# Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. In early Primetime Emmy Award ceremonies, the supporting categories were not always genre, or even gender, specific. Beginning with the 22nd Primetime Emmy Awards, supporting actors in comedy have competed alone. However, these comedic performances often 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, prior to the category's creation
* § – Indicates a performance as a guest performer, prior to the category's creation

## Winners and nominations
### 1950s

| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Network |
| Best Series Supporting Actor |||||
| 1954 (6th) |
| 1954 (6th) | Art Carney | Various characters | The Jackie Gleason Show | CBS |
| 1954 (6th) | Ben Alexander | Officer Frank Smith | Dragnet | NBC |
| 1954 (6th) | William Frawley | Fred Mertz | I Love Lucy | CBS |
| 1954 (6th) | Tony Randall | Harvey Weskitt | Mister Peepers | NBC |
| 1954 (6th) | Carl Reiner | Various characters | Your Show of Shows | NBC |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Regular Series |||||
| 1955 (7th) |
| 1955 (7th) | Art Carney | Various characters | The Jackie Gleason Show | CBS |
| 1955 (7th) | Ben Alexander | Officer Frank Smith | Dragnet | NBC |
| 1955 (7th) | Don DeFore | Thorny | The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet | ABC |
| 1955 (7th) | William Frawley | Fred Mertz | I Love Lucy | CBS |
| 1955 (7th) | Gale Gordon | Osgood Conklin | Our Miss Brooks | CBS |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role |||||
| 1956 (8th) |
| 1956 (8th) | Art Carney | Ed Norton | The Honeymooners | CBS |
| 1956 (8th) | Ed Begley # | Andy Sloane | Patterns | NBC |
| 1956 (8th) | William Frawley | Fred Mertz | I Love Lucy | CBS |
| 1956 (8th) | Carl Reiner | Various characters | Caesar's Hour | NBC |
| 1956 (8th) | Cyril Ritchard # | Mr. Darling / Captain Hook | Peter Pan | NBC |
| Best Supporting Performance by an Actor |||||
| 1957 (9th) |
| 1957 (9th) | Carl Reiner | Various characters | Caesar's Hour | NBC |
| 1957 (9th) | Art Carney | Various characters | The Jackie Gleason Show | CBS |
| 1957 (9th) | Paul Ford | Col. John T. Hall | The Phil Silvers Show | CBS |
| 1957 (9th) | William Frawley | Fred Mertz | I Love Lucy | CBS |
| 1957 (9th) | Ed Wynn # | Army | Requiem for a Heavyweight | CBS |
| Best Continuing Supporting Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic or Comedy Series |||||
| 1958 (10th) |
| 1958 (10th) | Carl Reiner | Various characters | Caesar's Hour | NBC |
| 1958 (10th) | Paul Ford | Col. John T. Hall | The Phil Silvers Show | CBS |
| 1958 (10th) | William Frawley | Fred Mertz | I Love Lucy | CBS |
| 1958 (10th) | Louis Nye | Various characters | The Steve Allen Show | NBC |
| 1958 (10th) | Dennis Weaver | Chester Goode | Gunsmoke | CBS |
| Best Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series |||||
| 1959 (11th) |
| 1959 (11th) | Tom Poston | Various characters | The Steve Allen Show | NBC |
| 1959 (11th) | Richard Crenna | Luke McCoy | The Real McCoys | ABC |
| 1959 (11th) | Paul Ford | Col. John T. Hall | The Phil Silvers Show | CBS |
| 1959 (11th) | Maurice Gosfield | Pvt. Duane Doberman | The Phil Silvers Show | CBS |
| 1959 (11th) | Billy Gray | Bud Anderson | Father Knows Best | CBS & NBC |
| 1959 (11th) | Harry Morgan | Pete Porter | December Bride | CBS |

