Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama

The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama is a Golden Globe Award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). The award honors the best performance by an actress in a drama television series.

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
The 2024 recipient: Anna Sawai
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Country	United States
Presented by	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
First award	March 5, 1962
Currently held by	Anna Sawai - Shōgun
Most awards	Angela Lansbury (4)
Most nominations	Angela Lansbury (10)
Website	goldenglobes.org

It was first awarded at the 19th Golden Globe Awards on March 5, 1962, under the title Best TV Star – Female, encompassing performances in comedy and drama television series, to Pauline Frederick. The nominees for the award announced annually starting in 1963. In 1969, the award was split into the drama and comedy categories, presented under the new title Best TV Actress – Drama and in 1980 under its current title.

Since its inception, the award has been given to 50 actresses. Angela Lansbury has won the most awards in this category, winning four times, and received ten nominations for the awards, the most in the category; all of her wins were for the series Murder, She Wrote, which therefore holds the record for series with the most wins in the category. The record for series with the most different actresses winning the award is held by The Crown, for which three actors each won the award once: Claire Foy, Olivia Colman, and Emma Corrin.

Winners and nominees

Donna Reed won for The Donna Reed Show.

Mary Tyler Moore won for The Dick Van Dyke Show

Anne Francis won in 1966 for Honey West

Carol Burnett won for The Carol Burnett Show

Diahann Carroll won for Julia (1969).

Linda Cristal won for The High Chaparral (1969).

Peggy Lipton won for The Mod Squad (1970)

Patricia Neal won for The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)

Angie Dickinson won in 1975 for Police Woman.

Lee Remick won twice for The Blue Night (1973) and Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (1975).

Natalie Wood won for From Here to Eternity (1979)

Linda Evans won for Dynasty (1981)

Joan Collins won for Dynasty (1983)'.

Sharon Gless won twice for her Cagney & Lacey and The Trials of Rosie O'Neill.

Angela Lansbury was nominated ten times for the award, winning four times for her role as Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote.

Kathy Baker won in 1994 for Picket Fences.

Jane Seymour won for Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1995)

Gillian Anderson won in 1997 for The X-Files as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully.

Keri Russell won the award for her portrayal of Felicity Porter on Felicity.

Claire Danes won thrice for My So-Called Life (1994) and Homeland (2011-12).

Edie Falco won twice for her role as Carmela Soprano on The Sopranos.

Sela Ward won for Once and Again

Jennifer Garner won in 2002 for her portrayal of Sydney Bristow on Alias.

Frances Conroy won for Six Feet Under in 2003

Mariska Hargitay won for Law & Order: SVU in 2004.

Geena Davis won for Commander in Chief in 2005.

Glenn Close won for Damages

Anna Paquin won playing Sookie Stackhouse in True Blood

Julianna Margulies won in 2010 for Alicia Florrick on The Good Wife.

Robin Wright won playing Claire Underwood on House of Cards (2013).

Ruth Wilson won for The Affair (2014)

Claire Foy won for portraying Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown (2016)

Elisabeth Moss won for The Handmaid's Tale (2017)

Sandra Oh won for Killing Eve (2018)

Olivia Colman won for The Crown (2019)

Emma Corrin won for The Crown (2020)

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez won for Pose (2021)

Zendaya won for Euphoria (2022)

Sarah Snook won for Succession (2023)

Anna Sawai won for Shōgun (2024)

Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.

Key	Meaning
‡	Indicates the winning actress.

