Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | |
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.png) The 2022 recipient: Amanda Seyfried | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| First awarded | 1955 |
| Currently held by | Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout (2022) |
| Website | emmys |
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie is an award presented annually by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role on a television limited series or television movie for the primetime network season.
The award was first presented at the 7th Primetime Emmy Awards on March 7, 1955, to Judith Anderson, for her performance as Lady Macbeth on the Hallmark Hall of Fame episode "Macbeth". It has undergone several name changes, with the category split into two categories at the 25th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Special Program – Drama or Comedy; and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series. By the 31st Primetime Emmy Awards, the categories were merged into one, and it has since undergone several name changes, leading to its current title.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 54 actresses. Amanda Seyfried is the current recipient of the award, for her portrayal of Elizabeth Holmes on The Dropout. Helen Mirren has won the most awards in this category, with four, and has received the most nominations for the award, on ten occasions.
Winners and nominations[edit]
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Judith Anderson was the first recipient of the award, winning for her single performance in the Hallmark Hall of Fame episode "Macbeth" as Lady Macbeth. She would win again in this category for the same role in the television film adaptation of Macbeth.
Julie Harris won twice: for her performances in the Hallmark Hall of Fame episodes "Little Moon of Alban" and "Victoria Regina".
Kim Stanley won in 1963 for her role as Faith Parsons in the Ben Casey episode "A Cardinal Act of Mercy".
Shelley Winters won one out of two nominations for her performance in Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre.
Geraldine Page won the award in 1967 and 1969 for her role as Sook in the ABC Stage 67 episode "Truman Capote's A Christmas Memory" and The Thanksgiving Visitor.
Glenda Jackson received two nominations for her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth I in Elizabeth R, winning for the episode "The Shadow in the Sun".
Cicely Tyson won once, out of four nominations, for her portrayal of Jane Pittman in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974).
Katharine Hepburn received four nominations, winning in the Special Program – Drama or Comedy category for her role in Love Among the Ruins (1975).
Joanne Woodward won in 1978 and 1985, for her performances in See How She Runs and Do You Remember Love.
Bette Davis won in 1979 for her portrayal of Lucy Mason in Strangers: The Story of a Mother and Daughter (1979).
Patty Duke won in this category three times in the 1970s, for her roles in My Sweet Charlie (1970), Captains and the Kings (1976), and The Miracle Worker (1979).
Meryl Streep won twice in this category: for her roles in the 1978 mini-series Holocaust and the 2003 mini-series Angels in America.
Helen Mirren won the award four times, the most in this category, as well as receiving the most nominations, at ten.
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Jessica Lange won the award twice: for her performances in Grey Gardens (2009) and American Horror Story: Coven (2014).
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Laura Linney won the award three times: for her roles in Wild Iris (2001), the 2008 mini-series John Adams, and The Big C: Hereafter (2013).
Sarah Paulson won in 2016 for her portrayal of Marcia Clark in the limited mini-series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story.