### 1960s

| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Network |
| Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series (Lead or Support) |||||
| 1960 (12th) |
| 1960 (12th) | Robert Stack | Eliot Ness | The Untouchables | ABC |
| 1960 (12th) | Richard Boone | Paladin | Have Gun – Will Travel | CBS |
| 1960 (12th) | Raymond Burr | Perry Mason | Perry Mason | CBS |
| Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Series |||||
| 1961 (13th) |
| 1961 (13th) | Don Knotts | Barney Fife | The Andy Griffith Show | CBS |
| 1961 (13th) | Abby Dalton | Lt. Martha Hale | Hennesey | CBS |
| 1961 (13th) | Barbara Hale | Della Street | Perry Mason | CBS |
| Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor |||||
| 1962 (14th) |
| 1962 (14th) | Don Knotts | Barney Fife | The Andy Griffith Show | CBS |
| 1962 (14th) | Sam Jaffe | Dr. David Zorba | Ben Casey | ABC |
| 1962 (14th) | Barry Jones # | The Dean | Hallmark Hall of Fame | NBC |
| 1962 (14th) | Horace McMahon | Lt. Mike Parker | Naked City | ABC |
| 1962 (14th) | George C. Scott § | Dr. Karl Anders | Ben Casey | ABC |
| 1963 (15th) |
| 1963 (15th) | Don Knotts | Barney Fife | The Andy Griffith Show | CBS |
| 1963 (15th) | Tim Conway | Ens. Charles Parker | McHale's Navy | ABC |
| 1963 (15th) | Paul Ford # | Col. Wainwright Purdy III | Hallmark Hall of Fame | NBC |
| 1963 (15th) | Hurd Hatfield # | Lionel de Rothschild | Hallmark Hall of Fame | NBC |
| 1963 (15th) | Robert Redford # | George Laurents | Premiere, Presented by Fred Astaire | ABC |
| 1964 (16th) |
| 1964 (16th) | Albert Paulsen # | Lt. Volkoval | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | NBC |
| 1964 (16th) | Sorrell Booke § | Julius Orloff | Dr. Kildare | NBC |
| 1964 (16th) | Conlan Carter | Doc | Combat! | ABC |
| 1964 (16th) | Carl Lee § | Lonnie Hill | The Nurses | CBS |
| Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Actors and Performers |||||
| 1965 (17th) |
| 1965 (17th) | Leonard Bernstein | Conductor | New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts with Leonard Bernstein | CBS |
| 1965 (17th) | Lynn Fontanne | Fanny Bowditch Holmes | Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Magnificent Yankee" | NBC |
| 1965 (17th) | Alfred Lunt | Oliver Wendell Holmes | Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Magnificent Yankee" | NBC |
| 1965 (17th) | Barbra Streisand | Herself | My Name Is Barbra | CBS |
| 1965 (17th) | Dick Van Dyke | Rob Petrie | The Dick Van Dyke Show | CBS |
| 1965 (17th) | Julie Andrews | Herself | The Andy Williams Show | NBC |
| 1965 (17th) | Johnny Carson | Himself | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | NBC |
| 1965 (17th) | Gladys Cooper | Margaret St. Clair | The Rogues | NBC |
| 1965 (17th) | Robert Coote | Timmy St. Clair | The Rogues | NBC |
| 1965 (17th) | Richard Crenna | James Slattery | Slattery's People | CBS |
| 1965 (17th) | Julie Harris | Florence Nightingale | Hallmark Hall of Fame: "The Holy Terror" | NBC |
| 1965 (17th) | Bob Hope | Himself | Chrysler Presents A Bob Hope Comedy Special | NBC |
| 1965 (17th) | Dean Jagger | Principal Albert Vane | Mr. Novak | NBC |
| 1965 (17th) | Danny Kaye | Himself | The Danny Kaye Show | CBS |
| 1965 (17th) | David McCallum | Illya Kuryakin | The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | NBC |
| 1965 (17th) | Red Skelton | Himself | The Red Skelton Hour | CBS |
| Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy Series |||||
| 1966 (18th) |
| 1966 (18th) | Don Knotts § | Barney Fife | The Andy Griffith Show | CBS |
| 1966 (18th) | Morey Amsterdam | Buddy Sorrell | The Dick Van Dyke Show | CBS |
| 1966 (18th) | Frank Gorshin | Riddler | Batman | ABC |
| 1966 (18th) | Werner Klemperer | Col. Wilhelm Klink | Hogan's Heroes | CBS |
| 1967 (19th) |
| 1967 (19th) | Don Knotts § | Barney Fife | The Andy Griffith Show | CBS |
| 1967 (19th) | Gale Gordon | Mr. Theodore J. Mooney | The Lucy Show | CBS |
| 1967 (19th) | Werner Klemperer | Col. Wilhelm Klink | Hogan's Heroes | CBS |
| 1968 (20th) |
| 1968 (20th) | Werner Klemperer | Col. Wilhelm Klink | Hogan's Heroes | CBS |
| 1968 (20th) | Jack Cassidy | Oscar North | He & She | CBS |
| 1968 (20th) | William Demarest | Uncle Charley O'Casey | My Three Sons | CBS |
