The Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television is one of the award categories presented annually by the Critics' Choice Awards (CCA) to recognize the work done by television actors in a supporting role.
The category was first created in 2013. The winners are selected by a group of critics that are part of the Critics Choice Association.
Sarah Paulson holds the record for most wins in this category with 2 wins for her roles in American Horror Story: Asylum (2013) and American Horror Story: Freak Show (2015).
Three actresses hold the record for most nominations in this category: Paulson, Ellen Burstyn and Betty Gilpin.
The current winner in this category is Erin Doherty for Adolescence (2025).
History The category was first introduced for the 3rd Critics' Choice Television Awards, in which Sarah Paulson was the first actress to receive the award.
Winners and nominees
2010s Year Actor Role Program Network 2013 Sarah Paulson American Horror Story: Asylum Lana Winters FX Ellen Burstyn Political Animals Margaret Barrish USA Sienna Miller The Girl Tippi Hedren HBO Imelda Staunton Alma Reville Lily Rabe American Horror Story: Asylum Sister Mary Eunice McKee FX Alfre Woodard Steel Magnolias Louisa "Ouiser" Boudreaux Lifetime 2014 Allison Tolman Fargo Deputy Molly Solverson FX Amanda Abbington Sherlock: His Last Vow Mary Morstan PBS Kathy Bates American Horror Story: Coven Delphine LaLaurie FX Ellen Burstyn Flowers in the Attic Olivia Foxworth Lifetime Jessica Raine An Adventure in Space and Time Verity Lambert Julia Roberts The Normal Heart Dr. Emma Brookner HBO 2015 Sarah Paulson American Horror Story: Freak Show Bette and Dot Tattler FX Khandi Alexander Bessie Viola Smith HBO Mo'Nique Ma Rainey Claire Foy Wolf Hall Anne Boleyn PBS Janet McTeer The Honourable Woman Dame Julia Walsh SundanceTV Cynthia Nixon Stockholm, Pennsylvania Marcy Owens Lifetime 2016 (1) Jean Smart Fargo Floyd Gerhardt FX Mary J. Blige The Wiz Live! Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West NBC Laura Haddock Luther Megan Cantor BBC America Cristin Milioti Fargo Betsy Solverson FX Sarah Paulson American Horror Story: Hotel Sally McKenna Winona Ryder Show Me a Hero Vinni Restiano HBO 2016 (2) Regina King American Crime Terri LaCroix ABC Elizabeth Debicki The Night Manager Jed Marshall AMC Sarah Lancashire The Dresser Madge Starz Emily Watson "Her Ladyship" Melissa Leo All the Way Lady Bird Johnson HBO Anna Paquin Roots Nancy Holt History2018 Laura Dern Big Little Lies Renata Klein HBOJudy Davis Feud: Bette and Joan Hedda Hopper FXJackie Hoffman MamacitaMary Elizabeth Winstead Fargo Nikki SwangoRegina King American Crime Kimara Walters ABCMichelle Pfeiffer The Wizard of Lies Ruth Madoff HBO2019 Patricia Clarkson Sharp Objects Adora Crellin HBOEllen Burstyn The Tale Nadine "Nettie" Fox HBOPenélope Cruz The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Donatella Versace FXJudith Light Marilyn MiglinJulia Garner Dirty John Terra Newell BravoElizabeth Perkins Sharp Objects Jackie O'Neill HBO
2020s Year Actor Role Program Network2020 Toni ColletteUnbelievableDet. Grace RasmussenNetflixPatricia ArquetteThe ActDee Dee BlanchardHuluMarsha Stephanie Blake When They See Us Linda McCray NetflixNiecy Nash Delores WiseMargaret Qualley Fosse/Verdon Ann Reinking FXEmma Thompson Years and Years Vivienne Rook MP HBOEmily Watson Chernobyl Ulana Khomyuk2021 Uzo Aduba Mrs. America Shirley Chisholm FX on HuluBetsy Brandt Soulmates Caitlin Jones AMCMarielle Heller The Queen's Gambit Alma Wheatley NetflixMargo Martindale Mrs. America Bella Abzug FX on HuluTracey Ullman Betty FriedanWinona Ryder The Plot Against America Evelyn Finkel HBO2022 Jennifer Coolidge The White Lotus Tanya McQuoidHBOKaitlyn DeverDopesickBetsy MallumHuluKathryn HahnWandaVisionAgnes / Agatha HarknessDisney+Melissa McCarthyNine Perfect StrangersFrances WeltyHuluJulianne NicholsonMare of EasttownLori RossHBOJean Smart Helen Fahey2023Niecy Nash-BettsDahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer StoryGlenda ClevelandNetflixClaire DanesFleishman Is in TroubleRachelFXDominique FishbackThe Last Days of Ptolemy GreyRobynApple TV+Betty GilpinGaslitMo DeanStarzMelanie LynskeyCandyBetty GoreHuluJuno TempleThe OfferBettye McCarttParamount+2024Maria BelloBeefJordan ForsterNetflixBillie BoulletA Small LightAnne FrankNational GeographicWilla FitzgeraldThe Fall of the House of UsherYoung Madeline UsherNetflixAja Naomi KingLessons in ChemistryHarriet SloaneApple TV+Mary McDonnellThe Fall of the House of UsherMadeline UsherNetflixCamila MorroneDaisy Jones & The SixCamila Alvarez-DunnePrime Video2025Jessica GunningBaby ReindeerMartha ScottNetflixDakota FanningRipleyMarjorie "Marge" SherwoodNetflixLeila GeorgeDisclaimerYoung Catherine RavenscroftApple TV+Betty GilpinThree WomenLinaStarzDeirdre O'ConnellThe PenguinFrancis Cobb HBOKali ReisTrue DetectiveDetective Evangeline Navarro 2026Erin DohertyAdolescenceBriony AristonNetflix Betty Gilpin Death by Lightning Lucretia Garfield Netflix Marin Ireland Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy Elizabeth PiestPeacock Sophia Lillis All Her Fault Carrie Finch Julianne Moore Sirens Michaela "Kiki" KellNetflix Christine Tremarco Adolescence Manda Miller
Multiple wins and nominations Multiple wins 2 wins Sarah Paulson
Multiple nominations
3 nominations Ellen Burstyn Betty Gilpin Sarah Paulson
2 nominations Regina King Niecy Nash-Betts Winona Ryder Jean Smart Emily Watson
See also Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
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