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Top 10 actors by number of Primetime Emmy Awards won

CachHayNhat - The Primetime Emmy Awards are known as the "Oscars of Television". They are often recognized as the most important awards given to acting performances on the small screen. There is a category for series, movies and of course individual performances in both comedy and TV series as well as limited series or series.


Founded in 1946, the Emmy Awards now have a tradition of more than 70 years with numerous winners, many of them prestigious award winners. There are a number of actors and actresses who have managed to portray their lifetime roles in multiple seasons of a particular show or even win an Emmy Award for more than one role in more than one series in multiple seasons. year.

Top 10 actors by number of Primetime Emmy Awards won

Below is a ranking of the Top 10 actors with the highest number of Emmy Awards won since 1946. All individual categories count here, awards for Lead Actor & Actress Outstanding Lead Actor, as well as awards given for Best Supporting Actor & Supporting Actress and Outstanding Guest Actor & Guest Actress in all three categories (Series, Drama, Drama, Drama, Drama, Drama, Drama, Drama, Drama, Drama, etc.) Comedies, Limited Series/Movies and all genres retired).


In the event that the number of awards won is equal, the number of nominations and then the number of awards won for the main roles are determined as the deciding points.


Note: Special Classification Awards and Non-Acting Awards are not included in the ranking.


Top 10 actors by number of Primetime Emmy Awards won


TOP 10 ACTIVES BY PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS WINS:

1. CLORIS LEACHMAN

8 wins, 22 nominations

2. JULIA LOUIS-DREYFUS

8 wins, 19 nominations

3. EDWARD ASNER

7 wins, 17 nominations

4. MARY TYLER-MOORE

7 wins, 15 nominations

5. ALLISON JANNEY

7 wins, 14 nominations

6. TYNE DALY

6 wins, 16 nominations

7. JOHN LITHGOW

6 wins, 12 nominations

8. MICHAEL J. FOX

5 wins, 18 nominations

9. BETTY WHITE

5 wins, 18 nominations

10. PETER FALK

5 wins, 12 nominations



1. Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman
Cloris Leachman

Number of Primetime Emmy Awards (as an actor): 8

(1x Outstanding Lead Actress, 3x Best Supporting Actress, 3x Best Guest Actress, 1x Solo Performance in Music/Variety)

Nominations (as an actor): 22


Born: April 30, 1926 in Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Died: January 27, 2021 in Encinitas, California, USA

Nationality: United States


Winning roles:

Victoria Douglas in A Brand New Life (1973),

Phyllis Lindstrom on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1974 & 1975),

As herself on Cher (in 1975),

Like herself at the Screen Actors Guild 50th Anniversary Celebration (1984),

Aunt Mooster on the Promised Land (1998),

Mrs. Ida on Malcolm In The Middle (2002 & 2006)


 

2. Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Primetime Emmy Awards (as actor): 8

(7x Best Actress, 1x Best Supporting Actress)

Nominations (as an actor): 19

Born: January 13, 1961 in New York City, New York, USA

Nationality: United States


Winners: Elaine Benes on Seinfeld (1995), Christine Campbell on The New Adventures of Old Lady Christine (2006), Selina Meyer on Veep (2012 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017)


 

3. Edward Asner

Edward Asner
Edward Asner

Primetime Emmy Awards (as actor): 7

(3x Best Actor, 4x Best Supporting Actor)

Nominations (as an actor): 17

Born: November 15, 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Nationality: United States


Award Winning Roles: Lou Grant on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1971, 1972 & 1975), Axel Jordache on Rich Man, Poor Man (1976), Thomas Davies on Roots (1977), Lou Grant on Lou Grant (1978 & 1980)


 

4. Mary Tyler-Moore

Mary Tyler-Moore
Mary Tyler-Moore

Number of Primetime Emmy Awards (as actors): 7

(5x Excellent Lead Actr ess , 1x Excellent Law Support Ress, 1x Actress of the Year 1974)

No. of nominations (as actors): 15

Born: December 29, 1936 in New York City, New York, USA

Died: January 25, 2017 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Nationality: United States


Winning roles: Laura Petrie on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1964 & 1966) Mary Richards on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1973, 1974 (two awards) & 1976), Georgia Tann on Stolen Babies (1993)

 

5. Allison Janney

Allison Janney
Allison Janney

Number of Primetime Emmy Awards (as actors): 7

(2x Outstanding Lead Actr ess , 4x Outstanding Support Law Ress, 1x Outstanding Guest Actress)

Nominees (as actors): 14

Born: November 19, 1959 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Nationality: United States


Winning roles: CJ Cregg on The West Wing (2000, 2001, 2002 & 2004) Bonnie Plunkett as Mom (2014 & 2015), Margaret Scully on Masters of Sex (2014)


 

6. Tyne Daly

Tyne Daly
Tyne Daly

Number of Primetime Emmy Awards (as actors): 6

(4x Outstanding Lead Actr ess , 2x Excellent Support Law Ress )

No. of nominations (as actors): 16


Born: February 21, 1946 in Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Nationality: United States


Winning roles:

Mary-Beth Lacey in Cagney & Lacey (1983, 1984, 1985 & 1988)

Alice Henderson in Christy (1996),

Maxine Gray in Judging Amy (2003)

 

7. John Lithgow

John Lithgow
John Lithgow

Number of Primetime Emmy Awards (as actors): 6

(3x Outstanding Lead Actor, 1x Outstanding Supporting Actor, 2x Outstanding Guest Actor)

No. of nominations (as actors): 12

Born: October 19, 1945 in Rochester, New York, USA

Nationality: United States


Winning roles by: John Walters in Amazing Stories: The Doll (1986), Dick Solomon on 3 Rock from the Sun (1996, 1997 & 1999), Arthur Mitchell in Dexter (2010), Winston Churchill in The Crown (in year 2017)


 

8. Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox
Michael J. Fox

Primetime Emmy Awards (as actor): 5

(4x Best Actor, 1x Best Guest Actor)

Nominations (as an actor): 18

Born: June 9, 1961 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Nationality: Canada & USA


Winning roles: Alex Keaton on Family Ties (1986, 1987 & 1988), Mike Flaherty on Spin City (2000), Dwight on Rescue Me (2009)


 

9. Betty White

Betty White
Betty White

Number of Primetime Emmy Awards (as actor): 5

(1x Best Actress, 2x Best Supporting Actress, 2x Best Guest Actress)

Nominations (as an actor): 18


Born: January 17, 1922 in Oak Park, Illinois, USA

Nationality : United States of America


Winning roles:

Sue-Ann Nivens on The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1975 & 1976)

Rose Nylund on The Golden Girls (1986),

As myself on The John Larroquette Show (1996),

Like myself on Saturday Night Live (in 2010)


 

10. Peter Falk

Peter Falk
Peter Falk

Number of Primetime Emmy Awards (as actor): 5

(5x Best Actor)

Nominations (as an actor): 12


Born: September 16, 1927 in New York City, New York, USA

Died: June 23, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California, USA

Nationality: United States


Winning roles:

Aristede Fresco on The Dick Powell Show (1962),

Columbo on Columbo (1972, 1975, 1976 & 1990)



Top 10 actors by number of Primetime Emmy Awards won

(updated since 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards in September 2020)


Special classification awards and all non-acting awards are omitted from this exclusive Top 10 cast by number of Primetime Emmy Awards won.

Tiebreakers: 1) Number of nominations; 2) Number of awards won for the lead role.


 

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