Bu ödül için 5 aday açıklanır. Bu 5 aday Başrol kategorilerindeki gibi komedi dizisi, dram dizisi ya da tv filmi/mini dizi gibi ayrılmaz. Bütün dallardan yardımcı kadın oyuncular bu ödüle aday olur ve hepsi için tek ödül verilir.
- 1971: Gail Fisher, ``Mannix``
- 1972: Sue Ane Langdon, ``Arnie``
- 1973: Ruth Buzzi, ``Rowan and Martin`s Laugh-In``
- 1974: Ellen Corby, ``The Waltons``
- 1975: Betty Garrett, ``All in the Family``
- 1976: Hermione Baddeley, ``Maude``
- 1977: Josette Banzet, ``Rich Man, Poor Man``
- 1979: Polly Holliday, ``Alice``
- 1980: Polly Holliday, ``Alice``
- 1981: Diane Ladd, ``Alice`` and Valerie Bertinelli, ``One Day at a Time`` (birlikte)
- 1982: Valerie Bertinelli, ``One Day at a Time``
- 1983: Shelley Long, ``Cheers``
- 1984: Barbara Stanwyck, ``The Thorn Birds``
- 1985: Faye Dunaway, ``Ellis Island``
- 1986: Sylvia Sidney, ``An Early Frost``
- 1987: Olivia de Havilland, ``The Mystery of Anna``
- 1988: Claudette Colbert, ``The Two Mrs. Grenvilles``
- 1989: Katherine Helmond, ``Who`s the Boss``
- 1990: Amy Madigan, ``Roe vs. Wade ``
- 1991: Piper Laurie, ``Twin Peaks``
- 1992: Amanda Donohue, ``L.A. Law``
- 1993: Joan Plowright, ``Stalin``
- 1994: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, ``Seinfeld``
- 1995: Miranda Richardson, ``Fatherland``
- 1996: Shirley Knight, ``The McMartin Trial``
- 1997: Kathy Bates, ``The Late Shift``
- 1998: Angelina Jolie, ``George Wallace``
- 1999: Faye Dunaway, ``Gia`` ve Camryn Manheim, ``The Practice`` (birlikte)
- 2000: Nancy Marchand, ``The Sopranos``
- 2001: Vanessa Redgrave, ``If These Walls Could Talk 2``
- 2002: Rachel Griffiths, ``Six Feet Under``
- 2003: Kim Cattrall, ``Sex and the City``
- 2004: Mary-Louise Parker, ``Angels in America``
- 2005: Anjelica Huston, ``Iron Jawed Angels``
- 2006: Sandra Oh, ``Grey`s Anatomy``
- 2007: Emily Blunt, ``Gideon`s Daughter``
- 2008: Samantha Morton, ``Longford``
