Below you will find example sentences with "supporting actress". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Supporting Actress in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: supporting
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 22
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 29.1 words

Words in this phrase

supporting actress

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • supporting can mean: That supports. Frequent word
  • actress can mean: A female who performs on the stage or in films. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 2 start, 12 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

for best supporting actress 2× for best supporting actress in a 2× actress and supporting actress but gerwig 1× actress and supporting actress for goldberg 1× actress best supporting actress best director 1× and best supporting actress and she 1× and outstanding supporting actress in a 1× awarded best supporting actress for her 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

blanchett won the 1× in addition lansbury 1× jodie received her 1× kathy bates richard 1× next was nominations 1× now a top 1×

Common sentence endings:

best supporting actress 3× 2020 oscars snub 1× a comedy series 1× best director race 1× best original screenplay 1× best supporting actor 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

best 49× won 9× film 6× picture 5× comedy 5× nominations 5× actor 4× role 4× outstanding 4× oscars 4× series 4× director 3×

Related phrases

best actress supporting actor best supporting supporting role supporting cast lead actress actress emma

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around supporting:

supporting role 10× supporting cast 9×

Just before it in the phrase index:

supporting actor supporters gathered support worker support staff support group support forces

Just after it in the phrase index:

supporting cast supporting role supreme council supreme court supreme courts supreme leader

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

supporting actor supporting role supporting cast

Same ending:

best actress lead actress

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "supporting actress" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 29.1 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as for best supporting actress, for best supporting actress in a, best, won and film stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with best actress, supporting actor, best supporting, supporting role and supporting cast, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with supporting actress

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Olivia Colman won Best Actress at the Oscars last week, but who won Best Supporting Actress? (16 words)

The young actress was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in the drama. (18 words)

Yiv won best actress for her portrayal of Asia and Haas was awarded best supporting actress for her role as Vika. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

Blanchett won the Oscar for best supporting actress in 2005 for her portrayal of Katherine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese’s “The Aviator” and won Venice’s best actress award in 2007 for her androgynous depiction of Bob Dylan in the biopic “I’m Not There”. (45 words)

Phoenix was named Best Actor in a Film for Joker, Dern won the prize for Best Supporting Actress in a Film for Marriage Story and Borstein earned the accolade for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Comedy for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. (42 words)

Now a top contender for the Oscars Best Picture category, according to the Hollywood Reporter, as well as Best Actress in a leading role for Colman and possible Best Supporting Actress for both Weisz and Stone, “The Favourite” has charmed the academy. (42 words)

Question examples

Olivia Colman won Best Actress at the Oscars last week, but who won Best Supporting Actress? (16 words)

Example sentences (20)

The film won Best Picture, Best Lead Actress, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Original Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor.

Yet it won 7 Academy Awards; best movie, best actress, best supporting actress, best director, best supporting actor, best film editing and best original screenplay.

Kathy Bates, "Richard Jewell" (Best Supporting Actress) -- Kathy Bates snuck in to nab a supporting actress nomination from fan favorite Jennifer Lopez.

Phoenix was named Best Actor in a Film for Joker, Dern won the prize for Best Supporting Actress in a Film for Marriage Story and Borstein earned the accolade for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Comedy for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

The 1951 movie, also directed by Kazan, garnered 12 Academy Award nominations and four wins, including Vivien Leigh for best actress, Karl Malden for best supporting actor and Kim Hunter for best supporting actress.

In addition Lansbury was named Best Supporting Actress by the National Board of Review and won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress.

Jodie received her Best Actress nomination for her leading role in Prima Facie, while Beverley is up for Best Supporting Actress for her role in in the musical Sylvia.

The 1985 film was a huge success as it went on to earn 11 Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, and Best Actress and Supporting Actress for Goldberg and Winfrey.

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The young actress was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in the drama.

Next was nominations for Best Picture – Musical or Comedy, Best Actress for Cynthia Erivo, Best Supporting Actress for Ariana Grande, and one for Cinematic and Box Office Achievement.

It’s up for six Oscars in total on Sunday, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay for Gerwig as well as Best Actress () and Supporting Actress (), but Gerwig was notably shut out of the Best Director race.

Ronan, who is a nominee for Best Actress, and Pugh, a nominee for Best Supporting Actress, shared statements with Deadline (via ) regarding Gerwig’s perceived 2020 Oscars snub.

The deliciously fiendish performance earned Weaver a Supporting Actress nod,the same year she also got a Best Actress nomination for Gorillas In The Mist.

Well, Amy Adams has had six nominations across Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, and she should have been nominated for Arrival as well in 2016, so we need to start an “it’s her time” narrative.

Yiv won best actress for her portrayal of Asia and Haas was awarded best supporting actress for her role as Vika.

Olivia Colman won Best Actress at the Oscars last week, but who won Best Supporting Actress?

The actress and singer will compete in the Best Supporting Actress category against Kathy Bates (nominated for Richard Jewell), Annette Bening (The Report), Laura Dern (Marriage Story) and Margot Robbie (Bombshell).

Blanchett won the Oscar for best supporting actress in 2005 for her portrayal of Katherine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese’s “The Aviator” and won Venice’s best actress award in 2007 for her androgynous depiction of Bob Dylan in the biopic “I’m Not There”.

Now a top contender for the Oscars Best Picture category, according to the Hollywood Reporter, as well as Best Actress in a leading role for Colman and possible Best Supporting Actress for both Weisz and Stone, “The Favourite” has charmed the academy.

The Amazon series scored 14 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

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