Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama — Every Winner and Nominee

Every film recognised in the Golden Globes Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series - Drama category in CineRoll's records: 124 films across 52 years, 54 of them winners.

The most recent winner is Euphoria (2023); the earliest on record is The Mod Squad (1971).

The last three winners were Euphoria (2023), POSE (2022) and The Crown (2021).

The list is newest first. Each year shows the winner at the top, then the other nominees; a year with enough nominees links to its own page.

Last updated August 12, 2026

2023

Euphoria(2019)
Zendaya
Winner
Alaska Daily(2022)
Hilary Swank
House of the Dragon(2022)
Emma D’Arcy
Ozark(2017)
Laura Linney
The Crown(2016)
Imelda Staunton

2022

POSE(2018)
Michaela Jae Rodriguez
Winner
In Treatment(2008)
Uzo Aduba
The Good Fight(2017)
Christine Baranski
The Handmaid's Tale(2017)
Elisabeth Moss
The Morning Show(2019)
Jennifer Aniston

2021

The Crown(2016)
Emma Corrin
Winner
Killing Eve(2018)
Jodie Comer
Ozark(2017)
Laura Linney
Ratched(2020)
Sarah Paulson
The Crown(2016)
Olivia Colman

2020

The Crown(2016)
Olivia Colman
Winner
Big Little Lies(2017)
Nicole Kidman
Killing Eve(2018)
Jodie Comer
The Morning Show(2019)
Jennifer Aniston
The Morning Show(2019)
Reese Witherspoon

2019

Killing Eve(2018)
Sandra Oh
Winner
Homecoming(2018)
Julia Roberts
Outlander(2014)
Caitriona Balfe
The Americans(2013)
Keri Russell
The Handmaid's Tale(2017)
Elisabeth Moss

2018

The Handmaid's Tale(2017)
Elisabeth Moss
Winner
13 Reasons Why(2017)
Katherine Langford
Outlander(2014)
Caitriona Balfe
The Crown(2016)
Claire Foy
The Deuce(2017)
Maggie Gyllenhaal

2017

The Crown(2016)
Claire Foy
Winner
Outlander(2014)
Caitriona Balfe
Stranger Things(2016)
Winona Ryder
The Americans(2013)
Keri Russell
Westworld(2016)
Evan Rachel Wood

2016

Empire(2015)
Taraji Henson
Winner
House of Cards(2013)
Robin Wright
How to Get Away with Murder(2014)
Viola Davis
Outlander(2014)
Caitriona Balfe
Penny Dreadful(2014)
Eva Green

2015

The Affair(2014)
Ruth Wilson
Winner
Homeland(2011)
Claire Danes
House of Cards(2013)
Robin Wright
How to Get Away with Murder(2014)
Viola Davis
The Good Wife(2009)
Julianna Margulies

2014

House of Cards(2013)
Robin Wright
Winner
Orange Is the New Black(2013)
Taylor Schilling
Orphan Black(2013)
Tatiana Maslany
Scandal(2012)
Kerry Washington
The Good Wife(2009)
Julianna Margulies

2013

Homeland(2011)
Claire Danes
Winner
Damages(2007)
Glenn Close
Downton Abbey(2010)
Michelle Dockery
Nashville(2012)
Connie Britton
The Good Wife(2009)
Julianna Margulies

2012

Homeland(2011)
Claire Danes
Winner
Necessary Roughness(2011)
Callie Thorne
Revenge(2011)
Madeleine Stowe
The Good Wife(2009)
Julianna Margulies
The Killing(2011)
Mireille Enos

2011

Sons of Anarchy(2008)
Katey Sagal
Winner
Covert Affairs(2010)
Piper Perabo
Mad Men(2007)
Elisabeth Moss
The Closer(2005)
Kyra Sedgwick
The Good Wife(2009)
Julianna Margulies

2010

The Good Wife(2009)
Julianna Margulies
Winner
Damages(2007)
Glenn Close
Mad Men(2007)
January Jones
The Closer(2005)
Kyra Sedgwick
True Blood(2008)
Anna Paquin

2009

True Blood(2008)
Anna Paquin
Winner
Brothers and Sisters(2006)
Sally Field
Law & Order(1990)
Mad Men(2007)
January Jones
The Closer(2005)
Kyra Sedgwick

