# Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy

The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy is a Golden Globe Award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role on a musical or comedy television series for the calendar year.
It was first awarded at the 19th Golden Globe Awards on March 5, 1962, under the title Best TV Star – Female, grouping all genres of television series, to Pauline Fredericks. The nominees for the award announced annually starting in 1963. The award initially honored actresses in both comedy and drama genres until 1969, when the award was split into categories that honored comedic and dramatic performances separately. It was presented under the new title Best TV Actress – Musical or Comedy and in 1980 under its current title.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 43 actresses. Jean Smart is the current recipient of the award for her role as Deborah Vance on Hacks. Carol Burnett has won the most awards in this category with five wins and received the most nominations at 12.

## Winners and nominees

Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.
| Key | Meaning |
| ‡ | Indicates the winning actor. |

### 1960s

| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Network |
| Best TV Star – Female ||||||
| 1961 (19th) |
| 1961 (19th) | Pauline Fredericks ‡ | Pauline Fredericks ‡ | Pauline Fredericks ‡ | Pauline Fredericks ‡ |
| 1962 (20th) | | | | |
| 1962 (20th) | Donna Reed ‡ | Donna Stone | The Donna Reed Show | ABC |
| 1963 (21st) |
| 1963 (21st) | Inger Stevens ‡ | Katrin "Katy" Holstrum | The Farmer's Daughter | ABC |
| 1963 (21st) | Shirley Booth | Hazel Burke | Hazel | NBC |
| 1963 (21st) | Dorothy Loudon | Various Characters | The Garry Moore Show | CBS |
| 1963 (21st) | Carolyn Jones | Betsy / Meredith / Jane | Burke's Law | ABC |
| 1963 (21st) | Gloria Swanson | Venus Walsh | Burke's Law | ABC |
| 1964 (22nd) |
| 1964 (22nd) | Mary Tyler Moore ‡ | Laura Petrie | The Dick Van Dyke Show | CBS |
| 1964 (22nd) | Dorothy Malone | Constance Carson | Peyton Place | ABC |
| 1964 (22nd) | Yvette Mimieux | Pat Holmes | Dr. Kildare | NBC |
| 1964 (22nd) | Elizabeth Montgomery | Samantha Stephens | Bewitched | ABC |
| 1964 (22nd) | Julie Newmar | Rhoda Miller | My Living Doll | CBS |
| 1965 (23rd) |
| 1965 (23rd) | Anne Francis ‡ | Honey West | Honey West | ABC |
| 1965 (23rd) | Patty Duke | Patty Lane / Cathy Lane | The Patty Duke Show | ABC |
| 1965 (23rd) | Mia Farrow | Allison MacKenzie | Peyton Place | ABC |
| 1965 (23rd) | Dorothy Malone | Constance Carson | Peyton Place | ABC |
| 1965 (23rd) | Barbara Stanwyck | Victoria Barkley | The Big Valley | ABC |
| 1966 (24th) |
| 1966 (24th) | Marlo Thomas ‡ | Ann Marie | That Girl | ABC |
| 1966 (24th) | Phyllis Diller | Phyllis Pruitt | The Pruitts of Southampton | ABC |
| 1966 (24th) | Barbara Eden | Jeannie | I Dream of Jeannie | NBC |
| 1966 (24th) | Elizabeth Montgomery | Samantha Stephens | Bewitched | ABC |
| 1966 (24th) | Barbara Stanwyck | Victoria Barkley | The Big Valley | ABC |
| 1967 (25th) |
| 1967 (25th) | Carol Burnett ‡ | Various Characters | The Carol Burnett Show | CBS |
| 1967 (25th) | Barbara Bain | Cinnamon Carter | Mission: Impossible | CBS |
| 1967 (25th) | Lucille Ball | Lucy Carmichael | The Lucy Show | CBS |
| 1967 (25th) | Nancy Sinatra | Various characters | Movin' with Nancy | NBC |
| 1967 (25th) | Barbara Stanwyck | Victoria Barkley | The Big Valley | ABC |
| 1968 (26th) |
| 1968 (26th) | Diahann Carroll ‡ | Julia Baker | Julia | NBC |
| 1968 (26th) | Doris Day | Doris Martin | The Doris Day Show | CBS |
| 1968 (26th) | Hope Lange | Carolyn Muir | The Ghost & Mrs. Muir | NBC |
| 1968 (26th) | Elizabeth Montgomery | Samantha Stephens | Bewitched | ABC |
| 1968 (26th) | Nancy Sinatra | Various characters | The Nancy Sinatra Show | NBC |
| Best TV Actress – Musical or Comedy ||||||
| 1969 (27th) |
| 1969 (27th) | Carol Burnett ‡ | Various characters | The Carol Burnett Show | CBS |
| 1969 (27th) | Julie Sommars ‡ | Jennifer Jo Drinkwater | The Governor & J.J. | CBS |
| 1969 (27th) | Lucille Ball | Lucy Carter | Here's Lucy | CBS |
| 1969 (27th) | Diahann Carroll | Julia Baker | Julia | NBC |
| 1969 (27th) | Barbara Eden | Jeannie | I Dream of Jeannie | NBC |
| 1969 (27th) | Debbie Reynolds | Debbie Thompson | The Debbie Reynolds Show | NBC |

