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{{Short description|Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts}}
{{Infobox award
| name          = BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress
| image         = Kerry_Condon_The_Last_Station_(Cropped).jpg#%7B%7Bint%3Afiledesc%7D%7D
| image_upright = 0.7
| caption       = The 2022 recipient: [[Kerry Condon]]
| awarded_for   = Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
| presenter     = [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]]
| country       = [[United Kingdom]]
| year          = [[Billie Whitelaw]] for ''[[Charlie Bubbles]]'' (1968)
| holder        = [[Kerry Condon]] for ''[[The Banshees of Inisherin]]'' (2022)
| website       = http://www.bafta.org/
}}

'''Best Actress in a Supporting Role''' is a [[British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film Award]] presented annually by the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] (BAFTA) to recognize an actress who has delivered an outstanding supporting performance in a film.
This award began in 1968 and had four nominees until 1999 when expanded to five nominees. There has been one tie in this category. No award was given for the years 1980 and 1981.

== Winners and nominees ==

[[File:Ingrid Bergman, Gaslight 1944.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Ingrid Bergman]] won for her performance in ''[[Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film)|Murder on the Orient Express]]'' (1974).]]
[[File:Jodie Foster Césars 2011 2 (cropped).jpg|thumb|120px|At age 13, [[Jodie Foster]] won for her performances in 1976's ''[[Bugsy Malone]]'', and ''[[Taxi Driver]]'', becoming the youngest BAFTA recipient.]]
[[File:Jamie Lee Curtis by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Jamie Lee Curtis]] won for her role in ''[[Trading Places]]'' (1983)|alt=Jamie Lee Curtis by Gage Skidmore.jpg]]

[[File:Judi Dench at the BAFTAs 2007.jpg|thumb|right|120px|alt=Photo of Judi Dench.|[[Judi Dench]] won for her roles in ''[[A Room with a View (1985 film)|A Room with a View]]'' (1986), ''[[A Handful of Dust (film)|A Handful of Dust]]'' (1988), and ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' (1998), thus making her the actress with the most wins in this category.]]
[[File:Whoopi Goldberg at a NYC No on Proposition 8 Rally.jpg|right|thumb|120px|[[Whoopi Goldberg]] won for her role as Oda Mae Brown in ''[[Ghost (1990 film)|Ghost]]'' (1990)|alt=A photo of Whoopi Goldberg]]
[[File:Kristin Scott Thomas Cabourg 2013.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Kristin Scott Thomas]] won for her role in ''[[Four Weddings and a Funeral]]'' (1994)|alt=Kristin Scott Thomas Cabourg 2013.jpg]]
[[File:Kate Winslet March 18, 2014 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|120px|[[Kate Winslet]] won twice for her roles in ''[[Sense and Sensibility (film)|Sense and Sensibility]]'' (1995) and ''[[Steve Jobs (film)|Steve Jobs]]'' (2015)|alt=Photo of Kate Winslet at the 2011 Venice Film Festival]]
[[File:Juliette Binoche Cannes 2017.jpg|thumb|120px|[[Juliette Binoche]] won for her role in ''[[The English Patient (film)|The English Patient]]'' (1996)|alt=Juliette Binoche, March 2017.jpg]]
[[File:Catherine Zeta-Jones VF 2012 Shankbone 2.jpg|thumb|right|120px|[[Catherine Zeta-Jones]] won for her performance as [[Velma Kelly]] in ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]'' (2002)|alt=Catherine Zeta-Jones VF 2012 Shankbone 2.jpg]]
[[File:Renée Zellweger Berlinale 2010 (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|120px|[[Renée Zellweger]] won for her role in ''[[Cold Mountain (film)|Cold Mountain]]'' (2003)|alt=Photo of Renée Zellweger]]
[[File:Cate Blanchett Cannes 2018 2 (cropped 2).jpg|thumb|right|120px|[[Cate Blanchett]] won for her performance as [[Katharine Hepburn]] in ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]'' (2004), becoming the first performer to win a BAFTA for portraying a real-life BAFTA winner|alt=Blanchett in 2015]]
[[File:Jennifer Hudson at the Commander in Chief's Ball at the Washington Convention Center 130121-A-TT930-092.jpg|thumb|right|120px|[[Jennifer Hudson]] won for her role in ''[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]]'' (2006)|alt=Photo of Jennifer Hudson]]
[[File:Tilda Swinton by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg|thumb|right|120px|[[Tilda Swinton]] won for her performance in ''[[Michael Clayton (film)|Michael Clayton]]'' (2007)|alt=Swinton at the San Diego Comic-Con in 2016]]
[[File:Premios Goya 2018 - Penélope Cruz.jpg|thumb|right|120px|[[Penélope Cruz]] won for her role in ''[[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]'' (2008), becoming the first Spanish actress to win a BAFTA|alt=Photo of Penélope Cruz]]
[[File:Mo'Nique attending the 82nd Academy Awards 2010.jpg|thumb|right|120px|[[Mo'Nique]] won for her role in ''[[Precious (film)|Precious]]'' (2009)|alt=Photo of Mo'Nique]]
[[File:Octavia Spencer 2016.jpg|right|120px|thumb|[[Octavia Spencer]] won for her role in ''[[The Help]]'' (2011)|alt=Spencer at the premiere of [[Hidden Figures]], December 2016]]
[[File:Anne Hathaway at MIFF.jpg|right|thumb|120px|[[Anne Hathaway]] won for portraying [[Fantine]] in ''[[Les Misérables (2012 film)|Les Misérables]]'' (2012)|alt=Photo of Anne Hathaway]]
[[File:Jennifer Lawrence SDCC 2015 X-Men.jpg|thumb|right|120px|[[Jennifer Lawrence]] won for her role in ''[[American Hustle]]'' (2013)|alt=Photo of Jennifer Lawrence at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International]]
[[File:Patricia Arquette 2015.jpg|right|thumb|120px|[[Patricia Arquette]] won for her role in ''[[Boyhood (2014 film)|Boyhood]]'' (2014)|alt=Photo of Patricia Arquette]]
[[File:Viola Davis by Gage Skidmore.jpg|right|thumb|120px|[[Viola Davis]] won for her performance in ''[[Fences (film)|Fences]]'' (2016)|alt=Photo of Viola Davis]]
[[File:Rachel_Weisz_2018.jpg|right|thumb|120px|[[Rachel Weisz]] won for her performance in ''[[The Favourite]]'' (2018)|alt=Photo of Rachel Weisz]]

