Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

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Primetime Emmy Award category television award

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series is a major television honor presented annually to recognize the best performance by a male lead in a dramatic TV series.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Primetime Emmy Award category ⓘ
television award ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ
surface form: Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
awardedFor outstanding lead acting performance by a male actor in a drama series ⓘ
awardType performance award ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
eligiblePerformers male lead actors ⓘ
eligibleWorks dramatic television series ⓘ
firstAwarded 1954 ⓘ
frequency annual ⓘ
genre drama television series ⓘ
hasAwardComponent statuette ⓘ
hasBroadcastPartner American television networks ⓘ
hasCategoryType drama ⓘ
lead actor ⓘ
hasCeremonyLocation Los Angeles ⓘ
hasEligibilityCriterion performance must be in a primetime-eligible drama series season ⓘ
performer must be credited as a series regular or lead ⓘ
hasEra cable television era ⓘ
network television era ⓘ
streaming television era ⓘ
hasGenderRestriction male ⓘ
hasNotableMultipleWinner Bill Cosby ⓘ
Bryan Cranston ⓘ
Dennis Franz ⓘ
Hugh Laurie ⓘ
James Gandolfini ⓘ
James Spader ⓘ
Peter Falk ⓘ
Raymond Burr ⓘ
Robert Young ⓘ
hasRecognition major American television acting honor ⓘ
hasStatus active ⓘ
hasTrophyName Emmy ⓘ
surface form: Emmy statuette
inception 1954 ⓘ
isDifferentFrom Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series ⓘ
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ
isSubsetOf acting categories of the Primetime Emmy Awards ⓘ
medium television ⓘ
notableFor recognizing excellence in dramatic television acting by male leads ⓘ
organizer Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ⓘ
surface form: Television Academy
partOf Primetime Emmy Awards ⓘ
presentedBy Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ⓘ
presentedInLanguage English ⓘ
scope primetime television ⓘ
selectionProcess voting by members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ⓘ

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series → alsoKnownAs → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ
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Bill Cosby → awardReceived → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ
Bryan Cranston → awardReceived → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ
Dennis Franz → awardReceived → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ
James Gandolfini → awardReceived → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ
James Garner → awardReceived → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ
Jeremy Strong → awardReceived → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ
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Rami Malek → awardReceived → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ
Raymond Burr → awardReceived → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ
Robert Young → awardReceived → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ
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The Shield → awardReceived → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences → hasAwardCategory → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ
this entity surface form: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
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Emmy Award → hasSubaward → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ
This Is Us → hasWonAward → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama → isDistinctFrom → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ
Hugh Bonneville → nominatedFor → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ
Steve Buscemi → nominatedFor → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ
Mr. Robot → notableAward → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ
Squid Game → notableAward → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series → relatedAward → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series → relatedAward → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series → relatedAward → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