Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama

The Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama is one of the annual Satellite Awards given by the International Press Academy.

Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
The 2023 recipient: Helen Mirren
Awarded for	Best Actress in a Drama Series
Country	United States
Presented by	International Press Academy
First award	1996
Currently held by	Helen Mirren – 1923 (2023)

Winners and nominees

1990s

Year	Actor	Series	Role	Network
1996	Christine Lahti	Chicago Hope	Kathryn Austin	CBS
	Gillian Anderson	The X-Files	Dana Scully	Fox
	Kim Delaney	NYPD Blue	Diane Russell	ABC
	Kimberly Williams	Relativity	Isabel Lukens
	Julianna Margulies	ER	Carol Hathaway	NBC
1997	Kate Mulgrew	Star Trek: Voyager	Kathryn Janeway	UPN
	Gillian Anderson	The X-Files	Dana Scully	Fox
	Kim Delaney	NYPD Blue	Diane Russell	ABC
	Julianna Margulies	ER	Carol Hathaway	NBC
	Ally Walker	Profiler	Samantha "Sam" Waters
1998	Jeri Ryan	Star Trek: Voyager	Annika Hansen / Seven of Nine	UPN
	Gillian Anderson	The X-Files	Dana Scully	Fox
	Sharon Lawrence	NYPD Blue	Sylvia Costas	ABC
	Rita Moreno	Oz	Peter Marie Reimondo	HBO
	Andrea Parker	The Pretender	Catherine Elaine Parker	NBC
1999	Camryn Manheim	The Practice	Ellenor Frutt	ABC
	Lorraine Bracco	The Sopranos	Jennifer Melfi	HBO
	Edie Falco		Carmela Soprano
	Mariska Hargitay	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Olivia Benson	NBC
	Kelli Williams	The Practice	Lindsay Dole	ABC

2000s

Year	Actor	Series	Role	Network
2000	Allison Janney	The West Wing	C. J. Cregg	NBC
	Gillian Anderson	The X-Files	Dana Scully	Fox
	Tyne Daly	Judging Amy	Maxine McCarty Gray	CBS
	Edie Falco	The Sopranos	Carmela Soprano	HBO
	Sela Ward	Once and Again	Elizabeth Manning	ABC
2001	Edie Falco	The Sopranos	Carmela Soprano	HBO
	Amy Brenneman	Judging Amy	Amy Madison Gray	CBS
	Marg Helgenberger	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Catherine Willows
	Sela Ward	Once and Again	Elizabeth Manning	ABC
	Kim Delaney	Philly	Kathleen Maguire
2002	C. C. H. Pounder	The Shield	Claudette Wyms	FX
	Jennifer Garner	Alias	Sydney Bristow	ABC
	Sarah Michelle Gellar	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Buffy Summers	UPN
	Maura Tierney	ER	Abby Lockhart	NBC
	Allison Janney	The West Wing	C. J. Cregg
2003	C. C. H. Pounder	The Shield	Claudette Wyms	FX
	Jennifer Garner	Alias	Sydney Bristow	ABC
	Amy Madigan	Carnivàle	Iris Crowe	HBO
	Ellen Muth	Dead Like Me	Georgia "George" Lass	Showtime
	Joely Richardson	Nip/Tuck	Julia McNamara	FX
	Amber Tamblyn	Joan of Arcadia	Joan Girardi	CBS
2004	Laurel Holloman	The L Word	Tina Kennard	Showtime
	Jennifer Garner	Alias	Sydney Bristow	ABC
	Evangeline Lilly	Lost	Kate Austen
	Joely Richardson	Nip/Tuck	Julia McNamara	FX
	Amber Tamblyn	Joan of Arcadia	Joan Girardi	CBS
2005	Kyra Sedgwick	The Closer	Brenda Leigh Johnson	TNT
	Patricia Arquette	Medium	Allison DuBois	NBC
	Jennifer Beals	The L Word	Bette Porter	Showtime
	Kristen Bell	Veronica Mars	Veronica Mars	UPN
	Geena Davis	Commander in Chief	Mackenzie Allen	ABC
	Joely Richardson	Nip/Tuck	Julia McNamara	FX
2006	Kyra Sedgwick	The Closer	Brenda Leigh Johnson	TNT
	Kristen Bell	Veronica Mars	Veronica Mars	UPN
	Emily Deschanel	Bones	Temperance "Bones" Brennan	Fox
	Sarah Paulson	Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip	Harriet Hayes	NBC
	Amanda Peet		Jordan McDeere
	Jeanne Tripplehorn	Big Love	Barbara Henrickson	HBO
2007	Ellen Pompeo	Grey's Anatomy	Meredith Grey	ABC
	Glenn Close	Damages	Patty Hewes	FX
	Minnie Driver	The Riches	Dahlia Malloy
	Sally Field	Brothers and Sisters	Nora Walker	ABC
	Kyra Sedgwick	The Closer	Brenda Leigh Johnson	TNT
	Jeanne Tripplehorn	Big Love	Barbara Henrickson	HBO
2008	Anna Paquin	True Blood	Sookie Stackhouse	HBO
	Glenn Close	Damages	Patty Hewes	FX
	Kathryn Erbe	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Alexandra Eames	USA Network
	Holly Hunter	Saving Grace	Grace Hanadarko	TNT
	Sally Field	Brothers and Sisters	Nora Walker	ABC
	Kyra Sedgwick	The Closer	Brenda Leigh Johnson	TNT
2009	Glenn Close	Damages	Patty Hewes	FX
	Stana Katic	Castle	Kate Beckett	ABC
	Julianna Margulies	The Good Wife	Alicia Florrick	CBS
	Elisabeth Moss	Mad Men	Peggy Olson	AMC
	Jill Scott	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency	Precious Ramotswe	HBO

