Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Awarded for	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama of Series
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Country	United States
Currently held by	Margo Martindale, Justified (2011)
Official website	http://www.emmys.com/

For the “Daytime” Emmy Awards, see Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Superlatives

Superlative	Lead Actress - Drama Series		Supporting Actress - Drama Series		Overall
Actress with most awards	Tyne Daly, Michael Learned	4	Nancy Marchand	4	Tyne Daly	6
Actress with most nominations	Angela Lansbury	12	Tyne Daly	8	Tyne Daly	14
Actress with most nominations without ever winning	Angela Lansbury	12	Barbara Bosson	7	Angela Lansbury	12
Television program with most wins	Cagney and Lacey	6	Lou Grant	4	Cagney and Lacey	6
Television program with most nominations	Cagney and Lacey, Murder, She Wrote	12	Lou Grant	8	Hill Street Blues	19

Award winners

1950s

• 1959: Barbara Hale – Perry Mason

1960s

• 1960: no award
• 1961: no award
• 1962: Pamela Brown – Victoria Regina
• 1963: Glenda Farrell – Ben Casey
• 1964: Ruth White – Little Moon of Alban
• 1965: no award
• 1966: Lee Grant – Peyton Place
• 1967: Agnes Moorehead – The Wild Wild West
• 1968: Barbara Anderson – Ironside
• 1969: Susan Saint James – The Name of the Game

1970s

• 1970: Gail Fisher – Mannix
• 1971: Margaret Leighton – Hallmark Hall of Fame - Hamlet
• 1972: Jenny Agutter – The Snow Goose
• 1973: Ellen Corby – The Waltons
• 1974: Joanna Miles – The Glass Menagerie
• 1975: Ellen Corby – The Waltons
• 1976: Ellen Corby – The Waltons
• 1977: Kristy McNichol – Family
• 1978: Nancy Marchand – Lou Grant
• 1979: Kristy McNichol – Family

1980s

• 1980: Nancy Marchand – Lou Grant as Margaret Pynchon
  • Nina Foch - Lou Grant as Mrs. Polk
  • Linda Kelsey - Lou Grant as Billie Newman
  • Jessica Walter - Trapper John, M.D. as Melanie McIntyre

• 1981: Nancy Marchand – Lou Grant as Margaret Pynchon
  • Barbara Barrie - Breaking Away as Evelyn Stroller
  • Barbara Bosson - Hill Street Blues as Fay Furillo
  • Linda Kelsey - Lou Grant as Billie Newman
  • Betty Thomas - Hill Street Blues as Sgt. Lucille Bates

• 1982: Nancy Marchand – Lou Grant as Margaret Pynchon
  • Barbara Bosson - Hill Street Blues as Fay Furillo
  • Julie Harris - Knots Landing as Lilimae Clements
  • Linda Kelsey - Lou Grant as Billie Newman
  • Betty Thomas - Hill Street Blues as Sgt. Lucille Bates

• 1983: Doris Roberts – St. Elsewhere as Cora
  • Barbara Bosson - Hill Street Blues as Fay Furillo
  • Christina Pickles - St. Elsewhere as Nurse Helen Rosenthal
  • Madge Sinclair - Trapper John, M.D. as Nurse Ernestine Shoop
  • Betty Thomas - Hill Street Blues as Sgt. Lucille Bates

• 1984: Alfre Woodard – Hill Street Blues as Doris Robson
  • Barbara Bosson - Hill Street Blues as Fay Furillo
  • Piper Laurie - St. Elsewhere as Fran Singleton
  • Madge Sinclair - Trapper John, M.D. as Nurse Ernestine Shoop
  • Betty Thomas - Hill Street Blues as Sgt. Lucille Bates

• 1985: Betty Thomas – Hill Street Blues as Sgt. Lucille Bates
  • Barbara Bosson - Hill Street Blues as Fay Furillo
  • Christina Pickles - St. Elsewhere as Nurse Helen Rosenthal
  • Doris Roberts - Remington Steele as Mildred Krebs
  • Madge Sinclair - Trapper John, M.D. as Nurse Ernestine Shoop

• 1986: Bonnie Bartlett – St. Elsewhere as Ellen Craig
  • Allyce Beasley - Moonlighting as Agnes DiPesto
  • Christina Pickles - St. Elsewhere as Nurse Helen Rosenthal
  • Betty Thomas - Hill Street Blues as Sgt. Lucille Bates

• 1987: Bonnie Bartlett – St. Elsewhere as Ellen Craig
  • Allyce Beasley - Moonlighting as Agnes DiPesto
  • Christina Pickles - St. Elsewhere as Nurse Helen Rosenthal
  • Susan Ruttan - L.A. Law as Roxanne Melman
  • Betty Thomas - Hill Street Blues as Sgt. Lucille Bates

