This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. The award is presented to the best performance by a lead actor in a television comedy series. Beginning with the 18th Primetime Emmy Awards, leading actors in comedy have competed alone. However, these comedic performances included actors from miniseries, telefilms, and guest performers competing against main cast competitors. Such instances are marked below:
- # – Indicates a performance in a miniseries or television film, prior to the category's creation
- § – Indicates a performance as a guest performer, prior to the category's creation
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | |
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![]() 2024 recipient Jeremy Allen White | |
Awarded for | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
First award | 1954 |
Currently held by | Jeremy Allen White, The Bear (2024) |
Website | emmys |
The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards are the first Emmys where there is no representation from any of the big four broadcast networks.
Winners and nominations
1950s
Year | Actor | Role | Program | Network |
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Best Male Star of a Regular Series | ||||
1954 (6th) | ||||
Donald O'Connor | Himself | The Colgate Comedy Hour | NBC | |
Sid Caesar | Various characters | Your Show of Shows | NBC | |
Wally Cox | Robinson Peepers | Mister Peepers | ||
Jackie Gleason | Various characters | The Jackie Gleason Show | CBS | |
Jack Webb | Joe Friday | Dragnet | NBC | |
Best Actor Starring in a Regular Series | ||||
1955 (7th) | ||||
Danny Thomas | Danny Williams | Make Room for Daddy | ABC | |
Richard Boone | Dr. Konrad Styner | Medic | NBC | |
Robert Cummings | Robert Beanblossom | My Hero | ||
Jackie Gleason | Various characters | The Jackie Gleason Show | CBS | |
Jack Webb | Joe Friday | Dragnet | NBC | |
Best Actor - Continuing Performance | ||||
1956 (8th) | ||||
Phil Silvers | MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko | The Phil Silvers Show | CBS | |
Robert Cummings | Bob Collins | The Bob Cummings Show | CBS | |
Jackie Gleason | Ralph Kramden | The Honeymooners | ||
Danny Thomas | Danny Williams | Make Room for Daddy | ABC | |
Robert Young | Jim Anderson | Father Knows Best | ||
Best Continuing Performance by a Comedian in a Series | ||||
1957 (9th) | ||||
Sid Caesar | Various characters | Caesar's Hour | NBC | |
Jack Benny | Various characters | The Jack Benny Program | CBS | |
Robert Cummings | Bob Collins | The Bob Cummings Show | ||
Ernie Kovacs | Himself | The Ernie Kovacs Show | NBC | |
Phil Silvers | MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko | The Phil Silvers Show | CBS | |
Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series | ||||
1958 (10th) | ||||
Robert Young | Jim Anderson | Father Knows Best | NBC | |
James Arness | Matt Dillon | Gunsmoke | CBS | |
Robert Cummings | Bob Collins | The Bob Cummings Show | ||
Phil Silvers | MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko | The Phil Silvers Show | ||
Danny Thomas | Danny Williams | The Danny Thomas Show | ABC & CBS | |
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series | ||||
1959 (11th) | ||||
Jack Benny | Various characters | The Jack Benny Program | CBS | |
Walter Brennan | Grandpa Amos McCoy | The Real McCoys | ABC | |
Robert Cummings | Bob Collins | The Bob Cummings Show | NBC | |
Phil Silvers | MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko | The Phil Silvers Show | CBS | |
Danny Thomas | Danny Williams | The Danny Thomas Show | ||
Robert Young | Jim Anderson | Father Knows Best | CBS & NBC |
1960s
Year | Actor | Role | Program | Network |
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Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead or Support) | ||||
1960 (12th) | ||||
Robert Stack | Eliot Ness | The Untouchables | ABC | |
Richard Boone | Paladin | Have Gun – Will Travel | CBS | |
Raymond Burr | Perry Mason | Perry Mason | ||
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead) | ||||
1961 (13th) | ||||
Raymond Burr | Perry Mason | Perry Mason | CBS | |
Jackie Cooper | Chick Hennesey | Hennesey | CBS | |
Robert Stack | Eliot Ness | The Untouchables | ABC | |
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead) | ||||
1962 (14th) | ||||
E. G. Marshall | Lawrence Preston | The Defenders | CBS | |
Paul Burke | Det. Adam Flint | Naked City | ABC | |
Jackie Cooper | Chick Hennesey | Hennesey | CBS | |
Vince Edwards | Ben Casey | Ben Casey | ABC | |
George Maharis | Buz Murdock | Route 66 | CBS | |
1963 (15th) | ||||
E. G. Marshall | Lawrence Preston | The Defenders | CBS | |
Ernest Borgnine | Lt. Cmdr. Quinton McHale | McHale's Navy | ABC | |
Paul Burke | Det. Adam Flint | Naked City | ||
Vic Morrow | Sgt. Sanders | Combat! | ||
Dick Van Dyke | Rob Petrie | The Dick Van Dyke Show | CBS | |
1964 (16th) | ||||
Dick Van Dyke | Rob Petrie | The Dick Van Dyke Show | CBS | |
Richard Boone | Host | The Richard Boone Show | NBC | |
Dean Jagger | Principal Albert Vane | Mr. Novak | ||
David Janssen | Dr. Richard Kimble | The Fugitive | ABC | |
George C. Scott | Neil Brock | East Side/West Side | CBS | |
Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Actors and Performers | ||||
1965 (17th) | ||||
Leonard Bernstein | Conductor | New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts with Leonard Bernstein | CBS | |
Lynn Fontanne | Fanny Bowditch Holmes | Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Magnificent Yankee" | NBC | |
Alfred Lunt | Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. | |||
Barbra Streisand | Herself | My Name Is Barbra | CBS | |
Dick Van Dyke | Rob Petrie | The Dick Van Dyke Show | ||
Julie Andrews | Herself | The Andy Williams Show: "November 30, 1964" | NBC | |
Johnny Carson | Host | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | ||
Gladys Cooper | Margaret St. Clair | The Rogues | ||
Robert Coote | Timmy St. Clair | |||
Richard Crenna | James Slattery | Slattery's People | CBS | |
Julie Harris | Florence Nightingale | Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Holy Terror" | NBC | |
Bob Hope | Himself | Chrysler Presents A Bob Hope Comedy Special | ||
Dean Jagger | Principal Albert Vane | Mr. Novak | ||
Danny Kaye | Host | The Danny Kaye Show | CBS | |
David McCallum | Illya Kuryakin | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | NBC | |
Red Skelton | Himself | The Red Skelton Hour | CBS | |
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series | ||||
1966 (18th) | ||||
Dick Van Dyke | Rob Petrie | The Dick Van Dyke Show | CBS | |
Don Adams | Maxwell Smart | Get Smart | NBC | |
Bob Crane | Colonel Robert E. Hogan | Hogan's Heroes | CBS | |
1967 (19th) | ||||
Don Adams | Maxwell Smart | Get Smart | NBC | |
Bob Crane | Colonel Robert E. Hogan | Hogan's Heroes | CBS | |
Brian Keith | Bill Davis | Family Affair | ||
Larry Storch | Corporal Randolph Agarn | F Troop | ABC | |
1968 (20th) | ||||
Don Adams | Maxwell Smart | Get Smart | NBC | |
Richard Benjamin | Dick Hollister | He & She | CBS | |
Sebastian Cabot | Giles French | Family Affair | ||
Brian Keith | Bill Davis | |||
Dick York | Darrin Stephens | Bewitched | ABC | |
1969 (21st) | ||||
Don Adams | Maxwell Smart | Get Smart | NBC | |
Brian Keith | Bill Davis | Family Affair | CBS | |
Edward Mulhare | Captain Daniel Gregg | The Ghost and Mrs. Muir | NBC | |
Lloyd Nolan | Dr. Morton Chegley | Julia |
1970s
Year | Actor | Role | Program | Network |
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1970 (22nd) | ||||
William Windom | John Monroe | My World and Welcome to It | NBC | |
Bill Cosby | Chet Kincaid | The Bill Cosby Show | NBC | |
