British Academy Television Award for Best Actress
British Academy Television Awards · 137 nominations across 31 ceremonies · 31 wins
BAFTA TV Awards 2026 · 2026
- Winner Narges Rashidi · Prisoner 951
- Nominee Jodie Whittaker · Toxic Town
- Nominee Erin Doherty · A Thousand Blows
- Nominee Siân Brooke · Blue Lights
- Nominee Sheridan Smith · I Fought the Law
- Nominee Aimee Lou Wood · Film Club
BAFTA TV Awards 2025 · 2025
- Winner Marisa Abela · Industry
- Nominee Monica Dolan · Mr Bates vs The Post Office
- Nominee Sharon D. Clarke · Mr Loverman
- Nominee Lola Petticrew · Say Nothing
- Nominee Billie Piper · Scoop
- Nominee Anna Maxwell Martin · Until I Kill You
BAFTA TV Awards 2024 · 2024
- Winner Sarah Lancashire · Happy Valley
- Nominee Anjana Vasan · Black Mirror
- Nominee Anne Reid · The Sixth Commandment
- Nominee Sharon Horgan · Best Interests
- Nominee Helena Bonham Carter · Nolly
- Nominee Bella Ramsey · The Last of Us
BAFTA TV Awards 2023 · 2023
- Winner Kate Winslet · I Am...
- Nominee Billie Piper · I Hate Suzie
- Nominee Vicky McClure · Without Sin
- Nominee Sarah Lancashire · Julia
- Nominee Maxine Peake · Anne
- Nominee Imelda Staunton · The Crown
BAFTA TV Awards 2022 · 2022
- Winner Jodie Comer · Help
- Nominee Lydia West · It's a Sin
- Nominee Denise Gough · Too Close
- Nominee Niamh Algar · Deceit
- Nominee Emily Watson · Too Close
- Nominee Kate Winslet · Mare of Easttown
BAFTA TV Awards 2021 · 2021
- Winner Michaela Coel · I May Destroy You
- Nominee Hayley Squires · Adult Material
- Nominee Letitia Wright · Small Axe
- Nominee Jodie Comer · Killing Eve
- Nominee Daisy Edgar-Jones · Normal People
- Nominee Billie Piper · I Hate Suzie
BAFTA TV Awards 2020 · 2020
- Winner Glenda Jackson · Elizabeth is Missing
- Nominee Suranne Jones · Gentleman Jack
- Nominee Samantha Morton · I Am Kirsty
- Nominee Jodie Comer · Killing Eve
BAFTA TV Awards 2019 · 2019
- Winner Jodie Comer · Killing Eve
- Nominee Ruth Wilson · Mrs Wilson
- Nominee Sandra Oh · Killing Eve
- Nominee Keeley Hawes · Bodyguard
BAFTA TV Awards 2018 · 2018
- Winner Molly Windsor · Three Girls
- Nominee Sinead Keenan · Little Boy Blue
- Nominee Thandiwe Newton · Line of Duty
- Nominee Claire Foy · The Crown
BAFTA TV Awards 2017 · 2017
- Winner Sarah Lancashire · Happy Valley
- Nominee Nikki Amuka-Bird · NW
- Nominee Claire Foy · The Crown
- Nominee Jodie Comer · Thirteen
BAFTA TV Awards 2016 · 2016
- Winner Suranne Jones · Doctor Foster
- Nominee Ruth Madeley · Don’t Take My Baby
- Nominee Claire Foy · Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light
- Nominee Sheridan Smith
BAFTA TV Awards 2015 · 2015
- Winner Georgina Campbell · Murdered by My Boyfriend
- Nominee Sarah Lancashire · Happy Valley
- Nominee Keeley Hawes · Line of Duty
- Nominee Sheridan Smith · Cilla
BAFTA TV Awards 2014 · 2014
- Winner Olivia Colman · Broadchurch
- Nominee Kerrie Hayes · The Mill
- Nominee Maxine Peake · The Village
- Nominee Helena Bonham Carter · Burton & Taylor
BAFTA TV Awards 2013 · 2013
- Winner Sheridan Smith · Mrs Biggs
- Nominee Rebecca Hall · Parade's End
- Nominee Anne Reid · Last Tango in Halifax
- Nominee Sienna Miller · The Girl
BAFTA TV Awards 2012 · 2012
- Winner Emily Watson · Appropriate Adult
- Nominee Nadine Marshall · Random
- Nominee Romola Garai · The Crimson Petal and the White
- Nominee Vicky McClure · This Is England '88
BAFTA TV Awards 2011 · 2011
- Winner Vicky McClure · This Is England '86
- Nominee Natalie Press · Five Daughters
- Nominee Anna Maxwell Martin · South Riding
- Nominee Juliet Stevenson · Accused
BAFTA TV Awards 2010 · 2010
- Winner Mo
- Nominee Julie Walters · A Short Stay in Switzerland
- Nominee Sophie Okonedo · Mrs Mandela
- Nominee Helena Bonham Carter · Enid
BAFTA TV Awards 2009 · 2009
- Winner Anna Maxwell Martin · Poppy Shakespeare
- Nominee Andrea Riseborough · Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley
- Nominee June Brown · EastEnders
- Nominee Maxine Peake · Hancock and Joan
BAFTA TV Awards 2008 · 2008
- Winner Eileen Atkins · Cranford
- Nominee Judi Dench · Cranford
- Nominee Kierston Wareing · It's a Free World...
