The Critics Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series is one of the award categories presented annuall

The Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series is one of the award categories presented annually by the Critics' Choice Television Awards (BTJA) to recognize the work done by television actresses. It was introduced in 2011, when the event was first initiated. The winners are selected by a group of television critics that are part of the Broadcast Television Critics Association.

Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series
The 2024 recipient: Jean Smart
Country	United States
Presented by	Critics Choice Association
First award	2011
Currently held by	Jean Smart – Hacks (2025)
Website	criticschoice.com

Winners and nominees

indicates the winner

2010s

Year	Actress	Series	Character	Network
2011	Tina Fey	30 Rock	Liz Lemon	NBC
	Courteney Cox	Cougar Town	Jules Cobb	ABC
	Edie Falco	Nurse Jackie	Jackie Peyton	Showtime
	Patricia Heaton	The Middle	Frankie Heck	ABC
	Martha Plimpton	Raising Hope	Virginia Chance	Fox
	Amy Poehler	Parks and Recreation	Leslie Knope	NBC
2012	Zooey Deschanel	New Girl	Jessica Day	Fox
	Amy Poehler	Parks and Recreation	Leslie Knope	NBC
	Lena Dunham	Girls	Hannah Horvath	HBO
	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Selina Meyer	HBO
	Martha Plimpton	Raising Hope	Virginia Chance	Fox
	Ashley Rickards	Awkward	Jenna Hamilton	MTV
2013	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Selina Meyer	HBO
	Laura Dern	Enlightened	Amy Jellicoe	HBO
	Zooey Deschanel	New Girl	Jessica Day	Fox
	Lena Dunham	Girls	Hannah Horvath	HBO
	Sutton Foster	Bunheads	Michelle Simms Flowers	ABC Family
	Amy Poehler	Parks and Recreation	Leslie Knope	NBC
2014	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Selina Meyer	HBO
	Ilana Glazer	Broad City	Ilana Wexler	Comedy Central
	Wendi McLendon-Covey	The Goldbergs	Beverly Goldberg	ABC
	Amy Poehler	Parks and Recreation	Leslie Knope	NBC
	Emmy Rossum	Shameless	Fiona Gallagher	Showtime
	Amy Schumer	Inside Amy Schumer	Various Characters	Comedy Central
2015	Amy Schumer	Inside Amy Schumer	Various Characters	Comedy Central
	Ilana Glazer	Broad City	Ilana Wexler	Comedy Central
	Lisa Kudrow	The Comeback	Valerie Cherish	HBO
	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Selina Meyer	HBO
	Gina Rodriguez	Jane the Virgin	Jane Gloriana Villanueva	The CW
	Constance Wu	Fresh Off the Boat	Jessica Huang	ABC
2016 (1)	Rachel Bloom	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	Rebecca Nora Bunch	The CW
	Aya Cash	You're the Worst	Gretchen Cutler	FXX
	Wendi McLendon-Covey	The Goldbergs	Beverly Goldberg	ABC
	Gina Rodriguez	Jane the Virgin	Jane Gloriana Villanueva	The CW
	Tracee Ellis Ross	Black-ish	Rainbow "Bow" Johnson	ABC
	Constance Wu	Fresh Off the Boat	Jessica Huang	ABC
2016 (2)	Kate McKinnon	Saturday Night Live	Various Characters	NBC
	Ellie Kemper	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt	Kimmy Schmidt	Netflix
	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Selina Meyer	HBO
	Tracee Ellis Ross	Black-ish	Rainbow "Bow" Johnson	ABC
	Phoebe Waller-Bridge	Fleabag	Fleabag	Amazon Prime Video
	Constance Wu	Fresh Off the Boat	Jessica Huang	ABC
2018	Rachel Brosnahan	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	Miriam "Midge" Maisel	Amazon Prime Video
	Kristen Bell	The Good Place	Eleanor Shellstrop	NBC
	Alison Brie	GLOW	Ruth "Zoya the Destroya" Wilder	Netflix
	Sutton Foster	Younger	Liza Miller	TV Land
	Ellie Kemper	Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt	Kimmy Schmidt	Netflix
	Constance Wu	Fresh Off the Boat	Jessica Huang	ABC
2019	Rachel Brosnahan	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	Miriam "Midge" Maisel	Amazon Prime Video
	Rachel Bloom	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	Rebecca Bunch	The CW
	Allison Janney	Mom	Bonnie Plunkett	CBS
	Justina Machado	One Day at a Time	Penelope Alvarez	Netflix
	Debra Messing	Will & Grace	Grace Adler	NBC
	Issa Rae	Insecure	Issa Dee	HBO