2008

Damages(2007)
Glenn Close
Winner
Brothers and Sisters(2006)
Sally Field
Medium(2005)
Patricia Arquette
Saving Grace(2007)
Holly Hunter
The Closer(2005)
Kyra Sedgwick
The Riches(2007)
Minnie Driver
The Sopranos(1999)

2007

The Closer(2005)
Kyra Sedgwick
Winner
Grey's Anatomy(2005)
Ellen Pompeo
Lost(2004)
Medium(2005)
Patricia Arquette
The Sopranos(1999)

2006

Commander in Chief(2005)
Geena Davis
Winner
Medium(2005)
Patricia Arquette
Rome(2005)
Polly Walker
The Closer(2005)
Kyra Sedgwick
The Shield(2002)

2005

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)
Mariska Hargitay
Winner
Alias(2001)
Jack & Bobby(2004)
Christine Lahti
Nip/Tuck(2003)
The Sopranos(1999)

2004

Six Feet Under(2001)
Winner
Alias(2001)
Joan of Arcadia(2003)
Amber Tamblyn
Nip/Tuck(2003)
Joely Richardson
The West Wing(1999)

2003

2002

Alias(2001)
Jennifer Garner
Winner
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation(2000)
Gilmore Girls(2000)
Lauren Graham
Judging Amy(1999)
Once and Again(1999)
The Sopranos(1999)

2001

Once and Again(1999)
Winner
Buffy the Vampire Slayer(1997)
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Dark Angel(2000)
Jessica Alba
Judging Amy(1999)
The Sopranos(1999)

2000

The Sopranos(1999)
Edie Falco
Winner
ER(1994)
Julianna Margulies
Judging Amy(1999)
Amy Brenneman
Once and Again(1999)
Sela Ward
The Sopranos(1999)
Lorraine Bracco

1999

Felicity(1998)
Keri Russell
Winner
ER(1994)
Julianna Margulies
NYPD Blue(1993)
The X-Files(1993)
Touched by an Angel(1994)

1998

Chicago Hope(1994)
Christine Lahti
Winner
ER(1994)
NYPD Blue(1993)
The X-Files(1993)
Touched by an Angel(1994)
Roma Downey

1997

The X-Files(1993)
Winner
Chicago Hope(1994)
Christine Lahti
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman(1993)
Jane Seymour
ER(1994)
Melrose Place(1992)
Heather Locklear

1996

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman(1993)
Jane Seymour
Winner
ER(1994)
Melrose Place(1992)
Heather Locklear
Picket Fences(1992)
Kathy Baker
The X-Files(1993)

1995

My So-Called Life(1994)
Claire Danes
Winner
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman(1993)
Jane Seymour
Melrose Place(1992)
Heather Locklear
Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Angela Lansbury
Picket Fences(1992)
Kathy Baker

1994

Picket Fences(1992)
Kathy Baker
Winner
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman(1993)
Jane Seymour
Melrose Place(1992)
Heather Locklear
Northern Exposure(1990)
Janine Turner
Sisters(1991)

1993

I'll Fly Away(1991)
Winner
Civil Wars(1991)
Mariel Hemingway
Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Angela Lansbury
Northern Exposure(1990)
Janine Turner
Reasonable Doubts(1991)
Marlee Matlin

1992

Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Angela Lansbury
Winner
L.A. Law(1986)
Northern Exposure(1990)
Janine Turner
Reasonable Doubts(1991)
Marlee Matlin
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill(1990)
Sharon Gless

1991

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill(1990)
Sharon Gless
Winner
thirtysomething(1987)
Patricia Wettig
Winner
China Beach(1988)
Dana Delaney
L.A. Law(1986)
Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Angela Lansbury

1990

Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Angela Lansbury
Winner
China Beach(1988)
L.A. Law(1986)
thirtysomething(1987)
Mel Harris

1989

L.A. Law(1986)
Susan Dey
Winner
L.A. Law(1986)
Jill Eikenberry
Winner
Beauty and the Beast(1987)
Linda Hamilton
Cagney & Lacey(1982)
Sharon Gless
Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Angela Lansbury

1988

Beauty and the Beast(1987)
Linda Hamilton
Cagney & Lacey(1982)
Sharon Gless
L.A. Law(1986)
Susan Dey
L.A. Law(1986)
Jill Eikenberry
Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Angela Lansbury