1960s

Year	Actor	Role	Program	Network	Ref
Best TV Star – Female
1961 (19th)
	Pauline Frederick ‡				[1]
1962 (20th)
	Donna Reed ‡	Donna Stone	The Donna Reed Show	ABC	[2]
1963 (21st)
	Inger Stevens ‡	Katrin "Katy" Holstrum	The Farmer's Daughter	ABC	[3]
	Shirley Booth	Hazel Burke	Hazel	NBC
	Dorothy Loudon	Various Characters	The Garry Moore Show	CBS
	Carolyn Jones	Betsy / Meredith / Jane	Burke's Law	ABC
	Gloria Swanson	Venus Walsh
1964 (22nd)
	Mary Tyler Moore ‡	Laura Petrie	The Dick Van Dyke Show	CBS	[4]
	Dorothy Malone	Constance Carson	Peyton Place	ABC
	Yvette Mimieux	Pat Holmes	Dr. Kildare	NBC
	Elizabeth Montgomery	Samantha Stephens	Bewitched	ABC
	Julie Newmar	Rhoda Miller	My Living Doll	CBS
1965 (23rd)
	Anne Francis ‡	Honey West	Honey West	ABC	[5]
	Patty Duke	Patty Lane / Cathy Lane	The Patty Duke Show	ABC
	Mia Farrow	Allison MacKenzie	Peyton Place
	Dorothy Malone	Constance Carson
	Barbara Stanwyck	Victoria Barkley	The Big Valley
1966 (24th)
	Marlo Thomas ‡	Ann Marie	That Girl	ABC	[6]
	Phyllis Diller	Phyllis Pruitt	The Pruitts of Southampton	ABC
	Barbara Eden	Jeannie	I Dream of Jeannie	NBC
	Elizabeth Montgomery	Samantha Stephens	Bewitched	ABC
	Barbara Stanwyck	Victoria Barkley	The Big Valley
1967 (25th)
	Carol Burnett ‡	Various Characters	The Carol Burnett Show	CBS	[7]
	Barbara Bain	Cinnamon Carter	Mission: Impossible	CBS
	Lucille Ball	Lucy Carmichael	The Lucy Show
	Nancy Sinatra	Various characters	Movin' with Nancy	NBC
	Barbara Stanwyck	Victoria Barkley	The Big Valley	ABC
1968 (26th)
	Diahann Carroll ‡	Julia Baker	Julia	NBC	[8]
	Doris Day	Doris Martin	The Doris Day Show	CBS
	Hope Lange	Carolyn Muir	The Ghost & Mrs. Muir	NBC
	Elizabeth Montgomery	Samantha Stephens	Bewitched	ABC
	Nancy Sinatra	Various characters	The Nancy Sinatra Show	NBC
Best TV Actress – Drama
1969 (27th)
	Linda Cristal ‡	Victoria Montoya	The High Chaparral	NBC	[9]
	Amanda Blake	Miss Kitty Russell	Gunsmoke	CBS
	Peggy Lipton	Julie Barnes	The Mod Squad	ABC
	Denise Nicholas	Miss Liz McIntyre	Room 222
	Eleanor Parker	Sylvia Caldwell	Bracken's World	NBC

