Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
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The 2023 recipient: Matthew Macfadyen
Awarded forOutstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Country United States
Presented by Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
First awarded1954
Currently held by Matthew Macfadyen,
Succession (2023)
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This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. In early Primetime Emmy Award ceremonies, the supporting categories were not always genre, or even gender, specific. Beginning with the 22nd Primetime Emmy Awards, supporting actors in drama have competed alone. However, these dramatic performances often included actors from miniseries, telefilms, and guest performers competing against main cast competitors. Such instances are marked below:

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FOX is the only one of the Big Four networks to not win this category, with only one nomination.

Winners and nominations

1950s

YearActorRoleProgramNetwork
Best Series Supporting Actor
1954
(6th)
[note 1]
Art Carney Various characters The Jackie Gleason Show CBS
Ben Alexander Officer Frank Smith Dragnet NBC
William Frawley Fred Mertz I Love Lucy CBS
Tony Randall Harvey Weskitt Mister Peepers NBC
Carl Reiner Various characters Your Show of Shows
Best Supporting Actor in a Regular Series
1955
(7th)
[note 1]
Art Carney Various characters The Jackie Gleason Show CBS
Ben Alexander Officer Frank Smith Dragnet NBC
Don DeFore Thorny The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet ABC
William Frawley Fred Mertz I Love Lucy CBS
Gale Gordon Osgood Conklin Our Miss Brooks
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
1956
(8th)
[note 1]
Art Carney Ed Norton The Honeymooners CBS
Ed Begley #Andy Sloane Patterns NBC
William Frawley Fred Mertz I Love Lucy CBS
Carl Reiner Various characters Caesar's Hour NBC
Cyril Ritchard #Mr. Darling / Captain Hook Peter Pan
Best Supporting Performance by an Actor
1957
(9th)
[note 1]
Carl Reiner Various characters Caesar's Hour NBC
Art Carney Various characters The Jackie Gleason Show CBS
Paul Ford Col. John T. Hall The Phil Silvers Show
William Frawley Fred Mertz I Love Lucy
Ed Wynn #Army Requiem for a Heavyweight
Best Continuing Supporting Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic or Comedy Series
1958
(10th)
[note 1]
Carl Reiner Various characters Caesar's Hour NBC
Paul Ford Col. John T. Hall The Phil Silvers Show CBS
William Frawley Fred Mertz I Love Lucy
Louis Nye Various characters The Steve Allen Show NBC
Dennis Weaver Chester Goode Gunsmoke CBS
Best Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series
1959
(11th)
Dennis Weaver Chester Goode Gunsmoke CBS
Herschel Bernardi Lt. Jacoby Peter Gunn NBC
Johnny Crawford Mark McCain The Rifleman ABC
William Hopper Paul Drake Perry Mason CBS

