Best Supporting Actress: 1980s

1980: Charlotte Rampling, Stardust Memories

Oscar winner: Mary Steenburgen, Melvin and Howard

Was she nominated?: No

1981: Susan Sarandon, Atlantic City

Oscar winner: Maureen Stapleton, Reds

Was she nominated?: Yes (for Best Actress)

 

1982: Isabelle Huppert, Coup de Torchon

Oscar winner: Jessica Lange, Tootsie

Was she nominated?: No
 

1983: Sandra Bernhard, The King of Comedy

Oscar winner: Linda Hunt, The Year of Living Dangerously

Was she nominated?: No

 

1984: Nastassja Kinski, Paris, Texas

Oscar winner: Peggy Ashcroft, A Passage to India

Was she nominated?: No

 

1985: Rosanna Arquette, After Hours

Oscar winner: Angelica Huston, Prizzi's Honor

Was she nominated?: No

 

1986: Dianne Wiest, Hannah and Her Sisters

Oscar winner: Dianne Wiest, Hannah and Her Sisters
 

1987: Anjelica Huston, The Dead

Oscar winner: Olympia Dukakis, Moonstruck

Was she nominated?: No

 

1988: Lena Olin, The Unbearable Lightness of Being

Oscar winner: Geena Davis, The Accidental Tourist

Was she nominated?: Yes
  

1989: Anjelica Huston, Crimes and Misdemeanors

Oscar winner: Brenda Fricker, My Left Foot
Was she nominated?: Yes (for Enemies: A Love Story)

Updated: 4/24/15