Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female

The Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female is an award presented annually by Film Independent. It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working in an independent film.

Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role
CountryUnited States
Presented byFilm Independent
First awarded1987
Currently held byZhao Shuzhen
The Farewell (2019)
Websitefilmindependent.org

Since its inception, the award has been given to 33 actresses. With 3 nominations, Allison Janney is the most nominated female in this category (finally winning one for her performance in I, Tonya).

Dianne Wiest, Penélope Cruz, Mo'Nique, Lupita Nyong'o Patricia Arquette, Allison Janney and Regina King are the only actresses to have won both this award and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress the same year.

Winners and nominees

1980s

Year Actress Film Role
1987Anjelica HustonThe Dead[1]Gretta Conroy
Karen AllenThe Glass MenagerieLaura Wingfield
Kathy BakerStreet SmartPunchy
Martha PlimptonShy PeopleGrace
Ann SothernThe Whales of AugustTisha Doughty
1988Rosanna DeSotoStand and DeliverFabiola Escalante
Bonnie BedeliaThe Prince of PennsylvaniaPam Marshetta
Debbie HarryHairsprayVelma Von Tussle
Amy MadiganThe Prince of PennsylvaniaCarla Headlee
Patti YasutakeThe WashMarsha
1989Laura San GiacomoSex, Lies, and VideotapeCynthia Patrice Bishop
Bridget FondaShagMelaina Buller
Heather GrahamDrugstore CowboyNadine
Mare WinninghamMiracle MileJulie Peters
Mary WoronovScenes from the Class Struggle in Beverly HillsLisabeth Hepburn-Saravian

1990s

Year Actress Film Role
1990Sheryl Lee RalphTo Sleep with AngerLinda
Tracy ArnoldHenry: Portrait of a Serial KillerBecky
Ethel AylerTo Sleep with AngerHattie
Tisha Campbell-MartinHouse PartySidney
Adrienne-Joi JohnsonHouse PartySharane
1991Diane LaddRambling RoseMother
Sheila McCarthyBright AngelNina
Deirdre O'ConnellPastimeInez Brice
Emma ThompsonImpromptuDuchess D'Antan
Mary B. WardHangin' with the HomeboysLuna
1992Alfre WoodardPassion FishChantelle
Brooke AdamsGas Food LodgingNora
Sara GilbertPoison IvySylvie Cooper
Karen SillasSimple MenKate
Danitra VanceJumpin' at the BoneyardJeanette
1993Lili TaylorHousehold SaintsTeresa Carmela Santangelo
Lara Flynn BoyleEquinoxBeverly Franks
Gua Ah-lehThe Wedding BanquetMrs. Gao
Lucinda JenneyAmerican HeartCharlotte
Julianne MooreShort CutsMarian Wyman
1994Dianne WiestBullets over BroadwayHelen Sinclair
V.S. BrodieGo FishEly
Carla GalloSpanking the MonkeyToni Peck
Kelly LynchThe Beans of Egypt, MaineRoberta Bean
Brooke SmithVanya on 42nd StreetSonya
1995Mare WinninghamGeorgiaGeorgia Flood
Jennifer LopezMy FamilyYoung Maria
Vanessa RedgraveLittle OdessaIrina Shapira
Chloë SevignyKidsJennie
Celia WestonDead Man WalkingMary Beth Percy
1996Elizabeth PeñaLone StarPilar Cruz
Mary Kay PlaceManny & LoElaine
Queen LatifahSet It OffCleopatra 'Cleo' Sims
Lili TaylorGirls TownPatti Lucci
Lily TomlinFlirting with DisasterMary Schlichting
1997Debbi MorganEve's BayouMozelle Batiste Delacroix
Farrah FawcettThe ApostleJessie Dewey
Amy MadiganLovedBrett Amerson
Miranda RichardsonThe ApostleToosie
Patricia RichardsonUlee's GoldConnie Hope
1998Lynn RedgraveGods and MonstersHanna
Stockard ChanningThe Baby DanceRachel Luckman
Patricia ClarksonHigh ArtGreta
Lisa KudrowThe Opposite of SexLucia DeLury
Joely RichardsonUnder HeavenEleanor Dunston
1999Chloë SevignyBoys Don't CryLana Tisdel
Barbara BarrieJudy BerlinSue Berlin
Vanessa MartinezLimboNoelle De Angelo
Sarah PolleyGoRonna Martin
Jean SmartGuinevereDeborah Sloane

