Primetime Emmy Award för bästa kvinnliga huvudroll i en dramaserie

Primetime Emmy Award för bästa kvinnliga huvudroll i en dramaserie är en utmärkelse som delats ut (under lite olika namn) 1959 ochsedan 1966. Åren 1954–1958 samt 1960–1965 var inte priserna för bästa skådespelare inte uppdelade efter genre, och kunde delas ut till drama- eller komediskådespelare. 1955, 1957 och 1961 delades priset för bästa kvinliga skådespelare ut till skådespelare i dramaserier.

Vinnare och nominerade sedan år 2000

2000-talet

År	Skådespelare	TV-serie
2000	Sela Ward	Once and Again
	Lorraine Bracco	Sopranos
	Amy Brenneman	Vem dömer Amy?
	Edie Falco	Sopranos
	Julianna Margulies	Cityakuten
2001	Edie Falco	Sopranos
	Lorraine Bracco	Sopranos
	Amy Brenneman	Vem dömer Amy?
	Marg Helgenberger	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
	Sela Ward	Once and Again
2002	Allison Janney	Vita huset
	Amy Brenneman	Vem dömer Amy?
	Frances Conroy	Six Feet Under
	Jennifer Garner	Alias
	Rachel Griffiths	Six Feet Under
2003	Edie Falco	Sopranos
	Frances Conroy	Six Feet Under
	Jennifer Garner	Alias
	Marg Helgenberger	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
	Allison Janney	Vita huset
2004	Allison Janney	Vita huset
	Edie Falco	Sopranos
	Jennifer Garner	Alias
	Mariska Hargitay	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
	Amber Tamblyn	Mellan himmel och jord
2005	Patricia Arquette	Medium
	Glenn Close	The Shield
	Frances Conroy	Six Feet Under
	Jennifer Garner	Alias
	Mariska Hargitay	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2006	Mariska Hargitay	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
	Frances Conroy	Six Feet Under
	Geena Davis	Commander in Chief
	Allison Janney	Vita huset
	Kyra Sedgwick	The Closer
2007	Sally Field	Brothers & Sisters
	Patricia Arquette	Medium
	Minnie Driver	The Riches
	Edie Falco	Sopranos
	Mariska Hargitay	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
	Kyra Sedgwick	The Closer
2008	Glenn Close	Damages
	Sally Field	Brothers & Sisters
	Mariska Hargitay	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
	Holly Hunter	Saving Grace
	Kyra Sedgwick	The Closer
2009	Glenn Close	Damages
	Sally Field	Brothers & Sisters
	Mariska Hargitay	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
	Holly Hunter	Saving Grace
	Elisabeth Moss	Mad Men
	Kyra Sedgwick	The Closer

2010-talet

År	Skådespelare	TV-serie
2010	Kyra Sedgwick	The Closer
	Connie Britton	Friday Night Lights
	Glenn Close	Damages
	Mariska Hargitay	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
	January Jones	Mad Men
	Julianna Margulies	The Good Wife
2011	Julianna Margulies	The Good Wife
	Kathy Bates	Harry's Law
	Connie Britton	Friday Night Lights
	Mireille Enos	The Killing
	Mariska Hargitay	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
	Elisabeth Moss	Mad Men
2012	Claire Danes	Homeland
	Kathy Bates	Harry's Law
	Glenn Close	Damages
	Michelle Dockery	Downton Abbey
	Julianna Margulies	The Good Wife
	Elisabeth Moss	Mad Men
2013	Claire Danes	Homeland
	Connie Britton	Nashville
	Michelle Dockery	Downton Abbey
	Vera Farmiga	Bates Motel
	Elisabeth Moss	Mad Men
	Kerry Washington	Scandal
	Robin Wright	House of Cards
2014	Julianna Margulies	The Good Wife
	Lizzy Caplan	Masters of Sex
	Claire Danes	Homeland
	Michelle Dockery	Downton Abbey
	Kerry Washington	Scandal
	Robin Wright	House of Cards
2015	Viola Davis	How to Get Away with Murder
	Claire Danes	Homeland
	Taraji P. Henson	Empire
	Tatiana Maslany	Orphan Black
	Elisabeth Moss	Mad Men
	Robin Wright	House of Cards
2016	Tatiana Maslany	Orphan Black
	Claire Danes	Homeland
	Viola Davis	How to Get Away with Murder
	Taraji P. Henson	Empire
	Keri Russell	The Americans
	Robin Wright	House of Cards
2017	Elisabeth Moss	The Handmaid's Tale
	Viola Davis	How to Get Away with Murder
	Claire Foy	The Crown
	Keri Russell	The Americans
	Evan Rachel Wood	Westworld
	Robin Wright	House of Cards
2018	Claire Foy	The Crown
	Tatiana Maslany	Orphan Black
	Elisabeth Moss	The Handmaid's Tale
	Sandra Oh	Killing Eve
	Keri Russell	The Americans
	Evan Rachel Wood	Westworld
2019	Jodie Comer	Killing Eve
	Emilia Clarke	Game of Thrones
	Viola Davis	How to Get Away with Murder
	Laura Linney	Ozark
	Mandy Moore	This Is Us
	Sandra Oh	Killing Eve
	Robin Wright	House of Cards

2020-talet

År	Skådespelare	TV-serie
2020	Zendaya	Euphoria
	Jennifer Aniston	The Morning Show
	Olivia Colman	The Crown
	Jodie Comer	Killing Eve
	Laura Linney	Ozark
	Sandra Oh	Killing Eve