Lloyd Haynes | Pete Dixon | Room 222 | ABC | |
1971 (23rd) | ||||
Jack Klugman | Oscar Madison | The Odd Couple | ABC | |
Ted Bessell | Donald Hollinger | That Girl | ABC | |
Bill Bixby | Tom Corbett | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | ||
Carroll O'Connor | Archie Bunker | All in the Family | CBS | |
Tony Randall | Felix Unger | The Odd Couple | ABC | |
1972 (24th) | ||||
Carroll O'Connor | Archie Bunker | All in the Family | CBS | |
Redd Foxx | Fred G. Sanford | Sanford and Son | NBC | |
Jack Klugman | Oscar Madison | The Odd Couple | ABC | |
Tony Randall | Felix Unger | |||
1973 (25th) | ||||
Jack Klugman | Oscar Madison | The Odd Couple | ABC | |
Alan Alda | Hawkeye Pierce | M*A*S*H | CBS | |
Redd Foxx | Fred G. Sanford | Sanford and Son | NBC | |
Carroll O'Connor | Archie Bunker | All in the Family | CBS | |
Tony Randall | Felix Unger | The Odd Couple | ABC | |
1974 (26th) | ||||
Alan Alda | Hawkeye Pierce | M*A*S*H | CBS | |
Redd Foxx | Fred G. Sanford | Sanford and Son | NBC | |
Jack Klugman | Oscar Madison | The Odd Couple | ABC | |
Carroll O'Connor | Archie Bunker | All in the Family | CBS | |
Tony Randall | Felix Unger | The Odd Couple | ABC | |
1975 (27th) | ||||
Tony Randall | Felix Unger | The Odd Couple | ABC | |
Jack Albertson | Ed Brown | Chico and the Man | NBC | |
Alan Alda | Hawkeye Pierce | M*A*S*H | CBS | |
Jack Klugman | Oscar Madison | The Odd Couple | ABC | |
Carroll O'Connor | Archie Bunker | All in the Family | CBS | |
1976 (28th) | ||||
Jack Albertson | Ed Brown | Chico and the Man | NBC | |
Alan Alda | Hawkeye Pierce | M*A*S*H | CBS | |
Hal Linden | Barney Miller | Barney Miller | ABC | |
Henry Winkler | Fonzie | Happy Days | ||
1977 (29th) | ||||
Carroll O'Connor | Archie Bunker | All in the Family | CBS | |
Jack Albertson | Ed Brown | Chico and the Man | NBC | |
Alan Alda | Hawkeye Pierce | M*A*S*H | CBS | |
Hal Linden | Barney Miller | Barney Miller | ABC | |
Henry Winkler | Fonzie | Happy Days | ||
1978 (30th) | ||||
Carroll O'Connor | Archie Bunker | All in the Family | CBS | |
Alan Alda | Hawkeye Pierce | M*A*S*H | CBS | |
Hal Linden | Barney Miller | Barney Miller | ABC | |
John Ritter | Jack Tripper | Three's Company | ||
Henry Winkler | Fonzie | Happy Days | ||
1979 (31st) | ||||
Carroll O'Connor | Archie Bunker | All in the Family | CBS | |
Alan Alda | Hawkeye Pierce | M*A*S*H | CBS | |
Judd Hirsch | Alex Reiger | Taxi | ABC | |
Hal Linden | Barney Miller | Barney Miller | ||
Robin Williams | Mork | Mork & Mindy |
1980s
Year | Actor | Role | Program | Episode Submissions | Network |
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1980 (32nd) | |||||
Richard Mulligan | Burt Campbell | Soap | "Episode 51" | ABC | |
Alan Alda | Hawkeye Pierce | M*A*S*H | — | CBS | |
Robert Guillaume | Benson DuBois | Benson | — | ABC | |
Judd Hirsch | Alex Reiger | Taxi | — | ||
Hal Linden | Barney Miller | Barney Miller | — | ||
1981 (33rd) | |||||
Judd Hirsch | Alex Reiger | Taxi | "Elaine's Strange Triangle" | ABC | |
Alan Alda | Hawkeye Pierce | M*A*S*H | — | CBS | |
Hal Linden | Barney Miller | Barney Miller | — | ABC | |
Richard Mulligan | Burt Campbell | Soap | — | ||
John Ritter | Jack Tripper | Three's Company | — | ||
1982 (34th) | |||||
Alan Alda | Hawkeye Pierce | M*A*S*H | "Where There's a Will, There's a War" | CBS | |
Robert Guillaume | Benson DuBois | Benson | — | ABC | |
Judd Hirsch | Alex Reiger | Taxi | — | ||
Hal Linden | Barney Miller | Barney Miller | — | ||
Leslie Nielsen | Frank Drebin | Police Squad! | — | ||
1983 (35th) | |||||
Judd Hirsch | Alex Reiger | Taxi | "Alex's Old Buddy" | NBC | |
Alan Alda | Hawkeye Pierce | M*A*S*H | — | CBS | |
Dabney Coleman | Bill Bittinger | Buffalo Bill | — | NBC | |
Ted Danson | Sam Malone | Cheers | — | ||
Robert Guillaume | Benson DuBois | Benson | — | ABC | |
1984 (36th) | |||||
John Ritter | Jack Tripper | Three's Company | "Cupid Works Overtime" | ABC | |
Dabney Coleman | Bill Bittinger | Buffalo Bill | — | NBC | |
Ted Danson | Sam Malone | Cheers | — | ||
Robert Guillaume | Benson DuBois | Benson | — | ABC | |
Sherman Hemsley | George Jefferson | The Jeffersons | — | CBS | |
1985 (37th) | |||||
Robert Guillaume | Benson DuBois | Benson | — | ABC | |
Harry Anderson | Judge Harry Stone | Night Court | — | NBC | |
Ted Danson | Sam Malone | Cheers | — | ||
Bob Newhart | Dick Loudon | Newhart | — | CBS | |
Jack Warden | Harry Fox | Crazy Like a Fox | — | ||
1986 (38th) | |||||
Michael J. Fox | Alex P. Keaton | Family Ties | "The Real Thing" | NBC | |
Harry Anderson | Judge Harry Stone | Night Court | — | NBC | |
Ted Danson | Sam Malone | Cheers | — | ||
Bob Newhart | Dick Loudon | Newhart | — | CBS | |
Jack Warden | Harry Fox | Crazy Like a Fox | — | ||
1987 (39th) | |||||
Michael J. Fox | Alex P. Keaton | Family Ties | "A, My Name Is Alex" | NBC | |
Harry Anderson | Judge Harry Stone | Night Court | — | NBC | |
Ted Danson | Sam Malone | Cheers | "Diamond Sam" | ||
Bob Newhart | Dick Loudon | Newhart | "Co-Hostess Twinkie" | CBS | |
Bronson Pinchot | Balki Bartokomous | Perfect Strangers | — | ABC | |
1988 (40th) | |||||
Michael J. Fox | Alex P. Keaton | Family Ties | "The Last of the Red Hot Psychologists" | NBC | |
Dabney Coleman | Slap Maxwell | The Slap Maxwell Story | "Episode 2" | ABC | |
Ted Danson | Sam Malone | Cheers | — | NBC | |
Tim Reid | Frank Parrish | Frank's Place | "The Bridge" | CBS | |
John Ritter | Det. Harry Hooperman | Hooperman | "Pilot" | ABC | |
1989 (41st) | |||||
Richard Mulligan | Dr. Harry Weston | Empty Nest | "Pilot" | NBC | |
Ted Danson | Sam Malone | Cheers | "Swear to God" | NBC | |
Michael J. Fox | Alex P. Keaton | Family Ties | "Alex Doesn't Live Here Anymore" | ||
John Goodman | Dan Conner | Roseanne | "Dan's Birthday Bash" | ABC | |
Fred Savage | Kevin Arnold | The Wonder Years | "Birthday Boy" |
1990s
Year | Actor | Role | Program | Episode Submissions | Network |
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1990 (42nd) | |||||
Ted Danson | Sam Malone | Cheers | "Cry Harder, Part II" | NBC | |
Craig T. Nelson | Hayden Fox | Coach | "If Keith Jackson Calls, I'll Be At My Therapist's" | ABC | |
John Goodman | Dan Conner | Roseanne | "Born to Be Wild" | ||
Fred Savage | Kevin Arnold | The Wonder Years | "Good-bye" | ||
Richard Mulligan | Dr. Harry Weston | Empty Nest | "Still Growing After All These Years" | NBC | |
1991 (43rd) | |||||
Burt Reynolds | Wood Newton | Evening Shade | "A Day in the Life of Wood Newton" | CBS | |
Ted Danson | Sam Malone | Cheers | "Bad Neighbor Sam" | NBC | |
John Goodman | Dan Conner | Roseanne | "Her Boyfriends Back" | ABC | |
Richard Mulligan | Dr. Harry Weston | Empty Nest | "The Mentor" | NBC | |
Craig T. Nelson | Hayden Fox | Coach | "The Break-Up" | ABC | |
1992 (44th) | |||||
Craig T. Nelson | Hayden Fox | Coach | "A Real Guy's Guy" | ABC | |
Ted Danson | Sam Malone | Cheers | "Go Make" | NBC | |
John Goodman | Dan Conner | Roseanne | "The Back Story" | ABC | |
Kelsey Grammer § | Frasier Crane | Wings | "Planes, Trains, and Visiting Cranes" | NBC | |
Burt Reynolds | Wood Newton | Evening Shade | "Callous Hearts of Rage" | CBS | |
Jerry Seinfeld | Jerry Seinfeld | Seinfeld | "The Boyfriend" | NBC | |
1993 (45th) | |||||
Ted Danson | Sam Malone | Cheers | "The Guy Can't Help It" | NBC | |
Tim Allen | Tim Taylor | Home Improvement | "Where There's a Will, There's a Way" | ABC | |
John Goodman | Dan Conner | Roseanne | "Terms of Estrangement, Part 2" | ||
Jerry Seinfeld | Jerry Seinfeld | Seinfeld | "The Opera" | NBC | |
Garry Shandling | Larry Sanders | The Larry Sanders Show | "What Have You Done for Me Lately?" | HBO | |
1994 (46th) | |||||
