspan="6", align=center, 2023
{{small, (77th British Academy Film Awards, 77th) , style="background:#FAEB86", Robert Downey Jr. , style="background:#FAEB86", ''Oppenheimer (film), Oppenheimer'' , style="background:#FAEB86", Lewis Strauss , rowspan=6, , - , Robert De Niro , ''Killers of the Flower Moon (film), Killers of the Flower Moon'' , William King Hale, William Hale , - , Jacob Elordi , ''Saltburn (film), Saltburn'' , Felix Catton , - , Ryan Gosling , ''Barbie (film), Barbie'' , Ken (doll), Ken , - , Paul Mescal , ''All of Us Strangers'' , Harry , - , Dominic Sessa , ''The Holdovers'' , Angus Tully , - , rowspan="6", align=center, 2024
{{small, (78th British Academy Film Awards, 78th) , style="background:#FAEB86",

, style="background:#FAEB86", '' A Real Pain'' , style="background:#FAEB86", Benji Kaplan , rowspan=6, {{cite web, url=https://deadline.com/2025/01/bafta-nominations-conclave-emilia-perez-wicked-hugh-grant-1236257429/, title=BAFTA Nominations: ‘Conclave’ & ‘Emilia Pérez’ Lead The Field As Open Awards Race Takes Shape, last=Wiseman, first=Andreas, date=15 January 2025, publisher=Deadline Hollywood, Deadline, access-date=15 January 2025, archive-date=15 January 2025, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250115142025/https://deadline.com/2025/01/bafta-nominations-conclave-emilia-perez-wicked-hugh-grant-1236257429/, url-status=live , - , Yura Borisov , ''Anora'' , Igor , - , Clarence Maclin , ''Sing Sing (2023 film), Sing Sing'' , Himself , - , Edward Norton , ''A Complete Unknown'' , Pete Seeger , - , Guy Pearce , ''The Brutalist'' , Harrison Lee Van Buren , - , Jeremy Strong , ''The Apprentice (2024 film), The Apprentice'' , Roy Cohn

Multiple wins and nominations

Multiple nominations

{{col-begin {{col-break ;7 nominations * Denholm Elliott ;4 nominations *

* Philip Seymour Hoffman *

* Tommy Lee Jones *

;3 nominations *

* Edward Fox * Edward Norton * Alan Rickman * Mark Ruffalo * Geoffrey Rush * Tom Wilkinson {{col-break ;2 nominations * Alan Alda * Mahershala Ali * Alan Arkin * Christian Bale *

* Javier Bardem * Jim Broadbent * Simon Callow * George Clooney * Sean Connery * Benicio del Toro * Robert Downey Jr. * Albert Finney * Brendan Gleeson {{col-break * Hugh Grant * Gene Hackman * Ed Harris *

* Barry Keoghan * Ray McAnally * Alfred Molina * Al Pacino * Brad Pitt * Christopher Plummer * Ralph Richardson *

* Sam Rockwell * Paul Scofield *

* Christoph Waltz {{col-end

Multiple wins

;3 wins * Denholm Elliott ;2 wins * Edward Fox *

* Ray McAnally * Geoffrey Rush * Christoph Waltz

Notes

{{refbegin {{reflist, group=note :A{{note, Murphy: Eddie Murphy was nominated for a voice-only performance. {{refend

References

{{reflist

External links

BAFTA Awards Database
{{BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor {{BAFTA Film Awards Chron British Academy Film Awards Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award winners, Film awards for supporting actor

History

Winners and nominees

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Multiple wins and nominations

Multiple nominations

Multiple wins

See also

Notes

References

External links