Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
Award that honors the best lead actresses in a television series musical or comedy
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The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy is a Golden Globe 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 musical or comedy television series for the calendar year.
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Series Musical or Comedy
CountryUnited States
Presented byHollywood Foreign Press Association
First awardMarch 5, 1962
| Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy | |
|---|---|
The 2025 Recipient: Jean Smart | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Series Musical or Comedy |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
| First award | March 5, 1962 |
| Currently held by | Jean Smart, Hacks (2025) |
| Most awards | Carol Burnett, (5) |
| Most nominations | Carol Burnett, (12) |
| Website | goldenglobes.org |
It was first awarded at the 19th Golden Globe Awards on March 5, 1962, under the title Best TV Star – Female, grouping all genres of television series, to Pauline Fredericks. The nominees for the award announced annually starting in 1963. The award initially honored actresses in both comedy and drama genres until 1969, when the award was split into categories that honored comedic and dramatic performances separately. It was presented under the new title Best TV Actress – Musical or Comedy and in 1980 under its current title.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 43 actresses. Jean Smart is the current recipient of the award for her role as Deborah Vance on Hacks. Carol Burnett has won the most awards in this category with five wins and received the most nominations at 12.
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 actor. |
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1960s
1970s
| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Network | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 (28th) | |||||
| Mary Tyler Moore ‡ | Mary Richards | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS | [10] | |
| Carol Burnett | Various characters | The Carol Burnett Show | CBS | ||
| Shirley Jones | Shirley Partridge | The Partridge Family | ABC | ||
| Juliet Mills | Nanny Phoebe Figgalily | Nanny and the Professor | |||
| Elizabeth Montgomery | Samantha Stephens | Bewitched | |||
| 1971 (29th) | |||||
| Carol Burnett ‡ | Various characters | The Carol Burnett Show | CBS | [11] | |
| Lucille Ball | Lucy Carter | Here's Lucy | CBS | ||
| Shirley Jones | Shirley Partridge | The Partridge Family | ABC | ||
| Mary Tyler Moore | Mary Richards | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS | ||
| Jean Stapleton | Edith Bunker | All in the Family | |||
| 1972 (30th) | |||||
| Jean Stapleton ‡ | Edith Bunker | All in the Family | CBS | [12] | |
| Julie Andrews | Various characters | The Julie Andrews Hour | ABC | ||
| Bea Arthur | Maude Findlay | Maude | CBS | ||
| Carol Burnett | Various characters | The Carol Burnett Show | |||
| Mary Tyler Moore | Mary Richards | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | |||
| 1973 (31st) | |||||
| Cher ‡ | Various characters | The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour | CBS | [13] | |
| Jean Stapleton ‡ | Edith Bunker | All in the Family | |||
| Bea Arthur | Maude Findlay | Maude | CBS | ||
| Carol Burnett | Various characters | The Carol Burnett Show | |||
| Mary Tyler Moore | Mary Richards | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | |||
| 1974 (32nd) | |||||
| Valerie Harper ‡ | Rhoda Morgenstern | Rhoda | CBS | [14] | |
| Carol Burnett | Various characters | The Carol Burnett Show | CBS | ||
| Mary Tyler Moore | Mary Richards | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | |||
| Esther Rolle | Florida Evans | Good Times | |||
| Jean Stapleton | Edith Bunker | All in the Family | |||
| 1975 (33rd) | |||||
| Cloris Leachman ‡ | Phyllis Lindstrom | Phyllis | CBS | [15] | |
| Bea Arthur | Maude Findlay | Maude | CBS | ||
| Carol Burnett | Various characters | The Carol Burnett Show | |||
| Valerie Harper | Rhoda Morgenstern | Rhoda | |||
| Mary Tyler Moore | Mary Richards | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | |||
| 1976 (34th) | |||||
| Carol Burnett ‡ | Various characters | The Carol Burnett Show | CBS | [16] | |
| Bernadette Peters | Charlotte "Charley" Drake | All's Fair | CBS | ||
| Mary Tyler Moore | Mary Richards | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | |||
| Isabel Sanford | Louise Jefferson | The Jeffersons | |||
| Dinah Shore | Dinah | Dinah! | NBC | ||
| 1977 (35th) | |||||
| Carol Burnett ‡ | Various characters | The Carol Burnett Show | CBS | [17] | |
| Bea Arthur | Maude Findlay | Maude | CBS | ||
| Penny Marshall | Laverne DeFazio | Laverne & Shirley | ABC | ||
| Isabel Sanford | Louise Jefferson | The Jeffersons | CBS | ||
| Jean Stapleton | Edith Bunker | All in the Family | |||
| Cindy Williams | Shirley Feeney | Laverne & Shirley | ABC | ||
| 1978 (36th) | |||||
| Linda Lavin ‡ | Alice Hyatt | Alice | CBS | [18] | |
| Carol Burnett | Various characters | The Carol Burnett Show | CBS | ||
| Penny Marshall | Laverne DeFazio | Laverne & Shirley | ABC | ||
| Suzanne Somers | Chrissy Snow | Three's Company | |||
| Jean Stapleton | Edith Bunker | All in the Family | CBS | ||
| 1979 (37th) | |||||
| Linda Lavin ‡ | Alice Hyatt | Alice | CBS | [19] | |
| Penny Marshall | Laverne DeFazio | Laverne & Shirley | ABC | ||
| Donna Pescow | Angie Falco | Angie | |||
| Jean Stapleton | Edith Bunker | All in the Family | CBS | ||
| Loretta Swit | Maj. Margaret Houlihan | M*A*S*H |
Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
1980s
1990s
| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Network | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 (48th) | |||||
| Kirstie Alley ‡ | Rebecca Howe | Cheers | NBC | [30] | |
| Roseanne Barr | Roseanne Conner | Roseanne | ABC | ||
| Candice Bergen | Murphy Brown | Murphy Brown | CBS | ||
| Carol Burnett | Various characters | Carol & Company | NBC | ||
| Katey Sagal | Peggy Bundy | Married... with Children | Fox | ||
| 1991 (49th) | |||||
| Candice Bergen ‡ | Murphy Brown | Murphy Brown | CBS | [31] | |
| Kirstie Alley | Rebecca Howe | Cheers | NBC | ||
| Roseanne Barr | Roseanne Conner | Roseanne | ABC | ||
| Jamie Lee Curtis | Hannah Miller | Anything but Love | |||
| Katey Sagal | Peggy Bundy | Married... with Children | Fox | ||
| 1992 (50th) | |||||
| Roseanne Barr ‡ | Roseanne Conner | Roseanne | ABC | [32] | |
| Kirstie Alley | Rebecca Howe | Cheers | NBC | ||
| Candice Bergen | Murphy Brown | Murphy Brown | CBS | ||
| Helen Hunt | Jamie Buchman | Mad About You | NBC | ||
| Katey Sagal | Peggy Bundy | Married... with Children | Fox | ||
| 1993 (51st) | |||||
| Helen Hunt ‡ | Jamie Buchman | Mad About You | NBC | [33] | |
| Roseanne Barr | Roseanne Conner | Roseanne | ABC | ||
| Candice Bergen | Murphy Brown | Murphy Brown | CBS | ||
| Patricia Richardson | Jill Taylor | Home Improvement | ABC | ||
| Katey Sagal | Peggy Bundy | Married... with Children | Fox | ||
| 1994 (52nd) | |||||
| Helen Hunt ‡ | Jamie Buchman | Mad About You | NBC | [34] | |
| Candice Bergen | Murphy Brown | Murphy Brown | CBS | ||
| Brett Butler | Grace Kelly | Grace Under Fire | ABC | ||
| Ellen DeGeneres | Ellen Morgan | Ellen | |||
| Patricia Richardson | Jill Taylor | Home Improvement | |||
| 1995 (53rd) | |||||
| Cybill Shepherd ‡ | Cybill Sheridan | Cybill | CBS | [35] | |
| Candice Bergen | Murphy Brown | Murphy Brown | CBS | ||
| Ellen DeGeneres | Ellen Morgan | Ellen | ABC | ||
| Fran Drescher | Fran Fine | The Nanny | CBS | ||
| Helen Hunt | Jamie Buchman | Mad About You | NBC | ||
| 1996 (54th) | |||||
| Helen Hunt ‡ | Jamie Buchman | Mad About You | NBC | [36] | |
| Brett Butler | Grace Kelly | Grace Under Fire | ABC | ||
