Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Awarded for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie
Country United States
Presented by Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
First awarded 1954
Currently held by Sarah Paulson,
The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016)
Official website emmys.com

This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie and predecessor categories including Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role.

From 1973 to 1978, the category was divided into two separate categories (one for "TV Movies" or "Single Performance in a Special or Series" and another for "Limited Series" or "Miniseries").

Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, guest performances in regular television series were included in the category. Separate categories for guest performances were eventually created in the mid-1980s.

In select years, performances in lead and supporting roles were combined into a single category.

Winners and nominations

1950s

1960s

1970s

(Note: Glenda Jackson also wins in the Lead Actress in a Dramatic Series category for Elizabeth R)

1980s

1990s

  indicates the winner
Year Actor Program Role Network
19891990
(42nd)
Barbara Hershey A Killing in a Small Town Candy Morrison CBS
Farrah Fawcett Small Sacrifices Diane Downs ABC
Christine Lahti No Place Like Home Zan Cooper CBS
Annette O'Toole The Kennedys of Massachusetts Rose Kennedy ABC
Lesley Ann Warren Family of Spies Barbara Walker CBS
Alfre Woodard A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story Mary Thomas NBC
19901991
(43rd)
Lynn Whitfield The Josephine Baker Story Josephine Baker HBO
Glenn Close Sarah, Plain and Tall Sarah Wheaton CBS
Barbara Hershey Paris Trout Hanna Trout Showtime
Suzanne Pleshette Leona Helmsley: The Queen of Mean Leona Helmsley CBS
Lee Purcell Long Road Home Bessie Robertson NBC
19911992
(44th)
Gena Rowlands Face of a Stranger Pat CBS
Anne Bancroft Mrs. Cage Mrs. Cage PBS
Meredith Baxter A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story Betty Broderick CBS
Judy Davis One Against the Wind Mary Lindell
Laura Dern Afterburn Janet Harduvel HBO
19921993
(45th)
Holly Hunter The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom Wanda Holloway HBO
Glenn Close Skylark Sarah Wheaton CBS
Helen Mirren Prime Suspect II DCI Jane Tennison PBS
Maggie Smith Suddenly, Last Summer Mrs. Venable
Joanne Woodward Blind Spot Nell Harrington CBS
19931994
(46th)
Kirstie Alley David's Mother Sally Goodson CBS
Bette Midler Gypsy Mama Rose CBS
Helen Mirren Prime Suspect III DCI Jane Tennison PBS
Jessica Tandy To Dance with the White Dog Cora Peek CBS
Joanne Woodward Breathing Lessons Maggie Moran
19941995
(47th)
Glenn Close Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story Margarethe Cammermeyer NBC
Sally Field A Woman of Independent Means Bess Garner Steed NBC
Anjelica Huston Buffalo Girls Calamity Jane CBS
Diane Keaton Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight Amelia Earhart TNT
Alfre Woodard The Piano Lesson Berniece Charles CBS
19951996
(48th)
Helen Mirren Prime Suspect IV: Scent of Darkness DCI Jane Tennison PBS
Ashley Judd Norma Jean & Marilyn Norma Jean Dougherty HBO
Jessica Lange A Streetcar Named Desire Blanche DuBois CBS
Mira Sorvino Norma Jean & Marilyn Marilyn Monroe HBO
Sela Ward Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story Jessica Savitch Lifetime
19961997
(49th)
Alfre Woodard Miss Evers' Boys Nurse Eunice Evers HBO
Stockard Channing An Unexpected Family Barbara Whitney USA
Glenn Close In the Gloaming Janet HBO
Helen Mirren Prime Suspect V: Errors of Judgement DCI Jane Tennison PBS
Meryl Streep ...First Do No Harm Lori Reimuller ABC
19971998
(50th)
Ellen Barkin Before Women Had Wings Glory Marie ABC
Jamie Lee Curtis Nicholas' Gift Maggie Green CBS
Judy Davis The Echo of Thunder Gladwyn
Olympia Dukakis More Tales of the City Anna Madrigal Showtime
Angelina Jolie Gia Gia Carangi HBO
Sigourney Weaver Snow White: A Tale of Terror Claudia Hoffman Showtime
19981999
(51st)
Helen Mirren The Passion of Ayn Rand Ayn Rand Showtime
Ann-Margret Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story Pamela Harriman Lifetime
Stockard Channing The Baby Dance Rachel Luckman Showtime
Judy Davis Dash and Lilly Lillian Hellman A&E
Leelee Sobieski Joan of Arc Joan of Arc CBS

