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* 1954[[note]]as Best Male Star of a Television Series[[/note]]: '''Creator/DonaldOConnor''' for ''The Colgate Comedy Hour'' as himself
** Creator/SidCaesar for ''Your Show of Shows'' as various characters
** Wally Cox for ''Mister Peepers'' as Robinson J. Peepers
** Creator/JackieGleason for ''The Jackie Gleason Show'' as various characters
** Creator/JackWebb for ''Series/{{Dragnet}}'' as Sergeant Joe Friday
* 1955[[note]]as Best Actor Starring in a Regular Series[[/note]]: '''Creator/DannyThomas''' for ''Make Room for Daddy'' as Danny Williams
** Creator/RichardBoone for ''Medic'' as Dr. Konrad Styner
** Creator/RobertCummings for ''My Hero'' as Robert Beanblossom
** Creator/JackieGleason for ''The Jackie Gleason Show'' as various characters
** Creator/JackWebb for ''Series/{{Dragnet}}'' as Sergeant Joe Friday
* 1956[[note]]as Best Actor - Continuing Performance[[/note]]: '''Creator/PhilSilvers''' for ''Series/ThePhilSilversShow'' as Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko
** Creator/RobertCummings for ''The Bob Cummings Show'' as Bob Collins
** Creator/JackieGleason for ''Series/TheHoneymooners'' as Ralph Kramden
** Creator/DannyThomas for ''Make Room for Daddy'' as Danny Williams
** Creator/RobertYoung for ''Series/FatherKnowsBest'' as James "Jim" Anderson
* 1957[[note]]as Best Continuing Performance by an Actor[[/note]]: '''Creator/RobertYoung''' for ''Series/FatherKnowsBest'' as James "Jim" Anderson
** Creator/JamesArness for ''Series/{{Gunsmoke}}'' as US Marshal Matt Dillon
** Creator/CharlesBoyer for ''Four Star Playhouse'' as various characters
** Creator/DavidNiven for ''Four Star Playhouse'' as various characters
** Hugh O'Brian for ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'' as Wyatt Earp
* 1958[[note]]as Best Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series[[/note]]: '''Creator/RobertYoung''' for ''Series/FatherKnowsBest'' as James "Jim" Anderson
** Creator/JamesArness for ''Series/{{Gunsmoke}}'' as US Marshal Matt Dillon
** Creator/RobertCummings for ''The Bob Cummings Show'' as Bob Collins
** Creator/PhilSilvers for ''Series/ThePhilSilversShow'' as Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko
** Creator/DannyThomas for ''The Danny Thomas Show'' as Danny Williams
* 1959[[note]]as Best Actor in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series[[/note]]: '''Creator/RaymondBurr''' for ''Franchise/PerryMason'' as Perry Mason
** Creator/JamesArness for ''Series/{{Gunsmoke}}'' as US Marshal Matt Dillon
** Creator/RichardBoone for ''Series/HaveGunWillTravel'' as Paladin
** Creator/JamesGarner for ''Series/{{Maverick}}'' as Bret Maverick
** Craig Stevens for ''Series/PeterGunn'' as Peter Gunn
** Creator/EfremZimbalistJr for ''Series/SeventySevenSunsetStrip'' as Stuart "Stu" Bailey
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* 1960[[note]]as Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead or Support)[[/note]]: '''Creator/RobertStack''' for ''Series/TheUntouchables'' as Eliot Ness
** Creator/RichardBoone for ''Series/HaveGunWillTravel'' as Paladin
** Creator/RaymondBurr as Perry Mason in ''Franchise/PerryMason''
* 1961[[note]]as Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)[[/note]]: '''Creator/RaymondBurr''' for ''Franchise/PerryMason'' as Perry Mason
** Creator/JackieCooper for ''Hennessy'' as Lieutenant Charles "Chick" Hennessy
** Creator/RobertStack for ''Series/TheUntouchables'' as Eliot Ness
* 1962[[note]]as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)[[/note]]: '''Creator/EGMarshall''' for ''The Defenders'' as Lawrence Preston
** Paul Burke for ''Naked City'' as Detective Adam Flint
** Creator/JackieCooper for ''Hennessy'' as Lieutenant Charles "Chick" Hennessy
** Vince Edwards for ''Ben Casey'' as Dr. Ben Casey
** George Maharis for ''Series/Route66'' as Buz Murdock
* 1963[[note]]as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)[[/note]]: '''Creator/EGMarshall''' for ''The Defenders'' as Lawrence Preston
** Creator/ErnestBorgnine for ''Series/McHalesNavy'' as Lieutenant Commander Quinton [=McHale=]
** Paul Burke for ''Naked City'' as Detective Adam Flint
** Creator/VicMorrow for ''Series/{{Combat}}'' as Sergeant Chip Saunders
** Creator/DickVanDyke for ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'' as Robert "Rob" Petrie
* 1964[[note]]as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)[[/note]]: '''Creator/DickVanDyke''' for ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'' as Robert "Rob" Petrie
** Creator/RichardBoone for ''The Richard Boone Show'' as various characters
** Dean Jagger for ''Mr. Novak'' as Albert Vane
** Creator/DavidJanssen for ''Series/TheFugitive'' as Dr. Richard Kimble
** Creator/GeorgeCScott for ''East Side/West Side'' as Neil Brock
* 1965[[note]]as Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Actors and Performers; four-way tie[[/note]]:
** '''Music/LeonardBernstein''' for ''New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts with Leonard Bernstein'' as himself
** '''Lynne Fontanne''' for ''Series/HallmarkHallOfFame'' as Fanny Bowditch Holmes
** '''Alfred Lunt''' for ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' as Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
** '''Music/BarbraStreisand''' for ''My Name Is Barbra'' as herself
** '''Creator/DickVanDyke''' for ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'' as Robert "Rob" Petrie
** Creator/JulieAndrews for ''The Andy Williams Show'' as herself
** Creator/JohnnyCarson for ''Series/TheTonightShowStarringJohnnyCarson'' as himself
** Gladys Cooper for ''The Rogues'' as Margaret St. Clair
** Robert Coote for ''The Rogues'' as Timmy St. Clair
** Creator/RichardCrenna for ''Slattery's People'' as James Slattery
** Creator/JulieHarris for ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' as Florence Nightingale
** Creator/BobHope for ''Chrysler Presents A Bob Hope Comedy Special'' as himself
** Dean Jagger for ''Mr. Novak'' as Albert Vane
** Creator/DannyKaye for ''The Danny Kaye Show'' as himself
** Creator/DavidMcCallum for ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' as Illya Kuryakin
** Creator/RedSkelton for ''Series/TheRedSkeltonShow'' as himself
* 1966[[note]]as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series[[/note]]: '''Creator/BillCosby''' for ''Series/ISpy'' as Alexander "Scotty" Scott
** Creator/RichardCrenna for ''Slattery's People'' as James Slattery
** Creator/RobertCulp for ''I Spy'' as Kelly Robinson
** Creator/DavidJanssen for ''Series/TheFugitive'' as Dr. Richard Kimble
** Creator/DavidMcCallum for ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' as Illya Kuryakin
* 1967[[note]]as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series[[/note]]: '''Creator/BillCosby''' for ''Series/ISpy'' as Alexander "Scotty" Scott
** Creator/RobertCulp for ''I Spy'' as Kelly Robinson
** Creator/BenGazzara for ''Run for Your Life'' as Paul Bryan
** Creator/DavidJanssen for ''Series/TheFugitive'' as Dr. Richard Kimble
** Creator/MartinLandau for ''Series/MissionImpossible'' as Rollin Hand
* 1968[[note]]as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series[[/note]]: '''Creator/BillCosby''' for ''Series/ISpy'' as Alexander "Scotty" Scott
** Creator/RaymondBurr for ''Series/{{Ironside|1967}}'' as Robert T. Ironside
** Creator/RobertCulp for ''I Spy'' as Kelly Robinson
** Creator/BenGazzara for ''Run for Your Life'' as Paul Bryan
** Creator/MartinLandau for ''Series/MissionImpossible'' as Rollin Hand
* 1969[[note]]as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series[[/note]]: '''Carl Betz''' for ''Judd, For The Defense'' as Clinton Judd
** Creator/RaymondBurr for ''Series/{{Ironside|1967}}'' as Robert T. Ironside
** Creator/PeterGraves for ''Series/MissionImpossible'' as Jim Phelps
** Creator/MartinLandau for ''Mission: Impossible'' as Rollin Hand
** Creator/RossMartin for ''Series/TheWildWildWest'' as Artemus Gordon
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* 1970[[note]]as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series[[/note]]: '''Creator/RobertYoung''' for ''Series/MarcusWelbyMD'' as Dr. Marcus Welby
** Creator/RaymondBurr for ''Series/{{Ironside|1967}}'' as Robert T. Ironside
** Creator/MikeConnors for ''Series/{{Mannix}}'' as Joseph "Joe" Mannix
** Creator/RobertWagner for ''Series/ItTakesAThief'' as Alexander Mundy
* 1971[[note]]as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series)[[/note]]: '''Creator/HalHolbrook''' for ''[[Series/TheBoldOnes The Bold Ones: The Senator]]'' as Senator Hays Stowe
** Creator/RaymondBurr for ''Series/{{Ironside|1967}}'' as Robert T. Ironside
** Creator/MikeConnors for ''Series/{{Mannix}}'' as Joseph "Joe" Mannix
** Creator/RobertYoung for ''Series/MarcusWelbyMD'' as Dr. Marcus Welby
* 1972[[note]]as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series[[/note]]: '''Creator/PeterFalk''' for ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' as Lieutenant Columbo
** Creator/RaymondBurr for ''Series/{{Ironside|1967}}'' as Robert T. Ironside
** Creator/MikeConnors for ''Series/{{Mannix}}'' as Joseph "Joe" Mannix
** Keith Mitchell for ''Series/TheSixWivesOfHenryVIII'' as [[UsefulNotes/HenryVIII King Henry VIII of England]]
** Creator/RobertYoung for ''Series/MarcusWelbyMD'' as Dr. Marcus Welby
* 1973[[note]]as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series[[/note]]: '''Creator/RichardThomas''' for ''Series/TheWaltons'' as John "John-Boy" Walton Jr.
