The Actor Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast (or Ensemble) in a Comedy Series is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest ensemble acting achievements in comedy series.
Eligibility In order for an individual actor to be eligible for an award as part of the ensemble, they must meet one of the following requirements: Have a series regular contract, perform, and be credited in a predetermined minimum number of original episodes airing during the eligibility period. Have guest star billing, perform, and be credited in a majority (51%) of original episodes during the eligibility period.
In cases of undefined billing in foreign productions where series regular, guest star, and co-star designations are not made, performers must appear in a majority (51 percent) of original episodes aired in the calendar year 2025 for inclusion in the ensemble. Actors with co-star billing are not eligible for inclusion.
Winners and nominees
1990s Year Series Cast members 1994 (1st) Seinfeld Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jerry Seinfeld Frasier Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, John Mahoney, David Hyde Pierce Mad About You Helen Hunt, Leila Kenzle, Richard Kind, Lisa Kudrow, John Pankow, Anne Ramsay, Paul Reiser Murphy Brown Candice Bergen, Pat Corley, Faith Ford, Charles Kimbrough, Robert Pastorelli, Joe Regalbuto, Grant Shaud Northern Exposure Darren E. Burrows, John Corbett, Barry Corbin, John Cullum, Cynthia Geary, Elaine Miles, Rob Morrow, Peg Phillips, Teri Polo, Paul Provenza, Janine Turner 1995 (2nd) Friends Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer Cybill Christine Baranski, Dedee Pfeiffer, Alan Rosenberg, Cybill Shepherd, Alicia Witt, Tom Wopat Frasier Dan Butler, Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, John Mahoney, David Hyde Pierce Mad About You Helen Hunt, Leila Kenzle, John Pankow, Anne Ramsay, Paul Reiser Seinfeld Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jerry Seinfeld 1996 (3rd) Seinfeld Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jerry Seinfeld 3rd Rock from the Sun Jane Curtin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kristen Johnston, John Lithgow, French Stewart Frasier Dan Butler, Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, John Mahoney, David Hyde Pierce Mad About You Helen Hunt, Leila Kenzle, John Pankow, Anne Ramsay, Paul Reiser Remember WENN Tom Beckett, Carolee Carmello, George Hall, Margaret Hall, John Bedford Lloyd, Melinda Mullins, Christopher Murney, Amanda Naughton, Hugh O'Gorman, Kevin O'Rourke, Dina Spybey, Mary Stout 1997 (4th) Seinfeld Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jerry Seinfeld 3rd Rock from the Sun Jane Curtin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kristen Johnston, Simbi Khali, Wayne Knight, John Lithgow, French Stewart, Elmarie Wendel Ally McBeal Gil Bellows, Lisa Nicole Carson, Calista Flockhart, Greg Germann, Jane Krakowski, Courtney Thorne-Smith Frasier Dan Butler, Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, John Mahoney, David Hyde Pierce Mad About You Robin Bartlett, Cynthia Harris, Helen Hunt, Leila Kenzle, John Pankow, Paul Reiser, Louis Zorich 1998 (5th) Ally McBeal Gil Bellows, Lisa Nicole Carson, Portia de Rossi, Calista Flockhart, Greg Germann, Jane Krakowski, Lucy Liu, Peter MacNicol, Vonda Shepard, Courtney Thorne-Smith 3rd Rock from the Sun Jane Curtin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kristen Johnston, Simbi Khali, Wayne Knight, John Lithgow, French Stewart, Elmarie Wendel Everybody Loves Raymond Peter Boyle, Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts, Ray Romano, Madylin Sweeten Frasier Dan Butler, Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, John Mahoney, David Hyde Pierce Friends Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer 1999 (6th) Frasier Dan Butler, Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, John Mahoney, David Hyde Pierce Ally McBeal Gil Bellows, Lisa Nicole Carson, Portia de Rossi, Calista Flockhart, Greg Germann, Jane Krakowski, Lucy Liu, Peter MacNicol, Vonda Shepard, Courtney Thorne-Smith Everybody Loves Raymond Peter Boyle, Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts, Ray Romano, Madylin Sweeten Friends Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer Sports Night Josh Charles, Robert Guillaume, Felicity Huffman, Peter Krause, Sabrina Lloyd, Joshua Malina
2000s Year Series Cast members 2000 (7th) Will & Grace Sean Hayes, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally Ally McBeal Lisa Nicole Carson, Portia de Rossi, Robert Downey Jr., Calista Flockhart, Greg Germann, Jane Krakowski, James LeGros, Lucy Liu, Peter MacNicol, Vonda Shepard Frasier Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, John Mahoney, David Hyde Pierce Friends Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer Sex and the City Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Jessica Parker 2001 (8th) Sex and the City Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Jessica Parker Everybody Loves Raymond Peter Boyle, Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts, Ray Romano, Madylin Sweeten Frasier Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, John Mahoney, David Hyde Pierce Friends Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer Will & Grace Sean Hayes, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Shelley Morrison, Megan Mullally 2002 (9th) Everybody Loves Raymond Peter Boyle, Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts, Ray Romano, Madylin Sweeten Frasier Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, John Mahoney, David Hyde Pierce Friends Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer Sex and the City Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Jessica Parker Will & Grace Sean Hayes, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Shelley Morrison, Megan Mullally 2003 (10th) Sex and the City Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Jessica Parker Everybody Loves Raymond Peter Boyle, Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts, Ray Romano, Madylin Sweeten Frasier Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer, Jane Leeves, John Mahoney, David Hyde Pierce Friends Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer Will & Grace Sean Hayes, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally 2004 (11th) Desperate Housewives Andrea Bowen, Ricardo Chavira, Marcia Cross, Steven Culp, James Denton, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Cody Kasch, Eva Longoria, Jesse Metcalfe, Mark Moses, Nicollette Sheridan, Brenda Strong Arrested Development Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, David Cross, Portia de Rossi, Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Jeffrey Tambor, Jessica Walter Everybody Loves Raymond Peter Boyle, Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Monica Horan, Doris Roberts, Ray Romano, Madylin Sweeten Sex and the City Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Jessica Parker Will & Grace Sean Hayes, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally 2005 (12th) Desperate Housewives Roger Bart, Andrea Bowen, Mehcad Brooks, Ricardo Chavira, Marcia Cross, Steven Culp, James Denton, Teri Hatcher, Felicity Huffman, Brent Kinsman, Shane Kinsman, Eva Longoria, Mark Moses, Doug Savant, Nicollette Sheridan, Brenda Strong, Alfre Woodard Arrested Development Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, Michael Cera, David Cross, Portia de Rossi, Tony Hale, Alia Shawkat, Jeffrey Tambor, Jessica Walter Boston Legal René Auberjonois, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Candice Bergen, Julie