National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress The National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the annual awards given by the National Society of Film Critics. This awards was given for the first time in 1967 to Marjorie Rhodes for her role in "The Family Way". Meryl Streep won this award three times (record): in 1978 for "The Deer Hunter", in 1979 for "Kramer vs. Kramer", for "Manhattan" and for "The Seduction of Joe Tynan" and in 2006 for "The Devil Wears Prada" and for "A Prairie Home Companion". Anjelica Huston
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the film industry. At the 9th Academy Awards ceremony held in 1937, Gale Sondergaard was the first winner of this award for her role in "Anthony Adverse". Initially, winners in both supporting acting categories were awarded plaques instead of statuettes. Beginning with the 16th ceremony held in 1944, winners received full-sized