Most nominated, never won this award
- 01ACAnna Chlumsky6 noms
- 02JKJane Krakowski5 noms
- 03KCKim Cattrall5 noms
- 04HTHolland Taylor4 noms
- 05JJJanelle James4 noms
- 06KWKristen Wiig4 noms
A visual history · Emmys
The winners who defined Supp. Actress (Comedy).
60 ceremonies, 1959–2025. 41 different winners. The longest run belongs to Valerie Harper, with 3 straight wins.
- Who won most recently?
- Hannah Einbinder in 2025 for Hacks.
- Who has won the most?
- Doris Roberts and Rhea Perlman, tied on 4 wins each.
- HacksHannah Einbinder
- The BearLiza Colón-Zayas
- The BearAyo Edebiri
- Abbott ElementarySheryl Lee Ralph
- Ted LassoHannah Waddingham
- Schitt's CreekAnnie Murphy06
- Years explored
- 1959–2025
- Different winners
- 41
- Category leader
- Doris Roberts · 4
About this record
Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series was first awarded in 1959, so it does not run the full 1951–2025 window.
2000–2025
26 ceremonies
19592025
01 / The reigns
Doris Roberts set the longest run.
The timeline turns the 2000–2025 record into a sequence of reigns. Longer bands reveal sustained runs; color shows the credited network.
- 01Doris Roberts4 wins
- 02Alex Borstein2 wins
- 03Allison Janney2 wins
- 04Julie Bowen2 wins
- 05Kate McKinnon2 wins
Megan Mullally'00
Doris Roberts'01–'03×3
Cynthia Nixon'04
Doris Roberts'05
Megan Mullally'06
Jaime Pressly'07
Jean Smart'08
Kristin Chenoweth'09
Jane Lynch'10
Julie Bowen'11–'12×2
Merritt Wever'13
Allison Janney'14–'15×2
Kate McKinnon'16–'17×2
Alex Borstein'18–'19×2
Annie Murphy'20
Hannah Waddingham'21
Sheryl Lee Ralph'22
Ayo Edebiri'23
Liza Colón-Zayas'24
Hannah Einbinder'25
02 / The power map
Who stood behind the winners?
CBS leads the recorded network credits with 6 wins, 2000–2025. The full distribution shows whether power was concentrated or shared.
CBS6 wins01
ABC5 wins02
NBC5 wins03
Amazon2 wins04
FX2 wins05
HBO2 wins06
Wins by network
- CBS623%
- ABC519%
- NBC519%
- Amazon28%
- FX28%
- HBO28%
- Other415%
03 / The near misses
The names that kept coming back without the ending they wanted.
Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2025.
Most losses in this category
- 01KMKate McKinnon7L · 2W
- 02ACAnna Chlumsky6L · 0W
- 03MMMegan Mullally6L · 2W
- 04JKJane Krakowski5L · 0W
- 05KCKim Cattrall5L · 0W
- 06HTHolland Taylor4L · 0W
04 / The archive
Every year.
Every winner.
The complete reference behind the story, showing 2000–2025. Open any year to see the rest of the field when nominee records are available.
