The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards. It has been awarded annually since 1974.
Winners and nominees Year Actor Film Role 1970s1974Barry HumphriesThe Great MacarthyColonel Ball-Miller1975Reg LyeSunday Too Far AwayOld Garth1976Drew ForsytheCaddieSonnyJonathan HardyThe Devil's PlaygroundBrother ArnoldThomas KeneallyFather MarshallTony Llewellyn-JonesPicnic at Hanging RockTom1977John EwartThe Picture Show ManFreddieJohn EwartLet the Balloon GoConstable BairdBill HunterMad Dog MorganSergeant SmithChristopher PateRaw DealDick1978Ray BarrettThe Chant of Jimmie BlacksmithFarrellPeter CarrollThe Chant of Jimmie BlacksmithMcCreadyDon CrosbyNewsfrontA.G. MarwoodChris HaywoodChris Hewitt1979Alwyn KurtsTimRon MelvilleMichael DuffieldThe Last of the KnucklemenMethuselahRobert GrubbMy Brilliant CareerFrank HawdonHugh Keays-ByrneMad MaxToecutter 1980s1980Bryan BrownBreaker MorantLt. Peter HandcockLewis Fitz-GeraldBreaker MorantLt. George Ramsdale WittonDennis MillerStirRedfordCharles 'Bud' TingwellBreaker MorantLt. Col. Denny1981Bill HunterGallipoliMajor BartonMax CullenHoodwinkBusterHarold HopkinsThe ClubDanny RoweBill KerrGallipoliRedford1982Garry McDonaldThe Pirate MovieSergeant / InspectorDavid ArgueGoing DownGreg / TrixieJohn BellFar EastPeter ReevesWarren MitchellNorman Loves RoseMorris1983John HargreavesCareful, He Might Hear YouLoganSimon ChilversBuddiesAlfredJohn MeillonThe Wild DuckOld AcklandMartin VaughanThe Winds of JarrahBen1984Steve BisleySilver CityVictorDavid ArgueBMX BanditsWhiteySteve BisleyFast TalkingRedbackPeter HehirRalph Carson1985Nique NeedlesThe Boy Who Had EverythingGraham CummerfordBryan BrownRebelTigerJon EwingBlissAldoMark LittleAn Indecent ObsessionBenedict Maynard1986John HargreavesMalcolmFrank BakerMaurie FieldsDeath of a SoldierDet. Sgt. MartinMark LittleShort ChangedCurlyJohn WaltonKangarooJack Calcott1987Ben MendelsohnThe Year My Voice BrokeTrevor LeishmanDonald PleasenceGround ZeroProsper GaffneyBobby SmithInitiationKuluSteven VidlerThe Umbrella WomanSugar Hills1988Kim GyngellBoulevard of Broken DreamsIan McKenzieBruno LawrenceGrievous Bodily HarmMickPaul LivingstonThe Navigator: A Medieval OdysseyMartinJohn MeillonThe Everlasting Secret FamilyJudge1989Chris HaywoodEmerald CityMikeJohn DarlingSweetieGordonKym GyngellHeaven TonightBaz SchultzBogdan KocaGhosts... of the Civil DeadWaychek 1990s1990Steve BisleyThe Big StealGordon FarkasJohn PolsonBlood OathPvt. Jimmy FentonBartholomew RoseFlirting'Gilby' FryerToshi ShioyaBlood OathLt. Tanaka1991Russell CroweProofAndyChris HaywoodAyaMacAlwyn KurtsSpotswoodMr. BallJohn MooreDeadlyEddie1992Barry OttoStrictly BallroomDoug HastingsBill HunterThe Last Days of Chez NousBeth's FatherDaniel PollockRomper StomperDaveyAugust SchellenbergBlack RobeChomina1993David NgoombujarraBlackfellasFloyd "Pretty Boy" DaviesNico LathourisThe Heartbreak KidGeorgeSam NeillThe PianoAlisdair StewartBarry OttoThe CustodianFerguson1994Max CullenSpider & RoseJackBill HunterMuriel's WeddingBill HeslopKiet LamTrapsTuanJohn PolsonThe Sum of UsGreg1995Ray BarrettHotel SorrentoWal MoynihanBen MendelsohnMetal SkinDazeyNoah TaylorDad and Dave: On Our SelectionJoe RuddBen ThomasHotel SorrentoTroy Moynihan1996Armin Mueller-StahlShinePeterRay BarrettBrilliant LiesBrian ConnorRobert MorganLifeSnakeyBarry OttoCosiRoy1997Andrew S. GilbertKiss or KillDetective CreanChris HaywoodKiss or KillDetective Inspector HummerSimon LyndonBlackrockRickoCharles 'Bud' TingwellThe CastleLawrence Hammill QC1998John PolsonThe BoysGlenn SpraguePaul CapsisHead OnJohnny/TulaAnthony HayesThe BoysStevie SpragueGeoffrey RushA Little Bit of SoulGodfrey Usher1999Bryan BrownTwo HandsPandoRoy BillingSiam SunsetBill LeachMitchell ButelStrange Fits of PassionJimmyAndrew S. GilbertPaperback HeroHamish 2000s2000Simon LyndonChopperJimmy LoughnanMartin HendersonKickTom BradshawSam NeillMy Mother FrankProfessor MortlockTerry NorrisInnocenceJohn2001Vince ColosimoLantanaNik D'AmatoAlex DimitriadesLa SpagnolaStefanoAndrew S. GilbertMulletPeter MaloneyRichard RoxburghMoulin Rouge!The Duke of