Bowen, Justin Mentell, Rhona Mitra, Monica Potter, William Shatner, James Spader, Mark Valley Curb Your Enthusiasm Shelley Berman, Larry David, Susie Essman, Jeff Garlin, Cheryl Hines, Richard Lewis Everybody Loves Raymond Peter Boyle, Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Monica Horan, Doris Roberts, Ray Romano, Madylin Sweeten My Name Is Earl Jason Lee, Jaime Pressly, Eddie Steeples, Ethan Suplee, Nadine Velazquez 2006 (13th) The Office Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Steve Carell, David Denman, Jenna Fischer, Kate Flannery, Melora Hardin, Mindy Kaling, Angela Kinsey, John Krasinski, Paul Lieberstein, B. J. Novak, Oscar Nunez, Phyllis Smith, Rainn Wilson Desperate Housewives Andrea Bowen, Mehcad Brooks, Ricardo Chavira, Marcia Cross, James Denton, Teri Hatcher, Josh Henderson, Zane Huett, Felicity Huffman, Kathryn Joosten, Nashawn Kearse, Brent Kinsman, Shane Kinsman, Joy Lauren, Eva Longoria, Kyle MacLachlan, Laurie Metcalf, Shawn Pyfrom, Doug Savant, Dougray Scott, Nicollette Sheridan, Brenda Strong, Kiersten Warren, Alfre Woodard Entourage Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Adrian Grenier, Rex Lee, Debi Mazar, Jeremy Piven, Perrey Reeves Ugly Betty Alan Dale, America Ferrera, Mark Indelicato, Ashley Jensen, Eric Mabius, Becki Newton, Ana Ortiz, Tony Plana, Kevin Sussman, Michael Urie, Vanessa Williams Weeds Martin Donovan, Alexander Gould, Justin Kirk, Romany Malco, Kevin Nealon, Mary-Louise Parker, Hunter Parrish, Tonye Patano, Elizabeth Perkins 2007 (14th) The Office Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Steve Carell, David Denman, Jenna Fischer, Kate Flannery, Melora Hardin, Mindy Kaling, Angela Kinsey, John Krasinski, Paul Lieberstein, B. J. Novak, Oscar Nunez, Phyllis Smith, Rainn Wilson 30 Rock Scott Adsit, Alec Baldwin, Katrina Bowden, Tina Fey, Judah Friedlander, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer, Tracy Morgan, Keith Powell, Lonny Ross Desperate Housewives Andrea Bowen, Ricardo Chavira, Marcia Cross, Dana Delany, James Denton, Nathan Fillion, Lyndsy Fonseca, Rachel Fox, Teri Hatcher, Zane Huett, Felicity Huffman, Kathryn Joosten, Brent Kinsman, Shane Kinsman, Joy Lauren, Eva Longoria, Kyle MacLachlan, Shawn Pyfrom, Doug Savant, Dougray Scott, Nicollette Sheridan, John Slattery, Brenda Strong Entourage Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Adrian Grenier, Rex Lee, Debi Mazar, Jeremy Piven, Perrey Reeves Ugly Betty Alan Dale, America Ferrera, Mark Indelicato, Ashley Jensen, Eric Mabius, Becki Newton, Ana Ortiz, Tony Plana, Stelio Savante, Kevin Sussman, Michael Urie, Vanessa Williams 2008 (15th) 30 Rock Scott Adsit, Alec Baldwin, Katrina Bowden, Tina Fey, Judah Friedlander, Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer, Tracy Morgan, Keith Powell, Lonny Ross Desperate Housewives Kendall Applegate, Andrea Bowen, Charles Carver, Max Carver, Ricardo Chavira, Marcia Cross, Dana Delany, James Denton, Lyndsy Fonseca, Rachel Fox, Teri Hatcher, Zane Huett, Felicity Huffman, Kathryn Joosten, Brent Kinsman, Shane Kinsman, Joy Lauren, Eva Longoria, Kyle MacLachlan, Neal McDonough, Joshua Logan Moore, Shawn Pyfrom, Doug Savant, Nicollette Sheridan, Brenda Strong Entourage Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Adrian Grenier, Rex Lee, Jeremy Piven, Perrey Reeves The Office Leslie David Baker, Brian Baumgartner, Creed Bratton, Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, Kate Flannery, Melora Hardin, Ed Helms, Mindy Kaling, Angela Kinsey, John Krasinski, Paul Lieberstein, B. J. Novak, Oscar Nunez, Craig Robinson, Phyllis Smith, Rainn Wilson Weeds Demián Bichir, Julie Bowen, Enrique Castillo, Guillermo Díaz, Alexander Gould, Allie Grant, Justin Kirk, Hemky Madera, Andy Milder, Kevin Nealon, Mary-Louise Parker, Hunter Parrish, Elizabeth Perkins, Jack Stehlin 2009