2010s

Year	Actor	Series	Role	Network
2010	Connie Britton	Friday Night Lights	Tami Taylor	Audience
	January Jones	Mad Men	Betty Draper	AMC
	Julianna Margulies	The Good Wife	Alicia Florrick	CBS
	Anna Paquin	True Blood	Sookie Stackhouse	HBO
	Katey Sagal	Sons of Anarchy	Gemma Teller Morrow	FX
2011	Claire Danes	Homeland	Carrie Mathison	Showtime
	Connie Britton	Friday Night Lights	Tami Taylor	Audience
	Mireille Enos	The Killing	Sarah Linden	AMC
	Julianna Margulies	The Good Wife	Alicia Florrick	CBS
	Katey Sagal	Sons of Anarchy	Gemma Teller Morrow	FX
	Eve Myles	Torchwood	Gwen Cooper	Starz
2012	Claire Danes	Homeland	Carrie Mathison	Showtime
	Connie Britton	Nashville	Rayna Jaymes	AMC
	Hayden Panettiere	Nashville	Juliette Barnes
	Michelle Dockery	Downton Abbey	Lady Mary Josephine Crawley	ITV
	Julianna Margulies	The Good Wife	Alicia Florrick	CBS
	Chloë Sevigny	Hit & Miss	Mia	Sky Atlantic
2013	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Claire Underwood	Netflix
	Lizzy Caplan	Masters of Sex	Virginia Johnson	Showtime
	Olivia Colman	Broadchurch	Detective Sergeant Ellie Miller	ITV
	Vera Farmiga	Bates Motel	Norma Louise Bates	A&E
	Tatiana Maslany	Orphan Black	Various Characters	BBC America
	Anne Reid	Last Tango in Halifax	Celia Dawson	BBC One
	Keri Russell	The Americans	Elizabeth Jennings (Nadezhda)	FX
	Abigail Spencer	Rectify	Amantha Holden	SundanceTV
2014	Keri Russell	The Americans	Elizabeth Jennings (Nadezhda)	FX
	Gillian Anderson	The Fall	Stella Gibson	BBC Two
	Lizzy Caplan	Masters of Sex	Virginia Johnson	Showtime
	Ruth Wilson	The Affair	Alison Lockhart
	Eva Green	Penny Dreadful	Vanessa Ives
	Tatiana Maslany	Orphan Black	Various Characters	BBC America
	Julianna Margulies	The Good Wife	Alicia Florrick	CBS
	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Claire Underwood	Netflix
2015	Claire Danes	Homeland	Carrie Mathison	Showtime
	Kirsten Dunst	Fargo	Peggy Blumquist	FX
	Lady Gaga	American Horror Story: Hotel	Elizabeth Johnson / The Countess
	Taraji P. Henson	Empire	Cookie Lyon	Fox
	Felicity Huffman	American Crime	Barbara "Barb" Hanlon	ABC
	Tatiana Maslany	Orphan Black	Various Characters	BBC America
	Robin Wright	House of Cards	Claire Underwood	Netflix
2016	Evan Rachel Wood	Westworld	Dolores Abernathy / Wyatt	HBO
	Felicity Huffman	American Crime	Leslie Graham	ABC
	Sarah Lancashire	Happy Valley	Sgt. Catherine Cawood	BBC One
	Tatiana Maslany	Orphan Black	Various Characters	BBC America
	Winona Ryder	Stranger Things	Joyce Byers	Netflix
	Ruth Wilson	The Affair	Alison Lockhart	Showtime
2017 [1][2]	Elisabeth Moss	The Handmaid's Tale	Offred / June Osborne	Hulu
	Caitriona Balfe	Outlander	Claire Fraser	Starz
	Carrie Coon	The Leftovers	Nora Durst	HBO
	Maggie Gyllenhaal	The Deuce	Eileen "Candy" Merell
	Katherine Langford	13 Reasons Why	Hannah Baker	Netflix
	Ruth Wilson	The Affair	Alison Lockhart	Showtime
2018 [3]	Julia Roberts	Homecoming	Heidi Bergman	Prime Video
	Elisabeth Moss	The Handmaid's Tale	Offred / June Osborne	Hulu
	Sandra Oh	Killing Eve	Eve Polastri	BBC America
	Keri Russell	The Americans	Elizabeth Jennings	FX
	Jodie Whittaker	Doctor Who	The Doctor	BBC One
2019 [4]	Zendaya	Euphoria	Rue Bennett	HBO
	Olivia Colman	The Crown	Queen Elizabeth II	Netflix
	Jodie Comer	Killing Eve	Villanelle	BBC America
	Sandra Oh		Eve Polastri
	Regina King	Watchmen	Angela Abar / Sister Night	HBO
	Maggie Siff	Billions	Wendy Rhoades	Showtime

