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

The Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series is one of the award categories presented annually by the Critics' Choice Television Awards (BTJA) to recognize the work done by television actresses. It was introduced in 2011, when the event was first initiated. The winners are selected by a group of television critics that are part of the Broadcast Television Critics Association.

## Winners and nominees
### 2010s

| Year | Actor | Series | Character | Network |
| 2011 | Christina Hendricks | Mad Men | Joan Holloway | AMC |
| 2011 | Margo Martindale | Justified | Mags Bennett | FX |
| 2011 | Michelle Forbes | The Killing | Mitch Larsen | AMC |
| 2011 | Kelly Macdonald | Boardwalk Empire | Margaret Thompson | HBO |
| 2011 | Archie Panjabi | The Good Wife | Kalinda Sharma | CBS |
| 2011 | Chloë Sevigny | Big Love | Nicolette Grant | HBO |
| 2012 | Christina Hendricks | Mad Men | Joan Holloway | AMC |
| 2012 | Christine Baranski | The Good Wife | Diane Lockhart | CBS |
| 2012 | Anna Gunn | Breaking Bad | Skyler White | AMC |
| 2012 | Regina King | Southland | Det. Lydia Adams | TNT |
| 2012 | Kelly Macdonald | Boardwalk Empire | Margaret Thompson | HBO |
| 2012 | Maggie Siff | Sons of Anarchy | Tara Knowles | FX |
| 2013 | Monica Potter | Parenthood | Kristina Braverman | NBC |
| 2013 | Jennifer Carpenter | Dexter | Debra Morgan | Showtime |
| 2013 | Emilia Clarke | Game of Thrones | Daenerys Targaryen | HBO |
| 2013 | Anna Gunn | Breaking Bad | Skylar White | AMC |
| 2013 | Regina King | Southland | Det. Lydia Adams | TNT |
| 2013 | Abigail Spencer | Rectify | Amantha Holden | Sundance TV |
| 2014 | Bellamy Young | Scandal | First Lady Melody "Mellie" Grant | ABC |
| 2014 | Christine Baranski | The Good Wife | Diane Lockhart | CBS |
| 2014 | Anna Gunn | Breaking Bad | Skyler White | AMC |
| 2014 | Annet Mahendru | The Americans | Nina Sergeevna Krilova | FX |
| 2014 | Melissa McBride | The Walking Dead | Carol Peletier | AMC |
| 2014 | Maggie Siff | Sons of Anarchy | Tara Knowles | FX |
| 2015 | Lorraine Toussaint | Yvonne "Vee" Parker | Orange Is the New Black | Netflix |
| 2015 | Christine Baranski | The Good Wife | Diane Lockhart | CBS |
| 2015 | Joelle Carter | Justified | Ava Crowder | FX |
| 2015 | Carrie Coon | The Leftovers | Nora Durst | HBO |
| 2015 | Mae Whitman | Parenthood | Amber Holt | NBC |
| 2015 | Katheryn Winnick | Vikings | Lagertha | History |
| 2016 (1) | Constance Zimmer | UnREAL | Quinn King | Lifetime |
| 2016 (1) | Ann Dowd | The Leftovers | Patti Levin | HBO |
| 2016 (1) | Regina King | The Leftovers | Erika Murphy | HBO |
| 2016 (1) | Helen McCrory | Penny Dreadful | Evelyn Poole | Showtime |
| 2016 (1) | Hayden Panettiere | Nashville | Juliette Barnes | ABC |
| 2016 (1) | Maura Tierney | The Affair | Helen Solloway | Showtime |
| 2016 (2) | Thandiwe Newton | Westworld | Maeve Millay | HBO |
| 2016 (2) | Christine Baranski | The Good Wife | Diane Lockhart | CBS |
| 2016 (2) | Emilia Clarke | Game of Thrones | Daenerys Targaryen | HBO |
| 2016 (2) | Lena Headey | Game of Thrones | Cersei Lannister | HBO |
| 2016 (2) | Maura Tierney | The Affair | Helen Solloway | Showtime |
| 2016 (2) | Constance Zimmer | UnREAL | Quinn King | Lifetime |
| 2018 | Ann Dowd | The Handmaid's Tale | Aunt Lydia | Hulu |
| 2018 | Gillian Anderson | American Gods | Media | Starz |
| 2018 | Emilia Clarke | Game of Thrones | Daenerys Targaryen | HBO |
| 2018 | Cush Jumbo | The Good Fight | Lucca Quinn | CBS All Access |
| 2018 | Margo Martindale | Sneaky Pete | Audrey Bernhardt | Amazon Prime Video |
| 2018 | Chrissy Metz | This Is Us | Kate Pearson | NBC |
| 2019 | Thandiwe Newton | Westworld | Maeve Millay | HBO |
| 2019 | Julia Garner | Ozark | Ruth Langmore | Netflix |
| 2019 | Rhea Seehorn | Better Call Saul | Kim Wexler | AMC |
| 2019 | Dina Shihabi | Jack Ryan | Hanin Ali | Amazon Prime Video |
| 2019 | Yvonne Strahovski | The Handmaid's Tale | Serena Joy | Hulu |
| 2019 | Holly Taylor | The Americans | Paige Jennings | FX |