** Creator/DavidCarradine for ''Series/{{Kung Fu|1972}}'' as Kwai Chang Caine
** Creator/MikeConnors for ''Series/{{Mannix}}'' as Joseph "Joe" Mannix
** Creator/WilliamConrad for ''Series/{{Cannon}}'' as Detective Frank Cannon
** Creator/PeterFalk for ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' as Lieutenant Columbo
* 1974[[note]]as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)[[/note]]: '''Creator/TellySavalas''' for ''Series/{{Kojak}}'' as Lieutenant Theodopolus "Theo" Kojak
** Creator/WilliamConrad for ''Series/{{Cannon}}'' as Detective Frank Cannon
** Creator/KarlMalden for ''Series/TheStreetsOfSanFrancisco'' as Lieutenant Michael "Mike" Stone
** Creator/RichardThomas for ''Series/TheWaltons'' as John "John-Boy" Walton Jr.
* 1975[[note]]as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series onwards[[/note]]: '''Creator/RobertBlake''' for ''Series/{{Baretta}}'' as Detective Anthony "Tony" Baretta
** Creator/KarlMalden for ''Series/TheStreetsOfSanFrancisco'' as Lieutenant Michael "Mike" Stone
** Barry Newman for ''Series/{{Petrocelli}}'' as Anthony "Tony" Petrocelli
** Creator/TellySavalas for ''Series/{{Kojak}}'' as Lieutenant Theodopolus "Theo" Kojak
* 1976: '''Creator/PeterFalk''' for ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' as Lieutenant Columbo
** Creator/JamesGarner for ''Series/TheRockfordFiles'' as Detective Jim Rockford
** Creator/KarlMalden for ''Series/TheStreetsOfSanFrancisco'' as Lieutenant Michael "Mike" Stone
* 1977: '''Creator/JamesGarner''' for ''Series/TheRockfordFiles'' as Detective Jim Rockford
** Creator/RobertBlake for ''Series/{{Baretta}}'' as Detective Anthony "Tony" Baretta
** Creator/PeterFalk for ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' as Lieutenant Columbo
** Creator/JackKlugman for ''Series/QuincyME'' as Dr. Quincy
** Creator/KarlMalden for ''Series/TheStreetsOfSanFrancisco'' as Lieutenant Michael "Mike" Stone
* 1978: '''Creator/EdAsner''' for ''Series/LouGrant'' as Lou Grant
** James Broderick for ''Series/{{Family}}'' as Doug Lawrence
** Creator/PeterFalk for ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' as Lieutenant Columbo
** Creator/JamesGarner for ''Series/TheRockfordFiles'' as Detective Jim Rockford
** Creator/JackKlugman for ''Series/QuincyME'' as Dr. Quincy
** Creator/RalphWaite for ''Series/TheWaltons'' as John Walton Sr.
* 1979: '''Creator/RonLeibman''' for ''Kaz'' as Martin "Kaz" Kazinski
** Creator/EdAsner for ''Series/LouGrant'' as Lou Grant
** Creator/JamesGarner for ''Series/TheRockfordFiles'' as Detective Jim Rockford
** Creator/JackKlugman for ''Series/QuincyME'' as Dr. Quincy
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* 1980: '''Creator/EdAsner''' for ''Series/LouGrant'' as Lou Grant
** Creator/JamesGarner for ''Series/TheRockfordFiles'' as Detective Jim Rockford
** Creator/JackKlugman for ''Series/QuincyME'' as Dr. Quincy
** Creator/LarryHagman for ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' as J.R. Erwig
* 1981: '''Creator/DanielJTravanti''' for ''Series/HillStreetBlues'' as Captain Frank Furillo
** Creator/EdAsner for ''Series/LouGrant'' as Lou Grant
** Creator/JimDavis for ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' as Jock Erwig
** Creator/LarryHagman for ''Dallas'' as J.R. Erwig
** Creator/LouisGossettJr for ''Palmerstown, U.S.A.'' as Franklin Douglas Jackson
** Creator/PernellRoberts for ''Series/TrapperJohnMD'' as Trapper John [=McIntyre=]
* 1982: '''Creator/DanielJTravanti''' for ''Series/HillStreetBlues'' as Captain Frank Furillo
** Creator/EdAsner for ''Series/LouGrant'' as Lou Grant
** Creator/TomSelleck for ''Series/MagnumPI'' as Thomas Magnum
** Creator/JamesGarner for ''[[Series/{{Maverick}} Bret Maverick]]'' as Bret Maverick
** Creator/JohnForsythe for ''Series/{{Dynasty|1981}}'' as Blake Carrington
* 1983: '''Ed Flanders''' for ''Series/StElsewhere'' as Dr. Donald Westphall
** Creator/TomSelleck for ''Series/MagnumPI'' as Thomas Magnum
** Creator/WilliamDaniels for ''St. Elsewhere'' as Dr. Mark Craig
** Creator/JohnForsythe for ''Series/{{Dynasty|1981}}'' as Blake Carrington
** Creator/DanielJTravanti for ''Series/HillStreetBlues'' as Captain Frank Furillo
* 1984: '''Creator/TomSelleck''' for ''Series/MagnumPI'' as Thomas Magnum
** Creator/WilliamDaniels for ''Series/StElsewhere'' as Dr. Mark Craig
** Ed Flanders for ''St. Elsewhere'' as Dr. Donald Westphall
** Creator/DanielJTravanti for ''Series/HillStreetBlues'' as Captain Frank Furillo
** Creator/JohnForsythe for ''Series/{{Dynasty|1981}}'' as Blake Carrington
* 1985: '''Creator/WilliamDaniels''' for ''Series/StElsewhere'' as Dr. Mark Craig
** Creator/DonJohnson for ''Series/MiamiVice'' as Detective James "Sonny" Crockett
** Ed Flanders for ''St. Elsewhere'' as Dr. Donald Westphall
** Creator/DanielJTravanti for ''Series/HillStreetBlues'' as Captain Frank Furillo
** Creator/TomSelleck for ''Series/MagnumPI'' as Thomas Magnum
* 1986: '''Creator/WilliamDaniels''' for ''Series/StElsewhere'' as Dr. Mark Craig
** Creator/TomSelleck for ''Series/MagnumPI'' as Thomas Magnum
** Creator/EdwardWoodward for ''Series/TheEqualizer'' as Robert [=McCall=]
** Creator/BruceWillis for ''Series/{{Moonlighting}}'' as David Addison
** Ed Flanders for ''St. Elsewhere'' as Dr. Donald Westphall
* 1987: '''Creator/BruceWillis''' for ''Series/{{Moonlighting}}'' as David Addison
** Creator/CorbinBernsen for ''Series/LALaw'' as Arnold "Arnie" Becker
** Creator/WilliamDaniels for ''Series/StElsewhere'' as Dr. Mark Craig
** Ed Flanders for ''St. Elsewhere'' as Dr. Donald Westphall
** Creator/EdwardWoodward for ''Series/TheEqualizer'' as Robert [=McCall=]
* 1988: '''Creator/RichardKiley''' for ''A Year in the Life'' as Joe Gardner
** Creator/RonPerlman for ''Series/{{Beauty and the Beast|1987}}'' as Vincent
** Creator/CorbinBernsen for ''Series/LALaw'' as Arnold "Arnie" Becker
** Michael Tucker for ''L.A. Law'' as Stuart Markowitz
** Creator/EdwardWoodward for ''Series/TheEqualizer'' as Robert [=McCall=]
* 1989: '''Creator/CarrollOConnor''' for ''Series/InTheHeatOfTheNight'' as Chief William "Bill" Gillespie
** Ken Wahl for ''Series/{{Wiseguy}}'' as Vincent "Vinnie" Terranova
** Creator/EdwardWoodward for ''Series/TheEqualizer'' as Robert [=McCall=]
** Michael Tucker for ''Series/LALaw'' as Stuart Markowitz
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* 1990: '''Creator/PeterFalk''' for ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' as Lieutenant Columbo
** Creator/ScottBakula for ''Series/QuantumLeap'' as Dr. Samuel "Sam" Beckett
** Creator/RobertLoggia for ''Manusco, F.B.I.'' as Nick Manusco
** Creator/KyleMacLachlan for ''Series/TwinPeaks'' as Special Agent Dale Cooper
** Creator/EdwardWoodward for ''Series/TheEqualizer'' as Robert [=McCall=]
* 1991: '''Creator/JamesEarlJones''' for ''Gabriel's Fire'' as Gabriel Bird
** Creator/ScottBakula for ''Series/QuantumLeap'' as Dr. Samuel "Sam" Beckett
** Creator/MichaelMoriarty for ''Series/LawAndOrder'' as Benjamin "Ben" Stone
** Creator/PeterFalk for ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' as Lieutenant Columbo
** Creator/KyleMacLachlan for ''Series/TwinPeaks'' as Special Agent Dale Cooper
* 1992: '''Creator/ChristopherLloyd''' for ''Series/RoadToAvonlea'' as Alistair Dimple
** Creator/KirkDouglas for ''Series/TalesFromTheCrypt'' as General Kalthrob
** Creator/RobMorrow for ''Series/NorthernExposure'' as Dr. Joel Fleischman
** Creator/ScottBakula for ''Series/QuantumLeap'' as Dr. Samuel "Sam" Beckett
** Harrison Page for ''Quantum Leap'' as Reverend Walters
** Creator/MichaelMoriarty for ''Series/LawAndOrder'' as Benjamin "Ben" Stone
** Creator/SamWaterston for ''I'll Fly Away'' as Forrest Bedford
* 1993: '''Creator/TomSkerritt''' for ''Series/PicketFences'' as Sheriff Jimmy Brock
** Creator/ScottBakula for ''Series/QuantumLeap'' as Dr. Samuel "Sam" Beckett
** Creator/MichaelMoriarty for ''Series/LawAndOrder'' as Benjamin "Ben" Stone
** Creator/SamWaterston for ''I'll Fly Away'' as Forrest Bedford
** Creator/RobMorrow for ''Series/NorthernExposure'' as Dr. Joel Fleischman
* 1994: '''Creator/DennisFranz''' for ''Series/NYPDBlue'' as Detective Andrew "Andy" Sipowicz
