Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
Awarded for	Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance in a Series or a Special
Country	United States
Presented by	Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
First awarded	2014
Currently held by	Maya Rudolph, ; Big Mouth (2024)
Website	emmys.com

This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance.

In 2014, the award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance was separated into two categories – Outstanding Narrator and Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. As with longform and reality, this split acknowledges and accommodates a general industry uptrend in the distinctly different achievements that are VO narration and VO character performance.^[1]

Winners and nominations

2010s

Year	Actor	Program	Role	Episode	Network
2014 (66th) ^[2]
	Harry Shearer	The Simpsons	Kent Brockman, Mr. Burns, Younger Burns and Smithers	"Four Regrettings and a Funeral"	Fox
	Chris Diamantopoulos	Mickey Mouse	Mickey Mouse	"The Adorable Couple"	Disney
	Stephen Full	Dog with a Blog	Stan	"My Parents Posted What?!"	Disney
	Seth Green	Robot Chicken	Various Characters	"Robot Chicken DC Comics Special 2: Villains in Paradise"	Cartoon Network
	Maurice LaMarche	Futurama	Calculon and Morbo	"Calculon 2.0"	Comedy Central
	Seth MacFarlane	Family Guy	Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Glenn Quagmire	"Into Harmony's Way"	Fox
2015 (67th) ^[3]
	Hank Azaria	The Simpsons	Moe Szyslak, Pedicab Driver	"The Princess Guide"	Fox
	Seth Green	Robot Chicken	Batman, The Count, Bryan Mills, Liam Neeson, Pirates, Quarterback, The Nerd	"Victoria's Secret of Nimph"	Cartoon Network
	Seth MacFarlane	Family Guy	Brian Griffin, Dr. Hartman, Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin	"Our Idiot Brian"	Fox
	Tress MacNeille	The Simpsons	Laney Fontaine, Shauna, Mrs. Muntz	"My Fare Lady"
	Dan Castellaneta	The Simpsons	Homer Simpson	"Bart's New Friend"
	John Roberts	Bob's Burgers	Linda Belcher, Tim	"Eat, Spray, Linda"
2016 (68th) ^[4]
	Seth MacFarlane	Family Guy	Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn Quagmire, Dr. Hartman, Tom Tucker, Mr. Spacely	"Pilling Them Softly"	Fox
	Keegan-Michael Key	SuperMansion	American Ranger, Sgt. Agony	"Puss in Books"	Crackle
	Chris Pine	SuperMansion	Dr. Devizo, Robo-Dino	"The Inconceivable Escape of Dr. Devizo"	Crackle
	Trey Parker	South Park	Eric Cartman, PC Principal	"Stunning and Brave"	Comedy Central
	Matt Stone	South Park	Craig Tucker, Tweek, Thomas Tucker	"Tweek x Craig"	Comedy Central
2017 (69th) ^[5]
	Seth MacFarlane	Family Guy	Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn Quagmire	"The Boys in the Band"	Fox
	Dee Bradley Baker	American Dad!	Klaus Heissler	"Fight and Flight"	TBS
	Nancy Cartwright	The Simpsons	Bart Simpson	"Looking for Mr. Goodbart"	Fox
	Kevin Kline	Bob's Burgers	Mr. Fischoeder	"The Last Gingerbread House on the Left"	Fox
	Mo Collins	F Is for Family	Ginny, Jimmy Fitzsimmons, Lex, Ben, Cutie Pie	"Pray Away"	Netflix
	Kristen Schaal	BoJack Horseman	Sarah Lynn	"That's Too Much, Man!"	Netflix
2018 (70th) ^[6]
	Alex Borstein	Family Guy	Lois Griffin, Babs Pewterschmidt, Natalia, Female Hippo, Woman in Car, Female Voice	"Nanny Goats"	Fox
	Seth MacFarlane	American Dad!	Stan Smith, Roger Smith	"The Talented Mr. Dingleberry"	TBS
	Seth MacFarlane	Family Guy	Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin	"Send in Stewie, Please"	Fox
	Dan Castellaneta	The Simpsons	Homer Simpson, Krusty the Clown, Groundskeeper Willie, Sideshow Mel	"Fears of a Clown"	Fox
	Russi Taylor	Mickey Mouse	Huey, Dewey, Louie, Grandma, The Witch, Minnie Mouse	"The Scariest Story Ever: A Mickey Mouse Halloween Spooktacular!"	Disney
2019 (71st)
	Seth MacFarlane	Family Guy	Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn Quagmire, Tom Tucker, Seamus	"Con Heiress"	Fox
	Eric Jacobson	Sesame Street	Bert, Grover, Oscar	"When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special"	HBO
	Hank Azaria	The Simpsons	Moe Szyslak, Carl, Duffman, Kirk	"From Russia Without Love"	Fox
	Alex Borstein	Family Guy	Lois Griffin, Tricia Takanawa	"Throw It Away"	Fox
	Kevin Michael Richardson	F Is for Family	Rosie	"The Stinger"	Netflix

