Country Australia | First awarded 2013 Instituted 2013 | |
Category of AACTA International Awards Winners & Nominees Nicole KidmanLion, Nicole Kidman, Winner, Naomie HarrisMoonlight, Naomie Harris, Nominee, Michelle WilliamsManchester by the Sea, Michelle Williams, Nominee, Viola DavisFences, Viola Davis, Nominee, Teresa PalmerHacksaw Ridge, Teresa Palmer, Nominee, Rooney MaraCarol, Rooney Mara, Winner, Judy DavisThe Dressmaker, Judy Davis, Nominee, Jennifer Jason LeighThe Hateful Eight, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nominee, Kate WinsletSteve Jobs, Kate Winslet, Nominee, Alicia VikanderThe Danish Girl, Alicia Vikander, Nominee, Patricia ArquetteBoyhood, Patricia Arquette, Winner, Emma StoneBirdman, Emma Stone, Nominee, Naomi WattsBirdman, Naomi Watts, Nominee, Meryl StreepInto the Woods, Meryl Streep, Nominee, Keira KnightleyThe Imitation Game, Keira Knightley, Nominee, Jennifer LawrenceAmerican Hustle, Jennifer Lawrence, Winner, Lupita Nyong'o12 Years a Slave, Lupita Nyong'o, Nominee, Sally HawkinsBlue Jasmine, Sally Hawkins, Nominee, Julia RobertsAugust: Osage County, Julia Roberts, Nominee, Octavia SpencerFruitvale Station, Octavia Spencer, Nominee, Jacki WeaverSilver Linings Playbook, Jacki Weaver, Winner | ||
The AACTA International Award for Best Supporting Actress is an accolade given by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to "identify, award, promote and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television." The award is presented at the annual AACTA International Awards, which rewards achievements in feature films, regardless of the country the film was made. The winners and nominees are determined by the international chapter of the Academy, which comprises eighty members of Australian filmmakers and executives. It was first handed out by the Academy in 2013 (for films released in 2012) as a discretionary prize, with Jacki Weaver being the first recipient.
Winners and nominees
In the following table, the years listed correspond to the year of film release; the ceremonies are held the following year. The actress in bold and in dark blue background have received a special award; those in bold and in yellow background have won a regular competitive award. Those that are neither highlighted nor in bold are the nominees. When sorted chronologically, the table always lists the winning actress first and then the other nominees. †- indicates performance that won The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ‡- indicates performance that was nominated for The Academy Award for Best supporting Actress.