# Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. Prior to 1989, the category was not gender-specific, and, thus, was called Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series. It is given in honor to an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a guest-starring role in a television comedy series. The current recipient is Jamie Lee Curtis for The Bear. Since the category change in 1989, a total of 34 actresses were awarded for their performances. The most awarded actress is Cloris Leachman, with 3 wins, followed by Tina Fey, Colleen Dewhurst, Kathryn Joosten, Jean Smart, Tracey Ullman, Betty White, and Maya Rudolph, with 2 wins. These awards, like the other "Guest" awards, were previously not presented at the Primetime Emmy Award ceremony, but, rather, at the Creative Arts Emmy Award ceremony.
Beginning with the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, performers are no longer eligible in guest acting categories if they were previously nominated for a lead or supporting award for playing the same character role in the same series.

## Winners and nominations
### 1970s

| Year | Actress | Program | Role | Submitted episode(s) | Network |
| Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series ||||||
| 1975 (27th) |
| 1975 (27th) | Zohra Lampert | Kojak | Marina Sheldon | "Queen of the Gypsies" | CBS |
| 1975 (27th) | Cloris Leachman | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Phyllis Lindstrom | "Phyllis Whips Inflation" | CBS |
| 1975 (27th) | Shelley Winters | McCloud | Thelma | "The Barefoot Girls of Bleaker Street" | NBC |
| 1976 (28th) |
| Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Comedy or Drama Series |||||
| 1976 (28th) | Kathryn Walker | The Adams Chronicles | Abigail Adams | "John Adams, Lawyer" | PBS |
| 1976 (28th) | Helen Hayes | Hawaii Five-O | Aunt Clara | "Retire In Sunny Hawaii... Forever" | CBS |
| 1976 (28th) | Sheree North | Marcus Welby, M.D. | June Monica | "How Do You Know What Hurts Me?" | ABC |
| 1976 (28th) | Pamela Payton-Wright | The Adams Chronicles | Louisa Catherine Adams | "John Quincy Adams, Diplomat" | PBS |
| 1976 (28th) | Martha Raye | McMillan & Wife | Agatha | "Greed" | NBC |
| Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series |||||
| 1976 (28th) | Fionnula Flanagan | Rich Man, Poor Man | Clothilde | "Part II" | ABC |
| 1976 (28th) | Ruth Gordon | Rhoda | Carlton's Mother | "Kiss Your Epaulets Goodbye" | CBS |
| 1976 (28th) | Eileen Heckart | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Flo Meredith | "Mary's Aunt" | CBS |
| 1976 (28th) | Kim Darby | Rich Man, Poor Man | Virginia Calderwood | "Part II" | ABC |
| 1976 (28th) | Kay Lenz | Rich Man, Poor Man | Kate Jordache | "Part VIII" | ABC |
| 1977 (29th) |
| Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Comedy or Drama Series |||||
| 1977 (29th) | Beulah Bondi | The Waltons | Aunt Martha Corinne Walton | "The Pony Cart" | CBS |
| 1977 (29th) | Susan Blakely | Rich Man, Poor Man Book II | Julie Prescott | "Chapter 1" | ABC |
| 1977 (29th) | Madge Sinclair | Roots | Bell Reynolds | "Part IV" | ABC |
| 1977 (29th) | Leslie Uggams | Roots | Kizzy Reynolds | "Part VI" | ABC |
| 1977 (29th) | Jessica Walter | The Streets of San Francisco | Maggie Jarris / Mrs. Reston / Mrs. McCluskey | "Till Death Do Us Part" | ABC |
| Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series |||||
| 1977 (29th) | Olivia Cole | Roots | Mathilda | "Part VIII" | ABC |