Kelsey Grammer | Frasier Crane | Frasier | "The Good Son" | NBC | |
John Goodman | Dan Conner | Roseanne | "Guilt By Imagination" | ABC | |
John Larroquette | John Hemingway | The John Larroquette Show | "Pilot" | NBC | |
Paul Reiser | Paul Buchman | Mad About You | "Virtual Reality" | ||
Jerry Seinfeld | Jerry Seinfeld | Seinfeld | "The Puffy Shirt" | ||
1995 (47th) | |||||
Kelsey Grammer | Frasier Crane | Frasier | "Adventures in Paradise, Part 2" | NBC | |
John Goodman | Dan Conner | Roseanne | "The Blaming of the Shrew" | ABC | |
Paul Reiser | Paul Buchman | Mad About You | "Cake Fear" | NBC | |
Jerry Seinfeld | Jerry Seinfeld | Seinfeld | "The Diplomat's Club" | ||
Garry Shandling | Larry Sanders | The Larry Sanders Show | "The Mr. Sharon Stone Show" | HBO | |
1996 (48th) | |||||
John Lithgow | Dick Solomon | 3rd Rock from the Sun | "Dick, Smoker" | NBC | |
Kelsey Grammer | Frasier Crane | Frasier | "You Can Go Home Again" | NBC | |
Paul Reiser | Paul Buchman | Mad About You | "Dream Weaver" | ||
Jerry Seinfeld | Jerry Seinfeld | Seinfeld | "The Gum" | ||
Garry Shandling | Larry Sanders | The Larry Sanders Show | — | HBO | |
1997 (49th) | |||||
John Lithgow | Dick Solomon | 3rd Rock from the Sun | "See Dick Continue to Run" | NBC | |
Michael J. Fox | Mike Flaherty | Spin City | "Prototype" | ABC | |
Kelsey Grammer | Frasier Crane | Frasier | "Ham Radio" | NBC | |
Paul Reiser | Paul Buchman | Mad About You | "The Birth" | ||
Garry Shandling | Larry Sanders | The Larry Sanders Show | "Everybody Loves Larry" | HBO | |
1998 (50th) | |||||
Kelsey Grammer | Frasier Crane | Frasier | "Frasier's Imaginary Friend" | NBC | |
Michael J. Fox | Mike Flaherty | Spin City | "The Goodbye Girl" | ABC | |
John Lithgow | Dick Solomon | 3rd Rock from the Sun | "Stuck with Dick" | NBC | |
Paul Reiser | Paul Buchman | Mad About You | "The Conversation" | ||
Garry Shandling | Larry Sanders | The Larry Sanders Show | "Flip" | HBO | |
1999 (51st) | |||||
John Lithgow | Dick Solomon | 3rd Rock from the Sun | "What's Love Got to Do, Got to Do with Dick?" | NBC | |
Michael J. Fox | Mike Flaherty | Spin City | "Gone with the Wind" | ABC | |
Kelsey Grammer | Frasier Crane | Frasier | "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz" | NBC | |
Paul Reiser | Paul Buchman | Mad About You | "The Final Frontier" | ||
Ray Romano | Raymond Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "How They Met" | CBS |
2000s
Year | Actor | Role | Program | Episode Submissions | Network |
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2000 (52nd) | |||||
Michael J. Fox | Mike Flaherty | Spin City | "Goodbye" | ABC | |
Kelsey Grammer | Frasier Crane | Frasier | "Radio Wars" | NBC | |
John Lithgow | Dick Solomon | 3rd Rock from the Sun | "Frankie Goes to Rutherford" | ||
Eric McCormack | Will Truman | Will & Grace | "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, He's Kept Me in the Closet and I'm So Sad" | ||
Ray Romano | Raymond Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Bad Moon Rising" | CBS | |
2001 (53rd) | |||||
Eric McCormack | Will Truman | Will & Grace | "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" | NBC | |
Kelsey Grammer | Frasier Crane | Frasier | "Frasier's Edge" | NBC | |
John Lithgow | Dick Solomon | 3rd Rock from the Sun | "Red, White, and Dick" | ||
Frankie Muniz | Malcolm | Malcolm in the Middle | "Bowling" | Fox | |
Ray Romano | Raymond Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Ray's Journal" | CBS | |
2002 (54th) | |||||
Ray Romano | Raymond Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "The Breakup Tape" | CBS | |
Kelsey Grammer | Frasier Crane | Frasier | "The Love You Fake" | NBC | |
Matt LeBlanc | Joey Tribbiani | Friends | "The One Where Joey Tells Rachel" | ||
Bernie Mac | Bernie McCullough | The Bernie Mac Show | "Saving Bernie Mac" | Fox | |
Matthew Perry | Chandler Bing | Friends | "The One Where Chandler Takes a Bath" | NBC | |
2003 (55th) | |||||
Tony Shalhoub | Adrian Monk | Monk | "Mr. Monk and the Airplane" | USA | |
Larry David | Larry David | Curb Your Enthusiasm | "The Special Section" | HBO | |
Matt LeBlanc | Joey Tribbiani | Friends | "The One in Barbados" | NBC | |
Bernie Mac | Bernie McCullough | The Bernie Mac Show | "The Incredible Bulk" | Fox | |
Eric McCormack | Will Truman | Will & Grace | "The Kid Stays Out of the Picture" | NBC | |
Ray Romano | Raymond Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Counseling" | CBS | |
2004 (56th) | |||||
Kelsey Grammer | Frasier Crane | Frasier | "The Doctor is Out" | NBC | |
Larry David | Larry David | Curb Your Enthusiasm | "Opening Night" | HBO | |
Matt LeBlanc | Joey Tribbiani | Friends | "The One Where the Stripper Cries" | NBC | |
John Ritter (posthumously) | Paul Hennessy | 8 Simple Rules | "Premiere" | ABC | |
Tony Shalhoub | Adrian Monk | Monk | "Mr. Monk Goes to the Theater" | USA | |
2005 (57th) | |||||
Tony Shalhoub | Adrian Monk | Monk | "Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine" | USA | |
Jason Bateman | Michael Bluth | Arrested Development | "Good Grief" | Fox | |
Zach Braff | J.D. | Scrubs | "My Last Chance" | NBC | |
Eric McCormack | Will Truman | Will & Grace | "Queens for a Day" | ||
Ray Romano | Raymond Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "The Power of No" | CBS | |
2006 (58th) | |||||
Tony Shalhoub | Adrian Monk | Monk | "Mr. Monk Bumps His Head" | USA | |
Steve Carell | Michael Scott | The Office | "The Injury" | NBC | |
Larry David | Larry David | Curb Your Enthusiasm | "The Ski Lift" | HBO | |
Kevin James | Doug Heffernan | The King of Queens | "Pole Lox" | CBS | |
Charlie Sheen | Charlie Harper | Two and a Half Men | "The Unfortunate Little Schnauser" | ||
2007 (59th) | |||||
Ricky Gervais | Andy Millman | Extras | "Sir Ian McKellen" | HBO | |
Alec Baldwin | Jack Donaghy | 30 Rock | "Hiatus" | NBC | |
Steve Carell | Michael Scott | The Office | "Business School" | ||
Tony Shalhoub | Adrian Monk | Monk | "Mr. Monk Gets a New Shrink" | USA | |
Charlie Sheen | Charlie Harper | Two and a Half Men | "Who's Vod Kanockers?" | CBS | |
2008 (60th) | |||||
Alec Baldwin | Jack Donaghy | 30 Rock | "Rosemary's Baby" | NBC | |
Steve Carell | Michael Scott | The Office | "Goodbye, Toby" | NBC | |
Lee Pace | Ned | Pushing Daisies | "Pie-lette" | ABC | |
Tony Shalhoub | Adrian Monk | Monk | "Mr. Monk and the Naked Man" | USA | |
Charlie Sheen | Charlie Harper | Two and a Half Men | "Is There a Mrs. Waffles?" | CBS | |
2009 (61st) | |||||
Alec Baldwin | Jack Donaghy | 30 Rock | "Generalissimo" | NBC | |
Steve Carell | Michael Scott | The Office | "Broke" | NBC | |
Jemaine Clement | Jemaine | Flight of the Conchords | "Unnatural Love" | HBO | |
Jim Parsons | Sheldon Cooper | The Big Bang Theory | "The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis" | CBS | |
Tony Shalhoub | Adrian Monk | Monk | "Mr. Monk and the Miracle" | USA | |
Charlie Sheen | Charlie Harper | Two and a Half Men | "The 'Ocu' or the 'Pado'?" | CBS |
2010s
Year | Actor | Role | Program | Episode Submissions | Network |
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2010 (62nd) | |||||
Jim Parsons | Sheldon Cooper | The Big Bang Theory | "The Pants Alternative" | CBS | |
Alec Baldwin | Jack Donaghy | 30 Rock | "Don Geiss, America and Hope" | NBC | |
Steve Carell | Michael Scott | The Office | "The Cover-Up" | ||
Larry David | Larry David | Curb Your Enthusiasm | "Seinfeld" | HBO | |
Matthew Morrison | Will Schuester | Glee | "Mash-Up" | Fox | |
Tony Shalhoub | Adrian Monk | Monk | "Mr. Monk and the End" | USA | |
2011 (63rd) | |||||
Jim Parsons | Sheldon Cooper | The Big Bang Theory | "The Agreement Dissection" | CBS | |
