Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series information
Award for lead actor in a television drama series
Not to be confused with the Daytime Emmy Award with the same name.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
The 2023 recipient: Kieran Culkin
Awarded for
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Country
United States
Presented by
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
First awarded
1954
Currently held by
Kieran Culkin, Succession (2024)
Website
emmys.com
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series is an award presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). Beginning with the 18th Primetime Emmy Awards, leading actors in drama have competed alone. However, these dramatic performances included actors from miniseries, telefilms, and guest performers competing against main cast competitors. Such instances are marked below:
# – Indicates a performance in a Miniseries or Television film, before the category's creation
§ – Indicates a performance as a guest performer, before and after the category's creation
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