| 1977 (29th) | Eileen Heckart | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Flo Meredith | "Lou Proposes" | CBS |
| 1977 (29th) | Sandy Duncan | Roots | Missy Anne Reynolds | "Part V" | ABC |
| 1977 (29th) | Cicely Tyson | Roots | Binta | "Part I" | ABC |
| 1977 (29th) | Nancy Walker | Rhoda | Ida Morgenstern | "The Separation" | CBS |
| 1978 (30th) |
| Outstanding Lead Actress for a Single Appearance in a Comedy or Drama Series |||||
| 1978 (30th) | Rita Moreno | The Rockford Files | Rita Capkovic | "The Paper Palace" | NBC |
| 1978 (30th) | Patty Duke | Having Babies III | Leslee Wexler | — | ABC |
| 1978 (30th) | Kate Jackson | James at 15 | Robin | "Pilot" | NBC |
| 1978 (30th) | Irene Tedrow | James at 15 | Miss Jordan | "Ducks" | NBC |
| 1978 (30th) | Jayne Meadows | Meeting of Minds | Florence Nightingale | "Luther, Voltaire, Plato, Nightingale" | PBS |
| Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy or Drama Series |||||
| 1978 (30th) | Blanche Baker | Holocaust | Anna Weiss | "Part I" | NBC |
| 1978 (30th) | Ellen Corby | The Waltons | Esther Walton | "Grandma Comes Home" | CBS |
| 1978 (30th) | Jeanette Nolan | The Awakening Land | Granny McWhirter | "Part I" | NBC |
| 1978 (30th) | Beulah Quo | Meeting of Minds | Empress Tz'u-hsi | "Douglass, Tz'u-Hsi, Beccaria, De Sade" | PBS |
| 1978 (30th) | Beatrice Straight | The Dain Curse | Alice Dain Leggett | "Part 1" | CBS |

### 1980s

| Year | Actor/Actress | Program | Role | Episode | Network |
| Outstanding Guest Performer in a Comedy Series ||||||
| 1986 (38th) |
| 1986 (38th) | Roscoe Lee Browne | The Cosby Show | Dr. Barnabus Foster | "The Card Game" | NBC |
| 1986 (38th) | Earle Hyman | The Cosby Show | Russell Huxtable | "Happy Anniversary" | NBC |
| 1986 (38th) | Danny Kaye | The Cosby Show | Dr. Burns | "The Dentist" | NBC |
| 1986 (38th) | Clarice Taylor | The Cosby Show | Anna Huxtable | "Happy Anniversary" | NBC |
| 1986 (38th) | Stevie Wonder | The Cosby Show | Himself | "A Touch of Wonder" | NBC |
| 1987 (39th) |
| 1987 (39th) | John Cleese | Cheers | Dr. Simon Finch-Royce | "Simon Says" | NBC |
| 1987 (39th) | Art Carney | The Cavanaughs | James "Weasel" Cavanaugh | "He Ain't Heavy, Father..." | CBS |
| 1987 (39th) | Herb Edelman | The Golden Girls | Stanley Zbornak | "The Stan Who Came to Dinner" | NBC |
| 1987 (39th) | Lois Nettleton | The Golden Girls | Jean | "Isn't It Romantic?" | NBC |
| 1987 (39th) | Nancy Walker | The Golden Girls | Angela | "Long Day's Journey into Marinara" | NBC |
| 1988 (40th) |
| 1988 (40th) | Beah Richards | Frank's Place | Mrs. Varden | "The Bridge" | CBS |
| 1988 (40th) | Herb Edelman | The Golden Girls | Stanley Zbornak | "The Audit" | NBC |
| 1988 (40th) | Geraldine Fitzgerald | The Golden Girls | Anna | "Mother's Day" | NBC |
| 1988 (40th) | Eileen Heckart | The Cosby Show | Mrs. Hickson | "Autumn Gifts" | NBC |
| 1988 (40th) | Gilda Radner | It's Garry Shandling's Show | Herself | "Mr. Smith Goes to Nam" | Showtime |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series ||||||
| 1989 (41st) |
| 1989 (41st) | Colleen Dewhurst | Murphy Brown | Avery Brown | "Mama Said" | CBS |
| 1989 (41st) | Eileen Brennan | Newhart | Corine Denby | | CBS |
| 1989 (41st) | Diahann Carroll | A Different World | Marion Gilbert | | NBC |
| 1989 (41st) | Doris Roberts | Perfect Strangers | Mrs. Bailey | | ABC |
| 1989 (41st) | Maxine Stuart | The Wonder Years | Mrs. Carples | | ABC |

### 1990s

| Year | Actress | Program | Role | Network |
| 1990 (42nd) |
| 1990 (42nd) | Swoosie Kurtz | Carol & Company | Laurie | NBC |
