Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
| Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Actress in a Drama Series |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | International Press Academy |
| First awarded | 1996 |
| Currently held by | Olivia Colman – The Crown (2020) |
The Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama is one of the annual Satellite Awards given by the International Press Academy.
Winners and nominees[]
1990s[]
| Year | Actor | Series | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Christine Lahti | Chicago Hope | Kathryn Austin | CBS |
| Gillian Anderson | The X-Files | Dana Scully | Fox | |
| Kim Delaney | NYPD Blue | Diane Russell | ABC | |
| Kimberly Williams | Relativity | Isabel Lukens | ||
| Julianna Margulies | ER | Carol Hathaway | NBC | |
| 1997 | Kate Mulgrew | Star Trek: Voyager | Kathryn Janeway | UPN |
| Gillian Anderson | The X-Files | Dana Scully | Fox | |
| Kim Delaney | NYPD Blue | Diane Russell | ABC | |
| Julianna Margulies | ER | Carol Hathaway | NBC | |
| Ally Walker | Profiler | Samantha "Sam" Waters | ||
| 1998 | Jeri Ryan | Star Trek: Voyager | Annika Hansen / Seven of Nine | UPN |
| Gillian Anderson | The X-Files | Dana Scully | Fox | |
| Sharon Lawrence | NYPD Blue | Sylvia Costas | ABC | |
| Rita Moreno | Oz | Peter Marie Reimondo | HBO | |
| Andrea Parker | The Pretender | Catherine Elaine Parker | NBC | |
| 1999 | Camryn Manheim | The Practice | Ellenor Frutt | ABC |
| Lorraine Bracco | The Sopranos | Jennifer Melfi | HBO | |
| Edie Falco | Carmela Soprano | |||
| Mariska Hargitay | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Olivia Benson | NBC | |
| Kelli Williams | The Practice | Lindsay Dole | ABC |
2000s[]
| Year | Actor | Series | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Allison Janney | The West Wing | C. J. Cregg | NBC |
| Gillian Anderson | The X-Files | Dana Scully | Fox | |
| Tyne Daly | Judging Amy | Maxine McCarty Gray | CBS | |
| Edie Falco | The Sopranos | Carmela Soprano | HBO | |
| Sela Ward | Once and Again | Elizabeth Manning | ABC | |
| 2001 | Edie Falco | The Sopranos | Carmela Soprano | HBO |
| Amy Brenneman | Judging Amy | Amy Madison Gray | CBS | |
| Marg Helgenberger | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Catherine Willows | ||
| Sela Ward | Once and Again | Elizabeth Manning | ABC | |
| Kim Delaney | Philly | Kathleen Maguire | ||
| 2002 | C. C. H. Pounder | The Shield | Claudette Wyms | FX |
| Jennifer Garner | Alias | Sydney Bristow | ABC | |
| Sarah Michelle Gellar | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Buffy Summers | UPN | |
| Maura Tierney | ER | Abby Lockhart | NBC | |
| Allison Janney | The West Wing | C. J. Cregg | ||
| 2003 | C. C. H. Pounder | The Shield | Claudette Wyms | FX |
| Jennifer Garner | Alias | Sydney Bristow | ABC | |
| Amy Madigan | Carnivàle | Iris Crowe | HBO | |
| Ellen Muth | Dead Like Me | Georgia "George" Lass | Showtime | |
| Joely Richardson | Nip/Tuck | Julia McNamara | FX | |
| Amber Tamblyn | Joan of Arcadia | Joan Girardi | CBS | |
| 2004 | Laurel Holloman | The L Word | Tina Kennard | Showtime |
| Jennifer Garner | Alias | Sydney Bristow | ABC | |
| Evangeline Lilly | Lost | Kate Austen | ||
| Joely Richardson | Nip/Tuck | Julia McNamara | FX | |
| Amber Tamblyn | Joan of Arcadia | Joan Girardi | CBS | |
| 2005 | Kyra Sedgwick | The Closer | Brenda Leigh Johnson | TNT |
| Patricia Arquette | Medium | Allison DuBois | NBC | |
| Jennifer Beals | The L Word | Bette Porter | Showtime | |
