Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy

Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy
	The 2023 recipient: Jeremy Allen White
Awarded for	Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Series
Country	United States
Presented by	International Press Academy
First awarded	1996
Currently held by	Jeremy Allen White – The Bear (2023)

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	Actor	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	The Larry Sanders Show	Arthur	HBO
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	NBC

2000s

Year	Actor	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	NBC
	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	HBO
	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	ABC
	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	NBC
	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	ABC
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	HBO
	Stephen Colbert	The Colbert Report	Himself	Comedy Central
	Jim Parsons	The Big Bang Theory	Dr. Sheldon Cooper	CBS

2010s

Year	Actor	Series	Role	Network
2010	Alec Baldwin	30 Rock	Jack Donaghy	NBC
	Danny McBride	Eastbound & Down	Kenny Powers	HBO
	Thomas Jane	Hung	Ray Drecker	HBO
	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	FX
	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	NBC
	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	The Wrong Mans	Phil Bourne	BBC Two
	Andre Braugher	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Captain Raymond Holt	Fox
	Jake Johnson	New Girl	Nick Miller	Fox
	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	Fox
	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	Prime Video
	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	Netflix
	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	HBO
	Eugene Levy	Schitt's Creek	Johnny Rose	Pop TV

2020s

Year	Actor	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
	Jason Sudeikis	Ted Lasso	Ted Lasso	Apple TV+
	Ramy Youssef	Ramy	Ramy Hassan	Hulu
2021 ^[7]	Jason Sudeikis	Ted Lasso	Ted Lasso	Apple TV+
	Paul Bettany	WandaVision	Vision	Disney+
	Michael Douglas	The Kominsky Method	Sandy Kominsky	Netflix
	Jay Duplass	The Chair	Bill Dobson	Netflix
	Steve Martin	Only Murders in the Building	Charles-Haden Savage	Hulu
	Alan Tudyk	Resident Alien	Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle	Syfy
2022 ^[8]	Bill Hader	Barry	Barry Berkman / Barry Block	HBO
	Donald Glover	Atlanta	Earnest "Earn" Marks	FX
	Danny McBride	The Righteous Gemstones	Jesse Gemstone	HBO
	Craig Robinson	Killing It	Craig Foster	Peacock
	Martin Short	Only Murders in the Building	Oliver Putnam	Hulu
	Alan Tudyk	Resident Alien	Harry Vanderspeigle	Syfy
2023 ^[9]^[10]	Jeremy Allen White	The Bear	Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto	FX on Hulu
	Bill Hader	Barry	Barry Berkman	HBO
	Steve Martin	Only Murders in the Building	Charles-Haden Savage	Hulu
	Martin Short	Only Murders in the Building	Oliver Putnam	Hulu
	Jason Sudeikis	Ted Lasso	Ted Lasso	Apple TV+

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Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy

Contents

Winners and nominees

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

References

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