# Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series

The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest female acting achievement in a comedy series. Actresses are eligible for the award whether they appear in leading or supporting roles in their respective programs.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus holds the record for both the most wins (5) and nominations (12). She won twice for playing Elaine Benes in Seinfeld (1996, 1997) and thrice for playing Selina Meyer in Veep (2013, 2016, 2017). Tina Fey has earned four wins for her role as Liz Lemon in 30 Rock. Actresses who received seven nominations include Edie Falco, Tina Fey and Megan Mullally.

## Winners and nominees
### 1990s

| Year | Actress | Film | Role(s) |
| 1994 (1st) | Helen Hunt | Mad About You | Jamie Buchman |
| 1994 (1st) | Roseanne Barr | Roseanne | Roseanne Conner |
| 1994 (1st) | Candice Bergen | Murphy Brown | Murphy Brown |
| 1994 (1st) | Ellen DeGeneres | Ellen | Ellen Morgan |
| 1994 (1st) | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Seinfeld | Elaine Benes |
| 1995 (2nd) | Christine Baranski | Cybill | Maryann Thorpe |
| 1995 (2nd) | Candice Bergen | Murphy Brown | Murphy Brown |
| 1995 (2nd) | Helen Hunt | Mad About You | Jamie Buchman |
| 1995 (2nd) | Lisa Kudrow | Friends | Phoebe Buffay |
| 1995 (2nd) | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Seinfeld | Elaine Benes |
| 1996 (3rd) | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Seinfeld | Elaine Benes |
| 1996 (3rd) | Christine Baranski | Cybill | Maryann Thorpe |
| 1996 (3rd) | Ellen DeGeneres | Ellen | Ellen Morgan |
| 1996 (3rd) | Helen Hunt | Mad About You | Jamie Buchman |
| 1996 (3rd) | Kristen Johnston | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Sally Solomon |
| 1997 (4th) | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Seinfeld | Elaine Benes |
| 1997 (4th) | Kirstie Alley | Veronica's Closet | Veronica Chase |
| 1997 (4th) | Ellen DeGeneres | Ellen | Ellen Morgan |
| 1997 (4th) | Calista Flockhart | Ally McBeal | Ally McBeal |
| 1997 (4th) | Helen Hunt | Mad About You | Jamie Buchman |
| 1998 (5th) | Tracey Ullman | Tracey Takes On... | Various Characters |
| 1998 (5th) | Calista Flockhart | Ally McBeal | Ally McBeal |
| 1998 (5th) | Lisa Kudrow | Friends | Phoebe Buffay |
| 1998 (5th) | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Seinfeld | Elaine Benes |
| 1998 (5th) | Amy Pietz | Caroline in the City | Annie Spadaro |
| 1999 (6th) | Lisa Kudrow | Friends | Phoebe Buffay |
| 1999 (6th) | Calista Flockhart | Ally McBeal | Ally McBeal |
| 1999 (6th) | Lucy Liu | Ally McBeal | Ling Woo |
| 1999 (6th) | Sarah Jessica Parker | Sex and the City | Carrie Bradshaw |
| 1999 (6th) | Tracey Ullman | Tracey Takes On... | Various Characters |

