# TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama

The TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama is an award given by the Television Critics Association.

## Winners and nominees

| Year | Winner | Program | Other nominees |
| 1996–1997 (13th) | Andre Braugher | Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC) | Gillian Anderson – The X-Files (Fox) David Duchovny – The X-Files (Fox) Anthony Edwards – ER (NBC) Dennis Franz – NYPD Blue (ABC) Joe Pantoliano – EZ Streets (CBS) |
| 1997–1998 (14th) | Andre Braugher | Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC) | Kevin Anderson – Nothing Sacred (ABC) Anthony Edwards – ER (NBC) Dennis Franz – NYPD Blue (ABC) Kyle Secor – Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC) |
| 1998–1999 (15th) | James Gandolfini and David E. Kelley | The Sopranos (HBO) The Practice (ABC) | David Chase – The Sopranos (HBO) Dennis Franz – NYPD Blue (ABC) Camryn Manheim – The Practice (ABC) Dylan McDermott – The Practice (ABC) |
| 1999–2000 (16th) | James Gandolfini | The Sopranos (HBO) | Allison Janney – The West Wing (NBC) Martin Sheen – The West Wing (NBC) Aaron Sorkin – The West Wing (NBC) Sela Ward – Once and Again (ABC) |
| 2000–2001 (17th) | James Gandolfini | The Sopranos (HBO) | Edie Falco – The Sopranos (HBO) Sarah Michelle Gellar – Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The WB) Chi McBride – Boston Public (Fox) Martin Sheen – The West Wing (NBC) |
| 2001–2002 (18th) | Michael Chiklis | The Shield (FX) | Lauren Graham – Gilmore Girls (The WB) Rachel Griffiths – Six Feet Under (HBO) Martin Sheen – The West Wing (NBC) Kiefer Sutherland – 24 (Fox) |
| 2002–2003 (19th) | Edie Falco | The Sopranos (HBO) | James Gandolfini – The Sopranos (HBO) Jennifer Garner – Alias (ABC) Neal McDonough – Boomtown (NBC) Kiefer Sutherland – 24 (Fox) |
| 2003–2004 (20th) | Ian McShane | Deadwood (HBO) | Edie Falco – The Sopranos (HBO) James Gandolfini – The Sopranos (HBO) Al Pacino – Angels in America (HBO) Kiefer Sutherland – 24 (Fox) |
| 2004–2005 (21st) | Hugh Laurie | House (Fox) | Kristen Bell – Veronica Mars (UPN) Matthew Fox – Lost (ABC) Ian McShane – Deadwood (HBO) Kiefer Sutherland – 24 (Fox) |
| 2005–2006 (22nd) | Hugh Laurie | House (Fox) | Alan Alda – The West Wing (NBC) James Gandolfini – The Sopranos (HBO) Kyra Sedgwick – The Closer (TNT) Kiefer Sutherland – 24 (Fox) |
| 2006–2007 (23rd) | Michael C. Hall | Dexter (Showtime) | Connie Britton – Friday Night Lights (NBC) Kyle Chandler – Friday Night Lights (NBC) Hugh Laurie – House (Fox) Helen Mirren – Prime Suspect: The Final Act (PBS) |
| 2007–2008 (24th) | Paul Giamatti | John Adams (HBO) | Connie Britton – Friday Night Lights (NBC) Glenn Close – Damages (FX) Jon Hamm – Mad Men (AMC) David Simon – The Wire (HBO) |
| 2008–2009 (25th) | Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad (AMC) | Glenn Close – Damages (FX) Walton Goggins – The Shield (FX) Jon Hamm – Mad Men (AMC) Hugh Laurie – House (Fox) |
| 2009–2010 (26th) | Julianna Margulies | The Good Wife (CBS) | Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad (AMC) John Lithgow – Dexter (Showtime) Aaron Paul – Breaking Bad (AMC) Katey Sagal – Sons of Anarchy (FX) |
| 2010–2011 (27th) | Jon Hamm | Mad Men (AMC) | Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire (HBO) Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones (HBO) Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife (CBS) Margo Martindale – Justified (FX) Timothy Olyphant – Justified (FX) |
| 2011–2012 (28th) | Claire Danes | Homeland (Showtime) | Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad (AMC) Peter Dinklage – Game of Thrones (HBO) Jon Hamm – Mad Men (AMC) Jessica Lange – American Horror Story (FX) |
