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AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film

AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress in Film

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The AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 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".[1]

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The award is handed out at the annual AACTA Awards, which rewards achievements in feature film, television, documentaries, and short films.[2] From 1976 to 2010, the category was presented by the Australian Film Institute (AFI), the academy's parent organisation, at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards (known as the AFI Awards).[3] When the AFI launched the academy in 2011, it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards, with the current award being a continuum of the AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.[3]

Toni Collette and Judy Davis are the most awarded actresses in this category, with three wins each. Candidates for this award must be human and female, and cannot be nominated in the leading actress category for the same role in the same production.[4]

Winners and nominees

Jacki Weaver (pictured) and Melissa Jaffer were the first recipients of Best Supporting Actress for their roles in Caddie (1976).
Judy Davis won for Hoodwink (1981), On My Own (1993), and The Dressmaker (2015).
Rachel Griffiths won twice for her roles in Muriel's Wedding (1994) and Beautiful Kate (2009).
Toni Collette won for her performances in Lilian's Story (1996), The Boys (1998), and The Black Balloon (2008).
Cate Blanchett won for her role in Thank God He Met Lizzie (1997).
Sacha Horler won for her roles in Soft Fruit (1999) and Travelling Light (2003).
Greta Scacchi received the award for her role in Looking for Alibrandi (2000).
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References

  1. [1]
    "AACTA – The Academy". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
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    "AACTA – The Academy – The Awards". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 8 September 2013.
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    "AACTA – The Academy – Background". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 8 September 2013.[permanent dead link]
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    "Part2: Rule 5.6 – Special Conditions for Feature Film; Special Rules for Acting Awards" (PDF). 2013 AACTA Awards Rule Book. Australian Film Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-29. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
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