1970s

Year	Actor	Role	Program	Network	Ref
1970 (28th)
	Peggy Lipton ‡	Julie Barnes	The Mod Squad	ABC	[10]
	Amanda Blake	Miss Kitty Russell	Gunsmoke	CBS
	Linda Cristal	Victoria Montoya	The High Chaparral	NBC
	Yvette Mimieux	Vannessa Smith	The Most Deadly Game	ABC
	Denise Nicholas	Miss Liz McIntyre	Room 222
1971 (29th)
	Patricia Neal ‡	Olivia Walton	The Homecoming: A Christmas Story	CBS	[11]
	Lynda Day George	Lisa Casey	Mission: Impossible	CBS
	Peggy Lipton	Julie Barnes	The Mod Squad	ABC
	Denise Nicholas	Miss Liz McIntyre	Room 222
	Susan Saint James	Sally McMillan	McMillan & Wife	NBC
1972 (30th)
	Gail Fisher ‡	Peggy Fair	Mannix	CBS	[12]
	Ellen Corby	Esther "Grandma" Walton	The Waltons	CBS
	Michael Learned	Olivia Walton
	Peggy Lipton	Julie Barnes	The Mod Squad	ABC
	Susan Saint James	Sally McMillan	McMillan & Wife	NBC
1973 (31st)
	Lee Remick ‡	Cassie Walters	The Blue Knight	NBC	[13]
	Michael Learned	Olivia Walton	The Waltons	CBS
	Julie London	Nurse Dixie McCall	Emergency!	NBC
	Emily McLaughlin	Nurse Jessie Brewer	General Hospital	ABC
	Susan Saint James	Sally McMillan	McMillan & Wife	NBC
1974 (32nd)
	Angie Dickinson ‡	Sgt. Suzanne "Pepper" Anderson	Police Woman	NBC	[14]
	Teresa Graves	Christy Love	Get Christy Love!	ABC
	Michael Learned	Olivia Walton	The Waltons	CBS
	Jean Marsh	Rose Buck	Upstairs, Downstairs	PBS
	Emily McLaughlin	Nurse Jessie Brewer	General Hospital	ABC
	Lee Meriwether	Betty Jones	Barnaby Jones	CBS
1975 (33rd)
	Lee Remick ‡	Jennie Randolph Churchill	Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill	PBS	[15]
	Angie Dickinson	Sgt. Suzanne "Pepper" Anderson	Police Woman	NBC
	Rosemary Harris	George Sand	Notorious Woman	PBS
	Michael Learned	Olivia Walton	The Waltons	CBS
	Lee Meriwether	Betty Jones	Barnaby Jones
1976 (34th)
	Susan Blakely ‡	Julie Prescott	Rich Man, Poor Man	ABC	[16]
	Angie Dickinson	Sgt. Suzanne "Pepper" Anderson	Police Woman	NBC
	Farrah Fawcett	Jill Munroe	Charlie's Angels	ABC
	Kate Jackson	Sabrina Duncan
	Jean Marsh	Rose Buck	Upstairs, Downstairs	PBS
	Sada Thompson	Kate Lawrence	Family	ABC
	Lindsay Wagner	Jaime Sommers	The Bionic Woman
1977 (35th)
	Lesley Ann Warren ‡	Marja Fludjicki / Marianne	79 Park Avenue	NBC	[17]
	Angie Dickinson	Sgt. Suzanne "Pepper" Anderson	Police Woman	NBC
	Kate Jackson	Sabrina Duncan	Charlie's Angels	ABC
	Leslie Uggams	Kizzy	Roots
	Lindsay Wagner	Jaime Sommers	The Bionic Woman
1978 (36th)
	Rosemary Harris‡	Berta Palitz Weiss	Holocaust	NBC	[18]
	Kate Jackson	Sabrina Duncan	Charlie's Angels	ABC
	Kristy McNichol	Leticia "Buddy" Lawrence	Family
	Lee Remick	Erica Trenton	Wheels	NBC
	Sada Thompson	Kate Lawrence	Family	ABC
1979 (37th)
	Natalie Wood ‡	Karen Holmes	From Here to Eternity	NBC	[19]
	Barbara Bel Geddes	Miss Ellie Ewing	Dallas	CBS
	Kate Mulgrew	Kate Columbo	Mrs. Columbo	NBC
	Stefanie Powers	Jennifer Hart	Hart to Hart	ABC
	Sada Thompson	Kate Lawrence	Family

