BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor
The 2022 recipient: Barry Keoghan
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
LocationUnited Kingdom
Presented byBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts
Currently held byBarry Keoghan for The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
Websitehttp://www.bafta.org/

Best Actor in a Supporting Role is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding supporting performance in a film. Actors of all nationalities are eligible to receive the award.

Winner and nominees

  indicates the winner
Ian Holm won in 1968 for his role in The Bofors Gun
Photo of Laurence Olivier in 1973
Laurence Olivier won in 1969 for his role in Oh! What a Lovely War

1960s

Year Actor Film Role(s) Ref.
1968
22nd
Ian Holm The Bofors Gun Flynn [1]
Anthony Hopkins The Lion in Winter King Richard I [2]
John McEnery Romeo and Juliet Mercutio
George Segal No Way to Treat a Lady Morris Brummel [3]
1969
23rd
Laurence Olivier Oh! What a Lovely War John French [4][5][6][7]
Jack Klugman Goodbye, Columbus Ben Patimkin
Jack Nicholson Easy Rider George Hanson [8][9][10]
Robert Vaughn Bullitt Chalmers

1970s

Ben Johnson won in 1972 for his role in The Last Picture Show
Photo of Fred Astaire in 1941
Fred Astaire won in 1975 for his role in The Towering Inferno
Photo of Robert Duvall in 2001.
Robert Duvall won in 1979 for his role in Apocalypse Now
Year Actor Film Role(s)
1970
24th
Colin Welland Kes Mr Farthing
Bernard Cribbins The Railway Children Albert Perks
John Mills Ryan's Daughter Michael
Gig Young They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Rocky
1971
25th
Edward Fox The Go-Between Hugh Trimingham
Michael Gough The Go-Between Mr Maudsley
Ian Hendry Get Carter Eric Paice
John Hurt 10 Rillington Place Timothy Evans
1972
26th
Ben Johnson The Last Picture Show Sam the Lion
Max Adrian (posthumous) The Boy Friend Mr Max / Lord Hubert Brockhurst
Robert Duvall The Godfather Tom Hagen
Ralph Richardson Lady Caroline Lamb George IV of the United Kingdom
1973
27th
Arthur Lowe O Lucky Man! Mr Duff / Charlie Johnson / Dr Munda
Ian Bannen The Offence Kenneth Baxter
Denholm Elliott A Doll's House Nils Krogstad
Michael Lonsdale The Day of the Jackal Lebel
1974
28th
John Gielgud Murder on the Orient Express Mr Beddoes
Adam Faith Stardust Mike Menary
John Huston Chinatown Noah Cross
Randy Quaid The Last Detail Seaman Larry Meadows
1975
29th
Fred Astaire The Towering Inferno Harlee Claiborne
Martin Balsam The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Harold Longman
Burgess Meredith The Day of the Locust Harry Greener
Jack Warden Shampoo Lester Carp
1976
30th
Brad Dourif One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Billy Bibbit
Martin Balsam All the President's Men Howard Simons
Jason Robards Ben Bradlee
Michael Hordern The Slipper and the Rose The King
1977
31st
Edward Fox A Bridge Too Far Brian Horrocks
Robert Duvall Network Frank Hackett
Colin Blakely Equus Frank Strang
Zero Mostel The Front Hecky Brown
1978
32nd
John Hurt Midnight Express Max
Gene Hackman Superman Lex Luthor
Jason Robards Julia Dashiell Hammett
François Truffaut Close Encounters of the Third Kind Claude Lacombe
1979
33rd
Robert Duvall Apocalypse Now Bill Kilgore
Denholm Elliott Saint Jack William Leigh
John Hurt Alien Kane
Christopher Walken The Deer Hunter Nikanor "Nick" Chevotarevich

