These 10 actors have won the most Emmys of all time
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 favourite 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:
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
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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
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Winning performances: Judging Amy, Christy, Cagney & Lacey
5. Alan Alda — 6 wins and 34 nominations
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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
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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
At number one is the ‘Veep’ actor who could break an Emmy record on Sunday night