Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series

The Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series is one of the award categories presented annually by the Critics' Choice Television Awards (BTJA) to recognize the work done by television actresses. It was introduced in 2011, when the event was first initiated. The winners are selected by a group of television critics that are part of the Broadcast Television Critics Association.

Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series
The 2024 recipient: Jean Smart
Country	United States
Presented by	Critics Choice Association
First award	2011
Currently held by	Jean Smart – Hacks (2025)
Website	criticschoice.com

Winners and nominees

  indicates the winner

2010s

Year	Actress	Series	Character	Network
2011 [1][2]	Tina Fey	30 Rock	Liz Lemon	NBC
	Courteney Cox	Cougar Town	Jules Cobb	ABC
	Edie Falco	Nurse Jackie	Jackie Peyton	Showtime
	Patricia Heaton	The Middle	Frankie Heck	ABC
	Martha Plimpton	Raising Hope	Virginia Chance	Fox
	Amy Poehler	Parks and Recreation	Leslie Knope	NBC
2012 [3][4]	Zooey Deschanel	New Girl	Jessica Day	Fox
	Amy Poehler	Parks and Recreation	Leslie Knope	NBC
	Lena Dunham	Girls	Hannah Horvath	HBO
	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Selina Meyer
	Martha Plimpton	Raising Hope	Virginia Chance	Fox
	Ashley Rickards	Awkward	Jenna Hamilton	MTV
2013 [5]	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Selina Meyer	HBO
	Laura Dern	Enlightened	Amy Jellicoe	HBO
	Zooey Deschanel	New Girl	Jessica Day	Fox
	Lena Dunham	Girls	Hannah Horvath	HBO
	Sutton Foster	Bunheads	Michelle Simms Flowers	ABC Family
	Amy Poehler	Parks and Recreation	Leslie Knope	NBC
2014 [6]	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Selina Meyer	HBO
	Ilana Glazer	Broad City	Ilana Wexler	Comedy Central
	Wendi McLendon-Covey	The Goldbergs	Beverly Goldberg	ABC
	Amy Poehler	Parks and Recreation	Leslie Knope	NBC
	Emmy Rossum	Shameless	Fiona Gallagher	Showtime
	Amy Schumer	Inside Amy Schumer	Various Characters	Comedy Central
2015 [7]	Amy Schumer	Inside Amy Schumer	Various Characters	Comedy Central
	Ilana Glazer	Broad City	Ilana Wexler	Comedy Central
	Lisa Kudrow	The Comeback	Valerie Cherish	HBO
	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Selina Meyer
	Gina Rodriguez	Jane the Virgin	Jane Gloriana Villanueva	The CW
	Constance Wu	Fresh Off the Boat	Jessica Huang	ABC
2016 (1) [8]	Rachel Bloom	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	Rebecca Nora Bunch	The CW
	Aya Cash	You're the Worst	Gretchen Cutler	FXX
	Wendi McLendon-Covey	The Goldbergs	Beverly Goldberg	ABC
	Gina Rodriguez	Jane the Virgin	Jane Gloriana Villanueva	The CW
	Tracee Ellis Ross	Black-ish	Rainbow "Bow" Johnson	ABC
	Constance Wu	Fresh Off the Boat	Jessica Huang
2016 (2) [9]	Kate McKinnon	Saturday Night Live	Various Characters	NBC
	Ellie Kemper	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt	Kimmy Schmidt	Netflix
	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Selina Meyer	HBO
	Tracee Ellis Ross	Black-ish	Rainbow "Bow" Johnson	ABC
	Phoebe Waller-Bridge	Fleabag	Fleabag	Amazon Prime Video
	Constance Wu	Fresh Off the Boat	Jessica Huang	ABC
2018 [10]	Rachel Brosnahan	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	Miriam "Midge" Maisel	Amazon Prime Video
	Kristen Bell	The Good Place	Eleanor Shellstrop	NBC
	Alison Brie	GLOW	Ruth "Zoya the Destroya" Wilder	Netflix
	Sutton Foster	Younger	Liza Miller	TV Land
	Ellie Kemper	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt	Kimmy Schmidt	Netflix
	Constance Wu	Fresh Off the Boat	Jessica Huang	ABC
2019 [11]	Rachel Brosnahan	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	Miriam "Midge" Maisel	Amazon Prime Video
	Rachel Bloom	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	Rebecca Bunch	The CW
	Allison Janney	Mom	Bonnie Plunkett	CBS
	Justina Machado	One Day at a Time	Penelope Alvarez	Netflix
	Debra Messing	Will & Grace	Grace Adler	NBC
	Issa Rae	Insecure	Issa Dee	HBO

