The Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest acting achievements in a television movie or limited series.
In this category five actors have received two awards each: Helen Mirren (Elizabeth I, Phil Spector), Queen Latifah (Life Support, Bessie), Kate Winslet (Mildred Pierce, Mare of Easttown), Alfre Woodard (The Piano Lesson, Miss Evers' Boys) and Michelle Williams (Fosse/Verdon, Dying For Sex)
The actress with the most nominations in this category is Helen Mirren with five for her roles in The Passion of Ayn Rand, Door to Door, The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, Elizabeth I, and Phil Spector).
Winners and nominees
1990s Year Actress Film Role(s) 1994 (1st) Joanne Woodward Breathing Lessons Maggie Moran Katharine Hepburn One Christmas Cornelia Beaumont Diane Keaton Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight Amelia Earhart Sissy Spacek A Place for Annie Susan Lansing Cicely Tyson Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All Castralia, Marsden Family House Slave / Maid 1995 (2nd) Alfre Woodard The Piano Lesson Berniece Charles Glenn Close Serving in Silence Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer Sally Field A Woman of Independent Means Bess Alcott Steed Garner Anjelica Huston Buffalo Girls Calamity Jane Sela Ward Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story Jessica Savitch 1996 (3rd) Kathy Bates The Late Shift Helen Kushnick Anne Bancroft Homecoming Abigail Tillerman Stockard Channing An Unexpected Family Barbara Whitney Jena Malone Bastard Out of Carolina Ruth “Bone” Boatwright Cicely Tyson The Road to Galveston Jordan Roosevelt 1997 (4th) Alfre Woodard Miss Evers' Boys Eunice Evers, R.N. Glenn Close In the Gloaming Janet Faye Dunaway The Twilight of the Golds Phyllis Gold Sigourney Weaver Snow White: A Tale of Terror Lady Claudia Hoffman Mare Winningham George Wallace Lurleen Wallace 1998 (5th) Angelina Jolie Gia Gia Carangi Ann-Margret Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story Pamela Harriman Stockard Channing The Baby Dance Rachel Luckman Olympia Dukakis More Tales of the City Mrs. Anna Madrigal Mary Steenburgen About Sarah Sarah Elizabeth McCaffrey 1999 (6th) Halle Berry Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Dorothy Dandridge Judy DavisA Cooler Climate Paula Sally Field Iris Kathy Bates Annie Miss Agatha Hannigan Helen Mirren The Passion of Ayn Rand Ayn Rand
2000s Year Actress Film Role(s) 2000 (7th) Vanessa Redgrave If These Walls Could Talk 2 Edith Tree Stockard Channing The Truth About Jane Janice Williams Judi Dench The Last of the Blonde Bombshells Elizabeth Harman Sally Field David Copperfield Aunt Betsey Trotwood Elizabeth Franz Death of a Salesman Linda Loman 2001 (8th) Judy Davis Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows Judy Garland Angela Bassett Ruby's Bucket of Blood Ruby Delacroix Anjelica Huston The Mists of Avalon Vivianne, Lady of the Lake Sissy Spacek Midwives Sibyl Danforth Emma Thompson Wit Vivian Bearing 2002 (9th) Stockard Channing The Matthew Shepard Story Judy Shephard Kathy Bates My Sister's Keeper Christine Chapman Helen Mirren Door to Door Mrs. Porter Vanessa Redgrave The Gathering Storm Clementine Churchill Uma Thurman Hysterical Blindness Debbie Miller 2003 (10th) Meryl Streep Angels in America Hannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg Rabbi Chemelwitz / The Angel Australia Anne BancroftThe Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone