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

The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest acting achievements in Dramatic Television.
Julianna Margulies holds the record for most nominations in this category with nine as well as the most wins with four, two for ER and two for The Good Wife. Gillian Anderson and Edie Falco each have three wins followed by Viola Davis, Claire Foy, Allison Janney, and Sandra Oh with two wins.

## Winners and nominees
### 1990s

| Year | Actress | Film | Role(s) |
| 1994 (1st) | Kathy Baker | Picket Fences | Jill Brock |
| 1994 (1st) | Swoosie Kurtz | Sisters | Alexandra Barker |
| 1994 (1st) | Angela Lansbury | Murder, She Wrote | Jessica Fletcher |
| 1994 (1st) | Jane Seymour | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Michaela Quinn |
| 1994 (1st) | Cicely Tyson | Sweet Justice | Carrie Grace Battle |
| 1995 (2nd) | Gillian Anderson | The X-Files | Dana Scully |
| 1995 (2nd) | Christine Lahti | Chicago Hope | Kathryn Austin |
| 1995 (2nd) | Sharon Lawrence | NYPD Blue | Sylvia Costas |
| 1995 (2nd) | Julianna Margulies | ER | Carol Hathaway |
| 1995 (2nd) | Sela Ward | Sisters | Theodora Sorenson |
| 1996 (3rd) | Gillian Anderson | The X-Files | Dana Scully |
| 1996 (3rd) | Kim Delaney | NYPD Blue | Diane Russell |
| 1996 (3rd) | Christine Lahti | Chicago Hope | Kathryn Austin |
| 1996 (3rd) | Della Reese | Touched by an Angel | Tess |
| 1996 (3rd) | Jane Seymour | Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman | Michaela Quinn |
| 1997 (4th) | Julianna Margulies | ER | Carol Hathaway |
| 1997 (4th) | Gillian Anderson | The X-Files | Dana Scully |
| 1997 (4th) | Kim Delaney | NYPD Blue | Diane Russell |
| 1997 (4th) | Christine Lahti | Chicago Hope | Kathryn Austin |
| 1997 (4th) | Della Reese | Touched by an Angel | Tess |
| 1998 (5th) | Julianna Margulies | ER | Carol Hathaway |
| 1998 (5th) | Gillian Anderson | The X-Files | Dana Scully |
| 1998 (5th) | Kim Delaney | NYPD Blue | Diane Russell |
| 1998 (5th) | Christine Lahti | Chicago Hope | Kathryn Austin |
| 1998 (5th) | Annie Potts | Any Day Now | Mary Elizabeth Sims |
| 1999 (6th) | Edie Falco | The Sopranos | Carmela Soprano |
| 1999 (6th) | Lorraine Bracco | The Sopranos | Jennifer Melfi |
| 1999 (6th) | Nancy Marchand | The Sopranos | Livia Soprano |
| 1999 (6th) | Gillian Anderson | The X-Files | Dana Scully |
| 1999 (6th) | Annie Potts | Any Day Now | Mary Elizabeth Sims |

