Watchlist(oscar best supporting actress winners and nominees)

1. Jamie Lee Curtis

Jamie Lee Curtis was born on November 22, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of legendary actors Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis. She got her big break at acting in 1978 when she won the role of Laurie Strode in Halloween (1978). After that, she became famous for roles in movies like Trading...

2022 watched: Jamie Lee Curtis-Everything Everywhere All at Once(winner) Stephanie Hsu-Everything Everywhere All at Once Hong Chau-The Whale Kerry Condon-The Banshees of Inisherin not watched: Angela Bassett-Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

2. Ariana DeBose

Actress | West Side Story

Ariana DeBose is an American actress, dancer, and singer. Known for her performances on stage and screen, she has received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award and a Golden Globe Award. In 2022, Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people ...

2021 watched: Kirsten Dunst-The Power of the Dog not watched: Ariana DeBose-West Side Story(winner) Jessie Buckley-The Lost Daughter Judi Dench-Belfast Aunjanue Ellis-King Richard

3. Youn Yuh-jung

Actress | Minari

Beloved by audiences around the world, Youn Yuh-Jung's a legendary actress who has starred in many of Korea's most revered films & TV shows in a career that spans 5 decades. After winning Korea's Blue Dragon Award for best actress in her film debut as the country girl turned femme fatale in 1971's ...

2020 watched: Olivia Colman-The Father Amanda Seyfried-Mank not watched: Youn Yuh-jung -Minari(winner) Maria Bakalova-Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Glenn Close-Hillbilly Elegy

4. Laura Dern

Actress | Jurassic Park

Laura Dern was born on February 10, 1967 in Los Angeles, the daughter of actors Bruce Dern and Diane Ladd. Dern was exposed to movie sets and the movie industry from infancy, and obtained several bit parts as a child. Her parents divorced when Dern was two and Dern lost contact with her father for ...

2019 not watched: Laura Dern-Marriage Story(winner) Kathy Bates-Richard Jewell Scarlett Johansson-Jojo Rabbit Florence Pugh-Little Women Margot Robbie-Bombshell

5. Regina King

Actress | Ray

Regina King was born in Los Angeles, California, to Gloria, a special education teacher, and Thomas King, an electrician. She began her career in the television show 227 (1985), followed by a role in Boyz n the Hood (1991). She began to be recognized by a mainstream audience after her role as Cuba ...

2018 not watched: Regina King-If Beale Street Could Talk(winner) Amy Adams-Vice Marina de Tavira-Roma Emma Stone-The Favourite Rachel Weisz-The Favourite

6. Allison Janney

Actress | The Help

Allison Janney is an award-winning actress who has earned a solid reputation in stage productions and in many supporting roles on screen, and who more recently has become prominent by portraying one of the major characters in the popular TV series The West Wing (1999).

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2017 watched: Lesley Manville-Phantom Thread not wathed: Allison Janney-I, Tonya(winner) Mary J. Blige-Mudbound Laurie Metcalf-Lady Bird Octavia Spencer-The Shape of Water

7. Viola Davis

Actress | Fences

Viola Davis is a critically revered actress of film, television, and theater and has won rave reviews for her multitude of substantial and intriguingly diverse roles. Audiences across the United States and internationally have admired her for her work- including her celebrated, Oscar-nominated ...

2016 not wathed: Viola Davis -Fences(winner) Naomie Harris-Moonlight Nicole Kidman-Lion Octavia Spencer-Hidden Figures Michelle Williams-Manchester by the Sea

8. Alicia Vikander

Actress | Ex Machina

Alicia Vikander is a Swedish actress, dancer and producer. She was born and raised in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden, to Maria Fahl, an actress of stage and screen, and Svante Vikander, a psychiatrist. Through her mother, she is one quarter Finnish, and had a maternal great aunt who moved...

2015 not watched: Alicia Vikander-The Danish Girl(winner) Jennifer Jason Leigh-The Hateful Eight Rooney Mara-Carol Rachel McAdams-Spotlight Kate Winslet-Steve Jobs

9. Patricia Arquette

Actress | Boyhood

With her expressive blue eyes, soft, Southern-tinged voice and an acting range that can carry her from hysterically funny to terrifying in seconds, Patricia Arquette is one of the most underrated and talented actresses of her generation. Though she has been working for years, she's always stayed ...