| 1990 (42nd) | Morgan Fairchild | Murphy Brown | Julia St. Martin | CBS |
| 1990 (42nd) | Georgia Brown | Cheers | Madame Lazora | NBC |
| 1990 (42nd) | Alexis Smith | Cheers | Alice Anne Volkman | NBC |
| 1990 (42nd) | Liz Torres | The Famous Teddy Z | Angie | CBS |
| 1991 (43rd) |
| 1991 (43rd) | Colleen Dewhurst | Murphy Brown | Avery Brown | CBS |
| 1991 (43rd) | Whoopi Goldberg | A Different World | Professor Jordan | NBC |
| 1991 (43rd) | Frances Sternhagen | Cheers | Esther Clavin | NBC |
| 1991 (43rd) | Sada Thompson | Cheers | Mama Lozupone | NBC |
| 1991 (43rd) | Brenda Vaccaro | The Golden Girls | Angela Petrillo | NBC |
| 1992 (44th) | Tyne Daly | Wings | Mimsy Borogroves | NBC |
| 1992 (44th) | Frances Sternhagen | Cheers | Esther Clavin | NBC |
| 1993 (45th) |
| 1993 (45th) | Tracey Ullman | Love & War | Dava Levine | CBS |
| 1993 (45th) | Carol Burnett | The Larry Sanders Show | Herself | HBO |
| 1993 (45th) | Ruby Dee | Evening Shade | Aurelia Danforth | CBS |
| 1993 (45th) | Shelley Long | Cheers | Diane Chambers | NBC |
| 1993 (45th) | Gwen Verdon | Dream On | Kitty | HBO |
| 1994 (46th) |
| 1994 (46th) | Eileen Heckart | Love & War | Rose Stein | CBS |
| 1994 (46th) | Diane Ladd | Grace Under Fire | Louise Burdett | ABC |
| 1994 (46th) | Cyndi Lauper | Mad About You | Marianne Lugasso | NBC |
| 1994 (46th) | Marlee Matlin | Seinfeld | Laura | NBC |
| 1994 (46th) | Marcia Wallace | Murphy Brown | Secretary 66 | CBS |
| 1995 (47th) |
| 1995 (47th) | Cyndi Lauper | Mad About You | Marianne Lugasso | NBC |
| 1995 (47th) | Bebe Neuwirth | Frasier | Dr. Lilith Sternin | NBC |
| 1995 (47th) | JoBeth Williams | Frasier | Madeline | NBC |
| 1995 (47th) | Christina Pickles | Friends | Judy Geller | NBC |
| 1995 (47th) | Jean Stapleton | Grace Under Fire | Aunt Vivian | ABC |
| 1996 (48th) |
| 1996 (48th) | Betty White | The John Larroquette Show | Herself | NBC |
| 1996 (48th) | Shelley Long | Frasier | Diane Chambers | NBC |
| 1996 (48th) | Rosie O'Donnell | The Larry Sanders Show | Herself | HBO |
| 1996 (48th) | Marlo Thomas | Friends | Sandra Green | NBC |
| 1996 (48th) | Irene Worth | Remember WENN | Mrs. Mellon | AMC |
| 1997 (49th) |
| 1997 (49th) | Carol Burnett | Mad About You | Theresa Stemple | NBC |
| 1997 (49th) | Ellen DeGeneres | The Larry Sanders Show | Herself | HBO |
| 1997 (49th) | Laura Dern | Ellen | Susan Richmond | ABC |
| 1997 (49th) | Marsha Mason | Frasier | Sherry | NBC |
| 1997 (49th) | Betty White | Suddenly Susan | Midge Haber | NBC |
| 1998 (50th) |
| 1998 (50th) | Emma Thompson | Ellen | Herself | ABC |
| 1998 (50th) | Carol Burnett | Mad About You | Theresa Stemple | NBC |
| 1998 (50th) | Jan Hooks | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Vicki Dubcek | NBC |
| 1998 (50th) | Patti LuPone | Frasier | Zora | NBC |
| 1998 (50th) | Bette Midler | Murphy Brown | Caprice Feldman | CBS |
| 1999 (51st) |
| 1999 (51st) | Tracey Ullman | Ally McBeal | Tracy Clark | Fox |
| 1999 (51st) | Christine Baranski | Frasier | Dr. Nora Fairchild | NBC |
| 1999 (51st) | Piper Laurie | Frasier | Mrs. Mulhern | NBC |
| 1999 (51st) | Kathy Bates | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Charlotte Everly | NBC |
| 1999 (51st) | Laurie Metcalf | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Jennifer | NBC |
* ↑ Tyne Daly was nominated in the category of Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her guest appearance on Wings, but lost to Candice Bergen, who won for Murphy Brown.