1960s

YearActorRoleProgramNetwork
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead or Support)
1960
(12th)
Robert Stack Eliot Ness The Untouchables ABC
Richard Boone Paladin Have Gun – Will Travel CBS
Raymond Burr Perry Mason Perry Mason
Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Series
1961
(13th)
[note 1]
Don Knotts Barney Fife The Andy Griffith Show CBS
Abby Dalton Lt. Martha Hale Hennesey CBS
Barbara Hale Della Street Perry Mason
Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor
1962
(14th)
[note 1]
Don Knotts Barney Fife The Andy Griffith Show CBS
Sam Jaffe Dr. David Zorba Ben Casey ABC
Barry Jones #The Dean Hallmark Hall of Fame NBC
Horace McMahon Lt. Mike Parker Naked City ABC
George C. Scott §Dr. Karl AndersBen Casey
1963
(15th)
[note 1]
Don Knotts Barney Fife The Andy Griffith Show CBS
Tim Conway Ens. Charles Parker McHale's Navy ABC
Paul Ford #Col. Wainwright Purdy IIITeahouse of the August Moon: Hallmark Hall of FameNBC
Hurd Hatfield # Lionel de Rothschild Invincible Mr. Disraeli: Hallmark Hall of Fame
Robert Redford #George Laurents Premiere, Presented by Fred Astaire ABC
1964
(16th)
[note 1]
Albert Paulsen #Lt. Volkoval Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre NBC
Sorrell Booke §Julius Orloff Dr. Kildare NBC
Conlan Carter Doc Combat! ABC
Carl Lee §Lonnie Hill The Nurses CBS
Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Actors and Performers
1965
(17th)
[note 1]
Leonard Bernstein Conductor New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts with Leonard Bernstein CBS
Lynn Fontanne Fanny Bowditch Holmes Hallmark Hall of Fame : "The Magnificent Yankee" NBC
Alfred Lunt Oliver Wendell Holmes
Barbra Streisand Herself My Name Is Barbra CBS
Dick Van Dyke Rob Petrie The Dick Van Dyke Show
Julie Andrews Herself The Andy Williams Show NBC
Johnny Carson Himself The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Gladys Cooper Margaret St. Clair The Rogues
Robert Coote Timmy St. Clair
Richard Crenna James Slattery Slattery's People CBS
Julie Harris Florence Nightingale Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Holy Terror"NBC
Bob Hope HimselfChrysler Presents A Bob Hope Comedy Special
Dean Jagger Principal Albert Vane Mr. Novak
Danny Kaye Himself The Danny Kaye Show CBS
David McCallum Illya Kuryakin The Man from U.N.C.L.E. NBC
Red Skelton Himself The Red Skelton Hour CBS
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series
1966
(18th)
James Daly #Dr. O'Meara Eagle in a Cage NBC
David Burns §The Great McGonigle The Trials of O'Brien CBS
Leo G. Carroll Alexander Waverly The Man from U.N.C.L.E. NBC
1967
(19th)
Eli Wallach #Happy Locarno The Poppy Is Also a Flower ABC
Leo G. Carroll Alexander Waverly The Man from U.N.C.L.E. NBC
Leonard Nimoy Spock Star Trek
1968
(20th)
Milburn Stone Doc Gunsmoke CBS
Joseph Campanella Lew Wickersham Mannix CBS
Lawrence Dobkin #Dr. Gettlinger CBS Playhouse
Leonard Nimoy Spock Star Trek NBC
Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series
1969
(21st)
[note 1]
Werner Klemperer Colonel Klink Hogan's Heroes CBS
Greg Morris Barney Collier Mission: Impossible CBS
Leonard Nimoy Spock Star Trek NBC

1970s

YearActorRoleProgramNetwork
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Drama
1970
(22nd)
James Brolin Dr. Steven Kiley Marcus Welby, M.D. ABC
Tige Andrews Capt. Adam Greer The Mod Squad ABC
Greg Morris Barney Collier Mission: Impossible CBS
1971
(23rd)
David Burns #Mr. SolomonThe Price: Hallmark Hall of Fame NBC
James Brolin Dr. Steven Kiley Marcus Welby, M.D. ABC
Robert Young #Senator Earl GannonVanished!: NBC World Premiere MovieNBC
1972
(24th)
Jack Warden # George Halas Brian's Song: ABC Movie of the Week ABC
James Brolin Dr. Steven Kiley Marcus Welby, M.D. ABC
Greg Morris Barney Collier Mission: Impossible CBS
1973
(25th)
Scott Jacoby #Nick Salter That Certain Summer: ABC Movie of the WeekABC
James Brolin Dr. Steven Kiley Marcus Welby, M.D. ABC
Will Geer Zebulon Walton The Waltons CBS
Best Supporting Actor in Drama
1974
(26th)
Michael Moriarty #Jim O'Connor The Glass Menagerie ABC
Sam Waterston #Tom WingfieldThe Glass MenagerieABC
Michael Douglas Steve Keller The Streets of San Francisco ABC
Will Geer Zebulon Walton The Waltons CBS
Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
1975
(27th)
Will Geer Zebulon Walton The Waltons CBS
J.D. Cannon Peter B. Clifford McCloud NBC
Michael Douglas Steve Keller The Streets of San Francisco ABC
1976
(28th)
Anthony Zerbe Lt. K.C. Trench Harry O ABC
Ray Milland #Duncan Calderwood Rich Man, Poor Man ABC
Robert Reed #Teddy Boylan
Michael Douglas Steve Keller The Streets of San Francisco
Will Geer Zebulon Walton The Waltons CBS
1977
(29th)
Gary Frank Willie Lawrence Family ABC
Noah Beery Jr. Joseph "Rocky" Rockford The Rockford Files NBC
David Doyle John Bosley Charlie's Angels ABC
Tom Ewell Billy Truman Baretta
Will Geer Zebulon Walton The Waltons CBS
1978
(30th)
Robert Vaughn #Frank Flaherty Washington: Behind Closed Doors ABC
Sam Wanamaker #Moses Weiss Holocaust NBC
David Warner #Heydrich
Ossie Davis # Martin Luther King Sr. King
Will Geer Zebulon Walton The Waltons CBS
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
1979
(31st)
Stuart Margolin Evelyn "Angel" Martin The Rockford Files NBC
Noah Beery Jr. Joseph "Rocky" RockfordThe Rockford FilesNBC
Joe Santos Det. Dennis Becker
Mason Adams Charlie Hume Lou Grant CBS
Robert Walden Joe Rossi

