Gale Sondergaard won the first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1937 for her performance in Anthony Adverse.

Meryl Streep has won three Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress, for her performances in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Sophie's Choice (1982), and The Iron Lady (2011).

Tatum O'Neal was 10 years old when she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Paper Moon (1973).

Peggy Ashcroft was 77 years old when she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in A Passage to India (1984).

Meryl Streep has been nominated for six Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress, more than any other actress.

Sophia Loren won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the Italian film Two Women (1961).

Rita Moreno won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the musical West Side Story (1961).

Ruth Gordon won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the horror film Rosemary's Baby (1968).

Helen Hunt won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the comedy film As Good as It Gets (1997).

Anne Hathaway won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama film Les Misérables (2012).

Lupita Nyong'o won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the biographical film 12 Years a Slave (2013).

Cate Blanchett won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the historical film Elizabeth (1998).

Sigourney Weaver won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the science fiction film Aliens (1986).

Cate Blanchett won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the fantasy film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).

Maggie Smith won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her voice performance in the animated film Shrek 2 (2004).