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Shortest Best Supporting Actress Performances
This list features actresses who have won Best Supporting Actress at the Academy Awards for the shortest performance.
RANK | ACTRESS | FILM | MINUTES ON SCREEN | YEAR |
1 | Beatrice Straight | Network | 5:02 | 1976 |
2 | Judi Dench | Shakespeare in Love | 5:52 | 1998 |
3 | Maureen Stapleton | Reds | 9:15 | 1981 |
4 | Gloria Grahame | The Bad and the Beautiful | 9:32 | 1952 |
5 | Margaret Rutherford | The V.I.P.s | 13:06 | 1963 |
6 | Gale Sondergaard | Anthony Adverse | 13:34 | 1936 |
7 | Shirley Jones | Elmer Gantry | 14:09 | 1960 |
8 | Penélope Cruz | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | 14:29 | 2008 |
9 | Celeste Holm | Gentlemen’s Agreement | 15:00 | 1947 |
10 | Jo Van Fleet | East of Eden | 15:04 | 1955 |
References
Screen Time Central. (n.d.). Supporting Actress Oscar Winners. [online] Available at: https://www.screentimecentral.com/supporting-actress-oscar-winners [Accessed 1 December 2025].

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