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Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
American award for acting in television
American award for acting in television
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Actor Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series |
| image | Martin Short 2021.jpg |
| image_upright | 0.7 |
| caption | The 2024 recipient: Martin Short |
| awarded_for | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series |
| presenter | SAG-AFTRA |
| location | Los Angeles, California |
| holder | Martin Short for Only Murders in the Building (2024) |
| website |
The Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest acting achievements by a male actor on a comedy television series. The award is for both lead and supporting characters.
Tony Shalhoub holds the record for most nominations in his category with nine. Alec Baldwin, Kelsey Grammer, and David Hyde Pierce each have eight nominations. Alec Baldwin holds the record for most wins in this category portraying Jack Donaghy in 30 Rock with seven consecutive wins.
Winners and nominees
1990s
| Year | Actress | Film | Role(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Jason Alexander | *Seinfeld* | George Costanza | |
| John Goodman | Roseanne | Dan Conner | ||
| Kelsey Grammer | Frasier | Frasier Crane | ||
| David Hyde Pierce | Niles Crane | |||
| Paul Reiser | Mad About You | Paul Buchman | ||
| 1995 | David Hyde Pierce | *Frasier* | Niles Crane | |
| Jason Alexander | Seinfeld | George Costanza | ||
| Kelsey Grammer | Frasier | Frasier Crane | ||
| Paul Reiser | Mad About You | Paul Buchman | ||
| Michael Richards | Seinfeld | Cosmo Kramer | ||
| 1996 | John Lithgow | *3rd Rock from the Sun* | Dick Solomon | |
| Jason Alexander | Seinfeld | George Costanza | ||
| Kelsey Grammer | Frasier | Frasier Crane | ||
| David Hyde Pierce | Niles Crane | |||
| Michael Richards | Seinfeld | Cosmo Kramer | ||
| 1997 | John Lithgow | *3rd Rock from the Sun* | Dick Solomon | |
| Jason Alexander | Seinfeld | George Costanza | ||
| Kelsey Grammer | Frasier | Frasier Crane | ||
| David Hyde Pierce | Niles Crane | |||
| Michael Richards | Seinfeld | Cosmo Kramer | ||
| 1998 | Michael J. Fox | *Spin City* | Mike Flaherty | |
| Jason Alexander | Seinfeld | George Costanza | ||
| Kelsey Grammer | Frasier | Frasier Crane | ||
| David Hyde Pierce | Niles Crane | |||
| Peter MacNicol | Ally McBeal | John Cage | ||
| 1999 | Michael J. Fox | *Spin City* | Mike Flaherty | |
| Kelsey Grammer | Frasier | Frasier Crane | ||
| David Hyde Pierce | Niles Crane | |||
| Peter MacNicol | Ally McBeal | John Cage | ||
| Ray Romano | Everybody Loves Raymond | Ray Barone |
2000s
| Year | Actress | Film | Role(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Robert Downey Jr. | *Ally McBeal* | Larry Paul | |
| Kelsey Grammer | Frasier | Frasier Crane | ||
| Sean Hayes | Will & Grace | Jack McFarland | ||
| Peter MacNicol | Ally McBeal | John Cage | ||
| David Hyde Pierce | Frasier | Niles Crane | ||
| 2001 | Sean Hayes | *Will & Grace* | Jack McFarland | |
| Peter Boyle | Everybody Loves Raymond | Frank Barone | ||
| Kelsey Grammer | Frasier | Frasier Crane | ||
| David Hyde Pierce | Niles Crane | |||
| Ray Romano | Everybody Loves Raymond | Ray Barone | ||