2000s

Year Actress Film Role
2000Zhang ZiyiCrouching Tiger, Hidden DragonJen Yu
Pat CarrollSongcatcherViney Butler
Jennifer ConnellyRequiem for a DreamMarion Silver
Marcia Gay HardenPollockLee Krasner
Lupe OntiverosChuck & BuckBeverly Franco
2001Carrie-Anne MossMementoNatalie
Davenia McFaddenStranger InsideBrownie
Summer PhoenixThe BelieverCarla Moebius
Uma ThurmanTapeAmy Randall
Tamara TunieThe Caveman's ValentineSheila Ledbetter
2002Emily MortimerLovely & AmazingElizabeth Marks
Viola DavisAntwone FisherEva May
Jacqueline KimCharlotte SometimesDarcy / Charlotte
Juliette LewisHysterical BlindnessBeth Tocyznski
Julianne NicholsonTullyElla Smalley
2003Shohreh AghdashlooHouse of Sand and FogNadi Behrani
Sarah BolgerIn AmericaChristy Sullivan
Patricia ClarksonPieces of AprilJoy Burns
Hope DavisThe Secret Lives of DentistsDana Hurst
Frances McDormandLaurel CanyonJane
2004Virginia MadsenSidewaysMaya Randall
Cate BlanchettCoffee and CigarettesCate / Shelly
Loretta DevineWoman Thou Art LoosedCassey Jordan
Robin SimmonsRobbing PeterShawna
Yenny Paola VegaMaria Full of GraceBlanca
2005Amy AdamsJunebugAshley Johnsten
Maggie GyllenhaalHappy EndingsJude
Allison JanneyOur Very OwnJoan Whitfield
Michelle WilliamsBrokeback MountainAlma Beers Del Mar
Robin WrightNine LivesDiana
2006Frances McDormandFriends with MoneyJane
Melonie DiazA Guide to Recognizing Your SaintsYoung Laurie
Marcia Gay HardenAmerican GunJanet Huttenson
Mary Beth HurtThe Dead GirlRuth
Amber TamblynStephanie DaleyStephanie Daley
2007Cate BlanchettI'm Not ThereJude Quinn
Anna KendrickRocket ScienceGinny Ryerson
Jennifer Jason LeighMargot at the WeddingPauline
Tamara PodemskiFour Sheets to the WindMiri Smallhill
Marisa TomeiBefore the Devil Knows You're DeadGina Hanson
2008Penélope CruzVicky Cristina BarcelonaMaría Elena
Rosemarie DeWittRachel Getting MarriedRachel Buchman
Rosie PerezThe TakeMarina De La Pena
Misty UphamFrozen RiverLila Littlewolf
Debra WingerRachel Getting MarriedAbby Buchman
2009Mo'NiquePreciousMary Lee Johnston
Dina KorzunCold SoulsNina
Samantha MortonThe MessengerOlivia Pitterson
Natalie PressFifty Dead Men WalkingLara
Mia WasikowskaThat Evening SunPamela Choat

2010s

Year Actress Film Role
2010Dale DickeyWinter's BoneMerab
Ashley BellThe Last ExorcismNell Sweetzer
Allison JanneyLife During WartimeTrish
Daphne Rubin-VegaJack Goes BoatingLucy
Naomi WattsMother and ChildElizabeth
2011Shailene WoodleyThe DescendantsAlexandra "Alex" King
Jessica ChastainTake ShelterSamantha LaForche
Anjelica Huston50/50Diane Lerner
Janet McTeerAlbert NobbsHubert Page
Harmony SantanaGun Hill RoadMichael
2012Helen HuntThe SessionsCheryl Cohen-Greene
Rosemarie DeWittYour Sister's SisterHannah
Ann DowdComplianceSandra
Brit MarlingSound of My VoiceMaggie
Lorraine ToussaintMiddle of NowhereRuth
2013Lupita Nyong'o12 Years a Slave[2]Patsey
Melonie DiazFruitvale StationSophina
Sally HawkinsBlue JasmineGinger
Yolonda RossGo for SistersFontayne
June SquibbNebraskaKate Grant
2014Patricia ArquetteBoyhood[3]Olivia Evans
Jessica ChastainA Most Violent YearAnna Morales
Carmen EjogoSelmaCoretta Scott King
Emma StoneBirdmanSam Thomson
Andrea Suarez PazStand Clear of the Closing DoorsMariana
2015Mya TaylorTangerine[4]Alexandra
Robin BartlettH.Helen
Marin IrelandGlass ChinEllen Doyle
Jennifer Jason LeighAnomalisaLisa Hesselman
Cynthia NixonJames WhiteGail White
2016Molly ShannonOther People[5]Joanne Mulcahey
Edwina FindleyFree in DeedMelva Neddy
Paulina GarcíaLittle MenLeonor Calvelli
Lily GladstoneCertain WomenJamie
Riley KeoughAmerican HoneyKrystal
2017Allison JanneyI, TonyaLaVona Golden
Holly HunterThe Big SickBeth Gardner
Laurie MetcalfLady BirdMarion McPherson
Lois SmithMarjorie PrimeMarjorie Lancaster
Taliah Lennice WebsterGood TimeCrystal
2018Regina KingIf Beale Street Could TalkSharon Rivers
Kayli CarterPrivate LifeSadie Barrett
Tyne DalyA Bread FactoryDorothea
Thomasin McKenzieLeave No TraceTom
J. Smith-CameronNancyEllen Lynch
2019Zhao ShuzhenThe FarewellNai Nai
Jennifer LopezHustlersRamona Vega
Taylor RussellWavesEmily Williams
Lauren “Lolo” SpencerGive Me LibertyTracy
Octavia SpencerLuceHarriet Wilson

2020s

Year Actress Film Role
2020Alexis ChikaezeMiss JuneteenthKai Jones
Han Ye-riMinariMonica Yi
Valerie MahaffeyFrench ExitMme. Reynard
Talia RyderNever Rarely Sometimes AlwaysSkylar
Youn Yuh-jungMinariSoon-ja

Multiple nominees

See also

References

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