Actors Who Have Won Both Comedy and Drama Emmys

[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 181 Posts: 18951 View Predictions]

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With Jennifer Aniston possibly winning her second Emmy and possibly becoming the first leading actress to achieve the feat of winning a comedy then drama Emmy I was wondering which other performers have achieved a similar rare feat?

The only ones I can think of off the top of my head are Merritt Wever (who technically doesn’t count because her second Emmy was a Limited series one) and Edie Falco.

FYC Emmys: "The Crown" in all categories, "I May Destroy You" in all categories, "It's a Sin" in all categories, "Small Axe" in all categories, Billie Piper ("I Hate Suzie"), Yvonne Strahovski ("Stateless") and Ruth Wilson ("His Dark Materials")

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[Dan Backslide Joined: Apr 24th, 2016 Topics: 45 Posts: 3258 View Predictions]

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Ed Asner and Uzo Aduba have won for the same role (Lou Grant and Crazy Eyes respectively) in both comedy and drama.

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[NAKSS Joined: Mar 30th, 2018 Topics: 0 Posts: 32 View Predictions]

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Bradley Whitford for Transparent and The Handmaid’s Tale.

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 181 Posts: 18951 View Predictions]

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NAKSS wrote:

Bradley Whitford for Transparent and The Handmaid’s Tale.

And The West Wing 🙂

FYC Emmys: "The Crown" in all categories, "I May Destroy You" in all categories, "It's a Sin" in all categories, "Small Axe" in all categories, Billie Piper ("I Hate Suzie"), Yvonne Strahovski ("Stateless") and Ruth Wilson ("His Dark Materials")

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[Gabarnes43 Joined: Jan 6th, 2018 Topics: 24 Posts: 1208 View Predictions]

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Allison Janney – Mom, Masters of Sex and The West Wing

6th Place WGA 2021
12th Place VES 2021
61st Place BAFTA nominations 2021

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[Tyler Joined: Jan 9th, 2018 Topics: 8 Posts: 793 View Predictions]

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Not only does Allison Janney have several on both sides for Mom and The West Wing, she also won on both sides in the same year (comedy supporting for Mom and drama guest for Masters of Sex)

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[Couverture Joined: Jun 16th, 2019 Topics: 0 Posts: 777 View Predictions]

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wolfali wrote:

With Jennifer Aniston possibly winning her second Emmy and possibly becoming the first person to achieve the feat of winning a comedy then drama Emmy

Michael J Fox and Alan Alda have achieved that actually;  both won multiple times on the comedy side first and then won one Emmy on the drama side.

Others who won drama and comedy Emmys (not counting Limited Series/TV Movies): Cloris Leachman, John Lithgow, Doris Roberts.

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[Hoster1 Joined: Aug 8th, 2016 Topics: 2 Posts: 1431 View Predictions]

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Others:

Beah Richards
Guest Performer in Comedy Series: Frank’s Place
Guest Actress in Drama: The Practice

Bobby Cannavale
Guest Actor in Comedy: Will & Grace
Supporting Actor in Drama: Boardwalk Empire

Elaine Stritch
Guest Actress in Drama: Law & Order
Guest Actress in Comedy: 30 Rock

Cynthia Nixon
Supporting Actress in Comedy: Sex and the City
Guest Actress in Drama: Law & Order: SVU

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[The BC 2.0 Joined: Nov 6th, 2010 Topics: 0 Posts: 31 View Predictions]

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The Canary in this Coal Mine – Robert Young
Best Actor, Comedy – Father Knows Best
Best Actor, Drama – Marcus Welby M.D.

Alan Alda
Best Actor, Comedy – M*A*S*H
Best Supporting Actor, Drama – The West Wing

Doris Roberts
Best Supporting Actress, Drama – St. Elsewhere
Best Supporting Actress, Comedy – Everybody Loves Raymond

Carroll O’Connor
Best Actor, Comedy – All in the Family
Best Actor, Drama – In the Heat of the Night

Jack Klugman
Best Actor – Single Appearance – The Defenders
Best Actor, Comedy – The Odd Couple

Christopher Lloyd
Best Supporting Actor, Comedy – Taxi
Best Actor, Drama – Avonlea

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[DylanMcPhee Joined: Mar 13th, 2020 Topics: 4 Posts: 204 View Predictions]

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So if Aniston wins (which I really hope she does), she will join Falco as the only two women to have Lead Actress Emmy’s for both categories?

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