| 2012–2013 (29th) | Tatiana Maslany | Orphan Black (BBC America) | Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad (AMC) Vera Farmiga – Bates Motel (A&E) Monica Potter – Parenthood (NBC) Matthew Rhys – The Americans (FX) |
| 2013–2014 (30th) | Matthew McConaughey | True Detective (HBO) | Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad (AMC) Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife (CBS) Tatiana Maslany – Orphan Black (BBC America) Matthew Rhys – The Americans (FX) |
| 2014–2015 (31st) | Jon Hamm | Mad Men (AMC) | Viola Davis – How to Get Away with Murder (ABC) Taraji P. Henson – Empire (Fox) Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul (AMC) Matthew Rhys – The Americans (FX) |
| 2015–2016 (32nd) | Sarah Paulson | The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX) | Bryan Cranston – All the Way (HBO) Rami Malek – Mr. Robot (USA) Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul (AMC) Keri Russell – The Americans (FX) Courtney B. Vance – The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (FX) |
| 2016–2017 (33rd) | Carrie Coon | Fargo (FX) & The Leftovers (HBO) | Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us (NBC) Claire Foy – The Crown (Netflix) Nicole Kidman – Big Little Lies (HBO) Jessica Lange – Feud: Bette and Joan (FX) Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) Susan Sarandon – Feud: Bette and Joan (FX) |
| 2017–2018 (34th) | Keri Russell | The Americans (FX) | Jodie Comer – Killing Eve (BBC America) Darren Criss – The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX) Elisabeth Moss – The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu) Sandra Oh – Killing Eve (BBC America) Matthew Rhys – The Americans (FX) |
| 2018–2019 (35th) | Michelle Williams | Fosse/Verdon (FX) | Amy Adams – Sharp Objects (HBO) Patricia Arquette – Escape at Dannemora (Showtime) Christine Baranski – The Good Fight (CBS All Access) Jodie Comer – Killing Eve (BBC America) Billy Porter – Pose (FX) |
| 2019–2020 (36th) | Regina King | Watchmen (HBO) | Cate Blanchett – Mrs. America (FX on Hulu) Kaitlyn Dever – Unbelievable (Netflix) Mark Ruffalo – I Know This Much Is True (HBO) Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul (AMC) Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO) Merritt Wever – Unbelievable (Netflix) |
| 2020–2021 (37th) | Michaela Coel | I May Destroy You (HBO) | Ethan Hawke – The Good Lord Bird (Showtime) Thuso Mbedu – The Underground Railroad (Prime Video) Elizabeth Olsen – WandaVision (Disney+) Michaela Jaé Rodriguez – Pose (FX) Omar Sy – Lupin (Netflix) Anya Taylor-Joy – The Queen's Gambit (Netflix) Kate Winslet – Mare of Easttown (HBO) |
| 2021–2022 (38th) | Mandy Moore | This Is Us (NBC) | Lee Jung-jae – Squid Game (Netflix) Michael Keaton — Dopesick (Hulu) Melanie Lynskey – Yellowjackets (Showtime) Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul (AMC) Margaret Qualley – Maid (Netflix) Adam Scott – Severance (Apple TV+) Rhea Seehorn – Better Call Saul (AMC) Amanda Seyfried – The Dropout (Hulu) Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO) |
| 2022–2023 (39th) | Rhea Seehorn | Better Call Saul (AMC) | Christine Baranski – The Good Fight (Paramount+) Kieran Culkin – Succession (HBO) Dominique Fishback – Swarm (Amazon) Betty Gilpin – Mrs. Davis (Peacock) Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us (HBO) Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us (HBO) Sarah Snook – Succession (HBO) Jeremy Strong – Succession (HBO) |
| 2023–2024 (40th) | Anna Sawai | Shōgun (FX) | Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country (HBO / Max) Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer (Netflix) Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun (FX) Andrew Scott – Ripley (Netflix) Juno Temple – Fargo (FX) |

## Multiple wins
### 3 wins

* James Gandolfini (consecutive)

### 2 wins

* Andre Braugher (consecutive)
* Jon Hamm
* Hugh Laurie (consecutive)