Monroth2002Nathaniel DeanWalking on WaterSimonLuke CarrollAustralian RulesDumby RedJoel EdgertonThe Hard WordShane TwentymanDavid GulpililRabbit-Proof FenceMoodoo the Tracker2003David NgoombujarraBlack and WhiteYoung Max StuartOrlando BloomNed KellyJoe ByrneTony BonnerLiquid BridgeBob McCallumMitchell ButelGettin' SquareCon KatsakisDavid FieldArnie DeViers2004Erik ThomsonSomersaultRichardNathaniel DeanSomersaultStuartDan SpielmanTom WhiteMattHugo WeavingThe Old Man Who Read Love StoriesRubicondo the dentist2005Anthony HayesLook Both WaysAndy WalkerMartin HendersonLittle FishRay HeartJohn HurtThe PropositionJellon LambRobert MenziesThree DollarsNick2006Anthony HayesSuburban MayhemKennyTom BudgeLast Train to FreoTrevRonald JacobsonKennyBill SmythGeoffrey RushCandyCasper2007Marton CsokasRomulus, My FatherHoraRussell DykstraRomulus, My FatherMitruFrankie J. HoldenClublandJohn MaitlandRichard WilsonMark2008Luke FordThe Black BalloonCharlie MollisonJoel EdgertonThe SquareBillyAnthony HayesGreg "Smithy" SmithErik ThomsonThe Black BalloonSimon Mollison2009Oscar IsaacBaliboJosé Ramos-HortaBryan BrownBeautiful KateBruce KendallDamon GameauBaliboGreg ShackletonBrandon WaltersAustraliaNullah 2010s2010Joel EdgertonAnimal KingdomBarry 'Baz' BrownGuy PearceAnimal KingdomNathan LeckieKodi Smit-McPheeMatching JackFinnSullivan StapletonAnimal KingdomCraig Cody AACTA Awards2011(1st)Hugo WeavingOranges and SunshineJackJohn GadenThe Eye of the StormArnold WyburdSam NeillThe HunterJack MindyRobert RabiahFace to FaceHakim Slimon2012(2nd)Antony StarrWish You Were HereJeremy KingRyan CorrNot Suitable for ChildrenGusLiev SchreiberMentalTrevor BlundellGary WaddellThe King is DeadKing2013(3rd)Joel EdgertonThe Great GatsbyTom BuchananMarton CsokasDead EuropeNicoSuthep Po-ngamThe RocketPurpleAngus Sampson100 Bloody AcresLindsay Morgan2014(4th)Yılmaz ErdoğanThe Water DivinerMajor HasanPatrick BrammallThe Little DeathRichardRobert PattinsonThe RoverReynoldsT.J. PowerThe Little DeathSam2015(5th)Hugo WeavingThe DressmakerSergeant FarratMark Coles SmithLast Cab to DarwinTillyAlex DimitriadesRuben GuthrieDamianAnthony LaPagliaHolding the ManBob Caleo2016(6th)Hugo WeavingHacksaw RidgeTom DossMark Coles SmithPawnoPaulyDamon HerrimanDown UnderJasonSam NeillThe DaughterWalter2017(7th)Dev PatelLionSaroo BrierleyDon HanyAli's WeddingMehdiJack ThompsonDon't TellBob MyersHugo WeavingJasper JonesMad Jack Lionel2018(8th)Simon BakerBreathSandoFayssal BazziThe MergerSayyidRussell CroweBoy ErasedMarshall EamonsJoel EdgertonVictor SykesJosh McConville1%Skink2019(9th)Joel EdgertonThe KingFastolfDamon HerrimanThe NightingaleRuseAndrew LuriHearts and BonesSebastian AhmedBen MendelsohnThe KingKing Henry IVMichael SheasbyThe NightingaleAidan Carroll2020(10th)Ben Mendelsohn BabyteethHenry FinlayFayssal BazziMeasure for MeasureFaroukRussell CroweTrue History of the Kelly GangHarry PowerAaron JefferyThe FloodWilliam 'Minto' MintonWesley PattenH is for HappinessDouglas Benson2021(11th)Anthony LaPagliaNitramNitram’s fatherMichael CatonRamsLesBaykali GanambarrThe FurnaceWoorakSean MununggurrHigh GroundBaywaraJack ThompsonMoran2022(12th)Sean HarrisThe StrangerHenry TeagueSimon BakerBlazeLukeJemaine ClementNude TuesdayBjorg RasmussenMalachi Dower-RobertsThe Drover's Wife: The Legend of Molly JohnsonDanny JohnsonTom HanksElvisColonel Tom Parker2023(13th)Hugo WeavingThe RoosterThe HermitMojean Aria ShaydaFarhadEric Bana Blueback'Mad' Macka Wayne Blair The New BoyGeorge Rob Collins LimboCharlie Zoe Terakes Talk to MeHayley2024(14th)Damon HerrimanBetter ManNigel Martin-Smith Fayssal Bazzi Late Night with the DevilChristou Chris Hemsworth Furiosa: A Mad Max SagaDementus Damon HerrimanHow to Make GravyRoger Richard Roxburgh Force of Nature: The Dry 2Daniel BaileyHugo Weaving How to Make GravyNoel2025(15th)Julian McMahon (posthumous)The SurferScally Damon Herriman TogetherJamie McCabe Cosmo Jarvis InsideMark ShepardJulian Maroun The CorrespondentMohamed FahmyRahel Romahn Baher MohamedJonah Wren Phillips Bring Her BackOliver / Connor Bird
References Afi.org.au — AFI Award Winners