Supporting Actress

Not every Emmy category has five or six deserving nominees, or five or six nominees that have a real case to win. This is why the Best Supporting Actress Drama Emmy field is one of the year's deepest, because it meets both requirements.

It might have been the most suspenseful award given out during last night's 2011 Academy Awards presentation, but Melissa Leo captured the Best Actress in a Supporting Role award.

All four Oscar acting categories had overwhelming favorites, including Best Supporting Actress frontrunner Melissa Leo. However, unpopular campaign ads have opened the door for this race to be one of the few with real suspense.

The SAG Awards are supposed to be a final indication of the Oscar results. As such, Melissa Leo appears to have more momentum than ever for Best Supporting Actress, after taking home another trophy.

Clear cut Oscar favorites have already been decided for Best Actor, Actress and Supporting Actor. Yet Supporting Actress is being overlooked for having no big frontrunner, although "True Grit" youngster Hailee Steinfeld could have a shot to change that.

An overview of the top contenders for this year's Best Supporting Actress Academy Award.

Every year when the Primetime Emmy nominations are announced there are pleasant surprises, shocking omissions and repetitive inclusions resulting in grumblings, rule-changes and annual requests to overhaul the entire process.

Do the Oscars award actresses that have done nude scenes or not? Take a look at the actresses nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Oscars that have and haven't done nude scenes and decide for yourself if nude scenes help or hurt

Some are rooting for Precious. Other opinions are "up in the air." Who will win the coveted Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress?

The Best Supporting Actress Comedy category is crowded with potential winners. SNL's two latest breakout female performers lead the way, along with 30 Rock's resident diva, the scheming ladies of Weeds and Ugly Betty and Pushing Daisies' petite dynamo.

For Best Supporting Actress Drama, Dianne Wiest took it last year for the little-seen "In Treatment" in a slight upset. Wiest is positioned to win again this year, though Grey's Anatomy's Sandra Oh and Chandra Wilson are each hungry for their first Emmy.

These three actresses may have won this dubious honor, but I think they did one heck of a job performing in their roles!

Roy A. Barnes tells you his most favored actresses who've been honored with this grand award for their supporting work in a tv comedy.

If I were an Oscar voter, I'd have nominated Anita Bryant for Best Supporting Actress for her offbeat and edgy portrayal of a Christian.

Actors and actresses who win Oscars often go downhill for the rest of their career. For a while, the Best Supporting Actress winners were glaring examples, with several dropping back into obscurity in subsequent years. Is that stereotype still true?

My top 3 Golden Globe Award Winners for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film in television history are listed in order of their wins.

These top 3 Golden Globe Award Winners for Best Supporting Actress in Motion Picture in movie history that didn't win The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress are in order of their wins.

My top 5 Academy Award Winners for Best Supporting Actress in movie history span many decades, beginning with the late 1930s

A list of actresses whose nude scenes might have helped them win their Oscars

If you want to see the Oscar candidates for Best Supporting Actress when they come out rather than right before the show then these are some of the movies you should see.

Will you favorite actress be here? Gosh I hope that Jon Voight fan's fave isn't here; I'm in enough trouble already.

A look at some Best Supporting Actress performances you can Netflix to your Roku.

The Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress is in a tug-of-war between five of the best actresses from three of the best television drama shows.

There are five talented actresses in the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series category. Each of these women is an accomplished actress and all have made a name for themselves in the entertainment industry.

Have you ever watched the Oscars and thought, "I've never heard of these movies!" Well watch some of these supporting actresses' movies and you'll probably be familiar with the nominees this year.

Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson is on a winning streak. Hudson won Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Dreamgirls" at the NAACP Image Awards on Friday (March 2, 2007).

My predictions on who will win and who should win the 2011 Academy Award for Best Director, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.

A list of 15 actresses who seem to be at the top of the Oscar buzz.

A look at 10 actresses who deserve an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress