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