Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| Currently held by |
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep (2015) |
| Official website | http://www.emmys.com/ |
This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Beginning with the 18th Emmys, leading actresses in comedy have competed alone. However, these comedic performances included actresses from miniseries, telefilms, and guest performers competing against main cast competitors. Such instances are marked below.
- # – Indicates a performance in a Miniseries or Telefilm, prior to the category's creation.
- § – Indicates a performance as a guest performer, prior to the category's creation.
Award winners and nominations
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Superlatives
| Superlative | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | |
|---|---|---|
| Actress with most awards | Candice Bergen, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mary Tyler Moore | |
| Actress with most nominations | Mary Tyler Moore | |
| Actress with most nominations without ever winning |
Jane Kaczmarek | |
Total awards by network
- CBS – 26
- NBC – 16
- ABC – 7
- HBO – 5
- Showtime – 2
Multiple wins
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5 wins
4 wins
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3 wins
2 wins
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Multiple nominations
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10 nominations 9 nominations 8 nominations 7 nominations 6 nominations |
5 nominations 4 nominations |
3 nominations |
2 nominations |
- Notes
See also
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
- Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
References
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