Alec Baldwin | Jack Donaghy | 30 Rock | "Respawn" | NBC | |
Louis C.K. | Louie | Louie | "Bully" | FX | |
Steve Carell | Michael Scott | The Office | "Goodbye, Michael" | NBC | |
Johnny Galecki | Leonard Hofstadter | The Big Bang Theory | "The Benefactor Factor" | CBS | |
Matt LeBlanc | Matt LeBlanc | Episodes | "Episode Seven" | Showtime | |
2012 (64th) | |||||
Jon Cryer | Alan Harper | Two and a Half Men | "Frodo's Headshots" | CBS | |
Alec Baldwin | Jack Donaghy | 30 Rock | "Live from Studio 6H" | NBC | |
Louis C.K. | Louie | Louie | "Duckling" | FX | |
Don Cheadle | Marty Kaan | House of Lies | "The Gods of Dangerous Financial Instruments" | Showtime | |
Larry David | Larry David | Curb Your Enthusiasm | "Palestinian Chicken" | HBO | |
Jim Parsons | Sheldon Cooper | The Big Bang Theory | "The Werewolf Transformation" | CBS | |
2013 (65th) | |||||
Jim Parsons | Sheldon Cooper | The Big Bang Theory | "The Habitation Configuration" | CBS | |
Alec Baldwin | Jack Donaghy | 30 Rock | "A Goon's Deed in a Weary World" | NBC | |
Jason Bateman | Michael Bluth | Arrested Development | "Flight of the Phoenix" | Netflix | |
Louis C.K. | Louie | Louie | "Daddy's Girlfriend, Part 1" | FX | |
Don Cheadle | Marty Kaan | House of Lies | "Hostile Takeover" | Showtime | |
Matt LeBlanc | Matt LeBlanc | Episodes | "Episode Two" | ||
2014 (66th) | |||||
Jim Parsons | Sheldon Cooper | The Big Bang Theory | "The Relationship Diremption" | CBS | |
Louis C.K. | Louie | Louie | "Model" | FX | |
Don Cheadle | Marty Kaan | House of Lies | "Wreckage" | Showtime | |
Ricky Gervais | Derek Noakes | Derek | "Episode 6" | Netflix | |
Matt LeBlanc | Matt LeBlanc | Episodes | "Episode Six" | Showtime | |
William H. Macy | Frank Gallagher | Shameless | "Lazarus" | ||
2015 (67th) | |||||
Jeffrey Tambor | Maura Pfefferman | Transparent | "The Letting Go" | Amazon | |
Anthony Anderson | Andre Johnson | Black-ish | "Sex, Lies, and Vasectomies" | ABC | |
Louis C.K. | Louie | Louie | "Bobby's House" | FX | |
Don Cheadle | Marty Kaan | House of Lies | "It's a Box Inside a Box Inside a Box, Dipshit" | Showtime | |
Will Forte | Phil Miller | The Last Man on Earth | "Alive in Tucson" | Fox | |
Matt LeBlanc | Matt LeBlanc | Episodes | "Episode Five" | Showtime | |
William H. Macy | Frank Gallagher | Shameless | "A Night to Remem... Wait, What?" | ||
2016 (68th) | |||||
Jeffrey Tambor | Maura Pfefferman | Transparent | "Man on the Land" | Amazon | |
Anthony Anderson | Andre Johnson | Black-ish | "Hope" | ABC | |
Aziz Ansari | Dev Shah | Master of None | "Parents" | Netflix | |
Will Forte | Phil Miller | The Last Man on Earth | "30 Years of Science Down the Tubes" | Fox | |
William H. Macy | Frank Gallagher | Shameless | "I Only Miss Her When I'm Breathing" | Showtime | |
Thomas Middleditch | Richard Hendricks | Silicon Valley | "The Empty Chair" | HBO | |
2017 (69th) | |||||
Donald Glover | Earn Marks | Atlanta | "The Big Bang" | FX | |
Anthony Anderson | Andre Johnson | Black-ish | "Lemons" | ABC | |
Aziz Ansari | Dev Shah | Master of None | "The Dinner Party" | Netflix | |
Zach Galifianakis | Chip and Dale Baskets | Baskets | "Freaks" | FX | |
William H. Macy | Frank Gallagher | Shameless | "You Sold Me the Laundromat, Remember?" | Showtime | |
Jeffrey Tambor | Maura Pfefferman | Transparent | "Elizah" | Amazon | |
2018 (70th) | |||||
Bill Hader | Barry Berkman / Barry Block | Barry | "Chapter Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going" | HBO | |
Anthony Anderson | Andre Johnson | Black-ish | "Advance to Go (Collect $200)" | ABC | |
Ted Danson | Michael | The Good Place | "Dance Dance Resolution" | NBC | |
Larry David | Larry David | Curb Your Enthusiasm | "Fatwa!" | HBO | |
Donald Glover | Earn Marks | Atlanta | "Teddy Perkins" | FX | |
William H. Macy | Frank Gallagher | Shameless | "Sleepwalking" | Showtime | |
2019 (71st) | |||||
Bill Hader | Barry Berkman / Barry Block | Barry | "The Truth Has a Ring to It" | HBO | |
Anthony Anderson | Andre Johnson | Black-ish | "Purple Rain" | ABC | |
Don Cheadle | Maurice Monroe | Black Monday | "365" | Showtime | |
Ted Danson | Michael | The Good Place | "The Worst Possible Use of Free Will" | NBC | |
Michael Douglas | Sandy Kominsky | The Kominsky Method | "Chapter One: An Actor Avoids" | Netflix | |
Eugene Levy | Johnny Rose | Schitt's Creek | "Rock On!" | Pop TV |
2020s
Year | Actor | Role | Program | Episode Submission | Network |
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2020 (72nd) | |||||
Eugene Levy | Johnny Rose | Schitt's Creek | "The Pitch" | Pop TV | |
Anthony Anderson | Andre Johnson | Black-ish | "Love, Boat" | ABC | |
Don Cheadle | Maurice Monroe | Black Monday | "Who Are You Supposed to Be?" | Showtime | |
Ted Danson | Michael | The Good Place | "Whenever You're Ready" | NBC | |
Michael Douglas | Sandy Kominsky | The Kominsky Method | "Chapter 12: A Libido Sits in the Fridge" | Netflix | |
Ramy Youssef | Ramy Hassan | Ramy | "You Are Naked in Front of Your Sheikh" | Hulu | |
2021 (73rd) | |||||
Jason Sudeikis | Ted Lasso | Ted Lasso | "Pilot" | Apple TV+ | |
Anthony Anderson | Andre Johnson | Black-ish | "What About Gary?" | ABC | |
Michael Douglas | Sandy Kominsky | The Kominsky Method | "Chapter 20. The round toes, of the high shoes" | Netflix | |
William H. Macy | Frank Gallagher | Shameless | "Father Frank, Full of Grace" | Showtime | |
Kenan Thompson | Kenan Williams | Kenan | "Flirting" | NBC | |
2022 (74th) | |||||
Jason Sudeikis | Ted Lasso | Ted Lasso | "No Weddings and a Funeral" | Apple TV+ | |
Donald Glover | Earn Marks | Atlanta | "Sinterklaas is Coming to Town" | FX | |
Bill Hader | Barry Berkman / Barry Block | Barry | "starting now" | HBO | |
Nicholas Hoult | Peter III / Yemelyan Pugachev | The Great | "Wedding" | Hulu | |
Steve Martin | Charles-Haden Savage | Only Murders in the Building | "Open and Shut" | ||
Martin Short | Oliver Putnam | "How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors?" | |||
2023 (75th) | |||||
Jeremy Allen White | Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto | The Bear | "Braciole" | FX | |
Bill Hader | Barry Berkman / Barry Block | Barry | "you're charming" | HBO | |
Jason Segel | Jimmy Laird | Shrinking | "Imposter Syndrome" | Apple TV+ | |
Martin Short | Oliver Putnam | Only Murders in the Building | "The Tell" | Hulu | |
Jason Sudeikis | Ted Lasso | Ted Lasso | "So Long, Farewell" | Apple TV+ | |
2024 (76th) | |||||
Jeremy Allen White | Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto | The Bear | "The Bear" | FX | |
Matt Berry | Leslie "Laszlo" Cravensworth | What We Do in the Shadows | "Pride Parade" | FX | |
Larry David | Larry David | Curb Your Enthusiasm | "Vertical Drop, Horizontal Tug" | HBO | |
Steve Martin | Charles-Haden Savage | Only Murders in the Building | "Sitzprobe" | Hulu | |
Martin Short | Oliver Putnam | "Ah, Love!" | |||
D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai | Bear Smallhill | Reservation Dogs | "Maximus" | FX |
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(*) refers to those who have won in this category
Superlatives
Superlative | Performer | Program | Year | Age |
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Oldest Winner | Eugene Levy | Schitt's Creek | 2020 (72nd) | 73 |
Oldest Nominee | Steve Martin | Only Murders in the Building | 2024 (76th) | 78 |
Youngest Winner | Michael J. Fox | Family Ties | 1986 (38th) | 25 |
Youngest Nominee | Fred Savage | The Wonder Years | 1989 (41st) | 13 |
Total awards by network
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See also
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Notes
- Early Emmy ceremonies did not have genre specific acting categories.
