# Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series is an award presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). In early Primetime Emmy Award ceremonies, the supporting categories were not always genre-, or even gender-, specific. Beginning with the 22nd Primetime Emmy Awards, supporting actresses in drama have competed alone. However, these dramatic performances often included actresses from miniseries, telefilms, and guest performers competing against main cast competitors. Such instances are marked below:
* # – Indicates a performance in a Miniseries or Television film, prior to the category's creation in 1975
* § – Indicates a performance as a guest performer, prior to the category's creation in 1975

## Winners and nominations
### 1950s

| Year | Actress | Role | Program | Network |
| Best Series Supporting Actress |||||
| 1954 (6th) |
| 1954 (6th) | Vivian Vance | Ethel Mertz | I Love Lucy | CBS |
| 1954 (6th) | Bea Benaderet | Blanche Morton | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | CBS |
| 1954 (6th) | Ruth Gilbert | Various Characters | The Milton Berle Show | NBC |
| 1954 (6th) | Marion Lorne | Mrs. Gurney | Mister Peepers | NBC |
| 1954 (6th) | Audrey Meadows | Alice Kramden | The Jackie Gleason Show | CBS |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Regular Series |||||
| 1955 (7th) |
| 1955 (7th) | Audrey Meadows | Alice Kramden | The Jackie Gleason Show | CBS |
| 1955 (7th) | Bea Benaderet | Blanche Morton | The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show | CBS |
| 1955 (7th) | Jean Hagen | Margaret Williams | Make Room for Daddy | ABC |
| 1955 (7th) | Marion Lorne | Mrs. Gurney | Mister Peepers | NBC |
| 1955 (7th) | Vivian Vance | Ethel Mertz | I Love Lucy | CBS |
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role |||||
| 1956 (8th) |
| 1956 (8th) | Nanette Fabray | Various Characters | Caesar's Hour | NBC |
| 1956 (8th) | Ann B. Davis | Charmaine Schultz | The Bob Cummings Show | CBS |
| 1956 (8th) | Jean Hagen | Margaret Williams | Make Room for Daddy | ABC |
| 1956 (8th) | Audrey Meadows | Alice Kramden | The Honeymooners | CBS |
| 1956 (8th) | Thelma Ritter # | Aggie Hurley | Alcoa-Goodyear Playhouse | NBC |
| Best Supporting Performance by an Actress |||||
| 1957 (9th) |
| 1957 (9th) | Pat Carroll | Various Characters | Caesar's Hour | NBC |
| 1957 (9th) | Ann B. Davis | Charmaine Schultz | The Bob Cummings Show | CBS |
| 1957 (9th) | Audrey Meadows | Various Characters | The Jackie Gleason Show | CBS |
| 1957 (9th) | Mildred Natwick # | Madame Arcati | Ford Star Jubilee | CBS |
| 1957 (9th) | Vivian Vance | Ethel Mertz | I Love Lucy | CBS |
| Best Continuing Supporting Performance by an Actress in a Dramatic or Comedy Series |||||
| 1958 (10th) |
| 1958 (10th) | Ann B. Davis | Charmaine Schultz | The Bob Cummings Show | CBS & NBC |
| 1958 (10th) | Pat Carroll | Various Characters | Caesar's Hour | NBC |
| 1958 (10th) | Marion Lorne | Myrtle Banford | Sally | NBC |
| 1958 (10th) | Verna Felton | Hilda Crocker | December Bride | CBS |
| 1958 (10th) | Vivian Vance | Ethel Mertz | I Love Lucy | CBS |
| Best Supporting Actress (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series |||||
| 1959 (11th) |
| 1959 (11th) | Barbara Hale | Della Street | Perry Mason | CBS |
| 1959 (11th) | Lola Albright | Edie Hart | Peter Gunn | NBC |
| 1959 (11th) | Amanda Blake | Kitty | Gunsmoke | CBS |
| 1959 (11th) | Hope Emerson | Mother | Peter Gunn | NBC |

