Superlatives
| Superlative | Actor | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Actress with most awards | Nirupa Roy Farida Jalal Jaya Bachchan Rani Mukerji |
3 |
| Actress with most nominations | Aruna Irani | 10 |
| Actress with most nominations without ever winning | Bindu | 7 |
| Actress with most nominations in a single year | Shubha Khote (1962) Shashikala (1967) Nutan (1974) Bindu (1975) Smita Patil (1984) Sushmita Sen (2000) Rani Mukerji (2005) Konkona Sen Sharma (2008) |
2 |
| Oldest winner | Durga Khote | 70 |
| Oldest nominee | Durga Khote | 70 |
| Youngest winner | Ayesha Kapoor | 11 |
| Youngest nominee | Ayesha Kapoor | 11 |
Most frequent winners include Nirupa Roy, Farida Jalal, Jaya Bachchan and Rani Mukerji, with 3 awards each. Seven actresses have won the award twice; in chronological order, they are Shashikala, Simi Garewal, Supriya Pathak, Raakhee, Rohini Hattangadi, Aruna Irani and Konkona Sen Sharma.
Four actresses have won this award in consecutive years: Shashikala (1963-1964), Supriya Pathak (1982-1983), Jaya Bachchan (2001-2002), and Konkona Sen Sharma (2007-2008).
Aruna Irani holds the record for most nominations in the Best Supporting Actress category, with 10, followed by Raakhee and Shashikala, who have eight nominations each.
Vyjayanthimala and Reena Roy are the only actresses to have not accepted the award. Both refused it for their roles in Devdas (1955) and Apnapan (1977), respectively, citing that their roles were leading and not supporting.
Only once have siblings been nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Award during the same year: Ratna Pathak and Supriya Pathak in 2011.
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