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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

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First awarded
  
1953

Country
  
United States of America

Currently held by
  
Jeffrey Tambor

Official website
  
emmys.com

Instituted
  
1953

Category of
  
Primetime Emmy Award


Awarded for
  
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Presented by
  
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

People also search for
  
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series

Winners & Nominees
  
Jeffrey TamborTransparent, Jeffrey Tambor, Winner, Thomas MiddleditchSilicon Valley, Thomas Middleditch, Nominee, Anthony AndersonBlack-ish, Anthony Anderson, Nominee, William H MacyShameless, William H Macy, Nominee, Aziz AnsariMaster of None, Aziz Ansari, Nominee, Will ForteThe Last Man on Earth, Will Forte, Nominee, Jeffrey TamborTransparent, Jeffrey Tambor, Winner, Anthony AndersonBlack-ish, Anthony Anderson, Nominee, William H MacyShameless, William H Macy, Nominee, Louis CKLouie, Louis CK, Nominee, Matt LeBlancEpisodes, Matt LeBlanc, Nominee, Will ForteThe Last Man on Earth, Will Forte, Nominee, Don CheadleHouse of Lies, Don Cheadle, Nominee, Jim ParsonsThe Big Bang Theory, Jim Parsons, Winner, Ricky GervaisDerek, Ricky Gervais, Nominee, William H MacyShameless, William H Macy, Nominee, Louis CKLouie, Louis CK, Nominee, Matt LeBlancEpisodes, Matt LeBlanc, Nominee, Don CheadleHouse of Lies, Don Cheadle, Nominee, Jim ParsonsThe Big Bang Theory, Jim Parsons, Winner, Louis CKLouie, Louis CK, Nominee, Jason BatemanArrested Development, Jason Bateman, Nominee, Matt LeBlancEpisodes, Matt LeBlanc, Nominee, Alec Baldwin30 Rock, Alec Baldwin, Nominee, Don CheadleHouse of Lies, Don Cheadle, Nominee, Jon CryerTwo and a Half Men, Jon Cryer, Winner, Larry DavidCurb Your Enthusiasm, Larry David, Nominee, Louis CKLouie, Louis CK, Nominee, Jim ParsonsThe Big Bang Theory, Jim Parsons, Nominee, Alec Baldwin30 Rock, Alec Baldwin, Nominee, Don CheadleHouse of Lies, Don Cheadle, Nominee

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.

    • Total awards by network

  • NBC – 26
  • CBS – 19
  • ABC – 11
  • USA – 3
  • Amazon – 2
  • HBO – 1

    • References

    Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Wikipedia
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