This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama 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 drama have competed alone. However, these dramatic 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
| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | |
|---|---|
 The 2022 recipient: Matthew Macfadyen | |
| Awarded for | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| First awarded | 1954 |
| Currently held by | Matthew Macfadyen, Succession (2022) |
| Website | emmys |
FOX is the only one of the Big Four networks to not win this category, with only one nomination.
Winners and nominationsEdit
1950sEdit
| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Series Supporting Actor | ||||
| 1954 (6th) [note 1] | ||||
| Art Carney | Various characters | The Jackie Gleason Show | CBS | |
| Ben Alexander | Officer Frank Smith | Dragnet | NBC | |
| William Frawley | Fred Mertz | I Love Lucy | CBS | |
| Tony Randall | Harvey Weskitt | Mister Peepers | NBC | |
| Carl Reiner | Various characters | Your Show of Shows | ||
| Best Supporting Actor in a Regular Series | ||||
| 1955 (7th) [note 1] | ||||
| Art Carney | Various characters | The Jackie Gleason Show | CBS | |
| Ben Alexander | Officer Frank Smith | Dragnet | NBC | |
| Don DeFore | Thorny | The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet | ABC | |
| William Frawley | Fred Mertz | I Love Lucy | CBS | |
| Gale Gordon | Osgood Conklin | Our Miss Brooks | ||
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role | ||||
| 1956 (8th) [note 1] | ||||
| Art Carney | Ed Norton | The Honeymooners | CBS | |
| Ed Begley # | Andy Sloane | Patterns | NBC | |
| William Frawley | Fred Mertz | I Love Lucy | CBS | |
| Carl Reiner | Various characters | Caesar's Hour | NBC | |
| Cyril Ritchard # | Mr. Darling / Captain Hook | Peter Pan | ||
| Best Supporting Performance by an Actor | ||||
| 1957 (9th) [note 1] | ||||
| Carl Reiner | Various characters | Caesar's Hour | NBC | |
| Art Carney | Various characters | The Jackie Gleason Show | CBS | |
| Paul Ford | Col. John T. Hall | The Phil Silvers Show | ||
| William Frawley | Fred Mertz | I Love Lucy | ||
| Ed Wynn # | Army | Requiem for a Heavyweight | ||
| Best Continuing Supporting Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic or Comedy Series | ||||
| 1958 (10th) [note 1] | ||||
| Carl Reiner | Various characters | Caesar's Hour | NBC | |
| Paul Ford | Col. John T. Hall | The Phil Silvers Show | CBS | |
| William Frawley | Fred Mertz | I Love Lucy | ||
| Louis Nye | Various characters | The Steve Allen Show | NBC | |
| Dennis Weaver | Chester Goode | Gunsmoke | CBS | |
| Best Supporting Actor (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series | ||||
| 1959 (11th) | ||||
| Dennis Weaver | Chester Goode | Gunsmoke | CBS | |
| Herschel Bernardi | Lt. Jacoby | Peter Gunn | NBC | |
| Johnny Crawford | Mark McCain | The Rifleman | ABC | |
| William Hopper | Paul Drake | Perry Mason | CBS | |
1960sEdit
1970sEdit
1980sEdit
| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Network |
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| 1980 (32nd) | ||||
| Stuart Margolin | Evelyn "Angel" Martin | The Rockford Files | NBC | |
| Mason Adams | Charlie Hume | Lou Grant | CBS | |
| Noah Beery Jr. | Joseph "Rocky" Rockford | The Rockford Files | NBC | |
| Robert Walden | Joe Rossi | Lou Grant | CBS | |
| 1981 (33rd) | ||||
| Michael Conrad | Sgt. Phil Esterhaus | Hill Street Blues | NBC | |
| Mason Adams | Charlie Hume | Lou Grant | CBS | |
| Charles Haid | Officer Andy Renko | Hill Street Blues | NBC | |
| Robert Walden | Joe Rossi | Lou Grant | CBS | |
| Bruce Weitz | Det. Mick Belker | Hill Street Blues | NBC | |
| 1982 (34th) | ||||
| Michael Conrad | Sgt. Phil Esterhaus | Hill Street Blues | NBC | |
| Taurean Blacque | Det. Neal Washington | Hill Street Blues | NBC | |
| Charles Haid | Officer Andy Renko | |||
| Michael Warren | Officer Bobby Hill | |||
| Bruce Weitz | Det. Mick Belker | |||
| 1983 (35th) | ||||
| James Coco § | Arnie | St. Elsewhere | NBC | |
| Ed Begley Jr. | Dr. Victor Ehrlich | St. Elsewhere | NBC | |
| Michael Conrad | Sgt. Phil Esterhaus | Hill Street Blues | ||
| Joe Spano | Sgt. Henry Goldblume | |||
| Bruce Weitz | Det. Mick Belker | |||
| 1984 (36th) | ||||
| Bruce Weitz | Det. Mick Belker | Hill Street Blues | NBC | |
| Ed Begley Jr. | Dr. Victor Ehrlich | St. Elsewhere | NBC | |
| Michael Conrad | Sgt. Phil Esterhaus | Hill Street Blues | ||
| John Hillerman | Jonathan Higgins | Magnum, P.I. | CBS | |
| James Sikking | Lt. Howard Hunter | Hill Street Blues | NBC | |
| 1985 (37th) | ||||
