The Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy is one of the annual Satellite Awards given by the International Press Academy.
Winners and nominees
1990s Year Actor Series Role Network 1996 Jane Curtin 3rd Rock from the Sun Mary Albright NBCFran Drescher The Nanny Fran Fine CBSCybill Shepherd Cybill Cybill SheridanHelen Hunt Mad About You Jamie Stemple Buchman NBCLea Thompson Caroline in the City Caroline Duffy 1997 Tracey Ullman Tracey Takes On... Various characters HBOEllen DeGeneres Ellen Ellen Morgan ABCJane Curtin 3rd Rock from the Sun Mary Albright NBCHelen Hunt Mad About You Jamie Stemple BuchmanBrooke Shields Suddenly Susan Susan Keane 1998 Ellen DeGeneres Ellen Ellen Morgan ABCCalista Flockhart Ally McBealAlly McBeal FoxHelen Hunt Mad About You Jamie Stemple Buchman NBCBrooke Shields Suddenly Susan Susan KeanePhylicia Rashad Cosby Ruth Lucas CBS 1999 Illeana Douglas Action Wendy Ward FoxJennifer Aniston Friends Rachel Green NBCJane Leeves Frasier Daphne MoonJenna Elfman Dharma & Greg Dharma Montgomery ABCCalista Flockhart Ally McBealAlly McBeal Fox
2000s Year Actor Series Role Network 2000 Lisa KudrowFriends Phoebe Buffay NBCJenna Elfman Dharma & Greg Dharma Montgomery ABCWendie Malick Just Shoot Me! Nina Van Horn NBCLaura San Giacomo Maya GalloJane Krakowski Ally McBeal Elaine Vassal Fox 2001 Debra Messing Will & Grace Grace Adler NBCJenna Elfman Dharma & Greg Dharma Montgomery ABCLisa Kudrow Friends Phoebe Buffay NBCLauren Graham Gilmore Girls Lorelai Gilmore The CWJane Kaczmarek Malcolm in the MiddleLois Fox 2002 Debra Messing Will & Grace Grace Adler NBCAlexis Bledel Gilmore Girls Rory Gilmore The CWLauren Graham Lorelai GilmoreJennifer Aniston Friends Rachel Green NBCBonnie Hunt Life with Bonnie Bonnie Molloy ABC 2003 Jane Kaczmarek Malcolm in the Middle Lois Fox Lauren Graham Gilmore Girls Lorelai Gilmore The CW Bonnie Hunt Life with Bonnie Bonnie Molloy ABC Wanda Sykes Wanda at Large Wanda Mildred Hawkins Fox Debra Messing Will & Grace Grace Adler NBC Alicia Silverstone Miss Match Kate Fox 2004 Portia de Rossi Arrested Development Lindsay Bluth Fünke Fox Marcia Cross Desperate Housewives Bree Van de Kamp ABC Teri Hatcher Susan Mayer Felicity Huffman Lynette Scavo Lauren Graham Gilmore Girls Lorelai Gilmore The CW Maya Rudolph Saturday Night Live Various characters NBC 2005 Felicity Huffman Desperate Housewives Lynette Scavo ABC Mary-Louise Parker Weeds Nancy Botwin ShowtimeCandice Bergen Boston Legal Shirley Schmidt ABCLauren Graham Gilmore Girls Lorelai Gilmore The CWElizabeth Perkins Weeds Celia Hodes Showtime 2006 Marcia Cross Desperate Housewives Bree Van de Kamp ABCLaura Kightlinger The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman Jackie Woodman IFCLisa Kudrow The Comeback Valerie Cherish HBOAmerica Ferrera Ugly Betty Betty Suarez ABCJulia Louis-Dreyfus The New Adventures of Old Christine Christine Campbell CBSMary-Louise Parker Weeds Nancy Botwin Showtime 2007 America Ferrera Ugly Betty Betty Suarez ABCTina Fey 30 Rock Liz Lemon NBCFelicity Huffman Desperate Housewives Lynette Scavo ABCAnna Friel Pushing Daisies Charlotte CharlesPatricia Heaton Back to You Kelly Carr FoxJulia Louis-Dreyfus The New Adventures of Old Christine Christine Campbell CBS 2008 Tracey Ullman State of the UnionVarious characters ShowtimeAmerica Ferrera Ugly Betty Betty Suarez ABCChristina Applegate Samantha Who? Samantha NewlyTina Fey 30 Rock Liz Lemon NBCJulia Louis-Dreyfus The New Adventures of Old Christine Christine Campbell CBSMary-Louise Parker Weeds Nancy Botwin Showtime 2009 Lea Michele GleeRachel Berry FoxJulie Bowen Modern Family Claire Dunphy ABCToni Collette United States of Tara Tara Gregson/T/Buck/Alice ShowtimeEdie Falco Nurse Jackie Jackie Payton, RNBrooke Elliott Drop Dead Diva Jane Bingum/Deb Dobson LifetimeTina Fey 30 Rock Liz Lemon NBCMary-Louise Parker Weeds Nancy Botw Showtime