1980s

Daniel Auteuil won in 1987 for his role in Jean de Florette
Year Actor Film Role(s)
1981
35th
Ian Holm Chariots of Fire Sam Mussabini
Nigel Havers Chariots of Fire Andrew Lindsay
Denholm Elliott Raiders of the Lost Ark Marcus Brody
John Gielgud Arthur Hobson
1982
36th
Jack Nicholson Reds Eugene O'Neill
Edward Fox Gandhi Reginald Dyer
Roshan Seth Jawaharlal Nehru
Frank Finlay The Return of the Soldier William Grey
1983
37th
Denholm Elliott Trading Places Coleman
Bob Hoskins The Honorary Consul Colonel Perez
Burt Lancaster Local Hero Felix Happer
Jerry Lewis The King of Comedy Jerry Langford
1984
38th
Denholm Elliott A Private Function Charles Swaby
Ian Holm Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Phillippe D'Arnot
Ralph Richardson The Earl of Greystoke
Michael Elphick Gorky Park Pasha
1985
39th
Denholm Elliott Defence of the Realm Vernon Bayliss
James Fox A Passage to India Richard Fielding
John Gielgud Plenty Leonard Darwin
Saeed Jaffrey My Beautiful Laundrette Nasser
1986
40th
Ray McAnally The Mission Altamirano
Simon Callow A Room with a View Arthur Beebe
Denholm Elliott Mr. Emerson
Klaus Maria Brandauer Out of Africa Bror Blixen
1987
41st
Daniel Auteuil Jean de Florette Ugolin
Ian Bannen Hope and Glory Grandfather George
Sean Connery The Untouchables Jimmy Malone
John Thaw Cry Freedom Kruger
1988
42nd
Michael Palin A Fish Called Wanda Ken Pile
Joss Ackland White Mischief Jock Delves Broughton
Peter O'Toole The Last Emperor Reginald Johnston
David Suchet A World Apart Muller
1989
43rd
Ray McAnally My Left Foot Mr. Brown
Marlon Brando A Dry White Season Ian McKenzie
Sean Connery Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Henry Jones, Sr.
Jack Nicholson Batman Jack Napier / The Joker

1990s

Photo of Alan Rickman in 2011
Alan Rickman won for his role in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Photo of Ralph Fiennes at the Berlin Film Festival in 2011
Ralph Fiennes won for his performance in Schindler's List (1993)
Photo of Samuel L. Jackson in 2019
Samuel L. Jackson won for his performance in Pulp Fiction (1994)
Photo of Paul Scofield at a photographer's studio
Paul Scofield won for his performance in The Crucible (1996).
Photo of Tom Wilkinson in 2009
Tom Wilkinson won for his performance in The Full Monty (1997).
Year Actor Film Role(s)
1990
44th
Salvatore Cascio Cinema Paradiso (Nuovo cinema Paradiso) Salvatore Di Vita (child)
Alan Alda Crimes and Misdemeanors Lester
John Hurt The Field Bird O'Donnell
Al Pacino Dick Tracy Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice
1991
45th
Alan Rickman Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Sheriff of Nottingham
Alan Bates Hamlet Claudius
Derek Jacobi Dead Again Franklyn Madson
Andrew Strong The Commitments Deco Cuffe
1992
46th
Gene Hackman Unforgiven Little Bill Daggett
Jaye Davidson The Crying Game Dil
Tommy Lee Jones JFK Clay Shaw
Samuel West Howards End Leonard Bast
1993
47th
Ralph Fiennes Schindler's List Amon Göth
Ben Kingsley Schindler's List Itzhak Stern
John Malkovich In the Line of Fire Mitch Leary
Tommy Lee Jones The Fugitive Deputy U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard
1994
48th
Samuel L. Jackson Pulp Fiction Jules Winnfield
Simon Callow Four Weddings and a Funeral Gareth
John Hannah Matthew
Paul Scofield Quiz Show Mark Van Doren
1995
49th
Tim Roth Rob Roy Archibald Cunningham
Ian Holm The Madness of King George Dr. Willis
Martin Landau Ed Wood Bela Lugosi
Alan Rickman Sense and Sensibility Christopher Brandon
1996
50th
Paul Scofield The Crucible Thomas Danforth
John Gielgud Shine Cecil Parkes
Edward Norton Primal Fear Aaron Stampler
Alan Rickman Michael Collins Éamon de Valera
1997
51st
Tom Wilkinson The Full Monty Gerald
Mark Addy The Full Monty Dave
Rupert Everett My Best Friend's Wedding George Downes
Burt Reynolds Boogie Nights Jack Horner
1998
52nd
Geoffrey Rush Shakespeare in Love Philip Henslowe
Ed Harris The Truman Show Christof
Geoffrey Rush Elizabeth Frances Walsingham
Tom Wilkinson Shakespeare in Love Hugh Fennyman
1999
53rd
[11]
Jude Law The Talented Mr. Ripley Dickie Greenleaf
Wes Bentley American Beauty Ricky Fitts
Michael Caine The Cider House Rules Wilbur Larch
Rhys Ifans Notting Hill Spike
Timothy Spall Topsy-Turvy Richard Temple