References
- "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
- "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
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This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series The award is presented to the best performance by a lead actor in a television comedy series Beginning with the 18th Primetime Emmy Awards leading actors in comedy have competed alone However these comedic performances included actors from miniseries telefilms and guest performers competing against main cast competitors Such instances are marked below Indicates a performance in a miniseries or television film prior to the category s creation Indicates a performance as a guest performer prior to the category s creationPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series2024 recipient Jeremy Allen WhiteAwarded forOutstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesCountryUnited StatesPresented byAcademy of Television Arts amp SciencesFirst award1954Currently held byJeremy Allen White The Bear 2024 Websiteemmys wbr com The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards are the first Emmys where there is no representation from any of the big four broadcast networks Winners and nominations1950s Year Actor Role Program Network Best Male Star of a Regular Series 1954 6th Donald O Connor Himself The Colgate Comedy Hour NBC Sid Caesar Various characters Your Show of Shows NBC Wally Cox Robinson Peepers Mister Peepers Jackie Gleason Various characters The Jackie Gleason Show CBS Jack Webb Joe Friday Dragnet NBC Best Actor Starring in a Regular Series 1955 7th Danny Thomas Danny Williams Make Room for Daddy ABC Richard Boone Dr Konrad Styner Medic NBC Robert Cummings Robert Beanblossom My Hero Jackie Gleason Various characters The Jackie Gleason Show CBS Jack Webb Joe Friday Dragnet NBC Best Actor Continuing Performance 1956 8th Phil Silvers MSgt Ernest G Bilko The Phil Silvers Show CBS Robert Cummings Bob Collins The Bob Cummings Show CBS Jackie Gleason Ralph Kramden The Honeymooners Danny Thomas Danny Williams Make Room for Daddy ABC Robert Young Jim Anderson Father Knows Best Best Continuing Performance by a Comedian in a Series 1957 9th Sid Caesar Various characters Caesar s Hour NBC Jack Benny Various characters The Jack Benny Program CBS Robert Cummings Bob Collins The Bob Cummings Show Ernie Kovacs Himself The Ernie Kovacs Show NBC Phil Silvers MSgt Ernest G Bilko The Phil Silvers Show CBS Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series 1958 10th Robert Young Jim Anderson Father Knows Best NBC James Arness Matt Dillon Gunsmoke CBS Robert Cummings Bob Collins The Bob Cummings Show Phil Silvers MSgt Ernest G Bilko The Phil Silvers Show Danny Thomas Danny Williams The Danny Thomas Show ABC amp CBS Best Actor in a Leading Role Continuing Character in a Comedy Series 1959 11th Jack Benny Various characters The Jack Benny Program CBS Walter Brennan Grandpa Amos McCoy The Real McCoys ABC Robert Cummings Bob Collins The Bob Cummings Show NBC Phil Silvers MSgt Ernest G Bilko The Phil Silvers Show CBS Danny Thomas Danny Williams The Danny Thomas Show Robert Young Jim Anderson Father Knows Best CBS amp NBC 1960s Year Actor Role Program Network Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series Lead or Support 1960 12th Robert Stack Eliot Ness The Untouchables ABC Richard Boone Paladin Have Gun Will Travel CBS Raymond Burr Perry Mason Perry Mason Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series Lead 1961 13th Raymond Burr Perry Mason Perry Mason CBS Jackie Cooper Chick Hennesey Hennesey CBS Robert Stack Eliot Ness The Untouchables ABC Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series Lead 1962 14th E G Marshall Lawrence Preston The Defenders CBS Paul Burke Det Adam Flint Naked City ABC Jackie Cooper Chick Hennesey Hennesey CBS Vince Edwards Ben Casey Ben Casey ABC George Maharis Buz Murdock Route 66 CBS 1963 15th E G Marshall Lawrence Preston The Defenders CBS Ernest Borgnine Lt Cmdr Quinton McHale McHale s Navy ABC Paul Burke Det Adam Flint Naked City Vic Morrow Sgt Sanders Combat Dick Van Dyke Rob Petrie The Dick Van Dyke Show CBS 1964 16th Dick Van Dyke Rob Petrie The Dick Van Dyke Show CBS Richard Boone Host The Richard Boone Show NBC Dean Jagger Principal Albert Vane Mr Novak David Janssen Dr Richard Kimble The Fugitive ABC George C Scott Neil Brock East Side West Side CBS Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment Actors and Performers 1965 17th Leonard Bernstein Conductor New York Philharmonic Young People s Concerts with Leonard Bernstein CBS Lynn Fontanne Fanny Bowditch Holmes Hallmark Hall of Fame The Magnificent Yankee NBC Alfred Lunt Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr Barbra Streisand Herself My Name Is Barbra CBS Dick Van Dyke Rob Petrie The Dick Van Dyke Show Julie Andrews Herself The Andy Williams Show November 30 1964 NBC Johnny Carson Host The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Gladys Cooper Margaret St Clair The Rogues Robert Coote Timmy St Clair Richard Crenna James Slattery Slattery s People CBS Julie Harris Florence Nightingale Hallmark Hall of Fame The Holy Terror NBC Bob Hope Himself Chrysler Presents A Bob Hope Comedy Special Dean Jagger Principal Albert Vane Mr Novak Danny Kaye Host The Danny Kaye Show CBS David McCallum Illya Kuryakin The Man from U N C L E NBC Red Skelton Himself The Red Skelton Hour CBS Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series 1966 18th Dick Van Dyke Rob Petrie The Dick Van Dyke Show CBS Don Adams Maxwell Smart Get Smart NBC Bob Crane Colonel Robert E Hogan Hogan s Heroes CBS 1967 19th Don Adams Maxwell Smart Get Smart NBC Bob Crane Colonel Robert E Hogan Hogan s Heroes CBS Brian Keith Bill Davis Family Affair Larry Storch Corporal Randolph Agarn F Troop ABC 1968 20th Don Adams Maxwell Smart Get Smart NBC Richard Benjamin Dick Hollister He amp She CBS Sebastian Cabot Giles French Family Affair Brian Keith Bill Davis Dick York Darrin Stephens Bewitched ABC 1969 21st Don Adams Maxwell Smart Get Smart NBC Brian Keith Bill Davis Family Affair CBS Edward Mulhare Captain Daniel Gregg The Ghost and Mrs Muir NBC Lloyd Nolan Dr Morton Chegley Julia 1970s Year Actor Role Program Network 1970 22nd William Windom John Monroe My World and Welcome to It NBC Bill Cosby Chet Kincaid The Bill Cosby Show NBC Lloyd Haynes Pete Dixon Room 222 ABC 1971 23rd Jack Klugman Oscar Madison The Odd Couple ABC Ted Bessell Donald Hollinger That Girl ABC Bill Bixby Tom Corbett The Courtship of Eddie s Father Carroll O Connor Archie Bunker All in the Family CBS Tony Randall Felix Unger The Odd Couple ABC 1972 24th Carroll O Connor Archie Bunker All in the Family CBS Redd Foxx Fred G Sanford Sanford and Son NBC Jack Klugman Oscar Madison The Odd