| Kristen Bell | Veronica Mars | Veronica Mars | UPN | |
| Geena Davis | Commander in Chief | Mackenzie Allen | ABC | |
| Joely Richardson | Nip/Tuck | Julia McNamara | FX | |
| 2006 | Kyra Sedgwick | The Closer | Brenda Leigh Johnson | TNT |
| Kristen Bell | Veronica Mars | Veronica Mars | UPN | |
| Emily Deschanel | Bones | Temperance "Bones" Brennan | Fox | |
| Sarah Paulson | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Harriet Hayes | NBC | |
| Amanda Peet | Jordan McDeere | |||
| Jeanne Tripplehorn | Big Love | Barbara Henrickson | HBO | |
| 2007 | Ellen Pompeo | Grey's Anatomy | Meredith Grey | ABC |
| Glenn Close | Damages | Patty Hewes | FX | |
| Minnie Driver | The Riches | Dahlia Malloy | ||
| Sally Field | Brothers and Sisters | Nora Walker | ABC | |
| Kyra Sedgwick | The Closer | Brenda Leigh Johnson | TNT | |
| Jeanne Tripplehorn | Big Love | Barbara Henrickson | HBO | |
| 2008 | Anna Paquin | True Blood | Sookie Stackhouse | HBO |
| Glenn Close | Damages | Patty Hewes | FX | |
| Kathryn Erbe | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Alexandra Eames | USA Network | |
| Holly Hunter | Saving Grace | Grace Hanadarko | TNT | |
| Sally Field | Brothers and Sisters | Nora Walker | ABC | |
| Kyra Sedgwick | The Closer | Brenda Leigh Johnson | TNT | |
| 2009 | Glenn Close | Damages | Patty Hewes | FX |
| Stana Katic | Castle | Kate Beckett | ABC | |
| Julianna Margulies | The Good Wife | Alicia Florrick | CBS | |
| Elisabeth Moss | Mad Men | Peggy Olson | AMC | |
| Jill Scott | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | Precious Ramotswe | HBO |
2010s[]
| Year | Actor | Series | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Connie Britton | Friday Night Lights | Tami Taylor | Audience |
| January Jones | Mad Men | Betty Draper | AMC | |
| Julianna Margulies | The Good Wife | Alicia Florrick | CBS | |
| Anna Paquin | True Blood | Sookie Stackhouse | HBO | |
| Katey Sagal | Sons of Anarchy | Gemma Teller Morrow | FX | |
| 2011 | Claire Danes | Homeland | Carrie Mathison | Showtime |
| Connie Britton | Friday Night Lights | Tami Taylor | Audience | |
| Mireille Enos | The Killing | Sarah Linden | AMC | |
| Julianna Margulies | The Good Wife | Alicia Florrick | CBS | |
| Katey Sagal | Sons of Anarchy | Gemma Teller Morrow | FX | |
| Eve Myles | Torchwood | Gwen Cooper | Starz | |
| 2012 | Claire Danes | Homeland | Carrie Mathison | Showtime |
| Connie Britton | Nashville | Rayna Jaymes | AMC | |
| Hayden Panettiere | Nashville | Juliette Barnes | ||
| Michelle Dockery | Downton Abbey | Lady Mary Josephine Crawley | ITV | |
| Julianna Margulies | The Good Wife | Alicia Florrick | CBS | |
| Chloë Sevigny | Hit & Miss | Mia | Sky Atlantic | |
| 2013 | Robin Wright | House of Cards | Claire Underwood | Netflix |
| Lizzy Caplan | Masters of Sex | Virginia Johnson | Showtime | |
| Olivia Colman | Broadchurch | Detective Sergeant Ellie Miller | ITV | |
| Vera Farmiga | Bates Motel | Norma Louise Bates | A&E | |
| Tatiana Maslany | Orphan Black | Various Characters | BBC America | |
| Anne Reid | Last Tango in Halifax | Celia Dawson | BBC One | |
| Keri Russell | The Americans | Elizabeth Jennings (Nadezhda) | FX | |
| Abigail Spencer | Rectify | Amantha Holden | SundanceTV | |
| 2014 | Keri Russell | The Americans | Elizabeth Jennings (Nadezhda) | FX |
| Gillian Anderson | The Fall | Stella Gibson | BBC Two | |
| Lizzy Caplan | Masters of Sex | Virginia Johnson | Showtime | |
| Ruth Wilson | The Affair | Alison Lockhart | ||