2014 watched: Keira Knightley-The Imitation Game Emma Stone-Birdman not watched: Patricia Arquette-Boyhood(winner) Laura Dern-Wild Meryl Streep-Into the Woods

10. Lupita Nyong'o

Actress | 12 Years a Slave

Lupita Amondi Nyong'o was born March 1, 1983 in Mexico City, Mexico, to Kenyan parents, Dorothy Ogada Buyu and Peter Anyang' Nyong'o. Her father, a senator, was then a visiting lecturer in political science. She was raised in Kenya. At age 16, her parents sent her back to Mexico for seven months to...

2013 not watched: Lupita Nyong'o -12 Years a Slave(winner) Sally Hawkins-Blue Jasmine Jennifer Lawrence-American Hustle Julia Roberts-August: Osage County June Squibb-Nebraska

11. Anne Hathaway

Actress | Les Misérables

Anne Jacqueline Hathaway was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Kate McCauley Hathaway, an actress, and Gerald T. Hathaway, a lawyer, both originally from Philadelphia. She is of mostly Irish descent, along with English, German, and French. Her first major role came in the short-lived television series ...

2012 watched: Anne Hathaway-Les Misérables(winner) Sally Field-Lincoln not watched: Amy Adams-The Master Helen Hunt-The Sessions Jacki Weaver-Silver Linings Playbook

12. Octavia Spencer

Actress | Hidden Figures

Spencer is a native of Montgomery, Alabama, which she claims is the proverbial buckle of the Bible belt. She's the sixth of seven siblings and holds a BS in Liberal Arts from Auburn University. A "closet" lover of acting, this practical Alabamian knew that she'd someday work in the film industry, ...

2011 not wathed: Octavia Spencer-The Help(winner) Jessica Chastain-The Help Bérénice Bejo-The Artist Melissa McCarthy-Bridesmaids Janet McTeer-Albert Nobbs

13. Melissa Leo

Actress | The Fighter

Melissa Leo is an American actress. She is known for her Academy Award-winning performance in the 2010 film The Fighter (2010). She was born on September 14, 1960, in New York City. Leo starred as the mother of boxer Micky Ward in the 2010 film The Fighter, also starring Mark Wahlberg. The role ...

2010 not wathed: Melissa Leo -The Fighter(winner) Amy Adams-The Fighter Helena Bonham Carter-The King's Speech Hailee Steinfeld-True Grit Jacki Weaver-Animal Kingdom

14. Mo'Nique

Actress | Precious

Mo'Nique received a standing ovation when she stepped on stage for the first time in her hometown of Baltimore, Maryland, giving her confidence to pursue a career as a stand-up comedian. After numerous stand-up performances, she took a leap forward with one of the starring roles in The Parkers (...

2009 watched: Penélope Cruz-Nine not watched: Mo'Nique-Precious(winner) Vera Farmiga-Up in the Air Anna Kendrick-Up in the Air Maggie Gyllenhaal-Crazy Heart

15. Penélope Cruz

Actress | Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Known outside her native country as the "Spanish enchantress," Penélope Cruz Sánchez was born in Madrid to Eduardo Cruz, a retailer, and Encarna Sánchez, a hairdresser. As a toddler, she was already a compulsive performer, re-enacting TV commercials for her family's amusement, but she decided to ...

2008 watched: Amy Adams-Doubt Viola Davis-Doubt Taraji P. Henson-The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Marisa Tomei-The Wrestler not watched: Penélope Cruz-Vicky Cristina Barcelona(winner)

16. Tilda Swinton

Actress | We Need to Talk About Kevin

The iconoclastic gifts of the highly striking and ferociously talented actress Tilda Swinton have been appreciated by art house crowds and international audiences alike. After her stunning Oscar-winning turn as a high-powered corporate attorney in the George Clooney starring and critically-lauded ...

2007 watched: Ruby Dee-American Gangster not watched: Tilda Swinton -Michael Clayton(winner) Cate Blanchett-I'm Not There Saoirse Ronan-Atonement Amy Ryan-Gone Baby Gone

17. Jennifer Hudson

Soundtrack | Dreamgirls

Jennifer Kate Hudson was born on September 12, 1981 in Chicago, Illinois to Darnell Donerson (née Hudson) & Samuel Simpson. She is an Academy Award-winning actress, Grammy Award-winning recording artist and best-selling author. This bright, beautiful and booming-voiced talent is a perfect example ...