1980s

Year	Actor	Role	Program	Network	Ref
1980 (38th)
	Yoko Shimada ‡	Lady Toda Buntaro	Shōgun	NBC	[20]
	Barbara Bel Geddes	Miss Ellie Ewing	Dallas	CBS
	Linda Gray	Sue Ellen Ewing
	Melissa Gilbert	Laura Ingalls	Little House on the Prairie	NBC
	Stefanie Powers	Jennifer Hart	Hart to Hart	ABC
1981 (39th)
	Linda Evans ‡	Krystle Carrington	Dynasty	ABC	[21]
	Barbara Bel Geddes ‡	Miss Ellie Ewing	Dallas	CBS
	Joan Collins	Alexis Carrington	Dynasty	ABC
	Morgan Fairchild	Constance Weldon Carlyle	Flamingo Road	NBC
	Linda Gray	Sue Ellen Ewing	Dallas	CBS
	Stefanie Powers	Jennifer Hart	Hart to Hart	ABC
1982 (40th)
	Joan Collins ‡	Alexis Carrington	Dynasty	ABC	[22]
	Linda Evans	Krystle Carrington	Dynasty	ABC
	Stefanie Powers	Jennifer Hart	Hart to Hart
	Victoria Principal	Pamela Barnes Ewing	Dallas	CBS
	Jane Wyman	Angela Channing	Falcon Crest
1983 (41st)
	Jane Wyman ‡	Angela Channing	Falcon Crest	CBS	[23]
	Joan Collins	Alexis Carrington	Dynasty	ABC
	Tyne Daly	Mary Beth Lacey	Cagney & Lacey	CBS
	Linda Evans	Krystle Carrington	Dynasty	ABC
	Stefanie Powers	Jennifer Hart	Hart to Hart
1984 (42nd)
	Angela Lansbury ‡	Jessica Fletcher	Murder, She Wrote	CBS	[24]
	Joan Collins	Alexis Carrington	Dynasty	ABC
	Tyne Daly	Mary Beth Lacey	Cagney & Lacey	CBS
	Linda Evans	Krystle Carrington	Dynasty	ABC
	Sharon Gless	Christine Cagney	Cagney & Lacey	CBS
	Kate Jackson	Amanda King	Scarecrow and Mrs. King
1985 (43rd)
	Sharon Gless ‡	Christine Cagney	Cagney & Lacey	CBS	[25]
	Joan Collins	Alexis Carrington	Dynasty	ABC
	Tyne Daly	Mary Beth Lacey	Cagney & Lacey	CBS
	Linda Evans	Krystle Carrington	Dynasty	ABC
	Angela Lansbury	Jessica Fletcher	Murder, She Wrote	CBS
1986 (44th)
	Angela Lansbury ‡	Jessica Fletcher	Murder, She Wrote	CBS	[26]
	Joan Collins	Alexis Carrington	Dynasty	ABC
	Tyne Daly	Mary Beth Lacey	Cagney & Lacey	CBS
	Sharon Gless	Christine Cagney
	Connie Sellecca	Christine Francis	Hotel	ABC
1987 (45th)
	Susan Dey ‡	Grace Van Owen	L.A. Law	NBC	[27]
	Jill Eikenberry	Ann Kelsey	L.A. Law	NBC
	Sharon Gless	Christine Cagney	Cagney & Lacey	CBS
	Linda Hamilton	Catherine Chandler	Beauty and the Beast
	Angela Lansbury	Jessica Fletcher	Murder, She Wrote
1988 (46th)
	Jill Eikenberry ‡	Ann Kelsey	L.A. Law	NBC	[28]
	Susan Dey	Grace Van Owen	L.A. Law	NBC
	Sharon Gless	Christine Cagney	Cagney & Lacey	CBS
	Linda Hamilton	Catherine Chandler	Beauty and the Beast
	Angela Lansbury	Jessica Fletcher	Murder, She Wrote
1989 (47th)
	Angela Lansbury ‡	Jessica Fletcher	Murder, She Wrote	CBS	[29]
	Dana Delany	Colleen McMurphy	China Beach	ABC
	Susan Dey	Grace Van Owen	L.A. Law	NBC
	Jill Eikenberry	Ann Kelsey
	Mel Harris	Hope Murdoch Steadman	thirtysomething	ABC

