Most nominated, never won this award
- 01PBPeter Boyle6 noms
- 02JFJesse Tyler Ferguson5 noms
- 03ABAndre Braugher4 noms
- 04BYBowen Yang4 noms
- 05NHNeil Patrick Harris4 noms
- 06TBTituss Burgess4 noms
A visual history · Emmys
The winners who defined Supp. Actor (Comedy).
60 ceremonies, 1959–2025. 37 different winners. The longest run belongs to John Larroquette, with 4 straight wins.
- Who won most recently?
- Jeff Hiller in 2025 for Somebody Somewhere.
- Who has won the most?
- David Hyde Pierce and John Larroquette, tied on 4 wins each.
- Somebody SomewhereJeff Hiller
- The BearEbon Moss-Bachrach
- The BearEbon Moss-Bachrach
- Ted LassoBrett Goldstein
- Ted LassoBrett Goldstein
- Schitt's CreekDan Levy06
- Years explored
- 1959–2025
- Different winners
- 37
- Category leader
- David Hyde Pierce · 4
About this record
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series was first awarded in 1959, so it does not run the full 1951–2025 window.
2000–2025
26 ceremonies
19592025
01 / The reigns
Jeremy Piven set the longest run.
The timeline turns the 2000–2025 record into a sequence of reigns. Longer bands reveal sustained runs; color shows the credited network.
- 01Brad Garrett3 wins
- 02Jeremy Piven3 wins
- 03Brett Goldstein2 wins
- 04Ebon Moss-Bachrach2 wins
- 05Eric Stonestreet2 wins
Sean Hayes'00
Peter MacNicol'01
Brad Garrett'02–'03×2
David Hyde Pierce'04
Brad Garrett'05
Jeremy Piven'06–'08×3
Jon Cryer'09
Eric Stonestreet'10
Ty Burrell'11
Eric Stonestreet'12
Tony Hale'13
Ty Burrell'14
Tony Hale'15
Louie Anderson'16
Alec Baldwin'17
Henry Winkler'18
Tony Shalhoub'19
Dan Levy'20
Brett Goldstein'21–'22×2
Ebon Moss-Bachrach'23–'24×2
Jeff Hiller'25
02 / The power map
Who stood behind the winners?
HBO leads the recorded network credits with 7 wins, 2000–2025. The full distribution shows whether power was concentrated or shared.
HBO7 wins01
ABC4 wins02
CBS4 wins03
FX3 wins04
NBC3 wins05
Apple TV+2 wins06
Wins by network
- HBO727%
- ABC415%
- CBS415%
- FX312%
- NBC312%
- Apple TV+28%
- Other312%
03 / The near misses
The names that kept coming back without the ending they wanted.
Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2025.
Most losses in this category
- 01PBPeter Boyle6L · 0W
- 02SHSean Hayes6L · 1W
- 03TBTy Burrell6L · 2W
- 04JFJesse Tyler Ferguson5L · 0W
- 05JCJon Cryer5L · 1W
- 06ABAndre Braugher4L · 0W
04 / The archive
Every year.
Every winner.
The complete reference behind the story, showing 2000–2025. Open any year to see the rest of the field when nominee records are available.
| Year | Winner | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jeff Hiller (Somebody Somewhere)beat 6 others
| HBO |
| 2024 | Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear)repeatbeat 5 others
| FX |
| 2023 | Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear)beat 6 others
| FX |
| 2022 | Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso)repeatbeat 7 others
| Apple TV+ |
| 2021 | Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso)beat 7 others
| Apple TV+ |
| 2020 | Dan Levy (Schitt's Creek)beat 7 others
| Pop TV |
| 2019 | Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)beat 5 others
| Amazon |
| 2018 | Henry Winkler (Barry)beat 6 others
| HBO |
| 2017 | Alec Baldwin (Saturday Night Live)beat 5 others
| NBC |
| 2016 | Louie Anderson (Baskets)beat 6 others
| FX |
| 2015 | Tony Hale (Veep)beat 5 others
| HBO |
| 2014 | Ty Burrell (Modern Family)beat 5 others
| ABC |
| 2013 | Tony Hale (Veep)beat 5 others
| HBO |
| 2012 | Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)beat 5 others
| ABC |
| 2011 | Ty Burrell (Modern Family)beat 5 others
| ABC |
| 2010 | Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family)beat 5 others
| ABC |
| 2009 | Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men)beat 5 others
| CBS |
| 2008 | Jeremy Piven (Entourage)repeatbeat 4 others
| HBO |
| 2007 | Jeremy Piven (Entourage)repeatbeat 4 others
| HBO |
| 2006 | Jeremy Piven (Entourage)beat 4 others
| HBO |
| 2005 | Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond)beat 4 others
| CBS |
| 2004 | David Hyde Pierce (Frasier)beat 4 others
| NBC |
| 2003 | Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond)repeatbeat 5 others
| CBS |
| 2002 | Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond)beat 4 others
| CBS |
| 2001 | Peter MacNicol (Ally McBeal)beat 4 others
| Fox |
| 2000 | Sean Hayes (Will & Grace)beat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1999 | David Hyde Pierce (Frasier)repeatunverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1998 | David Hyde Pierce (Frasier)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1997 | Michael Richards (Seinfeld)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1996 | Rip Torn (The Larry Sanders Show)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| HBO |
| 1995 | David Hyde Pierce (Frasier)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1994 | Michael Richards (Seinfeld)repeatunverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1993 | Michael Richards (Seinfeld)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1992 | Michael Jeter (Evening Shade)unverifiedbeat 5 others
| CBS |
| 1991 | Jonathan Winters (Davis Rules)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1990 | Alex Rocco (The Famous Teddy Z)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1989 | Woody Harrelson (Cheers)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1988 | John Larroquette (Night Court)repeatunverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1987 | John Larroquette (Night Court)repeatunverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1986 | John Larroquette (Night Court)repeatunverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1985 | John Larroquette (Night Court)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1984 | Pat Harrington Jr. (One Day at a Time)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1983 | Christopher Lloyd (Taxi)repeatunverifiedbeat 4 others
| NBC |
| 1982 | Christopher Lloyd (Taxi)unverifiedbeat 5 others
| ABC |
| 1981 | Danny DeVito (Taxi)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| ABC |
| 1980 | Harry Morgan (M*A*S*H)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1979 | Robert Guillaume (Soap)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| ABC |
| 1978 | Rob Reiner (All in the Family)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1977 | Gary Burghoff (M*A*S*H)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1976 | Ted Knight (The Mary Tyler Moore Show)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1975 | Ed Asner (The Mary Tyler Moore Show)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1974 | Rob Reiner (All in the Family)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1973 | Ted Knight (The Mary Tyler Moore Show)unverifiedbeat 4 others
| CBS |
| 1972 | Ed Asner (The Mary Tyler Moore Show)repeatunverifiedbeat 2 others
| CBS |
| 1971 | Ed Asner (The Mary Tyler Moore Show)unverifiedbeat 2 others
| CBS |
| 1970 | Michael Constantine (Room 222)unverifiedbeat 2 others
| ABC |
| 1968 | Werner Klemperer (Hogan's Heroes)unverifiedbeat 3 others
| CBS |
| 1967 | Don Knotts (The Andy Griffith Show)repeatunverifiedbeat 2 others
| CBS |
| 1966 | Don Knotts (The Andy Griffith Show)unverifiedbeat 3 others
| CBS |
| 1959 | Tom Poston (The Steve Allen Show)unverifiedbeat 5 others
| NBC |