2006 watched: Abigail Breslin-Little Miss Sunshine not watched: Jennifer Hudson-Dreamgirls(winner) Adriana Barraza-Babel Rinko Kikuchi-Babel Cate Blanchett-Notes on a Scandal

18. Rachel Weisz

Actress | The Constant Gardener

Rachel Hannah Weisz was born on 7 March, 1970, in London, U.K., to Edith Ruth (Teich), a psychoanalyst, and George Weisz, an inventor. Her parents both came to England around 1938. Her father is a Hungarian Jewish immigrant, and her mother, from Vienna, was of Italian and Austrian Jewish heritage. ...

2005 not watched: Rachel Weisz-The Constant Gardener(winner) Amy Adams-Junebug Catherine Keener-Capote Frances McDormand-North Country Michelle Williams-Brokeback Mountain

19. Cate Blanchett

Actress | Carol

Cate Blanchett was born on May 14, 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, to June (Gamble), an Australian teacher and property developer, and Robert DeWitt Blanchett, Jr., an American advertising executive, originally from Texas. She has an older brother and a younger sister. When she was ten ...

2004 watched: Cate Blanchett -The Aviator(winner) Natalie Portman-Closer not watched: Laura Linney-Kinsey Virginia Madsen-Sideways Sophie Okonedo-Hotel Rwanda

20. Renée Zellweger

Actress | Chicago

Renée Kathleen Zellweger was born on April 25, 1969, in Katy, Texas, Her mother, Kjellfrid Irene (Andreassen), is a Norwegian-born former nurse and midwife, of Norwegian, Kven (Finnish), and Swedish descent. Her father, Emil Erich Zellweger, is a Swiss-born engineer. The two married in 1963. Renée ...

2003 watched: Renée Zellweger-Cold Mountain(winner) Shohreh Aghdashloo-House of Sand and Fog Marcia Gay Harden-Mystic River Holly Hunter-Thirteen not watched: Patricia Clarkson-Pieces of April

21. Catherine Zeta-Jones

Actress | Chicago

Catherine Zeta-Jones was born September 25, 1969 in Swansea, Wales (and raised in the nearby town of Mumbles), the only daughter of Patricia (nee Fair) and David James "Dai" Jones, who formerly owned a sweet factory. She attended Dumbarton House School (Swansea). Her father (the son of Bertram (...

2002 watched: Julianne Moore-The Hours Meryl Streep-Adaptation not watched: Catherine Zeta-Jones-Chicago(winner) Queen Latifah-Chicago Kathy Bates-About Schmidt

22. Jennifer Connelly

Actress | A Beautiful Mind

Jennifer Connelly was born in the Catskill Mountains, New York, to Ilene (Schuman), a dealer of antiques, and Gerard Connelly, a clothing manufacturer. Her father had Irish and Norwegian ancestry, and her mother was from a Jewish immigrant family. Jennifer grew up in Brooklyn Heights, just across ...

2001 watched: Jennifer Connelly -A Beautiful Mind(winner) not watched: Helen Mirren-Gosford Park Maggie Smith-Gosford Park Marisa Tomei-In the Bedroom Kate Winslet-Iris

23. Marcia Gay Harden

Actress | Mystic River

Marcia Gay Harden was born on August 14, 1959, in La Jolla, California, the third of five children. Her mother, Beverly (Bushfield), was a homemaker, and her father, Thad Harold Harden, was in the military. The family relocated often -- she first became interested in the theatre when the family was...

2000 watched: Marcia Gay Harden-Pollock(winner) Judi Dench-Chocolat not watched: Kate Hudson-Almost Famous Frances McDormand-Almost Famous Julie Walters-Billy Elliot

24. Angelina Jolie

Actress | Maleficent

Angelina Jolie is an Academy Award-winning actress who rose to fame after her role in Girl, Interrupted (1999), playing the title role in the "Lara Croft" blockbuster movies, as well as Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Wanted (2008), Salt (2010) and Maleficent (2014). Off-screen, Jolie has become ...

1999 watched: Toni Collette-The Sixth Sense Catherine Keener-Being John Malkovich Chloë Sevigny-Boys Don't Cry not watched: Angelina Jolie-Girl, Interrupted(winner) Samantha Morton-Sweet and Lowdown

25. Judi Dench

Actress | Skyfall

Dame Judi Dench was born Judith Olivia Dench in York, England, to Eleanora Olive (Jones), who was from Dublin, Ireland, and Reginald Arthur Dench, a doctor from Dorset, England. She attended Mount School in York, and studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama. She has performed with the ...

