The Emmys are pretty much the Oscars for television. Winning an Emmy is the biggest award an actor can win for their work on the small screen.
And when there’s a show or a performance Emmy voters love, it often gets multiple nominations and wins.
We collected a list of the actors with the most Emmys, from Mary Tyler Moore to Bryan Cranston to Julia Louis-Dreyfus (who could break an Emmy record on Sunday night with a win for outstanding lead actress in a comedy).
Louis-Dreyfus is the favorite once again for her role on HBO’s “Veep.” Her win would put her in a tie with Cloris Leachman for eight Emmy wins as a performer. She already has the record for most overall.
The total Emmy wins listed aren’t exclusively for performances: some on this list have won for writing, directing, or producing – Bryan Cranston was a producer on “Breaking Bad,” Julia Louis-Dreyfus is an executive producer for “Veep” – but the majority of the Emmys are for acting.
Here are the actors who have the most Emmy awards:
17. Honorable mention: Angela Lansbury — 0 wins and 17 nominations
Lansbury has been nominated for seventeen Emmys without a win, including twelve consecutive nominations for every season of “Murder, She Wrote.” One day!
16. Don Knotts — 5 wins and 5 nominations (perfect record)
Winning performances: “The Andy Griffith Show”
15. John Larroquette — 5 wins and 7 nominations
Winning performances: “The Practice,” “Night Court”
14. Candice Bergen — 5 wins and 9 nominations
Winning performances: “Murphy Brown”
13. Peter Falk — 5 wins and 12 nominations
Winning performances: “The Dick Powell Show,” “Columbo”
12. Tim Conway — 5 wins and 12 nominations
Winning performances: “30 Rock,” “Coach,” “The Carol Burnett Show”
11. Michael J. Fox — 5 wins and 12 nominations
Winning performances: “Rescue Me,” “Spin City,” “Family Ties”
10. Kelsey Grammer — 5 wins and 17 nominations
Winning performances: “Frasier,” “The Simpsons”
9. Betty White — 5 wins and 21 nominations
Winning performances: “The Golden Girls,” “Saturday Night Live,” “The John Larroquette Show”
8. Art Carney — 6 wins and 12 nominations
Winning performances: “The Honeymooners,” “The Jackie Gleeson Show”
7. Bryan Cranston — 6 wins and 14 nominations
Winning performances: “Breaking Bad”
6. Tyne Daly — 6 wins and 16 nominations
Winning performances: “Judging Amy,” “Christy,” “Cagney & Lacey”
5. Alan Alda — 6 wins and 34 nominations
Winning performances: “M*A*S*H,” “The West Wing”
4. Ed Asner — 7 wins and 10 nominations
Winning performances: “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Roots,” “Lou Grant”
3. Mary Tyler Moore — 7 wins and 15 nominations
Winning performances: “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Stolen Babies”
2. Cloris Leachman — 8 wins and 22 nominations
Winning performances: “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Promised Land,” “Malcolm in the Middle”
1. Julia Louis Dreyfus — 9 wins and 24 nominations
Winning performances: “Seinfeld,” “The New Adventures of Old Christine,” “Veep”
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