Best Supporting Actress: 1940s

1940: Ruth Hussey, The Philadelphia Story

Oscar winner: Jane Darwell, The Grapes of Wrath

Was she nominated?: Yes

 

1941: Mary Astor, The Maltese Falcon

Oscar winner: Mary Astor, The Great Lie
 

1942: Agnes Moorehead, The Magnificent Ambersons

Oscar winner: Teresa Wright, Mrs. Miniver
Was she nominated?: Yes

 

1943: Patricia Collinge, Shadow of a Doubt

Oscar winner: Katina Paxinou, For Whom the Bell Tolls
Was she nominated?: No

 

1944: Margaret O'Brien, Meet Me in St. Louis

Oscar winner: Ethel Barrymore, None but the Lonely Heart
Was she nominated?: No

 

1945: Ann Blyth, Mildred Pierce

Oscar winner: Anne Revere, National Velvet
Was she nominated?: Yes

 

1946: Donna Reed, It's a Wonderful Life

Oscar winner: Anne Baxter, The Razor's Edge
Was she nominated?: No

 

1947: Kathleen Byron, Black Narcissus

Oscar winner: Celeste Holm, Gentleman's Agreement
Was she nominated?: No

 

1948: Claire Trevor, Key Largo

Oscar winner: Claire Trevor, Key Largo
 

1949: Judy Holliday, Adam's Rib

Oscar winner: Mercedes McCambridge, All the King's Men
Was she nominated?: No