### 1970s

| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Network |
| 1970 (28th) |
| 1970 (28th) | Mary Tyler Moore ‡ | Mary Richards | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS |
| 1970 (28th) | Carol Burnett | Various characters | The Carol Burnett Show | CBS |
| 1970 (28th) | Shirley Jones | Shirley Partridge | The Partridge Family | ABC |
| 1970 (28th) | Juliet Mills | Nanny Phoebe Figgalily | Nanny and the Professor | ABC |
| 1970 (28th) | Elizabeth Montgomery | Samantha Stephens | Bewitched | ABC |
| 1971 (29th) |
| 1971 (29th) | Carol Burnett ‡ | Various characters | The Carol Burnett Show | CBS |
| 1971 (29th) | Lucille Ball | Lucy Carter | Here's Lucy | CBS |
| 1971 (29th) | Shirley Jones | Shirley Partridge | The Partridge Family | ABC |
| 1971 (29th) | Mary Tyler Moore | Mary Richards | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS |
| 1971 (29th) | Jean Stapleton | Edith Bunker | All in the Family | CBS |
| 1972 (30th) |
| 1972 (30th) | Jean Stapleton ‡ | Edith Bunker | All in the Family | CBS |
| 1972 (30th) | Julie Andrews | Various characters | The Julie Andrews Hour | ABC |
| 1972 (30th) | Bea Arthur | Maude Findlay | Maude | CBS |
| 1972 (30th) | Carol Burnett | Various characters | The Carol Burnett Show | CBS |
| 1972 (30th) | Mary Tyler Moore | Mary Richards | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS |
| 1973 (31st) |
| 1973 (31st) | Cher ‡ | Various characters | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | CBS |
| 1973 (31st) | Jean Stapleton ‡ | Edith Bunker | All in the Family | CBS |
| 1973 (31st) | Bea Arthur | Maude Findlay | Maude | CBS |
| 1973 (31st) | Carol Burnett | Various characters | The Carol Burnett Show | CBS |
| 1973 (31st) | Mary Tyler Moore | Mary Richards | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS |
| 1974 (32nd) |
| 1974 (32nd) | Valerie Harper ‡ | Rhoda Morgenstern | Rhoda | CBS |
| 1974 (32nd) | Carol Burnett | Various characters | The Carol Burnett Show | CBS |
| 1974 (32nd) | Mary Tyler Moore | Mary Richards | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS |
| 1974 (32nd) | Esther Rolle | Florida Evans | Good Times | CBS |
| 1974 (32nd) | Jean Stapleton | Edith Bunker | All in the Family | CBS |
| 1975 (33rd) |
| 1975 (33rd) | Cloris Leachman ‡ | Phyllis Lindstrom | Phyllis | CBS |
| 1975 (33rd) | Bea Arthur | Maude Findlay | Maude | CBS |
| 1975 (33rd) | Carol Burnett | Various characters | The Carol Burnett Show | CBS |
| 1975 (33rd) | Valerie Harper | Rhoda Morgenstern | Rhoda | CBS |
| 1975 (33rd) | Mary Tyler Moore | Mary Richards | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS |
| 1976 (34th) |
| 1976 (34th) | Carol Burnett ‡ | Various characters | The Carol Burnett Show | CBS |
| 1976 (34th) | Bernadette Peters | Charlotte "Charley" Drake | All's Fair | CBS |
| 1976 (34th) | Mary Tyler Moore | Mary Richards | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS |
| 1976 (34th) | Isabel Sanford | Louise Jefferson | The Jeffersons | CBS |
| 1976 (34th) | Dinah Shore | Dinah | Dinah! | NBC |
| 1977 (35th) |
| 1977 (35th) | Carol Burnett ‡ | Various characters | The Carol Burnett Show | CBS |
| 1977 (35th) | Bea Arthur | Maude Findlay | Maude | CBS |
| 1977 (35th) | Penny Marshall | Laverne DeFazio | Laverne & Shirley | ABC |
| 1977 (35th) | Isabel Sanford | Louise Jefferson | The Jeffersons | CBS |
| 1977 (35th) | Jean Stapleton | Edith Bunker | All in the Family | CBS |
| 1977 (35th) | Cindy Williams | Shirley Feeney | Laverne & Shirley | ABC |
| 1978 (36th) |
| 1978 (36th) | Linda Lavin ‡ | Alice Hyatt | Alice | CBS |
| 1978 (36th) | Carol Burnett | Various characters | The Carol Burnett Show | CBS |
| 1978 (36th) | Penny Marshall | Laverne DeFazio | Laverne & Shirley | ABC |
| 1978 (36th) | Suzanne Somers | Chrissy Snow | Three's Company | ABC |
| 1978 (36th) | Jean Stapleton | Edith Bunker | All in the Family | CBS |
| 1979 (37th) |
| 1979 (37th) | Linda Lavin ‡ | Alice Hyatt | Alice | CBS |
| 1979 (37th) | Penny Marshall | Laverne DeFazio | Laverne & Shirley | ABC |
| 1979 (37th) | Donna Pescow | Angie Falco | Angie | ABC |
| 1979 (37th) | Jean Stapleton | Edith Bunker | All in the Family | CBS |
| 1979 (37th) | Loretta Swit | Maj. Margaret Houlihan | M*A*S*H | CBS |

