Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film

The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film or Best Actress – Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television is an award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role on a miniseries or motion picture made for television for the calendar year. The award was first presented at the 39th Golden Globe Awards on January 30, 1982 to Jane Seymour for her performance in East of Eden (1981). Performances by actresses in a miniseries or television film were originally awarded in the Best Actress – Television Series Drama category before the creation of this category.

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Miniseries or Television Film
CountryUnited States
Presented byHollywood Foreign Press Association
First awardedJanuary 30, 1982
Currently held byMichelle Williams,
Fosse/Verdon (2019)
Most awardsJudy Davis (2)
Ann-Margret (2)
Helen Mirren (2)
Most nominationsJessica Lange (8)
Helen Mirren (8)
Websitegoldenglobes.org

Since its inception, the award has been given to 34 actresses. Michelle Williams is the current recipient of the award for her portrayal of Gwen Verdon in Fosse/Verdon (2019). Ann-Margret, Judy Davis, and Helen Mirren have won the most awards in the category, winning two times. Jessica Lange has been nominated for the award on eight occasions, the most for the category.

Winners and nominees

Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.

Key Meaning
Indicates the winning actress.
Jane Seymour was the first recipient of the award
Ann-Margret won two consecutive times for her roles in Who Will Love My Children? (1983) and A Streetcar Named Desire (1984)
Ann Jillian won for The Ann Jillian Story (1988).
Joanne Woodward won for Breathing Lessons (1994).
Helen Mirren has received seven nominations in the category, winning for Losing Chase (1996) and Elizabeth I (2005).
Angelina Jolie won for Gia (1998).
Judy Davis won for One Against the Wind (1991) and Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001).
Laura Linney won for John Adams (2008).
Julianne Moore won for Game Change (2012).

1980s

Year Actor Role Program Network Ref
1981
(39th)
Jane Seymour Cathy Ames / Kate AlbeyEast of EdenABC [1]
Ellen BurstynJean HarrisThe People vs. Jean HarrisNBC
Glenda JacksonPatricia NealThe Patricia Neal StoryCBS
Jaclyn SmithJacqueline Kennedy OnassisJacqueline Bouvier KennedyABC
Joanne WoodwardElizabeth HuckabyCrisis at Central HighCBS
1982
(40th)
Ingrid Bergman Golda MeirA Woman Called GoldaCBS [2]
Carol BurnettBeatrice O'ReillyLife of the Party: The Story of BeatriceCBS
Lucy GutteridgeGloria Morgan VanderbiltLittle Gloria... Happy at LastNBC
Ann JillianMae WestMae West ABC
Lee RemickLeslie CrosbieThe Letter
Jean StapletonEleanor RooseveltEleanor, First Lady of the WorldCBS
1983
(41st)
Ann-Margret Lucile FrayWho Will Love My Children?ABC [3]
Susan BlakelyFrances FarmerWill There Really Be a Morning?CBS
Blair BrownJacqueline Kennedy OnassisKennedyNBC
Gena RowlandsVictoria AldenThursday's ChildCBS
Rachel WardMeggie ClearyThe Thorn BirdsABC
1984
(42nd)
Ann-Margret Blanche DuBoisA Streetcar Named DesireABC [4]
Glenn CloseGail BennettSomething About AmeliaABC
Farrah FawcettFrancine HughesThe Burning BedNBC
Jane FondaGertie NevelsThe DollmakerABC
Glenda JacksonYelena BonnerSakharovHBO
1985
(43rd)
Liza Minnelli Mary-Lou WeismanA Time to LiveNBC [5]
Peggy AshcroftBarbara BatchelorThe Jewel in the CrownPBS
Gena RowlandsKatherine PiersonAn Early FrostNBC
Marlo ThomasTess LyndConsenting AdultABC
Joanne WoodwardBarbara Wyatt-HollisDo You Remember LoveCBS
1986
(44th)
Loretta Young Amanda KingsleyChristmas EveNBC [6]
Farrah FawcettBeate KlarsfeldNazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld StoryABC
Amy IrvingAnastasia "Anna" AndersonAnastasia: The Mystery of AnnaNBC
Vanessa RedgraveRenée RichardsSecond Serve CBS
Marlo ThomasMarie BalterNobody's Child
1987
(45th)
Gena Rowlands Betty FordThe Betty Ford StoryABC [7]
Ann-MargretAnn Arden GrenvilleThe Two Mrs. Grenvilles NBC
Farrah FawcettBarbara HuttonPoor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
Shirley MacLaineHerselfOut on a LimbABC
Raquel WelchEmily BauerRight to DieNBC
1988
(46th)
Ann Jillian HerselfThe Ann Jillian StoryNBC [8]
Vanessa RedgraveAlice MoreA Man for All SeasonsTNT
Jane SeymourNatalie HenryWar and Remembrance
(Parts I – VII)
ABC
Wallis Simpson The Woman He LovedCBS
JoBeth WilliamsMary Beth WhiteheadBaby MABC
1989
(47th)
Christine Lahti Zan CooperNo Place Like HomeCBS [9]
Farrah FawcettDiane DownsSmall SacrificesABC
Holly HunterEllen Russell / Jane DoeRoe vs. WadeNBC
Jane SeymourNatalie HenryWar and Remembrance
(Parts VIII – XII)
ABC
Loretta YoungGrace GuthrieLady in the CornerNBC

