# Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series

This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. These awards, like the guest acting awards, are not presented at the Primetime Emmy Awards show, but rather at the Creative Arts Emmy Award ceremony.

## Winners and nominations
### 2010s

| Year | Actor | Program | Role | Network |
| 2016 (68th) | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series |
| 2016 (68th) | Rob Corddry | Childrens Hospital | Dr. Blake Downs | Adult Swim |
| 2016 (68th) | Rob Huebel | Childrens Hospital | Dr. Owen Maestro | Adult Swim |
| 2016 (68th) | Jack McBrayer | Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell | Ollie | Adult Swim |
| 2016 (68th) | Oscar Nunez | The Crossroads of History | Jack | History |
| 2016 (68th) | Lou Diamond Phillips | The Crossroads of History | Chieftain | History |
| Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series ||||
| 2016 (68th) | Patrika Darbo | Acting Dead | Margot Mullen | ActingDead.com |
| 2016 (68th) | Michelle Ang | Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462 | Alex | AMC |
| 2016 (68th) | Erinn Hayes | Childrens Hospital | Lola Spratt | Adult Swim |
| 2016 (68th) | Tracie Thoms | Send Me: an original web series | Gwen | BET.com |
| 2016 (68th) | Janet Varney | Everyone's Crazy But Us | Denie Silverman | funnyordie.com |
| 2017 (69th) | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series |
| 2017 (69th) | Kim Estes | Dicks | Amanda | Vimeo |
| 2017 (69th) | Ty Burrell | Boondoggle | Ty | ABCd/ABC.com |
| 2017 (69th) | John Michael Higgins | Tween Fest | Todd Crawford | Go90 |
| 2017 (69th) | Jason Ritter | Tales of Titans | Greg | Go90 |
| 2017 (69th) | Ben Schwartz | The Earliest Show | Josh Bath | Funny or Die |
| 2017 (69th) | Alan Tudyk | Con Man | Wray Nerely | Comic-Con HQ |
| Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series ||||
| 2017 (69th) | Jane Lynch | Dropping the Soap | Olivia Vanderstein | Amazon |
| 2017 (69th) | Lauren Lapkus | The Earliest Show | Samantha Newman | Funny or Die |
| 2017 (69th) | Kelsey Scott | Fear the Walking Dead: Passage | Sierra | AMC.com |
| 2017 (69th) | Mindy Sterling | Con Man | Bobbie | Comic-Con HQ |
| 2017 (69th) | Mindy Sterling | secs & EXECS | Shirla | tellofilms.com |
| 2018 (70th) | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series |
| 2018 (70th) | James Corden | James Corden's Next James Corden | James Corden | CBS on Snapchat |
| 2018 (70th) | Alexis Denisof | I Love Bekka & Lucy | Glenn | Stage13.com |
| 2018 (70th) | Melvin Jackson Jr. | This Eddie Murphy Role Is Mine, Not Yours | Melvin Jackson Jr./Eddie Murphy | YouTube |
| 2018 (70th) | DeStorm Power | Caught: The Series | DeStorm Power | YouTube |
| 2018 (70th) | Miles Tagtmeyer | Broken | Liam | Vimeo |
| Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series ||||
| 2018 (70th) | Christina Pickles | Break a Hip | Biz | Vimeo |
| 2018 (70th) | Megan Amram | An Emmy for Megan | Megan Amram | anemmyformegan.com |
| 2018 (70th) | Lee Garlington | Broken | Darlene | Vimeo |
| 2018 (70th) | Naomi Grossman | Ctrl Alt Delete | Lorna | Facebook.com |
| 2018 (70th) | Diarra Kilpatrick | American Koko | Akosua Millard | abc.go.com |
| 2018 (70th) | Kelli O'Hara | The Accidental Wolf | Katie Bonner | theaccidentalwolf.com |
| 2019 (71st) | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series |
| 2019 (71st) | Chris O'Dowd | State of the Union | Tom | Sundance |
| 2019 (71st) | Ed Begley Jr. | Ctrl Alt Delete | Dr. Rosenblatt | Vimeo |
| 2019 (71st) | Jimmy Fallon | Beto Breaks the Internet | Beto O'Rourke | NBC |
| 2019 (71st) | Ryan O'Connell | Special | Ryan Hayes | Netflix |
| 2019 (71st) | Patton Oswalt | An Emmy for Megan | Patton | AnEmmyForMegan.com |
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| 2019 (71st) | Rosamund Pike | State of the Union | Louise | Sundance |
| 2019 (71st) | Ilana Glazer | Hack Into Broad City | Ilana Wexler | Comedy Central |
| 2019 (71st) | Jessica Hecht | Special | Mom | Netflix |
| 2019 (71st) | Abbi Jacobson | Hack Into Broad City | Abbi Abrams | Comedy Central |
| 2019 (71st) | Punam Patel | Special | Kim Laghari | Netflix |