### 1980s

| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Network |
| 1980 (38th) |
| 1980 (38th) | Katherine Helmond ‡ | Jessica Tate | Soap | ABC |
| 1980 (38th) | Loni Anderson | Jennifer Marlowe | WKRP in Cincinnati | CBS |
| 1980 (38th) | Polly Holliday | Florence Jean Castleberry | Flo | CBS |
| 1980 (38th) | Linda Lavin | Alice Hyatt | Alice | CBS |
| 1980 (38th) | Lynn Redgrave | Ann Atkinson | House Calls | CBS |
| 1981 (39th) |
| 1981 (39th) | Eileen Brennan ‡ | Capt. Doreen Lewis | Private Benjamin | CBS |
| 1981 (39th) | Loni Anderson | Jennifer Marlowe | WKRP in Cincinnati | CBS |
| 1981 (39th) | Bonnie Franklin | Ann Romano | One Day at a Time | CBS |
| 1981 (39th) | Barbara Mandrell | Herself | Barbara Mandrell & the Mandrell Sisters | NBC |
| 1981 (39th) | Loretta Swit | Maj. Margaret Houlihan | M*A*S*H | CBS |
| 1982 (40th) |
| 1982 (40th) | Debbie Allen ‡ | Lydia Grant | Fame | NBC |
| 1982 (40th) | Eileen Brennan | Capt. Doreen Lewis | Private Benjamin | CBS |
| 1982 (40th) | Nell Carter | Nell Harper | Gimme a Break! | NBC |
| 1982 (40th) | Bonnie Franklin | Ann Romano | One Day at a Time | CBS |
| 1982 (40th) | Rita Moreno | Violet Newstead | 9 to 5 | ABC |
| 1982 (40th) | Isabel Sanford | Louise Jefferson | The Jeffersons | CBS |
| 1983 (41st) |
| 1983 (41st) | Joanna Cassidy ‡ | Jojo White | Buffalo Bill | NBC |
| 1983 (41st) | Debbie Allen | Lydia Grant | Fame | NBC |
| 1983 (41st) | Madeline Kahn | Madeline Wayne | Oh Madeline | ABC |
| 1983 (41st) | Shelley Long | Diane Chambers | Cheers | NBC |
| 1983 (41st) | Isabel Sanford | Louise Jefferson | The Jeffersons | CBS |
| 1984 (42nd) |
| 1984 (42nd) | Shelley Long ‡ | Diane Chambers | Cheers | NBC |
| 1984 (42nd) | Debbie Allen | Lydia Grant | Fame | NBC |
| 1984 (42nd) | Nell Carter | Nell Harper | Gimme a Break! | NBC |
| 1984 (42nd) | Susan Clark | Katherine Papadopalis | Webster | ABC |
| 1984 (42nd) | Jane Curtin | Allie Lowell | Kate & Allie | CBS |
| 1984 (42nd) | Isabel Sanford | Louise Jefferson | The Jeffersons | CBS |
| 1985 (43rd) |
| 1985 (43rd) | Estelle Getty ‡ | Sophia Petrillo | The Golden Girls | NBC |
| 1985 (43rd) | Cybill Shepherd ‡ | Maddie Hayes | Moonlighting | ABC |
| 1985 (43rd) | Bea Arthur | Dorothy Zbornak | The Golden Girls | NBC |
| 1985 (43rd) | Rue McClanahan | Blanche Devereaux | The Golden Girls | NBC |
| 1985 (43rd) | Betty White | Rose Nylund | The Golden Girls | NBC |
| 1986 (44th) |
| 1986 (44th) | Cybill Shepherd ‡ | Maddie Hayes | Moonlighting | ABC |
| 1986 (44th) | Bea Arthur | Dorothy Zbornak | The Golden Girls | NBC |
| 1986 (44th) | Estelle Getty | Sophia Petrillo | The Golden Girls | NBC |
| 1986 (44th) | Rue McClanahan | Blanche Devereaux | The Golden Girls | NBC |
| 1986 (44th) | Betty White | Rose Nylund | The Golden Girls | NBC |
| 1987 (45th) |
| 1987 (45th) | Tracey Ullman ‡ | Various characters | The Tracey Ullman Show | Fox |
| 1987 (45th) | Bea Arthur | Dorothy Zbornak | The Golden Girls | NBC |
| 1987 (45th) | Rue McClanahan | Blanche Devereaux | The Golden Girls | NBC |
| 1987 (45th) | Cybill Shepherd | Maddie Hayes | Moonlighting | ABC |
| 1987 (45th) | Betty White | Rose Nylund | The Golden Girls | NBC |
| 1988 (46th) |
| 1988 (46th) | Candice Bergen ‡ | Murphy Brown | Murphy Brown | CBS |
| 1988 (46th) | Bea Arthur | Dorothy Zbornak | The Golden Girls | NBC |
| 1988 (46th) | Roseanne Barr | Roseanne Conner | Roseanne | ABC |
| 1988 (46th) | Tracey Ullman | Various characters | The Tracey Ullman Show | Fox |
| 1988 (46th) | Betty White | Rose Nylund | The Golden Girls | NBC |
| 1989 (47th) |
| 1989 (47th) | Jamie Lee Curtis ‡ | Hannah Miller | Anything but Love | ABC |
| 1989 (47th) | Kirstie Alley | Rebecca Howe | Cheers | NBC |
| 1989 (47th) | Stephanie Beacham | Sister Kate Lambert | Sister Kate | NBC |
| 1989 (47th) | Candice Bergen | Murphy Brown | Murphy Brown | CBS |
| 1989 (47th) | Tracey Ullman | Various characters | The Tracey Ullman Show | Fox |