1990s

Year Actor Role Program Network Ref
1990
(48th)
Barbara Hershey Candy MorrisonA Killing in a Small TownCBS [10]
Annette O'TooleRose KennedyThe Kennedys of MassachusettsABC
Suzanne PleshetteLeona HelmsleyLeona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean CBS
Lesley Ann WarrenBarbara WalkerFamily of Spies
Stephanie ZimbalistCarolineCaroline?
1991
(49th)
Judy Davis Mary LindellOne Against the WindCBS [11]
Glenn CloseSarah WhedonSarah, Plain and TallCBS
Sally KirklandJanet SmurlThe HauntedFox
Jessica TandyGraceThe Story LadyNBC
Lynn WhitfieldJosephine BakerThe Josephine Baker StoryHBO
1992
(50th)
Laura Dern Janet HarduvelAfterburnHBO [12]
Drew BarrymoreAnita MinteerGuncrazyShowtime
Katharine HepburnVictoria BrownThe Man Upstairs CBS
Jessica LangeAlexandra BergsonO Pioneers!
Kyra SedgwickReyzel Weiss / Rose WhiteMiss Rose WhiteNBC
1993
(51st)
Bette Midler Rose HovickGypsyHBO [13]
Helena Bonham CarterMarina Oswald PorterFatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey OswaldNBC
Faye DunawayLauren StatonColumboABC
Holly HunterWanda HollowayThe Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering MomHBO
Anjelica HustonLainey EberlinFamily PicturesABC
1994
(52nd)
Joanne Woodward Maggie MoranBreathing LessonsCBS [14]
Kirstie AlleySally GoodsonDavid's MotherCBS
Irene BedardMary Crow DogLakota Woman: Siege at Wounded Knee TNT
Diane KeatonAmelia EarhartAmelia Earhart: The Final Flight
Diana RossPauline "Paulie" CooperOut of DarknessABC
1995
(53rd)
Jessica Lange Blanche DuBoisA Streetcar Named DesireCBS [15]
Glenn CloseMargarethe CammermeyerServing in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer StoryNBC
Jamie Lee CurtisHeidi HollandThe Heidi ChroniclesTNT
Sally FieldBess Garner SteedA Woman of Independent MeansNBC
Linda HamiltonRosemary HolmstromA Mother's PrayerUSA
1996
(54th)
Helen Mirren Chase PhillipsLosing ChaseShowtime [16]
Ashley JuddNorma Jean DoughertyNorma Jean & Marilyn HBO
Demi MooreClaire DonnellyIf These Walls Could Talk
Isabella RosselliniAnna HauptmannCrime of the Century
Mira SorvinoMarilyn MonroeNorma Jean & Marilyn
1997
(55th)
Alfre Woodard Eunice EversMiss Evers' BoysHBO [17]
Ellen BarkinGlory Marie JacksonBefore Women Had WingsABC
Jena MaloneLily Kate BurnsHopeTNT
Vanessa RedgraveGraziella LucianoBella MafiaCBS
Meryl StreepLori Reimuller...First Do No HarmABC
1998
(56th)
Angelina Jolie Gia CarangiGiaHBO [18]
Stockard Channing Rachel Luchman The Baby Dance Showtime
Laura DernWanda LeFauve
Ann-MargretPamela HarrimanLife of the Party: The Pamela Harriman StoryLifetime
Miranda RichardsonQueen MabMerlinCBS
1999
(57th)
Halle Berry Dorothy DandridgeIntroducing Dorothy DandridgeHBO [19]
Judy DavisLillian HellmanDash and LillyA&E
Mia FarrowDiana McGowinForget Me NeverCBS
Helen MirrenAyn RandThe Passion of Ayn RandShowtime
Leelee SobieskiJoan of ArcJoan of ArcCBS