### 2000s

| Year | Actress | Film | Role(s) |
| 2000 (7th) | Sarah Jessica Parker | Sex and the City | Carrie Bradshaw |
| 2000 (7th) | Calista Flockhart | Ally McBeal | Ally McBeal |
| 2000 (7th) | Jane Kaczmarek | Malcolm in the Middle | Lois |
| 2000 (7th) | Debra Messing | Will & Grace | Grace Adler |
| 2000 (7th) | Megan Mullally | Will & Grace | Karen Walker |
| 2001 (8th) | Megan Mullally | Will & Grace | Karen Walker |
| 2001 (8th) | Jennifer Aniston | Friends | Rachel Green |
| 2001 (8th) | Kim Cattrall | Sex and the City | Samantha Jones |
| 2001 (8th) | Patricia Heaton | Everybody Loves Raymond | Debra Barone |
| 2001 (8th) | Sarah Jessica Parker | Sex and the City | Carrie Bradshaw |
| 2002 (9th) | Megan Mullally | Will & Grace | Karen Walker |
| 2002 (9th) | Jennifer Aniston | Friends | Rachel Green |
| 2002 (9th) | Kim Cattrall | Sex and the City | Samantha Jones |
| 2002 (9th) | Patricia Heaton | Everybody Loves Raymond | Debra Barone |
| 2002 (9th) | Jane Kaczmarek | Malcolm in the Middle | Lois |
| 2003 (10th) | Megan Mullally | Will & Grace | Karen Walker |
| 2003 (10th) | Patricia Heaton | Everybody Loves Raymond | Debra Barone |
| 2003 (10th) | Lisa Kudrow | Friends | Phoebe Buffay |
| 2003 (10th) | Debra Messing | Will & Grace | Grace Adler |
| 2003 (10th) | Doris Roberts | Everybody Loves Raymond | Marie Barone |
| 2004 (11th) | Teri Hatcher | Desperate Housewives | Susan Mayer |
| 2004 (11th) | Patricia Heaton | Everybody Loves Raymond | Debra Barone |
| 2004 (11th) | Megan Mullally | Will & Grace | Karen Walker |
| 2004 (11th) | Sarah Jessica Parker | Sex and the City | Carrie Bradshaw |
| 2004 (11th) | Doris Roberts | Everybody Loves Raymond | Marie Barone |
| 2005 (12th) | Felicity Huffman | Desperate Housewives | Lynette Scavo |
| 2005 (12th) | Candice Bergen | Boston Legal | Shirley Schmidt |
| 2005 (12th) | Patricia Heaton | Everybody Loves Raymond | Debra Barone |
| 2005 (12th) | Megan Mullally | Will & Grace | Karen Walker |
| 2005 (12th) | Mary-Louise Parker | Weeds | Nancy Botwin |
| 2006 (13th) | America Ferrera | Ugly Betty | Betty Suarez |
| 2006 (13th) | Felicity Huffman | Desperate Housewives | Lynette Scavo |
| 2006 (13th) | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | The New Adventures of Old Christine | Christine Campbell |
| 2006 (13th) | Megan Mullally | Will & Grace | Karen Walker |
| 2006 (13th) | Mary-Louise Parker | Weeds | Nancy Botwin |
| 2006 (13th) | Jaime Pressly | My Name Is Earl | Joy Turner |
| 2007 (14th) | Tina Fey | 30 Rock | Liz Lemon |
| 2007 (14th) | Christina Applegate | Samantha Who? | Samantha Newly |
| 2007 (14th) | America Ferrera | Ugly Betty | Betty Suarez |
| 2007 (14th) | Mary-Louise Parker | Weeds | Nancy Botwin |
| 2007 (14th) | Vanessa Williams | Ugly Betty | Wilhelmina Slater |
| 2008 (15th) | Tina Fey | 30 Rock | Liz Lemon |
| 2008 (15th) | Christina Applegate | Samantha Who? | Samantha Newly |
| 2008 (15th) | America Ferrera | Ugly Betty | Betty Suarez |
| 2008 (15th) | Mary-Louise Parker | Weeds | Nancy Botwin |
| 2008 (15th) | Tracey Ullman | Tracey Ullman's State of the Union | Various Characters |
| 2009 (16th) | Tina Fey | 30 Rock | Liz Lemon |
| 2009 (16th) | Christina Applegate | Samantha Who? | Samantha Newly |
| 2009 (16th) | Toni Collette | The United States of Tara | Tara Gregson |
| 2009 (16th) | Edie Falco | Nurse Jackie | Jackie Peyton |
| 2009 (16th) | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | The New Adventures of Old Christine | Christine Campbell |

### 2010s

| Year | Actress | Film | Role(s) |
| 2010 (17th) | Betty White | Hot in Cleveland | Elka Ostrovsky |
| 2010 (17th) | Edie Falco | Nurse Jackie | Jackie Peyton |
| 2010 (17th) | Tina Fey | 30 Rock | Liz Lemon |
| 2010 (17th) | Jane Lynch | Glee | Sue Sylvester |
| 2010 (17th) | Sofía Vergara | Modern Family | Gloria Delgado-Pritchett |
| 2011 (18th) | Betty White | Hot in Cleveland | Elka Ostrovsky |
| 2011 (18th) | Julie Bowen | Modern Family | Claire Dunphy |
| 2011 (18th) | Edie Falco | Nurse Jackie | Jackie Peyton |
| 2011 (18th) | Tina Fey | 30 Rock | Liz Lemon |
| 2011 (18th) | Sofía Vergara | Modern Family | Gloria Delgado-Pritchett |
| 2012 (19th) | Tina Fey | 30 Rock | Liz Lemon |
| 2012 (19th) | Edie Falco | Nurse Jackie | Jackie Peyton |
| 2012 (19th) | Amy Poehler | Parks and Recreation | Leslie Knope |
| 2012 (19th) | Sofía Vergara | Modern Family | Gloria Delgado-Pritchett |
| 2012 (19th) | Betty White | Hot in Cleveland | Elka Ostrovsky |
| 2013 (20th) | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Veep | Selina Meyer |
| 2013 (20th) | Mayim Bialik | The Big Bang Theory | Amy Farrah Fowler |
| 2013 (20th) | Julie Bowen | Modern Family | Claire Dunphy |
| 2013 (20th) | Edie Falco | Nurse Jackie | Jackie Peyton |
| 2013 (20th) | Tina Fey | 30 Rock | Liz Lemon |
| 2014 (21st) | Uzo Aduba | Orange Is the New Black | Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren |
| 2014 (21st) | Julie Bowen | Modern Family | Claire Dunphy |
| 2014 (21st) | Edie Falco | Nurse Jackie | Jackie Peyton |
| 2014 (21st) | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Veep | Selina Meyer |
| 2014 (21st) | Amy Poehler | Parks and Recreation | Leslie Knope |
| 2015 (22nd) | Uzo Aduba | Orange Is the New Black | Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren |
| 2015 (22nd) | Edie Falco | Nurse Jackie | Jackie Peyton |
| 2015 (22nd) | Ellie Kemper | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Kimmy Schmidt |
| 2015 (22nd) | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Veep | Selina Meyer |
| 2015 (22nd) | Amy Poehler | Parks and Recreation | Leslie Knope |
| 2016 (23rd) | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Veep | Selina Meyer |
| 2016 (23rd) | Uzo Aduba | Orange Is the New Black | Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren |
| 2016 (23rd) | Jane Fonda | Grace and Frankie | Grace Hanson |
| 2016 (23rd) | Ellie Kemper | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Kimmy Schmidt |
| 2016 (23rd) | Lily Tomlin | Grace and Frankie | Frankie Bergstein |
| 2017 (24th) | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Veep | Selina Meyer |
| 2017 (24th) | Uzo Aduba | Orange Is the New Black | Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren |
| 2017 (24th) | Alison Brie | GLOW | Ruth Wilder |
| 2017 (24th) | Jane Fonda | Grace and Frankie | Grace Hanson |
| 2017 (24th) | Lily Tomlin | Grace and Frankie | Frankie Bergstein |
| 2018 (25th) | Rachel Brosnahan | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Miriam "Midge" Maisel |
| 2018 (25th) | Alex Borstein | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Susie Myerson |
| 2018 (25th) | Alison Brie | GLOW | Ruth Wilder |
| 2018 (25th) | Jane Fonda | Grace and Frankie | Grace Hanson |
| 2018 (25th) | Lily Tomlin | Grace and Frankie | Frankie Bergstein |
| 2019 (26th) | Phoebe Waller-Bridge | Fleabag | Fleabag |
| 2019 (26th) | Christina Applegate | Dead to Me | Jen Harding |
| 2019 (26th) | Alex Borstein | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Susie Myerson |
| 2019 (26th) | Rachel Brosnahan | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Miriam "Midge" Maisel |
| 2019 (26th) | Catherine O'Hara | Schitt's Creek | Moira Rose |

