6 Best BAFTA Best Supporting Actor Winning Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 14, 2026

The BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor has crowned some of cinema’s most magnetic and scene-stealing supporting performances. In Inglourious Basterds (2009): A ruthless Nazi colonel’s pursuit of hidden Jewish refugees intersects with a group of vengeful American soldiers. Worth seeking out is Whiplash (2014): An ambitious young drummer pushes himself to his breaking point under a ruthlessly demanding music instructor.

Green Book (2018)

IMDb ★ 8.2 RT 77% Metacritic 69

A bouncer is hired to drive a renowned Black pianist on a concert tour through the segregated Deep South.

Directed by Peter Farrelly · 2h 10m · Rated PG-13

Won 3 Oscars58 wins & 125 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Whiplash (2014)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 94% Metacritic 89

An ambitious young drummer pushes himself to his breaking point under a ruthlessly demanding music instructor.

Directed by Damien Chazelle · 1h 47m · Rated R

Won 3 Oscars100 wins & 144 nominations

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Captain Phillips (2013)

TMDB ★ 7.5

A cargo ship captain and his crew are taken hostage by Somali pirates during a daring hijacking at sea.

Directed by Paul Greengrass · 2h 14m · Rated PG-13

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Django Unchained (2012)

IMDb ★ 8.5 RT 87% Metacritic 81

A freed slave partners with a bounty hunter to rescue his wife from a brutal plantation owner.

Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 2h 45m · Rated R

Won 2 Oscars58 wins & 158 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, Starz Apple TV channel, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, FlixFling, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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The Fighter (2010)

TMDB ★ 7.3

A struggling boxer's shot at the title is complicated by his crack-addicted brother and domineering family.

Directed by David O. Russell · 1h 56m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · Rent: JustWatch TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Inglourious Basterds (2009)

IMDb ★ 8.4 RT 89% Metacritic 69

A ruthless Nazi colonel's pursuit of hidden Jewish refugees intersects with a group of vengeful American soldiers.

Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 2h 33m · Rated R

Won 1 Oscar134 wins & 173 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Streaming availability data from JustWatch, via TMDB. Availability changes often, so check the service before you plan a movie night.

Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.

6 Best BAFTA Best Supporting Actor Winning Movies

Green Book (2018)

Whiplash (2014)

Captain Phillips (2013)

Django Unchained (2012)

The Fighter (2010)

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

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