1980s

YearActorRoleProgramNetwork
1980
(32nd)
Stuart Margolin Evelyn "Angel" Martin The Rockford Files NBC
Noah Beery Jr. Joseph "Rocky" RockfordThe Rockford Files NBC
Mason Adams Charlie Hume Lou Grant CBS
Robert Walden Joe Rossi
1981
(33rd)
Michael Conrad Sgt. Phil Esterhaus Hill Street Blues NBC
Charles Haid Officer Andy RenkoHill Street BluesNBC
Bruce Weitz Det. Mick Belker
Mason Adams Charlie Hume Lou Grant CBS
Robert Walden Joe Rossi
1982
(34th)
Michael Conrad Sgt. Phil Esterhaus Hill Street Blues NBC
Taurean Blacque Det. Neal WashingtonHill Street BluesNBC
Charles Haid Officer Andy Renko
Michael Warren Officer Bobby Hill
Bruce Weitz Det. Mick Belker
1983
(35th)
James Coco §Arnie St. Elsewhere NBC
Ed Begley Jr. Dr. Victor EhrlichSt. ElsewhereNBC
Michael Conrad Sgt. Phil Esterhaus Hill Street Blues
Joe Spano Sgt. Henry Goldblume
Bruce Weitz Det. Mick Belker
1984
(36th)
Bruce Weitz Det. Mick Belker Hill Street Blues NBC
Michael Conrad Sgt. Phil EsterhausHill Street BluesNBC
James Sikking Lt. Howard Hunter
Ed Begley Jr. Dr. Victor Ehrlich St. Elsewhere
John Hillerman Jonathan Higgins Magnum, P.I. CBS
1985
(37th)
Edward James Olmos Lt. Martin Castillo Miami Vice NBC
Ed Begley Jr. Dr. Victor Ehrlich St. Elsewhere NBC
Bruce Weitz Det. Mick Belker Hill Street Blues
John Hillerman Jonathan Higgins Magnum, P.I. CBS
John Karlen Harvey Lacey Cagney & Lacey
1986
(38th)
John Karlen Harvey Lacey Cagney & Lacey CBS
John Hillerman Jonathan Higgins Magnum, P.I. CBS
Ed Begley Jr. Dr. Victor Ehrlich St. Elsewhere NBC
Edward James Olmos Lt. Martin Castillo Miami Vice
Bruce Weitz Det. Mick Belker Hill Street Blues
1987
(39th)
John Hillerman Jonathan Higgins Magnum, P.I. CBS
Jimmy Smits Victor Sifuentes L.A. Law NBC
Michael Tucker Stuart Markowitz
Ed Begley Jr. Dr. Victor Ehrlich St. Elsewhere NBC
John Karlen Harvey Lacey Cagney & Lacey CBS
1988
(40th)
Larry Drake Benny Stulwicz L.A. Law NBC
Alan Rachins Douglas BrackmanL.A. LawNBC
Jimmy Smits Victor SifuentesNBC
Ed Begley Jr. Dr. Victor Ehrlich St. Elsewhere NBC
Timothy Busfield Elliot Weston Thirtysomething ABC
1989
(41st)
Larry Drake Benny Stulwicz L.A. Law NBC
Richard Dysart Leland McKenzieL.A. LawNBC
Jimmy Smits Victor SifuentesNBC
Jonathan Banks Frank McPike Wiseguy CBS
Timothy Busfield Elliot Weston Thirtysomething ABC

