Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | |
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Description | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
First awarded | 1954 |
Currently held by | Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag (2019) |
Website | emmys |
This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Beginning with the 18th Primetime Emmy Awards, leading actresses in comedy have competed alone. However, these comedic performances included actresses 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.
The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards are the first Emmys where there is no representation from a big four broadcast networks.
Winners and nominations
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2010s
2020s
Year | Actress | Role | Program | Network |
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Christina Applegate | Jen Harding | Dead to Me | Netflix | |
Rachel Brosnahan | Miriam "Midge" Maisel | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Prime Video | |
Linda Cardellini | Judy Hale | Dead to Me | Netflix | |
Catherine O'Hara | Moira Rose | Schitt's Creek | Pop TV | |
Issa Rae | Issa Dee | Insecure | HBO | |
Tracee Ellis Ross | Dr. Rainbow Johnson | Black-ish | ABC |
Superlatives
Superlative | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | |
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Actress with most awards | Julia Louis-Dreyfus (7) | |
Actress with most nominations | Julia Louis-Dreyfus (12) | |
Actress with most nominations without ever winning |
Jane Kaczmarek (7) |
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Total awards by network
- CBS – 26
- NBC – 16
- ABC – 7
- HBO – 7
- Showtime – 2
- Amazon – 2
Notes
See also
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
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 May 27, 2017.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 12, 2018.