Couple ABC Tony Randall Felix Unger 1973 25th Jack Klugman Oscar Madison The Odd Couple ABC Alan Alda Hawkeye Pierce M A S H CBS Redd Foxx Fred G Sanford Sanford and Son NBC Carroll O Connor Archie Bunker All in the Family CBS Tony Randall Felix Unger The Odd Couple ABC 1974 26th Alan Alda Hawkeye Pierce M A S H CBS Redd Foxx Fred G Sanford Sanford and Son NBC Jack Klugman Oscar Madison The Odd Couple ABC Carroll O Connor Archie Bunker All in the Family CBS Tony Randall Felix Unger The Odd Couple ABC 1975 27th Tony Randall Felix Unger The Odd Couple ABC Jack Albertson Ed Brown Chico and the Man NBC Alan Alda Hawkeye Pierce M A S H CBS Jack Klugman Oscar Madison The Odd Couple ABC Carroll O Connor Archie Bunker All in the Family CBS 1976 28th Jack Albertson Ed Brown Chico and the Man NBC Alan Alda Hawkeye Pierce M A S H CBS Hal Linden Barney Miller Barney Miller ABC Henry Winkler Fonzie Happy Days 1977 29th Carroll O Connor Archie Bunker All in the Family CBS Jack Albertson Ed Brown Chico and the Man NBC Alan Alda Hawkeye Pierce M A S H CBS Hal Linden Barney Miller Barney Miller ABC Henry Winkler Fonzie Happy Days 1978 30th Carroll O Connor Archie Bunker All in the Family CBS Alan Alda Hawkeye Pierce M A S H CBS Hal Linden Barney Miller Barney Miller ABC John Ritter Jack Tripper Three s Company Henry Winkler Fonzie Happy Days 1979 31st Carroll O Connor Archie Bunker All in the Family CBS Alan Alda Hawkeye Pierce M A S H CBS Judd Hirsch Alex Reiger Taxi ABC Hal Linden Barney Miller Barney Miller Robin Williams Mork Mork amp Mindy 1980s Year Actor Role Program Episode Submissions Network 1980 32nd Richard Mulligan Burt Campbell Soap Episode 51 ABC Alan Alda Hawkeye Pierce M A S H CBS Robert Guillaume Benson DuBois Benson ABC Judd Hirsch Alex Reiger Taxi Hal Linden Barney Miller Barney Miller 1981 33rd Judd Hirsch Alex Reiger Taxi Elaine s Strange Triangle ABC Alan Alda Hawkeye Pierce M A S H CBS Hal Linden Barney Miller Barney Miller ABC Richard Mulligan Burt Campbell Soap John Ritter Jack Tripper Three s Company 1982 34th Alan Alda Hawkeye Pierce M A S H Where There s a Will There s a War CBS Robert Guillaume Benson DuBois Benson ABC Judd Hirsch Alex Reiger Taxi Hal Linden Barney Miller Barney Miller Leslie Nielsen Frank Drebin Police Squad 1983 35th Judd Hirsch Alex Reiger Taxi Alex s Old Buddy NBC Alan Alda Hawkeye Pierce M A S H CBS Dabney Coleman Bill Bittinger Buffalo Bill NBC Ted Danson Sam Malone Cheers Robert Guillaume Benson DuBois Benson ABC 1984 36th John Ritter Jack Tripper Three s Company Cupid Works Overtime ABC Dabney Coleman Bill Bittinger Buffalo Bill NBC Ted Danson Sam Malone Cheers Robert Guillaume Benson DuBois Benson ABC Sherman Hemsley George Jefferson The Jeffersons CBS 1985 37th Robert Guillaume Benson DuBois Benson ABC Harry Anderson Judge Harry Stone Night Court NBC Ted Danson Sam Malone Cheers Bob Newhart Dick Loudon Newhart CBS Jack Warden Harry Fox Crazy Like a Fox 1986 38th Michael J Fox Alex P Keaton Family Ties The Real Thing NBC Harry Anderson Judge Harry Stone Night Court NBC Ted Danson Sam Malone Cheers Bob Newhart Dick Loudon Newhart CBS Jack Warden Harry Fox Crazy Like a Fox 1987 39th Michael J Fox Alex P Keaton Family Ties A My Name Is Alex NBC Harry Anderson Judge Harry Stone Night Court NBC Ted Danson Sam Malone Cheers Diamond Sam Bob Newhart Dick Loudon Newhart Co Hostess Twinkie CBS Bronson Pinchot Balki Bartokomous Perfect Strangers ABC 1988 40th Michael J Fox Alex P Keaton Family Ties The Last of the Red Hot Psychologists NBC Dabney Coleman Slap Maxwell The Slap Maxwell Story Episode 2 ABC Ted Danson Sam Malone Cheers NBC Tim Reid Frank Parrish Frank s Place The Bridge CBS John Ritter Det Harry Hooperman Hooperman Pilot ABC 1989 41st Richard Mulligan Dr Harry Weston Empty Nest Pilot NBC Ted Danson Sam Malone Cheers Swear to God NBC Michael J Fox Alex P Keaton Family Ties Alex Doesn t Live Here Anymore John Goodman Dan Conner Roseanne Dan s Birthday Bash ABC Fred Savage Kevin Arnold The Wonder Years Birthday Boy 1990s Year Actor Role Program Episode Submissions Network 1990 42nd Ted Danson Sam Malone Cheers Cry Harder Part II NBC Craig T Nelson Hayden Fox Coach If Keith Jackson Calls I ll Be At My Therapist s ABC John Goodman Dan Conner Roseanne Born to Be Wild Fred Savage Kevin Arnold The Wonder Years Good bye Richard Mulligan Dr Harry Weston Empty Nest Still Growing After All These Years NBC 1991 43rd Burt Reynolds Wood Newton Evening Shade A Day in the Life of Wood Newton CBS Ted Danson Sam Malone Cheers Bad Neighbor Sam NBC John Goodman Dan Conner Roseanne Her Boyfriends Back ABC Richard Mulligan Dr Harry Weston Empty Nest The Mentor NBC Craig T Nelson Hayden Fox Coach The Break Up ABC 1992 44th Craig T Nelson Hayden Fox Coach A Real Guy s Guy ABC Ted Danson Sam Malone Cheers Go Make NBC John Goodman Dan Conner Roseanne The Back Story ABC Kelsey Grammer Frasier Crane Wings Planes Trains and Visiting Cranes NBC Burt Reynolds Wood Newton Evening Shade Callous Hearts of Rage CBS Jerry Seinfeld Jerry Seinfeld Seinfeld The Boyfriend NBC 1993 45th Ted Danson Sam Malone Cheers The Guy Can t Help It NBC Tim Allen Tim Taylor Home Improvement Where There s a Will There s a Way ABC John Goodman Dan Conner Roseanne Terms of Estrangement Part 2 Jerry Seinfeld Jerry Seinfeld Seinfeld The Opera NBC Garry Shandling Larry Sanders The Larry Sanders Show What Have You Done for Me Lately HBO 1994 46th Kelsey Grammer Frasier Crane Frasier The Good Son NBC John Goodman Dan Conner Roseanne Guilt By Imagination ABC John Larroquette John Hemingway The John Larroquette Show Pilot NBC Paul Reiser Paul Buchman Mad About You Virtual Reality Jerry Seinfeld Jerry Seinfeld Seinfeld The Puffy Shirt 1995 47th Kelsey Grammer Frasier Crane Frasier Adventures in Paradise Part 2 NBC John Goodman Dan Conner Roseanne The Blaming of the Shrew ABC Paul Reiser Paul Buchman Mad About You Cake Fear NBC Jerry Seinfeld Jerry Seinfeld Seinfeld The Diplomat s Club Garry Shandling Larry Sanders The Larry Sanders Show The Mr Sharon Stone Show HBO 1996 48th John Lithgow Dick Solomon 3rd Rock from the Sun Dick Smoker NBC Kelsey Grammer Frasier Crane Frasier You Can Go Home Again NBC Paul Reiser Paul Buchman Mad About You Dream Weaver Jerry Seinfeld Jerry Seinfeld Seinfeld The Gum Garry Shandling Larry Sanders The Larry Sanders Show HBO 1997 49th John Lithgow Dick Solomon 3rd Rock from the Sun See Dick Continue to Run NBC Michael J Fox Mike Flaherty Spin City Prototype ABC Kelsey Grammer Frasier Crane Frasier Ham Radio NBC Paul Reiser Paul Buchman Mad About You The Birth Garry Shandling Larry Sanders The Larry Sanders Show Everybody Loves Larry HBO 1998 50th Kelsey Grammer Frasier Crane Frasier Frasier s Imaginary Friend NBC Michael J Fox Mike Flaherty Spin City The Goodbye Girl ABC John Lithgow Dick Solomon 3rd Rock from