Emmy Award Winners
The Emmy Awards have been given out annually by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences since 1949. They are only awarded for American television programming. Included in this list are the winners in the Lead Actors and Lead Actresses categories. Some winners for Directing may also be included.
| Name | Year | Category | Show | Other Names | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Dinsdale | 1949 | actress |  | ||
| Milton Berle | 1950 | actor | | ||
| Ed Wynn | 1950 | actor | (Leopold) | | |
| Gertrude Berg | 1951 | actress | | ||
| Alan Young | 1951 | actor | | ||
| Sid Caesar | 1952 | actor | | ||
| Imogene Coca | 1952 | actress | (Cuckoo) | | |
| Red Skelton | 1952 | actor | | ||
| Lucille Ball | 1953 | actress | | ||
| Jimmy Durante | 1953 | actor | | ||
| Helen Hayes | 1953 | actress | | ||
| Thomas Mitchell | 1953 | actor | | ||
| Eve Arden | 1954 | actress | Our Miss Brooks | | |
| Donald O'Connor | 1954 | actor | Colgate Comedy Hour | | |
| Danny Thomas | 1955 | actor | Make Room for Daddy | | |
| Loretta Young | 1955 | actress | The Loretta Young Show | | |
| Lucille Ball | 1956 | actress | I Love Lucy | | |
| Phil Silvers | 1956 | actor | The Phil Silvers Show | | |
| Sid Caesar | 1957 | actor | Caesar's Hour | | |
| Nanette Fabray | 1957 | actress | Caesar's Hour | (Fabares) | |
| Loretta Young | 1957 | actress | The Loretta Young Show | | |
| Robert Young | 1957 | actor | Father Knows Best | | |
| Polly Bergen | 1958 | actress | The Helen Morgan Story | (Burgin) | |
| Jane Wyatt | 1958 | actress | Father Knows Best | | |
| Robert Young | 1958 | actor | Father Knows Best | | |
| Jack Benny | 1959 | actor | The Jack Benny Show | (Kubelsky) | |
| Raymond Burr | 1959 | actor | Perry Mason | | |
| Jane Wyatt | 1959 | actress | Father Knows Best | | |
| Loretta Young | 1959 | actress | The Loretta Young Show | | |
| Robert Stack | 1960 | actor | The Untouchables | | |
| Jane Wyatt | 1960 | actress | Father Knows Best | | |
| Raymond Burr | 1961 | actor | Perry Mason | | |
| Barbara Stanwyck | 1961 | actress | The Barbara Stanwyck Show | | |
| Shirley Booth | 1962 | actress | Hazel | | |
| E. G. Marshall | 1962 | actor | The Defenders | | |
| Shirley Booth | 1963 | actress | Hazel | | |
| Jack Klugman | 1963 | actor | The Defenders | | |
| Mary Tyler Moore | 1964 | actress | The Dick Van Dyke Show | | |
| Dick Van Dyke | 1964 | actor | The Dick Van Dyke Show | | |
| Dick Van Dyke | 1965 | actor | The Dick Van Dyke Show | | |
| Bill Cosby | 1966 | actor | I Spy | | |
| Mary Tyler Moore | 1966 | actress | The Dick Van Dyke Show | | |
| Barbara Stanwyck | 1966 | actress | The Big Valley | | |
| Dick Van Dyke | 1966 | actor | The Dick Van Dyke Show | | |
| Don Adams | 1967 | actor | Get Smart | | |
| Barbara Bain | 1967 | actress | Mission: Impossible | | |
| Lucille Ball | 1967 | actress | The Lucy Show | | |
| Bill Cosby | 1967 | actor | I Spy | | |
| Don Adams | 1968 | actor | Get Smart | | |
| Barbara Bain | 1968 | actress | Mission: Impossible | | |
| Lucille Ball | 1968 | actress | The Lucy Show | | |
| Bill Cosby | 1968 | actor | I Spy | | |
| Don Adams | 1969 | actor | Get Smart | | |
