The Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series is one of the award categories presented annually by the Critics' Choice Television Awards (BTJA) to recognize the work done by television actresses.
The award was introduced in 2011, when the event was first initiated. The winners are selected by a group of television critics that are part of the Broadcast Television Critics Association.
The current winner in this category is Jean Smart for Hacks (2026). Smart holds the record with most wins in this category with four. Julia Louis-Dreyfus holds the record for most nominations with six for her work in Veep.
Winners and nominees
2010s Year Actor Program Role Network 2011 Tina Fey 30 Rock Liz Lemon NBC Courteney Cox Cougar Town Jules Cobb ABC Edie Falco Nurse Jackie Jackie Peyton Showtime Patricia Heaton The Middle Frankie Heck ABC Martha Plimpton Raising Hope Virginia Chance Fox Amy Poehler Parks and Recreation Leslie Knope NBC 2012 Zooey Deschanel New Girl Jessica Day Fox Amy Poehler Parks and Recreation Leslie Knope NBC Lena Dunham Girls Hannah Horvath HBO Julia Louis-Dreyfus Veep Selina Meyer Martha Plimpton Raising Hope Virginia Chance Fox Ashley Rickards Awkward Jenna Hamilton MTV 2013 Julia Louis-Dreyfus Veep Selina Meyer HBO Laura Dern Enlightened Amy Jellicoe HBO Zooey Deschanel New Girl Jessica Day Fox Lena Dunham Girls Hannah Horvath HBO Sutton Foster Bunheads Michelle Simms Flowers ABC Family Amy Poehler Parks and Recreation Leslie Knope NBC 2014 Julia Louis-Dreyfus Veep Selina Meyer HBO Ilana Glazer Broad City Ilana Wexler Comedy Central Wendi McLendon-Covey The Goldbergs Beverly Goldberg ABC Amy Poehler Parks and Recreation Leslie Knope NBC Emmy Rossum Shameless Fiona Gallagher Showtime Amy Schumer Inside Amy Schumer Various Characters Comedy Central 2015 Amy Schumer Inside Amy Schumer Various Characters Comedy Central Ilana Glazer Broad City Ilana Wexler Comedy Central Lisa Kudrow The Comeback Valerie Cherish HBO Julia Louis-Dreyfus Veep Selina Meyer Gina Rodriguez Jane the Virgin Jane Gloriana Villanueva The CW Constance Wu Fresh Off the Boat Jessica Huang ABC 2016 (1) Rachel Bloom Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Rebecca Nora Bunch The CW Aya Cash You're the Worst Gretchen Cutler FXX Wendi McLendon-Covey The Goldbergs Beverly Goldberg ABC Gina Rodriguez Jane the Virgin Jane Gloriana Villanueva The CW Tracee Ellis Ross Black-ish Rainbow "Bow" Johnson ABC Constance Wu Fresh Off the Boat Jessica Huang 2016 (2) Kate McKinnon Saturday Night Live Various Characters NBC Ellie Kemper Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Kimmy Schmidt Netflix Julia Louis-Dreyfus Veep Selina Meyer HBO Tracee Ellis Ross Black-ish Rainbow "Bow" Johnson ABC Phoebe Waller-Bridge Fleabag Fleabag Amazon Prime Video Constance Wu Fresh Off the Boat Jessica Huang ABC2018 Rachel Brosnahan The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Miriam "Midge" Maisel Amazon Prime Video Kristen BellThe Good PlaceEleanor ShellstropNBCAlison BrieGLOWRuth "Zoya the Destroya" WilderNetflixSutton FosterYoungerLiza MillerTV LandEllie KemperUnbreakable Kimmy SchmidtKimmy SchmidtNetflixConstance WuFresh Off the BoatJessica HuangABC2019 Rachel Brosnahan The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Miriam "Midge" Maisel Amazon Prime Video Rachel Bloom Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Rebecca Bunch The CW Allison Janney Mom Bonnie Plunkett CBS Justina Machado One Day at a Time Penelope Alvarez Netflix Debra Messing Will & Grace Grace Adler NBC Issa Rae Insecure Issa Dee HBO
