Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress
The Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding supporting performance in a film.
History
Since its inception, the award has been given to 31 actresses. At the 1st Goya Awards ceremony held in 1987, Verónica Forqué was the first winner of this award for her role in Year of Enlightment.Verónica Forqué, Rosa Maria Sardà, María Barranco and Candela Peña have received the most awards in this category with two awards each. Chus Lampreave and Terele Pávez have been nominated on six occasions with each winning one award, being the most nominated actresses in the category. María Barranco and Candela Peña follow with five nominations each.
Actresses that won or were nominated for this category have appeared in film festivals such as the Málaga Film Festival, where Elvira Mínguez and Susi Sánchez won Best Actress while Nathalie Poza won the Best Supporting Actress. At the Cannes Film Festival, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas and Blanca Portillo won the Best Actress award alongside the female cast of Volver.
As of the 2025 ceremony, Clara Segura is the most recent winner in this category for her role as Carmen in The 47.
Winners and nominees
In the following table, the years are listed as per Academy convention, and generally correspond to the year of film release; the ceremonies are always held the following year.| Indicates the winner |
Multiple wins and nominations
The following individuals received two Best Supporting Actress awards:| Wins | Actress |
| 2 | Verónica Forqué |
| 2 | Rosa Maria Sardà |
| 2 | María Barranco |
| 2 | Candela Peña |
The following individuals received three or more Best Supporting Actress nominations: