Most Emmy Wins for Acting during an entire run of a TV Series (scripted)?

[Madson Melo Joined: Jul 25th, 2011 Topics: 21 Posts: 328 View Predictions]

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After a quick debate, I went to research what shows have won more Emmys for acting in all categories (not counting Super Emmys and whatsoever), I came up to these shows and decided to share just in case:

DRAMA:

1. The Practice – 13 (8 in Guest)
2. Picket Fences – 10 (3 in Guest)
3. The Sopranos – 9
3. The West Wing – 9
3. Breaking Bad – 9
3. The Waltons – 9
7. Hill Street Blues – 8
7. NYPD Blue – 8
9. St. Elsewhere – 7
9. Lou Grant – 7
9. Cagney & Lacey – 7

Almost there:
– The Handmaid’s Tale – 6
– Caesar’s Hour (never seen, was this scripted?) – 6
– Thirtysomething – 6
– Columbo – 6
– Law & Order: SVU – 6 (5 in Guest)

COMEDY

1. The Mary Tyler Moore Show – 15 (1 in Guest)
2. Frasier – 13 (5 in Guest)
3. Cheers – 12 (1 in Guest)
4. All in the Family – 11
5. Everybody Loves Raymond – 10
5. Murphy Brown – 10 (5 in Guest)
5. Mad About You – 10 (6 in Guest)
8. Will & Grace – 8 (3 in Guest)
8. Taxi – 8
8. Veep – 8

Almost there:
– The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – 6 (2 in Guest)
– M*A*S*H – 6
– Modern Family – 6
– The Andy Griffith Show – 6

Have I missed a show? Have I counted anything wrong? Let me know!

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[adamunc Joined: Jul 5th, 2011 Topics: 13 Posts: 598 View Predictions]

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Little different since it’s voiceover performance and some of them were juried awards, but The Simpsons has won 16 voice acting Emmys, with 10 different performers winning. (This was a quick count off the Emmy website search function.)

Nancy Cartwright
Jackie Mason
Julie Kavner
Hank Azaria (4)
Harry Shearer
Anne Hathaway
Dan Castellaneta (4)
Kelsey Grammer
Marcia Wallace
Yeardley Smith

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[Dan Backslide Joined: Apr 24th, 2016 Topics: 45 Posts: 3250 View Predictions]

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Seeing all those wins for Mary Tyler Moore Show reminds me of how bad I feel for Gavin MacLeod. The only main cast member to never be nominated, for which is particularly bad when you know that, with the exception of the once nominated Georgia Engel, every single other member of the main cast won an Emmy. At least MacLeod got a few Globe nods.

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[BenitoDelicias Joined: Nov 3rd, 2010 Topics: 0 Posts: 587 View Predictions]

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What’s surprising is that on that Drama list, only the first 2 shows won guest Emmys. I know guest categories haven’t been around forever, but still, there are recent-ish shows on that list.

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[methaddiction Joined: Aug 1st, 2017 Topics: 3 Posts: 5041 View Predictions]

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One of those wins for The Waltons was actually a guest appearance but they submitted in Lead and won due to the rule’s that year.

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[Emmyfan Joined: Nov 26th, 2010 Topics: 20 Posts: 1693 View Predictions]

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All In The Family has 11 acting wins:

4 for Carroll O’Connor
3 for Jean Stapleton
2 for Sally Struthers
2 for Rob Reiner

Dan Backslide wrote:

Seeing all those wins for Mary Tyler Moore Show reminds me of how bad I feel for Gavin MacLeod. The only main cast member to never be nominated, for which is particularly bad when you know that, with the exception of the once nominated Georgia Engel, every single other member of the main cast won an Emmy. At least MacLeod got a few Globe nods.

It is bad. I saw an acceptance speech made by Ted Knight and he mentioned Gavin.