===1960s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:68%;"
|- style="background:#bebebe;"
! style="width:10%;"| Year
! style="width:30%;"| Actress
! style="width:30%;"| Film
! style="width:30%;"| Character
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1968'''<br /><small>[[22nd British Academy Film Awards|22nd]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Billie Whitelaw]]'''
| '''''[[Charlie Bubbles]]''''' / '''''[[Twisted Nerve]]'''''
| '''Lottie Bubbles / Joan Harper '''
|-
| [[Pat Heywood]]
| ''[[Romeo and Juliet (1968 film)|Romeo and Juliet]]''
| The Nurse
|-
| [[Virginia Maskell]]
| ''[[Interlude (1968 film)|Interlude]]''
| Antonia
|-
| [[Simone Signoret]]
| ''[[Games (film)|Games]]''
| Lisa Schindler
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1969'''<br /><small>[[23rd British Academy Film Awards|23rd]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Celia Johnson]]'''
| '''''[[The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (film)|The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie]]'''''
| '''Miss Mackay'''
|-
| [[Peggy Ashcroft]]
| ''[[Three into Two Won't Go]]''
| Belle
|-
| [[Pamela Franklin]]
| ''[[The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (film)|The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie]]''
| Sandy
|-
| [[Mary Wimbush]]
| ''[[Oh! What a Lovely War]]''
| Mary Smith
|}

===1970s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"
|- style="background:#bebebe;"
! style="width:10%;"| Year
! style="width:30%;"| Actress
! style="width:30%;"| Film
! style="width:30%;"| Character
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1970'''<br /><small>[[24th British Academy Film Awards|24th]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Susannah York]]'''
| '''''[[They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (film)|They Shoot Horses, Don't They?]]'''''
| '''Alice LeBlanc '''
|-
| [[Evin Crowley]]
| ''[[Ryan's Daughter]]''
| Maureen
|-
| [[Estelle Parsons]]
| ''[[Watermelon Man (film)|Watermelon Man]]''
| Althea Gerber
|-
| [[Maureen Stapleton]]
| ''[[Airport (1970 film)|Airport]]''
| Inez Guerrero 
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1971'''<br /><small>[[25th British Academy Film Awards|25th]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Margaret Leighton]]'''
| '''''[[The Go-Between (1971 film)|The Go-Between]]'''''
| '''Mrs. Maudsley'''
|-
| [[Jane Asher]]
| ''[[Deep End (film)|Deep End]]''
| Susan
|-
| [[Georgia Brown (English singer)|Georgia Brown]]
| ''[[The Raging Moon]]''
| Sarah Charles
|-
| [[Georgia Engel]]
| ''[[Taking Off (film)|Taking Off]]''
| Margot
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1972'''<br /><small>[[26th British Academy Film Awards|26th]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Cloris Leachman]]'''
| '''''[[The Last Picture Show]]'''''
| '''Ruth Popper'''
|-
| [[Eileen Brennan]]
| ''[[The Last Picture Show]]''
| Genevieve Morgan
|-
| [[Marisa Berenson]]
| ''[[Cabaret (1972 film)|Cabaret]]''
| Natalia Landauer
|-
| [[Shelley Winters]]
| ''[[The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film)|The Poseidon Adventure]]''
| Belle Rosen 
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1973'''<br /><small>[[27th British Academy Film Awards|27th]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Valentina Cortese]]'''
| '''''[[Day for Night (film)|Day for Night]]'''''
| '''Severine'''
|-
| [[Rosemary Leach]]
| ''[[That'll Be the Day (film)|That'll Be the Day]]''
| Mary Maclaine
|-
| [[Delphine Seyrig]]
| ''[[The Day of the Jackal (film)|The Day of the Jackal]]''
| Colette de Montpellier
|-
| [[Ingrid Thulin]]
| ''[[Cries and Whispers]]''
| Karin
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1974'''<br /><small>[[28th British Academy Film Awards|28th]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Ingrid Bergman]]'''
| '''''[[Murder on the Orient Express (1974 film)|Murder on the Orient Express]]'''''
| '''Greta Ohlsson'''
|-
| [[Sylvia Sidney]]
| ''[[Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams]]''
| Mrs. Pritchett 
|-
| [[Sylvia Syms]]
| ''[[The Tamarind Seed]]''
| Margaret Stephenson
|-
| [[Cindy Williams]]
| ''[[American Graffiti]]''
| Laurie Henderson
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1975'''<br /><small>[[29th British Academy Film Awards|29th]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Diane Ladd]]'''
| '''''[[Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]'''''
| '''[[Florence Jean Castleberry|Flo Castleberry]]'''
|-
| [[Ronee Blakley]]
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Nashville (film)|Nashville]]''
| Barbara Jean 
|-
| [[Gwen Welles]]
| Sueleen Gay
|-
| [[Lelia Goldoni]]
| ''[[Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore]]''
| Bea
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1976'''<br /><small>[[30th British Academy Film Awards|30th]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Jodie Foster]]'''
| '''''[[Taxi Driver]]''''' / '''''[[Bugsy Malone]]'''''
| '''Iris Steensma / Tallulah'''
|-
| [[Annette Crosbie]]
| ''[[The Slipper and the Rose]]''
| [[Fairy godmother|The Fairy Godmother]]
|-
| [[Vivien Merchant]]
| ''[[The Homecoming (film)|The Homecoming]]''
| Ruth
|-
| [[Billie Whitelaw]]
| ''[[The Omen]]''
| Mrs. Baylock
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1977'''<br /><small>[[31st British Academy Film Awards|31st]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Jenny Agutter]]'''
| '''''[[Equus (film)|Equus]]'''''
| '''Julie Mason'''
|-
| [[Geraldine Chaplin]]
| ''[[Welcome to L.A.]]''
| Karen Hood
|-
| [[Joan Plowright]]
| ''[[Equus (film)|Equus]]''
| Dora Strang
|-
| [[Shelley Winters]]
| ''[[Next Stop, Greenwich Village]]''
| Fay Lapinsky
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1978'''<br /><small>[[32nd British Academy Film Awards|32nd]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Geraldine Page]]'''
| '''''[[Interiors]]'''''
| '''Eve'''
|-
| [[Angela Lansbury]]
| rowspan=2|''[[Death on the Nile (1978 film)|Death on the Nile]]''
| Salome Otterbourne
|-
| [[Maggie Smith]]
| Miss Bowers
|-
| [[Mona Washbourne]]
| ''[[Stevie (1978 film)|Stevie]]''
| Aunt
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1979'''<br /><small>[[33rd British Academy Film Awards|33rd]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Rachel Roberts (actress)|Rachel Roberts]]'''
| '''''[[Yanks]]'''''
| '''Clarrie Moreton'''
|-
| [[Mariel Hemingway]]
| rowspan="2" |''[[Manhattan (1979 film)|Manhattan]]''
| Tracy
|-
| [[Meryl Streep]]
| Jill Davis
|-
| [[Lisa Eichhorn]]
| ''[[The Europeans (1979 film)|The Europeans]]''
| Gertrude Wentworth
|}

