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Award
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series is an award presented annually by the
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role on a television comedy series for the primetime network season.
The award was first presented at the
6th Primetime Emmy Awards on February 11, 1954 to
Donald O'Connor for his performance on
The Colgate Comedy Hour . Originally honoring actors in drama and comedy roles, the separate category for comedy was introduced in 1956 and became permanent in 1966. Following the introduction of separate categories for comedy and drama, the award's name was changed to Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series , before changing to Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series at the
26th Primetime Emmy Awards and later to its current title.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 35 actors.
Jeffrey Tambor is the current recipient of the award for his portrayal of Maura Pfefferman on
Transparent .
Michael J. Fox ,
Kelsey Grammer ,
Carroll O'Connor and
Jim Parsons have won the most awards in this category with four each.
Alan Alda ,
Ted Danson and Grammer has been nominated for the award on eleven occasions, the most within the category.
Winners and nominees
Winners in each year are listed first in colored row.
Key
Meaning
‡
Indicates the winner
*
Indicates posthumous nominee
§
Indicates a performance as a guest performer, prior to
the category's creation.
Donald O'Connor was the first recipient of the award, winning for his performance in
The Colgate Comedy Hour .
Danny Thomas won the award in 1954 for his role as Danny Williams on
Make Room for Daddy .
Phil Silvers won in 1955 for his portrayal of MSgt. Ernest G. Bilko in
The Phil Silvers Show .
Sid Caesar won for his performance on
Caesar's Hour .
Jack Benny won the award in 1959 for his performance on
The Jack Benny Program .
Dick Van Dyke won twice in 1964 and 1966 for his role on
The Dick Van Dyke Show as Rob Petrie.
Bob Crane was twice nominated for his role on
Hogan's Heroes .
Don Adams won three consecutive times for his portrayal of Maxwell Smart in
Get Smart .
Jack Klugman won twice for his portrayal of Oscar Madison in
The Odd Couple .
Alan Alda won the award twice out of 11 nominations, the most nominations in the category, for his role as
Hawkeye Pierce in
M*A*S*H .
Tony Randall won in 1975 for his role as Felix Unger in
The Odd Couple .
Carroll O'Connor won four times in this category for his performance in
All in the Family as
Archie Bunker .
Richard Mulligan won the award in 1981 and 1989 for his roles on
Soap and
Empty Nest .
Judd Hirsch won twice for his performance on
Taxi .
Robert Guillaume won in 1985 for his role on
Benson .
Michael J. Fox won three consecutive times for his portrayal of
Alex P. Keaton on
Family Ties . He later won a four time in the category for his role on
Spin City .
John Goodman received seven nominations for his performance on
Roseanne .
Ted Danson won twice for his role on
Cheers as
Sam Malone .
Burt Reynolds won the award in 1991 for his performance in
Evening Shade .
Kelsey Grammer won four times out of eleven nominations for his role on
Frasier .
Jerry Seinfeld received five nominations for his performance on
Seinfeld .
John Lithgow won the award three times for his performance in
3rd Rock from the Sun as
Dr. Dick Solomon .
Eric McCormack won the award in 2001 for his role in
Will & Grace .
Ray Romano won for his performance in
Everyone Loves Raymond as Raymond Barone.
Matt LeBlanc received seven nominations for his roles on
Friends and
Episodes .
Tony Shalhoub won three times for his role as
Adrian Monk in
Monk .
Alec Baldwin won the award twice for his portrayal of
Jack Donaghy in
30 Rock .
Jim Parsons won four times in this category for his role as
Dr. Sheldon Cooper in
The Big Bang Theory .
Jon Cryer won in 2012 for his performance on
Two and a Half Men as
Alan Harper .
Jeffrey Tambor won the award in 2015 and 2016 for his portrayal of Maura Pfefferman on
Transparent .
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Year
Actress
Program
Role
Submitted episode(s)
Network
Ref.