### 1990s

| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Network |
| 1990 (48th) |
| 1990 (48th) | Kirstie Alley ‡ | Rebecca Howe | Cheers | NBC |
| 1990 (48th) | Roseanne Barr | Roseanne Conner | Roseanne | ABC |
| 1990 (48th) | Candice Bergen | Murphy Brown | Murphy Brown | CBS |
| 1990 (48th) | Carol Burnett | Various Characters | Carol & Company | NBC |
| 1990 (48th) | Katey Sagal | Peggy Bundy | Married... with Children | Fox |
| 1991 (49th) |
| 1991 (49th) | Candice Bergen ‡ | Murphy Brown | Murphy Brown | CBS |
| 1991 (49th) | Kirstie Alley | Rebecca Howe | Cheers | NBC |
| 1991 (49th) | Roseanne Barr | Roseanne Conner | Roseanne | ABC |
| 1991 (49th) | Jamie Lee Curtis | Hannah Miller | Anything but Love | ABC |
| 1991 (49th) | Katey Sagal | Peggy Bundy | Married... with Children | Fox |
| 1992 (50th) |
| 1992 (50th) | Roseanne Barr ‡ | Roseanne Conner | Roseanne | ABC |
| 1992 (50th) | Kirstie Alley | Rebecca Howe | Cheers | NBC |
| 1992 (50th) | Candice Bergen | Murphy Brown | Murphy Brown | CBS |
| 1992 (50th) | Helen Hunt | Jamie Buchman | Mad About You | NBC |
| 1992 (50th) | Katey Sagal | Peggy Bundy | Married... with Children | Fox |
| 1993 (51st) |
| 1993 (51st) | Helen Hunt ‡ | Jamie Buchman | Mad About You | NBC |
| 1993 (51st) | Roseanne Barr | Roseanne Conner | Roseanne | ABC |
| 1993 (51st) | Candice Bergen | Murphy Brown | Murphy Brown | CBS |
| 1993 (51st) | Patricia Richardson | Jill Taylor | Home Improvement | ABC |
| 1993 (51st) | Katey Sagal | Peggy Bundy | Married... with Children | Fox |
| 1994 (52nd) |
| 1994 (52nd) | Helen Hunt ‡ | Jamie Buchman | Mad About You | NBC |
| 1994 (52nd) | Candice Bergen | Murphy Brown | Murphy Brown | CBS |
| 1994 (52nd) | Brett Butler | Grace Kelly | Grace Under Fire | ABC |
| 1994 (52nd) | Ellen DeGeneres | Ellen Morgan | Ellen | ABC |
| 1994 (52nd) | Patricia Richardson | Jill Taylor | Home Improvement | ABC |
| 1995 (53rd) |
| 1995 (53rd) | Cybill Shepherd ‡ | Cybill Sheridan | Cybill | CBS |
| 1995 (53rd) | Candice Bergen | Murphy Brown | Murphy Brown | CBS |
| 1995 (53rd) | Ellen DeGeneres | Ellen Morgan | Ellen | ABC |
| 1995 (53rd) | Fran Drescher | Fran Fine | The Nanny | CBS |
| 1995 (53rd) | Helen Hunt | Jamie Buchman | Mad About You | NBC |
| 1996 (54th) |
| 1996 (54th) | Helen Hunt ‡ | Jamie Buchman | Mad About You | NBC |
| 1996 (54th) | Brett Butler | Grace Kelly | Grace Under Fire | ABC |
| 1996 (54th) | Fran Drescher | Fran Fine | The Nanny | CBS |
| 1996 (54th) | Cybill Shepherd | Cybill Sheridan | Cybill | CBS |
| 1996 (54th) | Brooke Shields | Susan Keane | Suddenly Susan | NBC |
| 1996 (54th) | Tracey Ullman | Various Characters | Tracey Takes On... | HBO |
| 1997 (55th) |
| 1997 (55th) | Calista Flockhart ‡ | Ally McBeal | Ally McBeal | Fox |
| 1997 (55th) | Kirstie Alley | Veronica Chase | Veronica's Closet | NBC |
| 1997 (55th) | Ellen DeGeneres | Ellen Morgan | Ellen | ABC |
| 1997 (55th) | Jenna Elfman | Dharma Montgomery | Dharma & Greg | ABC |
| 1997 (55th) | Helen Hunt | Jamie Buchman | Mad About You | NBC |
| 1997 (55th) | Brooke Shields | Susan Keane | Suddenly Susan | NBC |
| 1998 (56th) |
| 1998 (56th) | Jenna Elfman ‡ | Dharma Montgomery | Dharma & Greg | ABC |
| 1998 (56th) | Christina Applegate | Jesse Warner | Jesse | NBC |
| 1998 (56th) | Calista Flockhart | Ally McBeal | Ally McBeal | Fox |
| 1998 (56th) | Laura San Giacomo | Maya Gallo | Just Shoot Me! | NBC |
| 1998 (56th) | Sarah Jessica Parker | Carrie Bradshaw | Sex and the City | HBO |
| 1999 (57th) |
| 1999 (57th) | Sarah Jessica Parker ‡ | Carrie Bradshaw | Sex and the City | HBO |
| 1999 (57th) | Jenna Elfman | Dharma Montgomery | Dharma & Greg | ABC |
| 1999 (57th) | Calista Flockhart | Ally McBeal | Ally McBeal | Fox |
| 1999 (57th) | Felicity Huffman | Dana Whitaker | Sports Night | ABC |
| 1999 (57th) | Heather Locklear | Caitlin Moore | Spin City | ABC |
| 1999 (57th) | Debra Messing | Grace Adler | Will & Grace | NBC |