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[Madson Melo Joined: Jul 25th, 2011 Topics: 21 Posts: 328 View Predictions]

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BenitoDelicias wrote:

What’s surprising is that on that Drama list, only the first 2 shows won guest Emmys. I know guest categories haven’t been around forever, but still, there are recent-ish shows on that list.

What really shooked me was the fact that ”The Practice” won 5 years in a row in the male guest category for 5 different actors. I mean, wow!

Emmyfan wrote:

All In The Family has 11 acting wins:

4 for Carroll O’Connor
3 for Jean Stapleton
2 for Sally Struthers
2 for Rob Reiner

thanks! somehow I didn’t count her last win in ’78!

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[ricardo505 Joined: Jun 14th, 2015 Topics: 1 Posts: 657 View Predictions]

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Doris Roberts and James Coco were guests when they won for St. Elsewhere. They literally just appeared in one episode of the series, according to imdb.

(I know there weren’t guest categories when they won, but I think it is something important to remember)

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[Dan Backslide Joined: Apr 24th, 2016 Topics: 45 Posts: 3250 View Predictions]

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Emmyfan wrote:

It is bad. I saw an acceptance speech made by Ted Knight and he mentioned Gavin.

Apparently the show even acknowledged it. I’m currently only on the second season, but I recall hearing about how they had an entire later on where the plot was based around MacLeod never being recognized with a story about how his character was the only person working for the channel who had yet to win an award.

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[Tony Ruiz Joined: Nov 5th, 2010 Topics: 2 Posts: 48 View Predictions]

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methaddiction wrote:

One of those wins for The Waltons was actually a guest appearance but they submitted in Lead and won due to the rule’s that year.

Correction…Beulah Bondi won for the category “Lead Actress in a Single Performance.” That’s more of a guest win.

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[Jefty2000 Joined: Sep 27th, 2011 Topics: 0 Posts: 52 View Predictions]

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madsonmelo wrote:

After a quick debate, I went to research what shows have won more Emmys for acting in all categories (not counting Super Emmys and whatsoever), I came up to these shows and decided to share just in case:

DRAMA:

1. The Practice – 13 (8 in Guest)
2. Picket Fences – 10 (3 in Guest)
3. The Sopranos – 9
3. The West Wing – 9
3. Breaking Bad – 9
3. The Waltons – 9
7. Hill Street Blues – 8
7. NYPD Blue – 8
9. St. Elsewhere – 7
9. Lou Grant – 7
9. Cagney & Lacey – 7

Almost there:
– The Handmaid’s Tale – 6
– Caesar’s Hour (never seen, was this scripted?) – 6
– Thirtysomething – 6
– Columbo – 6
– Law & Order: SVU – 6 (5 in Guest)

COMEDY

1. The Mary Tyler Moore Show – 15 (1 in Guest)
2. Frasier – 13 (5 in Guest)
3. Cheers – 12 (1 in Guest)
4. All in the Family – 11
5. Everybody Loves Raymond – 10
5. Murphy Brown – 10 (5 in Guest)
5. Mad About You – 10 (6 in Guest)
8. Will & Grace – 8 (3 in Guest)
8. Taxi – 8
8. Veep – 8

Almost there:
– The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – 6 (2 in Guest)
– M*A*S*H – 6
– Modern Family – 6
– The Andy Griffith Show – 6

Have I missed a show? Have I counted anything wrong? Let me know!

The Practice has 9 wins in guest categories, not 8.

Four by series regulars: Cameryn Manheim, Michael Badalucco, Holland Taylor & James Spader

9 by guests: Jason Larroquette, Edward Herrmann, James Whitmore, Beah Richards, Michael Emerson, Charles S Dutton, Alfre Woodard, William Shatner & Sharon Stone

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[wolfali Joined: Sep 4th, 2018 Topics: 240 Posts: 36928 View Predictions]

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Maisel is going to get into the top 8 soon.

FYC: Better Call Saul, The English and The Good Fight in all categories including Emily Blunt, Bob Odenkirk, Christine Baranski and Rhea Seehorn.

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