| 1968 (20th) | Gale Gordon | Mr. Theodore J. Mooney | The Lucy Show | CBS |
| Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series |||||
| 1969 (21st) |
| 1969 (21st) | Werner Klemperer | Col. Wilhelm Klink | Hogan's Heroes | CBS |
| 1969 (21st) | Greg Morris | Barney Collier | Mission: Impossible | CBS |
| 1969 (21st) | Leonard Nimoy | Spock | Star Trek | NBC |

### 1970s

| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Network |
| Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in Comedy |||||
| 1970 (22nd) |
| 1970 (22nd) | Michael Constantine | Principal Seymour Kaufman | Room 222 | ABC |
| 1970 (22nd) | Werner Klemperer | Col. Wilhelm Klink | Hogan's Heroes | CBS |
| 1970 (22nd) | Charles Nelson Reilly | Claymore Gregg | The Ghost & Mrs. Muir | ABC |
| 1971 (23rd) |
| 1971 (23rd) | Ed Asner | Lou Grant | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS |
| 1971 (23rd) | Michael Constantine | Principal Seymour Kaufman | Room 222 | ABC |
| 1971 (23rd) | Gale Gordon | Harrison "Uncle Harry" Carter | Here's Lucy | CBS |
| 1972 (24th) |
| 1972 (24th) | Ed Asner | Lou Grant | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS |
| 1972 (24th) | Ted Knight | Ted Baxter | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS |
| 1972 (24th) | Rob Reiner | Michael Stivic | All in the Family | CBS |
| 1973 (25th) |
| 1973 (25th) | Ted Knight | Ted Baxter | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS |
| 1973 (25th) | Ed Asner | Lou Grant | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS |
| 1973 (25th) | Gary Burghoff | Corp. "Radar" O'Reilly | M*A*S*H | CBS |
| 1973 (25th) | Rob Reiner | Michael Stivic | All in the Family | CBS |
| 1973 (25th) | McLean Stevenson | Lt. Col. Henry Blake | M*A*S*H | CBS |
| Best Supporting Actor in Comedy |||||
| 1974 (26th) |
| 1974 (26th) | Rob Reiner | Michael Stivic | All in the Family | CBS |
| 1974 (26th) | Ed Asner | Lou Grant | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS |
| 1974 (26th) | Gary Burghoff | Corp. "Radar" O'Reilly | M*A*S*H | CBS |
| 1974 (26th) | Ted Knight | Ted Baxter | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS |
| 1974 (26th) | McLean Stevenson | Lt. Col. Henry Blake | M*A*S*H | CBS |
| Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |||||
| 1975 (27th) |
| 1975 (27th) | Ed Asner | Lou Grant | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS |
| 1975 (27th) | Gary Burghoff | Corp. "Radar" O'Reilly | M*A*S*H | CBS |
| 1975 (27th) | Ted Knight | Ted Baxter | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS |
| 1975 (27th) | Rob Reiner | Michael Stivic | All in the Family | CBS |
| 1975 (27th) | McLean Stevenson | Lt. Col. Henry Blake | M*A*S*H | CBS |
| 1976 (28th) |
| 1976 (28th) | Ted Knight | Ted Baxter | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS |
| 1976 (28th) | Ed Asner | Lou Grant | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS |
| 1976 (28th) | Gary Burghoff | Corp. "Radar" O'Reilly | M*A*S*H | CBS |
| 1976 (28th) | Harry Morgan | Col. Sherman Potter | M*A*S*H | CBS |
| 1976 (28th) | Abe Vigoda | Sgt. Philip K. Fish | Barney Miller | ABC |
| 1977 (29th) |
| 1977 (29th) | Gary Burghoff | Corp. "Radar" O'Reilly | M*A*S*H | CBS |
| 1977 (29th) | Ed Asner | Lou Grant | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS |
| 1977 (29th) | Ted Knight | Ted Baxter | The Mary Tyler Moore Show | CBS |
| 1977 (29th) | Harry Morgan | Col. Sherman Potter | M*A*S*H | CBS |
| 1977 (29th) | Abe Vigoda | Sgt. Philip K. Fish | Barney Miller | ABC |
| 1978 (30th) |
| 1978 (30th) | Rob Reiner | Michael Stivic | All in the Family | CBS |
| 1978 (30th) | Tom Bosley | Howard Cunningham | Happy Days | ABC |
| 1978 (30th) | Gary Burghoff | Corp. "Radar" O'Reilly | M*A*S*H | CBS |
| 1978 (30th) | Harry Morgan | Col. Sherman Potter | M*A*S*H | CBS |
| 1978 (30th) | Vic Tayback | Mel Sharples | Alice | CBS |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series |||||
| 1979 (31st) |
| 1979 (31st) | Robert Guillaume | Benson DuBois | Soap | ABC |
| 1979 (31st) | Gary Burghoff | Corp. "Radar" O'Reilly | M*A*S*H | CBS |
| 1979 (31st) | Danny DeVito | Louie De Palma | Taxi | ABC |
| 1979 (31st) | Max Gail | Det. Stan "Wojo" Wojciehowicz | Barney Miller | ABC |
| 1979 (31st) | Harry Morgan | Col. Sherman Potter | M*A*S*H | CBS |