### 1960s

| Year | Actress | Role | Program | Network |
| Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Series (Lead or Support) |||||
| 1960 (12th) | Jane Wyatt | Margaret Anderson | Father Knows Best | CBS |
| 1960 (12th) | Donna Reed | Donna Stone | The Donna Reed Show | ABC |
| 1960 (12th) | Teresa Wright | Margaret Bourke-White | NBC Sunday Showcase | NBC |
| 1960 (12th) | Loretta Young | Various Characters | The Loretta Young Show | NBC |
| Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Series |||||
| 1961 (13th) |
| 1961 (13th) | Don Knotts | Barney Fife | The Andy Griffith Show | CBS |
| 1961 (13th) | Abby Dalton | Lt. Martha Hale | Hennesey | CBS |
| 1961 (13th) | Barbara Hale | Della Street | Perry Mason | CBS |
| Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actress |||||
| 1962 (14th) |
| 1962 (14th) | Pamela Brown # | Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld | Hallmark Hall of Fame | NBC |
| 1962 (14th) | Jeanne Cooper § | Anna Medalle | Ben Casey | ABC |
| 1962 (14th) | Colleen Dewhurst # | Gertrude Hart | Focus | NBC |
| 1962 (14th) | Joan Hackett § | Ellen Parker | Ben Casey | ABC |
| 1962 (14th) | Mary Wickes | Maxfield | The Gertrude Berg Show | CBS |
| 1963 (15th) |
| 1963 (15th) | Glenda Farrell § | Martha Morrison | Ben Casey | ABC |
| 1963 (15th) | Davey Davison § | Laura Hunter | The Eleventh Hour | NBC |
| 1963 (15th) | Nancy Malone | Libby Kingston | Naked City | ABC |
| 1963 (15th) | Rose Marie | Sally Rogers | The Dick Van Dyke Show | CBS |
| 1963 (15th) | Kate Reid # | Queen Victoria | Hallmark Hall of Fame | NBC |
| 1964 (16th) |
| 1964 (16th) | Ruth White # | Shelagh Mangan | Hallmark Hall of Fame | NBC |
| 1964 (16th) | Martine Bartlett § | Miranda Ledoux Porter | Arrest and Trial | ABC |
| 1964 (16th) | Anjanette Comer § | Annabelle Selinsky | Arrest and Trial | ABC |
| 1964 (16th) | Rose Marie | Sally Rogers | The Dick Van Dyke Show | CBS |
| 1964 (16th) | Claudia McNeil § | Mrs. Hill | The Nurses | CBS |
| Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Actors and Performers |||||
| 1965 (17th) |
| 1965 (17th) | Leonard Bernstein | Conductor | New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts with Leonard Bernstein | CBS |
| 1965 (17th) | Lynn Fontanne | Fanny Bowditch Holmes | Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Magnificent Yankee" | NBC |
| 1965 (17th) | Alfred Lunt | Oliver Wendell Holmes | Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Magnificent Yankee" | NBC |
| 1965 (17th) | Barbra Streisand | Herself | My Name Is Barbra | CBS |
| 1965 (17th) | Dick Van Dyke | Rob Petrie | The Dick Van Dyke Show | CBS |
| 1965 (17th) | Julie Andrews | Herself | The Andy Williams Show | NBC |
| 1965 (17th) | Johnny Carson | Himself | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | NBC |
| 1965 (17th) | Gladys Cooper | Margaret St. Clair | The Rogues | NBC |
| 1965 (17th) | Robert Coote | Timmy St. Clair | The Rogues | NBC |
| 1965 (17th) | Richard Crenna | James Slattery | Slattery's People | CBS |
| 1965 (17th) | Julie Harris | Florence Nightingale | Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Holy Terror" | NBC |
| 1965 (17th) | Bob Hope | Himself | Chrysler Presents A Bob Hope Comedy Special | NBC |
| 1965 (17th) | Dean Jagger | Principal Albert Vane | Mr. Novak | NBC |
| 1965 (17th) | Danny Kaye | Himself | The Danny Kaye Show | CBS |
| 1965 (17th) | David McCallum | Illya Kuryakin | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | NBC |
| 1965 (17th) | Red Skelton | Himself | The Red Skelton Hour | CBS |
| Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series |||||
| 1966 (18th) |
| 1966 (18th) | Lee Grant | Stella Chernak | Peyton Place | ABC |
| 1966 (18th) | Diane Baker # | Rachel Brown | Hallmark Hall of Fame | NBC |
| 1966 (18th) | Pamela Franklin # | Betsy Balcombe | Hallmark Hall of Fame | NBC |
| 1966 (18th) | Jeanette Nolan § | Helen Robinson | I Spy | NBC |
| 1967 (19th) |