1990s

YearActorRoleProgramNetwork
1990
(42nd)
Jimmy Smits Victor Sifuentes L.A. Law NBC
Larry Drake Benny StulwiczL.A. LawNBC
Richard Dysart Leland McKenzie
Dean Stockwell Al Calavicci Quantum Leap
Timothy Busfield Elliot Weston Thirtysomething ABC
1991
(43rd)
Timothy Busfield Elliot Weston Thirtysomething ABC
David Clennon Miles DrentellThirtysomethingABC
Richard Dysart Leland McKenzie L.A. Law NBC
Jimmy Smits Victor Sifuentes
Dean Stockwell Al Calavicci Quantum Leap
1992
(44th)
Richard Dysart Leland McKenzie L.A. Law NBC
Jimmy Smits §Victor SifuentesL.A. LawNBC
Ed Asner Walter Kovacs The Trials of Rosie O'Neill CBS
John Corbett Chris Stevens Northern Exposure
Richard Kiley §Doug Spaulding The Ray Bradbury Theater HBO
Dean Stockwell Al Calavicci Quantum Leap NBC
1993
(45th)
Chad Lowe Jesse McKenna Life Goes On ABC
Barry Corbin Maurice Minnifield Northern Exposure CBS
John Cullum Holling Vincouver
Fyvush Finkel Douglas Wambaugh Picket Fences
Dean Stockwell Al Calavicci Quantum Leap NBC
1994
(46th)
Fyvush Finkel Douglas Wambaugh Picket Fences CBS
Ray Walston Henry BonePicket FencesCBS
Gordon Clapp Greg Medavoy NYPD Blue ABC
Nicholas Turturro James Martinez
Barry Corbin Maurice Minnifield Northern Exposure CBS
1995
(47th)
Ray Walston Henry Bone Picket Fences CBS
Eriq La Salle Peter Benton ER NBC
Noah Wyle John Carter
Héctor Elizondo Phillip Watters Chicago Hope CBS
James Earl Jones Neb Langston Under One Roof
1996
(48th)
Ray Walston Henry Bone Picket Fences CBS
Héctor Elizondo Phillip Watters Chicago Hope CBS
James McDaniel Arthur Fancy NYPD Blue ABC
Stanley Tucci Richard Cross Murder One
Noah Wyle John Carter ER NBC
1997
(49th)
Héctor Elizondo Phillip Watters Chicago Hope CBS
Eriq La Salle Peter Benton ER NBC
Noah Wyle John Carter
Adam Arkin Aaron ShuttChicago HopeCBS
Nicholas Turturro James Martinez NYPD Blue ABC
1998
(50th)
Gordon Clapp Greg Medavoy NYPD Blue ABC
Eriq La Salle Peter Benton ER NBC
Noah Wyle John Carter
Steven Hill Adam Schiff Law & Order NBC
Héctor Elizondo Phillip Watters Chicago Hope CBS
1999
(51st)
Michael Badalucco Jimmy Berluti The Practice ABC
Benjamin Bratt Rey Curtis Law & Order NBC
Steven Hill Adam Schiff
Noah Wyle John Carter ER
Steve Harris Eugene YoungThe PracticeABC