| 2002 | Sean Hayes | *Will & Grace* | Jack McFarland | |
| Matt LeBlanc | Friends | Joey Tribbiani | ||
| Bernie Mac | The Bernie Mac Show | Bernie McCullough | ||
| Ray Romano | Everybody Loves Raymond | Ray Barone | ||
| Tony Shalhoub | Monk | Adrian Monk | ||
| 2003 | Tony Shalhoub | *Monk* | Adrian Monk | |
| Peter Boyle | Everybody Loves Raymond | Frank Barone | ||
| Brad Garrett | Robert Barone | |||
| Sean Hayes | Will & Grace | Jack McFarland | ||
| Ray Romano | Everybody Loves Raymond | Ray Barone | ||
| 2004 | Tony Shalhoub | *Monk* | Adrian Monk | |
| Jason Bateman | Arrested Development | Michael Bluth | ||
| Sean Hayes | Will & Grace | Jack McFarland | ||
| Ray Romano | Everybody Loves Raymond | Ray Barone | ||
| Charlie Sheen | Two and a Half Men | Charlie Harper | ||
| 2005 | Sean Hayes | *Will & Grace* | Jack McFarland | |
| Larry David | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Himself | ||
| Jason Lee | My Name Is Earl | Earl Hickey | ||
| William Shatner | Boston Legal | Denny Crane | ||
| James Spader | Alan Shore | |||
| 2006 | Alec Baldwin | *30 Rock* | Jack Donaghy | |
| Steve Carell | The Office | Michael Scott | ||
| Jason Lee | My Name Is Earl | Earl Hickey | ||
| Jeremy Piven | Entourage | Ari Gold | ||
| Tony Shalhoub | Monk | Adrian Monk | ||
| 2007 | Alec Baldwin | *30 Rock* | Jack Donaghy | |
| Steve Carell | The Office | Michael Scott | ||
| Ricky Gervais | Extras | Andy Millman | ||
| Jeremy Piven | Entourage | Ari Gold | ||
| Tony Shalhoub | Monk | Adrian Monk | ||
| 2008 | Alec Baldwin | *30 Rock* | Jack Donaghy | |
| Steve Carell | The Office | Michael Scott | ||
| David Duchovny | Californication | Hank Moody | ||
| Jeremy Piven | Entourage | Ari Gold | ||
| Tony Shalhoub | Monk | Adrian Monk | ||
| 2009 | Alec Baldwin | *30 Rock* | Jack Donaghy | |
| Steve Carell | The Office | Michael Scott | ||
| Larry David | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Himself | ||
| Tony Shalhoub | Monk | Adrian Monk | ||
| Charlie Sheen | Two and a Half Men | Charlie Harper |
2010s
| Year | Actress | Film | Role(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Alec Baldwin | *30 Rock* | Jack Donaghy | |
| Steve Carell | The Office | Michael Scott | ||
| Ty Burrell | Modern Family | Phil Dunphy | ||
| Chris Colfer | Glee | Kurt Hummel | ||
| Ed O'Neill | Modern Family | Jay Pritchett | ||
| 2011 | Alec Baldwin | *30 Rock* | Jack Donaghy | |
| Ty Burrell | Modern Family | Phil Dunphy | ||
| Steve Carell | The Office | Michael Scott | ||
| Jon Cryer | Two and a Half Men | Alan Harper | ||
| Eric Stonestreet | Modern Family | Cameron Tucker | ||
| 2012 | Alec Baldwin | *30 Rock* | Jack Donaghy | |
| Ty Burrell | Modern Family | Phil Dunphy | ||
| Louis C.K. | Louie | Louie | ||
| Jim Parsons | The Big Bang Theory | Dr. Sheldon Cooper | ||
| Eric Stonestreet | Modern Family | Cameron Tucker | ||
| 2013 | Ty Burrell | *Modern Family* | Phil Dunphy | |
| Alec Baldwin | 30 Rock | Jack Donaghy | ||
| Jason Bateman | Arrested Development | Michael Bluth | ||
| Don Cheadle | House of Lies | Marty Kaan | ||
| Jim Parsons | The Big Bang Theory | Dr. Sheldon Cooper | ||
| 2014 | William H. Macy | *Shameless* | Frank Gallagher | |
| Ty Burrell | Modern Family | Phil Dunphy | ||