| Barbara Bain | 1969 | actress | Mission: Impossible | | |
| Carl Betz | 1969 | actor | Judd for the Defense | | |
| Hope Lange | 1969 | actress | The Ghost & Mrs. Muir | | |
| Susan Hampshire | 1970 | actress | The Forsyte Saga | | |
| Hope Lange | 1970 | actress | The Ghost & Mrs. Muir | | |
| William Windom | 1970 | actor | My World and Welcome to It | | |
| Robert Young | 1970 | actor | Marcus Welby, M.D. | | |
| Susan Hampshire | 1971 | actress | The First Churchills (Masterpiece Theatre) | | |
| Hal Holbrook | 1971 | actor | The Bold Ones: The Senator | | |
| Jack Klugman | 1971 | actor | The Odd Couple | | |
| Jean Stapleton | 1971 | actress | All in the Family | | |
| Peter Falk | 1972 | actor | Columbo | | |
| Glenda Jackson | 1972 | actress | Elizabeth R, (Masterpiece Theatre) | | |
| Carroll O'Connor | 1972 | actor | All in the Family | | |
| Jean Stapleton | 1972 | actress | All in the Family | | |
| Jack Klugman | 1973 | actor | The Odd Couple | | |
| Michael Learned | 1973 | actress | The Waltons | | |
| Mary Tyler Moore | 1973 | actress | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | | |
| Richard Thomas | 1973 | actor | The Waltons | | |
| Alan Alda | 1974 | actor | M*A*S*H | | |
| Michael Learned | 1974 | actress | The Waltons | | |
| Mary Tyler Moore | 1974 | actress | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | | |
| Telly Savalas | 1974 | actor | Kojak | | |
| Robert Blake | 1975 | actor | Baretta | (Gubitosi) | |
| Valerie Harper | 1975 | actress | Rhoda | | |
| Jean Marsh | 1975 | actress | Upstairs, Downstairs (Masterpiece Theatre) | | |
| Tony Randall | 1975 | actor | The Odd Couple | | |
| Jack Albertson | 1976 | actor | Chico and the Man | | |
| Peter Falk | 1976 | actor | Columbo | | |
| Michael Learned | 1976 | actress | The Waltons | | |
| Mary Tyler Moore | 1976 | actress | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | | |
| Bea Arthur | 1977 | actress | Maude | (Frankel) | |
| James Garner | 1977 | actor | The Rockford Files | | |
| Carroll O'Connor | 1977 | actor | All in the Family | | |
| Lindsay Wagner | 1977 | actress | The Bionic Woman | | |
| Ed Asner | 1978 | actor | Lou Grant | | |
| Carroll O'Connor | 1978 | actor | All in the Family | | |
| Jean Stapleton | 1978 | actress | All in the Family | | |
| Sada Thompson | 1978 | actress | Family | | |
| Ruth Gordon | 1979 | actress | Taxi | | |
| Mariette Hartley | 1979 | actress | The Incredible Hulk | | |
| Ron Leibman | 1979 | actor | Kaz | | |
| Carroll O'Connor | 1979 | actor | All in the Family | | |
| Ed Asner | 1980 | actor | Lou Grant | | |
| Barbara Bel Geddes | 1980 | actress | Dallas | | |
| Powers Boothe | 1980 | actor | Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones | | |
| Cathryn Damon | 1980 | actress | Soap | | |
| Richard Mulligan | 1980 | actor | Soap | | |
| Barbara Babcock | 1981 | actress | Hill Street Blues | | |
| Judd Hirsch | 1981 | actor | Taxi | | |
| Isabel Sanford | 1981 | actress | The Jeffersons | | |
| Daniel J. Travanti | 1981 | actor | Hill Street Blues | | |
| Alan Alda | 1982 | actor | M*A*S*H | | |
| Carol Kane | 1982 | actress | Taxi | | |
| Michael Learned | 1982 | actress | Nurse | | |