2000s

Year Actor Role Program Network Ref
2000
(58th)
Judi Dench Elizabeth HarmanThe Last of the Blonde BombshellsHBO [20]
Holly HunterRuby KincaidHarlan County WarShowtime
Christine LahtiLyssa Dent HughesAn American DaughterLifetime
Frances O'ConnorEmma BovaryMadame BovaryPBS
Rachel WardMoira DavidsonOn the Beach Showtime
Alfre WoodardWanda DeanHoliday Heart
2001
(59th)
Judy Davis Judy GarlandLife with Judy Garland: Me and My ShadowsABC [21]
Bridget FondaLinda SinclairAfter AmyLifetime
Julianna MarguliesMorgaineThe Mists of AvalonTNT
Leelee SobieskiTosia AltmanUprisingNBC
Hannah Taylor-GordonAnne FrankAnne Frank: The Whole StoryABC
Emma ThompsonVivian BearingWitHBO
2002
(60th)
Uma Thurman Debby MillerHysterical BlindnessHBO [22]
Helena Bonham CarterIngrid FormanekLive from BaghdadHBO
Shirley MacLaineMary Kay AshHell on Heels: The Battle of Mary KayCBS
Helen MirrenMrs. PorterDoor to DoorHBO
Vanessa RedgraveClementine ChurchillThe Gathering StormHBO
2003
(61st)
Meryl Streep Hannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / The Rabbi / The Angel AustraliaAngels in AmericaHBO [23]
Judy DavisNancy ReaganThe ReagansShowtime
Jessica LangeIrma ApplewoodNormalHBO
Helen MirrenKaren StoneThe Roman Spring of Mrs. StoneShowtime
Maggie SmithEmily DelahuntyMy House in UmbriaHBO
2004
(62nd)
Glenn Close Queen EleanorThe Lion in WinterShowtime [24]
Blythe DannerRebecca Holmes DavitchBack When We Were GrownupsCBS
Julianna MarguliesMaren JacksonThe GridTNT
Miranda RichardsonQueen MaryThe Lost PrincePBS
Hilary SwankAlice PaulIron Jawed AngelsHBO
2005
(63rd)
S. Epatha Merkerson Rachel "Nanny" CrosbyLackawanna BluesHBO [25]
Halle BerryJanie CrawfordTheir Eyes Were Watching GodABC
Kelly MacdonaldGinaThe Girl in the Café HBO
Cynthia NixonEleanor RooseveltWarm Springs
Mira SorvinoAgent Kate Morozov / Katya MorozovaHuman TraffickingLifetime
2006
(64th)
Helen Mirren Queen Elizabeth IElizabeth IHBO [26]
Gillian AndersonLady Honoria DedlockBleak HousePBS
Annette BeningJean HarrisMrs. HarrisHBO
Helen MirrenJane TennisonPrime Suspect: The Final ActPBS
Sophie OkonedoSusie CarterTsunami: The AftermathHBO
2007
(65th)
Queen Latifah Ana WallaceLife SupportHBO [27]
Bryce Dallas HowardRosalindAs You Like ItHBO
Debra MessingMolly KaganThe Starter WifeUSA
Sissy SpacekJosie CahillPictures of Hollis WoodsCBS
Ruth WilsonJane EyreJane EyrePBS
2008
(66th)
Laura Linney Abigail AdamsJohn AdamsHBO [28]
Judi DenchMatilda "Matty" JenkynsCranfordPBS
Catherine KeenerGertrude BaniszewskiAn American CrimeShowtime
Shirley MacLaineCoco ChanelCoco ChanelLifetime
Susan SarandonDoris DukeBernard and DorisHBO
2009
(67th)
Drew Barrymore Edith "Little Edie" BealeGrey GardensHBO [29]
Joan AllenGeorgia O'KeeffeGeorgia O'KeeffeLifetime
Jessica LangeEdith "Big Edie" BealeGrey GardensHBO
Anna PaquinIrena SendlerThe Courageous Heart of Irena SendlerCBS
Sigourney WeaverMary GriffithPrayers for BobbyLifetime