1950s[edit]
| Year | Actress | Role | Program | Episode | Network |
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| 1955 (7th) [1] | |||||
| Judith Anderson | Lady Macbeth | Hallmark Hall of Fame | "Macbeth" | NBC | |
| Ethel Barrymore | Mme. Rosalie La Grange | Climax! | "The Thirteenth Chair" | CBS | |
| Beverly Garland | Estelle Collins | Medic | "White Is the Color" | NBC | |
| Ruth Hussey | Harriet Craig | Lux Video Theater | "Craig's Wife" | CBS | |
| Dorothy McGuire | Janet Spence | Climax! | "The Gioconda Smile" | ||
| Eva Marie Saint | Betty | The Philco Television Playhouse | "Middle of the Night" | NBC | |
| Claire Trevor | Ellen Creed | Lux Video Theater | "Ladies in Retirement" | CBS | |
| 1956 (8th) [2] | |||||
| Mary Martin | Peter Pan | Producers' Showcase | "Peter Pan" | NBC | |
| Julie Harris | Shevawn | The United States Steel Hour | "A Wind from the South" | CBS | |
| Eva Marie Saint | Emily | Producers' Showcase | "Our Town" | NBC | |
| Jessica Tandy | The Wife | "The Fourposter" | |||
| Loretta Young | Sadie | The Loretta Young Show | "Christmas Stopover" | ||
| 1957 (9th) [3] | |||||
| Claire Trevor | Fran Dodsworth | Producers' Showcase | "Dodsworth" | NBC | |
| Edna Best | Ethel Gibbons | Ford Star Jubilee | "This Happy Breed" | CBS | |
| Gracie Fields | Sarah Dowey | The United States Steel Hour | "The Old Lady Shows Her Medals" | ||
| Nancy Kelly | Sister M. Aquinas | Studio One | "The Pilot" | ||
| Evelyn Rudie | Eloise | Playhouse 90 | "Eloise" | ||
| 1958 (10th) [4] | |||||
| Polly Bergen | Helen Morgan | Playhouse 90 | "The Helen Morgan Story" | CBS | |
| Julie Andrews | Cinderella | Cinderella | CBS | ||
| Helen Hayes | Mrs. Gilling | The Alcoa Hour | "Mrs. Gilling and the Skyscraper" | NBC | |
| Piper Laurie | Ruth Cornelius | Studio One | "The Deaf Heart" | CBS | |
| Teresa Wright | Annie Sullivan | Playhouse 90 | "The Miracle Worker" | ||
| 1959 (11th) [5] | |||||
| Julie Harris | Bridgid Mary | Hallmark Hall of Fame | "Little Moon of Alban" | CBS | |
| Judith Anderson | Marquesa de Montemayor | The DuPont Show of the Month | "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" | CBS | |
| Helen Hayes | Mother Seraphim | The United States Steel Hour | "One Red Rose for Christmas" | ||
| Piper Laurie | Kirsten Clay | Playhouse 90 | "Days of Wine and Roses" | ||
| Geraldine Page | The Young Woman | "The Old Man" | |||
| Maureen Stapleton | Sadie Burke | Kraft Television Theatre | "All the Kings Men" | NBC | |
1960s[edit]
1970s[edit]
1980s[edit]
1990s[edit]
2000s[edit]
2010s[edit]
2020s[edit]
| Year | Actress | Role | Program | Network |
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| 2020 (72nd) | ||||
| Regina King | Angela Abar / Sister Night | Watchmen | HBO | |
| Cate Blanchett | Phyllis Schlafly | Mrs. America | FX | |
| Shira Haas | Esther "Esty" Shapiro | Unorthodox | Netflix | |
| Octavia Spencer | Madam C. J. Walker | Self Made | ||
| Kerry Washington | Mia Warren | Little Fires Everywhere | Hulu | |
| 2021 (73rd) | ||||
| Kate Winslet | Mare Sheehan | Mare of Easttown | HBO | |
| Elizabeth Olsen | Wanda Maximoff | WandaVision | Disney+ | |
| Michaela Coel | Arabella Essiedu | I May Destroy You | HBO | |
| Cynthia Erivo | Aretha Franklin | Genius: Aretha | Nat Geo | |
| Anya Taylor-Joy | Beth Harmon | The Queen's Gambit | Netflix | |
| 2022 (74th) | ||||
| Amanda Seyfried | Elizabeth Holmes | The Dropout | Hulu | |
| Sarah Paulson | Linda Tripp | Impeachment: American Crime Story | FX | |
| Toni Collette | Kathleen Peterson | The Staircase | HBO Max | |
| Julia Garner | Anna Delvey | Inventing Anna | Netflix | |
| Lily James | Pamela Anderson | Pam & Tommy | Hulu | |
| Margaret Qualley | Alex Russell | Maid | Netflix |
Superlatives[edit]
| Superlative | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie | |
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| Actress with most awards | Helen Mirren (4) | |
| Actress with most nominations | Helen Mirren (10) | |
| Actress with most nominations without ever winning |
Helen Hayes (5), Lee Remick (5) | |
Programs with multiple wins[edit]
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Performers with multiple wins[edit]
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Programs with multiple nominations[edit]
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Performers with multiple nominations[edit]
See also[edit]
- TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
- Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
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