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Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film

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The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film or Best Actress – Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television 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 miniseries or motion picture made for television for the calendar year. The award was first presented at the 39th Golden Globe Awards on January 30, 1982, to Jane Seymour, for her performance in East of Eden (1981). Performances by actresses in a miniseries or television film were originally awarded in the Best Actress – Television Series Drama category, before the creation of this category.

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Since its inception, the award has been given to 34 actresses. Ali Wong is the current recipient of the award, for her performance in Beef (2023). Ann-Margret, Judy Davis, and Helen Mirren and Kate Winslet have won the most awards in the category, winning two times. Jessica Lange and Mirren have been nominated for the award on eight occasions, the most for the category.

Winners and nominees

Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.

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Jane Seymour was the first recipient of the award, for East of Eden (1981)
Ingrid Bergman won for A Woman Called Golda (1982).
Ann-Margret won two consecutive times, for her roles in Who Will Love My Children? (1983) and A Streetcar Named Desire (1984)
Ann Jillian won for The Ann Jillian Story (1988).
Barbara Hershey won for A Killing in a Small Town (1990).
Joanne Woodward won for Breathing Lessons (1994).
Jessica Lange won for A Streetcar Named Desire (1995).
Helen Mirren has received seven nominations in the category, winning for Losing Chase (1996) and Elizabeth I (2005).
Angelina Jolie won for Gia (1998).
Halle Berry won for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999).
Judy Davis won for One Against the Wind (1991) and Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001).
Meryl Streep won for Angels in America (2003).
Glenn Close won for The Lion in Winter (2003).
Laura Linney won for John Adams (2008).
Drew Barrymore won for Grey Gardens (2009)
Claire Danes won for Temple Grandin (2010).
Kate Winslet won for Mildred Pierce (2011) and Mare of Easttown (2021).
Julianne Moore won for Game Change (2012).
Lady Gaga won for American Horror Story: Hotel (2015–2016).
Sarah Paulson won for The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016).
Nicole Kidman won for Big Little Lies (2017).
Anya Taylor-Joy won for The Queen's Gambit (2020).

1980s

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1990s

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2000s

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2010s

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Ali Wong won for Beef (2023), making her the first person of Asian descent to win in this category.

2020s

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See also


References

  1. "The 39th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1982)". GoldenGlobes.com. Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. "The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2001)". GoldenGlobes.com. Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  3. "The 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2018)". GoldenGlobes.com. Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  4. "Nominations for the 78th Golden Globe Awards (2021) Announced". Goldenglobes.com. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  5. Hipes, Patrick (9 January 2022). "Golden Globes: The Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  6. "Winners & Nominees 2023". www.goldenglobes.com. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  7. "Winners & Nominees 2024". www.goldenglobes.com. Retrieved 2024-01-08.

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