The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award given out at the annual

Critics' Choice Movie Awards The Critics' Choice Movie Awards (formerly known as the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award) is an awards show presented annually by the American-Canadian Critics Choice Association (CCA) to honor the finest in cinematic achievement. Writ ...

. The awards are presented by the

Critics Choice Association The Critics Choice Association (CCA), formerly the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA), is an association of television, radio and online critics. Their membership includes critics who review film and television. Founded in 1995, it is the ...

(CCA), and were first presented in 1995 with

Mira Sorvino Mira Katherine Sorvino (; born September 28, 1967) is an American actress. She won the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Woody Allen's '' Mighty Aphrodite'' (1995). She also starred in the films ...

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. Joan Allen is the only actress who has received this award more than once, with two wins.

Amy Adams Amy Lou Adams (born August 20, 1974) is an American actress. Known for both her comedic and dramatic roles, she has been featured three times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actresses. She has received various accolades, incl ...

holds the record of most nomination in the category with four.

Winners and nominees

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Multiple nominees

;2 nominations * Joan Allen *

Kathy Bates Kathleen Doyle Bates (born June 28, 1948) is an American actor and director. Known for her roles in comedic and dramatic films and television programs, she has received various accolades throughout her career spanning over five decades, includ ...

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* Ann Dowd *

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* Octavia Spencer *

Emma Stone Emily Jean Stone (born November 6, 1988), known professionally as Emma Stone, is an American actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award. In 2017, she ...

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* Michelle Williams ;3 nominations *

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;4 nominations *

Multiple winners

;2 wins * Joan Allen

References

External links

Critics' Choice Movie Awards (official site)
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