** Creator/MichaelMoriarty for ''Series/LawAndOrder'' as Benjamin "Ben" Stone
** Creator/TomSkerritt for ''Series/PicketFences'' as Sheriff Jimmy Brock
** Creator/DavidCaruso for ''NYPD Blue'' as Detective John Kelly
** Creator/PeterFalk for ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' as Lieutenant Columbo
* 1995: '''Creator/MandyPatinkin''' for ''Series/ChicagoHope'' as Dr. Jeffrey Geiger
** Creator/DennisFranz for ''Series/NYPDBlue'' as Detective Andrew "Andy" Sipowicz
** Creator/JimmySmits for ''NYPD Blue'' as Detective Robert "Bobby" Simone
** Creator/GeorgeClooney for ''Series/{{ER}}'' as Dr. Doug Ross
** Creator/AnthonyEdwards for ''ER'' as Dr. Mark Greene
* 1996: '''Creator/DennisFranz''' for ''Series/NYPDBlue'' as Detective Andrew "Andy" Sipowicz
** Creator/AndreBraugher for ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' as Detective Francis "Frank" Pembleton
** Creator/GeorgeClooney for ''Series/{{ER}}'' as Dr. Doug Ross
** Creator/AnthonyEdwards for ''ER'' as Dr. Mark Greene
** Creator/JimmySmits for ''NYPD Blue'' as Detective Robert "Bobby" Simone
* 1997: '''Creator/DennisFranz''' for ''Series/NYPDBlue'' as Detective Andrew "Andy" Sipowicz
** Creator/DavidDuchovny for ''Series/TheXFiles'' as Special Agent Fox Mulder
** Creator/AnthonyEdwards for ''ER'' as Dr. Mark Greene
** Creator/SamWaterston for ''Series/LawAndOrder'' as Jack [=McCoy=]
** Creator/JimmySmits for ''NYPD Blue'' as Detective Robert "Bobby" Simone
* 1998: '''Creator/AndreBraugher''' for ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' as Detective Francis "Frank" Pembleton
** Creator/DavidDuchovny for ''Series/TheXFiles'' as Special Agent Fox Mulder
** Creator/DennisFranz for ''Series/NYPDBlue'' as Detective Andrew "Andy" Sipowicz
** Creator/JimmySmits for ''NYPD Blue'' as Detective Robert "Bobby" Simone
** Creator/AnthonyEdwards for ''ER'' as Dr. Mark Greene
* 1999: '''Creator/DennisFranz''' for ''Series/NYPDBlue'' as Detective Andrew "Andy" Sipowicz
** Creator/JamesGandolfini for ''Series/TheSopranos'' as [[Characters/TheSopranosTonySoprano Anthony "Tony" Soprano]]
** Creator/DylanMcDermott for ''Series/ThePractice'' as Bobby Donnell
** Creator/JimmySmits for ''NYPD Blue'' as Detective Robert "Bobby" Simone
** Creator/SamWaterston for ''Series/LawAndOrder'' as Jack [=McCoy=]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:2000s]]
* 2000: '''Creator/JamesGandolfini''' for ''Series/TheSopranos'' as [[Characters/TheSopranosTonySoprano Anthony "Tony" Soprano]]
** Creator/DennisFranz for ''Series/NYPDBlue'' as Detective Andrew "Andy" Sipowicz
** Creator/JerryOrbach for ''Series/LawAndOrder'' as Detective Leonard "Lennie" Briscoe
** Creator/SamWaterston for ''Law and Order'' as Jack [=McCoy=]
** Creator/MartinSheen for ''Series/TheWestWing'' as President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet
* 2001: '''Creator/JamesGandolfini''' for ''Series/TheSopranos'' as [[Characters/TheSopranosTonySoprano Anthony "Tony" Soprano]]
** Creator/AndreBraugher for ''Gideon's Crossing'' as Dr. Ben Gideon
** Creator/DennisFranz for ''Series/NYPDBlue'' as Detective Andrew "Andy" Sipowicz
** Creator/RobLowe for ''Series/TheWestWing'' as Sam Seaborn
** Creator/MartinSheen for ''The West Wing'' as President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet
* 2002: '''Creator/MichaelChiklis''' for ''Series/TheShield'' as Detective Vic Mackey
** Creator/MichaelCHall for ''Series/SixFeetUnder'' as David Fisher
** Creator/PeterKrause for ''Six Feet Under'' as Nate Fisher
** Creator/MartinSheen for ''The West Wing'' as President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet
** Creator/KieferSutherland for ''Series/TwentyFour'' as Jack Bauer
* 2003: '''Creator/JamesGandolfini''' for ''Series/TheSopranos'' as [[Characters/TheSopranosTonySoprano Anthony "Tony" Soprano]]
** Creator/MichaelChiklis for ''Series/TheShield'' as Detective Vic Mackey
** Creator/PeterKrause for ''Series/SixFeetUnder'' as Nate Fisher
** Creator/SamWaterston for ''I'll Fly Away'' as Forrest Bedford
** Creator/MartinSheen for ''Series/TheWestWing'' as President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet
* 2004: '''Creator/JamesSpader''' for ''Series/ThePractice'' as Alan Shore
** Creator/JamesGandolfini for ''Series/TheSopranos'' as [[Characters/TheSopranosTonySoprano Anthony "Tony" Soprano]]
** Creator/AnthonyLaPaglia for ''Series/WithoutATrace'' as Special Agent Jack Malone
** Creator/MartinSheen for ''Series/TheWestWing'' as President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet
** Creator/KieferSutherland for ''Series/TwentyFour'' as Jack Bauer
* 2005: '''Creator/JamesSpader''' for ''Series/BostonLegal'' as Alan Shore
** Creator/HankAzaria for ''Huff'' as Dr. Craig "Huff" Huffstodt
** Creator/JimmySmits for ''NYPD Blue'' as Detective Robert "Bobby" Simone
** Creator/HughLaurie for ''Series/{{House}}'' as [[Characters/HouseGregoryHouse Dr. Gregory House]]
** Creator/KieferSutherland for ''Series/TwentyFour'' as Jack Bauer
* 2006: '''Creator/KieferSutherland''' for ''Series/TwentyFour'' as Jack Bauer
** Creator/PeterKrause for ''Series/SixFeetUnder'' as Nate Fisher
** Creator/DenisLeary for ''Series/RescueMe'' as Thomas "Tommy" Gavin
** Creator/ChristopherMeloni for ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' as Detective Elliot Stabler
** Creator/MartinSheen for ''Series/TheWestWing'' as President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet
* 2007: '''Creator/JamesSpader''' for ''Series/BostonLegal'' as Alan Shore
** Creator/JamesGandolfini for ''Series/TheSopranos'' as [[Characters/TheSopranosTonySoprano Anthony "Tony" Soprano]]
** Creator/HughLaurie for ''Series/{{House}}'' as [[Characters/HouseGregoryHouse Dr. Gregory House]]
** Creator/KieferSutherland for ''Series/TwentyFour'' as Jack Bauer
** Creator/DenisLeary for ''Series/RescueMe'' as Thomas "Tommy" Gavin
* 2008: '''Creator/BryanCranston''' for ''Series/BreakingBad'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White / Heisenberg]]
** Creator/GabrielByrne for ''Series/InTreatment'' as Dr. Paul Weston
** Creator/MichaelCHall for ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' as [[Characters/DexterDexterMorgan Dexter Morgan]]
** Creator/JonHamm for ''Series/MadMen'' as Donald "Don" Draper
** Creator/HughLaurie for ''Series/{{House}}'' as [[Characters/HouseGregoryHouse Dr. Gregory House]]
** Creator/JamesSpader for ''Series/BostonLegal'' as Alan Shore
* 2009: '''Creator/BryanCranston''' for ''Series/BreakingBad'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White / Heisenberg]]
** Creator/SimonBaker for ''Series/TheMentalist'' as Patrick Jane
** Creator/GabrielByrne for ''Series/InTreatment'' as Dr. Paul Weston
** Creator/MichaelCHall for ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' as [[Characters/DexterDexterMorgan Dexter Morgan]]
** Creator/JonHamm for ''Series/MadMen'' as Donald "Don" Draper
** Creator/HughLaurie for ''Series/{{House}}'' as [[Characters/HouseGregoryHouse Dr. Gregory House]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:2010s]]
* 2010: '''Creator/BryanCranston''' for ''Series/BreakingBad'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White / Heisenberg]]
** Creator/KyleChandler for ''Series/FridayNightLights'' as Eric Taylor
** Creator/MatthewFox for ''Series/{{Lost}}'' as Dr. Jack Shephard
** Creator/MichaelCHall for ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' as [[Characters/DexterDexterMorgan Dexter Morgan]]
** Creator/JonHamm for ''Series/MadMen'' as Donald "Don" Draper
** Creator/HughLaurie for ''Series/{{House}}'' as [[Characters/HouseGregoryHouse Dr. Gregory House]]
* 2011: '''Creator/KyleChandler''' for ''Series/FridayNightLights'' as Eric Taylor
