Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress

Superlatives

• Five actresses: Nirupa Roy, Farida Jalal, Jaya Bachchan, Rani Mukerji and Supriya Pathak hold the record of maximum awards each. Six actresses have won the award twice; in chronological order, they are Shashikala, Simi Garewal, Raakhee, Rohini Hattangadi, Aruna Irani and Konkona Sen Sharma.
• Four actresses have won the award in consecutive years: Shashikala, Supriya Pathak, Jaya Bachchan, and Konkona Sen Sharma.
• Aruna Irani holds the record of maximum nominations, followed by Raakhee / Shashikala, Farida Jalal / Bindu / Rani Mukerji and Rekha.
• Shashikala holds the record of most consecutive nominations with 6 between 1963 and 1967, being nominated twice in 1967, winning twice in 1963 and 1964.
• Nine actresses hold the record of maximum nominations in a single year. In chronological order, they are: Shubha Khote, Shashikala, Nutan, Bindu, Smita Patil, Sushmita Sen, Rani Mukerji, Kirron Kher, Konkona Sen Sharma and Seema Bhargava Pahwa. Among these, Sushmita Sen, Rani Mukerji and Konkona Sen Sharma won the awards in their respective years. The other six thus hold the record of not winning despite having multiple nominations, in a particular year.
• Bindu holds the record of maximum nominations without ever winning, with 7, followed by Reema Lagoo, Waheeda Rehman, Tanvi Azmi and Ratna Pathak Shah with 4 nominations each.
• Jaya Bachchan, who won 3 awards among 3 nominations, holds the record of winning maximum awards, without ever losing, whenever been nominated. Bachchan also holds the record of maximum awards in minimum time, winning thrice in four years. She won in 2001, 2002 and 2004.
• Surekha Sikri, in 2019, became the eldest winner at age 74, whilst Ayesha Kapur, became the youngest winner and youngest nominee, at age 11. Kamini Kaushal, in 2020, became the eldest nominee at age 93 for her role in the movie Kabir Singh.
• Karisma Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor are the only siblings who have both won the award.
• There was no repeat winner in the 1950s, on the contrary in the '60s three actresses had two wins, namely, Nirupa Roy, Shashikala and Simi Garewal. Again, '70s had no repeat wins, but Supriya Pathak achieved two consecutive wins in the '80s. Farida Jalal followed suit with two wins in the '90s. Jaya Bachchan took over in the 2000s with three wins. Until now, no actress is leading the 2010s.
• Vyjayanthimala was the first actress to win both Best Actress Award and Best Supporting Actress Award. She was also the first person to refuse a Filmfare Award for her role in Devdas which then followed by Reena Roy for her role in Apnapan. Both refused it citing that their roles were leading and not supporting.
• Only once have siblings been nominated for the award during the same year: Ratna Pathak and Supriya Pathak in 2011.
• Fourteen actresses who have won both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards include Vyjayanthimala, Raakhee, Padmini Kolhapure, Nutan, Dimple Kapadia, Rekha, Karisma Kapoor, Jaya Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Priyanka Chopra and Shabana Azmi. Mukerji is the first and only actress to win both these awards in the same year.
• Two actresses were nominated for both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards for the same performance: Nutan for Saudagar and for Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki and Raakhee for Doosra Aadmi ; Nutan won Best Actress award for Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki.
• Madhuri Dixit and Rani Mukerji are the overall most nominated performers in the female acting categories, with 17 nominations overall. Dixit has 14 for Best Actress and 3 for Best Supporting Actress, while Mukerji has 10 for Best Actress and 7 for Best Supporting Actress.
• Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra are the only two actresses to win Filmfare Awards in five different categories, while Kangana Ranaut has won in four categories. All the three actresses have won Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Female Debut awards once each. Kapoor won twice, while Chopra and Ranaut won once each in the Best Actress category. Kapoor and Chopra also won one Special Award and one Best Villain Award, respectively. Kapoor, Chopra and Ranaut, thus have 6, 5 and 4 Filmfare Awards respectively.

  Multiple Winners

• 3 Wins: Nirupa Roy, Farida Jalal, Jaya Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Supriya Pathak
• 2 Wins: Shashikala, Simi Garewal, Raakhee, Rohini Hattangadi, Aruna Irani, Konkona Sen Sharma

  Multiple Nominees

• 10 Nominations : Aruna Irani
• 8 Nominations : Raakhee, Shashikala
• 7 Nominations : Bindu, Farida Jalal, Rani Mukerji
• 6 Nominations : Rekha
• 5 Nominations : Helen, Lalita Pawar, Supriya Pathak