1998 not watched: Judi Dench-Shakespeare in Love(winner) Kathy Bates-Primary Colors Brenda Blethyn-Little Voice Rachel Griffiths-Hilary and Jackie Lynn Redgrave-Gods and Monsters

26. Kim Basinger

Actress | L.A. Confidential

Kim Basinger was born December 8, 1953, in Athens, Georgia, the third of five children. Both her parents had been in entertainment, her dad had played big-band jazz, and her mother had performed water ballet in several Esther Williams movies. Kim was introspective, from her father's side. As a ...

1997 watched: Kim Basinger -L.A. Confidential(winner) Minnie Driver-Good Will Hunting Julianne Moore-Boogie Nights Gloria Stuart-Titanic not watched: Joan Cusack-In & Out

27. Juliette Binoche

Actress | The English Patient

Juliette Binoche was born in Paris, France, to Monique Yvette Stalens, a director, teacher, and actress, and Jean-Marie Binoche, a sculptor, director, and actor. Her mother was born in Czestochowa, Poland, of French, Walloon Belgian, and Polish descent, while her father is French. Juliette was only...

1996 watched: Joan Allen-The Crucible not watched: Juliette Binoche-The English Patient(winner) Lauren Bacall-The Mirror Has Two Faces Barbara Hershey-The Portrait of a Lady Marianne Jean-Baptiste-Secrets & Lies

28. Mira Sorvino

Actress | Mighty Aphrodite

Mira Katherine Sorvino was born on September 28, 1967 in Manhattan. She is the daughter of Lorraine Davis, an actress turned drama therapist, and veteran character actor Paul Sorvino. Her father's family were Italian immigrants. The young Sorvino was intelligent, an avid reader and an exceptional ...

1995 watched: Kathleen Quinlan-Apollo 13 Kate Winslet-Sense and Sensibility not watched: Mira Sorvino -Mighty Aphrodite(winner) Joan Allen-Nixon Mare Winningham-Georgia

29. Dianne Wiest

Actress | The Birdcage

One of three children (she has two brothers, Greg and Don), Dianne Wiest was born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA on 28 March 1946. Her original ambition was to be a ballerina, but she was bitten by acting bug after some stage work, most notably playing Desdemona to James Earl Jones' Othello on ...

1994 watched: Uma Thurman-Pulp Fiction not watched: Dianne Wiest-Bullets over Broadway(winner) Jennifer Tilly-Bullets over Broadway Rosemary Harris-Tom & Viv Helen Mirren-The Madness of King George

30. Anna Paquin

Actress | The Piano

Anna Paquin is the first millennial to have received an Academy Award nomination for acting, and the first to win.

She was born on July 24, 1982 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Mary (Brophy), an English teacher from Wellington, New Zealand, and Brian Paquin, a Canadian phys-ed teacher. Anna moved ...

1993 watched: Anna Paquin-The Piano(winner) Holly Hunter-The Firm Emma Thompson-In the Name of the Father Winona Ryder-The Age of Innocence not watched: Rosie Perez-Fearless

31. Marisa Tomei

Actress | My Cousin Vinny

Marisa Tomei was born on December 4, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York, to Patricia "Addie" (Bianchi), a teacher of English, and Gary Tomei, a lawyer, both of Italian descent. Marisa has a brother, actor Adam Tomei. As a child, Marisa's mother frequently corrected her speech as to eliminate her heavy ...

1992 not watched: Marisa Tomei-My Cousin Vinny(winner) Judy Davis-Husbands and Wives Joan Plowright-Enchanted April Vanessa Redgrave-Howards End Miranda Richardson-Damage

32. Mercedes Ruehl

Actress | The Fisher King

Ruehl received her first Academy Award nomination and win for her performance as Anne Napolitano, the emotionally driven girlfriend to fallen radio personality, (played by Jeff Bridges), in Terry Gilliam's masterpiece, The Fisher King (1991). In addition to an Oscar, and a Golden Globe, Ruehl's ...

1991 not watched: Mercedes Ruehl-The Fisher King(winner) Diane Ladd-Rambling Rose Juliette Lewis-Cape Fear Kate Nelligan-The Prince of Tides Jessica Tandy-Fried Green Tomatoes

33. Whoopi Goldberg

Actress | Ghost

Whoopi Goldberg was born Caryn Elaine Johnson in the Chelsea section of Manhattan on November 13, 1955. Her mother, Emma (Harris), was a teacher and a nurse, and her father, Robert James Johnson, Jr., was a clergyman. Whoopi's recent ancestors were from Georgia, Florida, and Virginia. She worked in...