### 2000s

| Year | Actress | Film | Role(s) |
| 2000 (7th) | Allison Janney | The West Wing | Claudia Jean "C. J." Cregg |
| 2000 (7th) | Gillian Anderson | The X-Files | Dana Scully |
| 2000 (7th) | Edie Falco | The Sopranos | Carmela Soprano |
| 2000 (7th) | Sally Field | ER | Maggie Wyczenski |
| 2000 (7th) | Lauren Graham | Gilmore Girls | Lorelai Gilmore |
| 2000 (7th) | Sela Ward | Once and Again | Lily Manning |
| 2001 (8th) | Allison Janney | The West Wing | C. J. Cregg |
| 2001 (8th) | Lorraine Bracco | The Sopranos | Jennifer Melfi |
| 2001 (8th) | Stockard Channing | The West Wing | Abbey Bartlet |
| 2001 (8th) | Tyne Daly | Judging Amy | Maxine Gray |
| 2001 (8th) | Edie Falco | The Sopranos | Carmela Soprano |
| 2001 (8th) | Lauren Graham | Gilmore Girls | Lorelai Gilmore |
| 2002 (9th) | Edie Falco | The Sopranos | Carmela Soprano |
| 2002 (9th) | Lorraine Bracco | The Sopranos | Jennifer Melfi |
| 2002 (9th) | Amy Brenneman | Judging Amy | Amy Gray |
| 2002 (9th) | Allison Janney | The West Wing | C. J. Cregg |
| 2002 (9th) | Lily Tomlin | The West Wing | Deborah Fiderer |
| 2003 (10th) | Frances Conroy | Six Feet Under | Ruth Fisher |
| 2003 (10th) | Stockard Channing | The West Wing | Abbey Bartlet |
| 2003 (10th) | Tyne Daly | Judging Amy | Maxine Gray |
| 2003 (10th) | Jennifer Garner | Alias | Sydney Bristow |
| 2003 (10th) | Mariska Hargitay | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Olivia Benson |
| 2003 (10th) | Allison Janney | The West Wing | C. J. Cregg |
| 2004 (11th) | Jennifer Garner | Alias | Sydney Bristow |
| 2004 (11th) | Drea de Matteo | The Sopranos | Adriana La Cerva |
| 2004 (11th) | Edie Falco | The Sopranos | Carmela Soprano |
| 2004 (11th) | Allison Janney | The West Wing | C. J. Cregg |
| 2004 (11th) | Christine Lahti | Jack & Bobby | Grace McCallister |
| 2005 (12th) | Sandra Oh | Grey's Anatomy | Cristina Yang |
| 2005 (12th) | Patricia Arquette | Medium | Allison Dubois |
| 2005 (12th) | Geena Davis | Commander in Chief | Mackenzie Allen |
| 2005 (12th) | Mariska Hargitay | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Olivia Benson |
| 2005 (12th) | Kyra Sedgwick | The Closer | Brenda Leigh Johnson |
| 2006 (13th) | Chandra Wilson | Grey's Anatomy | Miranda Bailey |
| 2006 (13th) | Patricia Arquette | Medium | Allison Dubois |
| 2006 (13th) | Edie Falco | The Sopranos | Carmela Soprano |
| 2006 (13th) | Mariska Hargitay | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Olivia Benson |
| 2006 (13th) | Kyra Sedgwick | The Closer | Brenda Leigh Johnson |
| 2007 (14th) | Edie Falco | The Sopranos | Carmela Soprano |
| 2007 (14th) | Glenn Close | Damages | Patty Hewes |
| 2007 (14th) | Sally Field | Brothers & Sisters | Nora Walker |
| 2007 (14th) | Holly Hunter | Saving Grace | Grace Hanadarko |
| 2007 (14th) | Kyra Sedgwick | The Closer | Brenda Leigh Johnson |
| 2008 (15th) | Sally Field | Brothers & Sisters | Nora Walker |
| 2008 (15th) | Mariska Hargitay | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Olivia Benson |
| 2008 (15th) | Holly Hunter | Saving Grace | Grace Hanadarko |
| 2008 (15th) | Elisabeth Moss | Mad Men | Peggy Olson |
| 2008 (15th) | Kyra Sedgwick | The Closer | Brenda Leigh Johnson |
| 2009 (16th) | Julianna Margulies | The Good Wife | Alicia Florrick |
| 2009 (16th) | Patricia Arquette | Medium | Allison Dubois |
| 2009 (16th) | Glenn Close | Damages | Patty Hewes |
| 2009 (16th) | Mariska Hargitay | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Olivia Benson |
| 2009 (16th) | Holly Hunter | Saving Grace | Grace Hanadarko |
| 2009 (16th) | Kyra Sedgwick | The Closer | Brenda Leigh Johnson |

