| Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
|---|---|
 Current recipient: Ryan Gosling | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Boston Society of Film Critics |
| First awarded | Jason Robards Melvin and Howard (1980) |
| Currently held by | Ryan Gosling Barbie (2023) |
| Website | bostonfilmcritics |
The Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the annual film awards given by the Boston Society of Film Critics.
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Jason Robards | Melvin and Howard | Howard Hughes |
| 1981 | Jack Nicholson | Reds | Eugene O'Neill |
| 1982 | Mickey Rourke | Diner | Robert "Boogie" Sheftell |
| 1983 | Jack Nicholson | Terms of Endearment | Garrett Breedlove |
| 1984 | John Malkovich | The Killing Fields | Al Rockoff |
| Places in the Heart | Mr. Will | ||
| 1985 | Ian Holm | Brazil | Mr. Kurtzmann |
| Dance with a Stranger | Desmond Cussen | ||
| Dreamchild | Charles L. Dodgson | ||
| Wetherby | Stanley Pilborough | ||
| 1986 | Dennis Hopper | Blue Velvet | Frank Booth |
| Ray Liotta | Something Wild | Ray Sinclair | |
| 1987 | R. Lee Ermey | Full Metal Jacket | Gunnery Sergeant Hartman |
| 1988 | Dean Stockwell | Married to the Mob | Tony “The Tiger” Russo |
| Tucker: The Man and His Dream | Howard Hughes | ||
| 1989 | Danny Aiello | Do the Right Thing | Salvatore “Sal” Fragione |
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Joe Pesci | Goodfellas | Tommy DeVito |
| 1991 | Anthony Hopkins | The Silence of the Lambs | Dr. Hannibal Lecter |
| 1992 | Gene Hackman | Unforgiven | Little Bill Daggett |
| 1993 | Ralph Fiennes | Schindler's List | Amon Göth |
| 1994 | Martin Landau | Ed Wood | Bela Lugosi |
| 1995 | Kevin Spacey | The Usual Suspects | Roger “Verbal” Kint |
| 1996 | Edward Norton | Everyone Says I Love You | Holden Spence |
| Primal Fear | Aaron Stampler | ||
| The People vs. Larry Flynt | Alan Isaacman | ||
| 1997 | Kevin Spacey | L.A. Confidential | Detective Sergeant Jack Vincennes |
| 1998 | William H. Macy | A Civil Action | James Gordon |
| Pleasantville | George Parker | ||
| Psycho | Milton Arbogast | ||
| Billy Bob Thornton | A Simple Plan | Jacob Mitchell | |
| 1999 | Christopher Plummer | The Insider | Mike Wallace |
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Fred Willard | Best in Show | Buck Laughlin |
| 2001 | Ben Kingsley | Sexy Beast | Don Logan |
| 2002 | Alan Arkin | Thirteen Conversations About One Thing | Gene |
| 2003 | Peter Sarsgaard | Shattered Glass | Charles Lane |
| 2004 | Thomas Haden Church | Sideways[1] | Jack Cole |
| 2005 | Paul Giamatti | Cinderella Man | Joe Gould |
| 2006 | Mark Wahlberg | The Departed | Staff Sgt. Sean Dignam |
| 2007 | Javier Bardem | No Country for Old Men | Anton Chigurh |
| 2008 | Heath Ledger (posthumous) | The Dark Knight | The Joker |
| 2009 | Christoph Waltz | Inglourious Basterds | Col. Hans Landa |
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Christian Bale | The Fighter | Dicky Eklund |
| 2011 | Albert Brooks | Drive[2] | Bernie Rose |
| 2012 | Ezra Miller | The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Patrick |
| 2013 | James Gandolfini (posthumous) | Enough Said | Albert |
| 2014 | J. K. Simmons | Whiplash | Terence Fletcher |
| 2015 | Mark Rylance | Bridge of Spies | Rudolf Abel |
| 2016 | Mahershala Ali | Moonlight | Juan |
| 2017 | Willem Dafoe | The Florida Project | Bobby Hicks |
| 2018 | Richard E. Grant | Can You Ever Forgive Me? | Jack Hock |
| 2019 | Brad Pitt | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood[3] | Cliff Booth |
| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Paul Raci | Sound of Metal[4] | Joe |
| 2021 | Troy Kotsur | CODA | Frank Rossi |
| 2022 | Ke Huy Quan | Everything Everywhere All At Once | Waymond Wang |
| 2023 | Ryan Gosling | Barbie | Ken |