TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama

The TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama is an award given by the Television Critics Association.^[1]

The 2024 recipient: Anna Sawai

Winners and nominees

Year	Winner	Program	Other nominees
1996–1997 (13th)	Andre Braugher	Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC)	Gillian Anderson – The X-Files (Fox) David Duchovny – The X-Files (Fox) Anthony Edwards – ER (NBC) Dennis Franz – NYPD Blue (ABC) Joe Pantoliano – EZ Streets (CBS)
1997–1998 (14th)			Kevin Anderson – Nothing Sacred (ABC) Anthony Edwards – ER (NBC) Dennis Franz – NYPD Blue (ABC) Kyle Secor – Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC)
1998–1999 (15th)	James Gandolfini and David E. Kelley	The Sopranos (HBO) The Practice (ABC)	David Chase – The Sopranos (HBO) Dennis Franz – NYPD Blue (ABC) Camryn Manheim – The Practice (ABC) Dylan McDermott – The Practice (ABC)
1999–2000 (16th)	James Gandolfini	The Sopranos (HBO)	Allison Janney – The West Wing (NBC) Martin Sheen – The West Wing (NBC) Aaron Sorkin – The West Wing (NBC) Sela Ward – Once and Again (ABC)
2000–2001 (17th)			Edie Falco – The Sopranos (HBO) Sarah Michelle Gellar – Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The WB) Chi McBride – Boston Public (Fox) Martin Sheen – The West Wing (NBC)
2001–2002 (18th)	Michael Chiklis	The Shield (FX)	Lauren Graham – Gilmore Girls (The WB) Rachel Griffiths – Six Feet Under (HBO) Martin Sheen – The West Wing (NBC) Kiefer Sutherland – 24 (Fox)
2002–2003 (19th)	Edie Falco	The Sopranos (HBO)	James Gandolfini – The Sopranos (HBO) Jennifer Garner – Alias (ABC) Neal McDonough – Boomtown (NBC) Kiefer Sutherland – 24 (Fox)
2003–2004 (20th)	Ian McShane	Deadwood (HBO)	Edie Falco – The Sopranos (HBO) James Gandolfini – The Sopranos (HBO) Al Pacino – Angels in America (HBO) Kiefer Sutherland – 24 (Fox)
2004–2005 (21st)	Hugh Laurie	House (Fox)	Kristen Bell – Veronica Mars (UPN) Matthew Fox – Lost (ABC) Ian McShane – Deadwood (HBO) Kiefer Sutherland – 24 (Fox)
2005–2006 (22nd)			Alan Alda – The West Wing (NBC) James Gandolfini – The Sopranos (HBO) Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer (TNT) Kiefer Sutherland – 24 (Fox)
2006–2007 (23rd)	Michael C. Hall	Dexter (Showtime)	Connie Britton – Friday Night Lights (NBC) Kyle Chandler – Friday Night Lights (NBC) Hugh Laurie – House (Fox) Helen Mirren – Prime Suspect: The Final Act (PBS)
2007–2008 (24th)	Paul Giamatti	John Adams (HBO)	Connie Britton – Friday Night Lights (NBC) Glenn Close – Damages (FX) Jon Hamm – Mad Men (AMC) David Simon – The Wire (HBO)
2008–2009 (25th)	Bryan Cranston	Breaking Bad (AMC)	Glenn Close – Damages (FX) Walton Goggins – The Shield (FX) Jon Hamm – Mad Men (AMC) Hugh Laurie – House (Fox)
2009–2010 (26th)	Julianna Margulies	The Good Wife (CBS)	Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad (AMC) John Lithgow – Dexter (Showtime) Aaron Paul – Breaking Bad (AMC) Katey Sagal – Sons of Anarchy (FX)
2010–2011 (27th)	Jon Hamm	Mad Men (AMC)	Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire (HBO) Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones (HBO) Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife (CBS) Margo Martindale – Justified (FX) Timothy Olyphant – Justified (FX)
2011–2012 (28th)	Claire Danes	Homeland (Showtime)	Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad (AMC) Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones (HBO) Jon Hamm – Mad Men (AMC) Jessica Lange – American Horror Story (FX)
2012–2013 (29th)	Tatiana Maslany	Orphan Black (BBC America)	Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad (AMC) Vera Farmiga – Bates Motel (A&E) Monica Potter – Parenthood (NBC) Matthew Rhys – The Americans (FX)
2013–2014 (30th)	Matthew McConaughey	True Detective (HBO)	Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad (AMC) Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife (CBS) Tatiana Maslany – Orphan Black (BBC America) Matthew Rhys – The Americans (FX)