| Edward James Olmos | Lt. Martin Castillo | Miami Vice | NBC | |
| Ed Begley Jr. | Dr. Victor Ehrlich | St. Elsewhere | NBC | |
| John Hillerman | Jonathan Higgins | Magnum, P.I. | CBS | |
| John Karlen | Harvey Lacey | Cagney & Lacey | ||
| Bruce Weitz | Det. Mick Belker | Hill Street Blues | NBC | |
| 1986 (38th) | ||||
| John Karlen | Harvey Lacey | Cagney & Lacey | CBS | |
| Ed Begley Jr. | Dr. Victor Ehrlich | St. Elsewhere | NBC | |
| John Hillerman | Jonathan Higgins | Magnum, P.I. | CBS | |
| Edward James Olmos | Lt. Martin Castillo | Miami Vice | NBC | |
| Bruce Weitz | Det. Mick Belker | Hill Street Blues | ||
| 1987 (39th) | ||||
| John Hillerman | Jonathan Higgins | Magnum, P.I. | CBS | |
| Ed Begley Jr. | Dr. Victor Ehrlich | St. Elsewhere | NBC | |
| John Karlen | Harvey Lacey | Cagney & Lacey | CBS | |
| Jimmy Smits | Victor Sifuentes | L.A. Law | NBC | |
| Michael Tucker | Stuart Markowitz | |||
| 1988 (40th) | ||||
| Larry Drake | Benny Stulwicz | L.A. Law | NBC | |
| Ed Begley Jr. | Dr. Victor Ehrlich | St. Elsewhere | NBC | |
| Timothy Busfield | Elliot Weston | Thirtysomething | ABC | |
| Alan Rachins | Douglas Brackman | L.A. Law | NBC | |
| Jimmy Smits | Victor Sifuentes | |||
| 1989 (41st) | ||||
| Larry Drake | Benny Stulwicz | L.A. Law | NBC | |
| Jonathan Banks | Frank McPike | Wiseguy | CBS | |
| Timothy Busfield | Elliot Weston | Thirtysomething | ABC | |
| Richard Dysart | Leland McKenzie | L.A. Law | NBC | |
| Jimmy Smits | Victor Sifuentes |
1990sEdit
2000sEdit
2010sEdit
2020sEdit
| Year | Actor | Role | Program | Episode Submissions | Network |
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| 2020 (72nd) [11] | |||||
| Billy Crudup | Cory Ellison | The Morning Show | "Chaos Is the New Cocaine" | Apple TV+ | |
| Nicholas Braun | Greg Hirsch | Succession | "This Is Not for Tears" | HBO | |
| Kieran Culkin | Roman Roy | "Tern Haven" | |||
| Mark Duplass | Charles "Chip" Black | The Morning Show | "The Interview" | Apple TV+ | |
| Giancarlo Esposito | Gus Fring | Better Call Saul | "JMM" | AMC | |
| Matthew Macfadyen | Tom Wambsgans | Succession | "This Is Not for Tears" | HBO | |
| Bradley Whitford | Commander Joseph Lawrence | The Handmaid's Tale | "Sacrifice" | Hulu | |
| Jeffrey Wright | Bernard Lowe | Westworld | "Crisis Theory" | HBO | |
| 2021 (73rd) [12] | |||||
| Tobias Menzies | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh | The Crown | "Gold Stick" | Netflix | |
| Giancarlo Esposito | Moff Gideon | The Mandalorian | "Chapter 16: The Rescue" | Disney+ | |
| O. T. Fagbenle | Luke Bankole | The Handmaid's Tale | "Home" | Hulu | |
| John Lithgow | E.B. Jonathan | Perry Mason | "Chapter 4" | HBO | |
| Max Minghella | Commander Nick Blaine | The Handmaid's Tale | "The Crossing" | Hulu | |
| Chris Sullivan | Toby Damon | This Is Us | "In the Room" | NBC | |
| Bradley Whitford | Commander Joseph Lawrence | The Handmaid's Tale | "Testimony" | Hulu | |
| Michael K. Williams (posthumous) | Montrose Freeman | Lovecraft Country | "Rewind 1921" | HBO | |
| 2022 (74th) [13] | |||||
| Matthew Macfadyen | Tom Wambsgans | Succession | "All the Bells Say" | HBO | |
| Nicholas Braun | Greg Hirsch | Succession | "Retired Janitors of Idaho" | HBO | |
| Billy Crudup | Cory Ellison | The Morning Show | "My Least Favorite Year" | Apple TV+ | |
| Kieran Culkin | Roman Roy | Succession | "Too Much Birthday" | HBO | |
| O Yeong-su | Oh Il-nam | Squid Game | "Gganbu" | Netflix | |
| Park Hae-soo | Cho Sang-woo | "One Lucky Day" | |||
| John Turturro | Irving Bailiff | Severance | "Defiant Jazz" | Apple TV+ | |
| Christopher Walken | Burt Goodman | "The Grim Barbarity of Optics and Design" |
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See alsoEdit
NotesEdit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Early Emmy ceremonies did not have genre specific acting categories
- ^ Jonathan Banks was the first of only two actors with nominations as a main cast member for three different shows in this category, two of which feature him as the same character
- ^ Giancarlo Esposito is the second of only two actors with nominations as a main cast member for three different shows in this category, two of which feature him as the same character
ReferencesEdit
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- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
- ^ "Nominees/Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- ^ "72nd Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- ^ "72nd Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ "74th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 12, 2022.