** Creator/SteveBuscemi for ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'' as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson
** Creator/MichaelCHall for ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' as [[Characters/DexterDexterMorgan Dexter Morgan]]
** Creator/JonHamm for ''Series/MadMen'' as Donald "Don" Draper
** Creator/HughLaurie for ''Series/{{House}}'' as [[Characters/HouseGregoryHouse Dr. Gregory House]]
** Creator/TimothyOlyphant for ''Series/{{Justified}}'' as Raylan Givens
* 2012: '''Creator/DamianLewis''' for ''Series/{{Homeland}}'' as Nicholas Brody
** Hugh Bonneville for ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' as Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham
** Creator/SteveBuscemi for ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'' as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson
** Creator/BryanCranston for ''Series/BreakingBad'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White / Heisenberg]]
** Creator/MichaelCHall for ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' as [[Characters/DexterDexterMorgan Dexter Morgan]]
** Creator/JonHamm for ''Series/MadMen'' as Donald "Don" Draper
* 2013: '''Creator/JeffDaniels''' for ''Series/TheNewsroom'' as Will [=McAvoy=]
** Hugh Bonneville for ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' as Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham
** Creator/BryanCranston for ''Series/BreakingBad'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White / Heisenberg]]
** Creator/JonHamm for ''Series/MadMen'' as Donald "Don" Draper
** Creator/DamianLewis for ''Series/{{Homeland}}'' as Nicholas Brody
** Creator/KevinSpacey for ''Series/{{House of Cards|US}}'' as Representative Francis "Frank" Underwood
* 2014: '''Creator/BryanCranston''' for ''Series/BreakingBad'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White / Heisenberg]]
** Creator/JeffDaniels for ''Series/TheNewsroom'' as Will [=McAvoy=]
** Creator/JonHamm for ''Series/MadMen'' as Donald "Don" Draper
** Creator/WoodyHarrelson for ''Series/TrueDetective'' as Detective Martin "Marty" Hart
** Creator/MatthewMcConaughey for ''True Detective'' as Detective Rustin "Rust" Cohle
** Creator/KevinSpacey for ''Series/{{House of Cards|US}}'' as Vice President Francis "Frank" Underwood
* 2015: '''Creator/JonHamm''' for ''Series/MadMen'' as Donald "Don" Draper
** Creator/KyleChandler for ''Series/{{Bloodline}}'' as John Rayburn
** Creator/JeffDaniels for ''Series/TheNewsroom'' as Will [=McAvoy=]
** Creator/BobOdenkirk for ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman Jimmy [=McGill=] / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic]]
** Creator/LievSchreiber for ''Series/RayDonovan'' as Raymond "Ray" Donovan
** Creator/KevinSpacey for ''Series/{{House of Cards|US}}'' as President Francis "Frank" Underwood
* 2016: '''Creator/RamiMalek''' for ''Series/MrRobot'' as [[Characters/MrRobotElliotAlderson Elliot Alderson]]
** Creator/KyleChandler for ''Series/{{Bloodline}}'' as John Rayburn
** Creator/BobOdenkirk for ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman Jimmy [=McGill=] / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic]]
** Creator/MatthewRhys for ''Series/TheAmericans'' as Philip Jennings
** Creator/LievSchreiber for ''Series/RayDonovan'' as Raymond "Ray" Donovan
** Creator/KevinSpacey for ''Series/{{House of Cards|US}}'' as President Francis "Frank" Underwood
* 2017: '''Creator/SterlingKBrown''' for ''Series/ThisIsUs'' as Randall Pearson
** Creator/AnthonyHopkins for ''Series/{{Westworld}}'' as Dr. Robert Ford
** Creator/BobOdenkirk for ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman Jimmy [=McGill=] / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic]]
** Creator/MatthewRhys for ''Series/TheAmericans'' as Philip Jennings
** Creator/LievSchreiber for ''Series/RayDonovan'' as Raymond "Ray" Donovan
** Creator/KevinSpacey for ''Series/{{House of Cards|US}}'' as President Francis "Frank" Underwood
** Creator/MiloVentimiglia for ''This Is Us'' as Jack Pearson
* 2018: '''Creator/MatthewRhys''' for ''Series/TheAmericans'' as Philip Jennings
** Creator/JasonBateman for ''Series/{{Ozark}}'' as Martin "Marty" Byrde
** Creator/SterlingKBrown for ''Series/ThisIsUs'' as Randall Pearson
** Creator/MiloVentimiglia for ''This Is Us'' as Jack Pearson
** Creator/EdHarris for ''Series/{{Westworld}}'' as [[Characters/WestworldWilliam The Man in Black / William]]
** Creator/JeffreyWright for ''Westworld'' as Bernard Lowe
* 2019: '''Creator/BillyPorter''' for ''Series/{{Pose}}'' as Prayerful "Pray" Tell
** Creator/JasonBateman for ''Series/{{Ozark}}'' as Martin "Marty" Byrde
** Creator/SterlingKBrown for ''Series/ThisIsUs'' as Randall Pearson
** Creator/MiloVentimiglia for ''This Is Us'' as Jack Pearson
** Creator/KitHarington for ''Series/GameOfThrones'' as [[Characters/GameOfThronesJonSnow Jon Snow]]
** Creator/BobOdenkirk for ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman Jimmy [=McGill=] / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:2020s]]
* 2020: '''Creator/JeremyStrong''' for ''Series/{{Succession}}'' as [[Characters/SuccessionKendallRoy Kendall Roy]]
** Creator/JasonBateman for ''Series/{{Ozark}}'' as Martin "Marty" Byrde
** Creator/SterlingKBrown for ''Series/ThisIsUs'' as Randall Pearson
** Creator/SteveCarell for ''Series/TheMorningShow'' as Mitch Kessler
** Creator/BrianCox for ''Succession'' as [[Characters/SuccessionLoganRoy Logan Roy]]
** Creator/BillyPorter for ''Series/{{Pose}}'' as Prayerful "Pray" Tell
* 2021: '''Creator/JoshOConnor''' for ''Series/{{The Crown|2016}}'' as [[UsefulNotes/CharlesIII Charles, Prince of Wales]]
** Creator/SterlingKBrown for ''Series/ThisIsUs'' as Randall Pearson
** Creator/JonathanMajors for ''Series/LovecraftCountry'' as Atticus "Tic" Freeman
** Creator/MatthewRhys for ''Series/{{Perry Mason|2020}}'' as Perry Mason
** Creator/RegeJeanPage for ''Series/{{Bridgerton}}'' as Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings
** Creator/BillyPorter for ''Series/{{Pose}}'' as Prayerful "Pray" Tell
* 2022: '''Creator/LeeJungJae''' for ''Series/SquidGame'' as Seong Gi-hun / 456
** Creator/JasonBateman for ''Series/{{Ozark}}'' as Martin "Marty" Byrde
** Creator/BrianCox for ''Succession'' as [[Characters/SuccessionLoganRoy Logan Roy]]
** Creator/BobOdenkirk for ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman Jimmy [=McGill=] / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic]]
** Creator/AdamScott for ''Series/{{Severance|2022}}'' as Mark Scout
** Creator/JeremyStrong for ''Series/{{Succession}}'' as [[Characters/SuccessionKendallRoy Kendall Roy]]
[[/index]]
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[[folder:1950s]]
[[index]]
* 1954[[note]]as Best Male Star of a Television Series[[/note]]: '''Creator/DonaldOConnor''' for ''The Colgate Comedy Hour'' as himself
** Creator/SidCaesar for ''Your Show of Shows'' as various characters
** Wally Cox for ''Mister Peepers'' as Robinson J. Peepers
** Creator/JackieGleason for ''The Jackie Gleason Show'' as various characters
** Creator/JackWebb for ''Series/{{Dragnet}}'' as Sergeant Joe Friday
* 1955[[note]]as Best Actor Starring in a Regular Series[[/note]]: '''Creator/DannyThomas''' for ''Make Room for Daddy'' as Danny Williams
** Creator/RichardBoone for ''Medic'' as Dr. Konrad Styner
** Creator/RobertCummings for ''My Hero'' as Robert Beanblossom
** Creator/JackieGleason for ''The Jackie Gleason Show'' as various characters
** Creator/JackWebb for ''Series/{{Dragnet}}'' as Sergeant Joe Friday
* 1956[[note]]as Best Actor - Continuing Performance[[/note]]: '''Creator/PhilSilvers''' for ''Series/ThePhilSilversShow'' as Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko
** Creator/RobertCummings for ''The Bob Cummings Show'' as Bob Collins
** Creator/JackieGleason for ''Series/TheHoneymooners'' as Ralph Kramden
** Creator/DannyThomas for ''Make Room for Daddy'' as Danny Williams
** Creator/RobertYoung for ''Series/FatherKnowsBest'' as James "Jim" Anderson
* 1957[[note]]as Best Continuing Performance by an Actor[[/note]]: '''Creator/RobertYoung''' for ''Series/FatherKnowsBest'' as James "Jim" Anderson