2014–2015 (31st)	Jon Hamm	Mad Men (AMC)	Viola Davis – How to Get Away with Murder (ABC) Taraji P. Henson – Empire (Fox) Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul (AMC) Matthew Rhys – The Americans (FX)
2015–2016 (32nd)	Sarah Paulson	The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)	Bryan Cranston – All the Way (HBO) Rami Malek – Mr. Robot (USA) Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul (AMC) Keri Russell – The Americans (FX) Courtney B. Vance – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX)
2016–2017 (33rd)	Carrie Coon	Fargo (FX) & The Leftovers (HBO)	Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us (NBC) Claire Foy – The Crown (Netflix) Nicole Kidman – Big Little Lies (HBO) Jessica Lange – Feud: Bette and Joan (FX) Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) Susan Sarandon – Feud: Bette and Joan (FX)
2017–2018 (34th)	Keri Russell	The Americans (FX)	Jodie Comer – Killing Eve (BBC America) Darren Criss – The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX) Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) Sandra Oh – Killing Eve (BBC America) Matthew Rhys – The Americans (FX)
2018–2019 (35th)	Michelle Williams	Fosse/Verdon (FX)	Amy Adams – Sharp Objects (HBO) Patricia Arquette – Escape at Dannemora (Showtime) Christine Baranski – The Good Fight (CBS All Access) Jodie Comer – Killing Eve (BBC America) Billy Porter – Pose (FX)
2019–2020 (36th)	Regina King	Watchmen (HBO)	Cate Blanchett – Mrs. America (FX on Hulu) Kaitlyn Dever – Unbelievable (Netflix) Mark Ruffalo – I Know This Much Is True (HBO) Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul (AMC) Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO) Merritt Wever – Unbelievable (Netflix)
2020–2021 (37th)[2]	Michaela Coel	I May Destroy You (HBO)	Ethan Hawke – The Good Lord Bird (Showtime) Thuso Mbedu – The Underground Railroad (Prime Video) Elizabeth Olsen – WandaVision (Disney+) Michaela Jaé Rodriguez – Pose (FX) Omar Sy – Lupin (Netflix) Anya Taylor-Joy – The Queen's Gambit (Netflix) Kate Winslet – Mare of Easttown (HBO)
2021–2022 (38th)[3]	Mandy Moore	This Is Us (NBC)	Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game (Netflix) Michael Keaton — Dopesick (Hulu) Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets (Showtime) Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul (AMC) Margaret Qualley – Maid (Netflix) Adam Scott – Severance (Apple TV+) Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul (AMC) Amanda Seyfried – The Dropout (Hulu) Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO)
2022–2023 (39th)[4]	Rhea Seehorn	Better Call Saul (AMC)	Christine Baranski – The Good Fight (Paramount+) Kieran Culkin – Succession (HBO) Dominique Fishback – Swarm (Amazon) Betty Gilpin – Mrs. Davis (Peacock) Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us (HBO) Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us (HBO) Sarah Snook – Succession (HBO) Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO)
2023–2024 (40th)[5]	Anna Sawai	Shōgun (FX)	Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country (HBO / Max) Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer (Netflix) Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun (FX) Andrew Scott – Ripley (Netflix) Juno Temple – Fargo (FX)

Multiple wins

3 wins

• James Gandolfini (consecutive)

2 wins

• Andre Braugher (consecutive)
• Jon Hamm
• Hugh Laurie (consecutive)

Multiple nominees

6 nominations Bryan Cranston James Gandolfini 5 nominations Jon Hamm Kiefer Sutherland 4 nominations Hugh Laurie Matthew Rhys 3 nominations Edie Falco Dennis Franz Julianna Margulies Bob Odenkirk Rhea Seehorn Martin Sheen Jeremy Strong

2 nominations Christine Baranski Andre Braugher Connie Britton Glenn Close Jodie Comer Peter Dinklage Anthony Edwards Jessica Lange Tatiana Maslany Ian McShane Elisabeth Moss Keri Russell