Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy
| Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Series |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | International Press Academy |
| First awarded | 1996 |
| Currently held by | Eugene Levy – Schitt's Creek (2020) |
The Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy is one of the annual Satellite Awards given by the International Press Academy.
Winners and nominees[]
1990s[]
| Year | Actress | Series | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | John Lithgow | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Dr. Dick Solomon | NBC |
| Michael J. Fox | Spin City | Mike Flaherty | ABC | |
| Michael Richards | Seinfeld | Cosmo Kramer | NBC | |
| Garry Shandling | The Larry Sanders Show | Larry Sanders | HBO | |
| Rip Torn | Arthur | |||
| 1997 | Kelsey Grammer | Frasier | Dr. Frasier Crane | NBC |
| Tim Allen | Home Improvement | Tim Taylor | ABC | |
| Drew Carey | The Drew Carey Show | Drew Carey | ||
| Michael J. Fox | Spin City | Mike Flaherty | ||
| Garry Shandling | The Larry Sanders Show | Larry Sanders | HBO | |
| 1998 | Drew Carey | The Drew Carey Show | Drew Carey | ABC |
| John Lithgow | 3rd Rock from the Sun | Dr. Dick Solomon | NBC | |
| Kelsey Grammer | Frasier | Dr. Frasier Crane | ||
| Paul Reiser | Mad About You | Paul Buchman | ||
| Michael J. Fox | Spin City | Mike Flaherty | ABC | |
| 1999 | Jay Mohr | Action | Peter Dragon | Fox |
| Ted Danson | Becker | Dr. John Becker | CBS | |
| Thomas Gibson | Dharma & Greg | Greg Montgomery | ABC | |
| David Hyde Pierce | Frasier | Dr. Niles Crane | NBC | |
| Eric McCormack | Will & Grace | Will Truman |
2000s[]
| Year | Actress | Series | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Frankie Muniz | Malcolm in the Middle | Malcolm | Fox |
| Robert Guillaume | Sports Night | Isaac Jaffe | ABC | |
| John Mahoney | Frasier | Martin Crane | NBC | |
| Sean Hayes | Will & Grace | Jack McFarland | ||
| Stacy Keach | Titus | Ken Titus | Fox | |
| 2001 | Kelsey Grammer | Frasier | Dr. Frasier Crane | NBC |
| Ray Romano | Everybody Loves Raymond | Raymond Barone | CBS | |
| Tom Cavanagh | Ed | Ed Stevens | NBC | |
| Eric McCormack | Will & Grace | Will Truman | ||
| George Segal | Just Shoot Me! | Jack Gallo | ||
| 2002 | Bernie Mac | The Bernie Mac Show | Bernie "Mac" McCullough | Fox |
| Eric McCormack | Will & Grace | Will Truman | NBC | |
| Matt LeBlanc | Friends | Joey Tribbiani | ||
| John C. McGinley | Scrubs | Dr. Perry Cox | ||
| Damon Wayans | My Wife and Kids | Michael Kyle | ABC | |
| 2003 | Bernie Mac | The Bernie Mac Show | Bernie "Mac" McCullough | Fox |
| Sacha Baron Cohen | Da Ali G Show | Ali G | HBO | |
| Larry David | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Himself | ||
| Bryan Cranston | Malcolm in the Middle | Hal | Fox | |
| Eric McCormack | Will & Grace | Will Truman | NBC | |
| Tony Shalhoub | Monk | Adrian Monk | USA Network | |
| Damon Wayans | My Wife and Kids | Michael Kyle | ABC | |
| 2004 | Jason Bateman | Arrested Development | Michael Bluth | Fox |
| Zach Braff | Scrubs | John "J.D." Dorian | NBC | |
| Larry David | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Himself | HBO | |
| Bernie Mac | The Bernie Mac Show | Bernie "Mac" McCullough | Fox | |
| Damon Wayans | My Wife and Kids | Michael Kyle | ABC | |
| 2005 | Jason Bateman | Arrested Development | Michael Bluth | Fox |