===1980s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"
|- style="background:#bebebe;"
! style="width:10%;"| Year
! style="width:30%;"| Actress
! style="width:30%;"| Film
! style="width:30%;"| Character
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | '''1980'''<br /><small>[[34th British Academy Film Awards|34th]]</small>
|-
| No award given
| '''-'''
| '''-'''
|-
| rowspan=2 style="text-align:center" | '''1981'''<br /><small>[[35th British Academy Film Awards|35th]]</small>
|-
| No award given
| '''-'''
| '''-'''
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1982'''<br /><small>[[36th British Academy Film Awards|36th]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Maureen Stapleton]] (TIE)'''
| '''''[[Reds (film)|Reds]]'''''
| '''[[Emma Goldman]]'''
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Rohini Hattangadi]] (TIE)'''
| '''''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'''''
| '''[[Kasturba Gandhi]]'''
|-
| [[Candice Bergen]]
| ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]''
| [[Margaret Bourke-White]]
|-
| [[Jane Fonda]]
| ''[[On Golden Pond (1981 film)|On Golden Pond]]''
| Chelsea Thayer
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1983'''<br /><small>[[37th British Academy Film Awards|37th]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Jamie Lee Curtis]]'''
| '''''[[Trading Places]]'''''
| '''Ophelia'''
|-
| [[Teri Garr]]
| ''[[Tootsie]]''
| Sandy Lester
|-
| [[Rosemary Harris]]
| ''[[The Ploughman's Lunch]]''
| Ann Barrington
|-
| [[Maureen Lipman]]
| ''[[Educating Rita (film)|Educating Rita]]''
| Trish
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1984'''<br /><small>[[38th British Academy Film Awards|38th]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Liz Smith (actress)|Liz Smith]]'''
| '''''[[A Private Function]]'''''
| '''Mrs. Chilvers'''
|-
| [[Eileen Atkins]]
| ''[[The Dresser (1983 film)|The Dresser]]''
| Madge
|-
| [[Cher]]
| ''[[Silkwood]]''
| Dolly Pelliker
|-
| [[Tuesday Weld]]
| ''[[Once Upon a Time in America]]''
| Carol
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1985'''<br /><small>[[39th British Academy Film Awards|39th]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Rosanna Arquette]]'''
| '''''[[Desperately Seeking Susan]]'''''
| '''Roberta Glass'''
|-
| [[Judi Dench]]
| ''[[Wetherby (film)|Wetherby]]''
| Marcia Pilborough
|-
| [[Anjelica Huston]]
| ''[[Prizzi's Honor]]''
| Maerose Prizzi
|-
| [[Tracey Ullman]]
| ''[[Plenty (film)|Plenty]]''
| Alice Park
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1986'''<br /><small>[[40th British Academy Film Awards|40th]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Judi Dench]]'''
| '''''[[A Room with a View (1985 film)|A Room with a View]]'''''
| '''Eleanor Lavish'''
|-
| [[Rosemary Leach]]
| ''[[A Room with a View (1985 film)|A Room with a View]]''
| Mrs. Honeychurch
|-
| [[Rosanna Arquette]]
| ''[[After Hours (film)|After Hours]]''
| Marcy Franklin
|-
| [[Barbara Hershey]]
| ''[[Hannah and Her Sisters]]''
| Lee
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1987'''<br /><small>[[41st British Academy Film Awards|41st]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Susan Wooldridge]]'''
| '''''[[Hope and Glory (film)|Hope and Glory]]'''''
| '''Molly'''
|-
| [[Judi Dench]]
| ''[[84 Charing Cross Road (film)|84 Charing Cross Road]]''
| Nora Doel
|-
| [[Vanessa Redgrave]]
| ''[[Prick Up Your Ears|Prick up Your Ears]]''
| Peggy Ramsay
|-
| [[Dianne Wiest]]
| ''[[Radio Days]]''
| Bea
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1988'''<br /><small>[[42nd British Academy Film Awards|42nd]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Judi Dench]]'''
| '''''[[A Handful of Dust (film)|A Handful of Dust]]'''''
| '''Mrs. Beaver'''
|-
| [[Maria Aitken]]
| ''[[A Fish Called Wanda]]''
| Wendy Leach
|-
| [[Anne Archer]]
| ''[[Fatal Attraction]]''
| Beth Gallagher
|-
| [[Olympia Dukakis]]
| ''[[Moonstruck]]''
| Rose Castorini
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1989'''<br /><small>[[43rd British Academy Film Awards|43rd]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Michelle Pfeiffer]]'''
| '''''[[Dangerous Liaisons]]'''''
| '''Madame de Tourvel'''
|-
| [[Peggy Ashcroft]]
| ''[[Madame Sousatzka]]''
| Lady Emily
|-
| [[Laura San Giacomo]]
| ''[[Sex, Lies, and Videotape]]''
| Cynthia Bishop
|-
| [[Sigourney Weaver]]
| ''[[Working Girl]]''
| Katharine Parker
|}

