Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama
The Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama (Original Name: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series ) is one of the awards given annually in the United States by the Screen Actors Guild , an actors union , be awarded. It is aimed at actresses, the excellent performance in a major - or supporting role in a drama television series have provided. The category was launched in 1995. The winners will be determined in a secret ballot by the full members of the union.
History and records
Over the past 21 years, the Screen Actors Guild has presented a total of 21 awards for Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama to 14 different actors. The first winner was Kathy Baker , who won the 1995 Screen Actors Guild Awards for her role as Jill Brock in Picket Fences . The last recipient so far was Claire Foy , who was honored for her role as Elizabeth II in The Crown at the Screen Actors Guild Awards 2018 .
The following is a list of records of the top nominees and winners for the Best Actress in a Television Series - Drama category . The winners and nominees in the other actor categories are not counted.
statistics | actor | number | year |
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Most frequent awards for an actress | Julianna Margulies | 4th | 1998, 1999, 2010, 2011 |
Most frequent nominations for an actress (* = victory) |
9 | 1996, 1998 *, 1999 *, 2010 *, 2011 *, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 | |
Most frequent nominations without a win for an actress | Kyra Sedgwick | 7th | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
Most frequent awards for a television series | The Sopranos | 3 | 2000, 2003, 2008 |
Most frequent nominations for a television series (* = victory) |
12 | 2000 * (3 ×), 2001, 2002 (2 ×), 2003 * (2 ×), 2005 (2 ×), 2007, 2008 * |
Winners and nominees
The television series listed below are given with their German broadcast title (if they can be determined), followed by the foreign-language original title in brackets in italics. The original title is not mentioned if the German and foreign-language film titles are identical. The winners are highlighted in bold type first.
1995-2000
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Kathy Baker - Picket Fences - Crime Scene Garden Fence (Picket Fences)
- Swoosie Kurtz - A bouquet of daughters (Sisters)
- Angela Lansbury - Murder Is Her Hobby (Murder, She Wrote)
- Jane Seymour - Dr. Quinn - a passionate doctor (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman)
- Cicely Tyson - All well and right (Sweet Justice)
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Gillian Anderson - The X-Files - The FBI's Creepy Cases (The X-Files)
- Christine Lahti - Chicago Hope - End Station Hope (Chicago Hope)
- Sharon Lawrence - New York Cops - NYPD Blue (NYPD Blue)
- Julianna Margulies - Emergency Room - The Emergency Room (ER)
- Sela Ward - A Bouquet of Daughters (Sisters)
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Gillian Anderson - The X-Files - The FBI's Creepy Cases (The X-Files)
- Kim Delaney - New York Cops - NYPD Blue (NYPD Blue)
- Christine Lahti - Chicago Hope - End Station Hope (Chicago Hope)
- Della Reese - Touched by an Angel (Touched By An Angel)
- Jane Seymour - Dr. Quinn - a passionate doctor (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman)
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Julianna Margulies - Emergency Room - The Emergency Room (ER)
- Gillian Anderson - The X-Files - The FBI's Creepy Cases (The X-Files)
- Kim Delaney - New York Cops - NYPD Blue (NYPD Blue)
- Christine Lahti - Chicago Hope - End Station Hope (Chicago Hope)
- Della Reese - Touched by an Angel (Touched By An Angel)
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Julianna Margulies - Emergency Room - The Emergency Room (ER)
- Gillian Anderson - The X-Files - The FBI's Creepy Cases (The X-Files)
- Kim Delaney - New York Cops - NYPD Blue (NYPD Blue)
- Christine Lahti - Chicago Hope - End Station Hope (Chicago Hope)
- Annie Potts - Alabama Dreams (Any Day Now)
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Edie Falco - The Sopranos (The Sopranos)
- Gillian Anderson - The X-Files - The FBI's Creepy Cases (The X-Files)
- Lorraine Bracco - The Sopranos (The Sopranos)
- Nancy Marchand - The Sopranos (The Sopranos)