| Louis C.K. | Louie | Louie | ||
| Jim Parsons | The Big Bang Theory | Dr. Sheldon Cooper | ||
| Eric Stonestreet | Modern Family | Cameron Tucker | ||
| 2015 | Jeffrey Tambor | *Transparent* | Maura Pfefferman | |
| Ty Burrell | Modern Family | Phil Dunphy | ||
| Louis C.K. | Louie | Louie | ||
| William H. Macy | Shameless | Frank Gallagher | ||
| Jim Parsons | The Big Bang Theory | Dr. Sheldon Cooper | ||
| 2016 | William H. Macy | *Shameless* | Frank Gallagher | |
| Anthony Anderson | Black-ish | Andre "Dre" Johnson Sr. | ||
| Tituss Burgess | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Titus Andromedon | ||
| Ty Burrell | Modern Family | Phil Dunphy | ||
| Jeffrey Tambor | Transparent | Maura Pfefferman | ||
| 2017 | William H. Macy | *Shameless* | Frank Gallagher | |
| Anthony Anderson | Black-ish | Andre "Dre" Johnson Sr. | ||
| Aziz Ansari | Master of None | Dev Shah | ||
| Larry David | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Himself | ||
| Sean Hayes | Will & Grace | Jack McFarland | ||
| Marc Maron | GLOW | Sam Sylvia | ||
| 2018 | Tony Shalhoub | *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel* | Abe Weissman | |
| Alan Arkin | The Kominsky Method | Norman Newlander | ||
| Michael Douglas | Sandy Kominsky | |||
| Bill Hader | Barry | Barry Berkman / Barry Block | ||
| Henry Winkler | Gene Cousineau | |||
| 2019 | Tony Shalhoub | *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel* | Abe Weissman | |
| Alan Arkin | The Kominsky Method | Norman Newlander | ||
| Michael Douglas | Sandy Kominsky | |||
| Bill Hader | Barry | Barry Berkman / Barry Block | ||
| Andrew Scott | Fleabag | The Priest |
2020s
| Year | Actress | Film | Role(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Jason Sudeikis | *Ted Lasso* | Ted Lasso | |
| Nicholas Hoult | The Great | Peter III of Russia | ||
| Dan Levy | Schitt's Creek | David Rose | ||
| Eugene Levy | Johnny Rose | |||
| Ramy Youssef | Ramy | Ramy Hassan | ||
| 2021 | ||||
| Jason Sudeikis | *Ted Lasso* | Ted Lasso | ||
| Michael Douglas | The Kominsky Method | Sandy Kominsky | ||
| Brett Goldstein | Ted Lasso | Roy Kent | ||
| Steve Martin | Only Murders in the Building | Charles Haden-Savage | ||
| Martin Short | Oliver Putnam | |||
| 2022 | Jeremy Allen White | *The Bear* | Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto | |
| Anthony Carrigan | Barry | NoHo Hank | ||
| Bill Hader | Barry Berkman / Barry Block | |||
| Steve Martin | Only Murders in the Building | Charles Haden-Savage | ||
| Martin Short | Oliver Putnam | |||
| 2023 | Jeremy Allen White | *The Bear* | Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto | |
| Brett Goldstein | Ted Lasso | Roy Kent | ||
| Bill Hader | Barry | Barry Berkman | ||
| Ebon Moss-Bachrach | The Bear | Richard "Richie" Jerimovich | ||
| Jason Sudeikis | Ted Lasso | Ted Lasso | ||
| 2024 | Martin Short | *Only Murders in the Building* | Oliver Putnam | |
| Adam Brody | Nobody Wants This | Noah Roklov | ||
| Ted Danson | A Man on the Inside | Charles Nieuwendyk | ||
| Harrison Ford | Shrinking | Dr. Paul Rhoades | ||
| Jeremy Allen White | The Bear | Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto | ||
| 2025 | Ike Barinholtz | The Studio | Sal Saperstein | |