1990s

Year	Actor	Role	Program	Network	Ref
1990 (48th)
	Sharon Gless ‡	Fiona Rose "Rosie" O'Neill	The Trials of Rosie O'Neill	CBS	[30]
	Patricia Wettig ‡	Nancy Weston	thirtysomething	ABC
	Dana Delany	Colleen Murphy	China Beach	ABC
	Susan Dey	Grace Van Owen	L.A. Law	NBC
	Jill Eikenberry	Ann Kelsey
	Angela Lansbury	Jessica Fletcher	Murder, She Wrote	CBS
1991 (49th)
	Angela Lansbury ‡	Jessica Fletcher	Murder, She Wrote	CBS	[31]
	Susan Dey	Grace Van Owen	L.A. Law	NBC
	Sharon Gless	Fiona Rose "Rosie" O'Neill	The Trials of Rosie O'Neill	CBS
	Marlee Matlin	Tess Kaufman	Reasonable Doubts	NBC
	Janine Turner	Maggie O'Connell	Northern Exposure	CBS
1992 (50th)
	Regina Taylor ‡	Lily Harper	I'll Fly Away	NBC	[32]
	Mariel Hemingway	Sydney Guilford	Civil Wars	ABC
	Angela Lansbury	Jessica Fletcher	Murder, She Wrote	CBS
	Marlee Matlin	Tess Kaufman	Reasonable Doubts	NBC
	Janine Turner	Maggie O'Connell	Northern Exposure	CBS
1993 (51st)
	Kathy Baker ‡	Jill Brock	Picket Fences	CBS	[33]
	Heather Locklear	Amanda Woodward	Melrose Place	Fox
	Jane Seymour	Dr. Michaela Quinn	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman	CBS
	Janine Turner	Maggie O'Connell	Northern Exposure
	Sela Ward	Theodora "Teddy" Reed	Sisters	NBC
1994 (52nd)
	Claire Danes ‡	Angela Chase	My So-Called Life	ABC	[34]
	Kathy Baker	Jill Brock	Picket Fences	CBS
	Angela Lansbury	Jessica Fletcher	Murder, She Wrote
	Heather Locklear	Amanda Woodward	Melrose Place	Fox
	Jane Seymour	Dr. Michaela Quinn	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman	CBS
1995 (53rd)
	Jane Seymour ‡	Dr. Michaela Quinn	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman	CBS	[35]
	Gillian Anderson	FBI Special Agent Dana Scully	The X-Files	Fox
	Kathy Baker	Jill Brock	Picket Fences	CBS
	Heather Locklear	Amanda Woodward	Melrose Place	Fox
	Sherry Stringfield	Dr. Susan Lewis	ER	NBC
1996 (54th)
	Gillian Anderson ‡	FBI Special Agent Dana Scully	The X-Files	Fox	[36]
	Christine Lahti	Dr. Kate Austen	Chicago Hope	CBS
	Heather Locklear	Amanda Woodward	Melrose Place	Fox
	Jane Seymour	Dr. Michaela Quinn	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman	CBS
	Sherry Stringfield	Dr. Susan Lewis	ER	NBC
1997 (55th)
	Christine Lahti ‡	Dr. Kate Austen	Chicago Hope	CBS	[37]
	Gillian Anderson	FBI Special Agent Dana Scully	The X-Files	Fox
	Kim Delaney	Diane Russell	NYPD Blue	ABC
	Roma Downey	Monica	Touched by an Angel	CBS
	Julianna Margulies	Carol Hathaway	ER	NBC
1998 (56th)
	Keri Russell ‡	Felicity Porter	Felicity	The WB	[38]
	Gillian Anderson	FBI Special Agent Dana Scully	The X-Files	Fox
	Kim Delaney	Diane Russell	NYPD Blue	ABC
	Roma Downey	Monica	Touched by an Angel	CBS
	Julianna Margulies	Carol Hathaway	ER	NBC
1999 (57th)
	Edie Falco ‡	Carmela Soprano	The Sopranos	HBO	[39]
	Lorraine Bracco	Dr. Jennifer Melfi	The Sopranos	HBO
	Amy Brenneman	Amy Gray	Judging Amy	CBS
	Julianna Margulies	Carol Hathaway	ER	NBC
	Sela Ward	Lily Manning	Once and Again	ABC

