Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series

The Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series is an award presented annually by the Critics' Choice Television Awards to recognize the work of television actresses in the drama genre. It was introduced in 2011 when the awards ceremony was first initiated. The winners are voted for by television critics who are members of the Broadcast Television Critics Association.

Winners and nominees

  indicates the winner

2010s

Year	Actress	Series	Role
2011	Julianna Margulies	The Good Wife	Alicia Florrick
	Connie Britton	Friday Night Lights	Tami Taylor
	Mireille Enos	The Killing	Det. Sarah Linden
	Elisabeth Moss	Mad Men	Peggy Olson
	Katey Sagal	Sons of Anarchy	Gemma Teller Morrow
	Anna Torv	Fringe	Olivia Dunham
2012[1]	Claire Danes	Homeland	Carrie Mathison
	Michelle Dockery	Downton Abbey	Lady Mary Crawley
	Julianna Margulies	The Good Wife	Alicia Florrick
	Elisabeth Moss	Mad Men	Peggy Olson
	Emmy Rossum	Shameless	Fiona Gallagher
	Katey Sagal	Sons of Anarchy	Gemma Teller Morrow
2013[2]	Tatiana Maslany	Orphan Black	Various Characters
	Claire Danes	Homeland	Carrie Mathison
	Vera Farmiga	Bates Motel	Norma Louise Bates
	Julianna Margulies	The Good Wife	Alicia Florrick
	Elisabeth Moss	Mad Men	Peggy Olson
	Keri Russell	The Americans	Elizabeth Jennings
2014	Tatiana Maslany	Orphan Black	Various Characters
	Lizzy Caplan	Masters of Sex	Virginia Johnson
	Vera Farmiga	Bates Motel	Norma Louise Bates
	Julianna Margulies	The Good Wife	Alicia Florrick
	Keri Russell	The Americans	Elizabeth Jennings
	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Claire Underwood
2015[3]	Taraji P. Henson	Empire	Cookie Lyon
	Viola Davis	How to Get Away with Murder	Professor Annalise Keating
	Vera Farmiga	Bates Motel	Norma Louise Bates
	Eva Green	Penny Dreadful	Vanessa Ives
	Julianna Margulies	The Good Wife	Alicia Florrick
	Keri Russell	The Americans	Elizabeth Jennings
2016[4]	Carrie Coon	The Leftovers	Nora Durst
	Shiri Appleby	UnREAL	Rachel Goldberg
	Viola Davis	How to Get Away with Murder	Professor Annalise Keating
	Eva Green	Penny Dreadful	Vanessa Ives
	Taraji P. Henson	Empire	Cookie Lyon
	Krysten Ritter	Jessica Jones	Jessica Jones

Multiple wins

2 wins

• Tatiana Maslany

Multiple nominations

5 nominations

• Julianna Margulies

3 nominations

• Vera Farmiga
• Elisabeth Moss
• Keri Russell

2 nominations

• Claire Danes
• Viola Davis
• Eva Green
• Taraji P. Henson
• Tatiana Maslany
• Katey Sagal

See also

• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
• TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama

References

1. "2012 Critics' Choice Television Awards". BFJA. June 6, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
2. "Critics' Choice Television Awards". Critics' Choice Awards. May 22, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
3. "Critics’ Choice Awards Winners: Updated List". Critics' Choice Awards. May 31, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
4. "2016 Critics’ Choice Awards Nominations". Critics' Choice Awards. December 14, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.