Mildred Pierce Mildred Pierce Mildred Pierce is a 1941 hardboiled novel by James M. Cain. It was made into an Academy Award–winning film of the same name in 1945, starring Joan Crawford, and a 2011 Emmy Award–winning miniseries of the same name, starring Kate Winslet. Set in Glendale, California, in the 1930s, the book is the story of a middle-class housewife, Mildred Pierce, and her attempts to maintain her family's social position during the Great Depression. Mildred separates from Bert, her unemployed husband, and sets out to support herself and her children. After a difficult search she finds a job as a
Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Supporting Role and the film associated with the award. In the columns under the winner of each award are the other nominees for best supporting actress. Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Guldbagge for Best Actress in a Supporting Role is a Swedish film award presented annually by the Swedish Film Institute (SFI) as part of the Guldbagge Awards (Swedish: "Guldbaggen") to actresses working in the Swedish motion picture industry. The categories for Best Supporting Actress and Supporting Actor were first introduced in 1995. In 1992, Ernst Günther received a Guldbagge for Creative Efforts,