![]() Myoshi Umeki in 1957 was the first actor of Asian origin to win, and it would be an extraordinary 63 years until Youn Yuh-jung would become the second. Jennifer Hudson, Mo’Nique, Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis, Lupita Nyong’o and Regina King have also won. This category was historically the first to award a person of colour when Hattie McDaniel won for ‘Gone With The Wind’ in 1939 and only 7 others have succeeded her with a whopping half a century, until Whoopi Goldberg’s victory for ‘Ghost’. Since 2010 only two under 18’s: Saoirse Ronan (13) and Hallee Steinfeld (14) have made the cut. ‘Juveniles’ as they have often been termed have fared well in this category with child stars like Patty Duke (16), Tatum O’Neal (10) and Anna Paquin (11) prevailing, whilst Mary Badham (10), Jodie Foster (14), Quinn Cummings and Abigail Breslin both just 10 when nominated for Supporting Actress. Some were lesser known at the time of receiving their Academy Award such as Kim Hunter, Mary Steenburgen, Brenda Fricker, Mo’Nique and Alicia Vikander and of course, others went on to bigger and greater success like Goldie Hawn, Meryl Streep, Jessica Lange and Angelina Jolie. Helen Hays, Ingrid Bergman, Maureen Stapleton, Judi Dench, Tilda Swinton and Cate Blanchett just to name a few. Some of the most legendary figures have been honoured in that category. First handed out at the 9th ceremony in 1937, Best Performance by An Actress in A Supporting Role has been awarded to some 84 different women with only two recipients having won twice: Shelley Winters and the aforementioned Diane Wiest. This category is a microcosm of what awards are all about pure subjectivity but housing a wonderful mix of the beloved the ingenue, the overdue career recognition and the simply spellbinding. Maggie Smith playing an Academy Award nominee in ‘California Suite’ preparing for the ceremony, but loses, is nothing short of sublime and of course I love the irony that Maggie ended up with the Oscar for it! Meryl Streep’s complex and heartbreaking career turning tour de force in ‘Kramer V Kramer’, Linda Hunt’s gender bending brilliance in ‘The Year of Living Dangerously’, Geena Davis’ quirky but moving turn in ‘The Accidental Tourist and Dianne Wiest’s hysterically funny bravura in Woody Allen’s ‘Bullets Over Broadway’. Some of my all-time favourite screen performances have been in the Supporting Actress category. I have been going to the movies across 6 decades and following the Oscars conscientiously since 1978. Download: Oscar Predictions 2023: Best Supporting Actress
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