| Year | Winner | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hannah Einbinder (Hacks)beat 6 others
| HBO Max |
| 2024 | Liza Colón-Zayas (The Bear)beat 5 others
| FX |
| 2023 | Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)beat 6 others
| FX |
| 2022 | Sheryl Lee Ralph (Abbott Elementary)beat 7 others
| ABC |
| 2021 | Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso)beat 6 others
| Apple TV+ |
| 2020 | Annie Murphy (Schitt's Creek)beat 7 others
| Pop TV |
| 2019 | Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)repeatbeat 7 others
| Amazon |
| 2018 | Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)beat 7 others
| Amazon |
| 2017 | Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)repeatbeat 5 others
| NBC |
| 2016 | Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live)beat 5 others
| NBC |
| 2015 | Allison Janney (Mom)repeatbeat 7 others
| CBS |
| 2014 | Allison Janney (Mom)beat 5 others
| CBS |
| 2013 | Merritt Wever (Nurse Jackie)beat 6 others
| Showtime |
| 2012 | Julie Bowen (Modern Family)repeatbeat 5 others
| ABC |
| 2011 | Julie Bowen (Modern Family)beat 5 others
| ABC |
| 2010 | Jane Lynch (Glee)beat 5 others
| Fox |
| 2009 | Kristin Chenoweth (Pushing Daisies)beat 5 others
| ABC |
| 2008 | Jean Smart (Samantha Who?)beat 4 others
| ABC |
| 2007 | Jaime Pressly (My Name Is Earl)beat 5 others
| NBC |
| 2006 | Megan Mullally (Will & Grace)beat 4 others
| NBC |
| 2005 | Doris Roberts (Everybody Loves Raymond)beat 4 others
| CBS |
| 2004 | Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City)beat 4 others
| HBO |
| 2003 | Doris Roberts (Everybody Loves Raymond)repeatbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 2002 | Doris Roberts (Everybody Loves Raymond)repeatbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 2001 | Doris Roberts (Everybody Loves Raymond)beat 4 others
| CBS |
| 2000 | Megan Mullally (Will & Grace)beat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1999 | Kristen Johnston (3rd Rock from the Sun)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1998 | Lisa Kudrow (Friends)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1997 | Kristen Johnston (3rd Rock from the Sun)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1996 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Seinfeld)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1995 | Christine Baranski (Cybill)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1994 | Laurie Metcalf (Roseanne)repeatunverifiedbeat 5 others
| ABC |
| 1993 | Laurie Metcalf (Roseanne)repeatunverifiedbeat 4 others
| ABC |
| 1992 | Laurie Metcalf (Roseanne)unverifiedbeat 5 others
| ABC |
| 1991 | Bebe Neuwirth (Cheers)repeatunverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1990 | Bebe Neuwirth (Cheers)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1989 | Rhea Perlman (Cheers)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1988 | Estelle Getty (The Golden Girls)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1987 | Jackée Harry (227)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1986 | Rhea Perlman (Cheers)repeatunverifiedbeat 5 others
| NBC |
| 1985 | Rhea Perlman (Cheers)repeatunverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1984 | Rhea Perlman (Cheers)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1983 | Carol Kane (Taxi)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1982 | Loretta Swit (M*A*S*H)unverifiedbeat 5 others
| CBS |
| 1981 | Eileen Brennan (Private Benjamin)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1980 | Loretta Swit (M*A*S*H)unverifiedbeat 3 others
| CBS |
| 1979 | Sally Struthers (All in the Family)unverifiedbeat 3 others
| CBS |
| 1978 | Julie Kavner (Rhoda)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1977 | Mary Kay Place (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| Syndicated |
| 1976 | Betty White (The Mary Tyler Moore Show)repeatunverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1975 | Betty White (The Mary Tyler Moore Show)unverifiedbeat 3 others
| CBS |
| 1974 | Cloris Leachman (The Mary Tyler Moore Show)unverifiedbeat 3 others
| CBS |
| 1973 | Valerie Harper (The Mary Tyler Moore Show)repeatunverifiedbeat 2 others
| CBS |
| 1972 | Valerie Harper (The Mary Tyler Moore Show)tieSally Struthers (All in the Family)repeatunverifiedbeat 1 other
| CBS |
| 1971 | Valerie Harper (The Mary Tyler Moore Show)unverifiedbeat 2 others
| CBS |
| 1970 | Karen Valentine (Room 222)unverifiedbeat 2 others
| ABC |
| 1968 | Marion Lorne (Bewitched)unverifiedbeat 3 others
| ABC |
| 1967 | Frances Bavier (The Andy Griffith Show)unverifiedbeat 2 others
| CBS |
| 1966 | Alice Pearce (Bewitched)unverifiedbeat 2 others
| ABC |
| 1959 | Ann B. Davis (The Bob Cummings Show)unverifiedbeat 5 others
| NBC |
