As with last year’s anniversary project, I’ve compiled a list of supporting actress performances to write-up in the coming year to celebrate their US releases and international premieres. Yes, we’re four months into 2025, but there’s no time like the present! Keep an eye out for pieces relating to Cannes over at The Film Experience throughout May. Meanwhile, I should have a different supporting actress project ready to launch for this lil site right here. Lots of big things coming up soon, hopefully, and I for one cannot wait to try and keep up with them!
2015
Viola Davis in Blackhat, Elizabeth Debicki in The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Diana Avramut in Metabolism.
Oscar Nominees
- Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Hateful Eight*
- Rooney Mara, Carol*
- Rachel McAdams, Spotlight*
- Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl*
- Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs*
Alternate Options
- Blackhat, Viola Davis
- Brooklyn, Julie Walters
- Carol, Sarah Paulson
- Chi-Raq, Angela Bassett
- Clouds of Sils Maria, Kristen Stewart
- Creed, Phylicia Rashad and Tessa Thompson
- Crimson Peak, Jessica Chastain
- Dheepan, Claudine Vinasathambty
- Diary of a Teenage Girl, Kristen Wiig
- Ex Machina, Alicia Vikander
- The Final Girls, Malin Åkerman
- Inside Out, Phyllis Smith
- James White, Cynthia Nixon
- Joy, Elisabeth Rohm and Isabella Rossellini
- The Lobster, The Ensemble
- Macbeth, Marion Cotillard
- Magic Mike XXL, Andie McDowell and Jada Pinkett Smith
- Maps to the Stars, Julianne Moore
- Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Rebecca Ferguson
- Paddington, Nicole Kidman
- Phoenix, Nina Kunzendorf
- Tangerine, Mya Taylor
STILL 2 C:
- About Elly, Tareneh Alidoosti
- Anomalisa, Jennifer Jason Leigh
- The Assassin, Sheu Fang-yi
- Baahubali: The Beginning, Tamannaah Bhatia
- Chronic, Robin Bartlett
- Cinderella, Cate Blanchett
- Glass Chin, Marin Ireland
- H., Robin Bartlett
- The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Elizabeth Debicki
- The Mend, Mickey Sumner
- Tom at the Farm, Lise Roy
- Trainwreck, Tilda Swinton
- Truth, Noni Hazelhurst
- When Evening Falls on Bucharest, or Metabolism, Diana Avramut
- Youth, Jane Fonda and Rachel Weisz
2000
Regina Hall in Scary Movie, Catherine Deneuve in Dancer in the Dark, Elaine Jin in Yi Yi.
Oscar Nominees
- Judi Dench, Chocolat
- Marcia Gay Harden, Pollock
- Kate Hudson, Almost Famous
- Frances McDormand, Almost Famous
- Julie Walters, Billy Elliott
Alternate Options
- American Psycho, The Ensemble
- Best in Show, The Ensemble
- Chuck & Buck, Lupe Ontiveros
- Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Cheng Pei-Pei
- The Emperor’s New Groove, Eartha Kitt
- Erin Brokovich, Cherry Jones
- Requiem for a Dream, Jennifer Connolly
- Scary Movie, Regina Hall
- X-Men, Rebecca Romijn
STILL 2 C
- Bring it On, Gabrielle Union
- Cecil B. Demented, Patty Hearst
Dancer in the Dark, Catherine Deneuve- Dancing at the Blue Iguana, Sandra Oh
- Dr. T and the Women, The Ensemble
Eureka, Aoi Miyazaki- Hamlet, Julia Stiles and Diane Venora
- High Fidelity, Lisa Bonet, Joan Cusack, and Catherine Zeta-Jones
- Jesus’s Son, Samantha Morton
- Quills, Kate Winslet
- Small Time Crooks, Elaine May
- Songcatcher, Pat Carroll
- Sunshine, Jennifer Ehle and Rosemary Harris
- Traffic, Erika Christiansen and Catherine Zeta-Jones
- Wonder Boys, Frances McDormand
- The Yards, Ellen Burstyn, Faye Dunaway, and Charlize Theron
- Yi Yi, Elaine Jin
1975
Paula Prentiss in The Stepford Wives, Jessica Harper in Inserts, Younousse Seye in Xala.
Oscar Nominees
- Ronee Blakely, Nashville*
- Lee Grant, Shampoo
- Sylvia Miles, Farewell My Lovely
- Lily Tomlin, Nashville*
- Brenda Vacarro, Jacqueline Susann’s Once is Not Enough
Alternate Options
- Black Christmas, Margot Kidder
- Dog Day Afternoon, Penelope Allen
- Nashville, The Ensemble
- The Stepford Wives, Nanette Newman and Paula Prentiss
STILL 2 C
- Barry Lyndon, Marisa Berenson
- Crazy Mama, Sally Kirkland and Ann Southern
- The Day of the Locust, Geraldine Page
- The Devil’s Rain, Ida Lupino
- Friday Foster, Eartha Kitt
Hester Street, Doris Roberts- Inserts, Veronica Cartwright and Jessica Harper
- Love and Death, Diane Keaton and Jessica Harper
The Maids, Vivien Merchant- Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven, Irm Hermann
Night Moves, Jennifer Warren and Susan Clark- Picnic at Hanging Rock, Rachel Roberts
- Shampoo, Carrie Fisher and Goldie Hawn
- Switchblade Sisters, Marlene Clark
- Three Days of the Condor, Faye Dunaway
Xala, Younousse Seye
1950
Jean Hagen in The Asphalt Jungle, Judith Anderson in The Furies, Joan Bennett in Father of the Bride.
Oscar Nominees
- Hope Emerson, Caged*
- Celeste Holm, All About Eve*
- Josephine Hull, Harvey*
- Nancy Olson, Sunset Boulevard*
- Thelma Ritter, All About Eve*
Alternate Options
- Adam’s Rib, Judy Holliday
- The Asphalt Jungle, Jean Hagen
- Caged, The Ensemble
- Cinderella, Eleanor Audley
- In a Lonely Place, Jeff Donnell and Martha Stewart
STILL 2 C
The Breaking Point, Patricia Neal and Phyllis ThaxterFather of the Bride, Joan Bennett and Elizabeth TaylorThe Furies, Judith Anderson- The Glass Menagerie, Jane Wyman
- Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye, Barbara Peyton and Helena Carter
Night and the City, Gene Tierney and Googie Withers- The Queen of Spades, Edith Evans
So Long at the Fair, Cathleen NesbittStage Fright, Marlene Dietrich- Winchester ’73, Shelley Winters
- Young Man with a Horn, Lauren Bacall and Doris Day
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