2020s Year Actor Role Program Network 2020 Phoebe Waller-Bridge Fleabag Fleabag Amazon Prime VideoChristina Applegate Dead to Me Jen Harding Netflix Alison Brie GLOW Ruth "Zoya the Destroya" Wilder Rachel Brosnahan The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Miriam "Midge" Maisel Amazon Prime Video Kirsten Dunst On Becoming a God in Central Florida Krystal Stubbs Showtime Julia Louis-Dreyfus Veep Selina Meyer HBO Catherine O'Hara Schitt's Creek Moira Rose Pop 2021 Catherine O'Hara Schitt's Creek Moira Rose Pop Pamela Adlon Better Things Sam Fox FX Christina Applegate Dead to Me Jen Harding Netflix Kaley Cuoco The Flight Attendant Cassie Bowden HBO Max Natasia Demetriou What We Do in the Shadows Nadja FX Issa Rae Insecure Issa Dee HBO 2022Jean SmartHacksDeborah VanceHBO Max Elle Fanning The Great Catherine the Great Hulu Renée Elise Goldsberry Girls5eva Wickie Peacock Selena Gomez Only Murders in the Building Mabel Mora Hulu Sandra Oh The Chair Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim Netflix Issa Rae Insecure Issa Dee HBO 2023 Jean Smart Hacks Deborah Vance HBO Max Christina Applegate Dead to Me Jen Harding Netflix Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary Janine Teagues ABC Kaley Cuoco The Flight Attendant Cassie Bowden HBO Max Renée Elise Goldsberry Girls5eva Wickie Peacock Devery Jacobs Reservation Dogs Elora Danan Postoak FX 2024 Ayo Edebiri The Bear Sydney Adamu FX Rachel Brosnahan The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Miriam "Midge" Maisel Prime Video Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary Janine Teagues ABC Bridget Everett Somebody Somewhere Sam HBO Max Devery Jacobs Reservation Dogs Elora Danan Postoak FX Natasha Lyonne Poker Face Charlie Cale Peacock 2025 Jean Smart Hacks Deborah VanceHBO Max Kristen Bell Nobody Wants This Joanne Netflix Quinta Brunson Abbott Elementary Janine Teagues ABC Natasia Demetriou What We Do in the Shadows Nadja FX Bridget Everett Somebody Somewhere Sam HBO Kristen Wiig Palm Royale Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons Apple TV+ 2026 Jean Smart Hacks Deborah VanceHBO Max Kristen Bell Nobody Wants This Joanne Netflix Natasha Lyonne Poker Face Charlie Cale Peacock Rose McIver Ghosts Samantha "Sam" Arondekar CBS Edi Patterson The Righteous Gemstones Judy Gemstone HBO Max Carrie Preston Elsbeth Elsbeth Tascioni CBS
Multiple wins and nominations Multiple wins 4 wins Jean Smart (2 consecutive twice) 2 wins Rachel Brosnahan (consecutive) Julia Louis-Dreyfus (consecutive)
Multiple nominations 6 nominations Julia Louis-Dreyfus
4 nominations Rachel Brosnahan Amy Poehler Jean Smart Constance Wu
3 nominations Christina Applegate Kristen Bell Quinta Brunson Issa Rae
2 nominations Rachel Bloom Alison Brie Kaley Cuoco Natasia Demetriou Zooey Deschanel Lena Dunham Bridget Everett Sutton Foster Ilana Glazer Renée Elise Goldsberry Devery Jacobs Allison Janney Ellie Kemper Natasha Lyonne Wendi McLendon-Covey Catherine O'Hara Martha Plimpton Gina Rodriguez Tracee Ellis Ross Amy Schumer Phoebe Waller-Bridge
See also TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
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