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.
Christina Hendricks and Thandiwe Newton both hold the record for most wins in this category with two each.
Winners and nominees
2010s Year Actress Program Role Network 2011 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 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 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 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 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) 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) 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 Ann Dowd The Handmaid's Tale Aunt Lydia HuluGillian AndersonAmerican GodsMediaStarz Emilia ClarkeGame of ThronesDaenerys TargaryenHBOCush JumboThe Good FightLucca QuinnCBS All AccessMargo MartindaleSneaky PeteAudrey BernhardtAmazon Prime VideoChrissy Metz This Is UsKate PearsonNBC 2019 Thandiwe Newton Westworld Maeve Millay HBO Julia Garner Ozark Ruth Langmore NetflixRhea SeehornBetter Call SaulKim WexlerAMCDina ShihabiJack RyanHanin AliAmazon Prime VideoYvonne Strahovski The Handmaid's TaleSerena JoyHuluHolly Taylor The Americans Paige JenningsFX
2020s Year Actress Program Role Network 2020 Jean Smart Watchmen Laurie Blake HBO Helena Bonham Carter The Crown Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon NetflixGwendoline ChristieGame of ThronesBrienne of TarthHBOLaura Dern Big Little Lies Renata KleinAudra McDonaldThe Good FightLiz LawrenceCBS All AccessMeryl StreepBig Little LiesMary Louise WrightHBOSusan Kelechi WatsonThis Is UsBeth (Clarke) PearsonNBC 2021 Gillian Anderson The Crown Margaret Thatcher NetflixCynthia ErivoThe OutsiderHolly GibneyHBOJulia Garner OzarkRuth LangmoreNetflixJanet McTeerHelen PierceWunmi MosakuLovecraft CountryRuby BaptisteHBORhea SeehornBetter Call SaulKim WexlerAMC 2022 Sarah Snook Succession Shiv Roy HBO Christine Lahti Evil Sheryl Luria CBS / 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 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 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 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 Muldoon2026 Katherine LaNasa The Pitt Dana Evans HBO MaxNicole BeharieThe Morning ShowChristine HunterApple TV+Denée Benton The Gilded Age Peggy Scott HBO MaxAllison JanneyThe Diplomat Grace Hagen PennNetflixGreta LeeThe Morning ShowStella BakApple TVSkye P. MarshallMatlockOlympia LawrenceCBS
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 Nicole Beharie Ann Dowd Christina Hendricks Allison Janney Kelly Macdonald Skye P. Marshall 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
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