2025 Best Supporting Actress Nominees. Best supporting actress while the best supporting actress oscar is often awarded to an ingenue, like the 2022 winner ariana debose (“ west side story ”), it can. Best performance by a male actor in a supporting role in any motion.

The three actresses who seem destined to win this year are cynthia erivo in wicked, mikey madison in anora, and demi moore in the substance. Gold derby editors and experts joyce eng and christopher rosen discuss the best supporting actress category, led by favorite zoe saldaña.