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. 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 on Mannix. It was presented under the title Best Supporting Actress – Television Series before changing to its current title in 1980.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 45 actresses. Patricia Arquette is the current recipient of the award for her portrayal of Dee Dee Blanchard on The Act. Valerie Bertinelli, Laura Dern, Faye Dunaway, and Polly Holliday have 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.
Winners and nominees
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees:| Key | Meaning |
| Indicates the winning actress |
was the first winner in this category for her role in Mannix as Peggy Fair. She would later receive two more nominations.
received four nominations for her performance on Rhoda as Brenda Morgenstern.
won the award for her portrayal of Mrs. Nell Naugatuck in Maude.
received four nominations for her performance on All in the Family as Gloria Stivic.
won two consecutive awards in 1978 and 1979 for her role in Alice as Florence "Flo" Castleberry, tying with Valerie Bertinelli and Faye Dunaway for the most wins in the category.
won twice for her performance on One Day at a Time as Barbara Cooper, tying with Faye Dunaway and Polly Holliday for the most wins in the category.
' won in 1983 for The Thorn Birds.
tied with Valerie Bertinelli and Polly Holliday for the most wins in the category, winning the award for her performances in the Ellis Island and Gia.
won the award in 1989 for her role on Who's the Boss? as Mona Robinson.
received six nominations, the most in the category, for her portrayal of Carla Tortelli on Cheers.
won in 1993 for her performance on Seinfeld as Elaine Benes.
won the award for her performance on the HBO television film The Late Shift.
received two nominations for her portrayal of Maryann Thorpe on Cybill.
won the award for her role in George Wallace.
received four nominations for her performance on Sex and the City as Miranda Hobbes.
won for her performance on the HBO television film If These Walls Could Talk 2.
won in 2002 for her role in Sex and the City as Samantha Jones.
won the award for her portrayal of Cristina Yang on Grey's Anatomy.
won for her performance on Big Love as Nicolette Grant.
won the award for her role as Constance Langdon on the FX anthology series '.
received two nominations for her performance on Nashville.
won for her portrayal of Helen Solloway on The Affair.