Most nominated, never won this award
- 01DMDebra Messing8 noms
- 02JLJulia Louis-Dreyfus6 noms
- 03EFEdie Falco4 noms
- 04FHFelicity Huffman4 noms
- 05CFCalista Flockhart3 noms
- 06CAChristina Applegate3 noms
A visual history · Golden Globes
The winners who defined TV Actress (Comedy).
56 ceremonies, 1970–2025. 43 different winners. The longest run belongs to Sarah Jessica Parker, with 3 straight wins.
- Who won most recently?
- Jean Smart in 2025 for Hacks.
- Who has won the most?
- Carol Burnett and Sarah Jessica Parker, tied on 4 wins each.
- HacksJean Smart
- The BearAyo Edebiri
- Abbott ElementaryQuinta Brunson
- HacksJean Smart
- Schitt's CreekCatherine O'Hara05
- FleabagPhoebe Waller-Bridge
- Years explored
- 1970–2025
- Different winners
- 43
- Category leader
- Carol Burnett · 4
About this record
Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy was first awarded in 1970, so it does not run the full 1944–2025 window.
2000–2025
26 ceremonies
19702025
01 / The reigns
Sarah Jessica Parker 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 / distributor.
- 01Sarah Jessica Parker4 wins
- 02Jean Smart2 wins
- 03Rachel Brosnahan2 wins
- 04Tina Fey2 wins
Sarah Jessica Parker'00–'02×3
Jennifer Aniston'03
Sarah Jessica Parker'04
Teri Hatcher'05
Mary-Louise Parker'06
America Ferrera'07
Tina Fey'08–'09×2
Toni Collette'10
Laura Linney'11
Laura Dern'12
Lena Dunham'13
Amy Poehler'14
Gina Rodriguez'15
Rachel Bloom'16
Tracee Ellis Ross'17
Rachel Brosnahan'18–'19×2
Phoebe Waller-Bridge'20
Catherine O'Hara'21
Jean Smart'22
Quinta Brunson'23
Ayo Edebiri'24
Jean Smart'25
02 / The power map
Who stood behind the winners?
HBO leads the recorded network / distributor credits with 8 wins, 2000–2025. The full distribution shows whether power was concentrated or shared.
HBO8 wins01
ABC4 wins02
NBC4 wins03
Amazon3 wins04
Showtime3 wins05
The CW2 wins06
Wins by network / distributor
- HBO831%
- ABC415%
- NBC415%
- Amazon312%
- Showtime312%
- The CW28%
- Other28%
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
- 01DMDebra Messing8L · 0W
- 02JLJulia Louis-Dreyfus6L · 0W
- 03EFEdie Falco4L · 0W
- 04FHFelicity Huffman4L · 0W
- 05TFTina Fey4L · 2W
- 06CFCalista Flockhart3L · 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 / Distributor |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jean Smart (Hacks)beat 5 others
| Max |
| 2024 | Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)beat 5 others
| FX |
| 2023 | Quinta Brunson (Abbott Elementary)beat 4 others
| ABC |
| 2022 | Jean Smart (Hacks)beat 4 others
| HBO Max |
| 2021 | Catherine O'Hara (Schitt's Creek)beat 4 others
| Pop |
| 2020 | Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fleabag)beat 4 others
| Amazon Prime Video |
| 2019 | Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)repeatbeat 4 others
| Amazon Prime Video |
| 2018 | Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)beat 4 others
| Amazon Prime Video |
| 2017 | Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish)beat 5 others
| ABC |
| 2016 | Rachel Bloom (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend)beat 4 others
| The CW |
| 2015 | Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin)beat 4 others
| The CW |
| 2014 | Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation)beat 4 others
| NBC |
| 2013 | Lena Dunham (Girls)beat 4 others
| HBO |
| 2012 | Laura Dern (Enlightened)beat 4 others
| HBO |
| 2011 | Laura Linney (The Big C)beat 4 others
| Showtime |
| 2010 | Toni Collette (United States of Tara)beat 4 others
| Showtime |
| 2009 | Tina Fey (30 Rock)repeatbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 2008 | Tina Fey (30 Rock)beat 4 others
| NBC |
| 2007 | America Ferrera (Ugly Betty)beat 4 others
| ABC |
| 2006 | Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds)beat 4 others
| Showtime |
| 2005 | Teri Hatcher (Desperate Housewives)beat 4 others
| ABC |
| 2004 | Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex and the City)unverifiedbeat 5 others
| HBO |
| 2003 | Jennifer Aniston (Friends)beat 4 others
| NBC |
| 2002 | Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex and the City)repeatbeat 4 others
| HBO |
| 2001 | Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex and the City)repeatbeat 4 others
| HBO |
| 2000 | Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex and the City)beat 5 others
| HBO |
| 1999 | Jenna Elfman (Dharma & Greg)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| ABC |
| 1998 | Calista Flockhart (Ally McBeal)unverifiedbeat 5 others
| Fox |
| 1997 | Helen Hunt (Mad About You)unverifiedbeat 5 others
| NBC |
| 1996 | Cybill Shepherd (Cybill)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1995 | Helen Hunt (Mad About You)repeatunverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1994 | Helen Hunt (Mad About You)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1993 | Roseanne Barr (Roseanne)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| ABC |
| 1992 | Candice Bergen (Murphy Brown)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1991 | Kirstie Alley (Cheers)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1990 | Jamie Lee Curtis (Anything but Love)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| ABC |
| 1989 | Candice Bergen (Murphy Brown)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1988 | Tracey Ullman (The Tracey Ullman Show)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| Fox |
| 1987 | Cybill Shepherd (Moonlighting)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| ABC |
| 1986 | Estelle Getty (The Golden Girls)tieCybill Shepherd (Moonlighting)unverifiedbeat 3 others
| NBC |
| 1985 | Shelley Long (Cheers)unverifiedbeat 5 others
| NBC |
| 1984 | Joanna Cassidy (Buffalo Bill)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1983 | Debbie Allen (Fame)unverifiedbeat 5 others
| NBC |
| 1982 | Eileen Brennan (Private Benjamin)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1981 | Katherine Helmond (Soap)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| ABC |
| 1980 | Linda Lavin (Alice)repeatunverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1979 | Linda Lavin (Alice)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1978 | Carol Burnett (The Carol Burnett Show)repeatunverifiedbeat 5 others
| CBS |
| 1977 | Carol Burnett (The Carol Burnett Show)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1976 | Cloris Leachman (Phyllis)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1975 | Valerie Harper (Rhoda)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1974 | Cher (The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour)tieJean Stapleton (All in the Family)unverifiedbeat 3 others
| CBS |
| 1973 | Jean Stapleton (All in the Family)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1972 | Carol Burnett (The Carol Burnett Show)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1971 | Mary Tyler Moore (The Mary Tyler Moore Show)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1970 | Carol Burnett (The Carol Burnett Show)tieJulie Sommars (The Governor & J.J.)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
