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These 10 actors have won the most Emmys of all time

At number one is the ‘Veep’ actor who could break an Emmy record on Sunday night
At number one is the ‘Veep’ actor who could break an Emmy record on Sunday night

At number one is the ‘Veep’ actor who could break an Emmy record on Sunday night

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).

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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

Kelsey Grammer at a press conference for ‘Transformers 4: Age of Extinction’ in Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP / Dickson Lee
Kelsey Grammer at a press conference for ‘Transformers 4: Age of Extinction’ in Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP / Dickson Lee

Winning performances: Frasier, The Simpsons