### 2020s

| Year | Actor | Series | Character | Network |
| 2020 | Jean Smart | Watchmen | Laurie Blake | HBO |
| 2020 | Helena Bonham Carter | The Crown | Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon | Netflix |
| 2020 | Gwendoline Christie | Game of Thrones | Brienne of Tarth | HBO |
| 2020 | Laura Dern | Big Little Lies | Renata Klein | HBO |
| 2020 | Audra McDonald | The Good Fight | Liz Lawrence | CBS All Access |
| 2020 | Meryl Streep | Big Little Lies | Mary Louise Wright | HBO |
| 2020 | Susan Kelechi Watson | This Is Us | Beth (Clarke) Pearson | NBC |
| 2021 | Gillian Anderson | The Crown | Margaret Thatcher | Netflix |
| 2021 | Cynthia Erivo | The Outsider | Holly Gibney | HBO |
| 2021 | Julia Garner | Ozark | Ruth Langmore | Netflix |
| 2021 | Janet McTeer | Ozark | Helen Pierce | Netflix |
| 2021 | Wunmi Mosaku | Lovecraft Country | Ruby Baptiste | HBO |
| 2021 | Rhea Seehorn | Better Call Saul | Kim Wexler | AMC |
| 2022 | Sarah Snook | Succession | Shiv Roy | HBO |
| 2022 | Christine Lahti | Evil | Sheryl Luria | Paramount+ |
| 2022 | Andrea Martin | Evil | Sister Andrea | Paramount+ |
| 2022 | Audra McDonald | The Good Fight | Liz Lawrence | Paramount+ |
| 2022 | J. Smith-Cameron | Succession | Gerri Kellman | HBO |
| 2022 | Susan Kelechi Watson | This Is Us | Beth Pearson | NBC |
| 2023 |
| 2023 | Jennifer Coolidge | The White Lotus: Sicily | Tanya McQuoid-Hunt | HBO |
| 2023 | Milly Alcock | House of the Dragon | Young Rhaenyra Targaryen | HBO |
| 2023 | Carol Burnett | Better Call Saul | Marion | AMC |
| 2023 | Julia Garner | Ozark | Ruth Langmore | Netflix |
| 2023 | Audra McDonald | The Good Fight | Liz Reddick | Paramount+ |
| 2023 | Rhea Seehorn | Better Call Saul | Kim Wexler | AMC |
| 2024 |
| 2024 | Elizabeth Debicki | The Crown | Diana, Princess of Wales | Netflix |
| 2024 | Nicole Beharie | The Morning Show | Christine Hunter | Apple TV+ |
| 2024 | Sophia Di Martino | Loki | Sylvie | Disney+ |
| 2024 | Celia Rose Gooding | Star Trek: Strange New Worlds | Nyota Uhura | Paramount+ |
| 2024 | Karen Pittman | The Morning Show | Mia Jordan | Apple TV+ |
| 2024 | Christina Ricci | Yellowjackets | Misty Quigley | Showtime |

## Multiple wins
### 2 wins

* Christina Hendricks (consecutive)
* Thandiwe Newton

## Multiple nominations
### 4 nominations

* Christine Baranski

### 3 nominations

* Emilia Clarke
* Julia Garner
* Anna Gunn
* Regina King
* Audra McDonald
* Rhea Seehorn

### 2 nominations

* Gillian Anderson
* Ann Dowd
* Christina Hendricks
* Kelly Macdonald
* Margo Martindale
* Thandiwe Newton
* Maggie Siff
* Maura Tierney
* Susan Kelechi Watson
* Constance Zimmer