2000s

Year Actor Program Role Network
19992000
(52nd)
Halle Berry Introducing Dorothy Dandridge Dorothy Dandridge HBO
Judy Davis A Cooler Climate Paula Tanner Showtime
Sally Field Iris Prue
Holly Hunter Harlan County War Ruby Kincaid
Gena Rowlands The Color of Love: Jacey's Story Georgia Porter CBS
20002001
(53rd)
Judy Davis Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows Judy Garland ABC
Judi Dench The Last of the Blonde Bombshells Elizabeth HBO
Holly Hunter When Billie Beat Bobby Billie Jean King ABC
Hannah Taylor-Gordon Anne Frank: The Whole Story Anne Frank
Emma Thompson Wit Vivian Bearing HBO
20012002
(54th)
Laura Linney Wild Iris Iris Bravard Showtime
Angela Bassett The Rosa Parks Story Rosa Parks CBS
Blythe Danner We Were the Mulvaneys Corinne Mulvaney Lifetime
Vanessa Redgrave The Gathering Storm Clementine Churchill HBO
Gena Rowlands Wild Iris Minnie Brinn Showtime
20022003
(55th)
Maggie Smith My House in Umbria Emily Delahunty HBO
Thora Birch Homeless to Harvard: The Liz Murray Story Liz Murray Lifetime
Helena Bonham Carter Live from Baghdad Ingrid Formanek HBO
Jessica Lange Normal Irma Applewood
Helen Mirren The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone Karen Stone Showtime
20032004
(56th)
Meryl Streep Angels in America Hannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / The Rabbi / The Angel Australia HBO
Glenn Close The Lion in Winter Eleanor of Aquitaine Showtime
Judy Davis The Reagans Nancy Reagan
Helen Mirren Prime Suspect VI: The Last Witness DCI Jane Tennison PBS
Emma Thompson Angels in America Nurse Emily / Homeless Woman / The Angel America HBO
20042005
(57th)
S. Epatha Merkerson Lackawanna Blues Rachel "Nanny" Crosby HBO
Halle Berry Their Eyes Were Watching God Janie Crawford ABC
Blythe Danner Back When We Were Grownups Rebecca CBS
Cynthia Nixon Warm Springs Eleanor Roosevelt HBO
Debra Winger Dawn Anna Dawn Anna Lifetime
20052006
(58th)
Helen Mirren Elizabeth I Queen Elizabeth I HBO
Gillian Anderson Bleak House Lady Dedlock PBS
Kathy Bates Ambulance Girl Jane Stern Lifetime
Annette Bening Mrs. Harris Jean Harris HBO
Judy Davis A Little Thing Called Murder Sante Kimes Lifetime
20062007
(59th)
Helen Mirren Prime Suspect: The Final Act DCI Jane Tennison PBS
Queen Latifah Life Support Ana HBO
Debra Messing The Starter Wife Molly Kagan USA
Mary-Louise Parker The Robber Bride Zenia Arden Oxygen
Gena Rowlands What If God Were the Sun? Melissa Eisenbloom Lifetime
20072008
(60th)
Laura Linney John Adams Abigail Adams HBO
Judi Dench Cranford Miss Matty Jenkyns PBS
Catherine Keener An American Crime Gertrude Baniszewski Showtime
Phylicia Rashad A Raisin in the Sun Lena Younger ABC
Susan Sarandon Bernard and Doris Doris Duke HBO
20082009
(61st)
Jessica Lange Grey Gardens Edith "Big Edie" Beale HBO
Drew Barrymore Grey Gardens Edith "Little Edie" Beale HBO
Shirley MacLaine Coco Chanel Coco Chanel Lifetime
Sigourney Weaver Prayers for Bobby Mary Griffith
Chandra Wilson Accidental Friendship Yvonne Caldwell Hallmark Channel

2010s

Year Actress Program Role Network
20092010
(62nd)
Claire Danes Temple Grandin Temple Grandin HBO
Joan Allen Georgia O'Keeffe Georgia O’Keeffe Lifetime
Hope Davis The Special Relationship Hillary Clinton HBO
Judi Dench Return to Cranford Matty Jenkyns PBS
Maggie Smith Capturing Mary Mary Gilbert HBO
20102011
(63rd)
Kate Winslet Mildred Pierce Mildred Pierce HBO
Taraji P. Henson Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story Tiffany Rubin Lifetime
Diane Lane Cinema Verite Pat Loud HBO
Jean Marsh Upstairs, Downstairs Rose Buck PBS
Elizabeth McGovern Downton Abbey Cora, Countess of Grantham
20112012
(64th)
Julianne Moore Game Change Sarah Palin HBO
Connie Britton American Horror Story Vivien Harmon FX
Ashley Judd Missing Rebecca Winstone ABC
Nicole Kidman Hemingway & Gellhorn Martha Gellhorn HBO
Emma Thompson The Song of Lunch She PBS
20122013
(65th)
Laura Linney The Big C: Hereafter Cathy Jamison Showtime
Jessica Lange American Horror Story: Asylum Sister Jude Martin FX
Helen Mirren Phil Spector Linda Kenney Baden HBO
Elisabeth Moss Top of the Lake Det. Robin Griffin Sundance Channel
Sigourney Weaver Political Animals Elaine Barrish USA
20132014
(66th)
Jessica Lange American Horror Story: Coven Fiona Goode FX
Helena Bonham Carter Burton & Taylor Elizabeth Taylor BBC America
Minnie Driver Return to Zero Maggie Royal Lifetime
Sarah Paulson American Horror Story: Coven Cordelia Foxx FX
Cicely Tyson The Trip to Bountiful Carrie Watts Lifetime
Kristen Wiig The Spoils of Babylon Cynthia Morehouse IFC
20142015
(67th)
Frances McDormand Olive Kitteridge Olive Kitteridge HBO
Maggie Gyllenhaal The Honourable Woman Nessa Stein Sundance Channel
Felicity Huffman American Crime Barbara Hanlon ABC
Jessica Lange American Horror Story: Freak Show Elsa Mars FX
Queen Latifah Bessie Bessie Smith HBO
Emma Thompson Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Live from Lincoln Center) Mrs. Lovett PBS
20152016
(68th)
Sarah Paulson The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Marcia Clark FX
Kirsten Dunst Fargo Peggy Blumquist FX
Felicity Huffman American Crime Leslie Graham ABC
Audra McDonald Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill Billie Holiday HBO
Lili Taylor American Crime Anne Blaine ABC
Kerry Washington Confirmation Anita Hill HBO

Multiple awards

Multiple nominations

See also

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