The Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama is one of the annual Satellite Awards given by the International Press Academy.
Winners and nominees
1990s
Year Actor Series Role Network 1996 Christine Lahti Chicago Hope Kathryn Austin CBS Gillian Anderson The X-Files Dana Scully Fox Kim Delaney NYPD Blue Diane Russell ABC Kimberly Williams Relativity Isabel Lukens Julianna Margulies ER Carol Hathaway NBC 1997 Kate Mulgrew Star Trek: Voyager Kathryn Janeway UPN Gillian Anderson The X-Files Dana Scully Fox Kim Delaney NYPD Blue Diane Russell ABC Julianna Margulies ER Carol Hathaway NBC Ally Walker Profiler Samantha "Sam" Waters 1998 Jeri Ryan Star Trek: Voyager Annika Hansen / Seven of Nine UPN Gillian Anderson The X-Files Dana Scully Fox Sharon Lawrence NYPD Blue Sylvia Costas ABC Rita Moreno Oz Peter Marie Reimondo HBO Andrea Parker The Pretender Catherine Elaine Parker NBC 1999 Camryn Manheim The Practice Ellenor Frutt ABC Lorraine Bracco The Sopranos Jennifer Melfi HBO Edie Falco Carmela Soprano Mariska Hargitay Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Olivia Benson NBC Kelli Williams The Practice Lindsay Dole ABC
2000s Year Actor Series Role Network 2000 Allison Janney The West Wing C. J. Cregg NBC Gillian Anderson The X-Files Dana Scully Fox Tyne Daly Judging Amy Maxine McCarty Gray CBS Edie Falco The Sopranos Carmela Soprano HBO Sela Ward Once and Again Elizabeth Manning ABC 2001 Edie Falco The Sopranos Carmela Soprano HBO Amy Brenneman Judging Amy Amy Madison Gray CBS Marg Helgenberger CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Catherine Willows Sela Ward Once and Again Elizabeth Manning ABC Kim Delaney Philly Kathleen Maguire 2002 C. C. H. Pounder The Shield Claudette Wyms FX Jennifer Garner Alias Sydney Bristow ABC Sarah Michelle Gellar Buffy the Vampire Slayer Buffy Summers UPN Maura Tierney ER Abby Lockhart NBC Allison Janney The West Wing C. J. Cregg 2003 C. C. H. Pounder The Shield Claudette Wyms FX Jennifer Garner Alias Sydney Bristow ABC Amy Madigan Carnivàle Iris Crowe HBO Ellen Muth Dead Like Me Georgia "George" Lass Showtime Joely Richardson Nip/Tuck Julia McNamara FX Amber Tamblyn Joan of Arcadia Joan Girardi CBS 2004 Laurel Holloman The L Word Tina Kennard Showtime Jennifer Garner Alias Sydney Bristow ABC Evangeline Lilly Lost Kate Austen Joely Richardson Nip/Tuck Julia McNamara FX Amber Tamblyn Joan of Arcadia Joan Girardi CBS 2005 Kyra Sedgwick The Closer Brenda Leigh Johnson TNT Patricia Arquette Medium Allison DuBois NBC Jennifer Beals The L Word Bette Porter Showtime Kristen Bell Veronica Mars Veronica Mars UPN Geena Davis Commander in Chief Mackenzie Allen ABC Joely Richardson Nip/Tuck Julia McNamara FX 2006 Kyra Sedgwick The Closer Brenda Leigh Johnson TNT Kristen Bell Veronica Mars Veronica Mars UPN Emily Deschanel Bones Temperance "Bones" Brennan Fox Sarah Paulson Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Harriet Hayes NBC Amanda Peet Jordan McDeere Jeanne Tripplehorn Big Love Barbara Henrickson HBO 2007 Ellen Pompeo Grey's Anatomy Meredith Grey ABC Glenn Close Damages Patty Hewes FX Minnie Driver The Riches Dahlia Malloy Sally Field Brothers and Sisters Nora Walker ABC Kyra Sedgwick The Closer Brenda Leigh Johnson TNT Jeanne Tripplehorn Big Love Barbara Henrickson HBO 2008 Anna Paquin True Blood Sookie StackhouseHBO Glenn Close Damages Patty Hewes FX Kathryn Erbe Law & Order: Criminal Intent Alexandra Eames USA Network Holly Hunter Saving Grace Grace Hanadarko TNT Sally Field Brothers and Sisters Nora Walker ABC Kyra Sedgwick The Closer Brenda Leigh Johnson TNT 2009 Glenn Close Damages Patty Hewes FX Stana Katic Castle Kate Beckett ABC Julianna Margulies The Good Wife Alicia Florrick CBS Elisabeth Moss Mad Men Peggy Olson AMC Jill Scott The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Precious Ramotswe HBO