1987

Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Angela Lansbury
Winner
Cagney & Lacey(1982)
Tyne Daly
Cagney & Lacey(1982)
Sharon Gless
Dynasty(1981)
Joan Collins
Hotel(1983)
Connie Sellecca

1986

Cagney & Lacey(1982)
Sharon Gless
Winner
Cagney & Lacey(1982)
Tyne Daly
Dynasty(1981)
Joan Collins
Dynasty(1981)
Linda Evans
Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Angela Lansbury

1985

Murder, She Wrote(1984)
Angela Lansbury
Winner
Cagney & Lacey(1982)
Tyne Daly
Cagney & Lacey(1982)
Sharon Gless
Dynasty(1981)
Joan Collins
Dynasty(1981)
Linda Evans
Scarecrow and Mrs. King(1983)
Kate Jackson

1984

Falcon Crest(1981)
Jane Wyman
Winner
Cagney & Lacey(1982)
Tyne Daly
Dynasty(1981)
Joan Collins
Dynasty(1981)
Linda Evans
Hart to Hart(1979)
Stefanie Powers

1983

Dynasty(1981)
Joan Collins
Winner
Dallas(1978)
Victoria Principal
Dynasty(1981)
Linda Evans
Falcon Crest(1981)
Jane Wyman
Hart to Hart(1979)
Stefanie Powers

1982

Dallas(1978)
Barbara Bel Geddes
Winner
Dynasty(1981)
Linda Evans
Winner
Dallas(1978)
Linda Gray
Dynasty(1981)
Joan Collins
Flamingo Road(1981)
Morgan Fairchild
Hart to Hart(1979)
Stefanie Powers

1981

Shōgun(1980)
Yoko Shimada
Winner
Dallas(1978)
Barbara Bel Geddes
Dallas(1978)
Linda Gray
Hart to Hart(1979)
Little House on the Prairie(1974)

1980

From Here to Eternity(1979)
Natalie Wood
Winner
Dallas(1978)
Barbara Bel Geddes
Family(1976)
Hart to Hart(1979)
Mrs. Columbo(1979)
Kate Mulgrew

1979

Holocaust(1978)
Rosemary Harris
Winner
Charlie's Angels(1976)
Family(1976)
Wheels(1978)
Lee Remick

1978

79 Park Avenue(1977)
Lesley Ann Warren
Winner
Charlie's Angels(1976)
Police Woman(1974)
Roots(1977)
Leslie Uggams
The Bionic Woman (Bionic Woman, The)(1976)
Lindsay Wagner

1977

Rich Man, Poor Man(1976)
Susan Blakely
Winner
Charlie's Angels(1976)
Farrah Fawcett
Charlie's Angels(1976)
Kate Jackson
Family(1976)
Sada Thompson
Police Woman(1974)
Angie Dickinson
The Bionic Woman (Bionic Woman, The)(1976)
Lindsay Wagner
Upstairs, Downstairs(1971)
Jean Marsh

1976

Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill(1974)
Lee Remick
Winner
Barnaby Jones(1973)
Lee Meriwether
Notorious Woman(1974)
Rosemary Harris
Police Woman(1974)
Angie Dickinson
The Waltons (Waltons, The)(1972)
Michael Learned

1975

Police Woman(1974)
Angie Dickinson
Winner
Barnaby Jones(1973)
Lee Meriwether
Get Christie Love!(1974)
Teresa Graves
The Waltons (Waltons, The)(1972)
Michael Learned
Upstairs, Downstairs(1971)
Jean Marsh

1974

The Blue Knight(1973)
Lee Remick
Winner
Emergency!(1972)
Julie London
General Hospital(1963)
Emily McLaughlin
McMillan & Wife(1971)
The Waltons (Waltons, The)(1972)
Michael Learned

1973

Mannix(1967)
Winner
Delphi Bureau(1972)
Anne Jeffreys
McMillan & Wife(1971)
The Mod Squad(1968)
The Waltons (Waltons, The)(1972)
Ellen Corby
The Waltons (Waltons, The)(1972)
Michael Learned

1971

The Mod Squad(1968)
Peggy Lipton
Winner
Gunsmoke(1955)
Amanda Blake
Room 222(1969)
Denise Nicholas
The High Chaparral (High Chaparral)(1967)
Linda Cristal
The High Chaparral (High Chaparral)(1967)
The High Chaparral
The Most Deadly Game (Most Deadly Game, The)(1970)
Yvette Mimieux