### 2000s

| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Network |
| 2000 (58th) |
| 2000 (58th) | Sarah Jessica Parker ‡ | Carrie Bradshaw | Sex and the City | HBO |
| 2000 (58th) | Calista Flockhart | Ally McBeal | Ally McBeal | Fox |
| 2000 (58th) | Jane Kaczmarek | Lois Wilkerson | Malcolm in the Middle | Fox |
| 2000 (58th) | Debra Messing | Grace Adler | Will & Grace | NBC |
| 2000 (58th) | Bette Midler | Bette | Bette | CBS |
| 2001 (59th) |
| 2001 (59th) | Sarah Jessica Parker ‡ | Carrie Bradshaw | Sex and the City | HBO |
| 2001 (59th) | Calista Flockhart | Ally McBeal | Ally McBeal | Fox |
| 2001 (59th) | Jane Kaczmarek | Lois Wilkerson | Malcolm in the Middle | Fox |
| 2001 (59th) | Heather Locklear | Caitlin Moore | Spin City | ABC |
| 2001 (59th) | Debra Messing | Grace Adler | Will & Grace | NBC |
| 2002 (60th) |
| 2002 (60th) | Jennifer Aniston ‡ | Rachel Green | Friends | NBC |
| 2002 (60th) | Bonnie Hunt | Bonnie Molloy | Life with Bonnie | ABC |
| 2002 (60th) | Jane Kaczmarek | Lois Wilkerson | Malcolm in the Middle | Fox |
| 2002 (60th) | Debra Messing | Grace Adler | Will & Grace | NBC |
| 2002 (60th) | Sarah Jessica Parker | Carrie Bradshaw | Sex and the City | HBO |
| 2003 (61st) |
| 2003 (61st) | Sarah Jessica Parker ‡ | Carrie Bradshaw | Sex and the City | HBO |
| 2003 (61st) | Bonnie Hunt | Bonnie Molloy | Life with Bonnie | ABC |
| 2003 (61st) | Reba McEntire | Reba Hart | Reba | The WB |
| 2003 (61st) | Debra Messing | Grace Adler | Will & Grace | NBC |
| 2003 (61st) | Bitty Schram | Sharona Fleming | Monk | USA |
| 2003 (61st) | Alicia Silverstone | Kate Fox | Miss Match | NBC |
| 2004 (62nd) |
| 2004 (62nd) | Teri Hatcher ‡ | Susan Mayer | Desperate Housewives | ABC |
| 2004 (62nd) | Marcia Cross | Bree Van de Kamp | Desperate Housewives | ABC |
| 2004 (62nd) | Felicity Huffman | Lynette Scavo | Desperate Housewives | ABC |
| 2004 (62nd) | Debra Messing | Grace Adler | Will & Grace | NBC |
| 2004 (62nd) | Sarah Jessica Parker | Carrie Bradshaw | Sex and the City | HBO |
| 2005 (63rd) |
| 2005 (63rd) | Mary-Louise Parker ‡ | Nancy Botwin | Weeds | Showtime |
| 2005 (63rd) | Marcia Cross | Bree Van de Kamp | Desperate Housewives | ABC |
| 2005 (63rd) | Teri Hatcher | Susan Mayer | Desperate Housewives | ABC |
| 2005 (63rd) | Felicity Huffman | Lynette Scavo | Desperate Housewives | ABC |
| 2005 (63rd) | Eva Longoria | Gabrielle Solis | Desperate Housewives | ABC |
| 2006 (64th) |
| 2006 (64th) | America Ferrera ‡ | Betty Suarez | Ugly Betty | ABC |
| 2006 (64th) | Marcia Cross | Bree Van de Kamp | Desperate Housewives | ABC |
| 2006 (64th) | Felicity Huffman | Lynette Scavo | Desperate Housewives | ABC |
| 2006 (64th) | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Christine Campbell | The New Adventures of Old Christine | CBS |
| 2006 (64th) | Mary-Louise Parker | Nancy Botwin | Weeds | Showtime |
| 2007 (65th) |
| 2007 (65th) | Tina Fey ‡ | Liz Lemon | 30 Rock | NBC |
| 2007 (65th) | Christina Applegate | Samantha "Sam" Newly | Samantha Who? | ABC |
| 2007 (65th) | America Ferrera | Betty Suarez | Ugly Betty | ABC |
| 2007 (65th) | Anna Friel | Charlotte "Chuck" Charles | Pushing Daisies | ABC |
| 2007 (65th) | Mary-Louise Parker | Nancy Botwin | Weeds | Showtime |
| 2008 (66th) |
| 2008 (66th) | Tina Fey ‡ | Liz Lemon | 30 Rock | NBC |
| 2008 (66th) | Christina Applegate | Samantha "Sam" Newly | Samantha Who? | ABC |
| 2008 (66th) | America Ferrera | Betty Suarez | Ugly Betty | ABC |
| 2008 (66th) | Debra Messing | Molly Kagan | The Starter Wife | USA |
| 2008 (66th) | Mary-Louise Parker | Nancy Botwin | Weeds | Showtime |
| 2009 (67th) |
| 2009 (67th) | Toni Collette ‡ | Tara Gregson | United States of Tara | Showtime |
| 2009 (67th) | Courteney Cox | Jules Cobb | Cougar Town | ABC |
| 2009 (67th) | Edie Falco | Jackie Peyton | Nurse Jackie | Showtime |
| 2009 (67th) | Tina Fey | Liz Lemon | 30 Rock | NBC |
| 2009 (67th) | Lea Michele | Rachel Berry | Glee | Fox |