the Sun Stuck with Dick NBC Paul Reiser Paul Buchman Mad About You The Conversation Garry Shandling Larry Sanders The Larry Sanders Show Flip HBO 1999 51st John Lithgow Dick Solomon 3rd Rock from the Sun What s Love Got to Do Got to Do with Dick NBC Michael J Fox Mike Flaherty Spin City Gone with the Wind ABC Kelsey Grammer Frasier Crane Frasier Merry Christmas Mrs Moskowitz NBC Paul Reiser Paul Buchman Mad About You The Final Frontier Ray Romano Raymond Barone Everybody Loves Raymond How They Met CBS 2000s Year Actor Role Program Episode Submissions Network 2000 52nd Michael J Fox Mike Flaherty Spin City Goodbye ABC Kelsey Grammer Frasier Crane Frasier Radio Wars NBC John Lithgow Dick Solomon 3rd Rock from the Sun Frankie Goes to Rutherford Eric McCormack Will Truman Will amp Grace Oh Dad Poor Dad He s Kept Me in the Closet and I m So Sad Ray Romano Raymond Barone Everybody Loves Raymond Bad Moon Rising CBS 2001 53rd Eric McCormack Will Truman Will amp Grace Lows in the Mid Eighties NBC Kelsey Grammer Frasier Crane Frasier Frasier s Edge NBC John Lithgow Dick Solomon 3rd Rock from the Sun Red White and Dick Frankie Muniz Malcolm Malcolm in the Middle Bowling Fox Ray Romano Raymond Barone Everybody Loves Raymond Ray s Journal CBS 2002 54th Ray Romano Raymond Barone Everybody Loves Raymond The Breakup Tape CBS Kelsey Grammer Frasier Crane Frasier The Love You Fake NBC Matt LeBlanc Joey Tribbiani Friends The One Where Joey Tells Rachel Bernie Mac Bernie McCullough The Bernie Mac Show Saving Bernie Mac Fox Matthew Perry Chandler Bing Friends The One Where Chandler Takes a Bath NBC 2003 55th Tony Shalhoub Adrian Monk Monk Mr Monk and the Airplane USA Larry David Larry David Curb Your Enthusiasm The Special Section HBO Matt LeBlanc Joey Tribbiani Friends The One in Barbados NBC Bernie Mac Bernie McCullough The Bernie Mac Show The Incredible Bulk Fox Eric McCormack Will Truman Will amp Grace The Kid Stays Out of the Picture NBC Ray Romano Raymond Barone Everybody Loves Raymond Counseling CBS 2004 56th Kelsey Grammer Frasier Crane Frasier The Doctor is Out NBC Larry David Larry David Curb Your Enthusiasm Opening Night HBO Matt LeBlanc Joey Tribbiani Friends The One Where the Stripper Cries NBC John Ritter posthumously Paul Hennessy 8 Simple Rules Premiere ABC Tony Shalhoub Adrian Monk Monk Mr Monk Goes to the Theater USA 2005 57th Tony Shalhoub Adrian Monk Monk Mr Monk Takes His Medicine USA Jason Bateman Michael Bluth Arrested Development Good Grief Fox Zach Braff J D Scrubs My Last Chance NBC Eric McCormack Will Truman Will amp Grace Queens for a Day Ray Romano Raymond Barone Everybody Loves Raymond The Power of No CBS 2006 58th Tony Shalhoub Adrian Monk Monk Mr Monk Bumps His Head USA Steve Carell Michael Scott The Office The Injury NBC Larry David Larry David Curb Your Enthusiasm The Ski Lift HBO Kevin James Doug Heffernan The King of Queens Pole Lox CBS Charlie Sheen Charlie Harper Two and a Half Men The Unfortunate Little Schnauser 2007 59th Ricky Gervais Andy Millman Extras Sir Ian McKellen HBO Alec Baldwin Jack Donaghy 30 Rock Hiatus NBC Steve Carell Michael Scott The Office Business School Tony Shalhoub Adrian Monk Monk Mr Monk Gets a New Shrink USA Charlie Sheen Charlie Harper Two and a Half Men Who s Vod Kanockers CBS 2008 60th Alec Baldwin Jack Donaghy 30 Rock Rosemary s Baby NBC Steve Carell Michael Scott The Office Goodbye Toby NBC Lee Pace Ned Pushing Daisies Pie lette ABC Tony Shalhoub Adrian Monk Monk Mr Monk and the Naked Man USA Charlie Sheen Charlie Harper Two and a Half Men Is There a Mrs Waffles CBS 2009 61st Alec Baldwin Jack Donaghy 30 Rock Generalissimo NBC Steve Carell Michael Scott The Office Broke NBC Jemaine Clement Jemaine Flight of the Conchords Unnatural Love HBO Jim Parsons Sheldon Cooper The Big Bang Theory The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis CBS Tony Shalhoub Adrian Monk Monk Mr Monk and the Miracle USA Charlie Sheen Charlie Harper Two and a Half Men The Ocu or the Pado CBS 2010s Year Actor Role Program Episode Submissions Network 2010 62nd Jim Parsons Sheldon Cooper The Big Bang Theory The Pants Alternative CBS Alec Baldwin Jack Donaghy 30 Rock Don Geiss America and Hope NBC Steve Carell Michael Scott The Office The Cover Up Larry David Larry David Curb Your Enthusiasm Seinfeld HBO Matthew Morrison Will Schuester Glee Mash Up Fox Tony Shalhoub Adrian Monk Monk Mr Monk and the End USA 2011 63rd Jim Parsons Sheldon Cooper The Big Bang Theory The Agreement Dissection CBS Alec Baldwin Jack Donaghy 30 Rock Respawn NBC Louis C K Louie Louie Bully FX Steve Carell Michael Scott The Office Goodbye Michael NBC Johnny Galecki Leonard Hofstadter The Big Bang Theory The Benefactor Factor CBS Matt LeBlanc Matt LeBlanc Episodes Episode Seven Showtime 2012 64th Jon Cryer Alan Harper Two and a Half Men Frodo s Headshots CBS Alec Baldwin Jack Donaghy 30 Rock Live from Studio 6H NBC Louis C K Louie Louie Duckling FX Don Cheadle Marty Kaan House of Lies The Gods of Dangerous Financial Instruments Showtime Larry David Larry David Curb Your Enthusiasm Palestinian Chicken HBO Jim Parsons Sheldon Cooper The Big Bang Theory The Werewolf Transformation CBS 2013 65th Jim Parsons Sheldon Cooper The Big Bang Theory The Habitation Configuration CBS Alec Baldwin Jack Donaghy 30 Rock A Goon s Deed in a Weary World NBC Jason Bateman Michael Bluth Arrested Development Flight of the Phoenix Netflix Louis C K Louie Louie Daddy s Girlfriend Part 1 FX Don Cheadle Marty Kaan House of Lies Hostile Takeover Showtime Matt LeBlanc Matt LeBlanc Episodes Episode Two 2014 66th Jim Parsons Sheldon Cooper The Big Bang Theory The Relationship Diremption CBS Louis C K Louie Louie Model FX Don Cheadle Marty Kaan House of Lies Wreckage Showtime Ricky Gervais Derek Noakes Derek Episode 6 Netflix Matt LeBlanc Matt LeBlanc Episodes Episode Six Showtime William H Macy Frank Gallagher Shameless Lazarus 2015 67th Jeffrey Tambor Maura Pfefferman Transparent The Letting Go Amazon Anthony Anderson Andre Johnson Black ish Sex Lies and Vasectomies ABC Louis C K Louie Louie Bobby s House FX Don Cheadle Marty Kaan House of Lies It s a Box Inside a Box Inside a Box Dipshit Showtime Will Forte Phil Miller The Last Man on Earth Alive in Tucson Fox Matt LeBlanc Matt LeBlanc Episodes Episode Five Showtime William H Macy Frank Gallagher Shameless A Night to Remem Wait What 2016 68th Jeffrey Tambor Maura Pfefferman Transparent Man on the Land Amazon Anthony Anderson Andre Johnson Black ish Hope ABC Aziz Ansari Dev Shah Master of None Parents Netflix Will Forte Phil Miller The Last Man on Earth 30 Years of Science Down the Tubes Fox William H Macy Frank Gallagher Shameless I Only Miss Her When I m Breathing Showtime Thomas Middleditch Richard Hendricks Silicon Valley The Empty Chair HBO 2017 69th Donald Glover Earn Marks Atlanta The