### 1980s

| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Network |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Variety or Music Series |||||
| 1980 (32nd) |
| 1980 (32nd) | Harry Morgan | Col. Sherman Potter | M*A*S*H | CBS |
| 1980 (32nd) | Mike Farrell | Cap. BJ Hunnicutt | M*A*S*H | CBS |
| 1980 (32nd) | Max Gail | Det. Stan "Wojo" Wojciehowicz | Barney Miller | ABC |
| 1980 (32nd) | Howard Hesseman | Dr. Johnny Fever | WKRP in Cincinnati | CBS |
| 1980 (32nd) | Steve Landesberg | Arthur P. Deitrich | Barney Miller | ABC |
| 1981 (33rd) |
| 1981 (33rd) | Danny DeVito | Louie De Palma | Taxi | ABC |
| 1981 (33rd) | Howard Hesseman | Dr. Johnny Fever | WKRP in Cincinnati | CBS |
| 1981 (33rd) | Steve Landesberg | Arthur P. Deitrich | Barney Miller | ABC |
| 1981 (33rd) | Harry Morgan | Col. Sherman Potter | M*A*S*H | CBS |
| 1981 (33rd) | David Ogden Stiers | Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III | M*A*S*H | CBS |
| 1982 (34th) |
| 1982 (34th) | Christopher Lloyd | Reverend Jim Ignatowski | Taxi | ABC |
| 1982 (34th) | Danny DeVito | Louie De Palma | Taxi | ABC |
| 1982 (34th) | Ron Glass | Det. Ron Harris | Barney Miller | ABC |
| 1982 (34th) | Steve Landesberg | Arthur P. Deitrich | Barney Miller | ABC |
| 1982 (34th) | Harry Morgan | Col. Sherman Potter | M*A*S*H | CBS |
| 1982 (34th) | David Ogden Stiers | Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III | M*A*S*H | CBS |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series |||||
| 1983 (35th) |
| 1983 (35th) | Christopher Lloyd | Reverend Jim Ignatowski | Taxi | NBC |
| 1983 (35th) | Nicholas Colasanto | Coach Ernie Pantusso | Cheers | NBC |
| 1983 (35th) | Danny DeVito | Louie De Palma | Taxi | NBC |
| 1983 (35th) | Harry Morgan | Col. Sherman Potter | M*A*S*H | CBS |
| 1983 (35th) | Eddie Murphy | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | NBC |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |||||
| 1984 (36th) |
| 1984 (36th) | Pat Harrington Jr. | Dwayne Schneider | One Day at a Time | CBS |
| 1984 (36th) | René Auberjonois | Clayton Endicott III | Benson | ABC |
| 1984 (36th) | Nicholas Colasanto | Coach Ernie Pantusso | Cheers | NBC |
| 1984 (36th) | Tom Poston | George Utley | Newhart | CBS |
| 1984 (36th) | George Wendt | Norm Peterson | Cheers | NBC |
| 1985 (37th) |
| 1985 (37th) | John Larroquette | Dan Fielding | Night Court | NBC |
| 1985 (37th) | Nicholas Colasanto (posthumously) | Coach Ernie Pantusso | Cheers | NBC |
| 1985 (37th) | Michael J. Fox | Alex P. Keaton | Family Ties | NBC |
| 1985 (37th) | John Ratzenberger | Cliff Clavin | Cheers | NBC |
| 1985 (37th) | George Wendt | Norm Peterson | Cheers | NBC |
| 1986 (38th) |
| 1986 (38th) | John Larroquette | Dan Fielding | Night Court | NBC |
| 1986 (38th) | Tom Poston | George Utley | Newhart | CBS |
| 1986 (38th) | John Ratzenberger | Cliff Clavin | Cheers | NBC |
| 1986 (38th) | Malcolm-Jamal Warner | Theo Huxtable | The Cosby Show | NBC |
| 1986 (38th) | George Wendt | Norm Peterson | Cheers | NBC |
| 1987 (39th) |
| 1987 (39th) | John Larroquette | Dan Fielding | Night Court | NBC |
| 1987 (39th) | Woody Harrelson | Woody Boyd | Cheers | NBC |
| 1987 (39th) | Tom Poston | George Utley | Newhart | CBS |
| 1987 (39th) | Peter Scolari | Michael Harris | Newhart | CBS |
| 1987 (39th) | George Wendt | Norm Peterson | Cheers | NBC |
| 1988 (40th) |
| 1988 (40th) | John Larroquette | Dan Fielding | Night Court | NBC |
| 1988 (40th) | Kelsey Grammer | Frasier Crane | Cheers | NBC |
| 1988 (40th) | Woody Harrelson | Woody Boyd | Cheers | NBC |
| 1988 (40th) | Peter Scolari | Michael Harris | Newhart | CBS |
| 1988 (40th) | George Wendt | Norm Peterson | Cheers | NBC |
| 1989 (41st) |
| 1989 (41st) | Woody Harrelson | Woody Boyd | Cheers | NBC |
| 1989 (41st) | Joe Regalbuto | Frank Fontana | Murphy Brown | CBS |
| 1989 (41st) | Peter Scolari | Michael Harris | Newhart | CBS |
| 1989 (41st) | Meshach Taylor | Anthony Bouvier | Designing Women | CBS |
| 1989 (41st) | George Wendt | Norm Peterson | Cheers | NBC |

