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 Actress Academy Award for Best Actress The Academy Award for Best 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 leading role while working within the film industry. The 1st Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1929 with Janet Gaynor receiving the award for her roles in "7th Heaven", "Street Angel", and "". Currently, nominees are determined by single transferable vote within the actors branch of AMPAS; winners are selected by a plurality vote from the entire eligible