BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor | |
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Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role |
Location | United Kingdom |
Presented by | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Currently held by | Dev Patel for Lion (2016) |
Official website | http://www.bafta.org/ |
Best Actor in a Supporting Role is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding supporting performance in a film. Actors of all nationalities are eligible to receive the award.
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Note: No award for Best Supporting Actor or Best Supporting Actress was presented in 1980. In 1981, the award was for Best Supporting Artist. All four nominees were male.