### 2010s

| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Network |
| 2010 (68th) |
| 2010 (68th) | Laura Linney ‡ | Cathy Jamison | The Big C | Showtime |
| 2010 (68th) | Toni Collette | Tara Gregson | United States of Tara | Showtime |
| 2010 (68th) | Edie Falco | Jackie Peyton | Nurse Jackie | Showtime |
| 2010 (68th) | Tina Fey | Liz Lemon | 30 Rock | NBC |
| 2010 (68th) | Lea Michele | Rachel Berry | Glee | Fox |
| 2011 (69th) |
| 2011 (69th) | Laura Dern ‡ | Amy Jellicoe | Enlightened | HBO |
| 2011 (69th) | Zooey Deschanel | Jessica Day | New Girl | Fox |
| 2011 (69th) | Tina Fey | Liz Lemon | 30 Rock | NBC |
| 2011 (69th) | Laura Linney | Cathy Jamison | The Big C | Showtime |
| 2011 (69th) | Amy Poehler | Leslie Knope | Parks and Recreation | NBC |
| 2012 (70th) |
| 2012 (70th) | Lena Dunham ‡ | Hannah Horvath | Girls | HBO |
| 2012 (70th) | Zooey Deschanel | Jessica Day | New Girl | Fox |
| 2012 (70th) | Tina Fey | Liz Lemon | 30 Rock | NBC |
| 2012 (70th) | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Selina Meyer | Veep | HBO |
| 2012 (70th) | Amy Poehler | Leslie Knope | Parks and Recreation | NBC |
| 2013 (71st) |
| 2013 (71st) | Amy Poehler ‡ | Leslie Knope | Parks and Recreation | NBC |
| 2013 (71st) | Zooey Deschanel | Jessica Day | New Girl | Fox |
| 2013 (71st) | Lena Dunham | Hanna Horvath | Girls | HBO |
| 2013 (71st) | Edie Falco | Jackie Peyton | Nurse Jackie | Showtime |
| 2013 (71st) | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Selina Meyer | Veep | HBO |
| 2014 (72nd) |
| 2014 (72nd) | Gina Rodriguez ‡ | Jane Villanueva | Jane the Virgin | The CW |
| 2014 (72nd) | Lena Dunham | Hannah Horvath | Girls | HBO |
| 2014 (72nd) | Edie Falco | Jackie Peyton | Nurse Jackie | Showtime |
| 2014 (72nd) | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Selina Meyer | Veep | HBO |
| 2014 (72nd) | Taylor Schilling | Piper Chapman | Orange is the New Black | Netflix |
| 2015 (73rd) |
| 2015 (73rd) | Rachel Bloom ‡ | Rebecca Bunch | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | The CW |
| 2015 (73rd) | Jamie Lee Curtis | Dean Cathy Munsch | Scream Queens | Fox |
| 2015 (73rd) | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Selina Meyer | Veep | HBO |
| 2015 (73rd) | Gina Rodriguez | Jane Villanueva | Jane the Virgin | The CW |
| 2015 (73rd) | Lily Tomlin | Frankie Bergstein | Grace and Frankie | Netflix |
| 2016 (74th) |
| 2016 (74th) | Tracee Ellis Ross ‡ | Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson | Black-ish | ABC |
| 2016 (74th) | Rachel Bloom | Rebecca Bunch | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | The CW |
| 2016 (74th) | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | Selina Meyer | Veep | HBO |
| 2016 (74th) | Sarah Jessica Parker | Frances Dufresne | Divorce | HBO |
| 2016 (74th) | Issa Rae | Issa Dee | Insecure | HBO |
| 2016 (74th) | Gina Rodriguez | Jane Villanueva | Jane the Virgin | The CW |
| 2017 (75th) |
| 2017 (75th) | Rachel Brosnahan ‡ | Miriam "Midge" Maisel | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Prime Video |
| 2017 (75th) | Pamela Adlon | Sam Fox | Better Things | FX |
| 2017 (75th) | Alison Brie | Ruth Wilder | GLOW | Netflix |
| 2017 (75th) | Issa Rae | Issa Dee | Insecure | HBO |
| 2017 (75th) | Frankie Shaw | Bridgette Bird | SMILF | Showtime |
| 2018 (76th) |
| 2018 (76th) | Rachel Brosnahan ‡ | Miriam "Midge" Maisel | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Prime Video |
| 2018 (76th) | Kristen Bell | Eleanor Shellstrop | The Good Place | NBC |
| 2018 (76th) | Candice Bergen | Murphy Brown | Murphy Brown | CBS |
| 2018 (76th) | Alison Brie | Ruth Wilder | GLOW | Netflix |
| 2018 (76th) | Debra Messing | Grace Adler | Will & Grace | NBC |
| 2019 (77th) |
| 2019 (77th) | Phoebe Waller-Bridge ‡ | Fleabag | Fleabag | Prime Video |
| 2019 (77th) | Christina Applegate | Jen Harding | Dead to Me | Netflix |
| 2019 (77th) | Rachel Brosnahan | Miriam "Midge" Maisel | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Prime Video |
| 2019 (77th) | Kirsten Dunst | Krystal Stubbs | On Becoming a God in Central Florida | Showtime |
| 2019 (77th) | Natasha Lyonne | Nadia Vulvokov | Russian Doll | Netflix |

