Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actress in an Action Series

Critics' Choice Super Award for *Best Actress in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie*
Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actress in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
	The 2026 recipient: Kaitlin Olson
Country	United States
Presented by	Critics Choice Association
First award	2021
Currently held by	Kaitlin Olson,; High Potential (2026)
Most nominations	Angela Bassett (6)
Website	http://www.criticschoice.com/

The Critics' Choice Super Award for Best Actress in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie is an award presented by the Critics Choice Association to the best performance by a female actress in an action television series or TV-movie.

CountryUnited States

Presented byCritics Choice Association

First award2021

Currently held byKaitlin Olson,
High Potential (2026)

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This award was first presented in 2021 to Angela Bassett for her role as Athena Carter Grant Nash on 9-1-1. Bassett also holds the record for most nominations, with six consecutive nods for the same role.

The current recipient of the award is Kaitlin Olson for her role as Morgan Gillory in High Potential.

Year	Actress	Role	Series	Network	Ref
Best Actress in an Action Series
2021	Angela Bassett	Athena Grant-Nash	9-1-1	Fox	^[1]^[2]
	Jennifer Connelly	Melanie Cavill	Snowpiercer	TNT
	Esmé Creed-Miles	Hanna	Hanna	Amazon Prime Video
	Mireille Enos	Marissa Wiegler	Hanna	Amazon Prime Video
	Katheryn Winnick	Lagertha	Vikings	History
	Alison Wright	Ruth Wardell	Snowpiercer	TNT
2022	HoYeon Jung	Kang Sae-byeok	Squid Game	Netflix	^[3]^[4]
	Angela Bassett	Athena Grant-Nash	9-1-1	Fox
	Kim Joo-ryoung	Han Mi-nyeo	Squid Game	Netflix
	Queen Latifah	Robyn McCall	The Equalizer	CBS
	Olivia Liang	Nicky Shen	Kung Fu	The CW
	Mary McCormack	Willie Day	Heels	Starz
Best Actress in an Action Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie
2023	Helen Mirren	Cara Dutton	1923	Paramount+	^[5]^[6]
	Angela Bassett	Athena Grant-Nash	9-1-1	Fox
	Queen Latifah	Robyn McCall	The Equalizer	CBS
	Olivia Liang	Nicky Shen	Kung Fu	The CW
	Katherine McNamara	Abby Walker	Walker: Independence	The CW
	Kelly Reilly	Beth Dutton	Yellowstone	Paramount Network
2024	Zoe Saldaña	Joe McNamara	Special Ops: Lioness	Paramount+	^[7]
	Angela Bassett	Athena Grant-Nash	9-1-1	Fox
	Luciane Buchanan	Rose Larkin	The Night Agent	Netflix
	Priyanka Chopra Jonas	Nadia Sinh	Citadel	Amazon Prime Video
	Queen Latifah	Robyn McCall	The Equalizer	CBS
	Maria Sten	Frances Neagley	Reacher	Amazon Prime Video
2025	Anna Sawai	Toda Mariko	Shōgun	FX	^[8]
	Angela Bassett	Athena Grant-Nash	9-1-1	ABC
	Viola Davis	Danielle Sutton	G20	Amazon Prime Video
	Keira Knightley	Helen Webb	Black Doves	Netflix
	Lashana Lynch	Bianca Pullman	The Day of the Jackal	Peacock
	Zoe Saldaña	Joe McNamara	Lioness	Paramount+
2026	Kaitlin Olson	Morgan Gillory	High Potential	ABC	^[9]
	Angela Bassett	Athena Grant-Nash	9-1-1	ABC
	Julianne Nicholson	Samantha "Sinatra" Redmond	Paradise	Hulu
	Gloria Reuben	Mae Silver	Boston Blue	CBS
	Octavia Spencer	Debbie	Ride or Die	Amazon Prime Video
	Hannah Waddingham	Judith	Ride or Die	Amazon Prime Video

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