2010s

Year Actor Role Program Network Ref
2010
(68th)
Claire Danes Temple GrandinTemple GrandinHBO [30]
Hayley AtwellAlienaThe Pillars of the EarthStarz
Judi DenchMatilda "Matty" JenkynsReturn to Cranford PBS
Romola GaraiEmma WoodhouseEmma
Jennifer Love HewittSamantha HortonThe Client ListLifetime
2011
(69th)
Kate Winslet Mildred PierceMildred PierceHBO [31]
Romola GaraiBel RowleyThe HourBBC America
Diane LanePat LoudCinema VeriteHBO
Elizabeth McGovernCora Crawley, Countess of GranthamDownton AbbeyPBS
Emily WatsonJanet LeachAppropriate AdultSundance Channel
2012
(70th)
Julianne Moore Sarah PalinGame ChangeHBO [32]
Nicole KidmanMartha GellhornHemingway & GellhornHBO
Jessica LangeSister Jude Martin / Judy MartinAmerican Horror Story: AsylumFX
Sienna MillerTippi HedrenThe GirlHBO
Sigourney WeaverElaine BarrishPolitical AnimalsUSA
2013
(71st)
Elisabeth Moss Det. Robin GriffinTop of the LakeSundance Channel [33]
Helena Bonham CarterElizabeth TaylorBurton & TaylorBBC America
Rebecca FergusonElizabeth WoodvilleThe White QueenStarz
Jessica LangeFiona GoodeAmerican Horror Story: CovenFX
Helen MirrenLinda Kenney BadenPhil SpectorHBO
2014
(72nd)
Maggie Gyllenhaal Nessa Stein, Baroness Stein of TilburyThe Honourable WomanSundance Channel [34]
Jessica LangeElsa MarsAmerican Horror Story: Freak ShowFX
Frances McDormandOlive KitteridgeOlive KitteridgeHBO
Frances O'ConnorEmily HughesThe MissingStarz
Allison TolmanMolly SolversonFargoFX
2015
(73rd)
Lady Gaga Elizabeth Johnson / The CountessAmerican Horror Story: HotelFX [35]
Kirsten DunstPeggy BlumquistFargoFX
Sarah HayClaire RobbinsFlesh and BoneStarz
Felicity HuffmanBarbara "Barb" HanlonAmerican CrimeABC
Queen LatifahBessie SmithBessieHBO
2016
(74th)
Sarah Paulson Marcia ClarkThe People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime StoryFX [36]
Felicity HuffmanLeslie GrahamAmerican CrimeABC
Riley KeoughChristine ReadeThe Girlfriend ExperienceStarz
Charlotte RamplingFrances TurnerLondon SpyBBC America
Kerry WashingtonAnita HillConfirmationHBO
2017
(75th)
Nicole Kidman Celeste WrightBig Little LiesHBO [37]
Jessica BielCora TannettiThe SinnerUSA
Jessica Lange Joan Crawford Feud: Bette and Joan FX
Susan SarandonBette Davis
Reese WitherspoonMadeline Martha MackenzieBig Little LiesHBO
2018
(76th)
Patricia Arquette Joyce "Tilly" MitchellEscape at DannemoraShowtime [38]
Amy AdamsCamille PreakerSharp ObjectsHBO
Connie BrittonDebra NewellDirty JohnBravo
Laura DernJennifer FoxThe TaleHBO
Regina KingLatrice ButlerSeven SecondsNetflix
2019
(77th)
Michelle Williams Gwen VerdonFosse/VerdonFX
Kaitlyn DeverMarie AdlerUnbelievableNetflix
Joey KingGypsy BlanchardThe ActHulu
Helen MirrenCatherine the GreatCatherine the GreatHBO
Merritt WeverDetective Karen DuvallUnbelievableNetflix

2020s

Year Actor Role Program Network Ref
2020
(78th)
Cate BlanchettPhyllis SchlaflyMrs. AmericaFX/Hulu[39]
Daisy Edgar-JonesMarianne SheridanNormal PeopleBBC/Hulu
Shira HaasEsther "Esty" ShapiroUnorthodoxNetflix
Nicole KidmanGrace FraserThe UndoingHBO
Anya Taylor-JoyBeth HarmonThe Queen's GambitNetflix

Superlatives

See also

References

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