* ↑ Frances Sternhagen was nominated in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her guest appearance on Cheers, but lost to Laurie Metcalf, who won for her role on Roseanne.

### 2000s

| Year | Actor/Actress | Program | Role | Network |
| 2000 (52nd) |
| 2000 (52nd) | Jean Smart | Frasier | Lorna Lynley | NBC |
| 2000 (52nd) | Bea Arthur | Malcolm in the Middle | Mrs. White | Fox |
| 2000 (52nd) | Cheri Oteri | Just Shoot Me! | Cindy Monroe | NBC |
| 2000 (52nd) | Debbie Reynolds | Will & Grace | Bobbi Adler | NBC |
| 2000 (52nd) | Holland Taylor | The Lot | Letitia DeVine | AMC |
| 2001 (53rd) |
| 2001 (53rd) | Jean Smart | Frasier | Lana Gardner | NBC |
| 2001 (53rd) | Jami Gertz | Ally McBeal | Kimmy Bishop | Fox |
| 2001 (53rd) | Cloris Leachman | Malcolm in the Middle | Grandma Ida | Fox |
| 2001 (53rd) | Bernadette Peters | Ally McBeal | Cassandra Lewis | Fox |
| 2001 (53rd) | Susan Sarandon | Friends | Cecilia Monroe | NBC |
| 2002 (54th) |
| 2002 (54th) | Cloris Leachman | Malcolm in the Middle | Grandma Ida | Fox |
| 2002 (54th) | Glenn Close | Will & Grace | Fannie Lieber | NBC |
| 2002 (54th) | Katherine Helmond | Everybody Loves Raymond | Lois Paymer | CBS |
| 2002 (54th) | Susan Sarandon | Malcolm in the Middle | Meg Burbank | Fox |
| 2002 (54th) | Frances Sternhagen | Sex and the City | Bunny MacDougal | HBO |
| 2003 (55th) |
| 2003 (55th) | Christina Applegate | Friends | Amy Green | NBC |
| 2003 (55th) | Georgia Engel | Everybody Loves Raymond | Pat MacDougall | CBS |
| 2003 (55th) | Betty Garrett | Becker | Molly Firth | CBS |
| 2003 (55th) | Cloris Leachman | Malcolm in the Middle | Grandma Ida | Fox |
| 2003 (55th) | Betty White | Yes, Dear | Sylvia Weston | CBS |
| 2004 (56th) |
| 2004 (56th) | Laura Linney | Frasier | Charlotte Novak | NBC |
| 2004 (56th) | Christina Applegate | Friends | Amy Green | NBC |
| 2004 (56th) | Eileen Brennan | Will & Grace | Zandra Zoggin | NBC |
| 2004 (56th) | Georgia Engel | Everybody Loves Raymond | Pat MacDougall | CBS |
| 2004 (56th) | Cloris Leachman | Malcolm in the Middle | Grandma Ida | Fox |
| 2005 (57th) |
| 2005 (57th) | Kathryn Joosten | Desperate Housewives | Karen McCluskey | ABC |
| 2005 (57th) | Blythe Danner | Will & Grace | Marilyn Truman | NBC |
| 2005 (57th) | Georgia Engel | Everybody Loves Raymond | Pat MacDougall | CBS |
| 2005 (57th) | Cloris Leachman | Malcolm in the Middle | Grandma Ida | Fox |
| 2005 (57th) | Lupe Ontiveros | Desperate Housewives | Juanita Solis | ABC |
| 2006 (58th) |
| 2006 (58th) | Cloris Leachman | Malcolm in the Middle | Grandma Ida | Fox |
| 2006 (58th) | Blythe Danner | Will & Grace | Marilyn Truman | NBC |
| 2006 (58th) | Shirley Knight | Desperate Housewives | Phyllis Van De Kamp | ABC |
| 2006 (58th) | Laurie Metcalf | Monk | Cora Cross | USA |
| 2006 (58th) | Kate Winslet | Extras | Herself | HBO |
| 2007 (59th) |
| 2007 (59th) | Elaine Stritch | 30 Rock | Colleen Donaghy | NBC |
| 2007 (59th) | Dixie Carter | Desperate Housewives | Gloria Hodge | ABC |
| 2007 (59th) | Salma Hayek | Ugly Betty | Sofia Reyes | ABC |
| 2007 (59th) | Judith Light | Ugly Betty | Claire Meade | ABC |
| 2007 (59th) | Laurie Metcalf | Desperate Housewives | Carolyn Bigsby | ABC |
| 2008 (60th) |
| 2008 (60th) | Kathryn Joosten | Desperate Housewives | Karen McCluskey | ABC |
| 2008 (60th) | Polly Bergen | Desperate Housewives | Stella Wingfield | ABC |
