Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series

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Christine Ghawi
Celine
Celine tells the unforgettable love story of one of the most compelling celebrity couples of all time and chronicles the rise to fame of the world's greatest pop superstar.

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Rachel Marcus
Booky's Crush
It's a new grade at school and 11-year-old Beatrice "Booky" Thomson (Rachel Marcus) and her friends have suddenly noticed that boys are interesting. And for Booky, the new boy she's tutoring, Georgie Dunlop (Connor Price), holds special allure. When her teacher Mr. Spencer (Albert Schultz) announces an upcoming dance, it's all she can do to contain her excitement.
Joanne Kelly
Diamonds
Following a trail of greed and obsession, this powerful mini-series traces the international web that brings us diamonds - the world's purest and most dazzling gems. From the fashionable enclaves of London, to the icy tundra of the Canadian Arctic, to the war-ravaged villages of Sierra Leone, DIAMONDS takes viewers inside the glamorous - and sometimes dangerous and illegal - diamond industry.
Judy Davis
Diamonds
Following a trail of greed and obsession, this powerful mini-series traces the international web that brings us diamonds - the world's purest and most dazzling gems. From the fashionable enclaves of London, to the icy tundra of the Canadian Arctic, to the war-ravaged villages of Sierra Leone, DIAMONDS takes viewers inside the glamorous - and sometimes dangerous and illegal - diamond industry.
Chandra West
Of Murder and Memory
After being removed from a jury for arriving five minutes late, Sally Linden (Annabeth Gish, Brotherhood) becomes obsessed with the verdict, which sent Theresa Nichol (Chandra West, John From Cincinnati), a woman her age, to prison for life. Fifteen years later, she fights to have the case reopened, and her friendship with the prisoner forces her to confront questions of guilt, justice and responsibility in Of Murder and Memory.
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