2000s

Photo of Benicio Del Toro speaking at San Diego Comic Con in 2013
Benicio del Toro won for his role in 2000's Traffic
Photo of Jim Broadbent at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2010
Jim Broadbent won for his performance in Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Photo of Christopher Walken in 2009
Christopher Walken won for his performance in Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Jake Gyllenhaal won for his performance in Brokeback Mountain (2005)
Photo of Javier Bardem at the unveiling ceremony of for his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012
Javier Bardem won for his performance in No Country for Old Men (2007)
Photo of Heath Ledger attending the Berlin Film Festival in 2006
Heath Ledger won posthumously for his performance as the Joker in The Dark Knight (2008).
Year Actor Film Role(s)
2000
54th
[12][13]
Benicio del Toro Traffic Javier Rodriguez
Joaquin Phoenix Gladiator Commodus
Oliver Reed (posthumous) Proximo
Albert Finney Erin Brockovich Edward L. Masry
Gary Lewis Billy Elliot Jackie Elliot
2001
55th
[14]
Jim Broadbent Moulin Rouge! Harold Zidler
Hugh Bonneville Iris John Bayley (Young)
Robbie Coltrane Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Rubeus Hagrid
Colin Firth Bridget Jones's Diary Mark Darcy
Eddie Murphy Shrek Donkey *
* To date, Murphy is the only performer nominated for a BAFTA Award for a voiceover performance
2002
56th
[15]
Christopher Walken Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale Sr.
Chris Cooper Adaptation. John Laroche
Ed Harris The Hours Richard Brown
Alfred Molina Frida Diego Rivera
Paul Newman Road to Perdition John Rooney
2003
57th
[16]
Bill Nighy Love Actually Billy Mack
Paul Bettany Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Dr. Stephen Maturin
Albert Finney Big Fish Ed Bloom (Old)
Ian McKellen The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Gandalf
Tim Robbins Mystic River Dave Boyle
2004
58th
[17]
Clive Owen Closer Larry Gray
Alan Alda The Aviator Owen Brewster
Phil Davis Vera Drake Stanley Drake
Jamie Foxx Collateral Max Durocher
Rodrigo de la Serna The Motorcycle Diaries (Diarios de motocicleta) Alberto Granado
2005
59th
[18]
Jake Gyllenhaal Brokeback Mountain Jack Twist
Don Cheadle Crash Det. Graham Waters
Matt Dillon Sgt. John Ryan
George Clooney Good Night, and Good Luck. Fred W. Friendly
Syriana Bob Barnes
2006
60th
[19]
Alan Arkin Little Miss Sunshine Edwin Hoover
James McAvoy The Last King of Scotland Nicholas Garrigan
Jack Nicholson The Departed Frank Costello
Leslie Phillips Venus Ian Brooks
Michael Sheen The Queen Tony Blair
2007
61st
[20]
Javier Bardem No Country for Old Men Anton Chigurh
Tommy Lee Jones No Country for Old Men Sheriff Ed Tom Bell
Paul Dano There Will Be Blood Eli Sunday / Paul Sunday
Philip Seymour Hoffman Charlie Wilson's War Gust Avrakotos
Tom Wilkinson Michael Clayton Arthur Edens
2008
62nd
[21]
Heath Ledger (posthumous) The Dark Knight Joker
Robert Downey Jr. Tropic Thunder Kirk Lazarus
Brendan Gleeson In Bruges Ken Daley
Philip Seymour Hoffman Doubt Father Brendan Flynn
Brad Pitt Burn After Reading Chad Feldheimer
2009
63rd
[22]
Christoph Waltz Inglourious Basterds Col. Hans Landa
Alec Baldwin It's Complicated Jacob Adler
Christian McKay Me and Orson Welles Orson Welles
Alfred Molina An Education Jack Miller
Stanley Tucci The Lovely Bones George Harvey