2009 –
2010
(62nd)
Jim Parsons ‡
The Big Bang Theory
Dr. Sheldon Cooper
"The Pants Alternative"
CBS
[56]
Alec Baldwin
30 Rock
Jack Donaghy
"
Don Geiss, America, and Hope "
NBC
Steve Carell
The Office
Michael Scott
"
The Cover-Up "
Larry David
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Himself
"
Seinfeld "
HBO
Matthew Morrison
Glee
Will Schuester
"
Mash-Up "
Fox
Tony Shalhoub
Monk
Adrian Monk
"
Mr. Monk and the End "
USA
2010 –
2011
(63rd)
Jim Parsons ‡
The Big Bang Theory
Dr. Sheldon Cooper
"The Agreement Dissection"
CBS
[57]
Alec Baldwin
30 Rock
Jack Donaghy
"
Respawn "
NBC
Steve Carell
The Office
Michael Scott
"
Goodbye, Michael "
Louis C.K.
Louie
Louie
"Bully"
FX
Johnny Galecki
The Big Bang Theory
Dr. Leonard Hofstadter
"The Benefactor Factor"
CBS
Matt LeBlanc
Episodes
Himself
"Episode Seven"
Showtime
2011 –
2012
(64th)
Jon Cryer ‡
Two and a Half Men
Alan Harper
"Frodo’s Headshots"
CBS
[58]
Alec Baldwin
30 Rock
Jack Donaghy
"
Live from Studio 6H "
NBC
Louis C.K.
Louie
Louie
"Duckling"
FX
Don Cheadle
House of Lies
Marty Kaan
"The Gods of Dangerous Financial Instruments"
Showtime
Larry David
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Himself
"Palestinian Chicken"
HBO
Jim Parsons
The Big Bang Theory
Dr. Sheldon Cooper
"The Werewolf Transformation"
CBS
2012 –
2013
(65th)
Jim Parsons ‡
The Big Bang Theory
Dr. Sheldon Cooper
"The Habitation Configuration"
CBS
[59]
Alec Baldwin
30 Rock
Jack Donaghy
"
A Goon’s Deed in a Weary World "
NBC
Jason Bateman
Arrested Development
Michael Bluth
"
Flight of the Phoenix "
Netflix
Louis C.K.
Louie
Louie
"Daddy’s Girlfriend, Part 1"
FX
Don Cheadle
House of Lies
Marty Kaan
"Hostile Takeover"
Showtime
Matt LeBlanc
Episodes
Himself
"Episode Two"
2013 –
2014
(66th)
Jim Parsons ‡
The Big Bang Theory
Dr. Sheldon Cooper
"The Relationship Diremption"
CBS
[60]
Louis C.K.
Louie
Louie
"Model"
FX
Don Cheadle
House of Lies
Marty Kaan
"Wreckage"
Showtime
Ricky Gervais
Derek
Derek Noakes
"Episode 6"
Netflix
Matt LeBlanc
Episodes
Himself
"Episode Six"
Showtime
William H. Macy
Shameless
Frank Gallagher
"Lazarus"
2014 –
2015
(67th)
Jeffrey Tambor ‡
Transparent
Maura Pfefferman
"The Letting Go"
Amazon
[61]
Anthony Anderson
black-ish
Andre Johnson, Sr.
"Sex, Lies, and Vasectomies"
ABC
Louis C.K.
Louie
Louie
"Bobby’s House"
FX
Don Cheadle
House of Lies
Marty Kaan
"It’s a Box Inside a Box Inside a Box, Dipshit"
Showtime
Will Forte
The Last Man on Earth
Phil Miller
"Alive in Tucson"
Fox
Matt LeBlanc
Episodes
Himself
"Episode Five"
Showtime
William H. Macy
Shameless
Frank Gallagher
"A Night to Remem... Wait, What?"
2015 –
2016
(68th)
Jeffrey Tambor ‡
Transparent
Maura Pfefferman
"Man on the Land"
Amazon
[62]
Anthony Anderson
Black-ish
Andre "Dre" Johnson, Sr.
"Hope"
ABC
Aziz Ansari
Master of None
Dev Shah
"Parents"
Netflix
Will Forte
The Last Man on Earth
Phil Miller
"30 Years of Science Down the Tubes"
Fox
William H. Macy
Shameless
Frank Gallagher
"I Only Miss Her When I'm Breathing"
Showtime
Thomas Middleditch
Silicon Valley
Richard Hendricks
"The Empty Chair"
HBO
Superlatives
Multiple awards
4 awards
3 awards
2 awards
Multiple nominations
11 nominations
8 nominations
7 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations
Notes
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e
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i Early Emmy ceremonies did not have genre-specific acting categories.
See also
References