| 1967 (19th) | Agnes Moorehead § | Emma Valentine | The Wild Wild West | CBS |
| 1967 (19th) | Tina Chen # | Vietnamese Girl | CBS Playhouse | CBS |
| 1967 (19th) | Ruth Warrick | Hannah Cord | Peyton Place | ABC |
| 1968 (20th) |
| 1968 (20th) | Barbara Anderson | Officer Eve Whitfield | Ironside | NBC |
| 1968 (20th) | Linda Cristal | Victoria Cannon | The High Chaparral | NBC |
| 1968 (20th) | Tessie O'Shea # | Tessie O'Toole | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | ABC |
| Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series |||||
| 1969 (21st) |
| 1969 (21st) | Susan Saint James | Peggy Maxwell | The Name of the Game | NBC |
| 1969 (21st) | Barbara Anderson | Officer Eve Whitfield | Ironside | NBC |
| 1969 (21st) | Agnes Moorehead | Endora | Bewitched | ABC |

### 1970s

| Year | Actress | Role | Program | Network |
| Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama |||||
| 1970 (22nd) |
| 1970 (22nd) | Gail Fisher | Peggy Fair | Mannix | CBS |
| 1970 (22nd) | Barbara Anderson | Officer Eve Whitfield | Ironside | NBC |
| 1970 (22nd) | Susan Saint James | Peggy Maxwell | The Name of the Game | NBC |
| 1971 (23rd) |
| 1971 (23rd) | Margaret Leighton # | Gertrude | Hamlet: Hallmark Hall of Fame | NBC |
| 1971 (23rd) | Gail Fisher | Peggy Fair | Mannix | CBS |
| 1971 (23rd) | Susan Saint James | Peggy Maxwell | The Name of the Game | NBC |
| 1971 (23rd) | Elena Verdugo | Consuelo Lopez | Marcus Welby, M.D. | ABC |
| 1972 (24th) |
| 1972 (24th) | Jenny Agutter # | Frith | The Snow Goose: Hallmark Hall of Fame | NBC |
| 1972 (24th) | Gail Fisher | Peggy Fair | Mannix | CBS |
| 1972 (24th) | Elena Verdugo | Consuelo Lopez | Marcus Welby, M.D. | ABC |
| 1973 (25th) |
| 1973 (25th) | Ellen Corby | Esther Walton | The Waltons | CBS |
| 1973 (25th) | Gail Fisher | Peggy Fair | Mannix | CBS |
| 1973 (25th) | Nancy Walker | Mildred | McMillan & Wife | NBC |
| Best Supporting Actress in Drama |||||
| 1974 (26th) |
| 1974 (26th) | Joanna Miles # | Laura Wingfield | The Glass Menagerie | ABC |
| 1974 (26th) | Ellen Corby | Esther Walton | The Waltons | CBS |
| 1974 (26th) | Nancy Walker | Mildred | McMillan & Wife | NBC |
| Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Drama Series |||||
| 1975 (27th) |
| 1975 (27th) | Ellen Corby | Esther Walton | The Waltons | CBS |
| 1975 (27th) | Angela Baddeley | Mrs. Bridges | Upstairs, Downstairs | PBS |
| 1975 (27th) | Nancy Walker | Mildred | McMillan & Wife | NBC |
| 1976 (28th) |
| 1976 (28th) | Ellen Corby | Esther Walton | The Waltons | CBS |
| 1976 (28th) | Angela Baddeley | Mrs. Bridges | Upstairs, Downstairs | PBS |
| 1976 (28th) | Susan Howard | Maggie Petrocelli | Petrocelli | NBC |
| 1976 (28th) | Dorothy McGuire # | Mary Jordache | Rich Man, Poor Man | ABC |
| 1976 (28th) | Sada Thompson # | Mary Todd Lincoln | Sandburg's Lincoln | NBC |
| 1977 (29th) |
| 1977 (29th) | Kristy McNichol | Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence | Family | ABC |
| 1977 (29th) | Meredith Baxter | Nancy Lawrence Maitland | Family | ABC |
| 1977 (29th) | Ellen Corby | Esther Walton | The Waltons | CBS |
| 1977 (29th) | Lee Meriwether | Betty Jones | Barnaby Jones | CBS |
| 1977 (29th) | Jacqueline Tong | Daisy Peel | Upstairs, Downstairs | PBS |
| 1978 (30th) |
| 1978 (30th) | Nancy Marchand | Margaret Pynchon | Lou Grant | CBS |
| 1978 (30th) | Meredith Baxter | Nancy Lawrence Maitland | Family | ABC |
| 1978 (30th) | Tovah Feldshuh # | Helena Slomova | Holocaust | NBC |
| 1978 (30th) | Linda Kelsey | Billie Newman | Lou Grant | CBS |
| 1978 (30th) | Kristy McNichol | Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence | Family | ABC |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series |||||
| 1979 (31st) |
| 1979 (31st) | Kristy McNichol | Letitia "Buddy" Lawrence | Family | ABC |
| 1979 (31st) | Linda Kelsey | Billie Newman | Lou Grant | CBS |
| 1979 (31st) | Nancy Marchand | Margaret Pynchon | Lou Grant | CBS |

