Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
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| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | |
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| Awarded for | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| Currently held by | Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men (2012) |
| Official website | http://www.emmys.com/ |
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series is an Emmy presented to the best performance by a lead actor in a television comedy series.
From the 18th Primetime Emmy Awards up until and including the 25th Primetime Emmy Awards, the category was called "Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series." Prior to then, there was no category that recognized lead acting performances specifically in the comedy genre, and an award was given for "Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)," combining roles in dramatic and comedic series.
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Superlatives [edit]
| Superlative | Lead Actor - Comedy Series | Supporting Actor - Comedy Series | Guest Actor - Comedy Series | Overall | ||||
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| Actor with most awards | Carroll O'Connor, Michael J. Fox, Kelsey Grammer |
4 | Don Knotts | 5 | Mel Brooks | 3 | Don Knotts | 5 |
| Actor with most nominations | Alan Alda, Ted Danson, Kelsey Grammer |
11 | David Hyde Pierce | 11 | Fred Willard, Will Arnett | 4 | Kelsey Grammer | 13 |
| Actor with most nominations without ever winning |
Hal Linden, John Goodman | 7 | Jason Alexander, Peter Boyle | 7 | Fred Willard, Will Arnett | 4 | Jason Alexander | 8 |
| Television program with most wins | All in the Family, Frasier | 4 | The Andy Griffith Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show |
5 | Mad About You | 4 | Frasier | 10 |
| Television program with most nominations | M*A*S*H, Cheers | 11 | M*A*S*H | 21 | Frasier, 30 Rock | 13 | Frasier | 34 |
Winners and nominees [edit]
The following tables, divided by decade, display the winners and Nominees of the "Lead Actor in a Comedy Series" award, according to the Primetime Emmy Awards database.
1960s [edit]
| Year | Actor | Program | Role | Network |
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| 1965–1966 (18th) |
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| Dick Van Dyke | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Rob Petrie | CBS | |
| Don Adams | Get Smart | Maxwell Smart | NBC | |
| Bob Crane | Hogan's Heroes | Colonel Robert E. Hogan | CBS | |
| 1966–1967 (19th) |
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| Don Adams | Get Smart | Maxwell Smart | NBC | |
| Bob Crane | Hogan's Heroes | Colonel Robert E. Hogan | CBS | |
| Brian Keith | Family Affair | Bill Davis | CBS | |
| Larry Storch | F Troop | Corporal Randolph Agarn | ABC | |
| 1967–1968 (20th) |
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| Don Adams | Get Smart | Maxwell Smart | NBC | |
| Richard Benjamin | He & She | Dick Hollister | CBS | |
| Sebastian Cabot | Family Affair | Giles French | CBS | |
| Brian Keith | Family Affair | Bill Davis | CBS | |
| Dick York | Bewitched | Darrin Stephens | ABC | |
| 1968–1969 (21st) |
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| Don Adams | Get Smart | Maxwell Smart | NBC | |
| Brian Keith | Family Affair | Bill Davis | CBS | |
| Edward Mulhare | The Ghost and Mrs. Muir | Captain Daniel Gregg | NBC | |
| Lloyd Nolan | Julia | Dr. Morton Chegley | NBC |
1970s [edit]
1980s [edit]
1990s [edit]
2000s [edit]
2010s [edit]
Total awards [edit]
- NBC: 18
- CBS: 12
- ABC: 7
- USA: 3
- HBO: 1
Multiple awards [edit]
- 4 awards
- Michael J. Fox (3 consecutive)
- Kelsey Grammer (2 consecutive)
- Carroll O'Connor (3 consecutive)
- 3 awards
- Don Adams (consecutive)
- John Lithgow (2 consecutive)
- Tony Shalhoub (2 consecutive)
- 2 awards
- Alan Alda
- Alec Baldwin (consecutive)
- Ted Danson
- Judd Hirsch
- Jack Klugman
- Richard Mulligan
- Jim Parsons (consecutive)
Multiple nominations [edit]
- 11 nominations
- 8 nominations
- 7 nominations
- 6 nominations
- Alec Baldwin
- Steve Carell (consecutive)
- John Lithgow
- Paul Reiser
- Ray Romano
- 5 nominations
- Larry David
- Robert Guillaume
- Judd Hirsch
- Jack Klugman
- Richard Mulligan
- Tony Randall
- John Ritter
- Jerry Seinfeld
- Garry Shandling
- 4 nominations
- 3 nominations
- Jack Albertson
- Harry Anderson
- Dabney Coleman
- Redd Foxx
- Brian Keith
- Craig T. Nelson
- Bob Newhart
- Henry Winkler
- 2 nominations
See also [edit]
- 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
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