### 2020s

| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Network |
| 2020 (78th) |
| 2020 (78th) | Catherine O'Hara ‡ | Moira Rose | Schitt's Creek | Pop TV |
| 2020 (78th) | Lily Collins | Emily Cooper | Emily in Paris | Netflix |
| 2020 (78th) | Kaley Cuoco | Cassie Bowden | The Flight Attendant | HBO Max |
| 2020 (78th) | Elle Fanning | Catherine the Great | The Great | Hulu |
| 2020 (78th) | Jane Levy | Zoey Clarke | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | NBC |
| 2021 (79th) |
| 2021 (79th) | Jean Smart ‡ | Deborah Vance | Hacks | HBO Max |
| 2021 (79th) | Hannah Einbinder | Ava Daniels | Hacks | HBO Max |
| 2021 (79th) | Elle Fanning | Catherine the Great | The Great | Hulu |
| 2021 (79th) | Issa Rae | Issa Dee | Insecure | HBO |
| 2021 (79th) | Tracee Ellis Ross | Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson | Black-ish | ABC |
| 2022 (80th) |
| 2022 (80th) | Quinta Brunson ‡ | Janine Teagues | Abbott Elementary | ABC |
| 2022 (80th) | Kaley Cuoco | Cassie Bowden | The Flight Attendant | HBO Max |
| 2022 (80th) | Selena Gomez | Mabel Mora | Only Murders in the Building | Hulu |
| 2022 (80th) | Jenna Ortega | Wednesday Addams | Wednesday | Netflix |
| 2022 (80th) | Jean Smart | Deborah Vance | Hacks | HBO Max |
| 2023 (81st) |
| 2023 (81st) | Ayo Edebiri ‡ | Sydney Adamu | The Bear | FX |
| 2023 (81st) | Rachel Brosnahan | Miriam "Midge" Maisel | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Prime Video |
| 2023 (81st) | Quinta Brunson | Janine Teagues | Abbott Elementary | ABC |
| 2023 (81st) | Elle Fanning | Catherine the Great | The Great | Hulu |
| 2023 (81st) | Selena Gomez | Mabel Mora | Only Murders in the Building | Hulu |
| 2023 (81st) | Natasha Lyonne | Charlie Cale | Poker Face | Peacock |
| 2024 (82nd) |
| 2024 (82nd) | Jean Smart ‡ | Deborah Vance | Hacks | HBO / Max |
| 2024 (82nd) | Kristen Bell | Joanne | Nobody Wants This | Netflix |
| 2024 (82nd) | Quinta Brunson | Janine Teagues | Abbott Elementary | ABC |
| 2024 (82nd) | Ayo Edebiri | Sydney Adamu | The Bear | FX |
| 2024 (82nd) | Selena Gomez | Mabel Mora | Only Murders in the Building | Hulu |
| 2024 (82nd) | Kathryn Hahn | Agatha Harkness / Agnes O'Connor | Agatha All Along | Disney+ |