2000s

Year	Actor	Role	Program	Network	Ref
2000 (58th)
	Sela Ward ‡	Lily Manning	Once and Again	ABC	[40]
	Jessica Alba	Max Guevara	Dark Angel	Fox
	Lorraine Bracco	Dr. Jennifer Melfi	The Sopranos	HBO
	Amy Brenneman	Amy Gray	Judging Amy	CBS
	Edie Falco	Carmela Soprano	The Sopranos	HBO
	Sarah Michelle Gellar	Buffy Summers	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	The WB
2001 (59th)
	Jennifer Garner ‡	Sydney Bristow	Alias	ABC	[41]
	Lorraine Bracco	Dr. Jennifer Melfi	The Sopranos	HBO
	Amy Brenneman	Amy Gray	Judging Amy	CBS
	Edie Falco	Carmela Soprano	The Sopranos	HBO
	Lauren Graham	Lorelai Gilmore	Gilmore Girls	The WB
	Marg Helgenberger	Catherine Willows	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	CBS
	Sela Ward	Lily Manning	Once and Again	ABC
2002 (60th)
	Edie Falco ‡	Carmela Soprano	The Sopranos	HBO	[42]
	Jennifer Garner	Sydney Bristow	Alias	ABC
	Rachel Griffiths	Brenda Chenowith	Six Feet Under	HBO
	Marg Helgenberger	Catherine Willows	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	CBS
	Allison Janney	C.J. Cregg	The West Wing	NBC
2003 (61st)
	Frances Conroy ‡	Ruth Fisher	Six Feet Under	HBO	[43]
	Jennifer Garner	Sydney Bristow	Alias	ABC
	Allison Janney	C.J. Cregg	The West Wing	NBC
	Joely Richardson	Julia McNamara	Nip/Tuck	FX
	Amber Tamblyn	Joan Girardi	Joan of Arcadia	CBS
2004 (62nd)
	Mariska Hargitay ‡	Det. Olivia Benson	Law and Order: Special Victims Unit	NBC	[44]
	Edie Falco	Carmela Soprano	The Sopranos	HBO
	Jennifer Garner	Sydney Bristow	Alias	ABC
	Christine Lahti	Grace McAllister	Jack & Bobby	The WB
	Joely Richardson	Julia McNamara	Nip/Tuck	FX
2005 (63rd)
	Geena Davis ‡	President Mackenzie Allen	Commander in Chief	ABC	[45]
	Patricia Arquette	Allison DuBois	Medium	CBS
	Glenn Close	Monica Rawling	The Shield	FX
	Kyra Sedgwick	Brenda Leigh Johnson	The Closer	TNT
	Polly Walker	Atia of the Julii	Rome	HBO
2006 (64th)
	Kyra Sedgwick ‡	Brenda Leigh Johnson	The Closer	TNT	[46]
	Patricia Arquette	Allison DuBois	Medium	CBS
	Edie Falco	Carmela Soprano	The Sopranos	HBO
	Evangeline Lilly	Kate Austen	Lost	ABC
	Ellen Pompeo	Meredith Grey	Grey's Anatomy
2007 (65th)
	Glenn Close ‡	Patty Hewes	Damages	FX	[47]
	Patricia Arquette	Allison DuBois	Medium	CBS
	Minnie Driver	Dahlia Malloy	The Riches	FX
	Edie Falco	Carmela Soprano	The Sopranos	HBO
	Sally Field	Nora Walker	Brothers & Sisters	ABC
	Holly Hunter	Grace Hanadarko	Saving Grace	TNT
	Kyra Sedgwick	Brenda Leigh Johnson	The Closer
2008 (66th)
	Anna Paquin ‡	Sookie Stackhouse	True Blood	HBO	[48]
	Sally Field	Nora Walker	Brothers & Sisters	ABC
	Mariska Hargitay	Det. Olivia Benson	Law and Order: Special Victims Unit	NBC
	January Jones	Betty Draper	Mad Men	AMC
	Kyra Sedgwick	Brenda Leigh Johnson	The Closer	TNT
2009 (67th)
	Julianna Margulies ‡	Alicia Florrick	The Good Wife	CBS	[49]
	Glenn Close	Patty Hewes	Damages	FX
	January Jones	Betty Draper	Mad Men	AMC
	Anna Paquin	Sookie Stackhouse	True Blood	HBO
	Kyra Sedgwick	Brenda Leigh Johnson	The Closer	TNT

