The Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role â Female is chosen by the viewers, and the winner is announced at the actual ceremony.
The award is given in March, but the actress who wins it is awarded for her work from a movie released in the previous year from 1 January to 31 December.
Sushmita Sen, Divya Dutta, Swara Bhaskar, Shabana Azmi and Madhuri Dixit are the five actresses to have won this award twice.
The most recent recipient is Ananya Panday for Kesari Chapter 2.