| Fran Drescher | Fran Fine | The Nanny | CBS | ||
| Cybill Shepherd | Cybill Sheridan | Cybill | |||
| Brooke Shields | Susan Keane | Suddenly Susan | NBC | ||
| Tracey Ullman | Various Characters | Tracey Takes On... | HBO | ||
| 1997 (55th) | |||||
| Calista Flockhart ‡ | Ally McBeal | Ally McBeal | Fox | [37] | |
| Kirstie Alley | Veronica Chase | Veronica's Closet | NBC | ||
| Ellen DeGeneres | Ellen Morgan | Ellen | ABC | ||
| Jenna Elfman | Dharma Montgomery | Dharma & Greg | |||
| Helen Hunt | Jamie Buchman | Mad About You | NBC | ||
| Brooke Shields | Susan Keane | Suddenly Susan | |||
| 1998 (56th) | |||||
| Jenna Elfman ‡ | Dharma Montgomery | Dharma & Greg | ABC | [38] | |
| Christina Applegate | Jesse Warner | Jesse | NBC | ||
| Calista Flockhart | Ally McBeal | Ally McBeal | Fox | ||
| Laura San Giacomo | Maya Gallo | Just Shoot Me! | NBC | ||
| Sarah Jessica Parker | Carrie Bradshaw | Sex and the City | HBO | ||
| 1999 (57th) | |||||
| Sarah Jessica Parker ‡ | Carrie Bradshaw | Sex and the City | HBO | [39] | |
| Jenna Elfman | Dharma Montgomery | Dharma & Greg | ABC | ||
| Calista Flockhart | Ally McBeal | Ally McBeal | Fox | ||
| Felicity Huffman | Dana Whitaker | Sports Night | ABC | ||
| Heather Locklear | Caitlin Moore | Spin City | |||
| Debra Messing | Grace Adler | Will & Grace | NBC |
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Network | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (78th) | |||||
| Catherine O'Hara ‡ | Moira Rose | Schitt's Creek | Pop TV | [60] | |
| Lily Collins | Emily Cooper | Emily in Paris | Netflix | ||
| Kaley Cuoco | Cassie Bowden | The Flight Attendant | HBO Max | ||
| Elle Fanning | Catherine the Great | The Great | Hulu | ||
| Jane Levy | Zoey Clarke | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | NBC | ||
| 2021 (79th) | |||||
| Jean Smart ‡ | Deborah Vance | Hacks | HBO Max | [61] | |
| Hannah Einbinder | Ava Daniels | Hacks | HBO Max | ||
| Elle Fanning | Catherine the Great | The Great | Hulu | ||
| Issa Rae | Issa Dee | Insecure | HBO | ||
| Tracee Ellis Ross | Dr. Rainbow "Bow" Johnson | Black-ish | ABC | ||
| 2022 (80th) | |||||
| Quinta Brunson ‡ | Janine Teagues | Abbott Elementary | ABC | [62] | |
| Kaley Cuoco | Cassie Bowden | The Flight Attendant | HBO Max | ||
| Selena Gomez | Mabel Mora | Only Murders in the Building | Hulu | ||
| Jenna Ortega | Wednesday Addams | Wednesday | Netflix | ||
| Jean Smart | Deborah Vance | Hacks | HBO Max | ||
| 2023 (81st) | |||||
| Ayo Edebiri ‡ | Sydney Adamu | The Bear | FX | [63] | |
| Rachel Brosnahan | Miriam "Midge" Maisel | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Prime Video | ||
| Quinta Brunson | Janine Teagues | Abbott Elementary | ABC | ||
| Elle Fanning | Catherine the Great | The Great | Hulu | ||
| Selena Gomez | Mabel Mora | Only Murders in the Building | |||
| Natasha Lyonne | Charlie Cale | Poker Face | Peacock | ||
| 2024 (82nd) | |||||
| Jean Smart ‡ | Deborah Vance | Hacks | HBO / Max | [64] | |
| Kristen Bell | Joanne | Nobody Wants This | Netflix | ||
| Quinta Brunson | Janine Teagues | Abbott Elementary | ABC | ||
| Ayo Edebiri | Sydney Adamu | The Bear | FX | ||
| Selena Gomez | Mabel Mora | Only Murders in the Building | Hulu | ||
| Kathryn Hahn | Agatha Harkness / Agnes O'Connor | Agatha All Along | Disney+ | ||
| 2025 (83rd) | |||||
| Jean Smart ‡ | Deborah Vance | Hacks | HBO Max | [65][66] | |
| Kristen Bell | Joanne | Nobody Wants This | Netflix | ||
| Ayo Edebiri | Sydney Adamu | The Bear | FX | ||
| Selena Gomez | Mabel Mora | Only Murders in the Building | Hulu | ||
| Natasha Lyonne | Charlie Cale | Poker Face | Peacock | ||
| Jenna Ortega | Wednesday Addams | Wednesday | Netflix |
Superlatives
| Superlative | Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy |
|---|---|
| Actress with most awards | Carol Burnett (5) |
| Actress with most nominations | Carol Burnett (12) |
| Actress with most nominations without ever winning |
Bea Arthur (8) Debra Messing (8) |