| 2008 (60th) | Edie Falco | 30 Rock | Celeste "C. C." Cunningham | NBC |
| 2008 (60th) | Carrie Fisher | 30 Rock | Rosemary Howard | NBC |
| 2008 (60th) | Sarah Silverman | Monk | Marci Maven | USA |
| 2008 (60th) | Elaine Stritch | 30 Rock | Colleen Donaghy | NBC |
| 2009 (61st) |
| 2009 (61st) | Tina Fey | Saturday Night Live | Sarah Palin | NBC |
| 2009 (61st) | Jennifer Aniston | 30 Rock | Claire Harper | NBC |
| 2009 (61st) | Christine Baranski | The Big Bang Theory | Dr. Beverly Hofstadter | CBS |
| 2009 (61st) | Gena Rowlands | Monk | Marge Nassell | USA |
| 2009 (61st) | Elaine Stritch | 30 Rock | Colleen Donaghy | NBC |
| 2009 (61st) | Betty White | My Name Is Earl | Grizelda Weezmer ("Crazy Witch Lady") | NBC |

### 2010s

| Year | Actress | Program | Role | Episode | Network |
| 2010 (62nd) |
| 2010 (62nd) | Betty White | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Betty White" | NBC |
| 2010 (62nd) | Christine Baranski | The Big Bang Theory | Dr. Beverly Hofstadter | "The Maternal Congruence" | CBS |
| 2010 (62nd) | Kristin Chenoweth | Glee | April Rhodes | "The Rhodes Not Taken" | Fox |
| 2010 (62nd) | Tina Fey | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Tina Fey" | NBC |
| 2010 (62nd) | Kathryn Joosten | Desperate Housewives | Karen McCluskey | "The Chase" | ABC |
| 2010 (62nd) | Jane Lynch | Two and a Half Men | Dr. Linda Freeman | "818-jklpuzo" | CBS |
| 2010 (62nd) | Elaine Stritch | 30 Rock | Colleen Donaghy | "The Moms" | NBC |
| 2011 (63rd) |
| 2011 (63rd) | Gwyneth Paltrow | Glee | Holly Holliday | "The Substitute" | Fox |
| 2011 (63rd) | Elizabeth Banks | 30 Rock | Avery Jessup-Donaghy | "Double-Edged Sword" | NBC |
| 2011 (63rd) | Kristin Chenoweth | Glee | April Rhodes | "Rumours" | Fox |
| 2011 (63rd) | Dot-Marie Jones | Glee | Coach Beiste | "Never Been Kissed" | Fox |
| 2011 (63rd) | Cloris Leachman | Raising Hope | Barbara "Maw Maw" Thompson | "Don't Vote for This Episode" | Fox |
| 2011 (63rd) | Tina Fey | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Tina Fey" | NBC |
| 2012 (64th) |
| 2012 (64th) | Kathy Bates | Two and a Half Men | The Ghost of Charlie Harper | "Why We Gave Up Women" | CBS |
| 2012 (64th) | Elizabeth Banks | 30 Rock | Avery Jessup-Donaghy | "The Return of Avery Jessup" | NBC |
| 2012 (64th) | Margaret Cho | 30 Rock | Kim Jong-il | "The Return of Avery Jessup" | NBC |
| 2012 (64th) | Dot-Marie Jones | Glee | Coach Beiste | "Choke" | Fox |
| 2012 (64th) | Melissa McCarthy | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Melissa McCarthy" | NBC |
| 2012 (64th) | Maya Rudolph | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Maya Rudolph" | NBC |
| 2013 (65th) |
| 2013 (65th) | Melissa Leo | Louie | Laurie Burke | "Telling Jokes/Set Up" | FX |
| 2013 (65th) | Dot-Marie Jones | Glee | Coach Beiste | "Shooting Star" | Fox |
| 2013 (65th) | Melissa McCarthy | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Melissa McCarthy" | NBC |
| 2013 (65th) | Molly Shannon | Enlightened | Eileen Foliente | "The Ghost Is Seen" | HBO |
| 2013 (65th) | Elaine Stritch | 30 Rock | Colleen Donaghy | "My Whole Life Is Thunder" | NBC |
| 2013 (65th) | Kristen Wiig | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Kristen Wiig" | NBC |
| 2014 (66th) |
| 2014 (66th) | Uzo Aduba | Orange Is the New Black | Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren | "Lesbian Request Denied" | Netflix |
