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.

SAG Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series
The 2024 recipient: Anna Sawai
Awarded for	Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Location	Los Angeles, California
Presented by	SAG-AFTRA
Currently held by	Anna Sawai for Shogun (2024)
Website	sagawards.org

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

  indicates the winner.

Kathy Baker won for Picket Fences in 1994.

Gillian Anderson won three times, twice for The X-Files (1995, 1996) and once for The Crown (2020)

Julianna Margulies won four times, twice for ER (1997, 1998), and twice for The Good Wife (2009, 2010)

Edie Falco won three times for The Sopranos (1999, 2002, and 2007)

Allison Janney won twice for The West Wing (2000, 2000)

Frances Conroy won for Six Feet Under (2003)

Jennifer Garner won for Alias (2004).

Sandra Oh won twice for Grey's Anatomy (2005) and Killing Eve (2018)

Chandra Wilson won for Grey's Anatomy (2006).

Sally Field won for Brothers & Sisters (2008).

Jessica Lange won for American Horror Story (2010).

Claire Danes won for Homeland (2012).

Maggie Smith won for Downton Abbey (2013).

Viola Davis won twice for How to Get Away with Murder (2014, 2015)

Claire Foy won twice for The Crown (2016, 2017)

HoYeon Jung won for Squid Game (2021).

Jennifer Coolidge won for The White Lotus (2022).

Elizabeth Debicki won for The Crown (2023).

Anna Sawai won for Shōgun (2024).

1990s

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

2000s

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

2010s

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

2020s

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

Superlatives

Superlative	Female Actor - Drama Series		Female Actor - Comedy Series		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

Multiple nominees

9 nominations Julianna Margulies 7 nominations Gillian Anderson Edie Falco Kyra Sedgwick 6 nominations Mariska Hargitay Allison Janney Elisabeth Moss 5 nominations Christine Lahti Robin Wright 4 nominations Glenn Close Claire Danes Laura Linney Maggie Smith

3 nominations Jennifer Aniston Patricia Arquette Lorraine Bracco Kim Delaney Sally Field Julia Garner Holly Hunter Jessica Lange 2 nominations Kathy Bates Millie Bobby Brown Stockard Channing Olivia Colman Tyne Daly Viola Davis Elizabeth Debicki Claire Foy Jennifer Garner Lauren Graham Sandra Oh Annie Potts Della Reese Keri Russell Jane Seymour Sarah Snook Sela Ward

See also

• Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Drama
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

External links

• SAG Awards official site