2020s

Year	Actor	Program	Role	Episode	Network
2020 (72nd)
	Maya Rudolph	Big Mouth	Connie the Hormone Monstress	"How to Have an Orgasm"	Netflix
	Hank Azaria	The Simpsons	Professor Frink, Moe, Chief Wiggum, Carl, Cletus, Kirk, Sea Captain	"Frinkcoin"	Fox
	Nancy Cartwright	The Simpsons	Bart Simpson, Nelson, Ralph, Todd	"Better Off Ned"	Fox
	Leslie Odom, Jr.	Central Park	Owen Tillerman	"Episode 1"	Apple TV+
	Wanda Sykes	Crank Yankers	Gladys	"Bobby Brown, Wanda Sykes & Kathy Griffin"	Comedy Central
	Taika Waititi	The Mandalorian	IG-11	"Chapter 8: Redemption"	Disney+
2021 (73rd)
	Maya Rudolph	Big Mouth	Connie the Hormone Monstress	"A Very Special 9/11 Episode"	Netflix
	Stacey Abrams	Black-ish	Stacey Abrams	"Election Special, Part 2"	ABC
	Julie Andrews	Bridgerton	Lady Whistledown	"Diamond of the First Water"	Netflix
	Seth MacFarlane	Family Guy	Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn Quagmire	"Stewie's First Word"	Fox
	Tituss Burgess	Central Park	Cole Tillerman	"A Fish Called Snakehead"	Apple TV+
	Stanley Tucci	Central Park	Bitsy Brandenham	"A Fish Called Snakehead"	Apple TV+
	Jessica Walter (posthumous)	Archer	Malory Archer	"The Double Date"	FXX
2022 (74th) ^[7]
	Chadwick Boseman (posthumous)	What If...?	Star Lord T’Challa	"What If... T'Challa Became a Star-Lord?"	Disney+
	F. Murray Abraham	Moon Knight	Khonshu	"The Friendly Type"	Disney+
	Julie Andrews	Bridgerton	Lady Whistledown	"Capital R Rake"	Netflix
	Maya Rudolph	Big Mouth	Connie the Hormone Monstress	"A Very Big Mouth Christmas"	Netflix
	Stanley Tucci	Central Park	Bitsy Brandenham	"Central Dark"	Apple TV+
	Jessica Walter (posthumous)	Archer	Malory Archer	"London Time"	FXX
	Jeffrey Wright	What If...?	The Watcher	"What If... Ultron Won?"	Disney+
2023 (75th) ^[8]
	Maya Rudolph	Big Mouth	Connie the Hormone Monstress	"Asexual Healing"	Netflix
	Julie Andrews	Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story	Lady Whistledown	"Honeymoon Bliss"	Netflix
	Alex Borstein	Family Guy	Lois Griffin	"A Bottle Episode"	Fox
	Mel Brooks	History of the World, Part II	The Narrator	"VIII"	Hulu
	Wanda Sykes	Crank Yankers	Gladys	"Wanda Sykes, JB Smoove & Adam Carolla"	Comedy Central
	Ali Wong	Tuca & Bertie	Bertie	"Fledging Day"	Adult Swim
2024 (76th) ^[9]
	Maya Rudolph	Big Mouth	Connie the Hormone Monstress	"The Ambition Gremlin"	Netflix
	Hank Azaria	The Simpsons	Moe Szyslak	"Cremains of the Day"	Fox
	Alex Borstein	Family Guy	Lois Griffin	"Teacher's Heavy Pet"	Fox
	Sterling K. Brown	Invincible	Angstrom Levy / Angstrom #646	"I Thought You Were Stronger"	Prime Video
	Hannah Waddingham	Krapopolis	Deliria	"Big Man on Hippocampus"	Fox

Performers with multiple wins

Totals include wins for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance.

4 wins

2 wins

Performers with multiple nominations

Totals include nominations for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance.

