was the first recipient of the award, for
East of Eden (1981) won for
A Woman Called Golda (1982). won two consecutive times, for her roles in
Who Will Love My Children? (1983) and
A Streetcar Named Desire (1984) won for
A Time to Live (1985) won for
One Against the Wind (1991) and
Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows (2001). won for
A Streetcar Named Desire (1995). won for ''
Miss Evers' Boys'' (1997) won twice for
Losing Chase (1996) and
Elizabeth I (2005). won for
Gia (1998). won for
Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999). won for
The Last of the Blonde Bombshells (2000) won for
Angels in America (2003). won for
The Lion in Winter (2003). won for
John Adams (2008). won for
Grey Gardens (2009) won for
Temple Grandin (2010). won this award twice for her roles in
Mildred Pierce (2011) and
Mare of Easttown (2021). won for playing
Sarah Palin Game Change (2012). won for
Top of the Lake (2013). won for
American Horror Story: Hotel (2015–2016). won playing
Marcia Clark The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016). won for
Big Little Lies (2017). won for
Escape at Dannemora (2018). won playing
Gwen Verdon Fosse/Verdon (2019) won for ''
The Queen's Gambit'' (2020). won playing
Elizabeth Holmes The Dropout (2022) won for
Beef (2023) won for
True Detective: Night Country (2024) Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s ==Superlatives==