### 1980s

| Year | Actress | Role | Program | Network |
| 1980 (32nd) |
| 1980 (32nd) | Nancy Marchand | Margaret Pynchon | Lou Grant | CBS |
| 1980 (32nd) | Nina Foch § | Mrs. Polk | Lou Grant | CBS |
| 1980 (32nd) | Linda Kelsey | Billie Newman | Lou Grant | CBS |
| 1980 (32nd) | Jessica Walter | Melanie McIntyre | Trapper John, M.D. | CBS |
| 1981 (33rd) |
| 1981 (33rd) | Nancy Marchand | Margaret Pynchon | Lou Grant | CBS |
| 1981 (33rd) | Barbara Barrie | Evelyn Stroller | Breaking Away | ABC |
| 1981 (33rd) | Barbara Bosson | Fay Furillo | Hill Street Blues | NBC |
| 1981 (33rd) | Linda Kelsey | Billie Newman | Lou Grant | CBS |
| 1981 (33rd) | Betty Thomas | Sgt. Lucille Bates | Hill Street Blues | NBC |
| 1982 (34th) |
| 1982 (34th) | Nancy Marchand | Margaret Pynchon | Lou Grant | CBS |
| 1982 (34th) | Barbara Bosson | Fay Furillo | Hill Street Blues | NBC |
| 1982 (34th) | Julie Harris | Lilimae Clements | Knots Landing | CBS |
| 1982 (34th) | Linda Kelsey | Billie Newman | Lou Grant | CBS |
| 1982 (34th) | Betty Thomas | Sgt. Lucille Bates | Hill Street Blues | NBC |
| 1983 (35th) |
| 1983 (35th) | Doris Roberts § | Cora | St. Elsewhere | NBC |
| 1983 (35th) | Barbara Bosson | Fay Furillo | Hill Street Blues | NBC |
| 1983 (35th) | Christina Pickles | Nurse Helen Rosenthal | St. Elsewhere |
| 1983 (35th) | Madge Sinclair | Nurse Ernestine Shoop | Trapper John, M.D. | CBS |
| 1983 (35th) | Betty Thomas | Sgt. Lucille Bates | Hill Street Blues | NBC |
| 1984 (36th) |
| 1984 (36th) | Alfre Woodard § | Doris Robson | Hill Street Blues | NBC |
| 1984 (36th) | Barbara Bosson | Fay Furillo | Hill Street Blues | NBC |
| 1984 (36th) | Piper Laurie § | Fran Singleton | St. Elsewhere | NBC |
| 1984 (36th) | Madge Sinclair | Nurse Ernestine Shoop | Trapper John, M.D. | CBS |
| 1984 (36th) | Betty Thomas | Sgt. Lucille Bates | Hill Street Blues | NBC |
| 1985 (37th) |
| 1985 (37th) | Betty Thomas | Sgt. Lucille Bates | Hill Street Blues | NBC |
| 1985 (37th) | Barbara Bosson | Fay Furillo | Hill Street Blues | NBC |
| 1985 (37th) | Christina Pickles | Nurse Helen Rosenthal | St. Elsewhere | NBC |
| 1985 (37th) | Doris Roberts | Mildred Krebs | Remington Steele | NBC |
| 1985 (37th) | Madge Sinclair | Nurse Ernestine Shoop | Trapper John, M.D. | CBS |
| 1986 (38th) |
| 1986 (38th) | Bonnie Bartlett | Ellen Craig | St. Elsewhere | NBC |
| 1986 (38th) | Allyce Beasley | Agnes DiPesto | Moonlighting | ABC |
| 1986 (38th) | Christina Pickles | Nurse Helen Rosenthal | St. Elsewhere | NBC |
| 1986 (38th) | Betty Thomas | Sgt. Lucille Bates | Hill Street Blues | NBC |
| 1987 (39th) |
| 1987 (39th) | Bonnie Bartlett | Ellen Craig | St. Elsewhere | NBC |
| 1987 (39th) | Allyce Beasley | Agnes DiPesto | Moonlighting | ABC |
| 1987 (39th) | Christina Pickles | Nurse Helen Rosenthal | St. Elsewhere | NBC |
| 1987 (39th) | Susan Ruttan | Roxanne Melman | L.A. Law | NBC |
| 1987 (39th) | Betty Thomas | Sgt. Lucille Bates | Hill Street Blues | NBC |
| 1988 (40th) |
| 1988 (40th) | Patricia Wettig | Nancy Krieger Weston | Thirtysomething | ABC |
| 1988 (40th) | Bonnie Bartlett | Ellen Craig | St. Elsewhere | NBC |
| 1988 (40th) | Polly Draper | Ellyn Warren | Thirtysomething | ABC |
| 1988 (40th) | Christina Pickles | Nurse Helen Rosenthal | St. Elsewhere | NBC |
| 1988 (40th) | Susan Ruttan | Roxanne Melman | L.A. Law | NBC |
| 1989 (41st) |
| 1989 (41st) | Melanie Mayron | Melissa Steadman | Thirtysomething | ABC |
| 1989 (41st) | Michele Greene | Abby Perkins | L.A. Law | NBC |
| 1989 (41st) | Lois Nettleton | Joanne St. John | In the Heat of the Night | NBC |
| 1989 (41st) | Amanda Plummer | Alice Hackett | L.A. Law | NBC |
| 1989 (41st) | Susan Ruttan | Roxanne Melman | L.A. Law | NBC |