  List of winners

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

• 1990 Raakhee – Ram Lakhan as Mrs. Sharda Pratap Singh
• * Anita Kanwar – Salaam Bombay! as Rekha Golub
• * Reema Lagoo – Maine Pyar Kiya as Kaushalya Choudhary
• * Sujata Mehta – Yateem as Chanchal S. Yadav
• 1991 Rohini Hattangadi – Agneepath as Suhasini Chavan
• * Raadhika – Aaj Ka Arjun as Laxmi
• * Reema Lagoo – Aashiqui as Mrs. Vikram Roy
• * Sangeeta Bijlani – Jurm as Geeta Sarabhai
• 1992 Farida Jalal – Henna as Bibi Gul
• * Deepa Sahi – Hum as Aarti Kumar Malhotra
• * Rama Vij – Prem Qaidi as Prabhavati
• * Waheeda Rehman – Lamhe as Daijaan
• 1993 Aruna Irani – Beta as Laxmi Devi
• * Pooja Bedi – Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar as Devika
• * Shilpa Shirodkar – Khuda Gawah as Insp. Henna Ranveer Sethi
• 1994 Amrita Singh – Aaina as Roma Mathur
• * Anu Agarwal – Khal-Naaikaa as Kiran / Anuradha R. Bakshi
• * Dimple Kapadia – Gardish as Shanti
• * Raakhee – Anari as Savitri
• * Shilpa Shetty – Baazigar as Seema Chopra
• 1995 Dimple Kapadia – Krantiveer as Megha Dixit
• * Aruna Irani – Suhaag as Asha R. Sharma
• * Raveena Tandon – Laadla as Kaajal Bansal
• * Reema Lagoo – Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! as Mrs. Choudhury
• * Renuka Shahane – Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! as Pooja Choudhury
• 1996 Farida Jalal – Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge as Lajwanti Singh
• * Aruna Irani – Kartavya as Gayetridevi Singh
• * Raakhee – Karan Arjun as Durga Singh
• * Rita Bhaduri – Raja as Sarita Garewal
• * Tanvi Azmi – Akele Hum Akele Tum as Farida
• 1997 Rekha – Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi as Madam Maya
• * Archana Puran Singh – Raja Hindustani as Shalini 'Shalu' Sehgal
• * Helen – ' as Maria Braganza
• * Seema Biswas – ' as Flavy J. Braganza
• * Tabu – Jeet as Tulsibai
• 1998 Karisma Kapoor – Dil To Pagal Hai as Nisha
• * Aruna Irani – Ghulam-E-Mustafa as Bhagyalaxmi Dixit
• * Pooja Batra – Virasat as Anita
• * Raakhee – Border as Mrs. Singh Bhan
• * Urmila Matondkar – Judaai as Jhanhvi Sahni
• 1999 Rani Mukerji – Kuch Kuch Hota Hai as Tina Malhotra
• * Preity Zinta – Dil Se.. as Preeti Nair
• * Raakhee – Soldier as Geeta Malhotra
• * Shefali Shah – Satya as Pyaari Mhatre
• * Tanvi Azmi – Dushman as Mrs. Poornima Sehgal

  2000s

• 2000 Sushmita Sen – Biwi No.1 as Rupali Kapoor
• * Sushmita Sen – Sirf Tum as Neha
• * Mahima Chaudhry – Dil Kya Kare as Kavita Kishore
• * Reema Lagoo – ' as Shanta Shivalkhar
• * Suhasini Mulay – Hu Tu Tu as Malti Barve
• 2001 Jaya Bachchan – Fiza as Nishatbi Ikramullah
• * Aishwarya Rai – Mohabbatein as Megha Shankar
• * Mahima Chaudhry – Dhadkan as Sheetal Varma
• * Rani Mukerji – Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega as Pooja Oberoi
• * Sonali Kulkarni – Mission Kashmir as Neelima Khan
• 2002 Jaya Bachchan – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... as Nandini Y. Raichand
• * Kareena Kapoor – Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... as Pooja 'Poo' Sharma
• * Madhuri Dixit – Lajja as Janki
• * Preity Zinta – Chori Chori Chupke Chupke as Madhubala 'Madhu'
• * Rekha – Lajja as Ramdulaari
• 2003 Madhuri Dixit – Devdas as Chandramukhi
• * Antara Mali – Company as Kannu
• * Kirron Kher – Devdas as Sumitra Chakraborty
• * Shilpa Shetty – Rishtey as Vaijanti
• * Sushmita Sen – Filhaal... as Sia Sheth
• 2004 Jaya Bachchan – Kal Ho Naa Ho as Jennifer Kapur
• * Priyanka Chopra – Andaaz as Jiya Singhania
• * Rekha – Koi... Mil Gaya as Sonia S. Mehra
• * Shabana Azmi – Tehzeeb as Rukhsana Jamal
• * Shenaz Treasurywala – Ishq Vishk as Alisha Sahay
• 2005 Rani Mukerji – Yuva as Sashi L. Singh
• * Amrita Rao – Main Hoon Na as Sanjana Bakshi
• * Divya Dutta – Veer-Zaara as Shabana 'Shabbo' Ibrahim
• * Priyanka Chopra – Aitraaz as Sonia Roy
• * Rani Mukerji – Veer-Zaara as Saamiya Siddiqui
• 2006 Ayesha Kapur – Black as Michelle McNally
• *Bipasha Basu – No Entry as Bobby
• * Sandhya Mridul – Page 3 as Pearl Sequeira
• * Shefali Shah – ' as Sumitra Thakur
• * Shweta Prasad – Iqbal as Khadija
• 2007 Konkona Sen Sharma – Omkara as Indu Tyagi
• *Kirron Kher – Rang De Basanti as Mitro
• *Preity Zinta – Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna as Rhea Saran
• *Rekha – Krrish as Sonia S. Mehra
• *Soha Ali Khan – Rang De Basanti as Sonia / Durgawati Devi Vohra
• 2008 Konkona Sen Sharma – Life in a... Metro as Shruti Ghosh
• * Konkona Sen Sharma – Laaga Chunari Mein Daag as Shubhavari 'Chutki' Sahay
• * Rani Mukerji – Saawariya as Gulabji
• * Shilpa Shukla – Chak De! India as Bindia Naik
• * Tisca Chopra – Taare Zameen Par as Maya Awasthi
• 2009 Kangana Ranaut – Fashion as Shonali Gujral
• * Bipasha Basu – Bachna Ae Haseeno as Radhika / Shreya Rathod
• * Kirron Kher – Dostana as Rani Kapoor
• * Ratna Pathak Shah – Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na as Savitri A. Rathore
• * Shahana Goswami – Rock On!! as Debbie Mascarenhas