** Creator/JamesArness for ''Series/{{Gunsmoke}}'' as US Marshal Matt Dillon
** Creator/CharlesBoyer for ''Four Star Playhouse'' as various characters
** Creator/DavidNiven for ''Four Star Playhouse'' as various characters
** Hugh O'Brian for ''The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp'' as Wyatt Earp
* 1958[[note]]as Best Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic or Comedy Series[[/note]]: '''Creator/RobertYoung''' for ''Series/FatherKnowsBest'' as James "Jim" Anderson
** Creator/JamesArness for ''Series/{{Gunsmoke}}'' as US Marshal Matt Dillon
** Creator/RobertCummings for ''The Bob Cummings Show'' as Bob Collins
** Creator/PhilSilvers for ''Series/ThePhilSilversShow'' as Master Sergeant Ernest G. Bilko
** Creator/DannyThomas for ''The Danny Thomas Show'' as Danny Williams
* 1959[[note]]as Best Actor in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series[[/note]]: '''Creator/RaymondBurr''' for ''Franchise/PerryMason'' as Perry Mason
** Creator/JamesArness for ''Series/{{Gunsmoke}}'' as US Marshal Matt Dillon
** Creator/RichardBoone for ''Series/HaveGunWillTravel'' as Paladin
** Creator/JamesGarner for ''Series/{{Maverick}}'' as Bret Maverick
** Craig Stevens for ''Series/PeterGunn'' as Peter Gunn
** Creator/EfremZimbalistJr for ''Series/SeventySevenSunsetStrip'' as Stuart "Stu" Bailey
[[/folder]]
[[folder:1960s]]
* 1960[[note]]as Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead or Support)[[/note]]: '''Creator/RobertStack''' for ''Series/TheUntouchables'' as Eliot Ness
** Creator/RichardBoone for ''Series/HaveGunWillTravel'' as Paladin
** Creator/RaymondBurr as Perry Mason in ''Franchise/PerryMason''
* 1961[[note]]as Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)[[/note]]: '''Creator/RaymondBurr''' for ''Franchise/PerryMason'' as Perry Mason
** Creator/JackieCooper for ''Hennessy'' as Lieutenant Charles "Chick" Hennessy
** Creator/RobertStack for ''Series/TheUntouchables'' as Eliot Ness
* 1962[[note]]as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)[[/note]]: '''Creator/EGMarshall''' for ''The Defenders'' as Lawrence Preston
** Paul Burke for ''Naked City'' as Detective Adam Flint
** Creator/JackieCooper for ''Hennessy'' as Lieutenant Charles "Chick" Hennessy
** Vince Edwards for ''Ben Casey'' as Dr. Ben Casey
** George Maharis for ''Series/Route66'' as Buz Murdock
* 1963[[note]]as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)[[/note]]: '''Creator/EGMarshall''' for ''The Defenders'' as Lawrence Preston
** Creator/ErnestBorgnine for ''Series/McHalesNavy'' as Lieutenant Commander Quinton [=McHale=]
** Paul Burke for ''Naked City'' as Detective Adam Flint
** Creator/VicMorrow for ''Series/{{Combat}}'' as Sergeant Chip Saunders
** Creator/DickVanDyke for ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'' as Robert "Rob" Petrie
* 1964[[note]]as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)[[/note]]: '''Creator/DickVanDyke''' for ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'' as Robert "Rob" Petrie
** Creator/RichardBoone for ''The Richard Boone Show'' as various characters
** Dean Jagger for ''Mr. Novak'' as Albert Vane
** Creator/DavidJanssen for ''Series/TheFugitive'' as Dr. Richard Kimble
** Creator/GeorgeCScott for ''East Side/West Side'' as Neil Brock
* 1965[[note]]as Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Actors and Performers; four-way tie[[/note]]:
** '''Music/LeonardBernstein''' for ''New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts with Leonard Bernstein'' as himself
** '''Lynne Fontanne''' for ''Series/HallmarkHallOfFame'' as Fanny Bowditch Holmes
** '''Alfred Lunt''' for ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' as Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
** '''Music/BarbraStreisand''' for ''My Name Is Barbra'' as herself
** '''Creator/DickVanDyke''' for ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'' as Robert "Rob" Petrie
** Creator/JulieAndrews for ''The Andy Williams Show'' as herself
** Creator/JohnnyCarson for ''Series/TheTonightShowStarringJohnnyCarson'' as himself
** Gladys Cooper for ''The Rogues'' as Margaret St. Clair
** Robert Coote for ''The Rogues'' as Timmy St. Clair
** Creator/RichardCrenna for ''Slattery's People'' as James Slattery
** Creator/JulieHarris for ''Hallmark Hall of Fame'' as Florence Nightingale
** Creator/BobHope for ''Chrysler Presents A Bob Hope Comedy Special'' as himself
** Dean Jagger for ''Mr. Novak'' as Albert Vane
** Creator/DannyKaye for ''The Danny Kaye Show'' as himself
** Creator/DavidMcCallum for ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' as Illya Kuryakin
** Creator/RedSkelton for ''Series/TheRedSkeltonShow'' as himself
* 1966[[note]]as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series[[/note]]: '''Creator/BillCosby''' for ''Series/ISpy'' as Alexander "Scotty" Scott
** Creator/RichardCrenna for ''Slattery's People'' as James Slattery
** Creator/RobertCulp for ''I Spy'' as Kelly Robinson
** Creator/DavidJanssen for ''Series/TheFugitive'' as Dr. Richard Kimble
** Creator/DavidMcCallum for ''Series/TheManFromUNCLE'' as Illya Kuryakin
* 1967[[note]]as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series[[/note]]: '''Creator/BillCosby''' for ''Series/ISpy'' as Alexander "Scotty" Scott
** Creator/RobertCulp for ''I Spy'' as Kelly Robinson
** Creator/BenGazzara for ''Run for Your Life'' as Paul Bryan
** Creator/DavidJanssen for ''Series/TheFugitive'' as Dr. Richard Kimble
** Creator/MartinLandau for ''Series/MissionImpossible'' as Rollin Hand
* 1968[[note]]as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series[[/note]]: '''Creator/BillCosby''' for ''Series/ISpy'' as Alexander "Scotty" Scott
** Creator/RaymondBurr for ''Series/{{Ironside|1967}}'' as Robert T. Ironside
** Creator/RobertCulp for ''I Spy'' as Kelly Robinson
** Creator/BenGazzara for ''Run for Your Life'' as Paul Bryan
** Creator/MartinLandau for ''Series/MissionImpossible'' as Rollin Hand
* 1969[[note]]as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series[[/note]]: '''Carl Betz''' for ''Judd, For The Defense'' as Clinton Judd
** Creator/RaymondBurr for ''Series/{{Ironside|1967}}'' as Robert T. Ironside
** Creator/PeterGraves for ''Series/MissionImpossible'' as Jim Phelps
** Creator/MartinLandau for ''Mission: Impossible'' as Rollin Hand
** Creator/RossMartin for ''Series/TheWildWildWest'' as Artemus Gordon
[[/folder]]
[[folder:1970s]]
* 1970[[note]]as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series[[/note]]: '''Creator/RobertYoung''' for ''Series/MarcusWelbyMD'' as Dr. Marcus Welby
** Creator/RaymondBurr for ''Series/{{Ironside|1967}}'' as Robert T. Ironside
** Creator/MikeConnors for ''Series/{{Mannix}}'' as Joseph "Joe" Mannix
** Creator/RobertWagner for ''Series/ItTakesAThief'' as Alexander Mundy
* 1971[[note]]as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series)[[/note]]: '''Creator/HalHolbrook''' for ''[[Series/TheBoldOnes The Bold Ones: The Senator]]'' as Senator Hays Stowe
** Creator/RaymondBurr for ''Series/{{Ironside|1967}}'' as Robert T. Ironside
** Creator/MikeConnors for ''Series/{{Mannix}}'' as Joseph "Joe" Mannix
** Creator/RobertYoung for ''Series/MarcusWelbyMD'' as Dr. Marcus Welby
* 1972[[note]]as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series[[/note]]: '''Creator/PeterFalk''' for ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' as Lieutenant Columbo
** Creator/RaymondBurr for ''Series/{{Ironside|1967}}'' as Robert T. Ironside
** Creator/MikeConnors for ''Series/{{Mannix}}'' as Joseph "Joe" Mannix
** Keith Mitchell for ''Series/TheSixWivesOfHenryVIII'' as [[UsefulNotes/HenryVIII King Henry VIII of England]]
** Creator/RobertYoung for ''Series/MarcusWelbyMD'' as Dr. Marcus Welby
* 1973[[note]]as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series[[/note]]: '''Creator/RichardThomas''' for ''Series/TheWaltons'' as John "John-Boy" Walton Jr.