2010s Year Actor Series Role Network 2010 Connie Britton Friday Night Lights Tami TaylorAudience January Jones Mad Men Betty Draper AMC Julianna Margulies The Good Wife Alicia Florrick CBS Anna Paquin True Blood Sookie Stackhouse HBO Katey Sagal Sons of Anarchy Gemma Teller Morrow FX 2011 Claire Danes Homeland Carrie Mathison Showtime Connie Britton Friday Night Lights Tami Taylor Audience Mireille Enos The Killing Sarah Linden AMC Julianna Margulies The Good Wife Alicia Florrick CBS Katey Sagal Sons of Anarchy Gemma Teller Morrow FX Eve Myles Torchwood Gwen Cooper Starz 2012 Claire Danes Homeland Carrie Mathison Showtime Connie Britton Nashville Rayna Jaymes AMC Hayden Panettiere Nashville Juliette Barnes Michelle Dockery Downton Abbey Lady Mary Crawley ITV Julianna Margulies The Good Wife Alicia Florrick CBS Chloë Sevigny Hit & Miss Mia Sky Atlantic 2013 Robin Wright House of Cards Claire Underwood Netflix Lizzy Caplan Masters of Sex Virginia Johnson Showtime Olivia Colman Broadchurch Detective Sergeant Ellie Miller ITV Vera Farmiga Bates Motel Norma Louise Bates A&E Tatiana Maslany Orphan Black Various Characters BBC America Anne Reid Last Tango in Halifax Celia Dawson BBC One Keri Russell The Americans Elizabeth Jennings (Nadezhda) FX Abigail Spencer Rectify Amantha Holden SundanceTV 2014 Keri Russell The Americans Elizabeth Jennings (Nadezhda) FX Gillian Anderson The Fall Stella Gibson BBC Two Lizzy Caplan Masters of Sex Virginia Johnson Showtime Ruth Wilson The Affair Alison Lockhart Eva Green Penny Dreadful Vanessa Ives Tatiana Maslany Orphan Black Various Characters BBC America Julianna Margulies The Good Wife Alicia Florrick CBS Robin Wright House of Cards Claire Underwood Netflix 2015 Claire Danes Homeland Carrie Mathison Showtime Kirsten Dunst Fargo Peggy Blumquist FX Lady Gaga American Horror Story: Hotel Elizabeth Johnson / The Countess Taraji P. Henson Empire Cookie Lyon Fox Felicity Huffman American Crime Barbara "Barb" Hanlon ABC Tatiana Maslany Orphan Black Various Characters BBC America Robin Wright House of Cards Claire Underwood Netflix 2016 Evan Rachel Wood Westworld Dolores Abernathy / Wyatt HBO Felicity Huffman American Crime Leslie Graham ABC Sarah Lancashire Happy Valley Sgt. Catherine Cawood BBC One Tatiana Maslany Orphan Black Various Characters BBC America Winona Ryder Stranger Things Joyce Byers Netflix Ruth Wilson The Affair Alison Lockhart Showtime 2017 Elisabeth Moss The Handmaid's Tale Offred / June Osborne Hulu Caitriona Balfe Outlander Claire Fraser Starz Carrie Coon The Leftovers Nora Durst HBO Maggie Gyllenhaal The Deuce Eileen "Candy" Merell Katherine Langford 13 Reasons Why Hannah Baker Netflix Ruth Wilson The Affair Alison Lockhart Showtime 2018 Julia Roberts Homecoming Heidi Bergman Prime Video Elisabeth Moss The Handmaid's Tale Offred / June Osborne Hulu Sandra Oh Killing Eve Eve Polastri BBC America Keri Russell The Americans Elizabeth Jennings FX Jodie Whittaker Doctor Who The Doctor BBC One 2019 Zendaya Euphoria Rue Bennett HBO Olivia Colman The Crown Queen Elizabeth II Netflix Jodie Comer Killing Eve VillanelleBBC America Sandra Oh Eve Polastri Regina King Watchmen Angela Abar / Sister Night HBO Maggie Siff Billions Wendy Rhoades Showtime
2020s Year Actor Series Role Network 2020 Olivia Colman The Crown Queen Elizabeth II Netflix Caitriona Balfe Outlander Claire Fraser Starz Phoebe Dynevor Bridgerton Daphne Bridgerton Netflix Laura Linney Ozark Wendy Byrde Sandra Oh Killing Eve Eve Polastri BBC America Maggie Siff Billions Wendy Rhoades Showtime 2021 Sarah Snook Succession Shiv Roy HBO Beanie Feldstein Impeachment: American Crime Story Monica Lewinsky FX Nicole Kidman Nine Perfect Strangers Masha Dmitrichenko Hulu Kelly Macdonald Line of Duty Joanne Davidson BBC One Elisabeth Moss The Handmaid's Tale June Osborne Hulu 2022 Elisabeth Moss The Handmaid's Tale June Osborne HuluCarrie Coon The Gilded Age Bertha Russell HBOLaura Linney Ozark Wendy Byrde NetflixRhea Seehorn Better Call Saul Kim Wexler AMCSissy Spacek Night Sky Irene York Prime VideoZendaya Euphoria Rue Bennett HBO 2023 Helen Mirren 1923 Cara Dutton Paramount+Rebecca Ferguson Silo Juliette Nichols Apple TV+Melanie Lynskey Yellowjackets Shauna Shipman ShowtimeBella Ramsey The Last of Us Ellie HBOSarah Snook Succession Siobhan "Shiv" RoyImelda Staunton The Crown Queen Elizabeth II Netflix
References
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