| Daniel J. Travanti | 1982 | actor | Hill Street Blues | | |
| Tyne Daly | 1983 | actress | Cagney & Lacey | | |
| Ed Flanders | 1983 | actor | St. Elsewhere | | |
| Judd Hirsch | 1983 | actor | Taxi | | |
| Shelley Long | 1983 | actress | Cheers | | |
| Jane Curtin | 1984 | actress | Kate & Allie | | |
| Tyne Daly | 1984 | actress | Cagney & Lacey | | |
| Judi Evans | 1984 | actress | Guiding Light | | |
| John Ritter | 1984 | actor | Three's Company | | |
| Tom Selleck | 1984 | actor | Magnum, P.I. | | |
| Jane Curtin | 1985 | actress | Kate & Allie | | |
| Tyne Daly | 1985 | actress | Cagney & Lacey | | |
| William Daniels | 1985 | actor | St. Elsewhere | | |
| Robert Guillaume | 1985 | actor | Benson | | |
| William Daniels | 1986 | actor | St. Elsewhere | | |
| Michael J. Fox | 1986 | actor | Family Ties | | |
| Sharon Gless | 1986 | actress | Cagney & Lacey | | |
| Betty White | 1986 | actress | The Golden Girls | | |
| Michael J. Fox | 1987 | actor | Family Ties | | |
| Sharon Gless | 1987 | actress | Cagney & Lacey | | |
| Rue McClanahan | 1987 | actress | The Golden Girls | | |
| Bruce Willis | 1987 | actor | Moonlighting | | |
| Bea Arthur | 1988 | actress | The Golden Girls | (Frankel) | |
| Tyne Daly | 1988 | actress | Cagney & Lacey | | |
| Michael J. Fox | 1988 | actor | Family Ties | | |
| Richard Kiley | 1988 | actor | A Year in the Life | | |
| Candice Bergen | 1989 | actress | Murphy Brown | | |
| Dana Delany | 1989 | actress | China Beach | | |
| Richard Mulligan | 1989 | actor | Empty Nest | | |
| Carroll O'Connor | 1989 | actor | In the Heat of the Night | | |
| Candice Bergen | 1990 | actress | Murphy Brown | | |
| Ted Danson | 1990 | actor | Cheers | | |
| Peter Falk | 1990 | actor | Columbo | | |
| Marg Helgenberger | 1990 | actress | China Beach | | |
| Patricia Wettig | 1990 | actress | thirtysomething | | |
| Kirstie Alley | 1991 | actress | Cheers | | |
| Ruby Dee | 1991 | actress | Decoration Day | | |
| James Earl Jones | 1991 | actor | Gabriel's Fire | | |
| Burt Reynolds | 1991 | actor | Evening Shade | | |
| Patricia Wettig | 1991 | actress | thirtysomething | | |
| Candice Bergen | 1992 | actress | Murphy Brown | | |
| Dana Delany | 1992 | actress | China Beach | | |
| Christopher Lloyd | 1992 | actor | Avonlea | | |
| Craig T. Nelson | 1992 | actor | Coach | | |
| Kathy Baker | 1993 | actress | Picket Fences | | |
| Roseanne Barr | 1993 | actress | Roseanne | | |
| Ted Danson | 1993 | actor | Cheers | | |
| Chad Lowe | 1993 | actor | Life Goes On | | |
| Tom Skerritt | 1993 | actor | Picket Fences | | |
| Candice Bergen | 1994 | actress | Murphy Brown | | |
| Dennis Franz | 1994 | actor | NYPD Blue | | |
| Kelsey Grammer | 1994 | actor | Frasier | | |
| Sela Ward | 1994 | actress | Sisters | | |
| Kathy Baker | 1995 | actress | Picket Fences | | |
| Candice Bergen | 1995 | actress | Murphy Brown | | |
| Kelsey Grammer | 1995 | actor | Frasier | | |
| Mandy Patinkin | 1995 | actor | Chicago Hope | | |
| Kathy Baker | 1996 | actress | Picket Fences | | |
| Dennis Franz | 1996 | actor | NYPD Blue | | |
| Helen Hunt | 1996 | actress | Mad About You | | |
| John Lithgow | 1996 | actor | 3rd Rock from the Sun | | |
