# The Best Supporting Actress Oscar winners of the 1980s

The actresses who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for films from 1980 to 1989, and their winning roles.

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- Mar 25, 2026 · leitora.curioso
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## Top 10

1. **Mary Steenburgen — Melvin and Howard** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 1980 film. Melvin Dummar's wife.
2. **Maureen Stapleton — Reds** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1981 film. Anarchist Emma Goldman.
3. **Jessica Lange — Tootsie** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1982 film. A soap opera actress.
4. **Linda Hunt — The Year of Living Dangerously** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1983 film. She played a man, photographer Billy Kwan.
5. **Peggy Ashcroft — A Passage to India** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1984 film. Mrs Moore, at 77.
6. **Dianne Wiest — Hannah and Her Sisters** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1986 film by Woody Allen.
7. **Olympia Dukakis — Moonstruck** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1987 film. Cher's mother.
8. **Geena Davis — The Accidental Tourist** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 1988 film. An eccentric dog trainer.
9. **Anjelica Huston — Prizzi's Honor** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1985 film, directed by her father, John Huston.
10. **Brenda Fricker — My Left Foot** (0 · ▲0 ▼0) — 1989 film. Christy Brown's mother.

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