2020s

Year	Actress	Series	Character	Network
2020 [12]	Phoebe Waller-Bridge	Fleabag	Fleabag	Amazon Prime Video
	Christina Applegate	Dead to Me	Jen Harding	Netflix
	Alison Brie	GLOW	Ruth "Zoya the Destroya" Wilder
	Rachel Brosnahan	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	Miriam "Midge" Maisel	Amazon Prime Video
	Kirsten Dunst	On Becoming a God in Central Florida	Krystal Stubbs	Showtime
	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Selina Meyer	HBO
	Catherine O'Hara	Schitt's Creek	Moira Rose	Pop
2021 [13]	Catherine O'Hara	Schitt's Creek	Moira Rose	Pop
	Pamela Adlon	Better Things	Sam Fox	FX
	Christina Applegate	Dead to Me	Jen Harding	Netflix
	Kaley Cuoco	The Flight Attendant	Cassie Bowden	HBO Max
	Natasia Demetriou	What We Do in the Shadows	Nadja	FX
	Issa Rae	Insecure	Issa Dee	HBO
2022 [14]	Jean Smart	Hacks	Deborah Vance	HBO Max
	Elle Fanning	The Great	Catherine the Great	Hulu
	Renée Elise Goldsberry	Girls5eva	Wickie	Peacock
	Selena Gomez	Only Murders in the Building	Mabel Mora	Hulu
	Sandra Oh	The Chair	Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim	Netflix
	Issa Rae	Insecure	Issa Dee	HBO
2023 [15]	Jean Smart	Hacks	Deborah Vance	HBO Max
	Christina Applegate	Dead to Me	Jen Harding	Netflix
	Quinta Brunson	Abbott Elementary	Janine Teagues	ABC
	Kaley Cuoco	The Flight Attendant	Cassie Bowden	HBO Max
	Renée Elise Goldsberry	Girls5eva	Wickie	Peacock
	Devery Jacobs	Reservation Dogs	Elora Danan Postoak	FX
2024 [16]	Ayo Edebiri	The Bear	Sydney Adamu	FX
	Rachel Brosnahan	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	Miriam "Midge" Maisel	Prime Video
	Quinta Brunson	Abbott Elementary	Janine Teagues	ABC
	Bridget Everett	Somebody Somewhere	Sam	HBO Max
	Devery Jacobs	Reservation Dogs	Elora Danan Postoak	FX
	Natasha Lyonne	Poker Face	Charlie Cale	Peacock
2025 [17]
	Jean Smart	Hacks	Deborah Vance	HBO
	Kristen Bell	Nobody Wants This	Joanne	Netflix
	Quinta Brunson	Abbott Elementary	Janine Teagues	ABC
	Natasia Demetriou	What We Do in the Shadows	Nadja	FX
	Bridget Everett	Somebody Somewhere	Sam	HBO
	Kristen Wiig	Palm Royale	Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons	Apple TV+

Multiple wins

3 wins

• Jean Smart (2 consecutive)

2 wins

• Rachel Brosnahan (consecutive)
• Julia Louis-Dreyfus (consecutive)

Multiple nominations

6 nominations

• Julia Louis-Dreyfus

4 nominations

• Rachel Brosnahan
• Amy Poehler
• Constance Wu

3 nominations

• Christina Applegate
• Quinta Brunson
• Issa Rae
• Jean Smart

2 nominations

• Kristen Bell
• Rachel Bloom
• Alison Brie
• Kaley Cuoco
• Natasia Demetriou
• Zooey Deschanel
• Lena Dunham
• Bridget Everett
• Sutton Foster
• Ilana Glazer
• Renée Elise Goldsberry
• Devery Jacobs
• Allison Janney
• Ellie Kemper
• Wendi McLendon-Covey
• Catherine O'Hara
• Martha Plimpton
• Gina Rodriguez
• Tracee Ellis Ross
• Amy Schumer
• Phoebe Waller-Bridge

See also

• TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series