2020s

Year	Actress	Series	Character	Network
2020	Phoebe Waller-Bridge	Fleabag	Fleabag	Amazon Prime Video
	Christina Applegate	Dead to Me	Jen Harding	Netflix
	Alison Brie	GLOW	Ruth "Zoya the Destroya" Wilder	Netflix
	Rachel Brosnahan	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	Miriam "Midge" Maisel	Amazon Prime Video
	Kirsten Dunst	On Becoming a God in Central Florida	Krystal Stubbs	Showtime
	Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Selina Meyer	HBO
	Catherine O'Hara	Schitt's Creek	Moira Rose	Pop
2021	Catherine O'Hara	Schitt's Creek	Moira Rose	Pop
	Pamela Adlon	Better Things	Sam Fox	FX
	Christina Applegate	Dead to Me	Jen Harding	Netflix
	Kaley Cuoco	The Flight Attendant	Cassie Bowden	HBO Max
	Natasia Demetriou	What We Do in the Shadows	Nadja	FX
	Issa Rae	Insecure	Issa Dee	HBO
2022	Jean Smart	Hacks	Deborah Vance	HBO Max
	Elle Fanning	The Great	Catherine the Great	Hulu
	Renée Elise Goldsberry	Girls5eva	Wickie	Peacock
	Selena Gomez	Only Murders in the Building	Mabel Mora	Hulu
	Sandra Oh	The Chair	Dr. Ji-Yoon Kim	Netflix
	Issa Rae	Insecure	Issa Dee	HBO
2023	Jean Smart	Hacks	Deborah Vance	HBO Max
	Christina Applegate	Dead to Me	Jen Harding	Netflix
	Quinta Brunson	Abbott Elementary	Janine Teagues	ABC
	Kaley Cuoco	The Flight Attendant	Cassie Bowden	HBO Max
	Renée Elise Goldsberry	Girls5eva	Wickie	Peacock
	Devery Jacobs	Reservation Dogs	Elora Danan Postoak	FX
2024	Ayo Edebiri	The Bear	Sydney Adamu	FX
	Rachel Brosnahan	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	Miriam "Midge" Maisel	Prime Video
	Quinta Brunson	Abbott Elementary	Janine Teagues	ABC
	Bridget Everett	Somebody Somewhere	Sam	HBO Max
	Devery Jacobs	Reservation Dogs	Elora Danan Postoak	FX
	Natasha Lyonne	Poker Face	Charlie Cale	Peacock
2025
	Kristen Bell	Nobody Wants This	Joanne	Netflix
	Quinta Brunson	Abbott Elementary	Janine Teagues	ABC
	Natasia Demetriou	What We Do in the Shadows	Nadja	FX
	Bridget Everett	Somebody Somewhere	Sam	HBO
	Jean Smart	Hacks	Deborah Vance	HBO
	Kristen Wiig	Palm Royale	Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons	Apple TV+

Multiple wins

3 wins

Jean Smart (2 consecutive)

2 wins

Rachel Brosnahan (consecutive)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (consecutive)

Multiple nominations

6 nominations

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

4 nominations

Rachel Brosnahan
Amy Poehler
Constance Wu

3 nominations

Christina Applegate
Quinta Brunson
Issa Rae
Jean Smart

2 nominations

Kristen Bell
Rachel Bloom
Alison Brie
Kaley Cuoco
Natasia Demetriou
Zooey Deschanel
Lena Dunham
Bridget Everett
Sutton Foster
Ilana Glazer
Renée Elise Goldsberry
Devery Jacobs
Allison Janney
Ellie Kemper
Wendi McLendon-Covey
Catherine O'Hara
Martha Plimpton
Gina Rodriguez
Tracee Ellis Ross
Amy Schumer
Phoebe Waller-Bridge