Big Bang FX Anthony Anderson Andre Johnson Black ish Lemons ABC Aziz Ansari Dev Shah Master of None The Dinner Party Netflix Zach Galifianakis Chip and Dale Baskets Baskets Freaks FX William H Macy Frank Gallagher Shameless You Sold Me the Laundromat Remember Showtime Jeffrey Tambor Maura Pfefferman Transparent Elizah Amazon 2018 70th Bill Hader Barry Berkman Barry Block Barry Chapter Seven Loud Fast and Keep Going HBO Anthony Anderson Andre Johnson Black ish Advance to Go Collect 200 ABC Ted Danson Michael The Good Place Dance Dance Resolution NBC Larry David Larry David Curb Your Enthusiasm Fatwa HBO Donald Glover Earn Marks Atlanta Teddy Perkins FX William H Macy Frank Gallagher Shameless Sleepwalking Showtime 2019 71st Bill Hader Barry Berkman Barry Block Barry The Truth Has a Ring to It HBO Anthony Anderson Andre Johnson Black ish Purple Rain ABC Don Cheadle Maurice Monroe Black Monday 365 Showtime Ted Danson Michael The Good Place The Worst Possible Use of Free Will NBC Michael Douglas Sandy Kominsky The Kominsky Method Chapter One An Actor Avoids Netflix Eugene Levy Johnny Rose Schitt s Creek Rock On Pop TV 2020s Year Actor Role Program Episode Submission Network 2020 72nd Eugene Levy Johnny Rose Schitt s Creek The Pitch Pop TV Anthony Anderson Andre Johnson Black ish Love Boat ABC Don Cheadle Maurice Monroe Black Monday Who Are You Supposed to Be Showtime Ted Danson Michael The Good Place Whenever You re Ready NBC Michael Douglas Sandy Kominsky The Kominsky Method Chapter 12 A Libido Sits in the Fridge Netflix Ramy Youssef Ramy Hassan Ramy You Are Naked in Front of Your Sheikh Hulu 2021 73rd Jason Sudeikis Ted Lasso Ted Lasso Pilot Apple TV Anthony Anderson Andre Johnson Black ish What About Gary ABC Michael Douglas Sandy Kominsky The Kominsky Method Chapter 20 The round toes of the high shoes Netflix William H Macy Frank Gallagher Shameless Father Frank Full of Grace Showtime Kenan Thompson Kenan Williams Kenan Flirting NBC 2022 74th Jason Sudeikis Ted Lasso Ted Lasso No Weddings and a Funeral Apple TV Donald Glover Earn Marks Atlanta Sinterklaas is Coming to Town FX Bill Hader Barry Berkman Barry Block Barry starting now HBO Nicholas Hoult Peter III Yemelyan Pugachev The Great Wedding Hulu Steve Martin Charles Haden Savage Only Murders in the Building Open and Shut Martin Short Oliver Putnam How Well Do You Know Your Neighbors 2023 75th Jeremy Allen White Carmen Carmy Berzatto The Bear Braciole FX Bill Hader Barry Berkman Barry Block Barry you re charming HBO Jason Segel Jimmy Laird Shrinking Imposter Syndrome Apple TV Martin Short Oliver Putnam Only Murders in the Building The Tell Hulu Jason Sudeikis Ted Lasso Ted Lasso So Long Farewell Apple TV 2024 76th Jeremy Allen White Carmen Carmy Berzatto The Bear The Bear FX Matt Berry Leslie Laszlo Cravensworth What We Do in the Shadows Pride Parade FX Larry David Larry David Curb Your Enthusiasm Vertical Drop Horizontal Tug HBO Steve Martin Charles Haden Savage Only Murders in the Building Sitzprobe Hulu Martin Short Oliver Putnam Ah Love D Pharaoh Woon A Tai Bear Smallhill Reservation Dogs Maximus FXPrograms with multiple awards4 wins All in the Family Frasier The Big Bang Theory 3 wins 3rd Rock from the Sun Get Smart The Odd Couple Family Ties Monk 2 wins 30 Rock Barry The Bear The Defenders The Dick Van Dyke Show M A S H Taxi Cheers Ted Lasso TransparentPerformers with multiple wins4 wins Michael J Fox 3 consecutive Kelsey Grammer 2 consecutive Carroll O Connor 3 consecutive Jim Parsons 2 consecutive twice 3 wins Don Adams consecutive John Lithgow 2 consecutive Tony Shalhoub 2 consecutive Dick Van Dyke consecutive 2 wins Alan Alda Alec Baldwin consecutive Ted Danson Bill Hader consecutive Judd Hirsch Jack Klugman Richard Mulligan Jason Sudeikis consecutive Jeffrey Tambor consecutive Jeremy Allen White consecutive Programs with multiple nominations11 nominations Cheers M A S H 10 nominations Frasier The Odd Couple 8 nominations All in the Family Monk 7 nominations 30 Rock Barney Miller Black ish The Big Bang Theory Curb Your Enthusiasm Roseanne 6 nominations 3rd Rock from the Sun Everybody Loves Raymond The Office Mad About You Shameless 5 nominations Benson The Larry Sanders Show Louie Only Murders in the Building Seinfeld Taxi Two and a Half Men 4 nominations Barry The Bob Cummings Show The Danny Thomas Show The Dick Van Dyke Show Episodes Family Affair Family Ties Friends Get Smart House of Lies The Phil Silvers Show Spin City Will amp Grace 3 nominations Atlanta Chico and the Man Coach Empty Nest Father Knows Best The Good Place Happy Days The Kominsky Method Newhart Night Court Sanford and Son Three s Company Ted Lasso Transparent 2 nominations Arrested Development The Bear The Bernie Mac Show Black Monday Buffalo Bill Crazy Like a Fox The Defenders Dragnet Evening Shade Hennesey Hogan s Heroes The Jack Benny Program The Jackie Gleason Show The Last Man on Earth Master of None Naked City Perry Mason Schitt s Creek Soap The Wonder Years The UntouchablesPerformers with multiple nominations14 nominations Ted Danson 11 nominations Alan Alda Kelsey Grammer 8 nominations Michael J Fox Carroll O Connor Tony Shalhoub 7 nominations Anthony Anderson Alec Baldwin Larry David John Goodman Matt LeBlanc Hal Linden 6 nominations Steve Carell Don Cheadle John Lithgow William H Macy Jim Parsons Paul Reiser Ray Romano 5 nominations Louis C K Robert Cummings Robert Guillaume Judd Hirsch Jack Klugman Richard Mulligan Tony Randall John Ritter Jerry Seinfeld Garry Shandling 4 nominations Don Adams Bill Hader Eric McCormack Charlie Sheen Phil Silvers Danny Thomas 3 nominations Jack Albertson Harry Anderson Dabney Coleman Michael Douglas Redd Foxx Jackie Gleason Donald Glover Brian Keith Craig T Nelson Bob Newhart Martin Short Jason Sudeikis Jeffrey Tambor Dick Van Dyke Henry Winkler Robert Young 2 nominations Aziz Ansari Jason Bateman Jack Benny Sid Caesar Bob Crane Will Forte Ricky Gervais Eugene Levy Bernie Mac Steve Martin Burt Reynolds Fred Savage Jack Warden Jeremy Allen White refers to those who have won in this categorySuperlativesSuperlative Performer Program Year Age Oldest Winner Eugene Levy Schitt s Creek 2020 72nd 73 Oldest Nominee Steve Martin Only Murders in the Building 2024 76th 78 Youngest Winner Michael J Fox Family Ties 1986 38th 25 Youngest Nominee Fred Savage The Wonder Years 1989 41st 13Total awards by networkNBC 26 CBS 19 ABC 11 HBO HBO Max 3 USA 3 Amazon 2 Apple TV 2 FX 1 Pop TV 1See alsoPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Golden Globe Award for Best Actor Television Series Musical or Comedy Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy SeriesNotesEarly Emmy ceremonies did not have genre specific acting categories References Nominees Winners Television Academy Academy of 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