SAG Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series | |
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Awarded for | Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series |
Location | Los Angeles, California |
Presented by | SAG-AFTRA |
Currently held by | Elizabeth Debicki for The Crown (2023) |
Website | sagawards |
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.
Year | Nominee | Series | Role(s) |
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2020 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
Superlative | Female Actor - Drama Series | Female Actor - Comedy Series | Overall | |||
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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 |
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