===1990s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"
|- style="background:#bebebe;"
! style="width:10%;"| Year
! style="width:30%;"| Actress
! style="width:30%;"| Film
! style="width:30%;"| Character
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1990'''<br /><small>[[44th British Academy Film Awards|44th]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Whoopi Goldberg]]'''
| '''''[[Ghost (1990 film)|Ghost]]'''''
| '''Oda Mae Brown'''
|-
| [[Anjelica Huston]]
| ''[[Crimes and Misdemeanors]]''
| Dolores Paley
|-
| [[Shirley MacLaine]]
| ''[[Steel Magnolias]]''
| Ouiser Boudreaux
|-
| [[Billie Whitelaw]]
| ''[[The Krays (film)|The Krays]]''
| Violet Kray
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1991'''<br /><small>[[45th British Academy Film Awards|45th]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Kate Nelligan]]'''
| '''''[[Frankie and Johnny (1991 film)|Frankie and Johnny]]'''''
| '''Cora'''
|-
| [[Annette Bening]]
| ''[[The Grifters (film)|The Grifters]]''
| Myra Langtry
|-
| [[Amanda Plummer]]
| ''[[The Fisher King]]''
| Lydia
|-
| [[Julie Walters]]
| ''[[Stepping Out (1991 film)|Stepping Out]]''
| Vera
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1992'''<br /><small>[[46th British Academy Film Awards|46th]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Miranda Richardson]]'''
| '''''[[Damage (1992 film)|Damage]]'''''
| '''Ingrid Fleming '''
|-
| [[Kathy Bates]]
| ''[[Fried Green Tomatoes]]''
| Evelyn Couch
|-
| [[Helena Bonham Carter]]
| ''[[Howards End (film)|Howards End]]''
| Helen Schlegel
|-
| [[Miranda Richardson]]
| ''[[The Crying Game]]''
| Jude
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1993'''<br /><small>[[47th British Academy Film Awards|47th]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Miriam Margolyes]]'''
| '''''[[The Age of Innocence (1993 film)|The Age of Innocence]]'''''
| '''Mrs. Mingott'''
|-
| [[Winona Ryder]]
| ''[[The Age of Innocence (1993 film)|The Age of Innocence]]''
| May Welland 
|-
| [[Holly Hunter]]
| ''[[The Firm (1993 film)|The Firm]]''
| Tammy Hemphill
|-
| [[Maggie Smith]]
| ''[[The Secret Garden (1993 film)|The Secret Garden]]''
| Mrs. Medlock
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1994'''<br /><small>[[48th British Academy Film Awards|48th]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Kristin Scott Thomas]]'''
| '''''[[Four Weddings and a Funeral]]'''''
| '''Fiona'''
|-
| [[Charlotte Coleman]]
| ''[[Four Weddings and a Funeral]]''
| Scarlet
|-
| [[Sally Field]]
| ''[[Forrest Gump]]''
| Mrs. Gump
|-
| [[Anjelica Huston]]
| ''[[Manhattan Murder Mystery]]''
| Marcia Fox
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1995'''<br /><small>[[49th British Academy Film Awards|49th]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Kate Winslet]]'''
| '''''[[Sense and Sensibility (film)|Sense and Sensibility]]'''''
| '''[[Marianne Dashwood]]'''
|-
| [[Joan Allen]]
| ''[[Nixon (film)|Nixon]]''
| [[Pat Nixon]] 
|-
| [[Mira Sorvino]]
| ''[[Mighty Aphrodite]]''
| Linda Ash 
|-
| [[Elizabeth Spriggs]]
| ''[[Sense and Sensibility (film)|Sense and Sensibility]]''
| Mrs. Jennings
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1996'''<br /><small>[[50th British Academy Film Awards|50th]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Juliette Binoche]]'''
| '''''[[The English Patient (film)|The English Patient]]'''''
| '''Hana '''
|-
| [[Lauren Bacall]]
| ''[[The Mirror Has Two Faces]]''
| Hannah Morgan 
|-
| [[Marianne Jean-Baptiste]]
| ''[[Secrets & Lies (film)|Secrets & Lies]]''
| Hortense Cumberbatch 
|-
| [[Lynn Redgrave]]
| ''[[Shine (film)|Shine]]''
| Gillian
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1997'''<br /><small>[[51st British Academy Film Awards|51st]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Sigourney Weaver]]'''
| '''''[[The Ice Storm (film)|The Ice Storm]]'''''
| '''Janey Carver'''
|-
| [[Jennifer Ehle]]
| ''[[Wilde (film)|Wilde]]''
| [[Constance Lloyd|Constance Lloyd Wilde]]
|-
| [[Lesley Sharp]]
| ''[[The Full Monty]]''
| Jeanette
|-
| [[Zoe Wanamaker]]
| ''[[Wilde (film)|Wilde]]''
| [[Ada Leverson]]
|-
| rowspan=5 style="text-align:center" | '''1998'''<br /><small>[[52nd British Academy Film Awards|52nd]]</small>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Judi Dench]]'''
| '''''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'''''
| '''[[Elizabeth I|Queen Elizabeth I]]'''
|-
| [[Kathy Bates]]
| ''[[Primary Colors (film)|Primary Colors]]''
| Libby Holden
|-
| [[Brenda Blethyn]]
| ''[[Little Voice (film)|Little Voice]]''
| Mari Hoff
|-
| [[Lynn Redgrave]]
| ''[[Gods and Monsters (film)|Gods and Monsters]]''
| Hanna 
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''1999'''<br /><small>[[53rd British Academy Film Awards|53rd]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/707568.stm|title=American Beauty shines at Baftas|work=[[BBC News]]|date=9 April 2000|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Maggie Smith]]'''
| '''''[[Tea with Mussolini]]'''''
| '''Hester Random'''
|-
| [[Thora Birch]]
| rowspan="2" | ''[[American Beauty (1999 film)|American Beauty]]''
| Jane Burnham
|-
| [[Mena Suvari]]
| Angela Hayes
|-
| [[Cate Blanchett]]
| ''[[The Talented Mr. Ripley (film)|The Talented Mr. Ripley]]''
| Meredith Logue
|-
| [[Cameron Diaz]]
| ''[[Being John Malkovich]]''
| Lotte Schwartz
|}