| 2014 (66th) | Laverne Cox | Orange Is the New Black | Sophia Burset | "Lesbian Request Denied" | Netflix |
| 2014 (66th) | Joan Cusack | Shameless | Sheila Jackson | "Liver, I Hardly Know Her" | Showtime |
| 2014 (66th) | Tina Fey | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Tina Fey" | NBC |
| 2014 (66th) | Natasha Lyonne | Orange Is the New Black | Nicole "Nicky" Nichols | "WAC Pack" | Netflix |
| 2014 (66th) | Melissa McCarthy | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Melissa McCarthy" | NBC |
| 2015 (67th) |
| 2015 (67th) | Joan Cusack | Shameless | Sheila Jackson | "Milk of the Gods" | Showtime |
| 2015 (67th) | Pamela Adlon | Louie | Pamela | "Bobby's House" | FX |
| 2015 (67th) | Elizabeth Banks | Modern Family | Sal | "Fight or Flight" | ABC |
| 2015 (67th) | Christine Baranski | The Big Bang Theory | Dr. Beverly Hofstadter | "The Maternal Combustion" | CBS |
| 2015 (67th) | Tina Fey | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Marcia | "Kimmy Goes to Court!" | Netflix |
| 2015 (67th) | Gaby Hoffmann | Girls | Caroline Sackler | "Home Birth" | HBO |
| 2016 (68th) |
| 2016 (68th) | Tina Fey & Amy Poehler | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Tina Fey & Amy Poehler" | NBC |
| 2016 (68th) | Christine Baranski | The Big Bang Theory | Dr. Beverly Hofstadter | "The Convergence Convergence" | CBS |
| 2016 (68th) | Melora Hardin | Transparent | Tammy Cashman | "Flicky-Flicky Thump-Thump" | Amazon |
| 2016 (68th) | Laurie Metcalf | The Big Bang Theory | Mary Cooper | "The Convergence Convergence" | CBS |
| 2016 (68th) | Melissa McCarthy | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Melissa McCarthy" | NBC |
| 2016 (68th) | Amy Schumer | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Amy Schumer" | NBC |
| 2017 (69th) |
| 2017 (69th) | Melissa McCarthy | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Melissa McCarthy" | NBC |
| 2017 (69th) | Becky Ann Baker | Girls | Loreen Horvath | "Gummies" | HBO |
| 2017 (69th) | Angela Bassett | Master of None | Catherine | "Thanksgiving" | Netflix |
| 2017 (69th) | Carrie Fisher (post-humously) | Catastrophe | Mia Norris | "Episode 6" | Amazon |
| 2017 (69th) | Wanda Sykes | Black-ish | Daphne Lido | "Lemons" | ABC |
| 2017 (69th) | Kristen Wiig | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Kristen Wiig" | NBC |
| 2018 (70th) |
| 2018 (70th) | Tiffany Haddish | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Tiffany Haddish" | NBC |
| 2018 (70th) | Tina Fey | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Tina Fey" | NBC |
| 2018 (70th) | Jane Lynch | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Sophie Lennon | "Put That on Your Plate!" | Amazon |
| 2018 (70th) | Maya Rudolph | The Good Place | Judge Gen | "The Burrito" | NBC |
| 2018 (70th) | Molly Shannon | Will & Grace | Val Bassett | "There's Something About Larry" | NBC |
| 2018 (70th) | Wanda Sykes | Black-ish | Daphne Lido | "Juneteenth" | ABC |
| 2019 (71st) |
| 2019 (71st) | Jane Lynch | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Sophie Lennon | "Vote for Kennedy, Vote for Kennedy" | Amazon |
| 2019 (71st) | Sandra Oh | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Sandra Oh" | NBC |
| 2019 (71st) | Maya Rudolph | The Good Place | Judge Gen | "Chidi Sees the Time-Knife" | NBC |