  2010s

• 2010 Kalki Koechlin – Dev.D as Lené/Chanda
• * Arundathi Nag – Paa as Bum
• * Divya Dutta – Delhi-6 as Jalebi
• * Dimple Kapadia – Luck by Chance as Neena Walia
• * Shahana Goswami – Firaaq as Muneera
• * Supriya Pathak – Wake Up Sid as Sarita Mehra
• 2011 Kareena Kapoor – We Are Family as Shreya Arora
• * Amrita Puri – Aisha as Shefali Thakur
• * Prachi Desai – Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai as Mumtaz
• * Ratna Pathak Shah – Golmaal 3 as Geeta 'Guddi'
• * Supriya Pathak – ' as Hansa Praful Parekh
• 2012 Rani Mukerji – No One Killed Jessica as Meera Gaity
• * Juhi Chawla – I Am as Megha
• * Kalki Koechlin – Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara as Natasha Arora
• * Parineeti Chopra – Ladies vs Ricky Bahl as Dimple Chaddha
• * Swara Bhaskar – Tanu Weds Manu as Payal
• 2013 Anushka Sharma – Jab Tak Hai Jaan as Akira Rai
• * Huma Qureshi – Gangs Of Wasseypur as Mohsina Hamid
• * Illeana D'Cruz – Barfi! as Shruti Ghosh Sengupta
• * Rani Mukerji – Talaash: The Answer Lies Within as Roshni Shekhawat
• * Richa Chaddha – Gangs Of Wasseypur as Nagma Khatoon
• 2014 Supriya Pathak – Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela as Dhankor 'Baa' Sanera
• * Divya Dutta – Bhaag Milkha Bhaag as Ishri Kaur
• * Kalki Koechlin – Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani as Aditi Mehra
• * Konkona Sen Sharma – Ek Thi Daayan as Diana
• * Swara Bhaskar – Raanjhanaa as Bindiya
• 2015 Tabu – Haider as Ghazala Meer
• * Juhi Chawla – Gulaab Gang as Sumitra Devi
• * Amrita Singh – 2 States as Kavita Malhotra
• * Lisa Haydon – Queen as Vijayalakshmi
• * Dimple Kapadia – Finding Fanny as Rosalina 'Rosie' Eucharistica
• 2016 Priyanka Chopra – Bajirao Mastani as Kashibai
• * Anushka Sharma – Dil Dhadakne Do as Farah Ali
• * Huma Qureshi – Badlapur as Janki 'Jhimli' Dagaonkar
• * Shefali Shah – Dil Dhadakne Do as Neelam Mehra
• * Tabu – Drishyam as Inspector General Meera Deshmukh
• * Tanvi Azmi – Bajirao Mastani as Radhabai
• 2017 Shabana Azmi - Neerja as Rama Bhanot
• * Kareena Kapoor Khan - Udta Punjab as Dr. Preet Sahni
• * Ratna Pathak Shah - Kapoor & Sons as Sunita Kapoor
• * Kirti Kulhari - Pink as Falak Ali
• * Richa Chaddha - Sarbjit as Sukhpreet Kaur
• 2018 Meher Vij - Secret Superstar as Najma Malik
• *Ratna Pathak Shah - Lipstick Under My Burkha as Usha 'Rosy' Buaji
• *Seema Bhargava Pahwa - Bareilly Ki Barfi as Susheela Mishra
• *Seema Bhargava Pahwa - Shubh Mangal Saavdhan as Mrs. Joshi
• *Tillotama Shome - A Death in the Gunj as Bonnie Bakshi
• 2019 Surekha Sikri – Badhaai Ho as Durga Devi Kaushik'
• * Gitanjali Rao – October as Prof. Vidya Iyer
• * Katrina Kaif – Zero as Babita Kumari
• * Shikha Talsania – Veere Di Wedding as Meera Kaur Stinson
• * Swara Bhaskar – Veere Di Wedding as Sakshi Soni
• * Yamini Das – Sui Dhaaga'' as Nimmo Sharma

  2020s