The Citra Award for Best Supporting Actor ( id, Piala Citra untuk Pemeran Pendukung Pria Terbaik) is an award given at the

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(FFI) to Indonesian

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for their achievements in a

supporting role A supporting character is a character in a narrative that is not the focus of the primary storyline, but is important to the plot/protagonist, and appears or is mentioned in the story enough to be more than just a minor character or a cameo ap ...

. The Citra Awards, described by ''

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'' as "Indonesia's equivalent to the

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", are the country's most prestigious

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and are intended to recognize achievements in films as well as to draw public interest to the film industry.

Marthino Lio Guiliano Marthino Lio, or known as Marthino Lio, is Indonesian actor. He started his career in the entertainment industry as a model in 2004. He was offered parts on various soap operas and movies. He appeared on several films such as ''The Guys ...

is the most recent winner for his performance in ''The Big 4'' at the 2023 ceremony, his second Citra Award after winning Best Actor in the previous year.

History

The Citra Awards, then known as the Indonesian Film Festival Awards, were first given in 1955 to Bambang Hermanto and

Awaludin Awaludin or Awaluddin (November 11, 1916 in Padang - February 24, 1980, in Jakarta) was an Indonesian actor, known for his roles from the 1950s-1970s. He was nominated for the Citra Award for Best Supporting Actor at the Indonesian Film Festival f ...

, co-stars of the film ''

Lewat Djam Malam ''Lewat Djam Malam'' (shown internationally as ''After the Curfew'') is a 1954 Indonesian film directed and produced by Usmar Ismail and written by Asrul Sani. Widely regarded as a classic of Indonesian cinema, the film follows an ex-soldier in ...

.'' Succeeding festivals were held in 1960 and 1967 and annually since 1973. There were no Citra Awards given between 1993 and 2003 due to sharp decline in domestic film production. It was reinstated as an annual event in 2004 after receiving funds from the Indonesian government.

El Manik Emmanuel Ginting Manik or better known as El Manik (born in Bohorok, North Sumatera, Indonesia on 19 November 1949) is an Indonesian actor of Karo descent. Biography El Manik was born on 19 November 1949 in Bohorok, North Sumatra to an ethni ...

is the most successful actor in this category with three wins out of seven nominations, followed by

Deddy Mizwar Deddy Mizwar (born 5 March 1955) is an Indonesian actor, film director and politician, born of an Indo (Dutch- Betawi) father and Betawi- Bugis mother. He is the Chairman of Indonesia's National Film Advisory Board (''Badan Pertimbangan Perfilman N ...

with two wins out of seven nominations. Combined with his record in the

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category, Mizwar is Indonesia's most decorated actor with five overall Citra Awards out of seventeen nominations.

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holds the distinction for most nominations without any wins with five, most recently in 2017 for '' Sweet 20''. However, Rahardjo has two wins as a lead actor for ''Ranjang Pengantin'' in 1975 and ''

Di Balik Kelambu ''Di Balik Kelambu'' (''Behind the Mosquito Net'') is a 1983 Indonesian film directed by Teguh Karya. It stars Christine Hakim and Slamet Rahardjo. Plot Hasan (Slamet Rahardjo) and Nurlela (Christine Hakim) are a newly married couple living at ...

'' in 1983. Two actors have received multiple nominations in the same year: Amak Baldjun for ''

Janur Kuning ''Janur Kuning'' (literally ''Yellow Coconut Leaves'') is a 1980 Indonesian war film directed by Alam Surawidjaja and produced by Abbas Wiranatakusuma. Starring Kaharuddin Syah, Deddy Sutomo, and Dicky Zukarnaen, it follows the Indonesian revoluti ...

'' and ''Sepasang Merpati'' in 1980 (lost to Hassan Sanusi) as well as

Agus Kuncoro Agus Kuncoro Adi or better known as Agus Kuncoro (born 11 August 1972) is an Indonesian actor of Javanese descent. Biography Kuncoro was born in Jakarta, Indonesia, on 11 August 1972. He initially intended to become a sculptor and majored in i ...

for ''?'' and ''

Tendangan dari Langit ''Tendangan dari Langit'' is a 2011 Indonesian film directed by Hanung Bramantyo. This film stars Yosie Kristanto, Maudy Ayunda, and Joshua Suherman. Cast Production Filming took place at several locations in Malang, including Gajayana Stadi ...

'' in 2011 (lost to

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). The category was not included at the 1974 ceremony.

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