| 2019 (71st) | Kristin Scott Thomas | Fleabag | Belinda Friers | "Episode 3" | Amazon |
| 2019 (71st) | Fiona Shaw | Fleabag | Counsellor | "Episode 2" | Amazon |
| 2019 (71st) | Emma Thompson | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Emma Thompson | NBC |

### 2020s

| Year | Actress | Program | Role | Episode | Network |
| 2020 (72nd) |
| 2020 (72nd) | Maya Rudolph | Saturday Night Live | Kamala Harris | "Host: Eddie Murphy" | NBC |
| 2020 (72nd) | Angela Bassett | A Black Lady Sketch Show | Mo | "Angela Bassett Is the Baddest Bitch" | HBO |
| 2020 (72nd) | Bette Midler | The Politician | Hadassah Gold | "Vienna" | Netflix |
| 2020 (72nd) | Maya Rudolph | The Good Place | Judge Gen | "You've Changed, Man" | NBC |
| 2020 (72nd) | Wanda Sykes | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Moms Mabley | "A Jewish Girl Walks Into the Apollo…" | Amazon |
| 2020 (72nd) | Phoebe Waller-Bridge | Saturday Night Live | Various Characters | "Host: Phoebe Waller-Bridge" | NBC |
| 2021 (73rd) |
| 2021 (73rd) | Maya Rudolph | Saturday Night Live | Various characters | "Host: Maya Rudolph" | NBC |
| 2021 (73rd) | Jane Adams | Hacks | Nina Daniels | "I Think She Will" | HBO Max |
| 2021 (73rd) | Yvette Nicole Brown | A Black Lady Sketch Show | Judge Anita Harper | "But the Tilapias Are Fine Though, Right?" | HBO |
| 2021 (73rd) | Bernadette Peters | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | Deb | "Zoey's Extraordinary Girls' Night" | NBC |
| 2021 (73rd) | Issa Rae | A Black Lady Sketch Show | Jess | "My Booty Look Juicy, Don't It?" | HBO |
| 2021 (73rd) | Kristen Wiig | Saturday Night Live | Various characters | "Host: Kristen Wiig" | NBC |
| 2022 (74th) |
| 2022 (74th) | Laurie Metcalf | Hacks | Weed | "Trust the Process" | HBO Max |
| 2022 (74th) | Jane Adams | Hacks | Nina Daniels | "The Click" | HBO Max |
| 2022 (74th) | Harriet Sansom Harris | Hacks | Susan | "Retired" | HBO Max |
| 2022 (74th) | Jane Lynch | Only Murders in the Building | Sazz Pataki | "Double Time" | Hulu |
| 2022 (74th) | Kaitlin Olson | Hacks | Deborah "DJ" Vance Jr. | "There Will Be Blood" | HBO Max |
| 2022 (74th) | Harriet Walter | Ted Lasso | Deborah Welton | "The Signal" | Apple TV+ |
| 2023 (75th) |
| 2023 (75th) | Judith Light | Poker Face | Irene Smothers | "Time of the Monkey" | Peacock |
| 2023 (75th) | Becky Ann Baker | Ted Lasso | Dottie Lasso | "Mom City" | Apple TV+ |
| 2023 (75th) | Quinta Brunson | Saturday Night Live | Host | "Host: Quinta Brunson" | NBC |
| 2023 (75th) | Taraji P. Henson | Abbott Elementary | Vanetta Teagues | "Mom" | ABC |
| 2023 (75th) | Sarah Niles | Ted Lasso | Dr. Sharon Fieldstone | "Smells Like Mean Spirit" | Apple TV+ |
| 2023 (75th) | Harriet Walter | Ted Lasso | Deborah Welton | "So Long, Farewell" | Apple TV+ |
| 2024 (76th) |
| 2024 (76th) | Jamie Lee Curtis | The Bear | Donna Berzatto | "Fishes" | FX |
| 2024 (76th) | Olivia Colman | The Bear | Chef Terry | "Forks" | FX |
| 2024 (76th) | Kaitlin Olson | Hacks | DJ Vance | "The Roast of Deborah Vance" | Max |
| 2024 (76th) | Da'Vine Joy Randolph | Only Murders in the Building | Donna Williams | "Sitzprobe" | Hulu |
| 2024 (76th) | Maya Rudolph | Saturday Night Live | Various characters | "Host: Maya Rudolph" | NBC |
| 2024 (76th) | Kristen Wiig | Saturday Night Live | Various characters | "Host: Kristen Wiig" | NBC |