The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series is an award presented to performers in short-format television series.
From 2016 to 2023, two separate awards were given for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series and Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. Starting in 2024, the awards were combined into a single award for Outstanding Performer.
Winners and nominations
2010s Year Actor Program Role Network 2016(68th) Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Rob Corddry Childrens Hospital Dr. Blake Downs Adult Swim Rob Huebel Childrens Hospital Dr. Owen MaestroAdult Swim Jack McBrayer Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell Ollie Oscar NunezThe Crossroads of History JackHistory Lou Diamond Phillips Chieftain Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Patrika Darbo Acting Dead Margot Mullen ActingDead.com Michelle Ang Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462 Alex AMC Erinn Hayes Childrens Hospital Lola Spratt Adult Swim Tracie Thoms Send Me: An Original Web Series Gwen BET.com Janet Varney Everyone's Crazy But Us Denie Silverman Funny or Die 2017(69th) Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Kim Estes Dicks Amanda Vimeo Ty Burrell Boondoggle Ty ABCd/ABC.com John Michael Higgins Tween Fest Todd CrawfordGo90 Jason Ritter Tales of Titans Greg Ben Schwartz The Earliest Show Josh Bath Funny or Die Alan Tudyk Con Man Wray Nerely Comic-Con HQ Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Jane Lynch Dropping the Soap Olivia Vanderstein Amazon Lauren Lapkus The Earliest Show Samantha Newman Funny or Die Kelsey Scott Fear the Walking Dead: Passage Sierra AMC.comMindy Sterling Con Man Bobbie Comic-Con HQ secs & EXECS Shirla tellofilms.com 2018(70th) Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series James Corden James Corden's Next James Corden James Corden CBS on Snapchat Alexis Denisof I Love Bekka & Lucy Glenn Stage13.com Melvin Jackson Jr. This Eddie Murphy Role Is Mine, Not Yours Melvin Jackson Jr./Eddie MurphyYouTube DeStorm Power Caught: The Series DeStorm Power Miles Tagtmeyer Broken Liam Vimeo Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Christina Pickles Break a Hip Biz Vimeo Megan Amram An Emmy for Megan Megan Amram anemmyformegan.com Lee Garlington Broken Darlene Vimeo Naomi Grossman Ctrl Alt Delete Lorna Facebook Diarra Kilpatrick American Koko Akosua Millard abc.go.com Kelli O'Hara The Accidental Wolf Katie Bonner theaccidentalwolf.com 2019(71st) Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Chris O'Dowd State of the Union Tom Sundance TV Ed Begley Jr. Ctrl Alt Delete Dr. Rosenblatt Vimeo Jimmy Fallon Beto Breaks the Internet Beto O'Rourke NBC Ryan O'ConnellIn 2019, Jonathan Banks was nominated for the AMC series Better Call Saul Employee Training: Madrigal Electromotive Security. The nomination was rescinded after it was determined that several episodes were shorter than two minutes, violating the Television Academy's rule that six episodes air during the eligibility period with a runtime of at least two minutes. Sixth place finisher Ryan O'Connell became the fifth nominee. Special Ryan Hayes Netflix Patton Oswalt An Emmy for Megan Patton anemmyformegan.com Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Rosamund Pike State of the Union Louise Sundance TV Ilana Glazer Hack Into Broad City Ilana Wexler Comedy Central Jessica Hecht Special Mom Netflix Abbi Jacobson Hack Into Broad City Abbi Abrams Comedy Central Punam Patel Special Kim Laghari Netflix
2020s Year Actor Program Role Network 2020(72nd) Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Laurence Fishburne #FreeRayshawn Lt. Steven Poincy Quibi Mamoudou Athie Oh Jerome, No (Cake) Jerome FX Corey Hawkins Survive PaulQuibi Stephan James #FreeRayshawn Rayshawn Morris Christoph Waltz Most Dangerous Game Miles Sellars Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Jasmine Cephas Jones #FreeRayshawn Tyisha Quibi Anna Kendrick Dummy Cody Heller Quibi Kerri Kenney-Silver Reno 911! Deputy Trudy Wiegel Kaitlin Olson Flipped Cricket Melfi Rain Valdez Razor Tongue Belle Jonas YouTube 2021(73rd) Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series J. B. Smoove Mapleworth Murders Chief Billy Bills Quibi Brendan Scannell Bonding Pete Devon Netflix Kevin Hart Die Hart HimselfQuibi John Lutz Mapleworth Murders Gilbert Pewntz John Travolta Die Hart Ron Wilcox Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Keke Palmer Keke Palmer's Turnt Up with the Taylors Barbie / Gammy Tay / Lil Thad / Miranda / Rick Facebook Watch Nathalie Emmanuel Die Hart Jordan King Quibi Kerri Kenney-Silver Reno 911! Deputy Trudy Wiegel Paula Pell Mapleworth Murders Mrs. Abigail Mapleworth 2022(74th) Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Tim Robinson I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Various Characters Netflix Anthony A. Anderson Anacostia Sean Williams-Grey YouTube Bill Burr Immoral Compass Rick Roku Brendan Gleeson State of the Union Scott Sundance TV Ikechukwu Ufomadu Words with Ike (Cake) Ikechukwu Ufomadu FX Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Patricia Clarkson State of the Union Ellen Sundance TV Jacinte Blankenship Intersection JenayaYouTube Desi Lydic Desi Lydic Foxsplains Desi Lydic Rhea Seehorn Cooper's Bar Kris Latimer Sydnee Washington Bridesman Judith 2023(75th) Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Tim Robinson I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Various Characters Netflix Kevin HartDie Hart 2: Die Harter HimselfRoku Ben Schwartz Andre Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Jasmine Guy Chronicles of Jessica Wu Barbara Baldwin Prime Video Nathalie EmmanuelDie Hart 2: Die Harter Jordan KingRoku Paula Pell Cynthia 2024(76th) Outstanding Performer in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series Eric André The Eric Andre Show Various Characters Adult Swim Desi Lydic Desi Lydic Foxsplains — The Daily Show Herself YouTube Mena Suvari RZR Detective Thompson Gala Film 2025(77th) Desi Lydic The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains Herself YouTube Nathalie EmmanuelDie Hart: Hart to Kill Jordan KingRoku Kevin Hart Himself Tom Segura Bad Thoughts Various Characters Netflix J. K. Simmons Die Hart: Hart to Kill Jackson Pepper Roku 2026(78th) Desi Lydic The Daily Show: Desi Lydic Foxsplains Herself YouTube Kim Estes Big Law Boyd Bennett Vimeo Randy Rainbow The Randy Rainbow Show Himself YouTube
Multiple wins
2 wins Desi Lydic Tim Robinson
Multiple nominations
4 nominations Desi Lydic
3 nominations Nathalie Emmanuel Kevin Hart
2 nominations Kim Estes Kerri Kenney-Silver Paula Pell Tim Robinson Ben Schwartz Mindy Sterling
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