### 2020s

| Year | Actress | Film | Role(s) |
| 2020 (27th) | Catherine O'Hara | Schitt's Creek | Moira Rose |
| 2020 (27th) | Christina Applegate | Dead to Me | Jen Harding |
| 2020 (27th) | Linda Cardellini | Dead to Me | Judy Hale |
| 2020 (27th) | Kaley Cuoco | The Flight Attendant | Cassie Bowden |
| 2020 (27th) | Annie Murphy | Schitt's Creek | Alexis Rose |
| 2021 (28th) | Jean Smart | Hacks | Deborah Vance |
| 2021 (28th) | Elle Fanning | The Great | Catherine the Great |
| 2021 (28th) | Sandra Oh | The Chair | Ji-Yoon Kim |
| 2021 (28th) | Juno Temple | Ted Lasso | Keeley Jones |
| 2021 (28th) | Hannah Waddingham | Ted Lasso | Rebecca Welton |
| 2022 (29th) | Jean Smart | Hacks | Deborah Vance |
| 2022 (29th) | Christina Applegate | Dead to Me | Jen Harding |
| 2022 (29th) | Rachel Brosnahan | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Miriam "Midge" Maisel |
| 2022 (29th) | Quinta Brunson | Abbott Elementary | Janine Teagues |
| 2022 (29th) | Jenna Ortega | Wednesday | Wednesday Addams |
| 2023 (30th) | Ayo Edebiri | The Bear | Sydney Adamu |
| 2023 (30th) | Alex Borstein | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Susie Myerson |
| 2023 (30th) | Rachel Brosnahan | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Miriam "Midge" Maisel |
| 2023 (30th) | Quinta Brunson | Abbott Elementary | Janine Teagues |
| 2023 (30th) | Hannah Waddingham | Ted Lasso | Rebecca Welton |
| 2024 (31st) | Jean Smart | Hacks | Deborah Vance |
| 2024 (31st) | Kristen Bell | Nobody Wants This | Joanne |
| 2024 (31st) | Quinta Brunson | Abbott Elementary | Janine Teagues |
| 2024 (31st) | Liza Colón-Zayas | The Bear | Tina Marrero |
| 2024 (31st) | Ayo Edebiri | The Bear | Sydney Adamu |

## Superlatives

| Superlative | Female Actor - Drama Series | Female Actor - Drama Series | Female Actor - Comedy Series | Female Actor - Comedy Series | Overall | Overall |
| Actress with most awards | Julianna Margulies | 4 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | 5 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | 5 |
| Actress with most nominations | Julianna Margulies | 9 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | 12 | Edie Falco | 14 |
| Actress with most nominations without ever winning | Kyra Sedgwick | 7 | Edie Falco | 7 | Kyra Sedgwick | 7 |
| Television program with most wins | The Crown | 4 | 30 Rock | 4 | 30 Rock / The Crown | 4 |
| Television program with most nominations | The Sopranos | 12 | Will & Grace | 9 | The Sopranos | 12 |

## Trivia
### Multiple winners
#### 5 wins

* Julia Louis-Dreyfus

#### 4 wins

* Tina Fey

#### 3 wins

* Megan Mullally
* Jean Smart

#### 2 wins

* Uzo Aduba
* Betty White