• 1988: Patricia Wettig – thirtysomething as Nancy Krieger Weston
  • Bonnie Bartlett - St. Elsewhere as Ellen Craig
  • Polly Draper - thirtysomething as Ellyn Warren
  • Christina Pickles - St. Elsewhere as Nurse Helen Rosenthal
  • Susan Ruttan - L.A. Law as Roxanne Melman

• 1989: Melanie Mayron – thirtysomething as Melissa Steadman
  • Michele Greene - L.A. Law as Abby Perkins
  • Lois Nettleton - In the Heat of the Night as Joanne St. John
  • Amanda Plummer - L.A. Law as Alice Hackett
  • Susan Ruttan - L.A. Law as Roxanne Melman

1990s

• 1990: Marg Helgenberger – China Beach as Karen Charlene "K.C." Koloski
  • Sherilyn Fenn – Twin Peaks as Audrey Horne
  • Melanie Mayron – thirtysomething as Melissa Steadman
  • Diana Muldaur – L.A. Law as Rosalind Shays
  • Susan Ruttan – L.A. Law as Roxanne Melman

• 1991: Madge Sinclair – Gabriel's Fire as Empress Josephine
  • Marg Helgenberger – China Beach as Karen Charlene Koloski
  • Piper Laurie – Twin Peaks as Catherine Martell
  • Melanie Mayron – thirtysomething as Melissa Steadman
  • Diana Muldaur – L.A. Law as Rosalind Shays

• 1992: Valerie Mahaffey – Northern Exposure as Eve
  • Mary Alice – I'll Fly Away as Marguerite Peck
  • Barbara Barrie – Law & Order as Mrs. Bream
  • Conchata Ferrell – L.A. Law as Susan Bloom
  • Cynthia Geary – Northern Exposure as Shelly Tambo
  • Marg Helgenberger – China Beach as Karen Charlene Koloski
  • Kay Lenz – Reasonable Doubts as Maggie Zombro

• 1993: Mary Alice – I'll Fly Away as Marguerite Peck
  • Cynthia Geary – Northern Exposure as Shelly Tambo
  • Kay Lenz – Reasonable Doubts as Maggie Zombro
  • Kellie Martin – Life Goes On as Rebecca Thatcher
  • Peg Phillips – Northern Exposure as Ruth-Anne Miller

• 1994: Leigh Taylor-Young – Picket Fences as Mayor Rachel Harris
  • Amy Brenneman – NYPD Blue as Janice Licalsi
  • Jill Eikenberry – L.A. Law as Ann Kelsey
  • Sharon Lawrence – NYPD Blue as Sylvia Costas
  • Gail O'Grady – NYPD Blue as Donna Abandando

• 1995: Julianna Margulies – ER as Carol Hathaway
  • Barbara Babcock – Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman as Dorothy Jennings
  • Tyne Daly – Christy as Alice Henderson
  • Sharon Lawrence – NYPD Blue as Sylvia Costas
  • Gail O'Grady – NYPD Blue as Donna Abandando

• 1996: Tyne Daly – Christy as Alice Henderson
  • Barbara Bosson – Murder One as Miriam Grasso
  • Sharon Lawrence – NYPD Blue as Sylvia Costas
  • Julianna Margulies – ER as Carol Hathaway
  • Gail O'Grady – NYPD Blue as Donna Abandando

• 1997: Kim Delaney – NYPD Blue as Det. Diane Russell
  • Laura Innes – ER as Dr. Kerry Weaver
  • CCH Pounder – ER as Dr. Angela Hicks
  • Della Reese – Touched by an Angel as Tess
  • Gloria Reuben – ER as Jeanie Boulet

• 1998: Camryn Manheim – The Practice as Ellenor Frutt
  • Kim Delaney – NYPD Blue as Det. Diane Russell
  • Laura Innes – ER as Dr. Kerry Weaver
  • Della Reese – Touched by an Angel as Tess
  • Gloria Reuben – ER as Jeanie Boulet

• 1999: Holland Taylor – The Practice as Roberta Kittleson
  • Lara Flynn Boyle - The Practice as Helen Gamble
  • Kim Delaney – NYPD Blue as Det. Diane Russell
  • Camryn Manheim – The Practice as Ellenor Frutt
  • Nancy Marchand – The Sopranos as Livia Soprano

2000s

• 2000: Allison Janney - The West Wing as C.J. Cregg
  • Stockard Channing – The West Wing as Abigail Bartlet
  • Tyne Daly – Judging Amy as Maxine Gray
  • Nancy Marchand – The Sopranos as Livia Soprano
  • Holland Taylor – The Practice as Roberta Kittleson

• 2001: Allison Janney – The West Wing as C.J. Cregg
  • Stockard Channing – The West Wing as Abigail Bartlet
  • Tyne Daly – Judging Amy as Maxine Gray
  • Maura Tierney – ER as Abby Lockhart
  • Aida Turturro – The Sopranos as Janice Soprano

