Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

The Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series is one of the award categories presented annually by the Critics' Choice Television Awards (BTJA) to recognize the work done by television actresses. It was introduced in 2011, when the event was first initiated. The winners are selected by a group of television critics that are part of the Broadcast Television Critics Association.

Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Country	United States
Presented by	Critics Choice Association
First award	2011
Currently held by	Moeka Hoshi – Shōgun (2025)
Website	criticschoice.com

Winners and nominees

  indicates the winner

2010s

Year	Actor	Series	Character	Network
2011 [1][2]	Christina Hendricks	Mad Men	Joan Holloway	AMC
	Margo Martindale	Justified	Mags Bennett	FX
	Michelle Forbes	The Killing	Mitch Larsen	AMC
	Kelly Macdonald	Boardwalk Empire	Margaret Thompson	HBO
	Archie Panjabi	The Good Wife	Kalinda Sharma	CBS
	Chloë Sevigny	Big Love	Nicolette Grant	HBO
2012 [3][4]	Christina Hendricks	Mad Men	Joan Holloway	AMC
	Christine Baranski	The Good Wife	Diane Lockhart	CBS
	Anna Gunn	Breaking Bad	Skyler White	AMC
	Regina King	Southland	Det. Lydia Adams	TNT
	Kelly Macdonald	Boardwalk Empire	Margaret Thompson	HBO
	Maggie Siff	Sons of Anarchy	Tara Knowles	FX
2013 [5]	Monica Potter	Parenthood	Kristina Braverman	NBC
	Jennifer Carpenter	Dexter	Debra Morgan	Showtime
	Emilia Clarke	Game of Thrones	Daenerys Targaryen	HBO
	Anna Gunn	Breaking Bad	Skylar White	AMC
	Regina King	Southland	Det. Lydia Adams	TNT
	Abigail Spencer	Rectify	Amantha Holden	Sundance TV
2014 [6]	Bellamy Young	Scandal	First Lady Melody "Mellie" Grant	ABC
	Christine Baranski	The Good Wife	Diane Lockhart	CBS
	Anna Gunn	Breaking Bad	Skyler White	AMC
	Annet Mahendru	The Americans	Nina Sergeevna Krilova	FX
	Melissa McBride	The Walking Dead	Carol Peletier	AMC
	Maggie Siff	Sons of Anarchy	Tara Knowles	FX
2015 [7]	Lorraine Toussaint	Yvonne "Vee" Parker	Orange Is the New Black	Netflix
	Christine Baranski	The Good Wife	Diane Lockhart	CBS
	Joelle Carter	Justified	Ava Crowder	FX
	Carrie Coon	The Leftovers	Nora Durst	HBO
	Mae Whitman	Parenthood	Amber Holt	NBC
	Katheryn Winnick	Vikings	Lagertha	History
2016 (1) [8]	Constance Zimmer	UnREAL	Quinn King	Lifetime
	Ann Dowd	The Leftovers	Patti Levin	HBO
	Regina King		Erika Murphy
	Helen McCrory	Penny Dreadful	Evelyn Poole	Showtime
	Hayden Panettiere	Nashville	Juliette Barnes	ABC
	Maura Tierney	The Affair	Helen Solloway	Showtime
2016 (2) [9]	Thandiwe Newton	Westworld	Maeve Millay	HBO
	Christine Baranski	The Good Wife	Diane Lockhart	CBS
	Emilia Clarke	Game of Thrones	Daenerys Targaryen	HBO
	Lena Headey		Cersei Lannister
	Maura Tierney	The Affair	Helen Solloway	Showtime
	Constance Zimmer	UnREAL	Quinn King	Lifetime
2018 [10]	Ann Dowd	The Handmaid's Tale	Aunt Lydia	Hulu
	Gillian Anderson	American Gods	Media	Starz
	Emilia Clarke	Game of Thrones	Daenerys Targaryen	HBO
	Cush Jumbo	The Good Fight	Lucca Quinn	CBS All Access
	Margo Martindale	Sneaky Pete	Audrey Bernhardt	Amazon Prime Video
	Chrissy Metz	This Is Us	Kate Pearson	NBC
2019 [11]	Thandiwe Newton	Westworld	Maeve Millay	HBO
	Julia Garner	Ozark	Ruth Langmore	Netflix
	Rhea Seehorn	Better Call Saul	Kim Wexler	AMC
	Dina Shihabi	Jack Ryan	Hanin Ali	Amazon Prime Video
	Yvonne Strahovski	The Handmaid's Tale	Serena Joy	Hulu
	Holly Taylor	The Americans	Paige Jennings	FX