### 1990s

| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Episode Submissions | Network |
| 1990 (42nd) |
| 1990 (42nd) | Alex Rocco | Al Floss | The Famous Teddy Z | "Pilot" + "Teddy Sells the House" + "Agent of the Year" | CBS |
| 1990 (42nd) | Woody Harrelson | Woody Boyd | Cheers | "Woody or Won’t He" + "Fifty-Fifty Carla" + "Lover Boyd" | NBC |
| 1990 (42nd) | Kelsey Grammer | Frasier Crane | Cheers | "The Stork Brings a Crane" + "Severe Crane Damage" + "The Ghost and Mrs. Lebec" | NBC |
| 1990 (42nd) | Charles Kimbrough | Jim Dial | Murphy Brown | "Anchors Away" + "Roasted" + "On the Road Again" | CBS |
| 1990 (42nd) | Jerry Van Dyke | Luther Van Dam | Coach | "If Coach Falls in the Woods" + "Coaches Conference" + "Homewreckers" | ABC |
| 1991 (43rd) |
| 1991 (43rd) | Jonathan Winters | Gunny Davis | Davis Rules | "Rules of the Game" + "Mission: Improbable" | CBS |
| 1991 (43rd) | Woody Harrelson | Woody Boyd | Cheers | "Veggie Boyd" + "Woody Interrupts" | NBC |
| 1991 (43rd) | Charles Durning | Harlan Eldridge | Evening Shade | "The Baby Show" + "Whatever Happened to Clutch Newton?" | CBS |
| 1991 (43rd) | Michael Jeter | Herman Stiles | Evening Shade | "Sex Education" + "Chip off the Old Brick" | CBS |
| 1991 (43rd) | Jerry Van Dyke | Luther Van Dam | Coach | "A Father and Son Reunion" + "Cabin Fever" | ABC |
| 1992 (44th) |
| 1992 (44th) | Michael Jeter | Herman Stiles | Evening Shade | "Herman in Charge" + "Hasta La Vista, Baby" | CBS |
| 1992 (44th) | Jason Alexander | George Costanza | Seinfeld | "The Tape" + "The Note" | NBC |
| 1992 (44th) | Charles Durning | Harlan Eldridge | Evening Shade | "Three Naked Men (Parts 1 & 2) | CBS |
| 1992 (44th) | Harvey Fierstein § | Mark Newberger | Cheers | "Rebecca’s Lover…Not" | NBC |
| 1992 (44th) | Jay Thomas § | Jerry Gold | Murphy Brown | "Uh-Oh (Parts 2 & 3)" | CBS |
| 1992 (44th) | Jerry Van Dyke | Luther Van Dam | Coach | "Last of the Red-Hot Luthers" + "I Think I Can’t, I Think I Can’t" | ABC |
| 1993 (45th) |
| 1993 (45th) | Michael Richards | Cosmo Kramer | Seinfeld | "The Junior Mint" + "The Watch" | NBC |
| 1993 (45th) | Jason Alexander | George Costanza | Seinfeld | "The Contest" + "The Outing" | NBC |
| 1993 (45th) | Michael Jeter | Herman Stiles | Evening Shade | "Harlan Deals a Meal" + "The Really Odd Couple" | CBS |
| 1993 (45th) | Jeffrey Tambor | Hank Kingsley | The Larry Sanders Show | "Hank’s Contract" + "Guest Host" | HBO |
| 1993 (45th) | Rip Torn | Artie | The Larry Sanders Show | "The New Producer" + "The Spider Episode" | HBO |
| 1994 (46th) |
| 1994 (46th) | Michael Richards | Cosmo Kramer | Seinfeld | "The Sniffing Accountant" + "The Opposite" | NBC |
| 1994 (46th) | Jason Alexander | George Costanza | Seinfeld | "The Opposite" + "The Hamptons" | NBC |
| 1994 (46th) | David Hyde Pierce | Niles Crane | Frasier | "A Midwinter Night’s Dream" + "Author, Author" | NBC |
| 1994 (46th) | Rip Torn | Artie | The Larry Sanders Show | "Larry’s Birthday" + "The List" | HBO |
| 1994 (46th) | Jerry Van Dyke | Luther Van Dam | Coach | "Coach for a Day (Part 2)" + "Piece o’ Cake" | ABC |
| 1995 (47th) |
| 1995 (47th) | David Hyde Pierce | Niles Crane | Frasier | "Flour Child" + "An Affair to Forget" | NBC |
| 1995 (47th) | Jason Alexander | George Costanza | Seinfeld | "The Race" + "The Gymnast" | NBC |
| 1995 (47th) | Michael Richards | Cosmo Kramer | Seinfeld | "The Jimmy" + "The Fusilli Jerry" | NBC |
| 1995 (47th) | David Schwimmer | Ross Geller | Friends | "The One with the Blackout" + "The One with the Sonogram at the End" | NBC |
| 1995 (47th) | Rip Torn | Artie | The Larry Sanders Show | "Arthur’s Crisis" + "Like No Business, I Know" | HBO |
| 1996 (48th) |
| 1996 (48th) | Rip Torn | Artie | The Larry Sanders Show | "Arthur After Hours" + "The P.A." | HBO |
| 1996 (48th) | Jason Alexander | George Costanza | Seinfeld | "The Pool Guy" + "The Invitations" | NBC |
| 1996 (48th) | Michael Richards | Cosmo Kramer | Seinfeld | "The Pool Guy" + "The Wait-Out" | NBC |
| 1996 (48th) | David Hyde Pierce | Niles Crane | Frasier | "The Last Time I Saw Maris" + "Moon Dance" | NBC |
| 1996 (48th) | Jeffrey Tambor | Hank Kingsley | The Larry Sanders Show | "Hank’s New Assistant" + "Nothing Personal" | HBO |
| 1997 (49th) |
| 1997 (49th) | Michael Richards | Cosmo Kramer | Seinfeld | "The Chicken Roaster" | NBC |
| 1997 (49th) | Jason Alexander | George Costanza | Seinfeld | "The Comeback" | NBC |
| 1997 (49th) | David Hyde Pierce | Niles Crane | Frasier | "Mixed Doubles" + "Daphne Hates Sherry" | NBC |
| 1997 (49th) | Jeffrey Tambor | Hank Kingsley | The Larry Sanders Show | — | HBO |
| 1997 (49th) | Rip Torn | Artie | The Larry Sanders Show | — | HBO |
| 1998 (50th) |
| 1998 (50th) | David Hyde Pierce | Niles Crane | Frasier | "The Maris Counselor" + "First Date" | NBC |
| 1998 (50th) | Jason Alexander | George Costanza | Seinfeld | "The Strike" | NBC |
| 1998 (50th) | Phil Hartman (posthumously) | Bill McNeal | NewsRadio | — | NBC |
| 1998 (50th) | Jeffrey Tambor | Hank Kingsley | The Larry Sanders Show | — | HBO |
| 1998 (50th) | Rip Torn | Artie | The Larry Sanders Show | — | HBO |
| 1999 (51st) |
| 1999 (51st) | David Hyde Pierce | Niles Crane | Frasier | "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz" + "Three Valentines" | NBC |
| 1999 (51st) | Peter Boyle | Frank Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Driving Frank" + "Ping Pong" | CBS |
| 1999 (51st) | Peter MacNicol | John Cage | Ally McBeal | — | FOX |
| 1999 (51st) | John Mahoney | Martin Crane | Frasier | "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz" + "Our Parents, Ourselves" | NBC |
| 1999 (51st) | David Spade | Dennis Finch | Just Shoot Me! | "Slow Donnie" + "Two Girls for Every Boy" | NBC |

