AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards. It has been awarded annually since 1974.

Previous winners

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Year

! Actor

! Film

! Role

colspan="4" style="background:#CCCCCC;" align="center"| {{anchor|90s}}1970s
rowspan=1|1974

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Barry Humphries

| style="background:#ffff80;"|The Great Macarthy

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Colonel Ball-Miller

rowspan=1|1975

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Reg Lye

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Sunday Too Far Away

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Old Garth

rowspan=4|1976

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Drew Forsythe

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Caddie

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Sonny

Jonathan Hardy

|rowspan=2|The Devil's Playground

|Brother Arnold

Thomas Keneally

|Father Marshall

Tony Llewellyn-Jones

|Picnic at Hanging Rock

|Tom

rowspan=4|1977

| style="background:#ffff80;"|John Ewart

| style="background:#ffff80;"|The Picture Show Man

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Freddie

John Ewart

|Let the Balloon Go

|Constable Baird

Bill Hunter

|Mad Dog Morgan

|Sergeant Smith

Christopher Pate

|Raw Deal

|Dick

rowspan=4|1978

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Ray Barrett

| style="background:#ffff80;"|The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Farrell

Peter Carroll

|The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith

|McCready

Don Crosby

|rowspan=2|Newsfront

|A.G. Marwood

Chris Haywood

|Chris Hewitt

rowspan=4|1979

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Alwyn Kurts

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Tim

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Ron Melville

Michael Duffield

|The Last of the Knucklemen

|Methuselah

Robert Grubb

|My Brilliant Career

|Frank Hawdon

Hugh Keays-Byrne

|Mad Max

|Toecutter

colspan="4" style="background:#CCCCCC;" align="center"| {{anchor|90s}}1980s
rowspan=4|1980

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Bryan Brown

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Breaker Morant

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Lt. Peter Handcock

Lewis Fitz-Gerald

|Breaker Morant

|Lt. George Ramsdale Witton

Dennis Miller

|Stir

|Redford

Charles 'Bud' Tingwell

|Breaker Morant

|Lt. Col. Denny

rowspan=4|1981

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Bill Hunter

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Gallipoli

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Major Barton

Max Cullen

|Hoodwink

|Buster

Harold Hopkins

|The Club

|Danny Rowe

Bill Kerr

|Gallipoli

|Redford

rowspan=4|1982

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Warren Mitchell

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Norman Loves Rose

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Morris

David Argue

|Going Down

|Greg / Trixie

John Bell

|Far East

|Peter Reeves

Garry McDonald

|The Pirate Movie

|Sergeant / Inspector

rowspan=4|1983

| style="background:#ffff80;"|John Hargreaves

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Careful, He Might Hear You

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Logan

Simon Chilvers

|Buddies

|Alfred

John Meillon

|The Wild Duck

|Old Ackland

Martin Vaughan

|The Winds of Jarrah

|Ben

rowspan=4|1984

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Steve Bisley

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Silver City

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Victor

David Argue

|BMX Bandits

|Whitey

Steve Bisley

|rowspan=2|Fast Talking

|Redback

Peter Hehir

|Ralph Carson

rowspan=4|1985

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Nique Needles

| style="background:#ffff80;"|The Boy Who Had Everything

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Graham Cummerford

Bryan Brown

|Rebel

|Tiger

Jon Ewing

|Bliss

|Aldo

Mark Little

|An Indecent Obsession

|Benedict Maynard

rowspan=4|1986

| style="background:#ffff80;"|John Hargreaves

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Malcolm

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Frank Baker

Maurie Fields

|Death of a Soldier

|Det. Sgt. Martin

Mark Little

|Short Changed

|Curly

John Walton

|Kangaroo

|Jack Calcott

rowspan=4|1987

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Ben Mendelsohn

| style="background:#ffff80;"|The Year My Voice Broke

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Trevor Leishman

Donald Pleasence

|Ground Zero

|Prosper Gaffney

Bobby Smith

|Initiation

|Kulu

Steven Vidler

|The Umbrella Woman

|Sugar Hills

rowspan=4|1988

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Kim Gyngell

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Boulevard of Broken Dreams

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Ian McKenzie

Bruno Lawrence

|Grievous Bodily Harm

|Mick

Paul Livingston

|The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey

|Martin

John Meillon

|The Everlasting Secret Family

|Judge

rowspan=4|1989

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Chris Haywood

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Emerald City

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Mike

John Darling

|Sweetie

|Gordon

Kym Gyngell

|Heaven Tonight

|Baz Schultz

Bogdan Koca

|Ghosts… of the Civil Dead

|Waychek

colspan="4" style="background:#CCCCCC;" align="center"| {{anchor|90s}}1990s
rowspan=4|1990