| Adam Brody | Nobody Wants This | Noah Roklov | ||
| Ted Danson | A Man on the Inside | Charles Nieuwendyk | ||
| Seth Rogen | The Studio | Matt Remick | ||
| Martin Short | Only Murders in the Building | Oliver Putnam |
Superlatives
| Superlative | Male Actor - Drama Series | Male Actor - Comedy Series | Overall | Actor with most awards | Actor with most nominations | Actor with most nominations | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| without ever winning | Television program with most wins | Television program with most nominations | ||||||
| Jason Bateman, James Gandolfini | 3 | Alec Baldwin | 7 | Alec Baldwin | 7 | |||
| Dennis Franz | 8 | Tony Shalhoub | 9 | Tony Shalhoub | 9 | |||
| Jon Hamm | 6 | Kelsey Grammer | 8 | Kelsey Grammer | 8 | |||
| The Sopranos | 3 | 30 Rock | 7 | 30 Rock | 7 | |||
| NYPD Blue | 13 | Frasier | 16 | Frasier | 16 |
Actors with multiple awards
; 7 wins
- Alec Baldwin (consecutive)
; 4 wins
- Tony Shalhoub (twice consecutive)
; 3 wins
- Sean Hayes (2 consecutive)
- William H. Macy (2 consecutive)
; 2 wins
- Michael J. Fox (consecutive)
- John Lithgow (consecutive)
- Jason Sudeikis (consecutive)
- Jeremy Allen White (consecutive)
Series with multiple awards
; 7 wins
- 30 Rock (NBC)
; 3 wins
- Shameless (Showtime)
- Will & Grace (NBC)
; 2 wins
- 3rd Rock from the Sun (NBC)
- The Bear (FX)
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
- Monk (USA
- Spin City (ABC)
- Ted Lasso (AppleTV+)
Actors with multiple nominations
; 9 nominations
- Tony Shalhoub
; 8 nominations
- Alec Baldwin
- Kelsey Grammer
- David Hyde Pierce
; 7 nominations
- Ty Burrell
- Sean Hayes
; 6 nominations
- Steve Carell
; 5 nominations
- Jason Alexander
- Ray Romano
; 4 nominations
- Bill Hader
- William H. Macy
- Jim Parsons
- Martin Short
; 3 nominations
- Louis C.K.
- Larry David
- Michael Douglas
- Peter MacNicol
- Jeremy Piven
- Michael Richards
- Eric Stonestreet
- Jason Sudeikis
- Jeremy Allen White
; 2 nominations
- Anthony Anderson
- Alan Arkin
- Jason Bateman
- Peter Boyle
- Adam Brody
- Ted Danson
- Michael J. Fox
- Brett Goldstein
- Jason Lee
- John Lithgow
- Steve Martin
- Paul Reiser
- Charlie Sheen
- Jeffrey Tambor
Series with multiple nominations
;16 nominations
- Frasier (NBC)
;11 nominations
- Modern Family (ABC)
;8 nominations
- 30 Rock (NBC)
- Everybody Loves Raymond (CBS)
- Seinfeld (NBC)
;7 nominations
- Monk (USA)
- Will & Grace (NBC)
;6 nominations
- Barry (HBO)
- The Office (NBC)
- Only Murders in the Building (Hulu)
;5 nominations
- The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
- Ted Lasso (Apple TV)
;4 nominations
- Ally McBeal (Fox)
- The Bear (FX)
- The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
- Shameless (Showtime)
;3 nominations
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
- Entourage (HBO)
- Louie (FX)
- Two and a Half Men (CBS)
;2 nominations
- 3rd Rock from the Sun (NBC)
- Arrested Development (Fox/Netflix)
- Black-ish (ABC)
- Boston Legal (ABC)
- Mad About You (NBC)
- A Man on the Inside (Netflix)
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
- My Name Is Earl (NBC)
- Nobody Wants This (Netflix)
- Schitt's Creek (PopTV)
- Spin City (ABC)
- The Studio (Apple TV)
- Transparent (Amazon)
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