### 2000s

| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Episode Submissions | Network |
| 2000 (52nd) |
| 2000 (52nd) | Sean Hayes | Jack McFarland | Will & Grace | "Homo for the Holidays" + "Acting Out" | NBC |
| 2000 (52nd) | Peter Boyle | Frank Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Prodigal Son" + "Debra Makes Something Good" | CBS |
| 2000 (52nd) | Brad Garrett | Robert Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Someone’s Cranky" + "Confronting the Attacker" | CBS |
| 2000 (52nd) | Peter MacNicol | John Cage | Ally McBeal | — | Fox |
| 2000 (52nd) | David Hyde Pierce | Niles Crane | Frasier | "Rivals" + "A Tsar is Born" | NBC |
| 2001 (53rd) |
| 2001 (53rd) | Peter MacNicol | John Cage | Ally McBeal | "In Search of Barry White" + "Reasons to Believe" | Fox |
| 2001 (53rd) | Peter Boyle | Frank Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Frank Paints the House" + "Wallpaper" | CBS |
| 2001 (53rd) | Robert Downey Jr. | Larry Paul | Ally McBeal | "Sex, Lies and Second Thoughts" + "The Obstacle Course" | Fox |
| 2001 (53rd) | Sean Hayes | Jack McFarland | Will & Grace | "Gypsies, Tramp and Weed" + "Grace 0, Jack 2000" | NBC |
| 2001 (53rd) | David Hyde Pierce | Niles Crane | Frasier | "Daphne Returns" + "Hooping Cranes" | NBC |
| 2002 (54th) |
| 2002 (54th) | Brad Garrett | Robert Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Raybert" + "Lucky Suit" | CBS |
| 2002 (54th) | Peter Boyle | Frank Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Frank Goes Downstairs" + "The Kicker" | CBS |
| 2002 (54th) | Bryan Cranston | Hal | Malcolm in the Middle | "Poker" + "Monkey" | Fox |
| 2002 (54th) | Sean Hayes | Jack McFarland | Will & Grace | "A Chorus Line" + "Went to a Garden Potty" | NBC |
| 2002 (54th) | David Hyde Pierce | Niles Crane | Frasier | "Room Full of Heroes" + "Deathtrap" | NBC |
| 2003 (55th) |
| 2003 (55th) | Brad Garrett | Robert Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Just a Formality" + "Robert’s Wedding" | CBS |
| 2003 (55th) | Peter Boyle | Frank Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Grandpa Steals" + "Meeting the Parents" | CBS |
| 2003 (55th) | Bryan Cranston | Hal | Malcolm in the Middle | "Malcolm Holds His Tongue" + "Daycare" | Fox |
| 2003 (55th) | Sean Hayes | Jack McFarland | Will & Grace | "Bacon & Eggs" + "Sex, Losers, and Videotape" | NBC |
| 2003 (55th) | John Mahoney | Martin Crane | Frasier | "The Devil and Dr. Phil" + "Fathers and Sons" | NBC |
| 2003 (55th) | David Hyde Pierce | Niles Crane | Frasier | "Roe to Perdition" + "Fraternal Schwins" | NBC |
| 2004 (56th) |
| 2004 (56th) | David Hyde Pierce | Niles Crane | Frasier | "No Sex Please We’re Skittish" + "Goodnight, Seattle" | NBC |
| 2004 (56th) | Peter Boyle | Frank Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Jazz Records" + "The Mentor" | CBS |
| 2004 (56th) | Brad Garrett | Robert Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "The Model" + "Golf for It" | CBS |
| 2004 (56th) | Sean Hayes | Jack McFarland | Will & Grace | "Me & Mr. Jones" + "I Never Cheered for my Father" | NBC |
| 2004 (56th) | Jeffrey Tambor | George Bluth, Sr. and Oscar Bluth | Arrested Development | "Visiting Ours" + "Not Without My Daughter" | Fox |
| 2005 (57th) |
| 2005 (57th) | Brad Garrett | Robert Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "A Job for Robert" + "Pat’s Secret" | CBS |
| 2005 (57th) | Peter Boyle | Frank Barone | Everybody Loves Raymond | "Boys Therapy" + "Tasteless Frank" | CBS |
| 2005 (57th) | Sean Hayes | Jack McFarland | Will & Grace | "Queens for a Day" + "It’s a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World" | NBC |
| 2005 (57th) | Jeremy Piven | Ari Gold | Entourage | "The Review" + "Busey and the Beach" | HBO |
| 2005 (57th) | Jeffrey Tambor | George Bluth, Sr. and Oscar Bluth | Arrested Development | "Burning Love" + "Righteous Brothers" | Fox |
| 2006 (58th) |
| 2006 (58th) | Jeremy Piven | Ari Gold | Entourage | "The Bat Mitzvah" + "Exodus" | HBO |
| 2006 (58th) | Will Arnett | Gob Bluth | Arrested Development | "Making a Stand" + "S.O.B.s" | Fox |
| 2006 (58th) | Bryan Cranston | Hal | Malcolm in the Middle | "Hal Grieves" + "College Recruiters" | Fox |
| 2006 (58th) | Jon Cryer | Alan Harper | Two and a Half Men | "Ergo, the Booty Call" + "Weekend in Bangkok" | CBS |
| 2006 (58th) | Sean Hayes | Jack McFarland | Will & Grace | "Alive and Schticking" + "I Love L. Gay" | NBC |
| 2007 (59th) |
| 2007 (59th) | Jeremy Piven | Ari Gold | Entourage | "Manic Monday" | HBO |
| 2007 (59th) | Jon Cryer | Alan Harper | Two and a Half Men | "Repeated Blows to His Unformed Head" | CBS |
| 2007 (59th) | Kevin Dillon | Johnny "Drama" Chase | Entourage | "The Resurrection" | HBO |
| 2007 (59th) | Neil Patrick Harris | Barney Stinson | How I Met Your Mother | "Showdown" | CBS |
| 2007 (59th) | Rainn Wilson | Dwight Schrute | The Office | "The Coup" | NBC |
| 2008 (60th) |
| 2008 (60th) | Jeremy Piven | Ari Gold | Entourage | "The Day Fuckers" | HBO |
| 2008 (60th) | Jon Cryer | Alan Harper | Two and a Half Men | "Meander to Your Dander" | CBS |
| 2008 (60th) | Kevin Dillon | Johnny "Drama" Chase | Entourage | "The Dream Team" | HBO |
| 2008 (60th) | Neil Patrick Harris | Barney Stinson | How I Met Your Mother | "The Goat" | CBS |
| 2008 (60th) | Rainn Wilson | Dwight Schrute | The Office | "Money" | NBC |
| 2009 (61st) |
| 2009 (61st) | Jon Cryer | Alan Harper | Two and a Half Men | "Sir Lancelot’s Litterbox" | CBS |
| 2009 (61st) | Kevin Dillon | Johnny "Drama" Chase | Entourage | "Tree Trippers" | HBO |
| 2009 (61st) | Neil Patrick Harris | Barney Stinson | How I Met Your Mother | "Benefits" | CBS |
| 2009 (61st) | Jack McBrayer | Kenneth Parcell | 30 Rock | "The Bubble" | NBC |
| 2009 (61st) | Tracy Morgan | Tracy Jordan | 30 Rock | "The Funcooker" | NBC |
| 2009 (61st) | Rainn Wilson | Dwight Schrute | The Office | "Heavy Competition" | NBC |