2010s Year Actor Series Role Network 2010 Laura Linney The Big CCathy Jamison ShowtimeJane Adams Hung Tanya Skagle HBOToni Collette United States of Tara Tara Gregson/T/Buck/Alice/Shoshana Schoenbaum/Chicken ShowtimeMary-Louise Parker Weeds Nancy BotwinEdie Falco Nurse Jackie Jackie Payton, RNTina Fey 30 Rock Liz Lemon NBCLea Michele Glee Rachel Berry Fox 2011 Martha Plimpton Raising HopeVirginia Chance FoxFelicity Huffman Desperate Housewives Lynette Scavo ABCLaura Linney The Big C Cathy Jamison ShowtimeZooey Deschanel New Girl Jessica Day FoxMelissa McCarthy Mike and Molly Molly Flynn CBSAmy Poehler Parks and Recreation Leslie Knope NBC 2012 Kaley Cuoco The Big Bang Theory Penny CBSAmy Poehler Parks and Recreation Leslie Knope NBCChristina Applegate Up All Night Reagan BrinkleyLaura Dern Enlightened Amy Jellicoe HBOLena Dunham Girls Hannah HorvathJulia Louis-Dreyfus Veep Selina Meyer 2013 Taylor Schilling Orange Is the New Black Piper Chapman NetflixLaura Dern Enlightened Amy Jellicoe HBOLena Dunham Girls Hannah HorvathJulia Louis-Dreyfus Veep Selina MeyerZooey Deschanel New Girl Jessica "Jess" Day FoxEdie Falco Nurse Jackie Jackie Payton, RN ShowtimeAmy Poehler Parks and Recreation Leslie Knope NBCJessica Walter Arrested Development Lucille Bluth Netflix 2014 Mindy Kaling The Mindy Project Mindy Lahiri FoxEdie Falco Nurse Jackie Jackie Payton, RN ShowtimeJulia Louis-Dreyfus Veep Selina Meyer HBOTaylor Schilling Orange Is the New Black Piper Chapman NetflixEmmy Rossum Shameless Fiona Gallagher ShowtimeZooey Deschanel New Girl Jessica "Jess" Day Fox 2015 Taylor Schilling Orange Is the New Black Piper Chapman NetflixJamie Lee Curtis Scream Queens Dean Cathy Munsch FoxJulia Louis-Dreyfus Veep Selina Meyer HBOLily Tomlin Grace and Frankie Frankie Bergstein NetflixAmy Poehler Parks and Recreation Leslie Knope NBCGina Rodriguez Jane the Virgin Jane Gloriana Villanueva The CW 2016 Taylor Schilling Orange Is the New Black Piper Chapman NetflixPamela Adlon Better Things Sam Fox FXSharon Horgan Catastrophe Sharon Morris Prime VideoEllie Kemper Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Kimmy Schmidt HBOTracee Ellis Ross Black-ish Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson ABC 2017 Niecy Nash Claws Desna Simms TNT Alison Brie GLOW Ruth "Zoya the Destroya" Wilder Netflix Ellie Kemper Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Kimmy Schmidt Julia Louis-Dreyfus Veep President Selina Meyer HBO Issa Rae Insecure Issa Dee Kathryn Hahn I Love Dick Chris Kraus Prime Video 2018 Issa Rae Insecure Issa Dee HBO Alison Brie GLOW Ruth "Zoya the Destroya" Wilder Netflix Ellie Kemper Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Kimmy Schmidt Christina Hendricks Good Girls Beth Boland NBC Niecy Nash Claws Desna Simms TNT Tracee Ellis Ross Black-ish Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson ABC 2019 Phoebe Waller-Bridge Fleabag Fleabag Prime Video Pamela Adlon Better Things Sam Fox FX Christina Applegate Dead to Me Jen Harding Netflix Alison Brie GLOW Ruth "Zoya the Destroya" Wilder Natasha Lyonne Russian Doll Nadia Vulvokov Rachel Brosnahan The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Miriam "Midge" Maisel Prime Video Catherine O'Hara Schitt's Creek Moira Rose Pop TV
2020s Year Actor Series Role Network 2020 Elle Fanning The GreatCatherine the Great Hulu Christina Applegate Dead to Me Jen Harding NetflixLinda Cardellini Judy HaleZoe Kravitz High Fidelity Robyn "Rob" Brooks Hulu Catherine O'Hara Schitt's Creek Moira Rose Pop TV Issa Rae Insecure Issa Dee HBO 2021 Jean Smart HacksDeborah Vance HBO Max Selena Gomez Only Murders in the Building Mabel Mora Hulu Jennifer Jason Leigh Atypical Elsa Gardner Netflix Sandra Oh The Chair Ji-Yoon Kim Hannah Waddingham Ted Lasso Rebecca Welton Apple TV+ Lena Waithe Master of None Denise Netflix 2022 Selena Gomez Only Murders in the BuildingMabel Mora Hulu Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary Janine Teagues ABC Kaley Cuoco The Flight Attendant Cassandra "Cassie" Bowden HBO Max Ophelia Lovibond Minx Joyce Prigger Edi Patterson The Righteous Gemstones Judy Gemstone HBO Jean Smart Hacks Deborah Vance HBO Max 2023 Jennifer Coolidge The White Lotus Tanya McQuoid-Hunt HBORachel Brosnahan The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Miriam "Midge" Maisel Prime VideoAyo Edebiri The Bear Sydney Adamu FX on HuluElle Fanning The Great Catherine the Great HuluSelena Gomez Only Murders in the Building Mabel Mora 2024 Emma Stone The CurseWhitney Siegel Paramount+Kristen Bell Nobody Wants This Joanne NetflixQuinta Brunson Abbott Elementary Janine Teagues ABCAyo Edebiri The Bear Sydney Adamu FX on HuluSelena Gomez Only Murders in the Building Mabel Mora Hulu2025Kristen BellNobody Wants ThisJoanneNetflixQuinta BrunsonAbbott ElementaryJanine TeaguesABCAyo EdebiriThe BearSydney AdamuFX on HuluSelena GomezOnly Murders in the BuildingMabel MoraHuluNatasha LyonnePoker FaceCharlie Cale PeacockJean SmartHacksDeborah VanceHBO Max
References
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