BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role


Best Actor in a Supporting Role is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts 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

1960s

YearActorFilmRoleRef.
1968
22nd		----
1968
22nd		Ian HolmThe Bofors GunFlynn
1968
22nd		Anthony HopkinsThe Lion in WinterKing Richard I
1968
22nd		John McEneryRomeo and JulietMercutio
1968
22nd		George SegalNo Way to Treat a LadyMorris Brummel
1969
23rd		----
1969
23rd		Laurence OlivierOh! What a Lovely WarJohn French
1969
23rd		Jack KlugmanGoodbye, ColumbusBen Patimkin
1969
23rd		Jack NicholsonEasy RiderGeorge Hanson
1969
23rd		Robert VaughnBullittChalmers

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

YearActorFilmRole
2000
54th		---
2000
54th		Benicio del ToroTrafficJavier Rodriguez
2000
54th		Albert FinneyErin BrockovichEdward L. Masry
2000
54th		Gary LewisBilly ElliotJackie Elliot
2000
54th		Joaquin PhoenixGladiatorCommodus
2000
54th		Oliver Reed GladiatorProximo
2001
55th		---
2001
55th		Jim BroadbentMoulin Rouge!Harold Zidler
2001
55th		Hugh BonnevilleIrisJohn Bayley
2001
55th		Robbie ColtraneHarry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneRubeus Hagrid
2001
55th		Colin FirthBridget Jones's DiaryMark Darcy
2001
55th		Eddie MurphyShrekDonkey *
  • To date, Murphy is the only performer nominated for a BAFTA Award for a voiceover performance
200256th---
2002
56th		Christopher WalkenCatch Me If You CanFrank Abagnale, Sr.
2002
56th		Chris CooperAdaptation.John Laroche
2002
56th		Ed HarrisThe HoursRichard Brown
2002
56th		Alfred MolinaFridaDiego Rivera
2002
56th		Paul NewmanRoad to PerditionJohn Rooney
2003
57th		---
2003
57th		Bill NighyLove ActuallyBilly Mack
2003
57th		Paul Bettany'Dr. Stephen Maturin
2003
57th		Albert FinneyBig FishEd Bloom
2003
57th		Ian McKellen'Gandalf
2003
57th		Tim RobbinsMystic RiverDave Boyle
2004
58th		---
2004
58th		Clive OwenCloserLarry Gray
2004
58th		Alan AldaThe AviatorOwen Brewster
2004
58th		Phil DavisVera DrakeStanley Drake
2004
58th		Jamie FoxxCollateralMax Durocher
2004
58th		Rodrigo de la SernaThe Motorcycle Diaries Alberto Granado
2005
59th		---
2005
59th		Jake GyllenhaalBrokeback MountainJack Twist
2005
59th		Don CheadleCrashDet. Graham Waters
2005
59th		George ClooneyGood Night, and Good Luck.Fred W. Friendly
2005
59th		George ClooneySyrianaBob Barnes
2005
59th		Matt DillonCrashSgt. John Ryan
2006
60th		---
2006
60th		Alan ArkinLittle Miss SunshineEdwin Hoover
2006
60th		James McAvoyThe Last King of ScotlandNicholas Garrigan
2006
60th		Jack NicholsonThe DepartedFrank Costello
2006
60th		Leslie PhillipsVenusIan Brooks
2006
60th		Michael SheenThe QueenTony Blair
2007
61st		---
2007
61st		Javier BardemNo Country for Old MenAnton Chigurh
2007
61st		Paul DanoThere Will Be BloodEli Sunday / Paul Sunday
2007
61st		Philip Seymour HoffmanCharlie Wilson's WarGust Avrakotos
2007
61st		Tommy Lee JonesNo Country for Old MenSheriff Ed Tom Bell
2007
61st		Tom WilkinsonMichael ClaytonArthur Edens
2008
62nd		---
2008
62nd		Heath Ledger The Dark KnightThe Joker
2008
62nd		Robert Downey Jr.Tropic ThunderKirk Lazarus
2008
62nd		Brendan GleesonIn BrugesKen Daley
2008
62nd		Philip Seymour HoffmanDoubtFather Brendan Flynn
2008
62nd		Brad PittBurn After ReadingChad Feldheimer
2009
63rd		---
2009
63rd		Christoph WaltzInglourious BasterdsCol. Hans Landa
2009
63rd		Alec BaldwinIt's ComplicatedJacob Adler
2009
63rd		Christian McKayMe and Orson WellesOrson Welles
2009
63rd		Alfred MolinaAn EducationJack Miller
2009
63rd		Stanley TucciThe Lovely BonesGeorge Harvey

