The Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series is an award presented annually by the Critics' Choice Television Awards to recognize the work of television actresses in the drama genre.
It was introduced in 2011, when the awards ceremony was first initiated. The winners are voted for by television critics who are members of the Broadcast Television Critics Association.
Tatiana Maslany received the most awards in this category, winning consecutively in 2013 and 2014 for Orphan Black. Keri Russell has received the most nominations with 8 for both The Americans and The Diplomat.
Winners and nominees
2010s Year Actress Program Role Network 2011 Julianna Margulies The Good Wife Alicia Florrick CBS Connie Britton Friday Night Lights Tami Taylor NBC Mireille Enos The Killing Det. Sarah Linden AMC Elisabeth Moss Mad Men Peggy Olson Katey Sagal Sons of Anarchy Gemma Teller Morrow FX Anna Torv Fringe Olivia Dunham Fox 2012 Claire Danes Homeland Carrie Mathison Showtime Michelle Dockery Downton Abbey Lady Mary Crawley PBS Julianna Margulies The Good Wife Alicia Florrick CBS Elisabeth Moss Mad Men Peggy Olson AMC Emmy Rossum Shameless Fiona Gallagher Showtime Katey Sagal Sons of Anarchy Gemma Teller Morrow FX 2013 Tatiana Maslany Orphan Black Various Characters BBC Claire Danes Homeland Carrie Mathison Showtime Vera Farmiga Bates Motel Norma Bates A&E Julianna Margulies The Good Wife Alicia Florrick CBS Elisabeth Moss Mad Men Peggy Olson AMC Keri Russell The Americans Elizabeth Jennings FX 2014 Tatiana Maslany Orphan Black Various Characters BBC Lizzy Caplan Masters of Sex Virginia E. Johnson Showtime Vera Farmiga Bates Motel Norma Bates A&E Julianna Margulies The Good Wife Alicia Florrick CBS Keri Russell The Americans Elizabeth Jennings FX Robin Wright House of Cards Claire Underwood Netflix 2015 Taraji P. Henson Empire Cookie Lyon Fox Viola Davis How to Get Away with Murder Annalise Keating ABC Vera Farmiga Bates Motel Norma Bates A&E Eva Green Penny Dreadful Vanessa Ives Showtime Julianna Margulies The Good Wife Alicia Florrick CBS Keri Russell The Americans Elizabeth Jennings FX 2016 (1) Carrie Coon The Leftovers Nora Durst HBO Shiri Appleby UnREAL Rachel Goldberg Lifetime Viola Davis How to Get Away with Murder Annalise Keating ABC Eva Green Penny Dreadful Vanessa Ives Showtime Taraji P. Henson Empire Cookie Lyon Fox Krysten Ritter Jessica Jones Jessica Jones Netflix 2016 (2) Evan Rachel Wood Westworld Dolores Abernathy HBO Caitríona Balfe Outlander Claire Fraser Starz Viola Davis How to Get Away with Murder Annalise Keating ABC Tatiana Maslany Orphan Black Various Characters BBC Keri Russell The Americans Elizabeth Jennings FX Robin Wright House of Cards Claire Underwood Netflix 2018 Elisabeth Moss The Handmaid's Tale June Osborne/Offred Hulu Caitríona Balfe Outlander Claire Fraser Starz Christine Baranski The Good Fight Diane Lockhart CBS All Access Claire Foy The Crown Queen Elizabeth II Netflix Tatiana Maslany Orphan Black Various Characters BBC Robin Wright House of Cards Claire Underwood Netflix 2019 Sandra Oh Killing Eve Eve Polastri BBC Jodie Comer Killing Eve Villanelle BBCMaggie Gyllenhaal The Deuce Eileen Merrell / Candy HBOElisabeth Moss The Handmaid's Tale June Osborne / Offred HuluElizabeth Olsen Sorry for Your Loss Leigh Shaw Facebook WatchJulia Roberts Homecoming Heidi Bergman Amazon Prime Video Keri Russell The Americans Elizabeth Jennings FX
2020s Year Actress Program Role Network 2020 Regina King Watchmen Angela Abar / Sister Night HBOChristine Baranski The Good Fight Diane Lockhart CBS All AccessOlivia Colman The Crown Queen Elizabeth II NetflixJodie Comer Killing Eve Villanelle BBCNicole Kidman Big Little Lies Celeste Wright HBOMichaela Jaé Rodriguez Pose Blanca Evangelista FXSarah Snook Succession Siobhan "Shiv" Roy HBOZendaya Euphoria Rue Bennett 2021 Emma Corrin The Crown Diana, Princess of Wales NetflixChristine Baranski The Good Fight Diane Lockhart CBS All AccessOlivia Colman The Crown Queen Elizabeth II NetflixClaire Danes Homeland Carrie Mathison ShowtimeLaura Linney Ozark Wendy Byrde NetflixJurnee Smollett Lovecraft Country Letitia "Leti" Lewis HBO 2022 Melanie Lynskey Yellowjackets Adult Shauna Shipman Showtime Uzo Aduba In Treatment Dr. Brooke Taylor HBO Chiara Aurelia Cruel Summer Jeanette Turner Freeform Christine Baranski The Good Fight Diane Lockhart Paramount+ Katja Herbers Evil Dr. Kristen Bouchard Michaela Jaé Rodriguez Pose Blanca Evangelista FX 2023 Zendaya Euphoria Rue Bennett HBOChristine Baranski The Good Fight Diane Lockhart Paramount+Sharon Horgan Bad Sisters Eva Garvey Apple TV+Laura Linney Ozark Wendy Byrde NetflixMandy Moore This Is Us Rebecca Pearson NBCKelly Reilly Yellowstone Beth Dutton Paramount Network 2024 Sarah Snook Succession Siobhan "Shiv" Roy HBOJennifer Aniston The Morning Show Alex Levy Apple TV+Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Justified: City Primeval Carolyn Wilder FXBella Ramsey The Last of Us Ellie HBOKeri Russell The Diplomat Ambassador Kate Wyler NetflixReese Witherspoon The Morning Show Bradley Jackson Apple TV+ 2025 Kathy Bates Matlock Madeline Matlock CBS Caitríona Balfe Outlander Claire Fraser Starz Shanola Hampton Found Gabi Mosely NBC Keira Knightley Black Doves Helen Webb Netflix Keri Russell The Diplomat Ambassador Kate Wyler Anna Sawai Shōgun Toda Mariko FX / Hulu 2026 Rhea Seehorn Pluribus Carol SturkaApple TVKathy Bates Matlock Madeline Matlock CBSCarrie Coon The Gilded Age Bertha Russell HBOBritt Lower Severance Helly R. Apple TVBella Ramsey The Last of Us Ellie HBOKeri Russell The Diplomat Ambassador Kate Wyler Netflix
Multiple wins
2 wins Tatiana Maslany (consecutive)
Multiple nominations
8 nominations Keri Russell
5 nominations Christine Baranski Julianna Margulies Elisabeth Moss
4 nominations Tatiana Maslany
3 nominations Caitríona Balfe Claire Danes Viola Davis Vera Farmiga Robin Wright
2 nominations Kathy Bates Olivia Colman Jodie Comer Carrie Coon Eva Green Taraji P. Henson Laura Linney Bella Ramsey Michaela Jaé Rodriguez Katey Sagal Sarah Snook Zendaya
See also TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
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