This is a list of winners and nominees of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. Beginning with 1966, leading actresses in comedy have competed alone. However, these comedic performances included actresses from miniseries, telefilms, and guest performers competing against main cast competitors. Such instances are marked below:
The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards were the first and, so far, only Emmys where there is no representation from any of the big four broadcast networks.
Winners and nominations
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Superlatives
Programs with multiple wins
6 wins
5 wins
4 wins
3 wins
2 wins
Performers with multiple wins
7 wins
5 wins
4 wins
3 wins
2 wins
Programs with multiple nominations
15 nominations
9 nominations
8 nominations
7 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations
Performers with multiple nominations
12 nominations
10 nominations
9 nominations
8 nominations
7 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations
Total awards by network
- CBS â 26
- NBC â 16
- HBO/HBO Max/Max â 11
- ABC â 8
- Showtime â 2
- Amazon â 2
- Pop TV - 1
See also
Notes
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