### 1990s

| Year | Actress | Role | Program | Network |
| 1990 (42nd) |
| 1990 (42nd) | Marg Helgenberger | Karen "K. C." Koloski | China Beach | ABC |
| 1990 (42nd) | Sherilyn Fenn | Audrey Horne | Twin Peaks | ABC |
| 1990 (42nd) | Melanie Mayron | Melissa Steadman | Thirtysomething | ABC |
| 1990 (42nd) | Diana Muldaur | Rosalind Shays | L.A. Law | NBC |
| 1990 (42nd) | Susan Ruttan | Roxanne Melman | L.A. Law | NBC |
| 1991 (43rd) |
| 1991 (43rd) | Madge Sinclair | Empress Josephine | Gabriel's Fire | ABC |
| 1991 (43rd) | Marg Helgenberger | Karen "K. C." Koloski | China Beach | ABC |
| 1991 (43rd) | Piper Laurie | Catherine Martell | Twin Peaks | ABC |
| 1991 (43rd) | Melanie Mayron | Melissa Steadman | Thirtysomething | ABC |
| 1991 (43rd) | Diana Muldaur | Rosalind Shays | L.A. Law | NBC |
| 1992 (44th) |
| 1992 (44th) | Valerie Mahaffey § | Eve | Northern Exposure | CBS |
| 1992 (44th) | Mary Alice | Marguerite Peck | I'll Fly Away | NBC |
| 1992 (44th) | Barbara Barrie § | Mrs. Bream | Law & Order | NBC |
| 1992 (44th) | Conchata Ferrell | Susan Bloom | L.A. Law | NBC |
| 1992 (44th) | Cynthia Geary | Shelly Tambo | Northern Exposure | CBS |
| 1992 (44th) | Marg Helgenberger | Karen "K. C." Koloski | China Beach | ABC |
| 1992 (44th) | Kay Lenz | Maggie Zombro | Reasonable Doubts | NBC |
| 1993 (45th) |
| 1993 (45th) | Mary Alice | Marguerite Peck | I'll Fly Away | NBC |
| 1993 (45th) | Cynthia Geary | Shelly Tambo | Northern Exposure | CBS |
| 1993 (45th) | Kay Lenz | Maggie Zombro | Reasonable Doubts | NBC |
| 1993 (45th) | Kellie Martin | Rebecca Thatcher | Life Goes On | ABC |
| 1993 (45th) | Peg Phillips | Ruth-Anne Miller | Northern Exposure | CBS |
| 1994 (46th) |
| 1994 (46th) | Leigh Taylor-Young | Rachel Harris | Picket Fences | CBS |
| 1994 (46th) | Amy Brenneman | Janice Licalsi | NYPD Blue | ABC |
| 1994 (46th) | Jill Eikenberry | Ann Kelsey | L.A. Law | NBC |
| 1994 (46th) | Sharon Lawrence | Sylvia Costas | NYPD Blue | ABC |
| 1994 (46th) | Gail O'Grady | Donna Abandando | NYPD Blue | ABC |
| 1995 (47th) |
| 1995 (47th) | Julianna Margulies | Carol Hathaway | ER | NBC |
| 1995 (47th) | Barbara Babcock | Dorothy Jennings | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | CBS |
| 1995 (47th) | Tyne Daly | Alice Henderson | Christy | CBS |
| 1995 (47th) | Sharon Lawrence | Sylvia Costas | NYPD Blue | ABC |
| 1995 (47th) | Gail O'Grady | Donna Abandando | NYPD Blue | ABC |
| 1996 (48th) |
| 1996 (48th) | Tyne Daly | Alice Henderson | Christy | CBS |
| 1996 (48th) | Barbara Bosson | Miriam Grasso | Murder One | ABC |
| 1996 (48th) | Sharon Lawrence | Sylvia Costas | NYPD Blue | ABC |
| 1996 (48th) | Julianna Margulies | Carol Hathaway | ER | NBC |
| 1996 (48th) | Gail O'Grady | Donna Abandando | NYPD Blue | ABC |
| 1997 (49th) |
| 1997 (49th) | Kim Delaney | Diane Russell | NYPD Blue | ABC |
| 1997 (49th) | Laura Innes | Kerry Weaver | ER | NBC |
| 1997 (49th) | CCH Pounder | Angela Hicks | ER | NBC |
| 1997 (49th) | Della Reese | Tess | Touched by an Angel | CBS |
| 1997 (49th) | Gloria Reuben | Jeanie Boulet | ER | NBC |
| 1998 (50th) |
| 1998 (50th) | Camryn Manheim | Ellenor Frutt | The Practice | ABC |
| 1998 (50th) | Kim Delaney | Diane Russell | NYPD Blue | ABC |
| 1998 (50th) | Laura Innes | Kerry Weaver | ER | NBC |
| 1998 (50th) | Della Reese | Tess | Touched by an Angel | CBS |
| 1998 (50th) | Gloria Reuben | Jeanie Boulet | ER | NBC |
| 1999 (51st) |
| 1999 (51st) | Holland Taylor | Roberta Kittleson | The Practice | ABC |
| 1999 (51st) | Lara Flynn Boyle | Helen Gamble | The Practice | ABC |
| 1999 (51st) | Kim Delaney | Diane Russell | NYPD Blue | ABC |
| 1999 (51st) | Camryn Manheim | Ellenor Frutt | The Practice | ABC |
| 1999 (51st) | Nancy Marchand | Livia Soprano | The Sopranos | HBO |