| Stephen Colbert | The Colbert Report | Himself | Comedy Central | |
| Kevin Connolly | Entourage | Eric Murphy | HBO | |
| Jason Lee | My Name Is Earl | Earl Hickey | NBC | |
| Damon Wayans | My Wife and Kids | Michael Kyle | ABC | |
| James Spader | Boston Legal | Alan Shore | ||
| Tony Shalhoub | Monk | Adrian Monk | USA Network | |
| 2006 | James Spader | Boston Legal | Alan Shore | ABC |
| Stephen Colbert | The Colbert Report | Himself | Comedy Central | |
| Jason Lee | My Name Is Earl | Earl Hickey | NBC | |
| Steve Carell | The Office | Michael Scott | ||
| Ted Danson | Help Me Help You | Dr. Bill Hoffman | ABC | |
| James Roday | Psych | Shawn Spencer | USA Network | |
| 2007 | Stephen Colbert | The Colbert Report | Himself | Comedy Central |
| Steve Carell | The Office | Michael Scott | NBC | |
| Alec Baldwin | 30 Rock | Jack Donaghy | ||
| Zachary Levi | Chuck | Chuck Bartowski | ||
| Ricky Gervais | Extras | Andy Millman | HBO | |
| Lee Pace | Pushing Daisies | Ned | ABC | |
| 2008 | Justin Kirk | Weeds | Andy Botwin | Showtime |
| Alec Baldwin | 30 Rock | Jack Donaghy | NBC | |
| Danny DeVito | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Frank Reynolds | FX | |
| David Duchovny | Californication | Hank Moody | Showtime | |
| Jonny Lee Miller | Eli Stone | Eli Stone | ABC | |
| Lee Pace | Pushing Daisies | Ned | ||
| 2009 | Matthew Morrison | Glee | Will Schuester | Fox |
| Alec Baldwin | 30 Rock | Jack Donaghy | NBC | |
| Jemaine Clement | Flight of the Conchords | Jemaine Clemaine | HBO | |
| Danny McBride | Eastbound & Down | Kenny Powers | ||
| Stephen Colbert | The Colbert Report | Himself | Comedy Central | |
| Jim Parsons | The Big Bang Theory | Dr. Sheldon Cooper | CBS |
2010s[]
| Year | Actress | Series | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Alec Baldwin | 30 Rock | Jack Donaghy | NBC |
| Danny McBride | Eastbound & Down | Kenny Powers | HBO | |
| Thomas Jane | Hung | Ray Drecker | ||
| Matthew Morrison | Glee | Will Schuester | Fox | |
| Steve Carell | The Office | Michael Scott | NBC | |
| Jim Parsons | The Big Bang Theory | Dr. Sheldon Cooper | CBS | |
| 2011 | Louis C.K. | Louie | Louie | FX |
| Martin Clunes | Doc Martin | Dr. Martin Ellingham | ITV | |
| Charlie Day | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Charlie Kelly | FX | |
| Elijah Wood | Wilfred | Ryan Newman | ||
| Matt LeBlanc | Episodes | Himself | Showtime | |
| Joel McHale | Community | Jeff Winger | NBC | |
| 2012 | Johnny Galecki | The Big Bang Theory | Dr. Leonard Hofstadter | CBS |
| Will Arnett | Up All Night | Chris Brinkley | NBC | |
| Joel McHale | Community | Jeff Winger | ||
| Don Cheadle | House of Lies | Marty Kaan | Showtime | |
| Louis C.K. | Louie | Louie | FX | |
| Jim Parsons | The Big Bang Theory | Dr. Sheldon Cooper | CBS | |
| 2013 | John Goodman | Alpha House | Senator Gil John Biggs | Prime Video |
| Mathew Baynton | The Wrong Mans | Sam Pinkett | BBC Two | |
| James Corden | Phil Bourne | |||
| Andre Braugher | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Captain Raymond Holt | Fox | |
| Jake Johnson | New Girl | Nick Miller | ||
| Don Cheadle | House of Lies | Marty Kaan | Showtime | |
| Jim Parsons | The Big Bang Theory | Dr. Sheldon Cooper | CBS | |
| 2014 | Jeffrey Tambor | Transparent | Maura Pfefferman | Prime Video |
| Louis C.K. | Louie | Louie | FX | |
| John Goodman | Alpha House | Senator Gil John Biggs | Prime Video | |
