{"id":39949,"date":"2017-02-21T08:22:54","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T13:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=39949"},"modified":"2018-12-05T20:24:55","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T01:24:55","slug":"oscars-2017-know-your-nominees-best-supporting-actress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2017\/02\/21\/oscars-2017-know-your-nominees-best-supporting-actress\/","title":{"rendered":"OSCARS 2017: Know Your Nominees: Best Supporting Actress"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"In the days leading up to the 89th Academy Awards, FilmBuffOnline will be offering\u00a0profiles on all the nominees in the major categories. Some may be well known, others might be new to you, but if you\u00a0need a refresher on these talented nominees, here is what you need to know your nominees.<\/i><\/p>\n

Viola Davis<\/h1>\n

\"\"Nominated for: <\/strong>Playing African-American housewife in the 1950’s in Fences.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Other honors for this role:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Davis has received 46 nominations for this role, with 32 wins, including three big ones–the Golden Globe, the BAFTA and the Screen Actors Guild.<\/p>\n

Where you might know her from:<\/strong><\/p>\n

You might\u00a0know her from her Emmy-winning role in\u00a0How to Get Away With<\/strong> Murder<\/strong>. \u00a0<\/strong>She has also appeared as Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad <\/strong>and had recurring roles as Donna Emmett on the TV series Law and Order: Special Victims Unit <\/strong>and Lynda P. Frazier on The United States of Tara <\/strong>television program.<\/strong><\/p>\n

History with Oscar:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Viola Davis has\u00a0two prior Oscar nominations.<\/p>\n

2012: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, The Help <\/strong>(lost to Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

2009: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Doubt <\/strong>(lost to Pen\u00e9lope Cruz, Vicky Christina Barcelona<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

Naomie Harris<\/h1>\n

\"\"Nominated for:<\/strong> Playing\u00a0a drug-addicted mother\u00a0in\u00a0 Moonlight.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Other honors for this role:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harris\u00a0has been nominated in this category\u00a041 times from other organizations, taking home\u00a014 awards.<\/p>\n

Where you might know her from:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harris\u00a0has appeared\u00a0as Moneypenny in the Daniel Craig\u00a0James Bond <\/strong>films, and also in the Pirates of the<\/strong> Caribbean<\/strong> franchise.<\/p>\n

History with Oscar:<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is Naomie Harris\u2019\u00a0first Oscar nomination.<\/p>\n

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Nicole Kidman<\/h1>\n

\"\"Nominated for:\u00a0<\/strong>Playing the adoptive mother of the\u00a0main character\u00a0in Lion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Other awards for this role:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kidman\u00a0received\u00a015 other nominations for this role, and took home three awards.<\/p>\n

Where you might know her from:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kidman\u00a0has had a\u00a0long and varied\u00a0career over the last\u00a034 years, starring in films like\u00a0Days of Thunder<\/strong>, Eyes Wide Shut<\/strong>, Dead Calm<\/strong>, To Die For <\/strong>and The Others<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

History with Oscar:<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is Nicole Kidman\u2019s\u00a0fourth Oscar nomination.<\/p>\n

2011: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Rabbit Hole<\/strong> (Lost to Natalie Portman, Black Swan<\/strong>)<\/span><\/p>\n

2003: Best Actress in a Leading Role, The Hours<\/strong> (Won<\/strong>)<\/span><\/p>\n

2002: Best Actress in a Leading Role, Moulin Rouge!<\/strong> (Lost to Halle Berry, Monster’s Ball<\/strong>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Octavia Spencer<\/h1>\n

\"\"Nominated for:<\/strong> Playing\u00a0an African-American NASA math computer fighting obsolescence\u00a0in Hidden Figures<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Other honors for this role:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spencer has received 12 nominations for this role but has garnered no awards.<\/p>\n

Where you might know her from:<\/strong><\/p>\n

She has played\u00a0numerous roles on television. including Ugly Betty<\/strong>, Halfway Home<\/strong>, Mom,<\/strong>\u00a0Raising the Bar<\/strong> and The Red Band Society<\/strong>. <\/strong>She has also appeared in films such as Bad Santa<\/strong>, Spider-Man<\/strong>, Snowpiercer <\/strong>and Fruitvale Station<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

History with Oscar:<\/strong><\/p>\n

This is Octavia Spencer\u2019s\u00a0second Oscar nomination.<\/p>\n

2012: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, The Help<\/strong> (Won<\/strong>)<\/span><\/p>\n

Michelle Williams<\/h1>\n

\"\"Nominated for:<\/strong> Playing the ex-wife of Casey Affleck’s character in Manchester by the Sea. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Other honors for this role:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Williams has been nominated for 43 other awards, taking home 18 of them.<\/p>\n

Where you might know her from:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even though she has been noticed and received much critical acclaim\u00a0for her\u00a0work in films such as Brokeback Mountain, Blue Valentine <\/strong>and Shutter Island<\/strong>, she will probably always be remembered for her role of Jen Lindley in Dawson\u2019s Creek. <\/strong><\/p>\n

History with Oscar:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michelle Williams has\u00a0three prior Oscar nominations.<\/p>\n

2012: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, My Week with Marilyn <\/strong>(lost to Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

2011: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, Blue Valentine<\/strong> (lost to Natalie Portman, Black Swan<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

2006: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role, Brokeback Mountain<\/strong> (lost to Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

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