Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film is an award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). It is the Golden Globe Award given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role on a television series, miniseries or motion picture made for television for the calendar year. The award was first presented at the 28th Golden Globe Awards on February 5, 1971, to Gail Fisher for her role in Mannix. It was presented under the title Best Supporting Actress – Television Series before changing to its current title in 1980. For the 80th Golden Globe Awards, the category was split into two categories: Comedy/Drama Series and Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film.

Awarded forBest Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film

CountryUnited States

Presented byHollywood Foreign Press Association

First awardFebruary 5, 1971

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Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film
The 2025 recipient: Erin Doherty
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film
Country	United States
Presented by	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
First award	February 5, 1971
Currently held by	Erin Doherty, Adolescence (2025)
Most awards	Valerie Bertinelli Laura Dern Faye Dunaway Polly Holliday (2)
Most nominations	Rhea Perlman (6)
Website	goldenglobes.com

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Since its inception, the award has been given to 56 actresses. Erin Doherty is the current recipient of the award for her portrayal of Briony Ariston in Adolescence. Valerie Bertinelli, Laura Dern, Faye Dunaway, and Polly Holliday have all won the most awards in this category with two each. Rhea Perlman has been nominated for the award on six occasions, the most within the category; she lost all six times.