| William H. Macy | Shameless | Frank Gallagher | Showtime | |
| Thomas Middleditch | Silicon Valley | Richard Hendricks | HBO | |
| Jim Parsons | The Big Bang Theory | Dr. Sheldon Cooper | CBS | |
| 2015 | Jeffrey Tambor | Transparent | Maura Pfefferman | Prime Video |
| Louis C.K. | Louie | Louie | FX | |
| Will Forte | The Last Man on Earth | Phil Miller | Fox | |
| Chris Messina | The Mindy Project | Dr. Danny Castellano | ||
| Colin Hanks | Life in Pieces | Greg Short | CBS | |
| Thomas Middleditch | Silicon Valley | Richard Hendricks | HBO | |
| 2016 | William H. Macy | Shameless | Frank Gallagher | Showtime |
| Anthony Anderson | Black-ish | Andre "Dre" Johnson Sr. | ABC | |
| Jeffrey Tambor | Transparent | Maura Pfefferman | Prime Video | |
| Rob Delaney | Catastrophe | Rob Norris | ||
| Will Forte | The Last Man on Earth | Phil Miller | Fox | |
| Thomas Middleditch | Silicon Valley | Richard Hendricks | HBO | |
| 2017 [1][2] |
William H. Macy | Shameless | Frank Gallagher | Showtime |
| Aziz Ansari | Master of None | Dev Shah | Netflix | |
| Neil Patrick Harris | A Series of Unfortunate Events | Count Olaf | ||
| Zach Galifianakis | Baskets | Chip and Dale Baskets | FX | |
| Thomas Middleditch | Silicon Valley | Richard Hendricks | HBO | |
| John Lithgow | Trial & Error | Larry Henderson | NBC | |
| 2018 [3] |
Bill Hader | Barry | Barry Berkman / Barry Block | HBO |
| Anthony Anderson | Black-ish | Andre "Dre" Johnson Sr. | ABC | |
| Ted Danson | The Good Place | Michael | NBC | |
| Thomas Middleditch | Silicon Valley | Richard Hendricks | HBO | |
| Donald Glover | Atlanta | Earnest "Earn" Marks | FX | |
| William H. Macy | Shameless | Frank Gallagher | Showtime | |
| 2019 [4] |
Thomas Middleditch | Silicon Valley | Richard Hendricks | HBO |
| Ted Danson | The Good Place | Michael | NBC | |
| Michael Douglas | The Kominsky Method | Sandy Kominsky | Netflix | |
| Bill Hader | Barry | Barry Berkman / Barry Block | HBO | |
| Danny McBride | The Righteous Gemstones | Jesse Gemstone | ||
| Eugene Levy | Schitt's Creek | Johnny Rose | Pop TV |
2020s[]
| Year | Actress | Series | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 [5][6] |
Eugene Levy | Schitt's Creek | Johnny Rose | Pop TV |
| Dave Burd | Dave | Himself | FXX | |
| Ricky Gervais | After Life | Tony Johnson | Netflix | |
| Nicholas Hoult | The Great | Peter III of Russia | Hulu | |
| Ramy Youssef | Ramy | Ramy Hassan | ||
| Jason Sudeikis | Ted Lasso | Ted Lasso | AppleTV+ |
References[]
- ^ "'Dunkirk,' 'The Shape of Water' Lead Satellite Award Nominations". TheWrap. November 30, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ "Satellite Awards 2017". International Press Academy. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ "Satellite Awards 2018". International Press Academy. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ "Satellite Awards 2019". International Press Academy. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ "'One Night in Miami' and 'Nomadland' Lead Nominations for 25th Satellite Awards". Vimooz. February 1, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ Anderson, Erik (February 15, 2021). "Satellite Awards winners: 'Nomadland,' 'Forty-Year Old Version' top film prizes; 'Schitt's Creek,' 'Better Call Saul' take TV". Awards Watch. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- Satellite Awards
- Television awards for Best Actor