- Nominee Gina McKee · The Street
BAFTA TV Awards 2007 · 2007
- Winner Victoria Wood · Housewife, 49
- Nominee Anne-Marie Duff · The Virgin Queen
- Nominee Ruth Wilson · Jane Eyre
- Nominee Samantha Morton · Longford
BAFTA TV Awards 2006 · 2006
- Winner Anna Maxwell Martin · Bleak House
- Nominee Anne-Marie Duff · Shameless
- Nominee Lucy Cohu · The Queen's Sister
- Nominee Gillian Anderson · Bleak House
BAFTA TV Awards 2005 · 2005
- Winner Anamaria Marinca · Sex Traffic
- Nominee Anne-Marie Duff · Shameless
- Nominee Brenda Blethyn · Belonging
- Nominee Lia Williams · May 33rd
BAFTA TV Awards 2004 · 2004
- Winner Julie Walters · The Canterbury Tales
- Nominee Miranda Richardson · The Lost Prince
- Nominee Helen Mirren · Prime Suspect
- Nominee Gina McKee · The Lost Prince
BAFTA TV Awards 2003 · 2003
- Winner Julie Walters · Murder
- Nominee Jessica Stevenson · Tomorrow La Scala!
- Nominee Sheila Hancock · Bedtime
- Nominee Vanessa Redgrave · The Gathering Storm
BAFTA TV Awards 2002 · 2002
- Winner Julie Walters · My Beautiful Son
- Nominee Lindsay Duncan · Perfect Strangers
- Nominee Sheila Hancock · The Russian Bride
- Nominee Lesley Sharp · Bob & Rose
BAFTA TV Awards 2001 · 2001
- Winner Judi Dench · The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
- Nominee Amanda Redman · At Home with the Braithwaites
- Nominee Geraldine James · The Sins
- Nominee Fay Ripley · Cold Feet
- Nominee Alison Steadman · Fat Friends
BAFTA TV Awards 2000 · 2000
- Winner Thora Hird · Lost for Words
- Nominee Lindsay Duncan · Shooting the Past
- Nominee Maggie Smith · David Copperfield
- Nominee Francesca Annis · Wives and Daughters
BAFTA TV Awards 1999 · 1999
- Winner Thora Hird · Waiting for the Telegram
- Nominee Francesca Annis · Reckless
- Nominee Joanna Lumley · A Rather English Marriage
- Nominee Natasha Little · Vanity Fair
BAFTA TV Awards 1998 · 1998
- Winner Daniela Nardini · This Life
- Nominee Kathy Burke · Tom Jones
- Nominee Miranda Richardson · A Dance to the Music of Time
- Nominee Francesca Annis · Reckless
BAFTA TV Awards 1997 · 1997
- Winner Gina McKee · Our Friends in the North
- Nominee Alex Kingston · The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders
- Nominee Helen Mirren · Prime Suspect
- Nominee Pauline Quirke · The Sculptress
BAFTA TV Awards 1996 · 1996
- Winner Jennifer Ehle · Pride and Prejudice
- Nominee Helen Mirren · Prime Suspect
- Nominee Juliet Stevenson · The Politician's Wife
- Nominee Geraldine James · Band of Gold