Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

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The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series is a major television honor presented annually to recognize the best performance by a male lead in an American comedy series.

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instanceOf Primetime Emmy Award category
television award
administeredBy Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
alsoKnownAs Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
surface form: Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
awardedFor outstanding performance by a male lead actor in a comedy series
country United States of America
surface form: United States
eligibleRoleType lead actor
eligibleWork American television comedy series
firstAwarded 1954
frequency annual
genderRestriction male
genre comedy
hasAudience television industry
hasAwardType performance award
hasBroadcast televised awards ceremony
hasCategoryType acting category
hasLanguage English
hasStatueName Emmy
inception 1954
locationOfCeremony Los Angeles
medium television
notableWinner Alec Baldwin
Bill Hader
Carroll O’Connor
Don Adams
Childish Gambino
surface form: Donald Glover

Jason Sudeikis
Jim Parsons
John Lithgow
John Ritter
Kelsey Grammer
Lucille Ball’s co‑star Dick Van Dyke
Michael J. Fox
Ted Danson
Tony Shalhoub
organizer Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
surface form: Television Academy
partOf Primetime Emmy Awards
presentedBy Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
relatedAward Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
requires submission of episodes for consideration
scope primetime television
selectionMethod voting by members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
timePeriodCovered previous U.S. television season
typicalCeremonyMonth September

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Tony Randall awardReceived Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series