### 2010s

| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Episode Submissions | Network |
| 2010 (62nd) |
| 2010 (62nd) | Eric Stonestreet | Cameron Tucker | Modern Family | "Fizbo" | ABC |
| 2010 (62nd) | Ty Burrell | Phil Dunphy | Modern Family | "Up All Night" | ABC |
| 2010 (62nd) | Chris Colfer | Kurt Hummel | Glee | "Laryngitis" | Fox |
| 2010 (62nd) | Jon Cryer | Alan Harper | Two and a Half Men | "Captain Terry's Spray-On Hair" | CBS |
| 2010 (62nd) | Jesse Tyler Ferguson | Mitchell Pritchett | Modern Family | "Family Portrait" | ABC |
| 2010 (62nd) | Neil Patrick Harris | Barney Stinson | How I Met Your Mother | "Girls Versus Suits" | CBS |
| 2011 (63rd) |
| 2011 (63rd) | Ty Burrell | Phil Dunphy | Modern Family | "Good Cop Bad Dog" | ABC |
| 2011 (63rd) | Chris Colfer | Kurt Hummel | Glee | "Grilled Cheesus" | Fox |
| 2011 (63rd) | Jon Cryer | Alan Harper | Two and a Half Men | "The Immortal Mr. Billy Joel" | CBS |
| 2011 (63rd) | Jesse Tyler Ferguson | Mitchell Pritchett | Modern Family | "Halloween" | ABC |
| 2011 (63rd) | Ed O'Neill | Jay Pritchett | Modern Family | "The Kiss" | ABC |
| 2011 (63rd) | Eric Stonestreet | Cameron Tucker | Modern Family | "Mother's Day" | ABC |
| 2012 (64th) |
| 2012 (64th) | Eric Stonestreet | Cameron Tucker | Modern Family | "Treehouse" | ABC |
| 2012 (64th) | Ty Burrell | Phil Dunphy | Modern Family | "Lifetime Supply" | ABC |
| 2012 (64th) | Jesse Tyler Ferguson | Mitchell Pritchett | Modern Family | "Leap Day" | ABC |
| 2012 (64th) | Max Greenfield | Schmidt | New Girl | "Control" | Fox |
| 2012 (64th) | Bill Hader | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Katy Perry" | NBC |
| 2012 (64th) | Ed O'Neill | Jay Pritchett | Modern Family | "Baby on Board" | ABC |
| 2013 (65th) |
| 2013 (65th) | Tony Hale | Gary Walsh | Veep | "Running" | HBO |
| 2013 (65th) | Ty Burrell | Phil Dunphy | Modern Family | "Mistery Date" | ABC |
| 2013 (65th) | Adam Driver | Adam Sackler | Girls | "It's Back" | HBO |
| 2013 (65th) | Jesse Tyler Ferguson | Mitchell Pritchett | Modern Family | "The Wow Factor" | ABC |
| 2013 (65th) | Bill Hader | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Seth MacFarlane" | NBC |
| 2013 (65th) | Ed O'Neill | Jay Pritchett | Modern Family | "Bringing Up Baby" | ABC |
| 2014 (66th) |
| 2014 (66th) | Ty Burrell | Phil Dunphy | Modern Family | "Spring-a-Ding-Fling" | ABC |
| 2014 (66th) | Fred Armisen | Various characters | Portlandia | "Pull-Out King" | IFC |
| 2014 (66th) | Andre Braugher | Captain Ray Holt | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | "Christmas" | Fox |
| 2014 (66th) | Adam Driver | Adam Sackler | Girls | "Two Plane Rides" | HBO |
| 2014 (66th) | Jesse Tyler Ferguson | Mitchell Pritchett | Modern Family | "Message Received" | ABC |
| 2014 (66th) | Tony Hale | Gary Walsh | Veep | "Crate" | HBO |
| 2015 (67th) |
| 2015 (67th) | Tony Hale | Gary Walsh | Veep | "East Wing" | HBO |
| 2015 (67th) | Andre Braugher | Captain Ray Holt | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | "The Mole" | Fox |
| 2015 (67th) | Tituss Burgess | Titus Andromedon | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | "Kimmy Goes to School!" | Netflix |
| 2015 (67th) | Ty Burrell | Phil Dunphy | Modern Family | "Crying Out Loud" | ABC |
| 2015 (67th) | Adam Driver | Adam Sackler | Girls | "Close-Up" | HBO |
| 2015 (67th) | Keegan-Michael Key | Various characters | Key & Peele | "Sex Detective" | Comedy Central |
| 2016 (68th) |
| 2016 (68th) | Louie Anderson | Christine Baskets | Baskets | "Easter in Bakersfield" | FX |
| 2016 (68th) | Andre Braugher | Captain Ray Holt | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | "The Oolong Slayer" | Fox |
| 2016 (68th) | Tituss Burgess | Titus Andromedon | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | "Kimmy Gives Up!" | Netflix |
| 2016 (68th) | Ty Burrell | Phil Dunphy | Modern Family | "The Party" | ABC |
| 2016 (68th) | Tony Hale | Gary Walsh | Veep | "Inauguration" | HBO |
| 2016 (68th) | Keegan-Michael Key | Various characters | Key & Peele | "Y'all Ready for This?" | Comedy Central |
| 2016 (68th) | Matt Walsh | Mike McLintock | Veep | "Kissing Your Sister" | HBO |
| 2017 (69th) |
| 2017 (69th) | Alec Baldwin | Donald Trump | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Melissa McCarthy" | NBC |
| 2017 (69th) | Louie Anderson | Christine Baskets | Baskets | "Denver" | FX |
| 2017 (69th) | Tituss Burgess | Titus Andromedon | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | "Kimmy's Roommate Lemonades!" | Netflix |
| 2017 (69th) | Ty Burrell | Phil Dunphy | Modern Family | "Grab It" | ABC |
| 2017 (69th) | Tony Hale | Gary Walsh | Veep | "Judge" | HBO |
| 2017 (69th) | Matt Walsh | Mike McLintock | Veep | "Chicklet" | HBO |
| 2018 (70th) |
| 2018 (70th) | Henry Winkler | Gene Cousineau | Barry | "Chapter Four: Commit... to YOU" | HBO |
| 2018 (70th) | Louie Anderson | Christine Baskets | Baskets | "Thanksgiving" | FX |
| 2018 (70th) | Alec Baldwin | Donald Trump | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Donald Glover" | NBC |
| 2018 (70th) | Tituss Burgess | Titus Andromedon | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | "Kimmy and the Beest!" | Netflix |
| 2018 (70th) | Brian Tyree Henry | Alfred "Paper Boi" Miles | Atlanta | "Woods" | FX |
| 2018 (70th) | Tony Shalhoub | Abe Weissman | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "Thank You and Good Night" | Amazon |
| 2018 (70th) | Kenan Thompson | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: John Mulaney" | NBC |
| 2019 (71st) |
| 2019 (71st) | Tony Shalhoub | Abe Weissman | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "We're Going to the Catskills!" | Amazon |
| 2019 (71st) | Alan Arkin | Norman Newlander | The Kominsky Method | "Chapter Two: An Agent Grieves" | Netflix |
| 2019 (71st) | Anthony Carrigan | NoHo Hank | Barry | "Past = Present x Future Over Yesterday" | HBO |
| 2019 (71st) | Tony Hale | Gary Walsh | Veep | "Veep" | HBO |
| 2019 (71st) | Stephen Root | Monroe Fuches | Barry | "berkman > block" | HBO |
| 2019 (71st) | Henry Winkler | Gene Cousineau | Barry | "What?!" | HBO |

