Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie

The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest acting achievements in Miniseries or Television Movie.

SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
Awarded forOutstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series
LocationLos Angeles, California
Presented bySAG-AFTRA
Currently held byAli Wong for Beef (2023)
Websitesagawards.org

Winners and nominees

  indicates the winner.

1990s

YearNomineeMiniseries or MovieRole(s)
1994

(1st)

Joanne WoodwardBreathing LessonsMaggie Moran
Katharine HepburnOne ChristmasCornelia Beaumont
Diane KeatonAmelia Earhart: The Final FlightAmelia Earhart
Sissy SpacekA Place for AnnieSusan Lansing
Cicely TysonOldest Living Confederate Widow Tells AllCastralia, Marsden Family House Slave / Maid
1995

(2nd)

Alfre WoodardThe Piano LessonBerniece Charles
Glenn CloseServing in SilenceCol. Margarethe Cammermeyer
Sally FieldA Woman of Independent MeansBess Alcott Steed Garner
Anjelica HustonBuffalo GirlsCalamity Jane
Sela WardAlmost Golden: The Jessica Savitch StoryJessica Savitch
1996

(3rd)

Kathy BatesThe Late ShiftHelen Kushnick
Anne BancroftHomecomingAbigail Tillerman
Stockard ChanningAn Unexpected FamilyBarbara Whitney
Jena MaloneBastard Out of CarolinaRuth “Bone” Boatwright
Cicely TysonThe Road to GalvestonJordan Roosevelt
1997

(4th)

Alfre WoodardMiss Evers' BoysEunice Evers, R.N.
Glenn CloseIn the GloamingJanet
Faye DunawayThe Twilight of the GoldsPhyllis Gold
Sigourney WeaverSnow White: A Tale of TerrorLady Claudia Hoffman
Mare WinninghamGeorge WallaceLurleen Wallace
1998

(5th)

Angelina JolieGiaGia Carangi
Ann-MargretLife of the Party: The Pamela Harriman StoryPamela Harriman
Stockard ChanningThe Baby DanceRachel Luckman
Olympia DukakisMore Tales of the CityMrs. Anna Madrigal
Mary SteenburgenAbout SarahSarah Elizabeth McCaffrey
1999

(6th)

Halle BerryIntroducing Dorothy DandridgeDorothy Dandridge
Judy DavisA Cooler ClimatePaula
Sally FieldIris
Kathy BatesAnnieMiss Agatha Hannigan
Helen MirrenThe Passion of Ayn RandAyn Rand

2000s

YearNomineeMiniseries or MovieRole
2000

(7th)

Vanessa RedgraveIf These Walls Could Talk 2Edith Tree
Stockard ChanningThe Truth About JaneJanice Williams
Judi DenchThe Last of the Blonde BombshellsElizabeth Harman
Sally FieldDavid CopperfieldAunt Betsey Trotwood
Elizabeth FranzDeath of a SalesmanLinda Loman
2001

(8th)

Judy DavisLife with Judy Garland: Me and My ShadowsJudy Garland
Angela BassettRuby's Bucket of BloodRuby Delacroix
Anjelica HustonThe Mists of AvalonVivianne, Lady of the Lake
Sissy SpacekMidwivesSibyl Danforth
Emma ThompsonWitVivian Bearing
2002

(9th)

Stockard ChanningThe Matthew Shepard StoryJudy Shephard
Kathy BatesMy Sister's KeeperChristine Chapman
Helen MirrenDoor to DoorMrs. Porter
Vanessa RedgraveThe Gathering StormClementine Churchill
Uma ThurmanHysterical BlindnessDebbie Miller
2003

(10th)

Meryl StreepAngels in AmericaHannah Pitt / Ethel Rosenberg / Rabbi Chemelwitz / The Angel Australia
Anne BancroftThe Roman Spring of Mrs. StoneContessa
Helen MirrenKaren Stone
Mary-Louise ParkerAngels in AmericaHarper Pitt
Emma ThompsonNurse Emily / Homeless Woman / The Angel America
2004

