| 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 |
TheGolden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama is aGolden Globe Award presented annually by theHollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). The award honors the best performance by an actress in a drama television series.
It was first awarded at the19th Golden Globe Awards on March 5, 1962, under the titleBest 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 titleBest 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 seriesMurder, 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 byThe Crown, for which three actors each won the award once:Claire Foy,Olivia Colman, andEmma Corrin.



































Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ‡ | Indicates the winning actress. |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Superlative | Best Actress – Television Series Drama |
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| Actress with most awards | Angela Lansbury (4) |
| Actress with most nominations | Angela Lansbury (10) |
| Actress with most nominations without ever winning | Stefanie Powers (5) |
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