Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Citra Award for Best Supporting Actress is an award given at the Indonesian Film Festival to Indonesian actresses for their achievements in a supporting role. The Citra Awards, described by Screen International as "Indonesia's equivalent to the Oscars", are the country's most prestigious film awards and are intended to recognize achievements in films as well as to draw public interest to the film industry.
Sheila Dara Aisha is the most recent winner for her performance in Falling In Love Like In Movies in the 2024 ceremony.
History
The Citra Awards, then known as the Indonesian Film Festival Awards, were first given in 1955 to Endang Kusdiningsih. Succeeding festivals were held in 1960 and 1967 and annually since 1973. There were no Citra Awards given between 1993 and 2003 due to sharp decline in domestic film production. It was reinstated as an annual event in 2004 after receiving funds from the Indonesian government.Christine Hakim is the most successful actress in this category with three wins out of five nominations. Nani Widjaja is the next most successful actress in the category with two wins out of five nominations. Rima Melati holds the distinction for having the most nominations without any wins with five, most recently in 1989 for Arini II. Combined with her record in the Best Actress category, Hakim is Indonesia's most decorated actress with nine overall Citra Awards out of fifteen nominations.
Two actresses have received multiple nominations in the same year: Shanty for Dead Time: Kala and Maaf, Saya Menghamili Istri Anda in 2007 as well as Jajang C. Noer for 3 Nafas Likas and Cahaya Dari Timur: Beta Maluku in 2014.
The award was not presented at the 1974 ceremony. In 1984, no winner was selected although three actresses were nominated.