Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series

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| name = Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series

| image = Jean Smart by Gage Skidmore.jpg

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| caption = The 2024 recipient: Jean Smart

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| presenter = Critics Choice Association

| country = United States

| year = 2011

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| holder = Jean Smart – Hacks (2025)

| website = [http://www.criticschoice.com criticschoice.com]

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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.

Winners and nominees

=2010s=

class="wikitable" style="width:85%"
style="background:#bebebe;" ! style="width:10%;"\| Year ! style="wodth:25%;"\| Actress ! style="width:30%;"\| Series ! style="width:20%;"\| Character ! style="width:15%;"\| Network
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"\| 2011 {{cite news\|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/awards/2011/06/critics-choice-tv-awards-news.html\|title='Modern Family' leads nominations for new Critics' Choice TV Awards\|work=Los Angeles Times\|date=6 June 2011\|accessdate=12 July 2012}}{{cite news\|url=http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/tv-den/2011/jun/19/critics-choice-television-awards/\|title=Critics' Choice Television Awards\|last=Sanger\|first=Craig\|date=19 June 2011\|work=The Washington Times\|accessdate=12 July 2012}}	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| Tina Fey	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| *30 Rock*	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| Liz Lemon	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| 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
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"\| 2012 {{cite news\|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118055028?refCatId=14\|title=NBC tops in Critics Choice TV noms\|last=Weisman\|first=Jon\|date=5 June 2012\|work=Variety\|accessdate=12 July 2012}}{{cite news\|url=http://www.okmagazine.com/news/amy-poehler-zooey-deschanel-tie-best-actress-2012-critics-choice-tv-awards\|title=Amy Poehler & Zooey Deschanel Tie for Best Actress at 2012 Critics' Choice TV Awards\|last=Salemi\|first=Vicki\|date=19 June 2012\|work=OK!\|accessdate=12 July 2012}}	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| Zooey Deschanel	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| *New Girl*	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| Jessica Day	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| Fox
style="background:#EEDD82;" \| Amy Poehler	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| *Parks and Recreation*	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| Leslie Knope	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| NBC
Lena Dunham	Girls	Hannah Horvath	rowspan="2"\|HBO
Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Selina Meyer
Martha Plimpton	Raising Hope	Virginia Chance	Fox
Ashley Rickards	Awkward	Jenna Hamilton	MTV
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"\| 2013 {{cite web \|url=https://www.thewrap.com/critics-choice-awards-game-thrones-and-breaking-bad-tie-best-drama-big-bang-theory-wins-best/ \|title=Critics' Choice TV Awards: 'Game of Thrones' and 'Breaking Bad' Tie for Best Drama, 'Big Bang Theory' Wins Best Comedy \|first=Tim \|last=Molloy \|work=TheWrap \|date=June 10, 2013 \|access-date=June 10, 2013}} \| style="background:#EEDD82;" \| Julia Louis-Dreyfus	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| *Veep*	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| Selina Meyer	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| 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
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"\| 2014 {{cite web\|title=Critics' Choice TV Awards 2014: And the nominees are...\|work=Entertainment Weekly\|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/05/28/critics-choice-television-awards-nominees/\|date=May 28, 2014\|access-date=May 28, 2014}} \| style="background:#EEDD82;" \| Julia Louis-Dreyfus	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| *Veep*	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| Selina Meyer	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| 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
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"\| 2015 {{cite web\|url=https://deadline.com/2015/05/critics-choice-television-awards-nominations-2015-list-1201421320/\|title=Critics' Choice TV Awards: 'Justified', 'Olive Kitteridge', HBO Lead The Field\|website=Deadline Hollywood\|first=Erik\|last=Pedersen\|date=May 6, 2015\|accessdate=May 6, 2015}} \| style="background:#EEDD82;" \| Amy Schumer	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| *Inside Amy Schumer*	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| Various Characters	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| Comedy Central
Ilana Glazer	Broad City	Ilana Wexler	Comedy Central
Lisa Kudrow	The Comeback	Valerie Cherish	rowspan="2"\|HBO
Julia Louis-Dreyfus	Veep	Selina Meyer
Gina Rodriguez	Jane the Virgin	Jane Gloriana Villanueva	The CW
Constance Wu	Fresh Off the Boat	Jessica Huang	ABC
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"\| 2016 (1) {{cite web\|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/awards/critics-choice-award-nominations-2016-1201660217/\|title=‘Mad Max,’ ‘Fargo’ Top Critics’ Choice Nominations\|work=Variety\|first=Tim\|last=Gray\|date=December 14, 2015\|accessdate=December 14, 2015}} \| style="background:#EEDD82;" \| Rachel Bloom	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| *Crazy Ex-Girlfriend*	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| Rebecca Nora Bunch	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| 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	rowspan="2"\|ABC
Constance Wu	Fresh Off the Boat	Jessica Huang
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"\| 2016 (2) {{cite web\|title=Critics’ Choice TV Nominations Unveiled\|url=https://deadline.com/2016/11/television-nominees-for-2016-critics-choice-awards-unveiled-1201853806/\|publisher=Critics' Choice Awards\|accessdate=November 14, 2016\|date=November 14, 2016}}	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| Kate McKinnon	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| *Saturday Night Live*	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| Various Characters	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| 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
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"\|2018 {{cite web\|last=Tapley\|first=Kristopher\|title=Netflix, FX’s ‘Feud’ Lead Critics’ Choice TV Nominations\|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/awards/critics-choice-tv-nominations-list-1202631798/\|website=Variety\|date=December 6, 2017\|access-date=December 6, 2017}}	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| Rachel Brosnahan	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel*	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| Miriam "Midge" Maisel	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| 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
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"\|2019 {{cite web \|url=https://deadline.com/2019/01/critics-choice-awards-2019-winners-list-live-blog-1202534016/ \|title=Critics' Choice Awards: 'Roma' Wins Best Picture To Lead Night; 'The Americans' & 'Mrs. Maisel' Top TV – The Complete Winners List \|last3=Hipes \|first3=Patrick \|last2=Blyth \|first2=Antonia \|last1=de Moraes \|first1=Lisa \|date=January 13, 2019 \|work=Deadline Hollywood \|access-date=January 13, 2019}}	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| Rachel Brosnahan	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel*	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| Miriam "Midge" Maisel	style="background:#EEDD82;" \| 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=