2000s

YearActorRoleProgramNetwork
2000
(52nd)
Richard Schiff Toby Ziegler The West Wing NBC
John Spencer Leo McGarry The West WingNBC
Michael Badalucco Jimmy Berlutti The Practice ABC
Steve Harris Eugene Young
Dominic Chianese Junior Soprano The Sopranos HBO
2001
(53rd)
Bradley Whitford Josh Lyman The West Wing NBC
Richard Schiff Toby Ziegler The West WingNBC
John Spencer Leo McGarry
Dominic Chianese Junior Soprano The Sopranos HBO
Michael Imperioli Christopher Moltisanti
2002
(54th)
John Spencer Leo McGarry The West Wing NBC
Richard Schiff Toby Ziegler The West WingNBC
Bradley Whitford Josh Lyman
Dulé Hill Charlie Young
Victor Garber Jack Bristow Alias ABC
Freddy Rodriguez Federico "Rico" Diaz Six Feet Under HBO
2003
(55th)
Joe Pantoliano Ralph Cifaretto The Sopranos HBO
John Spencer Leo McGarry The West Wing NBC
Bradley Whitford Josh Lyman
Victor Garber Jack Bristow Alias ABC
Michael Imperioli Christopher MoltisantiThe SopranosHBO
2004
(56th)
Michael Imperioli Christopher Moltisanti The Sopranos HBO
Steve Buscemi Tony Blundetto The SopranosHBO
John Spencer Leo McGarry The West Wing NBC
Brad Dourif Dr. Amos "Doc" Cochran Deadwood HBO
Victor Garber Jack Bristow Alias ABC
2005
(57th)
William Shatner Denny Crane Boston Legal ABC
Naveen Andrews Sayid Jarrah Lost ABC
Terry O'Quinn John Locke
Alan Alda Arnold Vinick The West Wing NBC
Oliver Platt Russell Tupper Huff Showtime
2006
(58th)
Alan Alda Arnold Vinick The West Wing NBC
Michael Imperioli Christopher Moltisanti The Sopranos HBO
Gregory Itzin Charles Logan 24 Fox
Oliver Platt Russell Tupper Huff Showtime
William Shatner Denny Crane Boston Legal ABC
2007
(59th)
Terry O'Quinn John Locke Lost ABC
Michael Emerson Ben Linus LostABC
Michael Imperioli Christopher Moltisanti The Sopranos HBO
T. R. Knight George O'Malley Grey's Anatomy ABC
Masi Oka Hiro Nakamura Heroes NBC
William Shatner Denny Crane Boston Legal ABC
2008
(60th)
Željko Ivanek Ray Fiske Damages FX
Ted Danson Arthur FrobisherDamagesFX
Michael Emerson Ben Linus Lost ABC
William Shatner Denny Crane Boston Legal
John Slattery Roger Sterling Mad Men AMC
2009
(61st)
Michael Emerson Ben Linus Lost ABC
Christian Clemenson Jerry Espenson Boston Legal ABC
William Shatner Denny Crane
William Hurt Daniel Purcell Damages FX
Aaron Paul Jesse Pinkman Breaking Bad AMC
John Slattery Roger Sterling Mad Men