### 2000s

| Year | Actress | Role | Program | Episode Submissions | Network |
| 2000 (52nd) |
| 2000 (52nd) | Allison Janney | C. J. Cregg | The West Wing | "Celestial Navigation" + "Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics" | NBC |
| 2000 (52nd) | Stockard Channing | Abbey Bartlet | The West Wing | "The State Dinner" + "He Shall, from Time to Time..." | NBC |
| 2000 (52nd) | Tyne Daly | Maxine Gray | Judging Amy | "Shaken, Not Stirred" + "Gray vs. Gray" | CBS |
| 2000 (52nd) | Nancy Marchand | Livia Soprano | The Sopranos | "Do Not Resuscitate" + "Funhouse" | HBO |
| 2000 (52nd) | Holland Taylor | Roberta Kittleson | The Practice | "Legacy" + "Oz" | ABC |
| 2001 (53rd) |
| 2001 (53rd) | Allison Janney | C. J. Cregg | The West Wing | "In the Shadow of Two Gunmen" (Part 2) + "Galileo" | NBC |
| 2001 (53rd) | Stockard Channing | Abbey Bartlet | The West Wing | "Bartlet's Third State of the Union" + "The War at Home" | NBC |
| 2001 (53rd) | Maura Tierney | Abby Lockhart | ER | "Fear of Commitment" + "Where the Heart Is" | NBC |
| 2001 (53rd) | Tyne Daly | Maxine Gray | Judging Amy | "Unnecessary Roughness" + "Water World" | CBS |
| 2001 (53rd) | Aida Turturro | Janice Soprano | The Sopranos | "Proshai, Livushka" + "Employee of the Month" | HBO |
| 2002 (54th) |
| 2002 (54th) | Stockard Channing | Abbey Bartlet | The West Wing | "Dead Irish Writers" + "Gone Quiet" | NBC |
| 2002 (54th) | Janel Moloney | Donna Moss | The West Wing | "On the Day Before" + "War Crimes" | NBC |
| 2002 (54th) | Mary-Louise Parker | Amy Gardner | The West Wing | "The Women of Qumar" + "H. Con-172" | NBC |
| 2002 (54th) | Lauren Ambrose | Claire Fisher | Six Feet Under | "The Trip" + "The Plan" | HBO |
| 2002 (54th) | Tyne Daly | Maxine Gray | Judging Amy | "Come Back Soon" | CBS |
| 2003 (55th) |
| 2003 (55th) | Tyne Daly | Maxine Gray | Judging Amy | "Maxine, Interrupted" + "Requiem" | CBS |
| 2003 (55th) | Lauren Ambrose | Claire Fisher | Six Feet Under | "Nobody Sleeps" + "Twilight" | HBO |
| 2003 (55th) | Rachel Griffiths | Brenda Chenowith | Six Feet Under | "Timing & Space" + "The Opening" | HBO |
| 2003 (55th) | Stockard Channing | Abbey Bartlet | The West Wing | "Privateers" + "Twenty Five" | NBC |
| 2003 (55th) | Lena Olin | Irina Derevko | Alias | "Passage (Part 2)" + "A Dark Turn" | ABC |
| 2004 (56th) |
| 2004 (56th) | Drea de Matteo | Adriana La Cerva | The Sopranos | "Irregular Around the Margins" + "Long Term Parking" | HBO |
| 2004 (56th) | Stockard Channing | Abbey Bartlet | The West Wing | "7A WF 83429" + "No Exit" | NBC |
| 2004 (56th) | Janel Moloney | Donna Moss | The West Wing | "No Exit" + "Gaza" | NBC |
| 2004 (56th) | Tyne Daly | Maxine Gray | Judging Amy | "Ex Parte of Five" + "Roadhouse Blues" | CBS |
| 2004 (56th) | Robin Weigert | Calamity Jane | Deadwood | "Deep Water" + "No Other Sons or Daughters" | HBO |
| 2005 (57th) |
| 2005 (57th) | Blythe Danner | Isabelle "Izzy" Huffstodt | Huff | "Is She Dead?" + "Christmas Is Ruined" | Showtime |
| 2005 (57th) | Stockard Channing | Abbey Bartlet | The West Wing | "Third-Day Story" + "The Wake Up Call" | NBC |
| 2005 (57th) | Tyne Daly | Maxine Gray | Judging Amy | "Early Winter" + "Too Little, Too Late" | CBS |
| 2005 (57th) | Sandra Oh | Cristina Yang | Grey's Anatomy | "No Man's Land" + "Save Me" | ABC |
| 2005 (57th) | CCH Pounder | Claudette Wyms | The Shield | "Doghouse" + "Tar Baby" | FX |
| 2006 (58th) |
| 2006 (58th) | Blythe Danner | Isabelle "Izzy" Huffstodt | Huff | "Maps Don't Talk (Part 2)" + "So... What Brings You to Armageddon?" | Showtime |
| 2006 (58th) | Sandra Oh | Cristina Yang | Grey's Anatomy | "Deny, Deny, Deny" + "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" | ABC |
| 2006 (58th) | Chandra Wilson | Miranda Bailey | Grey's Anatomy | "Deny, Deny, Deny" + "As We Know It" | ABC |
| 2006 (58th) | Candice Bergen | Shirley Schmidt | Boston Legal | "The Ass Fat Jungle" + "Live Big" | ABC |
| 2006 (58th) | Jean Smart | Martha Logan | 24 | "Day 5: 5:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m." + "Day 5: 6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m." | Fox |
| 2007 (59th) |
| 2007 (59th) | Katherine Heigl | Izzie Stevens | Grey's Anatomy | "Time After Time" | ABC |
| 2007 (59th) | Sandra Oh | Cristina Yang | Grey's Anatomy | "From a Whisper to a Scream" | ABC |
| 2007 (59th) | Chandra Wilson | Miranda Bailey | Grey's Anatomy | "Oh, the Guilt" | ABC |
| 2007 (59th) | Lorraine Bracco | Jennifer Melfi | The Sopranos | "The Blue Comet" | HBO |
| 2007 (59th) | Aida Turturro | Janice Soprano | The Sopranos | "Soprano Home Movies" | HBO |
| 2007 (59th) | Rachel Griffiths | Sarah Walker | Brothers & Sisters | "Bad News" | ABC |
| 2008 (60th) |
| 2008 (60th) | Dianne Wiest | Dr. Gina Toll | In Treatment | "Week 6: Paul and Gina" | HBO |
| 2008 (60th) | Candice Bergen | Shirley Schmidt | Boston Legal | "The Mighty Rogues" | ABC |
| 2008 (60th) | Rachel Griffiths | Sarah Walker | Brothers & Sisters | "Domestic Issues" | ABC |
| 2008 (60th) | Sandra Oh | Cristina Yang | Grey's Anatomy | "The Becoming" | ABC |
| 2008 (60th) | Chandra Wilson | Miranda Bailey | Grey's Anatomy | "Lay Your Hands on Me" | ABC |
| 2009 (61st) |
| 2009 (61st) | Cherry Jones | Allison Taylor | 24 | "Day 7: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m." | Fox |
| 2009 (61st) | Rose Byrne | Ellen Parsons | Damages | "Trust Me" | FX |
| 2009 (61st) | Hope Davis | Mia Nesky | In Treatment | "Week 6: Mia" | HBO |
| 2009 (61st) | Sandra Oh | Cristina Yang | Grey's Anatomy | "Elevator Love Letter" | ABC |
| 2009 (61st) | Chandra Wilson | Miranda Bailey | Grey's Anatomy | "Stairway to Heaven" | ABC |
| 2009 (61st) | Dianne Wiest | Dr. Gina Toll | In Treatment | "Week 6: Gina" | HBO |