===2000s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"
|- style="background:#bebebe;"
! style="width:10%;"| Year
! style="width:30%;"| Actress
! style="width:30%;"| Film
! style="width:30%;"| Character
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''2000'''<br /><small>[[54th British Academy Film Awards|54th]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/jan/31/baftas2001.baftasfilm|title=Gladiator, Crouching Tiger do battle in Bafta nominations|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=31 January 2001|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/1184232.stm|title=Gladiator conquers the Baftas|work=[[BBC News]]|date=25 February 2001|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Julie Walters]]'''
| '''''[[Billy Elliot]]'''''
| '''Georgia Wilkinson'''
|-
| [[Judi Dench]]
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Chocolat (2000 film)|Chocolat]]''
| Armande Voizin 
|-
| [[Lena Olin]]
| Josephine Muscat
|-
| [[Frances McDormand]]
| ''[[Almost Famous]]''
| Elaine Miller 
|-
| [[Zhang Ziyi|Ziyi Zhang]]
| ''[[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon]]''
| Jen Yu
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''2001'''<br /><small>[[55th British Academy Film Awards|55th]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/lord-of-the-rings-dominates-baftas-wins-best-film-award-1.1051633|title='Lord of the Rings' dominates BAFTAs, wins best film award|newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]|date=22 February 2002|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Jennifer Connelly]]'''
| '''''[[A Beautiful Mind (film)|A Beautiful Mind]]'''''
| '''[[Alicia Nash]]'''
|-
| [[Helen Mirren]]
| rowspan="2" |''[[Gosford Park]]''
| Jane Wilson 
|-
| [[Maggie Smith]]
| Constance Trentham 
|-
| [[Judi Dench]]
| ''[[The Shipping News (film)|The Shipping News]]''
| Agnis Hamm
|-
| [[Kate Winslet]]
| ''[[Iris (2001 film)|Iris]]''
| Young [[Iris Murdoch]] 
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''2002'''<br /><small>[[56th British Academy Film Awards|56th]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2003/02/top-bafta-awards-for-the-pianist-79921/|title=Top BAFTA Awards For "The Pianist"|work=[[Indiewire]]|first=Eugene|last=Hernandez|date=24 February 2003|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Catherine Zeta-Jones]]'''
| '''''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]'''''
| '''[[Velma Kelly]]'''
|-
| [[Toni Collette]]
| ''[[About a Boy (film)|About a Boy]]''
| Fiona Brewer
|-
| [[Julianne Moore]]
| ''[[The Hours (film)|The Hours]]''
| Laura Brown 
|-
| [[Queen Latifah]]
| ''[[Chicago (2002 film)|Chicago]]''
| Matron Mama Morton 
|-
| [[Meryl Streep]]
| ''[[Adaptation (film)|Adaptation]].''
| [[Susan Orlean]] 
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''2003'''<br /><small>[[57th British Academy Film Awards|57th]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3486533.stm|title=Rings rule at Bafta film awards|work=[[BBC News]]|date=16 February 2004|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Renée Zellweger]]'''
| '''''[[Cold Mountain (film)|Cold Mountain]]'''''
| '''Ruby Thewes'''
|-
| [[Holly Hunter]]
| ''[[Thirteen (2003 film)|Thirteen]]''
| Melanie Freeland 
|-
| [[Laura Linney]]
| ''[[Mystic River (film)|Mystic River]]''
| Annabeth Markum
|-
| [[Judy Parfitt]]
| ''[[Girl with a Pearl Earring (film)|Girl with a Pearl Earring]]''
| [[Maria Thins]]
|-
| [[Emma Thompson]]
| ''[[Love Actually]]''
| Karen
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''2004'''<br /><small>[[58th British Academy Film Awards|58th]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/aviator-flies-bafta-best-film-2453333|title=Aviator flies off with Bafta for Best Film|work=[[The Scotsman]]|date=13 February 2005|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Cate Blanchett]]'''
| '''''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]'''''
| '''[[Katharine Hepburn]]'''
|-
| [[Julie Christie]]
| ''[[Finding Neverland (film)|Finding Neverland]]''
| [[Sylvia Llewelyn Davies|Emma Wightwick du Maurier]]
|-
| [[Heather Craney]]
| ''[[Vera Drake]]''
| Joyce Drake
|-
| [[Natalie Portman]]
| ''[[Closer (2004 film)|Closer]]''
| [[Alice Ayres]] / Jane Jones 
|-
| [[Meryl Streep]]
| ''[[The Manchurian Candidate (2004 film)|The Manchurian Candidate]]''
| Eleanor Shaw
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''2005'''<br /><small>[[59th British Academy Film Awards|59th]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2006/02/brokeback-mountain-wins-4-bafta-awards-including-best-picture-77139/|title="Brokeback Mountain" Wins 4 BAFTA Awards, Including Best Picture|work=[[Indiewire]]|first=Eugene|last=Hernandez|date=20 February 2006|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Thandiwe Newton]]'''
| '''''[[Crash (2004 film)|Crash]]'''''
| '''Christine Thayer'''
|-
| [[Brenda Blethyn]]
| ''[[Pride & Prejudice (2005 film)|Pride & Prejudice]]''
| Mrs. Bennet
|-
| [[Catherine Keener]]
| ''[[Capote (film)|Capote]]''
| [[Harper Lee]] 
|-
| [[Frances McDormand]]
| ''[[North Country (film)|North Country]]''
| Glory Dodge 
|-
| [[Michelle Williams (actress)|Michelle Williams]]
| ''[[Brokeback Mountain]]''
| Alma Beers Del Mar 
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''2006'''<br /><small>[[60th British Academy Film Awards|60th]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6254717.stm|title=Baftas 2007: The winners|work=[[BBC News]]|date=11 February 2007|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Jennifer Hudson]]'''
| '''''[[Dreamgirls (film)|Dreamgirls]]'''''
| '''[[Florence Ballard|Effie White]]'''
|-
| [[Abigail Breslin]]
| rowspan="2" |''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]''
| Olive Hoover 
|-
| [[Toni Collette]]
| Sheryl Hoover
|-
| [[Emily Blunt]]
| ''[[The Devil Wears Prada (film)|The Devil Wears Prada]]''
| Emily Charlton
|-
| [[Frances de la Tour]]
| ''[[The History Boys (film)|The History Boys]]''
| Dorothy Lintott
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''2007'''<br /><small>[[61st British Academy Film Awards|61st]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/atonement-tops-bafta-awards-1117980629/|title='Atonement' tops BAFTA Awards|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Adam|last=Dawtrey|date=10 February 2008|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Tilda Swinton]]'''
| '''''[[Michael Clayton (film)|Michael Clayton]]'''''
| '''Karen Crowder'''
|-
| [[Cate Blanchett]]
| ''[[I'm Not There]]''
| Jude Quinn 
|-
| [[Kelly Macdonald]]
| ''[[No Country for Old Men]]''
| Carla Jean Moss
|-
| [[Samantha Morton]]
| ''[[Control (2007 film)|Control]]''
| [[Ian Curtis|Deborah Woodruff Curtis]]
|-
| [[Saoirse Ronan]]
| ''[[Atonement (2007 film)|Atonement]]''
| Briony Tallis 
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''2008'''<br /><small>[[62nd British Academy Film Awards|62nd]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/slumdog-millionaire-wins-7-bafta-78972/|title='Slumdog Millionaire' wins 7 BAFTA nods|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Mimi|last=Turner|date=8 February 2009|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Penélope Cruz]]'''
| '''''[[Vicky Cristina Barcelona]]'''''
| '''María Elena'''
|-
| [[Amy Adams]]
| ''[[Doubt (2008 film)|Doubt]]''
| Sister James 
|-
| [[Freida Pinto]]
| ''[[Slumdog Millionaire]]''
| Latika
|-
| [[Tilda Swinton]]
| ''[[Burn After Reading]]''
| Katie Cox
|-
| [[Marisa Tomei]]
| ''[[The Wrestler (2008 film)|The Wrestler]]''
| Cassidy / Pam 
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''2009'''<br /><small>[[63rd British Academy Film Awards|63rd]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-feb-21-la-et-bafta22-2010feb22-story.html|title='Hurt Locker' wins big at BAFTA Awards|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|first=Susan|last=King|date=21 February 2010|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Mo'Nique]]'''
| '''''[[Precious (film)|Precious]]'''''
| '''Mary Lee Johnston'''
|-
| [[Vera Farmiga]]
| rowspan=2|''[[Up in the Air (2009 film)|Up in the Air]]''
| Alex Goran 
|-
| [[Anna Kendrick]]
| Natalie Keener 
|-
| [[Anne-Marie Duff]]
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Nowhere Boy]]''
| [[Julia Lennon]]
|-
| [[Kristin Scott Thomas]]
| [[Mimi Smith]]
|}