| Alan Rickman | 1996 | actor | Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny | | |
| Gillian Anderson | 1997 | actress | The X-Files | | |
| Dennis Franz | 1997 | actor | NYPD Blue | | |
| Helen Hunt | 1997 | actress | Mad About You | | |
| John Lithgow | 1997 | actor | 3rd Rock from the Sun | | |
| Andre Braugher | 1998 | actor | Homicide: Life on the Street | | |
| Kelsey Grammer | 1998 | actor | Frasier | | |
| Helen Hunt | 1998 | actress | Mad About You | | |
| Christine Lahti | 1998 | actress | Chicago Hope | | |
| Edie Falco | 1999 | actress | The Sopranos | | |
| Dennis Franz | 1999 | actor | NYPD Blue | | |
| Helen Hunt | 1999 | actress | Mad About You | | |
| John Lithgow | 1999 | actor | 3rd Rock from the Sun | | |
| Debra Monk | 1999 | actress | NYPD Blue | | |
| Michael J. Fox | 2000 | actor | Spin City | | |
| James Gandolfini | 2000 | actor | The Sopranos | | |
| Patricia Heaton | 2000 | actress | Everybody Loves Raymond | | |
| Sela Ward | 2000 | actress | Once and Again | | |
| Tammy Blanchard | 2001 | actress | Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows | | |
| Edie Falco | 2001 | actress | The Sopranos | | |
| James Gandolfini | 2001 | actor | The Sopranos | | |
| Patricia Heaton | 2001 | actress | Everybody Loves Raymond | | |
| Eric McCormack | 2001 | actor | Will & Grace | | |
| Jennifer Aniston | 2002 | actress | Friends | | |
| Michael Chiklis | 2002 | actor | The Shield | | |
| Allison Janney | 2002 | actress | The West Wing | | |
| Ray Romano | 2002 | actor | Everybody Loves Raymond | | |
| Edie Falco | 2003 | actress | The Sopranos | | |
| James Gandolfini | 2003 | actor | The Sopranos | | |
| Debra Messing | 2003 | actress | Will & Grace | | |
| Tony Shalhoub | 2003 | actor | Monk | | |
| Kelsey Grammer | 2004 | actor | Frasier | | |
| Allison Janney | 2004 | actress | The West Wing | | |
| Sarah Jessica Parker | 2004 | actress | Sex and the City | | |
| James Spader | 2004 | actor | The Practice | | |
| Patricia Arquette | 2005 | actress | Medium | | |
| Felicity Huffman | 2005 | actress | Desperate Housewives | | |
| Tony Shalhoub | 2005 | actor | Monk | | |
| James Spader | 2005 | actor | Boston Legal | | |
| Christian Clemenson | 2006 | actor | Boston Legal | | |
| Mariska Hargitay | 2006 | actress | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | | |
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | 2006 | actress | The New Adventures of Old Christine | | |
| Tony Shalhoub | 2006 | actor | Monk | | |
| Kiefer Sutherland | 2006 | actor | 24 | | |
| America Ferrera | 2007 | actress | Ugly Betty | | |
| Sally Field | 2007 | actress | Brothers & Sisters | | |
| Ricky Gervais | 2007 | actor | Extras | | |
| James Spader | 2007 | actor | Boston Legal | | |
| Shohreh Aghdashloo | 2008 | actress | House of Saddam | | |
| Alec Baldwin | 2008 | actor | 30 Rock | | |
| Glenn Close | 2008 | actress | Damages | | |
| Bryan Cranston | 2008 | actor | Breaking Bad | | |
| Tina Fey | 2008 | actress | 30 Rock | | |
| Željko Ivanek | 2008 | actor | Damages | | |
| Alec Baldwin | 2009 | actor | 30 Rock | | |
| Glenn Close | 2009 | actress | Damages | | |
| Toni Collette | 2009 | actress | United States of Tara | | |
| Bryan Cranston | 2009 | actor | Breaking Bad | | |