2010s

YearActorFilmRole
2010
64th		---
2010
64th		Geoffrey RushThe King's SpeechLionel Logue
2010
64th		Christian BaleThe FighterDicky Eklund
2010
64th		Andrew GarfieldThe Social NetworkEduardo Saverin
2010
64th		Pete Postlethwaite The TownFergus "Fergie" Colm
2010
64th		Mark RuffaloThe Kids Are All RightPaul Hatfield
2011
65th		---
2011
65th		Christopher PlummerBeginnersHal Fields
2011
65th		Kenneth BranaghMy Week with MarilynLaurence Olivier
2011
65th		Jim BroadbentThe Iron LadyDenis Thatcher
2011
65th		Jonah HillMoneyballPeter Brand
2011
65th		Philip Seymour HoffmanThe Ides of MarchPaul Zara
2012
66th		---
2012
66th		Christoph WaltzDjango UnchainedDr. King Schultz
2012
66th		Alan ArkinArgoLester Siegel
2012
66th		Javier BardemSkyfallRaoul Silva
2012
66th		Philip Seymour HoffmanThe MasterLancaster Dodd
2012
66th		Tommy Lee JonesLincolnThaddeus Stevens
2013
67th		---
2013
67th		Barkhad AbdiCaptain PhillipsAbduwali Muse
2013
67th		Daniel BrühlRushNiki Lauda
2013
67th		Bradley CooperAmerican HustleRichard "Richie" DiMaso
2013
67th		Matt DamonBehind the CandelabraScott Thorson
2013
67th		Michael Fassbender12 Years a SlaveEdwin Epps
2014
68th		---
2014
68th		J. K. SimmonsWhiplashTerrence Fletcher
2014
68th		Steve CarellFoxcatcherJohn du Pont
2014
68th		Ethan HawkeBoyhoodMason Evans Sr.
2014
68th		Edward NortonBirdmanMike Shiner
2014
68th		Mark RuffaloFoxcatcherDavid Schultz
2015
69th		---
2015
69th		Mark RylanceBridge of SpiesRudolf Abel
2015
69th		Christian BaleThe Big ShortMichael Burry
2015
69th		Benicio del ToroSicarioAlejandro Gillick
2015
69th		Idris ElbaBeasts of No NationThe Commandant
2015
69th		Mark RuffaloSpotlightMichael Rezendes
2016
70th		---
2016
70th		Dev PatelLionSaroo Brierley
2016
70th		Mahershala AliMoonlightJuan
2016
70th		Jeff BridgesHell or High WaterMarcus Hamilton
2016
70th		Hugh GrantFlorence Foster JenkinsSt. Clair Bayfield
2016
70th		Aaron Taylor-JohnsonNocturnal AnimalsRay Marcus
2017
71st		---
2017
71st		Sam RockwellThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriJason Dixon
2017
71st		Willem DafoeThe Florida ProjectBobby Hicks
2017
71st		Hugh GrantPaddington 2Phoenix Buchanan
2017
71st		Woody HarrelsonThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriBill Willoughby
2017
71st		Christopher PlummerAll the Money in the WorldJ. Paul Getty
2018
72nd		---
2018
72nd		Mahershala AliGreen BookDon Shirley
2018
72nd		Timothée ChalametBeautiful BoyNic Sheff
2018
72nd		Adam DriverBlacKkKlansmanFlip Zimmerman
2018
72nd		Richard E. GrantCan You Ever Forgive Me?Jack Hock
2018
72nd		Sam RockwellViceGeorge W. Bush
2019
73rd		---
2019
73rd		Brad PittOnce Upon a Time in HollywoodCliff Booth
2019
73rd		Tom HanksA Beautiful Day in the NeighborhoodFred Rogers
2019
73rd		Anthony HopkinsThe Two PopesPope Benedict XVI
2019
73rd		Al PacinoThe IrishmanJimmy Hoffa
2019
73rd		Joe PesciThe IrishmanRussell Bufalino

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

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