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Steve Bisley

| style="background:#ffff80;"|The Big Steal

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Gordon Farkas

John Polson

|Blood Oath

|Pvt. Jimmy Fenton

Bartholomew Rose

|Flirting

|'Gilby' Fryer

Toshi Shioya

|Blood Oath

|Lt. Tanaka

rowspan=4|1991

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Russell Crowe

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Proof

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Andy

Chris Haywood

|Aya

|Mac

Alwyn Kurts

|Spotswood

|Mr. Ball

John Moore

|Deadly

|Eddie

rowspan=4|1992

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Barry Otto

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Strictly Ballroom

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Doug Hastings

Bill Hunter

|The Last Days of Chez Nous

|Beth's Father

Daniel Pollock

|Romper Stomper

|Davey

August Schellenberg

|Black Robe

|Chomina

rowspan=4|1993

| style="background:#ffff80;"|David Ngoombujarra

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Blackfellas

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Floyd "Pretty Boy" Davies

Nico Lathouris

|The Heartbreak Kid

|George

Sam Neill

|The Piano

|Alisdair Stewart

Barry Otto

|The Custodian

|Ferguson

rowspan=4|1994

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Max Cullen

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Spider & Rose

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Jack

Bill Hunter

|Muriel's Wedding

|Bill Heslop

Kiet Lam

|Traps

|Tuan

John Polson

|The Sum of Us

|Greg

rowspan=4|1995

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Ray Barrett

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Hotel Sorrento

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Wal Moynihan

Ben Mendelsohn

|Metal Skin

|Dazey

Noah Taylor

|Dad and Dave: On Our Selection

|Joe Rudd

Ben Thomas

|Hotel Sorrento

|Troy Moynihan

rowspan=4|1996

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Armin Mueller-Stahl

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Shine

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Peter

Ray Barrett

|Brilliant Lies

|Brian Connor

Robert Morgan

|Life

|Snakey

Barry Otto

|Cosi

|Roy

rowspan=4|1997

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Andrew S. Gilbert

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Kiss or Kill

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Detective Crean

Chris Haywood

|Kiss or Kill

|Detective Inspector Hummer

Simon Lyndon

|Blackrock

|Ricko

Charles 'Bud' Tingwell

|The Castle

|Lawrence Hammill QC

rowspan=4|1998

| style="background:#ffff80;"|John Polson

| style="background:#ffff80;"|The Boys

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Glenn Sprague

Paul Capsis

|Head On

|Johnny/Tula

Anthony Hayes

|The Boys

|Stevie Sprague

Geoffrey Rush

|A Little Bit of Soul

|Godfrey Usher

rowspan=4|1999

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Bryan Brown

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Two Hands

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Pando

Roy Billing

|Siam Sunset

|Bill Leach

Mitchell Butel

|Strange Fits of Passion

|Jimmy

Andrew S. Gilbert

|Paperback Hero

|Hamish

colspan="4" style="background:#CCCCCC;" align="center"| {{anchor|90s}}2000s
rowspan=4|2000

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Simon Lyndon

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Chopper

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Jimmy Loughnan

Martin Henderson

|Kick

|Tom Bradshaw

Sam Neill

|My Mother Frank

|Professor Mortlock

Terry Norris

|Innocence

|John

rowspan=4|2001

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Vince Colosimo

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Lantana

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Nik D'Amato

Alex Dimitriades

|La Spagnola

|Stefano

Andrew S. Gilbert

|Mullet

|Peter Maloney

Richard Roxburgh

|Moulin Rouge!

|The Duke of Monroth

rowspan=4|2002

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Nathaniel Dean

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Walking on Water

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Simon

Luke Carroll

|Australian Rules

|Dumby Red

Joel Edgerton

|The Hard Word

|Shane Twentyman

David Gulpilil

|Rabbit-Proof Fence

|Moodoo the Tracker

rowspan=5|2003

| style="background:#ffff80;"|David Ngoombujarra

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Black and White

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Young Max Stuart

Orlando Bloom

|Ned Kelly

|Joe Byrne

Tony Bonner

|Liquid Bridge

|Bob McCallum

Mitchell Butel

|rowspan=2|Gettin' Square

|Con Katsakis

David Field

|Arnie DeViers

rowspan=4|2004

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Erik Thomson

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Somersault

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Richard

Nathaniel Dean

|Somersault

|Stuart

Dan Spielman

|Tom White

|Matt

Hugo Weaving

|The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

|Rubicondo the dentist

rowspan=4|2005

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Anthony Hayes

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Look Both Ways

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Andy Walker

Martin Henderson

|Little Fish

|Ray Heart

John Hurt

|The Proposition

|Jellon Lamb

Robert Menzies

|Three Dollars

|Nick

rowspan=4|2006

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Anthony Hayes

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Suburban Mayhem

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Kenny

Tom Budge

|Last Train to Freo

|Trev

Ronald Jacobson

|Kenny

|Bill Smyth

Geoffrey Rush

|Candy

|Casper

rowspan=4|2007

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Marton Csokas

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Romulus, My Father

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Hora

Russell Dykstra

|Romulus, My Father

|Mitru

Frankie J. Holden

|rowspan=2|Clubland

|John Maitland

Richard Wilson

|Mark

rowspan=4|2008

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Luke Ford

| style="background:#ffff80;"|The Black Balloon

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Charlie Mollison

Joel Edgerton

|rowspan=2|The Square

|Billy

Anthony Hayes

|Greg "Smithy" Smith

Erik Thomson

|The Black Balloon

|Simon Mollison

rowspan=4|2009

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Oscar Isaac

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Balibo

| style="background:#ffff80;"|José Ramos-Horta

Bryan Brown

|Beautiful Kate

|Bruce Kendall

Damon Gameau

|Balibo

|Greg Shackleton

Brandon Walters

|Australia

|Nullah

colspan="4" style="background:#CCCCCC;" align="center"| {{anchor|90s}}2010s
rowspan=4|2010