===2010s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%;"
|- style="background:#bebebe;"
! style="width:10%;"| Year
! style="width:30%;"| Actress
! style="width:30%;"| Film
! style="width:30%;"| Character
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''2010'''<br /><small>[[64th British Academy Film Awards|64th]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/feb/13/baftas-2011-the-kings-speech|title=Baftas 2011: The King's Speech sweeps the board|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Mark|last=Brown|date=14 February 2011|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Helena Bonham Carter]]'''
| '''''[[The King's Speech]]'''''
| '''[[Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother|Queen Elizabeth]]'''
|-
| [[Amy Adams]]
| ''[[The Fighter]]''
| [[Micky Ward|Charlene Fleming]] 
|-
| [[Barbara Hershey]]
| ''[[Black Swan (film)|Black Swan]]''
| Erica Sayers
|-
| [[Lesley Manville]]
| ''[[Another Year (film)|Another Year]]''
| Mary Smith
|-
| [[Miranda Richardson]]
| ''[[Made in Dagenham]]''
| [[Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn|Barbara Castle]]
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''2011'''<br /><small>[[65th British Academy Film Awards|65th]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/baftas/a364820/orange-bafta-film-awards-2012-winners-list-in-full/|title=Orange BAFTA Film Awards 2012 winners list - in full|work=[[Digital Spy]]|first=Simon|last=Reynolds|date=12 February 2012|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Octavia Spencer]]'''
| '''''[[The Help (film)|The Help]]'''''
| '''Minny Jackson'''
|-
| [[Jessica Chastain]]
| ''[[The Help (film)|The Help]]''
| Celia Foote 
|-
| [[Judi Dench]]
| ''[[My Week with Marilyn]]''
| [[Sybil Thorndike]]
|-
| [[Melissa McCarthy]]
| ''[[Bridesmaids (2011 film)|Bridesmaids]]''
| Megan Price 
|-
| [[Carey Mulligan]]
| ''[[Drive (2011 film)|Drive]]''
| Irene
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''2012'''<br /><small>[[66th British Academy Film Awards|66th]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2013/feb/10/baftas-2013-film-ceremony-live|title=Baftas 2013 – as it happened|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Xan|last=Brooks|date=11 February 2013|access-date=22 June 2021}}</ref>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Anne Hathaway]]'''
| '''''[[Les Misérables (2012 film)|Les Misérables]]'''''
| '''[[Fantine]]'''
|-
| [[Amy Adams]]
| ''[[The Master (2012 film)|The Master]]''
| Peggy Dodd 
|-
| [[Judi Dench]]
| ''[[Skyfall]]''
| [[M (James Bond)|M]]
|-
| [[Sally Field]]
| ''[[Lincoln (film)|Lincoln]]''
| [[Mary Todd Lincoln]] 
|-
| [[Helen Hunt]]
| ''[[The Sessions (2012 film)|The Sessions]]''
| [[Cheryl Cohen-Greene]] 
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''2013'''<br /><small>[[67th British Academy Film Awards|67th]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-26221196|title=Baftas: Gravity and 12 Years a Slave share glory|work=[[BBC News]]|date=17 February 2014|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Jennifer Lawrence]]'''
| '''''[[American Hustle]]'''''
| '''Rosalyn Rosenfeld''' 
|-
| [[Sally Hawkins]]
| ''[[Blue Jasmine]]''
| Ginger 
|-
| [[Lupita Nyong'o]]
| ''[[12 Years a Slave (film)|12 Years a Slave]]''
| [[Patsey]] 
|-
| [[Julia Roberts]]
| ''[[August: Osage County (film)|August: Osage County]]''
| Barbara Weston-Fordham 
|-
| [[Oprah Winfrey]]
| ''[[The Butler]]''
| Gloria Gaines
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''2014'''<br /><small>[[68th British Academy Film Awards|68th]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/feb/08/baftas-2015-boyhood-wins-top-honours-but-grand-budapest-hotel-checks-out-with-most|title=Baftas 2015: Boyhood wins top honours but Grand Budapest Hotel checks out with most|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Mark|last=Brown|date=8 February 2015|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Patricia Arquette]]'''
| '''''[[Boyhood (2014 film)|Boyhood]]'''''
| '''Olivia Evans''' 
|-
| [[Keira Knightley]]
| ''[[The Imitation Game]]''
| [[Joan Clarke]] 
|-
| [[Rene Russo]]
| ''[[Nightcrawler (film)|Nightcrawler]]''
| Nina Romina
|-
| [[Imelda Staunton]]
| ''[[Pride (2014 film)|Pride]]''
| [[Hefina Headon]]
|-
| [[Emma Stone]]
| ''[[Birdman (film)|Birdman]]''
| Sam Thomson 
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''2015'''<br /><small>[[69th British Academy Film Awards|69th]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/bafta-awards-winners-2016-complete-list-british-academy-film-television-1201706004/|title='The Revenant,' Leonardo DiCaprio Dominate BAFTA Awards|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Diana|last=Lodderhose|date=14 February 2016|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Kate Winslet]]'''
| '''''[[Steve Jobs (film)|Steve Jobs]]'''''
| '''[[Joanna Hoffman]]'''
|-
| [[Jennifer Jason Leigh]]
| ''[[The Hateful Eight]]''
| Daisy Domergue 
|-
| [[Rooney Mara]]
| ''[[Carol (film)|Carol]]''
| Therese Belivet 
|-
| [[Alicia Vikander]]
| ''[[Ex Machina (film)|Ex Machina]]''
| Ava
|-
| [[Julie Walters]]
| ''[[Brooklyn (film)|Brooklyn]]''
| Madge Kehoe
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''2016'''<br /><small>[[70th British Academy Film Awards|70th]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/baftas-2017-la-la-land-scoops-five-as-moonlight-nocturnal-animals-are-shutout/5114961.article|title=Baftas 2017: 'La La Land' scoops five as 'Moonlight', 'Nocturnal Animals' are shutout|work=[[Screen International|Screendaily]]|first=Tom|last=Grater|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Viola Davis]]'''
| '''''[[Fences (film)|Fences]]'''''
| '''Rose Maxson''' 
|-
| [[Naomie Harris]]
| ''[[Moonlight (2016 film)|Moonlight]]''
| Paula Harris 
|-
| [[Nicole Kidman]]
| ''[[Lion (2016 film)|Lion]]''
| [[Saroo Brierley|Sue Brierley]] 
|-
| [[Hayley Squires]]
| ''[[I, Daniel Blake]]''
| Katie Morgan
|-
| [[Michelle Williams (actress)|Michelle Williams]]
| ''[[Manchester by the Sea (film)|Manchester by the Sea]]''
| Randi Chandler 
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''2017'''<br /><small>[[71st British Academy Film Awards|71st]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-43108185|title=Bafta Film Awards 2018: Three Billboards wins top prizes|work=[[BBC]]|date=19 February 2018|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Allison Janney]]'''
| '''''[[I, Tonya]]'''''
| '''[[LaVona Golden]]'''
|-
| [[Lesley Manville]]
| ''[[Phantom Thread]]''
| Cyril Woodcock 
|-
| [[Laurie Metcalf]]
| ''[[Lady Bird (film)|Lady Bird]]''
| Marion McPherson 
|-
| [[Kristin Scott Thomas]]
| ''[[Darkest Hour (film)|Darkest Hour]]''
| [[Clementine Churchill]]
|-
| [[Octavia Spencer]]
| ''[[The Shape of Water]]''
| Zelda Fuller 
|-
| rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''2018'''<br /><small>[[72nd British Academy Film Awards|72nd]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/02/bafta-awards-2019-winners-list-1202042888/|title=BAFTA Awards 2019: 'Roma' Wins Best Film as 'The Favourite' Takes Home the Most Prizes|work=[[Indiewire]]|first=Michael|last=Nordine|date=10 February 2019|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Rachel Weisz]]'''
| '''''[[The Favourite]]'''''
| '''[[Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough|Lady Sarah]]'''
|-
| [[Emma Stone]]
| ''[[The Favourite]]''
| [[Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham|Abigail]] 
|-
| [[Amy Adams]]
| ''[[Vice (2018 film)|Vice]]''
| [[Lynne Cheney]] 
|-
| [[Claire Foy]]
| ''[[First Man (film)|First Man]]''
| [[Neil Armstrong#College years|Janet Shearon Armstrong]]
|-
| [[Margot Robbie]]
| ''[[Mary Queen of Scots (2018 film)|Mary Queen of Scots]]''
| [[Elizabeth I|Queen Elizabeth I]]
|-
|rowspan=6 style="text-align:center" | '''2019'''<br /><small>[[73rd British Academy Film Awards|73rd]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-51324805|title=Baftas 2020: Sam Mendes film 1917 dominates awards|work=[[BBC]]|date=2 February 2020|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Laura Dern]]'''
| '''''[[Marriage Story]]'''''
| '''Nora Fanshaw''' 
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Margot Robbie]]
| ''[[Bombshell (2019 film)|Bombshell]]''
| Kayla Pospisil 
|-
| ''[[Once Upon a Time in Hollywood]]''
| [[Sharon Tate]]
|-
| [[Scarlett Johansson]]
| ''[[Jojo Rabbit]]''
| Rosie Betzler 
|-
| [[Florence Pugh]]
| ''[[Little Women (2019 film)|Little Women]]''
| [[Amy March]] 
|}

