Who is the best supporting actress Oscar winner? We rank them.

The Oscars' best actress category has been marked by scene-stealing wins, from Viola Davis to Zoe Saldaña. We rank the best of the best.

Best actress contenders arguably get more of the Oscar spotlight, but the supporting actress category at the Academy Awards always gives us scene-stealing winners that pop off the screen in amazing ways.

Sometimes it’s a mother who’s nowhere near maternal, like in Mo’Nique in “Precious” or Allison Janney in “I, Tonya." Other times it’s the showstopping highlight of a movie musical – for example, Jennifer Hudson making “Dreamgirls” her own or Catherine Zeta-Jones killing showtunes in “Chicago.” So who will it be from this year's talented crop: Wunmi Mosaku as a hoodoo woman in "Sinners," Amy Madigan as a witchy villain in "Weapons," Teyana Taylor as a feisty revolutionary in "One Battle After Another," Elle Fanning as a young ingenue in "Sentimental Value," or her costar Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas as a loving sister?

With one new winner set to be named March 15 at the 98th Oscars, we’re ranking every best supporting actress of the past 25 years.

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Filming over 12 years with the same actors, Richard Linklater's coming-of-age tale is innovative in its making. Arquette's performance is more simple but just as effective, giving hope and soul to a divorced single mom trying to do her best for her kids but with a tendency to bring home the wrong guys.