Primetime Emmy Award for Actor of the Year

This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Awards Actor of the Year. This now retired category was introduced in 1974, and subsequently absorbed into the Best Actor, Supporting Actor, and Guest Actor categories.

1974 Alan Alda - M*A*S*H (series)
1974 Hal Holbrook - Pueblo ABC Theatre (special)
1974 Michael Moriarty - The Glass Menagerie (supporting)

External links

Alan Alda awards at the Internet Movie Database
Hal Holbrook awards at the Internet Movie Database
Michael Moriarty awards at the Internet Movie Database

Primetime Emmy Award categories

Programming	Comedy Series Drama Series Television Movie Miniseries Variety Series Variety, Music, or Comedy Special Directing for a Comedy Series Directing for a Drama Series Directing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special Writing for a Comedy Series Writing for a Drama Series Writing for a Variety Series Writing for a Miniseries, Movie, or Dramatic Special Structured Reality Program Unstructured Reality Program Reality-Competition Program Animated Program (Less Than One Hour) Short-format Animation

Performance	Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Lead Actor in a Drama Series Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Lead Actress in a Drama Series Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Guest Actor in a Drama Series Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Guest Actress in a Drama Series Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program Character Voice-Over Performance Narrator

Creative Arts	Casting for a Comedy Series Casting for a Drama Series Casting for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special Choreography Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series Costumes for a Series Costumes for a Miniseries, Movie, or Special Main Title Design Music and Lyrics Main Title Theme Music Music Composition for a Series Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie, or a Special Picture Editing for a Comedy Series Picture Editing for a Drama Series Special and Visual Effects Special and Visual Effects in a Supporting Role

Retired	Actor of the Year Actress of the Year Animated Program for More Than One Hour Cinematography for a Half-Hour Series Cinematography for a One Hour Series Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Miniseries or Movie New Series Reality Program Voice-Over Performance