(11th)

Glenn CloseThe Lion in WinterQueen Eleanor
Patricia HeatonThe Goodbye GirlPaula McFadden
Keke PalmerThe Wool CapLou
Hilary SwankIron Jawed AngelsAlice Paul
Charlize TheronThe Life and Death of Peter SellersBritt Ekland
2005

(12th)

S. Epatha MerkersonLackawanna BluesRachel "Nanny" Crosby
Tonantzin CarmeloInto the WestThunder Heart Woman
Cynthia NixonWarm SpringsEleanor Roosevelt
Joanne WoodwardEmpire FallsFrancine Whiting
Robin WrightGrace Roby
2006

(13th)

Helen MirrenElizabeth IQueen Elizabeth I
Annette BeningMrs. HarrisJean Harris
Shirley JonesHidden PlacesAunt Batty
Cloris LeachmanMrs. HarrisPearl “Billie” Schwartz
Greta ScacchiBroken TrailNola Johns
2007

(14th)

Queen LatifahLife SupportAna Walace
Ellen BurstynMitch Albom's For One More DayPosey
Debra MessingThe Starter WifeMolly Kagan
Anna PaquinBury My Heart at Wounded KneeElaine Goodale
Vanessa RedgraveThe FeverWoman
Gena RowlandsWhat If God Were the Sun?Melissa Eisenbloom
2008

(15th)

Laura LinneyJohn AdamsAbigail Adams
Laura DernRecountKatherine Harris
Shirley MacLaineCoco ChanelCoco Chanel
Phylicia RashadA Raisin in the SunLena Younger
Susan SarandonBernard and DorisDoris Duke
2009

(16th)

Drew BarrymoreGrey GardensEdith “Little Edie” Beale
Joan AllenGeorgia O'KeeffeGeorgia O‘Keeffe
Ruby DeeAmericaMrs. Harper
Jessica LangeGrey GardensEdith “Big Edie” Bouvier-Beale
Sigourney WeaverPrayers for BobbyMary Griffith

2010s

YearNomineeMiniseries or MovieRole
2010

(17th)

Claire DanesTemple GrandinTemple Grandin
Catherine O'HaraTemple GrandinAunt Ann
Julia OrmondEustacia Grandin
Winona RyderWhen Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson StoryLois Wilson
Susan SarandonYou Don't Know JackJanet Good
2011

(18th)

Kate WinsletMildred PierceMildred Pierce
Diane LaneCinema VeritePat Loud
Maggie SmithDownton AbbeyViolet, Dowager Countess of Grantham
Emily WatsonAppropriate AdultJanet Leach
Betty WhiteThe Lost ValentineCaroline Thomas
2012

(19th)

Julianne MooreGame ChangeSarah Palin
Nicole KidmanHemingway & GellhornMartha Gellhorn
Charlotte RamplingRestlessEva Delectorskaya
Sigourney WeaverPolitical AnimalsElaine Barrish Hammond
Alfre WoodardSteel MagnoliasLouisa "Ouiser" Boudreaux
2013

(20th)

Helen MirrenPhil SpectorLinda Kenney Baden
Angela BassettBetty & CorettaCoretta Scott King
Helena Bonham CarterBurton & TaylorElizabeth Taylor
Holly HunterTop of the LakeGJ
Elisabeth MossDet. Robin Griffin
2014

(21st)

Frances McDormandOlive KitteridgeOlive Kitteridge
Ellen BurstynFlowers in the AtticOlivia Foxworth
Maggie GyllenhaalThe Honourable WomanNessa Stein, Baroness Stein of Tilbury
Julia RobertsThe Normal HeartDr. Emma Brookner
Cicely TysonThe Trip to BountifulMrs. Carrie Watts
2015

(22nd)

Queen LatifahBessieBessie Smith
Nicole KidmanGrace of MonacoGrace Kelly
Christina RicciThe Lizzie Borden ChroniclesLizzie Borden
Susan SarandonThe Secret Life of Marilyn MonroeGladys Monroe Mortenson
Kristen WiigThe Spoils Before DyingDelores O’Dell
2016

(23rd)

Sarah PaulsonThe People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime StoryMarcia Clark
Bryce Dallas HowardBlack MirrorLacie Pound
Felicity HuffmanAmerican CrimeLeslie Graham
Audra McDonaldLady Day at Emerson's Bar and GrillBillie Holiday
Kerry WashingtonConfirmationAnita Hill
2017

(24th)

Nicole KidmanBig Little LiesCeleste Wright
Laura DernBig Little LiesRenata Klein
Jessica LangeFeud: Bette and JoanJoan Crawford
Susan SarandonBette Davis
Reese WitherspoonBig Little LiesMadeline Martha Mackenzie
2018

(25th)

Patricia ArquetteEscape at DannemoraTilly Mitchell
Amy AdamsSharp ObjectsCamille Preaker
Patricia ClarksonAdora Crellin
Penélope CruzThe Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime StoryDonatella Versace
Emma StoneManiacAnnie Landsberg
2019

(26th)

Michelle WilliamsFosse/Verdon Gwen Verdon
Patricia ArquetteThe ActDee Dee Blanchard
Toni ColletteUnbelievableDet. Grace Rasmussen
Joey KingThe ActGypsy Rose Blanchard
Emily WatsonChernobylUlana Khomyuk

2020s

YearNomineeMiniseries or MovieRole
2020

(27th)

Anya Taylor-JoyThe Queen's GambitBeth Harmon
Cate BlanchettMrs. AmericaPhyllis Schlafly
Michaela CoelI May Destroy YouArabella Essiedu
Nicole KidmanThe UndoingGrace Fraser
Kerry WashingtonLittle Fires EverywhereMia Warren
2021

(28th)

Kate WinsletMare of EasttownMarianne Sheehan
Jennifer CoolidgeThe White LotusTanya McQuoid
Cynthia ErivoGenius: ArethaAretha Franklin
Margaret QualleyMaidAlexandra "Alex" Russell
Jean SmartMare of EasttownHelen Fahey
2022

(29th)

Jessica ChastainGeorge & TammyTammy Wynette
Emily BluntThe EnglishCornelia Locke
Julia GarnerInventing AnnaAnna Sorokin / Anna Delvey
Niecy Nash-BettsDahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer StoryGlenda Cleveland
Amanda SeyfriedThe DropoutElizabeth Holmes
2023

(30th)

Ali WongBeefAmy Lau
Uzo AdubaPainkillerEdie Flowers
Kathryn HahnTiny Beautiful ThingsClare Pierce
Brie LarsonLessons in ChemistryElizabeth Zott
Bel PowleyA Small LightMiep Gies

Multiples

Multiple winners

2 wins

Multiple nominees

Note: Winners are indicated in bold type.

2 nominations
3 nominations
  • Kathy Bates (The Late Shift, Annie, My Sister's Keeper)
  • Glenn Close (Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story, In the Gloaming, The Lion in Winter)
  • Sally Field (A Woman of Independent Means, A Cooler Climate, David Copperfield)
  • Vanessa Redgrave (If These Walls Could Talk 2, The Gathering Storm, The Fever)
  • Cicely Tyson (Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, The Road to Galveston, The Trip to Bountiful)
  • Sigourney Weaver (Snow White: A Tale of Terror, Prayers for Bobby, Political Animals)
  • Alfre Woodard (The Piano Lesson, Miss Evers' Boys, Steel Magnolias)
4 nominations
  • Stockard Channing (A Unexpected Family, The Baby Dance, The Truth About Jane, The Matthew Shepard Story)
  • Nicole Kidman (Hemingway & Gellhorn, Grace of Monaco, Big Little Lies, The Undoing)
  • Susan Sarandon (Bernard and Doris, You Don't Know Jack, The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, Feud: Bette and Joan)
5 nominations
  • Helen Mirren (The Passion of Ayn Rand, Door to Door, The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone, Elizabeth I, Phil Spector)

See also

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