2010s

Year	Actor	Role	Program	Network	Ref
2010 (68th)
	Katey Sagal ‡	Gemma Teller Morrow	Sons of Anarchy	FX	[50]
	Julianna Margulies	Alicia Florrick	The Good Wife	CBS
	Elisabeth Moss	Peggy Olson	Mad Men	AMC
	Piper Perabo	Annie Walker	Covert Affairs	USA
	Kyra Sedgwick	Brenda Leigh Johnson	The Closer	TNT
2011 (69th)
	Claire Danes ‡	Carrie Mathison	Homeland	Showtime	[51]
	Mireille Enos	Sarah Linden	The Killing	AMC
	Julianna Margulies	Alicia Florrick	The Good Wife	CBS
	Madeleine Stowe	Victoria Grayson	Revenge	ABC
	Callie Thorne	Danielle "Dani" Santino	Necessary Roughness	USA
2012 (70th)
	Claire Danes ‡	Carrie Mathison	Homeland	Showtime	[52]
	Connie Britton	Rayna James	Nashville	ABC
	Glenn Close	Patty Hewes	Damages	FX
	Michelle Dockery	Mary Crawley	Downton Abbey	PBS
	Julianna Margulies	Alicia Florrick	The Good Wife	CBS
2013 (71st)
	Robin Wright ‡	Claire Underwood	House of Cards	Netflix	[53]
	Julianna Margulies	Alicia Florrick	The Good Wife	CBS
	Tatiana Maslany	Various Characters	Orphan Black	BBC America
	Taylor Schilling	Piper Chapman	Orange Is the New Black	Netflix
	Kerry Washington	Olivia Pope	Scandal	ABC
2014 (72nd)
	Ruth Wilson ‡	Alison Lockhart	The Affair	Showtime	[54]
	Claire Danes	Carrie Mathison	Homeland	Showtime
	Viola Davis	Annalise Keating	How to Get Away with Murder	ABC
	Julianna Margulies	Alicia Florrick	The Good Wife	CBS
	Robin Wright	Claire Underwood	House of Cards	Netflix
2015 (73rd)
	Taraji P. Henson ‡	Cookie Lyon	Empire	Fox	[55]
	Caitríona Balfe	Claire Fraser	Outlander	Starz
	Viola Davis	Annalise Keating	How to Get Away with Murder	ABC
	Eva Green	Vanessa Ives	Penny Dreadful	Showtime
	Robin Wright	Claire Underwood	House of Cards	Netflix
2016 (74th)
	Claire Foy ‡	Queen Elizabeth II	The Crown	Netflix	[56]
	Caitríona Balfe	Claire Fraser	Outlander	Starz
	Keri Russell	Elizabeth Jennings	The Americans	FX
	Winona Ryder	Joyce Byers	Stranger Things	Netflix
	Evan Rachel Wood	Dolores Abernathy	Westworld	HBO
2017 (75th)
	Elisabeth Moss ‡	June Osborne / Offred	The Handmaid's Tale	Hulu	[57]
	Caitríona Balfe	Claire Fraser	Outlander	Starz
	Claire Foy	Queen Elizabeth II	The Crown	Netflix
	Maggie Gyllenhaal	Eileen "Candy" Merrell	The Deuce	HBO
	Katherine Langford	Hannah Baker	13 Reasons Why	Netflix
2018 (76th)
	Sandra Oh ‡	Eve Polastri	Killing Eve	BBC America	[58]
	Caitríona Balfe	Claire Fraser	Outlander	Starz
	Elisabeth Moss	June Osborne / Offred	The Handmaid's Tale	Hulu
	Julia Roberts	Heidi Bergman	Homecoming	Amazon Prime Video
	Keri Russell	Elizabeth Jennings	The Americans	FX
2019 (77th)
	Olivia Colman ‡	Queen Elizabeth II	The Crown	Netflix	[59]
	Jennifer Aniston	Alex Levy	The Morning Show	Apple TV+
	Jodie Comer	Oksana Astankova/Villanelle	Killing Eve	BBC America
	Nicole Kidman	Celeste Wright	Big Little Lies	HBO
	Reese Witherspoon	Bradley Jackson	The Morning Show	Apple TV+