2020s

Year	Actor	Series	Role	Network
2020 [5][6]	Olivia Colman	The Crown	Queen Elizabeth II	Netflix
	Caitriona Balfe	Outlander	Claire Fraser	Starz
	Phoebe Dynevor	Bridgerton	Daphne Bridgerton	Netflix
	Laura Linney	Ozark	Wendy Byrde
	Sandra Oh	Killing Eve	Eve Polastri	BBC America
	Maggie Siff	Billions	Wendy Rhoades	Showtime
2021	Sarah Snook	Succession	Siobhan "Shiv" Roy	HBO
	Beanie Feldstein	Impeachment: American Crime Story	Monica Lewinsky	FX
	Nicole Kidman	Nine Perfect Strangers	Masha Dmitrichenko	Hulu
	Kelly Macdonald	Line of Duty	Joanne Davidson	BBC One
	Elisabeth Moss	The Handmaid's Tale	June Osborne	Hulu
2022	Elisabeth Moss	The Handmaid's Tale	June Osborne	Hulu
	Carrie Coon	The Gilded Age	Bertha Russell	HBO
	Laura Linney	Ozark	Wendy Byrde	Netflix
	Rhea Seehorn	Better Call Saul	Kim Wexler	AMC
	Sissy Spacek	Night Sky	Irene York	Prime Video
	Zendaya	Euphoria	Rue Bennett	HBO
2023 [7][8]	Helen Mirren	1923	Cara Dutton	Paramount+
	Rebecca Ferguson	Silo	Juliette Nichols	Apple TV+
	Melanie Lynskey	Yellowjackets	Shauna Shipman	Showtime
	Bella Ramsey	The Last of Us	Ellie	HBO
	Sarah Snook	Succession	Siobhan "Shiv" Roy
	Imelda Staunton	The Crown	Queen Elizabeth II	Netflix