| Eva Green | Penny Dreadful | Vanessa Ives | ||
| Tatiana Maslany | Orphan Black | Various Characters | BBC America | |
| Julianna Margulies | The Good Wife | Alicia Florrick | CBS | |
| Robin Wright | House of Cards | Claire Underwood | Netflix | |
| 2015 | Claire Danes | Homeland | Carrie Mathison | Showtime |
| Kirsten Dunst | Fargo | Peggy Blumquist | FX | |
| Lady Gaga | American Horror Story: Hotel | Elizabeth Johnson / The Countess | ||
| Taraji P. Henson | Empire | Cookie Lyon | Fox | |
| Felicity Huffman | American Crime | Barbara "Barb" Hanlon | ABC | |
| Tatiana Maslany | Orphan Black | Various Characters | BBC America | |
| Robin Wright | House of Cards | Claire Underwood | Netflix | |
| 2016 | Evan Rachel Wood | Westworld | Dolores Abernathy / Wyatt | HBO |
| Felicity Huffman | American Crime | Leslie Graham | ABC | |
| Sarah Lancashire | Happy Valley | Sgt. Catherine Cawood | BBC One | |
| Tatiana Maslany | Orphan Black | Various Characters | BBC America | |
| Winona Ryder | Stranger Things | Joyce Byers | Netflix | |
| Ruth Wilson | The Affair | Alison Lockhart | Showtime | |
| 2017 [1][2] |
Elisabeth Moss | The Handmaid's Tale | Offred / June Osborne | Hulu |
| Caitriona Balfe | Outlander | Claire Fraser | Starz | |
| Carrie Coon | The Leftovers | Nora Durst | HBO | |
| Maggie Gyllenhaal | The Deuce | Eileen "Candy" Merell | ||
| Katherine Langford | 13 Reasons Why | Hannah Baker | Netflix | |
| Ruth Wilson | The Affair | Alison Lockhart | Showtime | |
| 2018 [3] |
Julia Roberts | Homecoming | Heidi Bergman | Prime Video |
| Elisabeth Moss | The Handmaid's Tale | Offred / June Osborne | Hulu | |
| Sandra Oh | Killing Eve | Eve Polastri | BBC America | |
| Keri Russell | The Americans | Elizabeth Jennings | FX | |
| Jodie Whittaker | Doctor Who | The Doctor | BBC One | |
| 2019 [4] |
Zendaya | Euphoria | Rue Bennett | HBO |
| Olivia Colman | The Crown | Queen Elizabeth II | Netflix | |
| Jodie Comer | Killing Eve | Villanelle | BBC America | |
| Sandra Oh | Eve Polastri | |||
| Regina King | Watchmen | Angela Abar / Sister Night | HBO | |
| Maggie Siff | Billions | Wendy Rhoades | Showtime |
2020s[]
| Year | Actor | Series | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 [5][6] |
Olivia Colman | The Crown | Queen Elizabeth II | Netflix |
| Caitriona Balfe | Outlander | Claire Fraser | Starz | |
| Phoebe Dynevor | Bridgerton | Daphne Bridgerton | Netflix | |
| Laura Linney | Ozark | Wendy Byrde | ||
| Sandra Oh | Killing Eve | Eve Polastri | BBC America | |
| Maggie Siff | Billions | Wendy Rhoades | Showtime |
References[]
- ^ "'Dunkirk,' 'The Shape of Water' Lead Satellite Award Nominations". TheWrap. November 30, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ "Satellite Awards 2017". International Press Academy. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ "Satellite Awards 2018". International Press Academy. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ "Satellite Awards 2019". International Press Academy. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ "'One Night in Miami' and 'Nomadland' Lead Nominations for 25th Satellite Awards". Vimooz. February 1, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ Anderson, Erik (February 15, 2021). "Satellite Awards winners: 'Nomadland,' 'Forty-Year Old Version' top film prizes; 'Schitt's Creek,' 'Better Call Saul' take TV". Awards Watch. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- Satellite Awards
- Television awards for Best Actress