===2020s===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:85%;"
|- style="background:#bebebe;"
! style="width:10%;"| Year
! style="width:30%;"| Actress
! style="width:30%;"| Film
! style="width:30%;"| Character
|-
| rowspan=7 style="text-align:center" | '''2020'''<br /><small>[[74th British Academy Film Awards|74th]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/apr/11/baftas-2021-nomadland-wins-big-as-anthony-hopkins-and-promising-young-woman-surprise|title=Baftas 2021: Nomadland wins big as Promising Young Woman and Anthony Hopkins surprise|work=[[The Guardian]]|first=Catherine|last=Shoard|date=12 April 2021|access-date=24 June 2021}}</ref>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Youn Yuh-jung]]'''
| '''''[[Minari (film)|Minari]]'''''
| '''Soon-ja'''
|-
| [[Kosar Ali]]
| ''[[Rocks (film)|Rocks]]''
| Sumaya
|-
| [[Maria Bakalova]]
| ''[[Borat Subsequent Moviefilm]]''
| Tutar Sagdiyev
|-
| [[Dominique Fishback]]
| ''[[Judas and the Black Messiah]]''
| [[Akua Njeri|Deborah Johnson]]
|-
| [[Ashley Madekwe]]
| ''County Lines''
| Toni
|-
| [[Niamh Algar]]
| ''[[Calm with Horses]]''
| Ursula
|-
| rowspan=7 style="text-align:center" | '''2021'''<br /><small>[[75th British Academy Film Awards|75th]]</small><br/><ref>{{Cite web|title=2022 EE British Academy Film Awards: Nominations|url=https://www.bafta.org/film/awards/2022-nominations-winners/|url-status=live|access-date=2022-02-03|website=[[BAFTA]]|date=11 January 2022 |language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203123346/https://www.bafta.org/film/awards/2022-nominations-winners |archive-date=2022-02-03 }}</ref>
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Ariana DeBose]]'''
| '''''[[West Side Story (2021 film)|West Side Story]]'''''
| '''Anita'''
|-
|[[Caitríona Balfe]]
|''[[Belfast (film)|Belfast]]''
|Ma
|-
|[[Jessie Buckley]]
|''[[The Lost Daughter (film)|The Lost Daughter]]''
|young Leda Caruso
|-
|[[Ann Dowd]]
|''[[Mass (2021 film)|Mass]]''
|Linda
|-
|[[Aunjanue Ellis]]
|''[[King Richard (film)|King Richard]]''
|[[Oracene Price]]
|-
|[[Ruth Negga]]
|''[[Passing (film)|Passing]]''
|Clare Bellew
|-
| rowspan=7 style="text-align:center" | '''2022'''<br /><small>[[76th British Academy Film Awards|76th]]</small><br><ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/netflix-bafta-nominations-all-quiet-on-the-western-front-1235227038/ |title=Netflix Leads Distributors in BAFTA Nominations with Record-Equalling Haul for 'All Quiet on the Western Front' |last=Goodfellow |first=Melanie |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=19 January 2023 |access-date=19 January 2023}}</ref><br />
|- style="background:#B0C4DE;"
| '''[[Kerry Condon]]'''
| '''''[[The Banshees of Inisherin]]'''''
| '''Siobhán Súilleabháin'''
|-
| [[Angela Bassett]]
| ''[[Black Panther: Wakanda Forever]]''
| Ramonda
|-
| [[Hong Chau]]
| ''[[The Whale (2022 film)|The Whale]]''
| Liz
|-
| [[Jamie Lee Curtis]]
| ''[[Everything Everywhere All at Once]]''
| Deirdre Beaubeirdre
|-
| [[Dolly de Leon]]
| ''[[Triangle of Sadness]]''
| Abigail
|-
| [[Carey Mulligan]]
| ''[[She Said (film)|She Said]]''
| [[Megan Twohey]]
|}