## Superlatives

| Superlative | Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy |
| Actress with most awards | Carol Burnett (5) |
| Actress with most nominations | Carol Burnett (12) |
| Actress with most nominations without ever winning | Bea Arthur (8) Debra Messing (8) |

### Multiple winners

| Wins | Name |
| 5 | Carol Burnett |
| 4 | Sarah Jessica Parker |
| 3 | Helen Hunt |
| 3 | Cybill Shepherd |
| 2 | Candice Bergen |
| 2 | Rachel Brosnahan |
| 2 | Tina Fey |
| 2 | Linda Lavin |
| 2 | Mary Tyler Moore |
| 2 | Jean Smart |
| 2 | Jean Stapleton |

### Multiple nominations

| Nominations | Name |
| 12 | Carol Burnett |
| 9 | Candice Bergen |
| 8 | Bea Arthur |
| 8 | Debra Messing |
| 8 | Sarah Jessica Parker |
| 7 | Mary Tyler Moore |
| 7 | Jean Stapleton |
| 6 | Tina Fey |
| 6 | Helen Hunt |
| 6 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
| 5 | Kirstie Alley |
| 5 | Roseanne Barr |
| 5 | Calista Flockhart |
| 5 | Isabel Sanford |
| 5 | Cybill Shepherd |
| 4 | Christina Applegate |
| 4 | Rachel Brosnahan |
| 4 | Edie Falco |
| 4 | Felicity Huffman |
| 4 | Mary-Louise Parker |
| 4 | Katey Sagal |
| 4 | Tracey Ullman |
| 4 | Betty White |
| 3 | Debbie Allen |
| 3 | Lucille Ball |
| 3 | Quinta Brunson |
| 3 | Marcia Cross |
| 3 | Jamie Lee Curtis |
| 3 | Ellen DeGeneres |
| 3 | Zooey Deschanel |
| 3 | Lena Dunham |
| 3 | Jenna Elfman |
| 3 | Elle Fanning |
| 3 | America Ferrera |
| 3 | Selena Gomez |
| 3 | Jane Kaczmarek |
| 3 | Linda Lavin |
| 3 | Penny Marshall |
| 3 | Rue McClanahan |
| 3 | Amy Poehler |
| 3 | Issa Rae |
| 3 | Gina Rodriguez |
| 3 | Jean Smart |
| 2 | Loni Anderson |
| 2 | Kristen Bell |
| 2 | Rachel Bloom |
| 2 | Eileen Brennan |
| 2 | Alison Brie |
| 2 | Brett Butler |
| 2 | Nell Carter |
| 2 | Toni Collette |
| 2 | Kaley Cuoco |
| 2 | Fran Drescher |
| 2 | Ayo Edebiri |
| 2 | Bonnie Franklin |
| 2 | Estelle Getty |
| 2 | Valerie Harper |
| 2 | Teri Hatcher |
| 2 | Bonnie Hunt |
| 2 | Shirley Jones |
| 2 | Laura Linney |
| 2 | Heather Locklear |
| 2 | Shelley Long |
| 2 | Natasha Lyonne |
| 2 | Lea Michele |
| 2 | Patricia Richardson |
| 2 | Tracee Ellis Ross |
| 2 | Brooke Shields |
| 2 | Loretta Swit |