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Joel Edgerton

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Animal Kingdom

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Barry 'Baz' Brown

Guy Pearce

|Animal Kingdom

|Nathan Leckie

Kodi Smit-McPhee

|Matching Jack

|Finn

Sullivan Stapleton

|Animal Kingdom

|Craig Cody

colspan="4" style="background:#FFDEAD;" align="center"| {{anchor|AACTA}}AACTA Awards
rowspan=4|2011
(1st)

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Hugo Weaving

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Oranges and Sunshine

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Jack

John Gaden

|The Eye of the Storm

|Arnold Wyburd

Sam Neill

|The Hunter

|Jack Mindy

Robert Rabiah

|Face to Face

|Hakim Slimon

rowspan=4|2012
(2nd)

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Antony Starr

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Wish You Were Here

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Jeremy King

Ryan Corr

|Not Suitable for Children

|Gus

Liev Schreiber

|Mental

|Trevor Blundell

Gary Waddell

|The King is Dead

|King

rowspan=4|2013
(3rd)

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Joel Edgerton

| style="background:#ffff80;"|The Great Gatsby

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Tom Buchanan

Marton Csokas

|Dead Europe

|Nico

Suthep Po-ngam

|The Rocket

|Purple

Angus Sampson

|100 Bloody Acres

|Lindsay Morgan

rowspan=4|2014
(4th)

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Yılmaz Erdoğan

| style="background:#ffff80;"|The Water Diviner

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Major Hasan

Patrick Brammall

|The Little Death

|Richard

Robert Pattinson

|The Rover

|Reynolds

T.J. Power

|The Little Death

|Sam

rowspan=4|2015
(5th)

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Hugo Weaving

| style="background:#ffff80;"|The Dressmaker

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Sergeant Farrat

Mark Coles Smith

|Last Cab to Darwin

|Tilly

Alex Dimitriades

|Ruben Guthrie

|Damian

Anthony LaPaglia

|Holding the Man

|Bob Caleo

rowspan=4|2016
(6th)

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Hugo Weaving

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Hacksaw Ridge

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Tom Doss

Mark Coles Smith

|Pawno

|Pauly

Damon Herriman

|Down Under

|Jason

Sam Neill

|The Daughter

|Walter

rowspan=4|2017
(7th)

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Dev Patel

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Lion

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Saroo Brierley

Don Hany

|Ali's Wedding

|Mehdi

Jack Thompson

|Don't Tell

|Bob Myers

Hugo Weaving

|Jasper Jones

|Mad Jack Lionel

rowspan=5|2018
(8th)

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Simon Baker

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Breath

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Sando

Fayssal Bazzi

|The Merger

|Sayyid

Russell Crowe

|rowspan=2|Boy Erased

|Marshall Eamons

Joel Edgerton

|Victor Sykes

Josh McConville

|1%

|Skink

rowspan=5|2019
(9th)

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Joel Edgerton

| style="background:#ffff80;"|The King

| style="background:#ffff80;"|Fastolf

Damon Herriman

|The Nightingale

|Ruse

Andrew Luri

|Hearts and Bones

|Sebastian Ahmed

Ben Mendelsohn

|The King

|King Henry IV

Michael Sheasby

|The Nightingale

|Aidan Carroll

rowspan=5|2020
(10th)

|style="background:#ffff80;"|Ben Mendelsohn

|style="background:#ffff80;"|Babyteeth

|style="background:#ffff90;"|Henry Finlay

Fayssal Bazzi

|Measure for Measure

|Farouk

Russell Crowe

|True History of the Kelly Gang

|Harry Power

Aaron Jeffery

|The Flood

|William 'Minto' Minton

Wesley Patten

|H is for Happiness

|Douglas Benson

rowspan=5|2021
(11th)

|style="background:#ffff80;"|Anthony LaPaglia

|style="background:#ffff80;"|Nitram

|style="background:#ffff80;"|Nitram’s father

Michael Caton

|Rams

|Les

Baykali Ganambarr

|The Furnace

|Woorak

Sean Mununggurr

|rowspan=2|High Ground

|Baywara

Jack Thompson

|Moran

rowspan=5|2022
(12th)

|style="background:#ffff80;"|Sean Harris

|style="background:#ffff80;"|The Stranger

|style="background:#ffff80;"|Henry Teague

Simon Baker

|Blaze

|Luke

Jemaine Clement

|Nude Tuesday

|Bjorg Rasmussen

Malachi Dower-Roberts

|The Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson

|Danny Johnson

Tom Hanks

|Elvis

|Colonel Tom Parker

References

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080721023951/https://www.afi.org.au/awards/pastwinners.asp Afi.org.au — AFI Award Winners]

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