==Multiple nominations==
;9 nominations
* [[Judi Dench]]

;4 nominations
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* [[Amy Adams]]
* [[Maggie Smith]]
{{div col end}}

;3 nominations
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

* [[Cate Blanchett]]
* [[Anjelica Huston]]
* [[Miranda Richardson]]
* [[Margot Robbie]]
* [[Kristin Scott Thomas]]
* [[Meryl Streep]]
* [[Julie Walters]]
* [[Billie Whitelaw]]
* [[Kate Winslet]]

{{div col end}}

;2 nominations
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}

* [[Rosanna Arquette]]
* [[Peggy Ashcroft]]
* [[Kathy Bates]]
* [[Brenda Blethyn]]
* [[Helena Bonham Carter]]
* [[Toni Collette]]
* [[Jamie Lee Curtis]]
* [[Sally Field]]
* [[Barbara Hershey]]
* [[Holly Hunter]]
* [[Rosemary Leach]]
* [[Lesley Manville]]
* [[Frances McDormand]]
* [[Carey Mulligan]]
* [[Lynn Redgrave]]
* [[Octavia Spencer]]
* [[Maureen Stapleton]]
* [[Imelda Staunton]]
* [[Emma Stone]]
* [[Tilda Swinton]]
* [[Sigourney Weaver]]
* [[Michelle Williams (actress)|Michelle Williams]]
* [[Shelley Winters]]

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==Multiple awards==
;3 awards
* [[Judi Dench]]

;2 awards
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* [[Kate Winslet]]

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==Age superlatives==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" | Record
! scope="col" | Actress
! scope="col" | Film
! scope="col" | Age (in years)
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| Oldest winner
| [[Youn Yuh-jung]]
| ''[[Minari (film)|Minari]]''
| 73
| <ref name="Age">{{cite news|title=Oldest/Youngest Acting Nominees and Winners |url=http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/help/helpMain.jsp?helpContentURL=statistics/indexStats.html |access-date=September 16, 2014 |publisher=British Academy of Film and Television Arts|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301005626/http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/help/helpMain.jsp?helpContentURL=statistics%2FindexStats.html |archive-date=March 1, 2009 }}</ref>
|- style="height:4.5em;"
| Oldest nominee
| [[Peggy Ashcroft]]
| ''[[Madame Sousatzka]]''
| 81
| <ref name="Age"/>
|- style="height:4.5em;"
| Youngest winner
| rowspan="1" | [[Jodie Foster]]
| rowspan="1" | ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' and ''[[Bugsy Malone]]'' 
| rowspan="1" | 13
| rowspan="1" | <ref name="Age"/>
|-
| Youngest nominee
| rowspan="1" | [[Abigail Breslin]]
| rowspan="1" | ''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]''
| rowspan="1" | 10
| rowspan="1" | <ref name="Age"/>
|}

==See also==
* [[BIFA Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
* [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
* [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Supporting Actress]]
* [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture]]
* [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role]]

==References==<!-- this is the reference for the whole article -->
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* [http://www.bafta.org/awards-database.html BAFTA Awards Database]

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{{BAFTA Film Awards Chron}}

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