Awards & Winners

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Primetime Emmy Award

This is a list of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series winners. Beginning with the 18th Emmys leading actors in drama have competed alone. However, these dramatic performances 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 Telefilm, prior to the category's creation. § – Indicates a performance as a guest performer, prior to the category's creation.

Check all the winners of Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series presented under Primetime Emmy Award since 2014 .


Bryan Cranston

Honored for : Breaking Bad

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bryan Cranston Breaking Bad
Jon Hamm Mad Men
Jeff Daniels The Newsroom
Kevin Spacey House of Cards
Woody Harrelson True Detective
Matthew McConaughey True Detective