2020s

Year	Actor	Role	Program	Network	Ref
2020 (78th)
	Emma Corrin ‡	Diana, Princess of Wales	The Crown	Netflix	[60]
	Olivia Colman	Queen Elizabeth II	The Crown	Netflix
	Jodie Comer	Oksana Astankova / Villanelle	Killing Eve	BBC America
	Laura Linney	Wendy Byrde	Ozark	Netflix
	Sarah Paulson	Nurse Mildred Ratched	Ratched
2021 (79th)
	Michaela Jaé Rodriguez ‡	Blanca Evangelista	Pose	FX	[61]
	Uzo Aduba	Dr. Brooke Taylor	In Treatment	HBO
	Jennifer Aniston	Alex Levy	The Morning Show	Apple TV+
	Christine Baranski	Diane Lockhart	The Good Fight	Paramount+
	Elisabeth Moss	June Osborne / Offred	The Handmaid's Tale	Hulu
2022 (80th)
	Zendaya ‡	Rue Bennett	Euphoria	HBO	[62]
	Emma D'Arcy	Rhaenyra Targaryen	House of the Dragon	HBO
	Laura Linney	Wendy Byrde	Ozark	Netflix
	Imelda Staunton	Queen Elizabeth II	The Crown
	Hilary Swank	Eileen Fitzgerald	Alaska Daily	ABC
2023 (81st)
	Sarah Snook ‡	Siobhan "Shiv" Roy	Succession	HBO	[63]
	Helen Mirren	Cara Dutton	1923	Paramount+
	Bella Ramsey	Ellie Williams	The Last of Us	HBO
	Keri Russell	Katherine "Kate" Wyler	The Diplomat	Netflix
	Imelda Staunton	Queen Elizabeth II	The Crown
	Emma Stone	Whitney Siegel	The Curse	Showtime
2024 (82nd)
	Anna Sawai ‡	Lady Toda Mariko	Shōgun	FX	[64]
	Kathy Bates	Matlock / Madeline Kingston	Matlock	CBS
	Emma D'Arcy	Queen Rhaenyra Targaryen	House of the Dragon	HBO
	Maya Erskine	Jane Smith / Alana	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Prime Video
	Keira Knightley	Helen Webb	Black Doves	Netflix
Keri Russell	Katherine "Kate" Wyler	The Diplomat

Superlatives

Superlative	Best Actress – Television Series Drama
Actress with most awards	Angela Lansbury (4)
Actress with most nominations	Angela Lansbury (10)
Actress with most nominations without ever winning	Stefanie Powers (5)

Multiple wins

Wins	Name
4	Angela Lansbury
3	Claire Danes
2	Edie Falco
	Sharon Gless
	Lee Remick

Multiple nominations

Nominations	Name
10	Angela Lansbury
9	Julianna Margulies
7	Edie Falco
	Sharon Gless
6	Joan Collins
	Kyra Sedgwick
5	Susan Dey
	Linda Evans
	Stefanie Powers
	Keri Russell
4	Gillian Anderson
	Caitriona Balfe
	Glenn Close
	Tyne Daly
	Claire Danes
	Angie Dickinson
	Jill Eikenberry
	Jennifer Garner
	Kate Jackson
	Michael Learned
	Peggy Lipton
	Heather Locklear
	Elisabeth Moss
	Jane Seymour
	Sela Ward
3	Patricia Arquette
	Kathy Baker
	Barbara Bel Geddes
	Lorraine Bracco
	Amy Brenneman
	Christine Lahti
	Elizabeth Montgomery
	Denise Nicholas
	Lee Remick
	Susan Saint James
	Sada Thompson
	Janine Turner
	Robin Wright
2
	Jennifer Aniston
	Amanda Blake
	Olivia Colman
	Jodie Comer
	Linda Cristal
	Emma D'Arcy
	Viola Davis
	Kim Delaney
	Dana Delany
	Roma Downey
	Sally Field
	Claire Foy
	Linda Gray
	Linda Hamilton
	Mariska Hargitay
	Rosemary Harris
	Marg Helgenberger
	Allison Janney
	January Jones
	Laura Linney
	Jean Marsh
	Marlee Matlin
	Emily McLaughlin
	Lee Meriwether
	Anna Paquin
	Joely Richardson
	Imelda Staunton
	Sherry Stringfield
	Lindsay Wagner
	Jane Wyman

Firsts

• Diahann Carroll became the first actress of African descent to win, when she won at the 26th Golden Globe Awards in 1969.
• Linda Cristal became the first actress of Latin American descent to win, when she won at the 27th Golden Globe Awards in 1970.
• Yoko Shimada became the first actress of Asian descent to win, when she won at the 38th Golden Globe Awards in 1981.
• Michaela Jaé Rodriguez became the first transgender actress to win, when she won at the 79th Golden Globe Awards in 2022.

See also

• TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama
• Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series