# List of television awards for Best Actress

This list of television awards for Best Actress is an index to articles that describe "Best Actress" awards for television performances. It includes general awards and awards for performance is a drama series, mini-series or television movie, and musical or comedy.

## General

| Country | Award | Venue / sponsor | Notes |
| Australia | AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama | Australian Film Institute | |
| Malaysia | Asian Television Award for Best Actress | Asian Television Awards | |
| United States | Black Reel Award for Best Actress: T.V. Movie/Cable | Black Reel Awards | African American |
| United Kingdom | British Academy Television Award for Best Actress | British Academy Television Awards | |
| China | Flying Apsaras Award for Outstanding Actress | Flying Apsaras Awards | |
| Taiwan | Golden Bell Award for Best Actress | Golden Bell Awards | |
| China | Golden Eagle Award for Best Actress (China) | China TV Golden Eagle Award | |
| United States | International Emmy Award for Best Actress | International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences | |
| India | ITA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Indian Television Academy Awards | |
| India | Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress | Kerala State Chalachitra Academy | Malayalam |
| Brazil | Prêmio Extra de Televisão de melhor atriz | Extra (newspaper) | |
| United States | Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films | |
| Hong Kong | TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actress | TVB | |
| Mexico | TVyNovelas Award for Best Actress | Televisa, TVyNovelas | |
| United States | Your World Awards for Favorite Lead Actress | Telemundo | Spanish language |

## Drama series

| Country | Award | Venue / sponsor | Notes |
| United States | Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series | Critics' Choice Television Award | |
| United States | Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences | |
| United States | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences | |
| United States | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | |
| United States | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series | NAACP Image Awards | African American |
| United States | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series | NAACP Image Awards | African American |
| United States | Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama | International Press Academy | |
| United States | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Screen Actors Guild | |
| United States | Soap Opera Digest Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Daytime Drama | Soap Opera Digest | |

## Miniseries or Television Movie

| Country | Award | Venue / sponsor | Notes |
| United States | Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series | Black Reel Awards | African American |
| United States | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences | |
| Taiwan | Golden Bell Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film | Golden Bell Awards | |
| United States | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | |
| United States | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special | NAACP Image Awards | African American |
| United States | Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | International Press Academy | |
| United States | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Screen Actors Guild | |

## Musical or Comedy

| Country | Award | Venue / sponsor |
| Australia | AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy | Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts |
| South Korea | Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Variety Performer - Female | Baeksang Arts Awards |
| United States | Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Critics' Choice Television Award |
| United States | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Primetime Emmy Award |
| United States | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
| India | ITA Award for Best Actress - Comedy | Indian Television Academy Awards |
| United States | Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | International Press Academy |
| United States | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series | Screen Actors Guild |