### 2010s

| Year | Actress | Role | Program | Episode Submissions | Network |
| 2010 (62nd) |
| 2010 (62nd) | Archie Panjabi | Kalinda Sharma | The Good Wife | "Hi" | CBS |
| 2010 (62nd) | Christine Baranski | Diane Lockhart | The Good Wife | "Bang" | CBS |
| 2010 (62nd) | Rose Byrne | Ellen Parsons | Damages | "Your Secrets Are Safe" | FX |
| 2010 (62nd) | Sharon Gless | Madeline Westen | Burn Notice | "Devil You Know" | USA |
| 2010 (62nd) | Christina Hendricks | Joan Harris | Mad Men | "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency" | AMC |
| 2010 (62nd) | Elisabeth Moss | Peggy Olson | Mad Men | "Love Among the Ruins" | AMC |
| 2011 (63rd) |
| 2011 (63rd) | Margo Martindale | Mags Bennett | Justified | "Brother's Keeper" | FX |
| 2011 (63rd) | Christine Baranski | Diane Lockhart | The Good Wife | "Silver Bullet" | CBS |
| 2011 (63rd) | Michelle Forbes | Mitch Larsen | The Killing | "Pilot" | AMC |
| 2011 (63rd) | Christina Hendricks | Joan Harris | Mad Men | "The Summer Man" | AMC |
| 2011 (63rd) | Kelly Macdonald | Margaret Thompson | Boardwalk Empire | "Family Limitation" | HBO |
| 2011 (63rd) | Archie Panjabi | Kalinda Sharma | The Good Wife | "Getting Off" | CBS |
| 2012 (64th) |
| 2012 (64th) | Maggie Smith | Violet Crawley | Downton Abbey | "Episode 201" | PBS |
| 2012 (64th) | Christine Baranski | Diane Lockhart | The Good Wife | "Alienation of Affection" | CBS |
| 2012 (64th) | Joanne Froggatt | Anna Bates | Downton Abbey | "Episode 207" | PBS |
| 2012 (64th) | Anna Gunn | Skyler White | Breaking Bad | "Cornered" | AMC |
| 2012 (64th) | Christina Hendricks | Joan Harris | Mad Men | "The Other Woman" | AMC |
| 2012 (64th) | Archie Panjabi | Kalinda Sharma | The Good Wife | "The Dream Team" | CBS |
| 2013 (65th) |
| 2013 (65th) | Anna Gunn | Skyler White | Breaking Bad | "Fifty-One" | AMC |
| 2013 (65th) | Morena Baccarin | Jessica Brody | Homeland | "State of Independence" | Showtime |
| 2013 (65th) | Christine Baranski | Diane Lockhart | The Good Wife | "The Seven Day Rule" | CBS |
| 2013 (65th) | Emilia Clarke | Daenerys Targaryen | Game of Thrones | "And Now His Watch Is Ended" | HBO |
| 2013 (65th) | Christina Hendricks | Joan Harris | Mad Men | "A Tale of Two Cities" | AMC |
| 2013 (65th) | Maggie Smith | Violet Crawley | Downton Abbey | "Episode 301" | PBS |
| 2014 (66th) |
| 2014 (66th) | Anna Gunn | Skyler White | Breaking Bad | "Ozymandias" | AMC |
| 2014 (66th) | Christine Baranski | Diane Lockhart | The Good Wife | "The Last Call" | CBS |
| 2014 (66th) | Joanne Froggatt | Anna Bates | Downton Abbey | "Episode 404" | PBS |
| 2014 (66th) | Lena Headey | Cersei Lannister | Game of Thrones | "The Lion and the Rose" | HBO |
| 2014 (66th) | Christina Hendricks | Joan Harris | Mad Men | "The Strategy" | AMC |
| 2014 (66th) | Maggie Smith | Violet Crawley | Downton Abbey | "Episode 408" | PBS |
| 2015 (67th) |
| 2015 (67th) | Uzo Aduba | Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren | Orange Is the New Black | "Hugs Can Be Deceiving" | Netflix |
| 2015 (67th) | Christine Baranski | Diane Lockhart | The Good Wife | "Loser Edit" | CBS |
| 2015 (67th) | Emilia Clarke | Daenerys Targaryen | Game of Thrones | "The Dance of Dragons" | HBO |
| 2015 (67th) | Joanne Froggatt | Anna Bates | Downton Abbey | "Episode 508" | PBS |
| 2015 (67th) | Lena Headey | Cersei Lannister | Game of Thrones | "Mother's Mercy" | HBO |
| 2015 (67th) | Christina Hendricks | Joan Harris | Mad Men | "Lost Horizon" | AMC |
| 2016 (68th) |
| 2016 (68th) | Maggie Smith | Violet Crawley | Downton Abbey | "Episode 606" | PBS |
| 2016 (68th) | Emilia Clarke | Daenerys Targaryen | Game of Thrones | "Book of the Stranger" | HBO |
| 2016 (68th) | Lena Headey | Cersei Lannister | Game of Thrones | "The Winds of Winter" | HBO |
| 2016 (68th) | Maura Tierney | Helen Solloway | The Affair | "204" | Showtime |
| 2016 (68th) | Maisie Williams | Arya Stark | Game of Thrones | "No One" | HBO |
| 2016 (68th) | Constance Zimmer | Quinn King | UnREAL | "Mother" | Lifetime |
| 2017 (69th) |
| 2017 (69th) | Ann Dowd | Aunt Lydia | The Handmaid's Tale | "Offred" | Hulu |
| 2017 (69th) | Uzo Aduba | Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren | Orange Is the New Black | "People Persons" | Netflix |
| 2017 (69th) | Millie Bobby Brown | Eleven | Stranger Things | "Chapter Seven: The Bathtub" | Netflix |
| 2017 (69th) | Chrissy Metz | Kate Pearson | This Is Us | "Pilot" | NBC |
| 2017 (69th) | Thandiwe Newton | Maeve Millay | Westworld | "Trace Decay" | HBO |
| 2017 (69th) | Samira Wiley | Moira | The Handmaid's Tale | "Night" | Hulu |
| 2018 (70th) |
| 2018 (70th) | Thandiwe Newton | Maeve Millay | Westworld | "Akane no Mai" | HBO |
| 2018 (70th) | Millie Bobby Brown | Eleven | Stranger Things | "Chapter Three: The Pollywog" | Netflix |
| 2018 (70th) | Alexis Bledel | Emily / Ofsteven | The Handmaid's Tale | "Unwomen" | Hulu |
| 2018 (70th) | Ann Dowd | Aunt Lydia | The Handmaid's Tale | "June" | Hulu |
| 2018 (70th) | Lena Headey | Cersei Lannister | Game of Thrones | "The Dragon and the Wolf" | HBO |
| 2018 (70th) | Vanessa Kirby | Princess Margaret | The Crown | "Beryl" | Netflix |
| 2018 (70th) | Yvonne Strahovski | Serena Joy Waterford | The Handmaid's Tale | "Women's Work" | Hulu |
| 2019 (71st) |
| 2019 (71st) | Julia Garner | Ruth Langmore | Ozark | "The Gold Coast" | Netflix |
| 2019 (71st) | Gwendoline Christie | Brienne of Tarth | Game of Thrones | "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" | HBO |
| 2019 (71st) | Lena Headey | Cersei Lannister | Game of Thrones | "The Bells" | HBO |
| 2019 (71st) | Fiona Shaw | Carolyn Martens | Killing Eve | "Nice and Neat" | BBC America |
| 2019 (71st) | Sophie Turner | Sansa Stark | Game of Thrones | "Winterfell" | HBO |
| 2019 (71st) | Maisie Williams | Arya Stark | Game of Thrones | "The Long Night" | HBO |