| Bryan Cranston | 2010 | actor | Breaking Bad | | |
| Edie Falco | 2010 | actress | Nurse Jackie | | |
| Jim Parsons | 2010 | actor | The Big Bang Theory | | |
| Kyra Sedgwick | 2010 | actress | The Closer | | |
| Kyle Chandler | 2011 | actor | Friday Night Lights | | |
| Julianna Margulies | 2011 | actress | The Good Wife | | |
| Melissa McCarthy | 2011 | actress | Mike and Molly | | |
| Jim Parsons | 2011 | actor | The Big Bang Theory | | |
| Jon Cryer | 2012 | actor | Two and a Half Men | | |
| Claire Danes | 2012 | actress | Homeland | | |
| Damian Lewis | 2012 | actor | Homeland | | |
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | 2012 | actress | Veep | | |
| Claire Danes | 2013 | actress | Homeland | | |
| Jeff Daniels | 2013 | actor | The Newsroom | | |
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | 2013 | actress | Veep | | |
| Jim Parsons | 2013 | actor | The Big Bang Theory | | |
| Bryan Cranston | 2014 | actor | Breaking Bad | | |
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | 2014 | actress | Veep | | |
| Julianna Margulies | 2014 | actress | The Good Wife | | |
| Jim Parsons | 2014 | actor | The Big Bang Theory | | |
| Viola Davis | 2015 | actress | How to Get Away with Murder | | |
| Jon Hamm | 2015 | actor | Mad Men | | |
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | 2015 | actress | Veep | | |
| Jeffrey Tambor | 2015 | actor | Transparent | | |
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | 2016 | actress | Veep | | |
| Rami Malek | 2016 | actor | Mr. Robot | | |
| Tatiana Maslany | 2016 | actress | Orphan Black | | |
| Jeffrey Tambor | 2016 | actor | Transparent | | |
| Sterling K. Brown | 2017 | actor | The People v. O. J. Simpson | | |
| Donald Glover | 2017 | actor | Atlanta | | |
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | 2017 | actress | Veep | | |
| Elisabeth Moss | 2017 | actress | The Handmaid's Tale | | |
| Rachel Brosnahan | 2018 | actress | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | | |
| Claire Foy | 2018 | actress | The Crown | | |
| Bill Hader | 2018 | actor | Barry | | |
| Matthew Rhys | 2018 | actor | The Americans | (Evans) | |
| Jodie Comer | 2019 | actress | Killing Eve | | |
| Bill Hader | 2019 | actor | Barry | | |
| Billy Porter | 2019 | actor | Pose | | |
| Phoebe Waller-Bridge | 2019 | actress | Fleabag | | |
| Eugene Levy | 2020 | actor | Schitt's Creek | | |
| Catherine O'Hara | 2020 | actress | Schitt's Creek | | |
| Jeremy Strong | 2020 | actor | Succession | | |
| Zendaya | 2020 | actress | Euphoria | (Stoermer, Coleman) | |
| Olivia Colman | 2021 | actress | The Crown | | |
| Josh O'Connor | 2021 | actor | The Crown | | |
| Jean Smart | 2021 | actress | Hacks | | |
| Jason Sudeikis | 2021 | actor | Ted Lasso | | |
| Lee Jung-jae | 2022 | actor | Squid Game | | |
| Jean Smart | 2022 | actress | Hacks | | |
| Jason Sudeikis | 2022 | actor | Ted Lasso | | |
| Zendaya | 2022 | actress | Euphoria | (Stoermer, Coleman) | |
| Quinta Brunson | 2023 | actress | Abbott Elementary | | |
| Kieran Culkin | 2023 | actor | Succession | | |
| Sarah Snook | 2023 | actress | Succession | | |
| Jeremy Allen White | 2023 | actor | The Bear | |