### 2010s

| Year | Actress | Film | Role(s) |
| 2010 (17th) | Julianna Margulies | The Good Wife | Alicia Florrick |
| 2010 (17th) | Glenn Close | Damages | Patty Hewes |
| 2010 (17th) | Mariska Hargitay | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Olivia Benson |
| 2010 (17th) | Elisabeth Moss | Mad Men | Peggy Olson |
| 2010 (17th) | Kyra Sedgwick | The Closer | Brenda Leigh Johnson |
| 2011 (18th) | Jessica Lange | American Horror Story | Constance Langdon |
| 2011 (18th) | Kathy Bates | Harry's Law | Harriet "Harry" Korn |
| 2011 (18th) | Glenn Close | Damages | Patty Hewes |
| 2011 (18th) | Julianna Margulies | The Good Wife | Alicia Florrick |
| 2011 (18th) | Kyra Sedgwick | The Closer | Brenda Leigh Johnson |
| 2012 (19th) | Claire Danes | Homeland | Carrie Mathison |
| 2012 (19th) | Michelle Dockery | Downton Abbey | Lady Mary Crawley |
| 2012 (19th) | Jessica Lange | American Horror Story: Asylum | Sister Jude / Judy Martin |
| 2012 (19th) | Julianna Margulies | The Good Wife | Alicia Florrick |
| 2012 (19th) | Maggie Smith | Downton Abbey | Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham |
| 2013 (20th) | Maggie Smith | Downton Abbey | Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham |
| 2013 (20th) | Claire Danes | Homeland | Carrie Mathison |
| 2013 (20th) | Anna Gunn | Breaking Bad | Skyler White |
| 2013 (20th) | Jessica Lange | American Horror Story: Coven | Fiona Goode |
| 2013 (20th) | Kerry Washington | Scandal | Olivia Pope |
| 2014 (21st) | Viola Davis | How to Get Away with Murder | Professor Annalise Keating, J.D. |
| 2014 (21st) | Claire Danes | Homeland | Carrie Mathison |
| 2014 (21st) | Julianna Margulies | The Good Wife | Alicia Florrick |
| 2014 (21st) | Tatiana Maslany | Orphan Black | Various |
| 2014 (21st) | Maggie Smith | Downton Abbey | Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham |
| 2014 (21st) | Robin Wright | House of Cards | Claire Underwood |
| 2015 (22nd) | Viola Davis | How to Get Away with Murder | Professor Annalise Keating, J.D. |
| 2015 (22nd) | Claire Danes | Homeland | Carrie Mathison |
| 2015 (22nd) | Julianna Margulies | The Good Wife | Alicia Florrick |
| 2015 (22nd) | Maggie Smith | Downton Abbey | Violet, Dowager Countess of Grantham |
| 2015 (22nd) | Robin Wright | House of Cards | Claire Underwood |
| 2016 (23rd) | Claire Foy | The Crown | Queen Elizabeth II |
| 2016 (23rd) | Millie Bobby Brown | Stranger Things | Eleven / Jane |
| 2016 (23rd) | Thandiwe Newton | Westworld | Maeve Millay |
| 2016 (23rd) | Winona Ryder | Stranger Things | Joyce Byers |
| 2016 (23rd) | Robin Wright | House of Cards | Claire Underwood |
| 2017 (24th) | Claire Foy | The Crown | Queen Elizabeth II |
| 2017 (24th) | Millie Bobby Brown | Stranger Things | Eleven / Jane |
| 2017 (24th) | Laura Linney | Ozark | Wendy Byrde |
| 2017 (24th) | Elisabeth Moss | The Handmaid's Tale | June Osborne / Offred |
| 2017 (24th) | Robin Wright | House of Cards | Claire Underwood |
| 2018 (25th) | Sandra Oh | Killing Eve | Eve Polastri |
| 2018 (25th) | Julia Garner | Ozark | Ruth Langmore |
| 2018 (25th) | Laura Linney | Ozark | Wendy Byrde |
| 2018 (25th) | Elisabeth Moss | The Handmaid's Tale | June Osborne / Offred |
| 2018 (25th) | Robin Wright | House of Cards | President Claire Underwood |
| 2019 (26th) | Jennifer Aniston | The Morning Show | Alex Levy |
| 2019 (26th) | Helena Bonham Carter | The Crown | Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon |
| 2019 (26th) | Olivia Colman | The Crown | Queen Elizabeth II |
| 2019 (26th) | Jodie Comer | Killing Eve | Villanelle |
| 2019 (26th) | Elisabeth Moss | The Handmaid's Tale | June Osborne / Offred |

### 2020s

| Year | Actress | Film | Role(s) |
| 2020 (27th) | Gillian Anderson | The Crown | Margaret Thatcher |
| 2020 (27th) | Olivia Colman | The Crown | Queen Elizabeth II |
| 2020 (27th) | Emma Corrin | The Crown | Lady Diana Spencer |
| 2020 (27th) | Julia Garner | Ozark | Ruth Langmore |
| 2020 (27th) | Laura Linney | Ozark | Wendy Byrde |
| 2021 (28th) | HoYeon Jung | Squid Game | Kang Sae-byeok |
| 2021 (28th) | Jennifer Aniston | The Morning Show | Alex Levy |
| 2021 (28th) | Elisabeth Moss | The Handmaid's Tale | June Osborne |
| 2021 (28th) | Sarah Snook | Succession | Shiv Roy |
| 2021 (28th) | Reese Witherspoon | The Morning Show | Bradley Jackson |
| 2022 (29th) | Jennifer Coolidge | The White Lotus | Tanya McQuoid-Hunt |
| 2022 (29th) | Elizabeth Debicki | The Crown | Princess Diana |
| 2022 (29th) | Julia Garner | Ozark | Ruth Langmore |
| 2022 (29th) | Laura Linney | Ozark | Wendy Byrde |
| 2022 (29th) | Zendaya | Euphoria | Rue Bennett |
| 2023 (30th) | Elizabeth Debicki | The Crown | Diana, Princess of Wales |
| 2023 (30th) | Jennifer Aniston | The Morning Show | Alex Levy |
| 2023 (30th) | Bella Ramsey | The Last of Us | Ellie |
| 2023 (30th) | Keri Russell | The Diplomat | Kate Wyler |
| 2023 (30th) | Sarah Snook | Succession | Shiv Roy |
| 2024 (31st) | Anna Sawai | Shōgun | Toda Mariko |
| 2024 (31st) | Kathy Bates | Matlock | Madeline Matlock |
| 2024 (31st) | Nicola Coughlan | Bridgerton | Penelope Featherington |
| 2024 (31st) | Allison Janney | The Diplomat | Vice President Grace Penn |
| 2024 (31st) | Keri Russell | The Diplomat | Kate Wyler |

## 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
#### 4 wins

* Julianna Margulies

#### 3 wins

* Gillian Anderson
* Edie Falco

#### 2 wins

* Viola Davis
* Claire Foy
* Allison Janney
* Sandra Oh