### 2020s

| Year | Actress | Role | Program | Episode Submissions | Network |
| 2020 (72nd) |
| 2020 (72nd) | Julia Garner | Ruth Langmore | Ozark | "In Case of Emergency" | Netflix |
| 2020 (72nd) | Helena Bonham Carter | Princess Margaret | The Crown | "Cri de Coeur" | Netflix |
| 2020 (72nd) | Laura Dern | Renata Klein | Big Little Lies | "Tell-Tale Hearts" | HBO |
| 2020 (72nd) | Thandiwe Newton | Maeve Millay | Westworld | "The Winter Line" | HBO |
| 2020 (72nd) | Fiona Shaw | Carolyn Martens | Killing Eve | "Management Sucks" | BBC America |
| 2020 (72nd) | Sarah Snook | Siobhan "Shiv" Roy | Succession | "The Summer Palace" | HBO |
| 2020 (72nd) | Meryl Streep | Mary Louise Wright | Big Little Lies | "I Want to Know" | HBO |
| 2020 (72nd) | Samira Wiley | Moira Strand | The Handmaid's Tale | "Sacrifice" | Hulu |
| 2021 (73rd) |
| 2021 (73rd) | Gillian Anderson | Margaret Thatcher | The Crown | "Favourites" | Netflix |
| 2021 (73rd) | Helena Bonham Carter | Princess Margaret | The Crown | "The Hereditary Principle" | Netflix |
| 2021 (73rd) | Madeline Brewer | Janine Lindo | The Handmaid's Tale | "Testimony" | Hulu |
| 2021 (73rd) | Ann Dowd | Aunt Lydia | The Handmaid's Tale | "Progress" | Hulu |
| 2021 (73rd) | Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor | Hippolyta Freeman | Lovecraft Country | "I Am." | HBO |
| 2021 (73rd) | Emerald Fennell | Camilla Parker Bowles | The Crown | "Fairytale" | Netflix |
| 2021 (73rd) | Yvonne Strahovski | Serena Joy Waterford | The Handmaid's Tale | "Home" | Hulu |
| 2021 (73rd) | Samira Wiley | Moira Strand | The Handmaid's Tale | "Vows" | Hulu |
| 2022 (74th) |
| 2022 (74th) | Julia Garner | Ruth Langmore | Ozark | "Sanctified" | Netflix |
| 2022 (74th) | Patricia Arquette | Harmony Cobel | Severance | "What's for Dinner?" | Apple TV+ |
| 2022 (74th) | HoYeon Jung | Kang Sae-byeok | Squid Game | "Gganbu" | Netflix |
| 2022 (74th) | Christina Ricci | Misty Quigley | Yellowjackets | "Sic Transit Gloria Mundi" | Showtime |
| 2022 (74th) | Rhea Seehorn | Kim Wexler | Better Call Saul | "Hit and Run" | AMC |
| 2022 (74th) | J. Smith-Cameron | Gerri Kellman | Succession | "The Disruption" | HBO |
| 2022 (74th) | Sarah Snook | Siobhan "Shiv" Roy | Succession | "Chiantishire" | HBO |
| 2022 (74th) | Sydney Sweeney | Cassandra "Cassie" Howard | Euphoria | "Ruminations: Big and Little Bullys" | HBO |
| 2023 (75th) |
| 2023 (75th) | Jennifer Coolidge | Tanya McQuoid-Hunt | The White Lotus | "Arrivederci" | HBO |
| 2023 (75th) | Elizabeth Debicki | Princess Diana | The Crown | "Couple 31" | Netflix |
| 2023 (75th) | Meghann Fahy | Daphne Sullivan | The White Lotus | "Arrivederci" | HBO |
| 2023 (75th) | Sabrina Impacciatore | Valentina | The White Lotus | "Abductions" | HBO |
| 2023 (75th) | Aubrey Plaza | Harper Spiller | The White Lotus | "That's Amore" | HBO |
| 2023 (75th) | Rhea Seehorn | Kim Wexler | Better Call Saul | "Waterworks" | AMC |
| 2023 (75th) | J. Smith-Cameron | Gerri Kellman | Succession | "Living+" | HBO |
| 2023 (75th) | Simona Tabasco | Lucia Greco | The White Lotus | "That's Amore" | HBO |
| 2024 (76th) |
| 2024 (76th) | Elizabeth Debicki | Princess Diana | The Crown | "Dis-Moi Oui" | Netflix |
| 2024 (76th) | Christine Baranski | Agnes van Rhijn | The Gilded Age | "In Terms of Winning and Losing" | HBO |
| 2024 (76th) | Nicole Beharie | Christine Hunter | The Morning Show | "White Noise" | Apple TV+ |
| 2024 (76th) | Greta Lee | Stella Bak | The Morning Show | "The Green Light" | Apple TV+ |
| 2024 (76th) | Lesley Manville | Princess Margaret | The Crown | "Ritz" | Netflix |
| 2024 (76th) | Karen Pittman | Mia Jordan | The Morning Show | "Love Island" | Apple TV+ |
| 2024 (76th) | Holland Taylor | Cybil Reynolds | The Morning Show | "White Noise" | Apple TV+ |

## Programs with multiple wins
### 4 wins

* Lou Grant (3 consecutive)

### 3 wins

* Ozark (2 consecutive)
* St. Elsewhere (2 consecutive)
* The Waltons (2 consecutive)
* The West Wing (consecutive)

### 2 wins

* Breaking Bad (consecutive)
* Caesar's Hour
* The Crown
* Downton Abbey
* Family
* Hill Street Blues (consecutive)
* Huff (consecutive)
* The Practice (consecutive)
* thirtysomething (consecutive)

## Programs with multiple nominations
### 13 nominations

* Hill Street Blues

### 12 nominations

* Game of Thrones

### 11 nominations

* Lou Grant
* The West Wing

### 10 nominations

* Grey's Anatomy
* The Handmaid's Tale
* L.A. Law
* NYPD Blue
* St. Elsewhere

### 9 nominations

* The Good Wife

### 8 nominations

* The Crown
* ER

### 7 nominations

* Downton Abbey
* Mad Men

### 6 nominations

* Judging Amy
* The Sopranos

### 5 nominations

* Family
* The Practice
* thirtysomething
* The Waltons
* The White Lotus

### 4 nominations

* I Love Lucy
* Mannix
* The Morning Show
* Northern Exposure
* Succession
* Trapper John, M.D.

### 3 nominations

* Ben Casey
* The Bob Cummings Show
* Breaking Bad
* Caesar's Hour
* China Beach
* In Treatment
* Ironside
* The Jackie Gleason Show
* McMillan & Wife
* The Name of the Game
* Ozark
* Six Feet Under
* Upstairs, Downstairs
* Westworld

### 2 nominations

* 24
* Arrest and Trial
* Better Call Saul
* Big Little Lies
* Boston Legal
* Brothers & Sisters
* Christy
* Damages
* The Dick Van Dyke Show
* The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
* Huff
* I'll Fly Away
* Killing Eve
* Make Room for Daddy
* Marcus Welby, M.D.
* Mister Peepers
* Moonlighting
* Orange Is the New Black
* Perry Mason
* Peter Gunn
* Peyton Place
* Stranger Things
* Reasonable Doubts
* Touched by an Angel
* Twin Peaks