The 87th Academy Award Best Supporting Actress Nominees

Updated September 9, 2022 | Infoplease Staff

Check out the bios for the best supporting actress nominees, including Meryl Streep who received a record-breaking 19th acting nomination this year.

Patricia Arquette is the front-runner in this category for her work in Boyhood. Related Links The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The Oscars Official Site Past Academy Award Winners Movie Timeline Movie Awards

• Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
• Laura Dern, Wild
• Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
• Emma Stone, Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
• Meryl Streep, Into the Woods

Return to the nominee Oscar 2015 page.