### 2020s

| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Episode Submissions | Network |
| 2020 (72nd) |
| 2020 (72nd) | Dan Levy | David Rose | Schitt's Creek | "Happy Ending" | Pop TV |
| 2020 (72nd) | Mahershala Ali | Sheikh Ali Malik | Ramy | "Little Omar" | Hulu |
| 2020 (72nd) | Alan Arkin | Norman Newlander | The Kominsky Method | "Chapter 14. A Secret Leaks, a Teacher Speaks" | Netflix |
| 2020 (72nd) | Andre Braugher | Captain Ray Holt | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | "Ransom" | NBC |
| 2020 (72nd) | Sterling K. Brown | Reggie | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "Panty Pose" | Amazon |
| 2020 (72nd) | William Jackson Harper | Chidi Anagonye | The Good Place | "Whenever You're Ready" | NBC |
| 2020 (72nd) | Tony Shalhoub | Abe Weissman | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "Marvelous Radio" | Amazon |
| 2020 (72nd) | Kenan Thompson | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "At Home #2" | NBC |
| 2021 (73rd) |
| 2021 (73rd) | Brett Goldstein | Roy Kent | Ted Lasso | "All Apologies" | Apple TV+ |
| 2021 (73rd) | Carl Clemons-Hopkins | Marcus Vaughn | Hacks | "New Eyes" | HBO Max |
| 2021 (73rd) | Brendan Hunt | Coach Beard | Ted Lasso | "Two Aces" | Apple TV+ |
| 2021 (73rd) | Nick Mohammed | Nathan Shelley | Ted Lasso | "Make Rebecca Great Again" | Apple TV+ |
| 2021 (73rd) | Paul Reiser | Martin Schneider | The Kominsky Method | "Chapter 18. You only give me your funny paper" | Netflix |
| 2021 (73rd) | Jeremy Swift | Leslie Higgins | Ted Lasso | "Biscuits" | Apple TV+ |
| 2021 (73rd) | Kenan Thompson | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Dave Chappelle" | NBC |
| 2021 (73rd) | Bowen Yang | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Carey Mulligan" | NBC |
| 2022 (74th) |
| 2022 (74th) | Brett Goldstein | Roy Kent | Ted Lasso | "Rainbow" | Apple TV+ |
| 2022 (74th) | Anthony Carrigan | NoHo Hank | Barry | "forgiving jeff" | HBO |
| 2022 (74th) | Toheeb Jimoh | Sam Obisanya | Ted Lasso | "Do the Right-est Thing" | Apple TV+ |
| 2022 (74th) | Nick Mohammed | Nathan Shelley | Ted Lasso | "Inverting the Pyramid of Success" | Apple TV+ |
| 2022 (74th) | Tony Shalhoub | Abe Weissman | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | "Everything Is Bellmore" | Prime Video |
| 2022 (74th) | Tyler James Williams | Gregory Eddie | Abbott Elementary | "Work Family" | ABC |
| 2022 (74th) | Henry Winkler | Gene Cousineau | Barry | "starting now" | HBO |
| 2022 (74th) | Bowen Yang | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Rami Malek" | NBC |
| 2023 (75th) |
| 2023 (75th) | Ebon Moss-Bachrach | Richard "Richie" Jerimovich | The Bear | "Ceres" | FX |
| 2023 (75th) | Anthony Carrigan | NoHo Hank | Barry | "it takes a psycho" | HBO |
| 2023 (75th) | Phil Dunster | Jamie Tartt | Ted Lasso | "Mom City" | Apple TV+ |
| 2023 (75th) | Brett Goldstein | Roy Kent | Ted Lasso | "La Locker Room Aux Folles" | Apple TV+ |
| 2023 (75th) | James Marsden | Himself | Jury Duty | "Ineffective Assistance" | Amazon Freevee |
| 2023 (75th) | Tyler James Williams | Gregory Eddie | Abbott Elementary | "Educator of the Year" | ABC |
| 2023 (75th) | Henry Winkler | Gene Cousineau | Barry | "bestest place on the earth" | HBO |
| 2024 (76th) |
| 2024 (76th) | Ebon Moss-Bachrach | Richard "Richie" Jerimovich | The Bear | "Forks" | FX |
| 2024 (76th) | Lionel Boyce | Marcus Brooks | The Bear | "Honeydew" | FX |
| 2024 (76th) | Paul W. Downs | Jimmy LuSaque, Jr. | Hacks | "Bulletproof" | Max |
| 2024 (76th) | Paul Rudd | Ben Glenroy | Only Murders in the Building | "Thirty" | Hulu |
| 2024 (76th) | Tyler James Williams | Gregory Eddie | Abbott Elementary | "Double Date" | ABC |
| 2024 (76th) | Bowen Yang | Various characters | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Emma Stone" | NBC |

## Superlatives

| Superlative | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
| Actor with most awards | Don Knotts (5) |
| Actor with most nominations | David Hyde Pierce (11) |
| Actor with most nominations without ever winning | Jason Alexander, Peter Boyle (7) |
| Television program with most wins | The Andy Griffith Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show (5) |
| Television program with most nominations | M*A*S*H (21) |