Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress Drama

The following is a list of Teen Choice Award winners and nominees for the Choice TV Actress – Drama award, which was formerly known as the Choice TV Actress – Action/Drama award.

Winners and nominees

2000s

Year	Winner	Nominees	Ref.
2002	Sarah Michelle Gellar – Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Jessica Alba – Dark Angel Lauren Ambrose – Six Feet Under Alexis Bledel – Gilmore Girls Jessica Biel – 7th Heaven Jennifer Garner – Alias Katie Holmes – Dawson's Creek Keri Russell – Felicity
2003	Sarah Michelle Gellar – Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Jessica Biel – 7th Heaven Jennifer Garner – Alias Katie Holmes – Dawson's Creek Kristin Kreuk – Smallville Brittany Snow – American Dreams Tiffany Thiessen – Fastlane Emily VanCamp – Everwood
2004	Jennifer Garner – Alias	Mischa Barton – The O.C. Rachel Bilson – The O.C. Hilarie Burton – One Tree Hill Kristin Kreuk – Smallville Brittany Snow – American Dreams Amber Tamblyn – Joan of Arcadia Emily VanCamp – Everwood
2005	Rachel Bilson – The O.C.	Mischa Barton – The O.C. Hilarie Burton – One Tree Hill Sophia Bush – One Tree Hill Jennifer Garner – Alias Evangeline Lilly – Lost Beverly Mitchell – 7th Heaven Emily VanCamp – Everwood
2006	Rachel Bilson – The O.C.	Kristen Bell – Veronica Mars Sophia Bush – One Tree Hill Katherine Heigl – Grey's Anatomy Kristin Kreuk – Smallville Evangeline Lilly – Lost
2007	Hayden Panettiere – Heroes	Emily Deschanel – Bones Katherine Heigl – Grey's Anatomy Jennifer Love Hewitt – Ghost Whisperer Evangeline Lilly – Lost
2008	Blake Lively – Gossip Girl	Hilarie Burton – One Tree Hill Sophia Bush – One Tree Hill Katherine Heigl – Grey's Anatomy Leighton Meester – Gossip Girl
2009	Leighton Meester – Gossip Girl	Minka Kelly – Friday Night Lights Blake Lively – Gossip Girl Olivia Wilde – House Shailene Woodley – The Secret Life of the American Teenager

2010s

Year	Winner	Nominees	Ref.
2010	Leighton Meester – Gossip Girl	Sophia Bush – One Tree Hill Blake Lively – Gossip Girl Olivia Wilde – House Shailene Woodley – The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2011	Blake Lively – Gossip Girl	Emily Deschanel – Bones Josie Loren – Make It or Break It Olivia Wilde – House Shailene Woodley – The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2012	Lucy Hale – Pretty Little Liars	Emily Deschanel – Bones Sarah Michelle Gellar – Ringer Leighton Meester – Gossip Girl Emily VanCamp – Revenge
2013	Troian Bellisario – Pretty Little Liars	Blake Lively – Gossip Girl Vanessa Marano – Switched at Birth Hayden Panettiere – Nashville Emily VanCamp – Revenge
2014	Lucy Hale – Pretty Little Liars	Troian Bellisario – Pretty Little Liars Rachel Bilson – Hart of Dixie Maddie Hasson – Twisted Maia Mitchell – The Fosters
2015	Lucy Hale – Pretty Little Liars	Taraji P. Henson – Empire Maia Mitchell – The Fosters Shay Mitchell – Pretty Little Liars Hayden Panettiere – Nashville Kerry Washington – Scandal
2016	Ashley Benson – Pretty Little Liars	Troian Bellisario – Pretty Little Liars Taraji P. Henson – Empire Jennifer Lopez – Shades of Blue Maia Mitchell – The Fosters Kerry Washington – Scandal
2017	Lucy Hale – Pretty Little Liars	Troian Bellisario – Pretty Little Liars Ashley Benson – Pretty Little Liars Shay Mitchell – Pretty Little Liars Sasha Pieterse – Pretty Little Liars Bella Thorne – Famous in Love
2018	Lili Reinhart – Riverdale	Ryan Destiny – Star Camila Mendes – Riverdale Chrissy Metz – This Is Us Maia Mitchell – The Fosters Bella Thorne – Famous in Love
2019	Lili Reinhart – Riverdale	Sofia Carson – Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists Ryan Destiny – Star Maia Mitchell – Good Trouble Camila Mendes – Riverdale Cierra Ramírez – Good Trouble