2010s

YearActorRoleProgramEpisode SubmissionsNetwork
2010
(62nd)
[1]
Aaron Paul Jesse Pinkman Breaking Bad "Half Measures" AMC
Michael Emerson Ben Linus Lost "Dr. Linus" ABC
Terry O'Quinn John Locke "The Substitute"
Andre Braugher Owen Thoreau, Jr. Men of a Certain Age "Powerless" TNT
Martin Short Leonard Winstone Damages "You Haven't Replaced Me" FX
John Slattery Roger Sterling Mad Men "The Gypsy and the Hobo"AMC
2011
(63rd)
[2]
Peter Dinklage Tyrion Lannister Game of Thrones "Baelor" HBO
Josh Charles Will Gardner The Good Wife "Closing Arguments" CBS
Alan Cumming Eli Gold"Silver Bullet"
Andre Braugher Owen Thoreau, Jr. Men of a Certain Age "Let the Sunshine In"TNT
Walton Goggins Boyd Crowder Justified "The I of the Storm"FX
John Slattery Roger Sterling Mad Men "Hands and Knees"AMC
2012
(64th)
[3]
Aaron Paul Jesse Pinkman Breaking Bad "End Times"AMC
Giancarlo Esposito Gus Fring Breaking Bad"Hermanos"AMC
Jim Carter Charles Carson Downton Abbey "Episode 202" PBS
Brendan Coyle John Bates"Episode 207"
Peter Dinklage Tyrion Lannister Game of Thrones "Blackwater"HBO
Jared Harris Lane Pryce Mad Men "Commissions and Fees"AMC
2013
(65th)
[4]
Bobby Cannavale Gyp Rosetti Boardwalk Empire "Sunday Best"HBO
Jonathan Banks Mike Ehrmantraut Breaking Bad "Say My Name"AMC
Aaron Paul Jesse Pinkman"Buyout"
Jim Carter Charles Carson Downton Abbey "Episode 306"PBS
Peter Dinklage Tyrion Lannister Game of Thrones "Second Sons"HBO
Mandy Patinkin Saul Berenson Homeland "The Choice" Showtime
2014
(66th)
[5]
Aaron Paul Jesse Pinkman Breaking Bad "Confessions"AMC
Jim Carter Charles Carson Downton Abbey "Episode 401"PBS
Josh Charles Will Gardner The Good Wife "Hitting the Fan"CBS
Peter Dinklage Tyrion Lannister Game of Thrones "The Laws of Gods and Men"HBO
Mandy Patinkin Saul Berenson Homeland "Gerontion"Showtime
Jon Voight Mickey Donovan Ray Donovan "Fite Nite"
2015
(67th)
[6]
Peter Dinklage Tyrion Lannister Game of Thrones "Hardhome"HBO
Jonathan Banks Mike Ehrmantraut Better Call Saul "Five-O"AMC
Jim Carter Charles Carson Downton Abbey "A Moorland Holiday"PBS
Alan Cumming Eli Gold The Good Wife "Undisclosed Recipients"CBS
Michael Kelly Doug Stamper House of Cards "Chapter 27" Netflix
Ben Mendelsohn Danny Rayburn Bloodline "Part 12"
2016
(68th)
[7]
Ben Mendelsohn Danny Rayburn Bloodline "Part 23"Netflix
Peter Dinklage Tyrion Lannister Game of Thrones "No One"HBO
Kit Harington Jon Snow "Battle of the Bastards"
Jonathan Banks Mike Ehrmantraut Better Call Saul "Bali Ha'i"AMC
Michael Kelly Doug Stamper House of Cards "Chapter 44"Netflix
Jon Voight Mickey Donovan Ray Donovan "The Kalamazoo"Showtime
2017
(69th)
[8]
John Lithgow Winston Churchill The Crown "Assassins"Netflix
David Harbour Jim Hopper Stranger Things "Chapter Eight: The Upside Down"Netflix
Jonathan Banks Mike Ehrmantraut Better Call Saul "Witness"AMC
Ron Cephas Jones William H. Hill This Is Us "Memphis" NBC
Michael Kelly Doug Stamper House of Cards "Chapter 64"Netflix
Mandy Patinkin Saul Berenson Homeland "America First"Showtime
Jeffrey Wright Bernard Lowe Westworld "The Well-Tempered Clavier"HBO
2018
(70th)
[9]
Peter Dinklage Tyrion Lannister Game of Thrones "The Dragon and the Wolf"HBO
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Jaime Lannister Game of Thrones"The Spoils of War"HBO
David Harbour Jim Hopper Stranger Things "Chapter Four: Will the Wise"Netflix
Joseph Fiennes Commander Fred Waterford The Handmaid's Tale "First Blood" Hulu
Mandy Patinkin Saul Berenson Homeland "Species Jump"Showtime
Matt Smith Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh The Crown "Mystery Man"Netflix
2019
(71st)
[10]
Peter Dinklage Tyrion Lannister Game of Thrones "The Iron Throne"HBO
Alfie Allen Theon Greyjoy Game of Thrones"The Long Night"HBO
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Jaime Lannister"A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms"
Jonathan Banks Mike Ehrmantraut Better Call Saul "Winner"AMC
Giancarlo Esposito Gus Fring"Piñata"
Michael Kelly Doug Stamper House of Cards "Chapter 73"Netflix
Chris Sullivan Toby Damon This Is Us "Toby"NBC