11 nominations

Seth MacFarlane

9 nominations

Hank Azaria

8 nominations

Dan Castellaneta

6 nominations

Seth Green

5 nominations

Maya Rudolph

4 nominations

Alex Borstein

3 nominations

2 nominations

References

^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 20, 2014). "EMMYS: TV Academy Splits Best Miniseries & TV Movie, Reality Program & Voice-Over Categories, Expands Combined Longform Fields To 6 Nominees, Sets Possibility For 7 Best Drama & Comedy Series Nominees". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 21, 2014.
^ "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
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[1] Andreeva, Nellie (February 20, 2014). "EMMYS: TV Academy Splits Best Miniseries & TV Movie, Reality Program & Voice-Over Categories, Expands Combined Longform Fields To 6 Nominees, Sets Possibility For 7 Best Drama & Comedy Series Nominees". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 21, 2014.

[2] "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2017.

[3] "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2017.

[4] "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 6, 2017.

[5] "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2017.

[6] "Nominees/Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 12, 2018.

[7] "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 12, 2022.

[8] "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 12, 2023.

[9] "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 18, 2024.

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v t e Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
2010s	Harry Shearer (2014) Hank Azaria (2015) Seth MacFarlane (2016) Seth MacFarlane (2017) Alex Borstein (2018) Seth MacFarlane (2019)
2020s	Maya Rudolph (2020) Maya Rudolph (2021) Chadwick Boseman (2022) Maya Rudolph (2023) Maya Rudolph (2024)

v t e Primetime Emmy Award categories
Programs	Comedy Series Drama Series Limited or Anthology Series Television Movie Reality Competition Program Talk Series Scripted Variety Series Animated Program Documentary or Nonfiction Series Documentary or Nonfiction Special Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking Game Show Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series Structured Reality Program Unstructured Reality Program Variety Special (Live) Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
Performance	Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Lead Actor in a Drama Series Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Lead Actress in a Drama Series Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Guest Actor in a Drama Series Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Guest Actress in a Drama Series Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Character Voice-Over Performance Host for a Game Show Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program Narrator
Directing	Directing for a Comedy Series Directing for a Drama Series Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Directing for a Variety Series Directing for a Variety Special Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program Directing for a Reality Program
Writing	Writing for a Comedy Series Writing for a Drama Series Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Writing for a Variety Series Writing for a Variety Special Writing for a Nonfiction Program
Animation	Individual Achievement in Animation
Casting	Casting for a Comedy Series Casting for a Drama Series Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Casting for a Reality Program
Choreography	Choreography for Scripted Programming Choreography for Variety and Reality Programming
Cinematography	Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Cinematography for a Nonfiction Program Cinematography for a Reality Program Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour) Cinematography for a Series (One Hour)
Commercials	Commercial
Costume Design	Contemporary Costumes Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes Period Costumes Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Programming
Hairstyling	Contemporary Hairstyling Hairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Hairstyling
Lighting	Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Series Lighting Design / Lighting Direction for a Variety Special
Main Title / Motion Design	Main Title Design Motion Design
Makeup	Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program Period or Fantasy/Sci-Fi Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) Prosthetic Makeup
Music	Music Composition for a Documentary Series or Special (Original Dramatic Score) Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score) Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) Music Direction Music Supervision Original Main Title Theme Music Original Music and Lyrics
Picture Editing	Picture Editing for a Multi-Camera Comedy Series Picture Editing for a Single-Camera Comedy Series Picture Editing for a Drama Series Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program Picture Editing for a Structured or Competition Reality Program Picture Editing for an Unstructured Reality Program Picture Editing for Variety Programming
Production Design	Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More) Production Design for a Narrative Program (Half-Hour or Less) Production Design for a Variety or Reality Series Production Design for a Variety Special
Sound Editing	Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special Sound Editing for a Nonfiction or Reality Program
Sound Mixing	Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (Half-Hour) and Animation Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One-Hour) Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Sound Mixing for a Nonfiction Program Sound Mixing for a Reality Program Sound Mixing for a Variety Series or Special
Special Effects	Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie / Special and Visual Effects in a Single Episode
Stunts	Stunt Coordination Stunt Performance
Technical Direction	Technical Direction and Camerawork for a Series Technical Direction and Camerawork for a Special
Engineering	Engineering Philo T. Farnsworth Award
Retired	Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Art Direction for a Miniseries or Movie Art Direction for a Single-Camera Series Children's Program Costumes for a Series Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Interactive Program Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) New Series Program of the Year Short Form Animated Program Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Short Form Variety Series Super Emmy Variety Series Voice-Over Performance
Emmy categories Primetime Daytime International Sports Children's and Family