Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series

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Primetime Emmy Award category television award

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series is a major television honor presented annually to recognize the best performance by a leading actress in a dramatic TV series.

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Homeland 1

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instanceOf Primetime Emmy Award category ⓘ
television award ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series ⓘ
surface form: Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
awardedFor outstanding lead actress performance in a drama series ⓘ
categoryType acting award ⓘ
ceremonyLocation Los Angeles ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
eligibleWorks U.S. primetime television drama series ⓘ
firstAwarded 1954 ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genre drama television series ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
inceptionPeriod 1950s American television awards ⓘ
medium television ⓘ
notableMultipleWinner Angela Lansbury ⓘ
Barbara Stanwyck ⓘ
Claire Danes ⓘ
Dana Delany ⓘ
Edie Falco ⓘ
Elisabeth Moss ⓘ
Gillian Anderson ⓘ
Glenn Close ⓘ
Jodie Comer ⓘ
Julianna Margulies ⓘ
Kathy Baker ⓘ
Loretta Young ⓘ
Mariska Hargitay ⓘ
Michael Learned ⓘ
Tyne Daly ⓘ
surface form: Sharon Gless

Tyne Daly ⓘ
Viola Davis ⓘ
notableRecipient Barbara Bain ⓘ
Lucille Ball ⓘ
Patricia Arquette ⓘ
Peggy Lipton ⓘ
Sela Ward ⓘ
Susan Flannery ⓘ
Tatiana Maslany ⓘ
Zendaya ⓘ
organizer Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ⓘ
surface form: Television Academy
partOf Primetime Emmy Awards ⓘ
performanceType lead role ⓘ
presentedBy Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ⓘ
relatedAward Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series ⓘ
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series ⓘ
selectionProcess voting by members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ⓘ
timeOfBroadcast primetime ⓘ

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