Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy | |
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Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Series Musical or Comedy |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
First awarded | March 5, 1962 |
Currently held by | Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag (2019) |
Most awards | Carol Burnett, (5) |
Most nominations | Carol Burnett, (12) |
Website | goldenglobes.org |
The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy is an award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role on a musical or comedy television series for the calendar year.
It was first awarded at the 19th Golden Globe Awards on March 5, 1962, under the title Best TV Star - Female, grouping all genres of television series, to Pauline Fredericks. The nominees for the award announced annually starting in 1963. The award initially honored actresses in both comedy and drama genres until 1969, when the award was split into categories that honored comedic and dramatic performances separately. It was presented under the new title Best TV Actress - Musical or Comedy and in 1980 under its current title.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 42 actresses. Phoebe Waller-Bridge is the current recipient of the award for her role as the title character on Fleabag. Carol Burnett has won the most awards in this category with five wins and received the most nominations at 12.
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.
Key | Meaning |
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Indicates the winning actor. |
Superlative | Best Actress - Television Series Musical or Comedy |
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Actress with most awards | Carol Burnett (5) |
Actress with most nominations | Carol Burnett (12) |
Actress with most nominations without ever winning |
Bea Arthur (8) Debra Messing (8) |
Wins | Name |
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5 | Carol Burnett |
4 | Sarah Jessica Parker |
3 | Helen Hunt |
Cybill Shepherd | |
2 | Candice Bergen |
Rachel Brosnahan | |
Tina Fey | |
Linda Lavin | |
Mary Tyler Moore | |
Jean Stapleton |