Contessa Helen Mirren Karen StoneMary-Louise ParkerAngels in America Harper PittEmma ThompsonNurse Emily / Homeless Woman / The Angel America 2004 (11th) Glenn Close The Lion in Winter Queen Eleanor Patricia Heaton The Goodbye Girl Paula McFadden Keke Palmer The Wool Cap Lou Hilary Swank Iron Jawed Angels Alice Paul Charlize Theron The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Britt Ekland 2005 (12th) S. Epatha Merkerson Lackawanna Blues Rachel "Nanny" Crosby Tonantzin Carmelo Into the West Thunder Heart Woman Cynthia Nixon Warm Springs Eleanor Roosevelt Joanne WoodwardEmpire Falls Francine Whiting Robin Wright Grace Roby 2006 (13th) Helen Mirren Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth I Annette Bening Mrs. Harris Jean Harris Shirley Jones Hidden Places Aunt Batty Cloris Leachman Mrs. Harris Pearl “Billie” Schwartz Greta Scacchi Broken Trail Nola Johns 2007 (14th) Queen Latifah Life Support Ana Walace Ellen Burstyn Mitch Albom's For One More Day Posey Debra Messing The Starter Wife Molly Kagan Anna Paquin Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Elaine Goodale Vanessa Redgrave The Fever Woman Gena Rowlands What If God Were the Sun? Melissa Eisenbloom 2008 (15th) Laura Linney John Adams Abigail Adams Laura Dern Recount Katherine Harris Shirley MacLaine Coco Chanel Coco Chanel Phylicia Rashad A Raisin in the Sun Lena Younger Susan Sarandon Bernard and Doris Doris Duke 2009 (16th) Drew Barrymore Grey Gardens Edith “Little Edie” Beale Joan Allen Georgia O'Keeffe Georgia O‘Keeffe Ruby Dee America Mrs. Harper Jessica Lange Grey Gardens Edith “Big Edie” Bouvier-Beale Sigourney Weaver Prayers for Bobby Mary Griffith
2010s Year Actress Film Role(s) 2010 (17th) Claire Danes Temple Grandin Temple Grandin Catherine O'HaraTemple Grandin Aunt Ann Julia Ormond Eustacia Grandin Winona Ryder When Love Is Not Enough Lois Wilson Susan Sarandon You Don't Know Jack Janet Good 2011 (18th) Kate Winslet Mildred Pierce Mildred Pierce Diane Lane Cinema Verite Pat Loud Maggie Smith Downton Abbey Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham Emily Watson Appropriate Adult Janet Leach Betty White The Lost Valentine Caroline Thomas 2012 (19th) Julianne Moore Game Change Sarah Palin Nicole Kidman Hemingway & Gellhorn Martha Gellhorn Charlotte Rampling Restless Eva Delectorskaya Sigourney Weaver Political Animals Elaine Barrish Hammond Alfre Woodard Steel Magnolias Louisa "Ouiser" Boudreaux 2013 (20th) Helen Mirren Phil Spector Linda Kenney Baden Angela Bassett Betty & Coretta Coretta Scott King Helena Bonham Carter Burton & Taylor Elizabeth Taylor Holly HunterTop of the Lake GJ Elisabeth Moss Det. Robin Griffin 2014 (21st) Frances McDormand Olive Kitteridge Olive Kitteridge Ellen Burstyn Flowers in the Attic Olivia Foxworth Maggie Gyllenhaal The Honourable Woman Nessa Stein, Baroness Stein of Tilbury Julia Roberts The Normal Heart Dr. Emma Brookner Cicely Tyson The Trip to Bountiful Mrs. Carrie Watts 2015 (22nd) Queen Latifah Bessie Bessie Smith Nicole Kidman Grace of Monaco Grace Kelly Christina Ricci The Lizzie Borden Chronicles Lizzie Borden Susan Sarandon The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe Gladys Monroe Mortenson Kristen Wiig The Spoils Before Dying Delores O’Dell 2016 (23rd) Sarah Paulson The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Marcia Clark Bryce Dallas Howard Black Mirror Lacie Pound Felicity Huffman American Crime Leslie Graham Audra