2020s

Year	Actor	Series	Character	Network
2020 [12]	Jean Smart	Watchmen	Laurie Blake	HBO
	Helena Bonham Carter	The Crown	Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon	Netflix
	Gwendoline Christie	Game of Thrones	Brienne of Tarth	HBO
	Laura Dern	Big Little Lies	Renata Klein
	Audra McDonald	The Good Fight	Liz Lawrence	CBS All Access
	Meryl Streep	Big Little Lies	Mary Louise Wright	HBO
	Susan Kelechi Watson	This Is Us	Beth (Clarke) Pearson	NBC
2021 [13]	Gillian Anderson	The Crown	Margaret Thatcher	Netflix
	Cynthia Erivo	The Outsider	Holly Gibney	HBO
	Julia Garner	Ozark	Ruth Langmore	Netflix
	Janet McTeer		Helen Pierce
	Wunmi Mosaku	Lovecraft Country	Ruby Baptiste	HBO
	Rhea Seehorn	Better Call Saul	Kim Wexler	AMC
2022 [14]	Sarah Snook	Succession	Shiv Roy	HBO
	Christine Lahti	Evil	Sheryl Luria	Paramount+
	Andrea Martin		Sister Andrea
	Audra McDonald	The Good Fight	Liz Lawrence
	J. Smith-Cameron	Succession	Gerri Kellman	HBO
	Susan Kelechi Watson	This Is Us	Beth Pearson	NBC
2023 [15]
	Jennifer Coolidge	The White Lotus: Sicily	Tanya McQuoid-Hunt	HBO
	Milly Alcock	House of the Dragon	Young Rhaenyra Targaryen	HBO
	Carol Burnett	Better Call Saul	Marion	AMC
	Julia Garner	Ozark	Ruth Langmore	Netflix
	Audra McDonald	The Good Fight	Liz Reddick	Paramount+
	Rhea Seehorn	Better Call Saul	Kim Wexler	AMC
2024 [16]
	Elizabeth Debicki	The Crown	Diana, Princess of Wales	Netflix
	Nicole Beharie	The Morning Show	Christine Hunter	Apple TV+
	Sophia Di Martino	Loki	Sylvie	Disney+
	Celia Rose Gooding	Star Trek: Strange New Worlds	Nyota Uhura	Paramount+
	Karen Pittman	The Morning Show	Mia Jordan	Apple TV+
	Christina Ricci	Yellowjackets	Misty Quigley	Showtime
2025 [17]
	Moeka Hoshi	Shōgun	Usami Fuji	FX / Hulu
	Allison Janney	The Diplomat	Grace Penn	Netflix
	Nicole Kidman	Lioness	Kaitlyn Meade	Paramount+
	Skye P. Marshall	Matlock	Olympia Lawrence	CBS
	Anna Sawai	Pachinko	Naomi Ichizaki	Apple TV+
	Fiona Shaw	Bad Sisters	Angelica Muldoon

Multiple wins

2 wins

• Christina Hendricks (consecutive)
• Thandiwe Newton

Multiple nominations

4 nominations

• Christine Baranski

3 nominations

• Emilia Clarke
• Julia Garner
• Anna Gunn
• Regina King
• Audra McDonald
• Rhea Seehorn

2 nominations

• Gillian Anderson
• Ann Dowd
• Christina Hendricks
• Kelly Macdonald
• Margo Martindale
• Thandiwe Newton
• Maggie Siff
• Maura Tierney
• Susan Kelechi Watson
• Constance Zimmer

See also

• TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
• Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film