2020s

YearActorRoleProgramEpisode SubmissionsNetwork
2020
(72nd)
[11]
Billy Crudup Cory Ellison The Morning Show "Chaos Is the New Cocaine" Apple TV+
Nicholas Braun Greg Hirsch Succession "This Is Not for Tears" HBO
Kieran Culkin Roman Roy"Tern Haven"
Mark Duplass Charles "Chip" Black The Morning Show "The Interview" Apple TV+
Giancarlo Esposito Gus Fring Better Call Saul "JMM" AMC
Matthew Macfadyen Tom Wambsgans Succession "This Is Not for Tears" HBO
Bradley Whitford Commander Joseph Lawrence The Handmaid's Tale "Sacrifice" Hulu
Jeffrey Wright Bernard Lowe Westworld "Crisis Theory" HBO
2021
(73rd)
[12]
Tobias Menzies Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh The Crown "Gold Stick" Netflix
Giancarlo Esposito Moff Gideon The Mandalorian "Chapter 16: The Rescue" Disney+
O. T. Fagbenle Luke Bankole The Handmaid's Tale "Home" Hulu
John Lithgow E.B. Jonathan Perry Mason "Chapter 4" HBO
Max Minghella Commander Nick Blaine The Handmaid's Tale "The Crossing" Hulu
Chris Sullivan Toby Damon This Is Us "In the Room" NBC
Bradley Whitford Commander Joseph Lawrence The Handmaid's Tale "Testimony" Hulu
Michael K. Williams (posthumous)Montrose Freeman Lovecraft Country "Rewind 1921" HBO
2022
(74th)
[13]
Matthew Macfadyen Tom Wambsgans Succession "All the Bells Say" HBO
Nicholas Braun Greg Hirsch Succession "Retired Janitors of Idaho" HBO
Billy Crudup Cory Ellison The Morning Show "My Least Favorite Year" Apple TV+
Kieran Culkin Roman Roy Succession "Too Much Birthday" HBO
Park Hae-soo Cho Sang-woo Squid Game "One Lucky Day" Netflix
John Turturro Irving Bailiff Severance "Defiant Jazz" Apple TV+
Christopher Walken Burt Goodman"The Grim Barbarity of Optics and Design"
O Yeong-su Oh Il-nam Squid Game "Gganbu" Netflix
2023
(75th)
[14]
Matthew Macfadyen Tom Wambsgans Succession "Tailgate Party" HBO
F. Murray Abraham Bert Di Grasso The White Lotus "Abductions" HBO
Nicholas Braun Greg Hirsch Succession "America Decides"
Michael Imperioli Dominic Di Grasso The White Lotus "That's Amore"
Theo James Cameron Sullivan
Alan Ruck Connor Roy Succession "Rehearsal"
Will Sharpe Ethan Spiller The White Lotus "Arrivederci"
Alexander Skarsgård Lukas Matsson Succession "Kill List"

Programs with multiple wins

Programs with multiple nominations

Performers with multiple wins

Performers with multiple nominations

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Early Emmy ceremonies did not have genre specific acting categories
  2. Jonathan Banks was the first of only two actors with nominations as a main cast member for three different shows in this category, two of which feature him as the same character
  3. Giancarlo Esposito is the second of only two actors with nominations as a main cast member for three different shows in this category, two of which feature him as the same character

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie</span> Television awards for Best Actress

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie is an award presented annually by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role on a television limited series or television movie for the primetime network season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie</span> Primetime Emmy Award

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie 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 limited series or television movie for the primetime network season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series</span> Primetime Emmy Award

This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. In early Primetime Emmy Award ceremonies, the supporting categories were not always genre-, or even gender-, specific. Beginning with the 22nd Primetime Emmy Awards, supporting actresses in drama have competed alone. However, these dramatic performances often included actresses from miniseries, telefilms, and guest performers competing against main cast competitors. Such instances are marked below:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie</span>

This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Before 1975, supporting actors featured in a miniseries or movie were included in categories such as comedy or drama. From 1975 to 1978, the award was called Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special. Despite the category's name, actors appearing in many episodes of a miniseries were included. In 1979, the award was named Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Special. The award was renamed again in 1986, in Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special. By 1998, the award was renamed Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie</span>

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie is an award presented annually by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role on a television limited series or television movie for the primetime network season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series</span> Annual award

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama 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 guest starring role on a television drama series for the primetime network season.

The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime Emmys are presented in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming. The award categories are divided into three classes: the regular Primetime Emmy Awards, the Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards to honor technical and other similar behind-the-scenes achievements, and the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards for recognizing significant contributions to the engineering and technological aspects of television. First given out in 1949, the award was originally referred to as simply the "Emmy Award" until the International Emmy Award and the Daytime Emmy Award were created in the early 1970s to expand the Emmy to other sectors of the television industry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series</span> Emmy award

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series is an award presented annually by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It is given in honor of an actress who has delivered an outstanding performance in a guest starring role on a television drama series for the primetime network season.

This is a list of the winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie, which is awarded since 1992. The category was originally called Outstanding Drama or Comedy Special.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">63rd Primetime Emmy Awards</span> 2011 American television programming awards

The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards, honoring the best in prime time television programming from June 1, 2010, until May 31, 2011, were held on Sunday, September 18, 2011, at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles, California. Fox televised the ceremony within the United States. Jane Lynch hosted the Emmys for the first time. The Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony was held on September 10.

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