** Creator/DavidCarradine for ''Series/{{Kung Fu|1972}}'' as Kwai Chang Caine
** Creator/MikeConnors for ''Series/{{Mannix}}'' as Joseph "Joe" Mannix
** Creator/WilliamConrad for ''Series/{{Cannon}}'' as Detective Frank Cannon
** Creator/PeterFalk for ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' as Lieutenant Columbo
* 1974[[note]]as Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead)[[/note]]: '''Creator/TellySavalas''' for ''Series/{{Kojak}}'' as Lieutenant Theodopolus "Theo" Kojak
** Creator/WilliamConrad for ''Series/{{Cannon}}'' as Detective Frank Cannon
** Creator/KarlMalden for ''Series/TheStreetsOfSanFrancisco'' as Lieutenant Michael "Mike" Stone
** Creator/RichardThomas for ''Series/TheWaltons'' as John "John-Boy" Walton Jr.
* 1975[[note]]as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series onwards[[/note]]: '''Creator/RobertBlake''' for ''Series/{{Baretta}}'' as Detective Anthony "Tony" Baretta
** Creator/KarlMalden for ''Series/TheStreetsOfSanFrancisco'' as Lieutenant Michael "Mike" Stone
** Barry Newman for ''Series/{{Petrocelli}}'' as Anthony "Tony" Petrocelli
** Creator/TellySavalas for ''Series/{{Kojak}}'' as Lieutenant Theodopolus "Theo" Kojak
* 1976: '''Creator/PeterFalk''' for ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' as Lieutenant Columbo
** Creator/JamesGarner for ''Series/TheRockfordFiles'' as Detective Jim Rockford
** Creator/KarlMalden for ''Series/TheStreetsOfSanFrancisco'' as Lieutenant Michael "Mike" Stone
* 1977: '''Creator/JamesGarner''' for ''Series/TheRockfordFiles'' as Detective Jim Rockford
** Creator/RobertBlake for ''Series/{{Baretta}}'' as Detective Anthony "Tony" Baretta
** Creator/PeterFalk for ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' as Lieutenant Columbo
** Creator/JackKlugman for ''Series/QuincyME'' as Dr. Quincy
** Creator/KarlMalden for ''Series/TheStreetsOfSanFrancisco'' as Lieutenant Michael "Mike" Stone
* 1978: '''Creator/EdAsner''' for ''Series/LouGrant'' as Lou Grant
** James Broderick for ''Series/{{Family}}'' as Doug Lawrence
** Creator/PeterFalk for ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' as Lieutenant Columbo
** Creator/JamesGarner for ''Series/TheRockfordFiles'' as Detective Jim Rockford
** Creator/JackKlugman for ''Series/QuincyME'' as Dr. Quincy
** Creator/RalphWaite for ''Series/TheWaltons'' as John Walton Sr.
* 1979: '''Creator/RonLeibman''' for ''Kaz'' as Martin "Kaz" Kazinski
** Creator/EdAsner for ''Series/LouGrant'' as Lou Grant
** Creator/JamesGarner for ''Series/TheRockfordFiles'' as Detective Jim Rockford
** Creator/JackKlugman for ''Series/QuincyME'' as Dr. Quincy
[[/folder]]
[[folder:1980s]]
* 1980: '''Creator/EdAsner''' for ''Series/LouGrant'' as Lou Grant
** Creator/JamesGarner for ''Series/TheRockfordFiles'' as Detective Jim Rockford
** Creator/JackKlugman for ''Series/QuincyME'' as Dr. Quincy
** Creator/LarryHagman for ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' as J.R. Erwig
* 1981: '''Creator/DanielJTravanti''' for ''Series/HillStreetBlues'' as Captain Frank Furillo
** Creator/EdAsner for ''Series/LouGrant'' as Lou Grant
** Creator/JimDavis for ''Series/{{Dallas}}'' as Jock Erwig
** Creator/LarryHagman for ''Dallas'' as J.R. Erwig
** Creator/LouisGossettJr for ''Palmerstown, U.S.A.'' as Franklin Douglas Jackson
** Creator/PernellRoberts for ''Series/TrapperJohnMD'' as Trapper John [=McIntyre=]
* 1982: '''Creator/DanielJTravanti''' for ''Series/HillStreetBlues'' as Captain Frank Furillo
** Creator/EdAsner for ''Series/LouGrant'' as Lou Grant
** Creator/TomSelleck for ''Series/MagnumPI'' as Thomas Magnum
** Creator/JamesGarner for ''[[Series/{{Maverick}} Bret Maverick]]'' as Bret Maverick
** Creator/JohnForsythe for ''Series/{{Dynasty|1981}}'' as Blake Carrington
* 1983: '''Ed Flanders''' for ''Series/StElsewhere'' as Dr. Donald Westphall
** Creator/TomSelleck for ''Series/MagnumPI'' as Thomas Magnum
** Creator/WilliamDaniels for ''St. Elsewhere'' as Dr. Mark Craig
** Creator/JohnForsythe for ''Series/{{Dynasty|1981}}'' as Blake Carrington
** Creator/DanielJTravanti for ''Series/HillStreetBlues'' as Captain Frank Furillo
* 1984: '''Creator/TomSelleck''' for ''Series/MagnumPI'' as Thomas Magnum
** Creator/WilliamDaniels for ''Series/StElsewhere'' as Dr. Mark Craig
** Ed Flanders for ''St. Elsewhere'' as Dr. Donald Westphall
** Creator/DanielJTravanti for ''Series/HillStreetBlues'' as Captain Frank Furillo
** Creator/JohnForsythe for ''Series/{{Dynasty|1981}}'' as Blake Carrington
* 1985: '''Creator/WilliamDaniels''' for ''Series/StElsewhere'' as Dr. Mark Craig
** Creator/DonJohnson for ''Series/MiamiVice'' as Detective James "Sonny" Crockett
** Ed Flanders for ''St. Elsewhere'' as Dr. Donald Westphall
** Creator/DanielJTravanti for ''Series/HillStreetBlues'' as Captain Frank Furillo
** Creator/TomSelleck for ''Series/MagnumPI'' as Thomas Magnum
* 1986: '''Creator/WilliamDaniels''' for ''Series/StElsewhere'' as Dr. Mark Craig
** Creator/TomSelleck for ''Series/MagnumPI'' as Thomas Magnum
** Creator/EdwardWoodward for ''Series/TheEqualizer'' as Robert [=McCall=]
** Creator/BruceWillis for ''Series/{{Moonlighting}}'' as David Addison
** Ed Flanders for ''St. Elsewhere'' as Dr. Donald Westphall
* 1987: '''Creator/BruceWillis''' for ''Series/{{Moonlighting}}'' as David Addison
** Creator/CorbinBernsen for ''Series/LALaw'' as Arnold "Arnie" Becker
** Creator/WilliamDaniels for ''Series/StElsewhere'' as Dr. Mark Craig
** Ed Flanders for ''St. Elsewhere'' as Dr. Donald Westphall
** Creator/EdwardWoodward for ''Series/TheEqualizer'' as Robert [=McCall=]
* 1988: '''Creator/RichardKiley''' for ''A Year in the Life'' as Joe Gardner
** Creator/RonPerlman for ''Series/{{Beauty and the Beast|1987}}'' as Vincent
** Creator/CorbinBernsen for ''Series/LALaw'' as Arnold "Arnie" Becker
** Michael Tucker for ''L.A. Law'' as Stuart Markowitz
** Creator/EdwardWoodward for ''Series/TheEqualizer'' as Robert [=McCall=]
* 1989: '''Creator/CarrollOConnor''' for ''Series/InTheHeatOfTheNight'' as Chief William "Bill" Gillespie
** Ken Wahl for ''Series/{{Wiseguy}}'' as Vincent "Vinnie" Terranova
** Creator/EdwardWoodward for ''Series/TheEqualizer'' as Robert [=McCall=]
** Michael Tucker for ''Series/LALaw'' as Stuart Markowitz
[[/folder]]
[[folder:1990s]]
* 1990: '''Creator/PeterFalk''' for ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' as Lieutenant Columbo
** Creator/ScottBakula for ''Series/QuantumLeap'' as Dr. Samuel "Sam" Beckett
** Creator/RobertLoggia for ''Manusco, F.B.I.'' as Nick Manusco
** Creator/KyleMacLachlan for ''Series/TwinPeaks'' as Special Agent Dale Cooper
** Creator/EdwardWoodward for ''Series/TheEqualizer'' as Robert [=McCall=]
* 1991: '''Creator/JamesEarlJones''' for ''Gabriel's Fire'' as Gabriel Bird
** Creator/ScottBakula for ''Series/QuantumLeap'' as Dr. Samuel "Sam" Beckett
** Creator/MichaelMoriarty for ''Series/LawAndOrder'' as Benjamin "Ben" Stone
** Creator/PeterFalk for ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' as Lieutenant Columbo
** Creator/KyleMacLachlan for ''Series/TwinPeaks'' as Special Agent Dale Cooper
* 1992: '''Creator/ChristopherLloyd''' for ''Series/RoadToAvonlea'' as Alistair Dimple
** Creator/KirkDouglas for ''Series/TalesFromTheCrypt'' as General Kalthrob
** Creator/RobMorrow for ''Series/NorthernExposure'' as Dr. Joel Fleischman
** Creator/ScottBakula for ''Series/QuantumLeap'' as Dr. Samuel "Sam" Beckett
** Harrison Page for ''Quantum Leap'' as Reverend Walters
** Creator/MichaelMoriarty for ''Series/LawAndOrder'' as Benjamin "Ben" Stone
** Creator/SamWaterston for ''I'll Fly Away'' as Forrest Bedford
* 1993: '''Creator/TomSkerritt''' for ''Series/PicketFences'' as Sheriff Jimmy Brock
