Best Comedic Actresses Hall of Fame

Awarded to the actress deemed by Cosmo voters to have delivered, across the span of her entire career, the best cinematic comedic performances of all time. The previous winners are not eligible for nomination.

Not eligible: Actresses who have already been inducted into the Best Comedic Actresses Hall of Fame are no longer eligible for renomination. Once you’re in, you’re in. Note, however, that Best Actress Hall of Fame inductees are still eligible for the Best Comedic Actresses Hall of Fame.

Best Comedic Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2003 Awards)

Winner

• Madeline Kahn

Additional Nominees

• Lucille Ball
• Doris Day
• Goldie Hawn
• Diane Keaton
• Rosalind Russell
• Lily Tomlin
• Mae West

Best Comedic Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2004 Awards)

Winner

• Lucille Ball

Additional Nominees

• Doris Day
• Whoopi Goldberg
• Goldie Hawn
• Gilda Radner
• Rosalind Russell
• Lily Tomlin
• Mae West

Best Comedic Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2005 Awards)

Winner

• Lily Tomlin

Additional Nominees

• Whoopi Goldberg
• Goldie Hawn
• Cloris Leachman
• Rosalind Russell

Best Comedic Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2006 Awards)

Winner

• Gilda Radner
• Rosalind Russell

Additional Nominees

• Goldie Hawn
• Diane Keaton
• Cloris Leachman

Best Comedic Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2010 Awards)

Winner

• Cloris Leachman

Additional Nominees

• Doris Day
• Goldie Hawn
• Diane Keaton
• Mae West

Best Comedic Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2012 Awards)

Winner

• Whoopi Goldberg
• Goldie Hawn

Additional Nominees

• Doris Day
• Diane Keaton
• Carole Lombard
• Mae West

Best Comedic Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2013 Awards)

Winner

• Bette Midler

Additional Nominees

• Carol Burnett
• Doris Day
• Lisa Kudrow
• Mae West
• Betty White

Best Comedic Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2014 Awards)

Winner

• Carol Burnett

Additional Nominees

• Christine Baranski
• Sandra Bullock
• Tina Fey
• Thelma Ritter
• Betty White

Best Comedic Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2015 Awards)

Winner

• Betty White

Additional Nominees

• Tallulah Bankhead
• Sandra Bullock
• Imogene Coca
• Kathleen Turner
• Leslie Ann Warren

Best Comedic Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2016 Awards)

Winner

• Teri Garr

Additional Nominees

• Tallulah Bankhead
• Fanny Brice
• Sandra Bullock
• Thelma Ritter
• Mae West

Best Comedic Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2017 Awards)

Winner

• Divine

Additional Nominees

• Sandra Bullock
• Tina Fey
• Diane Keaton
• Mae West
• Kristen Wiig

Best Comedic Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2018 Awards)

Winner

• Catherine O’Hara

Additional Nominees

• Megan Mullally
• Coco Peru
• Thelma Ritter
• Joan Rivers
• Tracey Ullman

Best Comedic Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2019 Awards)

Winner

• Eileen Brennan

Additional Nominees

• Carol Channing
• Doris Day
• Coco Peru
• Thelma Ritter
• Joan Rivers

Best Comedic Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2020 Awards)

Winner

• Thelma Ritter

Additional Nominees

• Mary Boland
• Jennifer Coolidge
• Joan Cusack
• Phyllis Diller
• Amy Sedaris

Best Comedic Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2021 Awards)

Winner

• Katherine Helmond

Additional Nominees

• Christine Baranski
• Sandra Bullock
• Carol Channing
• Jennifer Coolidge
• Kathy Griffin

Best Comedic Actresses Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame (2022 Awards)

Winner

• Jennifer Coolidge

Additional Nominees

• Christine Baranski
• Joan Cusack
• Tina Fey
• Joan Rivers
• Mae West