2010s

Christoph Waltz won twice for his roles in Inglourious Basterds (2009) and Django Unchained (2012)
Barkhad Abdi won for his performance as Abduwali Muse in Captain Phillips (2013)
JK Simmons won for his performance in Whiplash (2014)
Photo of Mark Rylance at the Belasco Theatre in October 2013
Mark Rylance won for portraying Rudolf Abel in Bridge of Spies (2015)
Dev Patel (29870651654).jpg
Dev Patel won for his performance as Saroo Brierley in Lion (2016)
Photo of Sam Rockwell at the 2009 premiere of Moon at the Tribeca Film Institute
Sam Rockwell won for his performance in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
Mahershala Ali won for his performance as Don Shirley in Green Book (2018)
Brad Pitt won for his performance in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
Daniel Kaluuya won for his performance as Fred Hampton in Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
Year Actor Film Role(s)
2010
64th
[23]
Geoffrey Rush The King's Speech Lionel Logue
Christian Bale The Fighter Dicky Eklund
Andrew Garfield The Social Network Eduardo Saverin
Pete Postlethwaite (posthumous) The Town Fergus "Fergie" Colm
Mark Ruffalo The Kids Are All Right Paul Hatfield
2011
65th
[24]
Christopher Plummer Beginners Hal Fields
Kenneth Branagh My Week with Marilyn Laurence Olivier
Jim Broadbent The Iron Lady Denis Thatcher
Jonah Hill Moneyball Peter Brand
Philip Seymour Hoffman The Ides of March Paul Zara
2012
66th
[25]
Christoph Waltz Django Unchained Dr. King Schultz
Alan Arkin Argo Lester Siegel
Javier Bardem Skyfall Raoul Silva
Philip Seymour Hoffman The Master Lancaster Dodd
Tommy Lee Jones Lincoln Thaddeus Stevens
2013
67th
[26]
Barkhad Abdi Captain Phillips Abduwali Muse
Daniel Brühl Rush Niki Lauda
Bradley Cooper American Hustle Richard "Richie" DiMaso
Matt Damon Behind the Candelabra Scott Thorson
Michael Fassbender 12 Years a Slave Edwin Epps
2014
68th
[27]
J. K. Simmons Whiplash Terrence Fletcher
Steve Carell Foxcatcher John du Pont
Ethan Hawke Boyhood Mason Evans Sr.
Edward Norton Birdman Mike Shiner
Mark Ruffalo Foxcatcher David Schultz
2015
69th
[28]
Mark Rylance Bridge of Spies Rudolf Abel
Christian Bale The Big Short Michael Burry
Benicio del Toro Sicario Alejandro Gillick
Idris Elba Beasts of No Nation The Commandant
Mark Ruffalo Spotlight Michael Rezendes
2016
70th
[29]
Dev Patel Lion Saroo Brierley
Mahershala Ali Moonlight Juan
Jeff Bridges Hell or High Water Marcus Hamilton
Hugh Grant Florence Foster Jenkins St. Clair Bayfield
Aaron Taylor-Johnson Nocturnal Animals Ray Marcus
2017
71st
[30]
Sam Rockwell Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Jason Dixon
Woody Harrelson Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Bill Willoughby
Willem Dafoe The Florida Project Bobby Hicks
Hugh Grant Paddington 2 Phoenix Buchanan
Christopher Plummer All the Money in the World J. Paul Getty
2018
72nd
[31]
Mahershala Ali Green Book Don Shirley
Timothée Chalamet Beautiful Boy Nic Sheff
Adam Driver BlacKkKlansman Flip Zimmerman
Richard E. Grant Can You Ever Forgive Me? Jack Hock
Sam Rockwell Vice George W. Bush
2019
73rd
[32]
Brad Pitt Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Cliff Booth
Al Pacino The Irishman Jimmy Hoffa
Joe Pesci Russell Bufalino
Tom Hanks A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Fred Rogers
Anthony Hopkins The Two Popes Pope Benedict XVI

2020s

Year Actor Film Role(s)
2020

74th
[33]

Daniel Kaluuya Judas and the Black Messiah Fred Hampton
Barry Keoghan Calm with Horses Dymphna
Alan Kim Minari David Yi
Leslie Odom Jr. One Night in Miami... Sam Cooke
Clarke Peters Da 5 Bloods Otis
Paul Raci Sound of Metal Joe
2021
75th
[34]
Troy Kotsur CODA Frank Rossi
Jesse Plemons The Power of the Dog George Burbank
Kodi Smit-McPhee Peter Gordon
Mike Faist West Side Story Riff
Ciarán Hinds Belfast Pop
Woody Norman C'mon C'mon Jesse
2022
76th
[35]
Barry Keoghan The Banshees of Inisherin Dominic Kearney
Brendan Gleeson The Banshees of Inisherin Colm Doherty
Ke Huy Quan Everything Everywhere All at Once Waymond Wang
Eddie Redmayne The Good Nurse Charles Cullen
Albrecht Schuch All Quiet on the Western Front Stanislaus "Kat" Katczinsky
Micheal Ward Empire of Light Stephen

Note: No award for Best Supporting Actor or Best Supporting Actress was presented in 1980. In 1981, the award was for Best Supporting Artist. All four nominees were male.

Multiple nominations

Multiple wins

3 wins
2 wins

See also

References

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