Every Golden Globes Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama winner

26 ceremonies, 2000–2025. 24 different winners. The longest run was Claire Danes, 2 years straight (2012–2013).

Claire Danes ×2Edie Falco ×2

Each band is one winner’s reign. Wider means a longer run. Colored by network / distributor; hover for details.

Edie Falco'00

Sela Ward'01

Jennifer Garner'02

Edie Falco'03

Frances Conroy'04

Mariska Hargitay'05

Geena Davis'06

Kyra Sedgwick'07

Glenn Close'08

Anna Paquin'09

Julianna Margulies'10

Katey Sagal'11

Claire Danes'12–'13×2

Robin Wright'14

Ruth Wilson'15

Taraji P. Henson'16

Claire Foy'17

Elisabeth Moss'18

Sandra Oh'19

Olivia Colman'20

Emma Corrin'21

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez'22

Zendaya'23

Sarah Snook'24

Anna Sawai'25

Wins by network / distributor

HBO623%
FX415%
Netflix415%
ABC312%
Showtime312%
20th Century14%
Other519%

Who kept losing

Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2025.

Most nominated, never won

Caitríona Balfe4 noms
Keri Russell4 noms
Amy Brenneman3 noms
Lorraine Bracco3 noms
Patricia Arquette3 noms
Allison Janney2 noms

Most losses

Julianna Margulies6L · 1W
Edie Falco5L · 2W
Kyra Sedgwick5L · 1W
Caitríona Balfe4L · 0W
Keri Russell4L · 0W
Amy Brenneman3L · 0W

The full list

Year	Winner	Network / Distributor
2025	Anna Sawai (Shōgun) beat 5 others Kathy Bates (Matlock) Emma D'Arcy (House of the Dragon) Maya Erskine (Mr. & Mrs. Smith) Keira Knightley (Black Doves) Keri Russell (The Diplomat)	FX
2024	Sarah Snook (Succession) beat 5 others Helen Mirren (1923) Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us) Keri Russell (The Diplomat) Imelda Staunton (The Crown) Emma Stone (The Curse)	HBO
2023	Zendaya (Euphoria) beat 4 others Emma D'Arcy (House of the Dragon) Laura Linney (Ozark) Imelda Staunton (The Crown) Hilary Swank (Alaska Daily)	HBO
2022	Michaela Jaé Rodriguez (Pose) beat 4 others Uzo Aduba (In Treatment) Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show) Christine Baranski (The Good Fight) Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid's Tale)	FX
2021	Emma Corrin (The Crown) beat 4 others Olivia Colman (The Crown) Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) Laura Linney (Ozark) Sarah Paulson (Ratched)	Netflix
2020	Olivia Colman (The Crown) beat 4 others Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show) Jodie Comer (Killing Eve) Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies) Reese Witherspoon (The Morning Show)	Netflix
2019	Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) beat 4 others Caitríona Balfe (Outlander) Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid's Tale) Julia Roberts (Homecoming) Keri Russell (The Americans)	BBC America
2018	Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid's Tale) beat 4 others Caitríona Balfe (Outlander) Claire Foy (The Crown) Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Deuce) Katherine Langford (13 Reasons Why)	Hulu
2017	Claire Foy (The Crown) beat 4 others Caitríona Balfe (Outlander) Keri Russell (The Americans) Winona Ryder (Stranger Things) Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld)	Netflix
2016	Taraji P. Henson (Empire) beat 4 others Caitríona Balfe (Outlander) Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder) Eva Green (Penny Dreadful) Robin Wright (House of Cards)	Fox
2015	Ruth Wilson (The Affair) beat 4 others Claire Danes (Homeland) Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder) Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife) Robin Wright (House of Cards)	Showtime
2014	Robin Wright (House of Cards) beat 4 others Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife) Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) Taylor Schilling (Orange Is the New Black) Kerry Washington (Scandal)	Netflix
2013	Claire Danes (Homeland)repeat beat 4 others Connie Britton (Nashville) Glenn Close (Damages) Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey) Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife)	Showtime
2012	Claire Danes (Homeland) beat 4 others Mireille Enos (The Killing) Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife) Madeleine Stowe (Revenge) Callie Thorne (Necessary Roughness)	Showtime
2011	Katey Sagal (Sons of Anarchy) beat 4 others Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife) Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men) Piper Perabo (Covert Affairs) Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)	FX
2010	Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife) beat 4 others Glenn Close (Damages) January Jones (Mad Men) Anna Paquin (True Blood) Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)	CBS
2009	Anna Paquin (True Blood) beat 4 others Sally Field (Brothers & Sisters) Mariska Hargitay (Law and Order: Special Victims Unit) January Jones (Mad Men) Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)	HBO
2008	Glenn Close (Damages) beat 6 others Patricia Arquette (Medium) Minnie Driver (The Riches) Edie Falco (The Sopranos) Sally Field (Brothers & Sisters) Holly Hunter (Saving Grace) Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer)	FX
2007	Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) beat 4 others Patricia Arquette (Medium) Edie Falco (The Sopranos) Evangeline Lilly (Lost) Ellen Pompeo (Grey's Anatomy)	TNT
2006	Geena Davis (Commander in Chief) beat 4 others Patricia Arquette (Medium) Glenn Close (The Shield) Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) Polly Walker (Rome)	ABC
2005	Mariska Hargitay (Law and Order: Special Victims Unit)unverified beat 4 others Edie Falco (The Sopranos) Jennifer Garner (Alias) Christine Lahti (Jack & Bobby) Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck)	NBC
2004	Frances Conroy (Six Feet Under) beat 4 others Jennifer Garner (Alias) Allison Janney (The West Wing) Joely Richardson (Nip/Tuck) Amber Tamblyn (Joan of Arcadia)	HBO
2003	Edie Falco (The Sopranos) beat 4 others Jennifer Garner (Alias) Rachel Griffiths (Six Feet Under) Marg Helgenberger (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) Allison Janney (The West Wing)	HBO
2002	Jennifer Garner (Alias) beat 6 others Lorraine Bracco (The Sopranos) Amy Brenneman (Judging Amy) Edie Falco (The Sopranos) Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls) Marg Helgenberger (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) Sela Ward (Once and Again)	ABC
2001	Sela Ward (Once and Again) beat 5 others Jessica Alba (Dark Angel) Lorraine Bracco (The Sopranos) Amy Brenneman (Judging Amy) Edie Falco (The Sopranos) Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)	ABC
2000	Edie Falco (The Sopranos) beat 4 others Lorraine Bracco (The Sopranos) Amy Brenneman (Judging Amy) Julianna Margulies (ER) Sela Ward (Once and Again)	HBO

More Golden Globes categories

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