References

"'Modern Family' leads nominations for new Critics' Choice TV Awards". Los Angeles Times. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
Sanger, Craig (19 June 2011). "Critics' Choice Television Awards". The Washington Times. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
Weisman, Jon (5 June 2012). "NBC tops in Critics Choice TV noms". Variety. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
Salemi, Vicki (19 June 2012). "Amy Poehler & Zooey Deschanel Tie for Best Actress at 2012 Critics' Choice TV Awards". OK!. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
Molloy, Tim (June 10, 2013). "Critics' Choice TV Awards: 'Game of Thrones' and 'Breaking Bad' Tie for Best Drama, 'Big Bang Theory' Wins Best Comedy". TheWrap. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
"Critics' Choice TV Awards 2014: And the nominees are..." Entertainment Weekly. May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
Pedersen, Erik (May 6, 2015). "Critics' Choice TV Awards: 'Justified', 'Olive Kitteridge', HBO Lead The Field". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
Gray, Tim (December 14, 2015). "'Mad Max,' 'Fargo' Top Critics' Choice Nominations". Variety. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
"Critics' Choice TV Nominations Unveiled". Critics' Choice Awards. November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
Tapley, Kristopher (December 6, 2017). "Netflix, FX's 'Feud' Lead Critics' Choice TV Nominations". Variety. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
de Moraes, Lisa; Blyth, Antonia; Hipes, Patrick (January 13, 2019). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Roma' Wins Best Picture To Lead Night; 'The Americans' & 'Mrs. Maisel' Top TV – The Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
Boucher, Geoff; Ramos, Dino-Ray (January 12, 2020). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Wins Best Picture, Netflix And HBO Among Top Honorees – Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 7, 2021). "Critics Choice Awards: 'Nomadland', 'The Crown' Among Top Honorees – Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
Pederson, Eric (March 7, 2021). "Critics Choice TV Nominations: 'Succession' Leads Field As HBO Edges Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
Panaligan, EJ; Earl, William (January 15, 2023). "Critics' Choice Awards 2023 Full Winners List: 'Everything Everywhere All at Once,' 'Abbott Elementary' and 'Better Call Saul' Take Top Honors". Variety. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
Brathwaite, Lester Fabian (January 14, 2024). "Oppenheimer, Barbie, The Bear lead 2024 Critics Choice Awards: See the full winners list". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 15, 2024.

External links

Official website

[1] "'Modern Family' leads nominations for new Critics' Choice TV Awards". Los Angeles Times. 6 June 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2012.

[2] Sanger, Craig (19 June 2011). "Critics' Choice Television Awards". The Washington Times. Retrieved 12 July 2012.

[3] Weisman, Jon (5 June 2012). "NBC tops in Critics Choice TV noms". Variety. Retrieved 12 July 2012.

[4] Salemi, Vicki (19 June 2012). "Amy Poehler & Zooey Deschanel Tie for Best Actress at 2012 Critics' Choice TV Awards". OK!. Retrieved 12 July 2012.

[5] Molloy, Tim (June 10, 2013). "Critics' Choice TV Awards: 'Game of Thrones' and 'Breaking Bad' Tie for Best Drama, 'Big Bang Theory' Wins Best Comedy". TheWrap. Retrieved June 10, 2013.

[6] "Critics' Choice TV Awards 2014: And the nominees are..." Entertainment Weekly. May 28, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.

[7] Pedersen, Erik (May 6, 2015). "Critics' Choice TV Awards: 'Justified', 'Olive Kitteridge', HBO Lead The Field". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 6, 2015.

[8] Gray, Tim (December 14, 2015). "'Mad Max,' 'Fargo' Top Critics' Choice Nominations". Variety. Retrieved December 14, 2015.

[9] "Critics' Choice TV Nominations Unveiled". Critics' Choice Awards. November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.

[10] Tapley, Kristopher (December 6, 2017). "Netflix, FX's 'Feud' Lead Critics' Choice TV Nominations". Variety. Retrieved December 6, 2017.

[11] Moraes, Lisa; Blyth, Antonia; Hipes, Patrick (January 13, 2019). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Roma' Wins Best Picture To Lead Night; 'The Americans' & 'Mrs. Maisel' Top TV – The Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 13, 2019.

[12] Boucher, Geoff; Ramos, Dino-Ray (January 12, 2020). "Critics' Choice Awards: 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Wins Best Picture, Netflix And HBO Among Top Honorees – Full Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 12, 2020.

[13] Ramos, Dino-Ray (March 7, 2021). "Critics Choice Awards: 'Nomadland', 'The Crown' Among Top Honorees – Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 7, 2021.

[14] Pederson, Eric (March 7, 2021). "Critics Choice TV Nominations: 'Succession' Leads Field As HBO Edges Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 7, 2021.

[15] Panaligan, EJ; Earl, William (January 15, 2023). "Critics' Choice Awards 2023 Full Winners List: 'Everything Everywhere All at Once,' 'Abbott Elementary' and 'Better Call Saul' Take Top Honors". Variety. Retrieved January 16, 2023.

[16] Brathwaite, Lester Fabian (January 14, 2024). "Oppenheimer, Barbie, The Bear lead 2024 Critics Choice Awards: See the full winners list". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 15, 2024.