Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | |
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Awarded for | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama of Series |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
First awarded | 1954 |
Currently held by |
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black (2016) |
Official website | emmys |
This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Beginning with the 18th Primetime Emmy Awards, leading actresses in drama have competed alone. However, these dramatic performances included actresses from miniseries, telefilms, and guest performers competing against main cast competitors. Such instances are marked below: