1961 Academy Awards – Actress in a Supporting Role Winner
![Elmer Gantry Shirley Jones](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/elmer-gantry-richard-brooks-image.jpg)
Elmer Gantry
Shirley Jones
A fast-talking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious manner convinces a sincere evangelist that he can be an effective preacher for her cause.
1961 Academy Awards – Actress in a Supporting Role Nominees
![Psycho Janet Leigh](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/psycho-image.jpg)
Psycho
Janet Leigh
![Sons and Lovers Mary Ure](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/sons-and-lovers-jack-cardiff-image.jpg)
Sons and Lovers
Mary Ure
![The Dark at the Top of the Stairs Shirley Knight](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-dark-at-the-top-of-the-stairs-delbert-mann-image.jpg)
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
Shirley Knight
![The Sundowners Glynis Johns](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-sundowners-fred-zinnemann-image.jpg)