McDonald Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill Billie Holiday Kerry Washington Confirmation Anita Hill 2017 (24th) Nicole Kidman Big Little Lies Celeste Wright Laura DernBig Little Lies Renata Klein Jessica LangeFeud: Bette and Joan Joan Crawford Susan Sarandon Bette DavisReese WitherspoonBig Little LiesMadeline Martha Mackenzie 2018 (25th) Patricia Arquette Escape at Dannemora Tilly Mitchell Amy Adams Sharp Objects Camille Preaker Patricia Clarkson Adora Crellin Penélope CruzThe Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Donatella Versace Emma StoneManiac Annie Landsberg 2019 (26th) Michelle Williams Fosse/Verdon Gwen Verdon Patricia ArquetteThe Act Dee Dee Blanchard Toni Collette UnbelievableDet. Grace RasmussenJoey King The Act Gypsy Rose Blanchard Emily Watson ChernobylUlana Khomyuk
2020s Year Actress Film Role(s) 2020 (27th) Anya Taylor-Joy The Queen's Gambit Beth Harmon Cate Blanchett Mrs. America Phyllis Schlafly Michaela Coel I May Destroy You Arabella Essiedu Nicole Kidman The Undoing Grace Fraser Kerry Washington Little Fires Everywhere Mia Warren 2021 (28th) Kate Winslet Mare of Easttown Marianne Sheehan Jennifer Coolidge The White Lotus Tanya McQuoid Cynthia Erivo Genius: Aretha Aretha Franklin Margaret Qualley Maid Alexandra "Alex" Russell Jean Smart Mare of Easttown Helen Fahey 2022 (29th) Jessica Chastain George & Tammy Tammy Wynette Emily Blunt The English Cornelia Locke Julia Garner Inventing Anna Anna Sorokin / Anna DelveyNiecy Nash-Betts Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Glenda Cleveland Amanda Seyfried The Dropout Elizabeth Holmes 2023 (30th) Ali Wong Beef Amy Lau Uzo Aduba Painkiller Edie Flowers Kathryn Hahn Tiny Beautiful Things Clare Pierce Brie Larson Lessons in Chemistry Elizabeth ZottBel Powley A Small Light Miep Gies 2024 (31st) Jessica Gunning Baby Reindeer Martha Scott Kathy Bates The Great Lillian Hall Edith Wilson Cate Blanchett Disclaimer Catherine Ravenscroft Jodie Foster True Detective: Night Country Det. Elizabeth Danvers Lily Gladstone Under the Bridge Cam BentlandCristin Milioti The Penguin Sofia Falcone 2025 (32nd) Michelle Williams Dying for Sex Molly Kochan Claire Danes The Beast in Me Agatha Wiggs Erin Doherty Adolescence Briony Ariston Sarah Snook All Her Fault Marissa Irvine Christine Tremarco Adolescence Manda Miller
Actors with multiple awards
2 wins Helen Mirren Queen Latifah Michelle Williams Kate Winslet Alfre Woodard
Actors with multiple nominations
5 nominations Helen Mirren
4 nominations Kathy Bates Stockard Channing Nicole Kidman Susan Sarandon
3 nominations Glenn Close Sally Field Vanessa Redgrave Cicely Tyson Sigourney Weaver Alfre Woodard
2 nominations Patricia Arquette Anne Bancroft Angela Bassett Cate Blanchett Ellen Burstyn Claire Danes Judy Davis Laura Dern Anjelica Huston Jessica Lange Queen Latifah Sissy Spacek Emma Thompson Kerry Washington Emily Watson Michelle Williams Kate Winslet Joanne Woodward
Programs with multiple nominations
3 nominations Angels in America (HBO) Big Little Lies (HBO) Temple Grandin (HBO)
2 nominations The Act (Hulu) Adolescence (Netflix) American Crime Story (FX) A Cooler Climate (Showtime) Empire Falls (HBO) Feud (FX) Grey Gardens (HBO) Mare of Easttown (HBO) Mrs. Harris (HBO) The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (Showtime) Sharp Objects (HBO) Top of the Lake (Sundance)
See also Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries
External links SAG Awards official site