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rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| 2020
{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/critics-choice-awards-2020-winners-list-1202828353/ |title=Critics' Choice Awards: 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' Wins Best Picture, Netflix And HBO Among Top Honorees – Full Winners List |last2=Ramos |last1=Boucher |first2=Dino-Ray |first1=Geoff |date=January 12, 2020 |work=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=January 12, 2020}}

style="background:#EEDD82;" | Phoebe Waller-Bridge

style="background:#EEDD82;" | Fleabag

style="background:#EEDD82;" | Fleabag

style="background:#EEDD82;" | Amazon Prime Video

Christina Applegate

Dead to Me

Jen Harding

rowspan="2"|Netflix

Alison Brie

| GLOW

| Ruth "Zoya the Destroya" Wilder

Rachel Brosnahan

| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

| Miriam "Midge" Maisel

| Amazon Prime Video

Kirsten Dunst

| On Becoming a God in Central Florida

| Krystal Stubbs

| Veep

| HBO

| Schitt's Creek

| Pop

rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2021
{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/critics-choice-awards-2021-complete-winners-list-1234708683/ |title=Critics Choice Awards: 'Nomadland', 'The Crown' Among Top Honorees – Complete Winners List |last=Ramos |first=Dino-Ray |date=March 7, 2021 |work=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=March 7, 2021}}

style="background:#EEDD82;" | Catherine O'Hara

style="background:#EEDD82;" | Schitt's Creek

style="background:#EEDD82;" | Moira Rose

style="background:#EEDD82;" | 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

rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2022
{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/critics-choice-awards-tv-nominations-2021-succession-hbo-netflix-1234885460/amp/|title=Critics Choice TV Nominations: ‘Succession’ Leads Field As HBO Edges Netflix|last=Pederson|first=Eric|date=March 7, 2021 |work=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=December 7, 2021}}

| style="background:#EEDD82;" |Jean Smart

| style="background:#EEDD82;" |Hacks

| style="background:#EEDD82;" |Deborah Vance

| style="background:#EEDD82;" |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

rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2023
{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2023/awards/news/critics-choice-awards-2023-winners-list-1235488828/ |title=Critics‘ Choice Awards 2023 Full Winners List: ’Everything Everywhere All at Once,‘ ’Abbott Elementary‘ and ‘Better Call Saul’ Take Top Honors |last1=Panaligan |first1=EJ |last2=Earl |first2=William |date=January 15, 2023 |work=Variety |access-date=January 16, 2023}}

| style="background:#EEDD82;" | Jean Smart

| style="background:#EEDD82;" | Hacks

| style="background:#EEDD82;" | Deborah Vance

| style="background:#EEDD82;" | 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

rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2024
{{cite web |url=https://ew.com/critics-choice-awards-2024-winners-list-8424908 |title=Oppenheimer, Barbie, The Bear lead 2024 Critics Choice Awards: See the full winners list |last=Brathwaite |first=Lester Fabian |work=Entertainment Weekly |date=January 14, 2024 |accessdate=January 15, 2024}}

| style="background:#EEDD82;" | Ayo Edebiri

| style="background:#EEDD82;" | The Bear

| style="background:#EEDD82;" | Sydney Adamu

| style="background:#EEDD82;" | FX

Rachel Brosnahan

| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

| Miriam "Midge" Maisel

| Prime Video

Quinta Brunson

| Abbott Elementary

| Janine Teagues

| ABC