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Laureates of the awards Primetime Emmy Awards in the category “Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role”

Primetime Emmy Awards 1973
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Long Day's Journey Into Night For playing: "James Tyrone Sr.".
Winner
All nominees
Hal Holbrook
Hal Holbrook
That Certain Summer For playing: "Doug Salter".
Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
The Red Pony For playing: "Carl Tiflin".
Telly Savalas
The Marcus-Nelson Murders
Primetime Emmy Awards 1972
Keith Michell
The Six Wives of Henry VIII For playing: "Henry VIII". For episode: "Catherine Howard".
Winner
All nominees
James Caan
James Caan
Brian's Song For playing: "Brian Piccolo".
Richard Harris
Richard Harris
The Snow Goose For playing: "Philip Rhayadar".
Billy Dee Williams
Billy Dee Williams
Brian's Song For playing: "Gale Sayers".
George C. Scott
George C. Scott
Jane Eyre For playing: "Edward Rochester".
Primetime Emmy Awards 1971
George C. Scott
George C. Scott
The Price For playing: "Victor Franz". (Shown within Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)). George C. Scott was not present at the awards ceremony. Fellow nominee Jack Cassidy, whom Scott directed in the TV movie The Andersonville Trial (1970), accepted the award on Scott's behalf.
Winner
All nominees
Richard Widmark
Richard Widmark
Vanished For playing: "Paul Roudebush".
Hal Holbrook
Hal Holbrook
A Clear and Present Danger For playing: "Hays Stowe". Shown within NBC World Premiere/Saturday Night at the Movies.
Jack Cassidy
The Andersonville Trial For playing: "Otis Baker".
Gig Young
The Neon Ceiling For playing: "Jones".
Primetime Emmy Awards 1970
Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov
A Storm in Summer For playing: "Abel Shaddick".
Winner
All nominees
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
David Copperfield For playing: "Mr. Creakle".
Al Freeman Jr.
My Sweet Charlie For playing: "Charles Roberts".
Primetime Emmy Awards 1969
Paul Scofield
Male of the Species For playing: "Emlyn Bowen".
Winner
All nominees
Bill Treves
The Admirable Crichton For playing "Crichton".
David McCallum
Teacher, Teacher For playing: "Hamilton Cade".
Ossie Davis
Teacher, Teacher For playing: "Charles Carter".
Primetime Emmy Awards 1964
Jack Klugman
The Defenders For playing "Joe Larch". For episode "Blacklist".
Winner
All nominees
Rod Steiger
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre For playing "Mike Kirsch". For episode "A Slow Fade to Black".
Harold J. Stone
The Doctors and the Nurses For playing "Elihu Kaminsky". For episode "Nurse is a Feminine Noun".
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
East Side/West Side For playing "Joe". For episode "Who Do You Kill?".
Roddy McDowall
Arrest and Trial For playing "Paul LeDoux". For espisode "Journey into Darkness".
Jason Robards
Jason Robards
Abe Lincoln in Illinois For playing "'Abraham Lincoln".
Primetime Emmy Awards 1963
Trevor Howard
Invincible Mr. Disraeli For playing "Benjamin Disraeli".
Winner
All nominees
Uolter Mettau
The DuPont Show of the Week For playing "Meredith". For episode "Big Deal in Laredo".
Bradford Dillman
Alcoa Premiere For playing "Charlie Pont". For episode "The Voice of Charlie Pont".
Don Gordon
The Defenders For playing "Joey Tassili". For episode "The Madman".
Dzhozef Shildkraut
Sam Benedict For playing "Rabbi Gottlieb". For episode "Hear the Mellow Wedding Bells".
Primetime Emmy Awards 1962
Peter Falk
Peter Falk
The Dick Powell Theatre For episode "The Price of Tomatoes".
Winner
All nominees
James Donald
Victoria Regina For playing "Prince Albert".
Mikki Runi
The Dick Powell Theatre For episode "Somebody's Waiting".
Milton Berle
Milton Berle
The Dick Powell Theatre For episode "Doyle Against the House".
Lee Marvin
Lee Marvin
Alcoa Premiere For episode "People Need People".
Primetime Emmy Awards 1961
Maurice Evans
Macbeth For playing "Macbeth".
Winner
All nominees
Ed Wynn
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse For episode "The Man in the Funny Suit".
Cliff Robertson
The United States Steel Hour For episode "The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon".
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Other awards and film festivals

Academy Awards, USA
1929-2025
Academy Awards, USA
Cannes Film Festival
Festival international du film de Cannes
1939-2025
Cannes Film Festival
Golden Globes, USA
Golden Globe Award
1944-2025
Golden Globes, USA
BAFTA Awards
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts
1949-2025
BAFTA Awards
Venice Film Festival
Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica
1932-2025
Venice Film Festival
Razzie Awards
Razzie
1981-2025
Razzie Awards
MTV Movie + TV Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992-2025
MTV Movie + TV Awards
Sundance Film Festival
1982-2025
Sundance Film Festival
St. Petersburg Message to Man Film Festival
1993-2025
St. Petersburg Message to Man Film Festival
Berlin International Film Festival
Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin
1951-2025
Berlin International Film Festival
Sochi International Film Festival
Sochi International Film Festival & Awards — SIFFA
1994-2025
Sochi International Film Festival
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Screen Actors Guild Award
1963-2025
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2024-2025
Sochi Open Russian Film Festival
Sochi Open Russian Film Festival (Kinotavr)
1990-2025
Sochi Open Russian Film Festival
Moscow International Film Festival
Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF)
1959-2025
Moscow International Film Festival
Window to Europe
1993-2025
Window to Europe
Toronto International Film Festival
1978-2025
Toronto International Film Festival
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival
1998-2025
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
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