- Annie Potts - Alabama Dreams (Any Day Now)
2001-2010
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Allison Janney - The West Wing - In the Center of Power (The West Wing)
- Gillian Anderson - The X-Files - The FBI's Creepy Cases (The X-Files)
- Edie Falco - The Sopranos (The Sopranos)
- Sally Field - Emergency Room - The Emergency Room (ER)
- Lauren Graham - Gilmore Girls
- Sela Ward - Once and Again (Once and Again)
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Allison Janney - The West Wing - In the Center of Power (The West Wing)
- Lorraine Bracco - The Sopranos (The Sopranos)
- Stockard Channing - The West Wing - In the Center of Power (The West Wing)
- Tyne Daly - Judging Amy (Judging Amy)
- Edie Falco - The Sopranos (The Sopranos)
- Lauren Graham - Gilmore Girls
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Edie Falco - The Sopranos (The Sopranos)
- Amy Brenneman - Just In Case Amy (Judging Amy)
- Lorraine Bracco - The Sopranos (The Sopranos)
- Allison Janney - The West Wing - In the Center of Power (The West Wing)
- Lily Tomlin - The West Wing - In the Center of Power (The West Wing)
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Frances Conroy - Six Feet Under - Died always (Six Feet Under)
- Stockard Channing - The West Wing - In the Center of Power (The West Wing)
- Tyne Daly - Judging Amy (Judging Amy)
- Jennifer Garner - Alias - Die Agentin (Alias)
- Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Allison Janney - The West Wing - In the Center of Power (The West Wing)
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Jennifer Garner - Alias - Die Agentin (Alias)
- Edie Falco - The Sopranos (The Sopranos)
- Allison Janney - The West Wing - In the Center of Power (The West Wing)
- Christine Lahti - Jack & Bobby
- Drea de Matteo - The Sopranos (The Sopranos)
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Sandra Oh - Grey's Anatomy
- Patricia Arquette - Medium - Nothing Remains Hidden (Medium)
- Geena Davis - Welcome, Mrs. President (Commander in Chief)
- Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer
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Chandra Wilson - Grey's Anatomy
- Patricia Arquette - Medium - Nothing Remains Hidden (Medium)
- Edie Falco - The Sopranos (The Sopranos)
- Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer
- Edie Falco - The Sopranos (The Sopranos)
- Julianna Margulies - Good Wife (The Good Wife)
2011-2020
- Julianna Margulies - Good Wife (The Good Wife)
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Jessica Lange - American Horror Story
- Kathy Bates - Harry's Law
- Glenn Close - Damages - Im Netz der Macht (Damages)
- Julianna Margulies - Good Wife (The Good Wife)
- Kyra Sedgwick - The Closer
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Claire Danes - Homeland
- Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey
- Michelle Dockery - Downton Abbey
- Julianna Margulies - Good Wife (The Good Wife)
- Jessica Lange - American Horror Story (American Horror Story: Asylum)
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Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey
- Claire Danes - Homeland
- Anna Gunn - Breaking Bad
- Jessica Lange - American Horror Story (American Horror Story: Coven)
- Kerry Washington - Scandal
Viola Davis - How to Get Away with Murder
- Claire Danes - Homeland
- Julianna Margulies - Good Wife (The Good Wife)
- Tatiana Maslany - Orphan Black
- Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey
- Robin Wright - House of Cards
Viola Davis - How to Get Away with Murder
- Claire Danes - Homeland
- Julianna Margulies - Good Wife (The Good Wife)
- Maggie Smith - Downton Abbey
- Robin Wright - House of Cards
- Millie Bobby Brown - Stranger Things
- Thandie Newton - Westworld
- Winona Ryder - Stranger Things
- Robin Wright - House of Cards
- Millie Bobby Brown - Stranger Things
- Laura Linney - Ozark
- Elisabeth Moss - The Handmaid's Tale - Der Report der Magd (The Handmaid's Tale)
- Robin Wright - House of Cards
- Julia Garner - Ozark
- Laura Linney - Ozark
- Elisabeth Moss - The Handmaid's Tale - Der Report der Magd (The Handmaid's Tale)
- Robin Wright - House of Cards
Web links
- Official website of the Screen Actors Guild Awards
Individual evidence
- ^ 1st Screen Actors Guild Awards . In: SAGAwards.org . Retrieved August 1, 2013.
- ↑ 24th Screen Actors Guild Awards . In: SAGAwards.org . Retrieved January 22, 2018.