** Creator/ScottBakula for ''Series/QuantumLeap'' as Dr. Samuel "Sam" Beckett
** Creator/MichaelMoriarty for ''Series/LawAndOrder'' as Benjamin "Ben" Stone
** Creator/SamWaterston for ''I'll Fly Away'' as Forrest Bedford
** Creator/RobMorrow for ''Series/NorthernExposure'' as Dr. Joel Fleischman
* 1994: '''Creator/DennisFranz''' for ''Series/NYPDBlue'' as Detective Andrew "Andy" Sipowicz
** Creator/MichaelMoriarty for ''Series/LawAndOrder'' as Benjamin "Ben" Stone
** Creator/TomSkerritt for ''Series/PicketFences'' as Sheriff Jimmy Brock
** Creator/DavidCaruso for ''NYPD Blue'' as Detective John Kelly
** Creator/PeterFalk for ''Series/{{Columbo}}'' as Lieutenant Columbo
* 1995: '''Creator/MandyPatinkin''' for ''Series/ChicagoHope'' as Dr. Jeffrey Geiger
** Creator/DennisFranz for ''Series/NYPDBlue'' as Detective Andrew "Andy" Sipowicz
** Creator/JimmySmits for ''NYPD Blue'' as Detective Robert "Bobby" Simone
** Creator/GeorgeClooney for ''Series/{{ER}}'' as Dr. Doug Ross
** Creator/AnthonyEdwards for ''ER'' as Dr. Mark Greene
* 1996: '''Creator/DennisFranz''' for ''Series/NYPDBlue'' as Detective Andrew "Andy" Sipowicz
** Creator/AndreBraugher for ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' as Detective Francis "Frank" Pembleton
** Creator/GeorgeClooney for ''Series/{{ER}}'' as Dr. Doug Ross
** Creator/AnthonyEdwards for ''ER'' as Dr. Mark Greene
** Creator/JimmySmits for ''NYPD Blue'' as Detective Robert "Bobby" Simone
* 1997: '''Creator/DennisFranz''' for ''Series/NYPDBlue'' as Detective Andrew "Andy" Sipowicz
** Creator/DavidDuchovny for ''Series/TheXFiles'' as Special Agent Fox Mulder
** Creator/AnthonyEdwards for ''ER'' as Dr. Mark Greene
** Creator/SamWaterston for ''Series/LawAndOrder'' as Jack [=McCoy=]
** Creator/JimmySmits for ''NYPD Blue'' as Detective Robert "Bobby" Simone
* 1998: '''Creator/AndreBraugher''' for ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' as Detective Francis "Frank" Pembleton
** Creator/DavidDuchovny for ''Series/TheXFiles'' as Special Agent Fox Mulder
** Creator/DennisFranz for ''Series/NYPDBlue'' as Detective Andrew "Andy" Sipowicz
** Creator/JimmySmits for ''NYPD Blue'' as Detective Robert "Bobby" Simone
** Creator/AnthonyEdwards for ''ER'' as Dr. Mark Greene
* 1999: '''Creator/DennisFranz''' for ''Series/NYPDBlue'' as Detective Andrew "Andy" Sipowicz
** Creator/JamesGandolfini for ''Series/TheSopranos'' as [[Characters/TheSopranosTonySoprano Anthony "Tony" Soprano]]
** Creator/DylanMcDermott for ''Series/ThePractice'' as Bobby Donnell
** Creator/JimmySmits for ''NYPD Blue'' as Detective Robert "Bobby" Simone
** Creator/SamWaterston for ''Series/LawAndOrder'' as Jack [=McCoy=]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:2000s]]
* 2000: '''Creator/JamesGandolfini''' for ''Series/TheSopranos'' as [[Characters/TheSopranosTonySoprano Anthony "Tony" Soprano]]
** Creator/DennisFranz for ''Series/NYPDBlue'' as Detective Andrew "Andy" Sipowicz
** Creator/JerryOrbach for ''Series/LawAndOrder'' as Detective Leonard "Lennie" Briscoe
** Creator/SamWaterston for ''Law and Order'' as Jack [=McCoy=]
** Creator/MartinSheen for ''Series/TheWestWing'' as President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet
* 2001: '''Creator/JamesGandolfini''' for ''Series/TheSopranos'' as [[Characters/TheSopranosTonySoprano Anthony "Tony" Soprano]]
** Creator/AndreBraugher for ''Gideon's Crossing'' as Dr. Ben Gideon
** Creator/DennisFranz for ''Series/NYPDBlue'' as Detective Andrew "Andy" Sipowicz
** Creator/RobLowe for ''Series/TheWestWing'' as Sam Seaborn
** Creator/MartinSheen for ''The West Wing'' as President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet
* 2002: '''Creator/MichaelChiklis''' for ''Series/TheShield'' as Detective Vic Mackey
** Creator/MichaelCHall for ''Series/SixFeetUnder'' as David Fisher
** Creator/PeterKrause for ''Six Feet Under'' as Nate Fisher
** Creator/MartinSheen for ''The West Wing'' as President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet
** Creator/KieferSutherland for ''Series/TwentyFour'' as Jack Bauer
* 2003: '''Creator/JamesGandolfini''' for ''Series/TheSopranos'' as [[Characters/TheSopranosTonySoprano Anthony "Tony" Soprano]]
** Creator/MichaelChiklis for ''Series/TheShield'' as Detective Vic Mackey
** Creator/PeterKrause for ''Series/SixFeetUnder'' as Nate Fisher
** Creator/SamWaterston for ''I'll Fly Away'' as Forrest Bedford
** Creator/MartinSheen for ''Series/TheWestWing'' as President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet
* 2004: '''Creator/JamesSpader''' for ''Series/ThePractice'' as Alan Shore
** Creator/JamesGandolfini for ''Series/TheSopranos'' as [[Characters/TheSopranosTonySoprano Anthony "Tony" Soprano]]
** Creator/AnthonyLaPaglia for ''Series/WithoutATrace'' as Special Agent Jack Malone
** Creator/MartinSheen for ''Series/TheWestWing'' as President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet
** Creator/KieferSutherland for ''Series/TwentyFour'' as Jack Bauer
* 2005: '''Creator/JamesSpader''' for ''Series/BostonLegal'' as Alan Shore
** Creator/HankAzaria for ''Huff'' as Dr. Craig "Huff" Huffstodt
** Creator/JimmySmits for ''NYPD Blue'' as Detective Robert "Bobby" Simone
** Creator/HughLaurie for ''Series/{{House}}'' as [[Characters/HouseGregoryHouse Dr. Gregory House]]
** Creator/KieferSutherland for ''Series/TwentyFour'' as Jack Bauer
* 2006: '''Creator/KieferSutherland''' for ''Series/TwentyFour'' as Jack Bauer
** Creator/PeterKrause for ''Series/SixFeetUnder'' as Nate Fisher
** Creator/DenisLeary for ''Series/RescueMe'' as Thomas "Tommy" Gavin
** Creator/ChristopherMeloni for ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' as Detective Elliot Stabler
** Creator/MartinSheen for ''Series/TheWestWing'' as President Josiah "Jed" Bartlet
* 2007: '''Creator/JamesSpader''' for ''Series/BostonLegal'' as Alan Shore
** Creator/JamesGandolfini for ''Series/TheSopranos'' as [[Characters/TheSopranosTonySoprano Anthony "Tony" Soprano]]
** Creator/HughLaurie for ''Series/{{House}}'' as [[Characters/HouseGregoryHouse Dr. Gregory House]]
** Creator/KieferSutherland for ''Series/TwentyFour'' as Jack Bauer
** Creator/DenisLeary for ''Series/RescueMe'' as Thomas "Tommy" Gavin
* 2008: '''Creator/BryanCranston''' for ''Series/BreakingBad'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White / Heisenberg]]
** Creator/GabrielByrne for ''Series/InTreatment'' as Dr. Paul Weston
** Creator/MichaelCHall for ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' as [[Characters/DexterDexterMorgan Dexter Morgan]]
** Creator/JonHamm for ''Series/MadMen'' as Donald "Don" Draper
** Creator/HughLaurie for ''Series/{{House}}'' as [[Characters/HouseGregoryHouse Dr. Gregory House]]
** Creator/JamesSpader for ''Series/BostonLegal'' as Alan Shore
* 2009: '''Creator/BryanCranston''' for ''Series/BreakingBad'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White / Heisenberg]]
** Creator/SimonBaker for ''Series/TheMentalist'' as Patrick Jane
** Creator/GabrielByrne for ''Series/InTreatment'' as Dr. Paul Weston
** Creator/MichaelCHall for ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' as [[Characters/DexterDexterMorgan Dexter Morgan]]
** Creator/JonHamm for ''Series/MadMen'' as Donald "Don" Draper
** Creator/HughLaurie for ''Series/{{House}}'' as [[Characters/HouseGregoryHouse Dr. Gregory House]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:2010s]]
* 2010: '''Creator/BryanCranston''' for ''Series/BreakingBad'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White / Heisenberg]]
