page_title: List of Primetime Emmy Awards received by Netflix
section_title: Lead Actor
hierarchical_section_title: List of Primetime Emmy Awards received by Netflix / Performance / Lead Actor
caption_attribution_description: Star of Moonlight, Mr. Mercedes, and When They See Us. NYC May 2019.
context_page_description: Netflix is an American on-demand internet streaming media provider. In 2013 Netflix became the first streaming platform to win a Primetime Emmy Award. House of Cards became the first original online-only web television series to receive major nominations for the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards. House of Cards scored nine nominations, including Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. Meanwhile, its first episode, "Chapter 1", received four nominations becoming the first webisode of a television series to receive a major Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Eigil Bryld won for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series, meanwhile David Fincher won for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series. Both, Bryld and Fincher won for the episode "Chapter 1", making it the first Emmy-awarded webisode. The Following year House of Cards repeated in the category Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, with Carl Franklin directing "Chapter 14". Furthermore, the political drama got its first nomination for writing for "Chapter 14", written by Beau Willimon.
context_section_description: Kevin Spacey was nominated for the first five seasons of House of Cards. After sexual misconduct allegations he was fired from the series and Robin Wright became the only lead character in the series' final season. In 2015, Kyle Chandler was nominated for his role in Bloodline. Jason Bateman was nominated for season one and season two of Ozark. Awards' experts projects he will be nominated for the third season as well.
  After Netflix acquired Arrested Development, Jason Bateman was nominated for his role in the series. In 2014 Ricky Gervais was nominated for Netflix's acquisition Derek. Aziz Ansari was the first actor from a Netflix original to be nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for Master of None. In 2019, Michael Douglas got a nomination for The Kominsky Method and he is expected to repeat in 2020. 
  In 2015, Ricky Gervais was nominated for Derek: The Special. After having no nominees for two years, Jesse Plemons was nominated for Black Mirror: "USS Callister". During the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards Jharrel Jerome won for his role in the limited series When They See Us. He made history by becoming the first afrolatino to win in an acting category.
caption: Jharrel Jerome made history as the first afrolatino to win an Emmy in an acting category.
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