### 2020s

| Year | Actor | Program | Role | Network |
| 2020 (72nd) | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series |
| 2020 (72nd) | Laurence Fishburne | #FreeRayshawn | Lt. Steven Poincy | Quibi |
| 2020 (72nd) | Mamoudou Athie | Oh Jerome, No (Cake) | Jerome | FX |
| 2020 (72nd) | Corey Hawkins | Survive | Paul | Quibi |
| 2020 (72nd) | Stephan James | #FreeRayshawn | Rayshawn Morris | Quibi |
| 2020 (72nd) | Christoph Waltz | Most Dangerous Game | Miles Sellars | Quibi |
| Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series ||||
| 2020 (72nd) | Jasmine Cephas Jones | #FreeRayshawn | Tyisha | Quibi |
| 2020 (72nd) | Anna Kendrick | Dummy | Cody Heller | Quibi |
| 2020 (72nd) | Kerri Kenney-Silver | Reno 911! | Deputy Trudy Wiegel | Quibi |
| 2020 (72nd) | Kaitlin Olson | Flipped | Cricket Melfi | Quibi |
| 2020 (72nd) | Rain Valdez | Razor Tongue | Belle Jonas | YouTube |
| 2021 (73rd) | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series |
| 2021 (73rd) | J. B. Smoove | Mapleworth Murders | Chief Billy Bills | Quibi |
| 2021 (73rd) | Brendan Scannell | Bonding | Pete Devon | Netflix |
| 2021 (73rd) | Kevin Hart | Die Hart | Kevin Hart | Quibi |
| 2021 (73rd) | John Lutz | Mapleworth Murders | Gilbert Pewntz | Quibi |
| 2021 (73rd) | John Travolta | Die Hart | Ron Wilcox | Quibi |
| Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series ||||
| 2021 (73rd) | Keke Palmer | Keke Palmer's Turnt Up with the Taylors | Barbie / Gammy Tay / Lil Thad / Miranda / Rick | Facebook Watch |
| 2021 (73rd) | Nathalie Emmanuel | Die Hart | Jordan King | Quibi |
| 2021 (73rd) | Kerri Kenney-Silver | Reno 911! | Deputy Trudy Wiegel | Quibi |
| 2021 (73rd) | Paula Pell | Mapleworth Murders | Mrs. Abigail Mapleworth | Quibi |
| 2022 (74th) | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series |
| 2022 (74th) | Tim Robinson | I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Season 2) | Various Characters | Netflix |
| 2022 (74th) | Anthony A. Anderson | Anacostia | Sean Williams-Grey | YouTube |
| 2022 (74th) | Bill Burr | Immoral Compass | Rick | Roku |
| 2022 (74th) | Brendan Gleeson | State of the Union' (Season 2)' | Scott | Sundance TV |
| 2022 (74th) | Ikechukwu Ufomadu | Words With Ike (Cake) | Ikechukwu Ufomadu | FX |
| Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series ||||
| 2022 (74th) | Patricia Clarkson | State of the Union (Season 2) | Ellen | Sundance TV |
| 2022 (74th) | Jacinte Blankenship | Intersection | Jenaya | YouTube |
| 2022 (74th) | Desi Lydic | Desi Lydic Foxsplains | Desi Lydic | YouTube |
| 2022 (74th) | Rhea Seehorn | Cooper's Bar | Kris Latimer | YouTube |
| 2022 (74th) | Sydnee Washington | Bridesman | Judith | YouTube |
| 2023 (75th) | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series |
| 2023 (75th) | Tim Robinson | I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Season 3) | Various Characters | Netflix |
| 2023 (75th) | Kevin Hart | Die Hart 2: Die Harter | Kevin Hart | Roku |
| 2023 (75th) | Ben Schwartz | Die Hart 2: Die Harter | Andre | Roku |
| Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series ||||
| 2023 (75th) | Jasmine Guy | Chronicles of Jessica Wu (Season 3) | Barbara Baldwin | Prime Video |
| 2023 (75th) | Nathalie Emmanuel | Die Hart 2: Die Harter | Jordan King | Roku |
| 2023 (75th) | Paula Pell | Die Hart 2: Die Harter | Cynthia | Roku |
| 2024 (76th) | Outstanding Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | Outstanding Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series |
| 2024 (76th) | Eric André | The Eric Andre Show (Season 6) | Various Characters | Adult Swim |
| 2024 (76th) | Desi Lydic | Desi Lydic Foxsplains — The Daily Show | Desi Lydic | YouTube |
| 2024 (76th) | Mena Suvari | RZR | Detective Thompson | Gala Film |

## Multiple nominations
### 2 nominations

* Nathalie Emmanuel
* Kevin Hart
* Kerri Kenney-Silver
* Desi Lydic
* Paula Pell
* Tim Robinson
* Ben Schwartz
* Mindy Sterling