1990 watched: Whoopi Goldberg-Ghost(winner) Lorraine Bracco-Goodfellas Diane Ladd-Wild at Heart Mary McDonnell-Dances with Wolves not watched: Annette Bening-The Grifters

34. Brenda Fricker

Actress | My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

Irish character actress Brenda Fricker was born in Dublin, and gained experience in Irish theatre and with the National Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the Court Theatre Company in Great Britain. Brenda received great acclaim for her Oscar-winning supporting performance as the ...

1989 watched: Brenda Fricker-My Left Foot(winner) not watched: Anjelica Huston-Enemies, A Love Story Lena Olin-Enemies, A Love Story Julia Roberts-Steel Magnolias Dianne Wiest-Parenthood

35. Geena Davis

Actress | Thelma & Louise

As a child, Geena dreamed of being an actress. While in high school, she felt left out and had low self-esteem because, at 6 feet, she was the tallest girl in school. After high school graduation, Geena entered New England College in New Hampshire and then transferred the next year to Boston ...

1988 watched: Michelle Pfeiffer-Dangerous Liaisons not watched: Geena Davis-The Accidental Tourist(winner) Joan Cusack-Working Girl Sigourney Weaver-Working Girl Frances McDormand-Mississippi Burning

36. Anjelica Huston

Actress | The Grifters

Anjelica Huston was born on July 8, 1951 to director and actor John Huston and Russian prima ballerina Enrica 'Ricki' Soma. Huston spent most of her childhood overseas, in Ireland and England, and in 1968 first dipped her toe into the world of show business, taking on the lead role of her father's ...

1985 watched: Margaret Avery-The Color Purple Oprah Winfrey-The Color Purple not watched: Anjelica Huston-Prizzi's Honor(winner) Amy Madigan-Twice in a Lifetime Meg Tilly-Agnes of God

37. Jessica Lange

Actress | Tootsie

Jessica Lange was born in 1949, in Cloquet, Minnesota, USA, where her father worked as a traveling salesman. She obtained a scholarship to study art at the University of Minnesota, but instead went to Paris to study drama. She moved to New York, working as a model, until producer Dino De Laurentiis...

1982 watched: Jessica Lange-Tootsie(winner) Teri Garr-Tootsie Kim Stanley-Frances not watched: Glenn Close-The World According to Garp Lesley Ann Warren-Victor/Victoria

38. Vanessa Redgrave

Actress | Coriolanus

On January 30, 1937, renowned theatre actor Michael Redgrave was performing in a production of Hamlet in London. During the curtain call, the show's lead, Laurence Olivier, announced to the audience: "tonight a great actress was born". This was in reference to his co-star's newborn daughter, ...

1977 watched: Melinda Dillon-Close Encounters of the Third Kind not watched: Vanessa Redgrave-Julia(winner) Leslie Browne-The Turning Point Quinn Cummings-The Goodbye Girl Tuesday Weld-Looking for Mr. Goodbar

39. Kim Hunter

Actress | A Streetcar Named Desire

Her father, Donald Cole, was a consulting engineer, and died in 1926 when Kim was only three years old. Her mother, Grace Lind, once performed as a concert pianist. She had one brother who was eight years older than she, and she was educated at Miami Beach High.

According to an in-depth article on ...

1951 watched: Kim Hunter-A Streetcar Named Desire(winner) not watched: Joan Blondell-The Blue Veil Mildred Dunnock-Death of a Salesman Lee Grant-Detective Story Thelma Ritter-The Mating Season

40. Jane Darwell

Actress | The Grapes of Wrath

Missouri-born Jane Darwell was born Patti Woodard, the daughter of William Robert Woodard, president of the Louisville Southern Railroad, and Ellen (Booth) Woodard, in Palmyra, Missouri, where she grew up on a ranch . She nursed ambitions to be an opera singer, but put it off because of her ...

1940 watched: Judith Anderson-Rebecca not watched: Jane Darwell -The Grapes of Wrath(winner) Ruth Hussey-The Philadelphia Story Barbara O'Neil-All This, and Heaven Too Marjorie Rambeau-Primrose Path