Who will win Best Supporting Actress?
With Hollywood awards split between nominees, the ball could be in anyone's court…
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- Katelyn Mensah
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Of all the awards at this year's Oscars, the race for best supporting actress is perhaps the one worth staying up for.
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This year's nominees have been selected from five of the very best films of 2025, including two nods in the horror genre for Sinners and Weapons, two from Bafta-winning Sentimental Value and one from One Battle After Another, which has already scooped plenty of trophies elsewhere. As it stands, Sinners' Wunmi Mosaku seems to be the frontrunner after taking home the Bafta, but Golden Globe and Critics' Choice prizes went to Teyana Taylor and Amy Madigan respectively – who pose the biggest threat to the British actress.
Wunmi Mosaku as Annie in Sinners WB
While the ball could be in anyone's court, past voting patterns show the Bafta, Critics' Choice and Golden Globes best supporting actress winners have only been split this way eight times before — with the Bafta winner going on to win the Oscar in the most recent case.
In 2021, Jodie Foster won the Golden Globe for The Mauritanian, Maria Bakalova won the Critics' Choice for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm and Youn Yuh-jung won the Bafta for Minari. And who won the Oscar then? Youn Yuh-jung.
Mosaku faces strong competition, though, with Teyana Taylor once a frontrunner in the category after her Golden Globes win. Despite only appearing in the first half hour of the film, her performance as the fearless Perfidia Beverly Hills commanded the attention of cinemagoers and voting bodies.
Teyana Taylor as Perfidia Beverly Hills in One Battle After Another
Fellow contenders include stars of Norwegian family drama Sentimental Value in Elle Fanning and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, who were safe bets for nominations but stand slim chances of winning.
That leaves Amy Madigan, whose inclusion for her portrayal of Aunt Gladys in Weapons was something of a surprise nomination, albeit a welcome one among critics and cinephiles. Audiences had seen The Academy embrace horror last year, with Demi Moore nominated for best actress after starring in body-horror The Substance, but Weapons had largely been shut out of mainstream awards chatter – which positions Madigan as a dark horse.
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With Oscar night drawing near, the statuette could be anyone's.
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Katelyn MensahSenior Entertainment Writer
Katelyn Mensah is the Senior Entertainment Writer for Radio Times, covering all major entertainment programmes, reality TV shows and the latest hard-hitting documentaries. She previously worked at The Tab, with a focus on reality TV and showbiz news and has obtained a BA (Hons) in Journalism.
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