• 2002: Stockard Channing – The West Wing as Abigail Bartlet
  • Lauren Ambrose – Six Feet Under as Claire Fisher
  • Tyne Daly – Judging Amy as Maxine Gray
  • Janel Moloney – The West Wing as Donna Moss
  • Mary-Louise Parker – The West Wing as Amy Gardner

• 2003: Tyne Daly – Judging Amy as Maxine Gray
  • Lauren Ambrose – Six Feet Under as Claire Fisher
  • Stockard Channing – The West Wing as Abigail Bartlet
  • Rachel Griffiths – Six Feet Under as Brenda Chenowith
  • Lena Olin – Alias as Irina Derevko

• 2004: Drea de Matteo – The Sopranos as Adriana La Cerva
  • Stockard Channing – The West Wing as Abigail Bartlet
  • Tyne Daly – Judging Amy as Maxine Gray
  • Janel Moloney – The West Wing as Donna Moss
  • Robin Weigert – Deadwood as Calamity Jane

• 2005: Blythe Danner – Huff as Izzy Huffstodt
  • Stockard Channing – The West Wing as Abigail Bartlet
  • Tyne Daly – Judging Amy as Maxine Gray
  • Sandra Oh – Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Cristina Yang
  • CCH Pounder – The Shield as Det. Claudette Wyms

• 2006: Blythe Danner – Huff as Izzy Huffstodt
  • Candice Bergen – Boston Legal as Shirley Schmidt
  • Sandra Oh – Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Cristina Yang
  • Jean Smart – 24 as Martha Logan
  • Chandra Wilson – Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Miranda Bailey

• 2007: Katherine Heigl – Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Izzie Stevens
  • Lorraine Bracco – The Sopranos as Dr. Jennifer Melfi
  • Rachel Griffiths – Brothers & Sisters as Sarah Walker
  • Sandra Oh – Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Cristina Yang
  • Aida Turturro – The Sopranos as Janice Soprano
  • Chandra Wilson – Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Miranda Bailey

• 2008: Dianne Wiest – In Treatment as Gina Toll
  • Candice Bergen – Boston Legal as Shirley Schmidt
  • Rachel Griffiths – Brothers & Sisters as Sarah Walker
  • Sandra Oh – Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Cristina Yang
  • Chandra Wilson – Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Miranda Bailey

• 2009: Cherry Jones - 24 as Allison Taylor
  • Rose Byrne – Damages as Ellen Parsons
  • Hope Davis – In Treatment as Mia
  • Sandra Oh – Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Cristina Yang
  • Dianne Wiest – In Treatment as Gina Toll
  • Chandra Wilson – Grey's Anatomy as Dr. Miranda Bailey

2010s

• 2010: Archie Panjabi – The Good Wife as Kalinda Sharma
  • Christine Baranski – The Good Wife as Diane Lockhart
  • Rose Byrne – Damages as Ellen Parsons
  • Sharon Gless – Burn Notice as Madeline Westen
  • Christina Hendricks – Mad Men as Joan Harris
  • Elisabeth Moss – Mad Men as Peggy Olson

• 2011: Margo Martindale – Justified as Mags Bennett
  • Christine Baranski – The Good Wife as Diane Lockhart
  • Michelle Forbes – The Killing as Mitch Larsen
  • Christina Hendricks – Mad Men as Joan Harris
  • Kelly Macdonald – Boardwalk Empire as Margaret Schroeder
  • Archie Panjabi – The Good Wife as Kalinda Sharma

Multiple winners

4 wins

• Nancy Marchand

3 wins

• Ellen Corby

2 wins

• Bonnie Bartlett
• Tyne Daly
• Blythe Danner
• Allison Janney
• Kristy McNichol

Multiple nominations

8 nominations

• Tyne Daly

7 nominations

• Nancy Marchand
• Betty Thomas

6 nominations

• Barbara Bosson
• Stockard Channing

5 nominations

• Sandra Oh
• Christina Pickles

4 nominations

• Susan Ruttan
• Madge Sinclair
• Chandra Wilson

3 nominations

• Bonnie Bartlett
• Kim Delaney
• Rachel Griffiths
• Marg Helgenberger
• Linda Kelsey
• Sharon Lawrence
• Melanie Mayron
• Gail O'Grady

2 nominations

• Mary Alice
• Lauren Ambrose
• Christine Baranski
• Allyce Beasley
• Candice Bergen
• Rose Byrne
• Blythe Danner
• Cynthia Geary
• Christina Hendricks
• Laura Innes
• Kay Lenz
• Camryn Manheim
• Julianna Margulies
• Janel Moloney
• Diana Muldaur
• Archie Panjabi
• CCH Pounder
• Della Reese
• Gloria Reuben
• Doris Roberts
• Holland Taylor
• Aida Turturro
• Dianne Wiest