Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress – Kannada explained
The Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award is and award presented annually by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Kannada films. It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the Kannada film industry. Although the awards for Kannada films started in 1970, awards for the best supporting actress category started only in 2007. At the 54th Filmfare Awards South ceremony held in 2007, Leelavathi was the first winner of this award for his role in Kannadada Kanda.
Since its inception, the award has been given to ten different actresses. With three nominations including one win, Tara has been the most nominated. As of the 2017 ceremony, Bhavani Prakash is the most recent winner in this category for her role as Bobby in Urvi.
Superlatives
| Superlative | Actor | Record |
|---|
| Actress with most awards | Umashree | 2 wins |
| Actress with most nominations | Umashree
Tara | 3 nominations |
| Oldest winner | Leelavathi | 69 years |
| Oldest nominee |
| Youngest nominee | Harshika Poonacha | 17 years | |
Winners and nominees
In the following table, the years are listed as per Filmfare convention, and generally correspond to the year of film's theatrical release; the ceremonies are always held the following year.
Table key | Indicates the winner | |
Notes and References
- Web site: 59th Idea Filmfare Awards South (Winners list). Filmfare. filmfare.com. 9 July 2012. 17 October 2015.
- Web site: 60th Idea Filmfare Awards 2013 (South) Nominations . 4 July 2013 . 17 October 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160406095119/http://www.filmfare.com/features/60th-idea-filmfare-awards-2013-south-nominations-3603.html . 6 April 2016 .
- Web site: List of Winners at the 60th Idea Filmfare Awards (South) . Filmfare . filmfare.com . 21 July 2013 . 17 October 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160406095125/http://www.filmfare.com/news/list-of-winners-at-the-60th-idea-filmfare-awards-south-3745.html . 6 April 2016 .
- Web site: 61st Idea Filmfare Awards (South) Nomination list . 8 July 2014 . 17 October 2015.
- Web site: Winners of 61st Idea Filmfare Awards South. Filmfare. filmfare.com. 13 July 2014. 17 October 2015.
- Web site: Nominations for the 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South) . 3 June 2015 . 17 October 2015.
- Web site: Winners of 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards South . Filmfare . filmfare.com . 29 June 2015 . 17 October 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160129092825/http://www.filmfare.com/news/winners-of-62nd-britannia-filmfare-awards-south-9643.html . 29 January 2016 .
- Web site: Winners: 63rd Filmfare South Awards . 19 June 2016 . 20 June 2016.
- Web site: Winners: 64th Jio Filmfare Awards 2017 (South). Times of India. 19 June 2017.
- Web site: Filmfare Awards South 2018 Kannada Nominations Filmfare . filmfare.com . 19 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180619140745/https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards-south-2018/kannada/nominations . 19 June 2018.
- Web site: Theatreperson Bhavani Prakash elated to be ‘recognised’ - Times of India . The Times of India . 19 June 2018.
- Web site: Nominations for the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019. Filmfare . 13 December 2019 . 13 December 2019.
- Web site: Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards (South) 2019. Filmfare. 22 December 2019.
- Web site: 67th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022 with Kamar Film Factory . Filmfare. 18 October 2022.
- Web site: 67th Parle Filmfare Awards South 2022 with Kamar Film Factory . Filmfare. 18 October 2022.
- Web site: Full list of Winners of the 69th SOBHA Filmfare Awards South (Kannada). Filmfare. 5 August 2022.