** Creator/KyleChandler for ''Series/FridayNightLights'' as Eric Taylor
** Creator/MatthewFox for ''Series/{{Lost}}'' as Dr. Jack Shephard
** Creator/MichaelCHall for ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' as [[Characters/DexterDexterMorgan Dexter Morgan]]
** Creator/JonHamm for ''Series/MadMen'' as Donald "Don" Draper
** Creator/HughLaurie for ''Series/{{House}}'' as [[Characters/HouseGregoryHouse Dr. Gregory House]]
* 2011: '''Creator/KyleChandler''' for ''Series/FridayNightLights'' as Eric Taylor
** Creator/SteveBuscemi for ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'' as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson
** Creator/MichaelCHall for ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' as [[Characters/DexterDexterMorgan Dexter Morgan]]
** Creator/JonHamm for ''Series/MadMen'' as Donald "Don" Draper
** Creator/HughLaurie for ''Series/{{House}}'' as [[Characters/HouseGregoryHouse Dr. Gregory House]]
** Creator/TimothyOlyphant for ''Series/{{Justified}}'' as Raylan Givens
* 2012: '''Creator/DamianLewis''' for ''Series/{{Homeland}}'' as Nicholas Brody
** Hugh Bonneville for ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' as Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham
** Creator/SteveBuscemi for ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'' as Enoch "Nucky" Thompson
** Creator/BryanCranston for ''Series/BreakingBad'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White / Heisenberg]]
** Creator/MichaelCHall for ''Series/{{Dexter}}'' as [[Characters/DexterDexterMorgan Dexter Morgan]]
** Creator/JonHamm for ''Series/MadMen'' as Donald "Don" Draper
* 2013: '''Creator/JeffDaniels''' for ''Series/TheNewsroom'' as Will [=McAvoy=]
** Hugh Bonneville for ''Series/DowntonAbbey'' as Robert Crawley, Earl of Grantham
** Creator/BryanCranston for ''Series/BreakingBad'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White / Heisenberg]]
** Creator/JonHamm for ''Series/MadMen'' as Donald "Don" Draper
** Creator/DamianLewis for ''Series/{{Homeland}}'' as Nicholas Brody
** Creator/KevinSpacey for ''Series/{{House of Cards|US}}'' as Representative Francis "Frank" Underwood
* 2014: '''Creator/BryanCranston''' for ''Series/BreakingBad'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadWalterWhite Walter White / Heisenberg]]
** Creator/JeffDaniels for ''Series/TheNewsroom'' as Will [=McAvoy=]
** Creator/JonHamm for ''Series/MadMen'' as Donald "Don" Draper
** Creator/WoodyHarrelson for ''Series/TrueDetective'' as Detective Martin "Marty" Hart
** Creator/MatthewMcConaughey for ''True Detective'' as Detective Rustin "Rust" Cohle
** Creator/KevinSpacey for ''Series/{{House of Cards|US}}'' as Vice President Francis "Frank" Underwood
* 2015: '''Creator/JonHamm''' for ''Series/MadMen'' as Donald "Don" Draper
** Creator/KyleChandler for ''Series/{{Bloodline}}'' as John Rayburn
** Creator/JeffDaniels for ''Series/TheNewsroom'' as Will [=McAvoy=]
** Creator/BobOdenkirk for ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman Jimmy [=McGill=] / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic]]
** Creator/LievSchreiber for ''Series/RayDonovan'' as Raymond "Ray" Donovan
** Creator/KevinSpacey for ''Series/{{House of Cards|US}}'' as President Francis "Frank" Underwood
* 2016: '''Creator/RamiMalek''' for ''Series/MrRobot'' as [[Characters/MrRobotElliotAlderson Elliot Alderson]]
** Creator/KyleChandler for ''Series/{{Bloodline}}'' as John Rayburn
** Creator/BobOdenkirk for ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman Jimmy [=McGill=] / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic]]
** Creator/MatthewRhys for ''Series/TheAmericans'' as Philip Jennings
** Creator/LievSchreiber for ''Series/RayDonovan'' as Raymond "Ray" Donovan
** Creator/KevinSpacey for ''Series/{{House of Cards|US}}'' as President Francis "Frank" Underwood
* 2017: '''Creator/SterlingKBrown''' for ''Series/ThisIsUs'' as Randall Pearson
** Creator/AnthonyHopkins for ''Series/{{Westworld}}'' as Dr. Robert Ford
** Creator/BobOdenkirk for ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman Jimmy [=McGill=] / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic]]
** Creator/MatthewRhys for ''Series/TheAmericans'' as Philip Jennings
** Creator/LievSchreiber for ''Series/RayDonovan'' as Raymond "Ray" Donovan
** Creator/KevinSpacey for ''Series/{{House of Cards|US}}'' as President Francis "Frank" Underwood
** Creator/MiloVentimiglia for ''This Is Us'' as Jack Pearson
* 2018: '''Creator/MatthewRhys''' for ''Series/TheAmericans'' as Philip Jennings
** Creator/JasonBateman for ''Series/{{Ozark}}'' as Martin "Marty" Byrde
** Creator/SterlingKBrown for ''Series/ThisIsUs'' as Randall Pearson
** Creator/MiloVentimiglia for ''This Is Us'' as Jack Pearson
** Creator/EdHarris for ''Series/{{Westworld}}'' as [[Characters/WestworldWilliam The Man in Black / William]]
** Creator/JeffreyWright for ''Westworld'' as Bernard Lowe
* 2019: '''Creator/BillyPorter''' for ''Series/{{Pose}}'' as Prayerful "Pray" Tell
** Creator/JasonBateman for ''Series/{{Ozark}}'' as Martin "Marty" Byrde
** Creator/SterlingKBrown for ''Series/ThisIsUs'' as Randall Pearson
** Creator/MiloVentimiglia for ''This Is Us'' as Jack Pearson
** Creator/KitHarington for ''Series/GameOfThrones'' as [[Characters/GameOfThronesJonSnow Jon Snow]]
** Creator/BobOdenkirk for ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman Jimmy [=McGill=] / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder:2020s]]
* 2020: '''Creator/JeremyStrong''' for ''Series/{{Succession}}'' as [[Characters/SuccessionKendallRoy Kendall Roy]]
** Creator/JasonBateman for ''Series/{{Ozark}}'' as Martin "Marty" Byrde
** Creator/SterlingKBrown for ''Series/ThisIsUs'' as Randall Pearson
** Creator/SteveCarell for ''Series/TheMorningShow'' as Mitch Kessler
** Creator/BrianCox for ''Succession'' as [[Characters/SuccessionLoganRoy Logan Roy]]
** Creator/BillyPorter for ''Series/{{Pose}}'' as Prayerful "Pray" Tell
* 2021: '''Creator/JoshOConnor''' for ''Series/{{The Crown|2016}}'' as [[UsefulNotes/CharlesIII Charles, Prince of Wales]]
** Creator/SterlingKBrown for ''Series/ThisIsUs'' as Randall Pearson
** Creator/JonathanMajors for ''Series/LovecraftCountry'' as Atticus "Tic" Freeman
** Creator/MatthewRhys for ''Series/{{Perry Mason|2020}}'' as Perry Mason
** Creator/RegeJeanPage for ''Series/{{Bridgerton}}'' as Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings
** Creator/BillyPorter for ''Series/{{Pose}}'' as Prayerful "Pray" Tell
* 2022: '''Creator/LeeJungJae''' for ''Series/SquidGame'' as Seong Gi-hun / 456
** Creator/JasonBateman for ''Series/{{Ozark}}'' as Martin "Marty" Byrde
** Creator/BrianCox for ''Succession'' as [[Characters/SuccessionLoganRoy Logan Roy]]
** Creator/BobOdenkirk for ''Series/BetterCallSaul'' as [[Characters/BreakingBadSaulGoodman Jimmy [=McGill=] / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic]]
** Creator/AdamScott for ''Series/{{Severance|2022}}'' as Mark Scout
** Creator/JeremyStrong for ''Series/{{Succession}}'' as [[Characters/SuccessionKendallRoy Kendall Roy]]
[[/index]]
[[/folder]]
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