Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
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The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series is a major television honor presented annually to recognize the best performance by a male lead in a dramatic TV series.
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Target entity: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Context triple: [Emmy Award, hasSubaward, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series]
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series is a prestigious television accolade presented annually to recognize the best overall drama series in American primetime TV.
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Academy Award for Best Actor
The Academy Award for Best Actor is a prestigious Oscar presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor an outstanding leading performance by a male actor in a film.
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Emmy Award
The Emmy Award is a prestigious American television accolade recognizing excellence in various sectors of the television industry, including entertainment, news, and documentary programming.
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series is a major American television honor presented annually to recognize the best overall comedy series of the year.
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E.
Academy Award
The Academy Award is a prestigious film industry honor presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Target entity description: The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series is a major television honor presented annually to recognize the best performance by a male lead in a dramatic TV series.
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series is a prestigious television accolade presented annually to recognize the best overall drama series in American primetime TV.
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B.
Academy Award for Best Actor
The Academy Award for Best Actor is a prestigious Oscar presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor an outstanding leading performance by a male actor in a film.
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C.
Emmy Award
The Emmy Award is a prestigious American television accolade recognizing excellence in various sectors of the television industry, including entertainment, news, and documentary programming.
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series is a major American television honor presented annually to recognize the best overall comedy series of the year.
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Academy Award
The Academy Award is a prestigious film industry honor presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Primetime Emmy Award category
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television award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ |
| awardedFor | outstanding lead acting performance by a male actor in a drama series ⓘ |
| awardType | performance award ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| eligiblePerformers | male lead actors ⓘ |
| eligibleWorks | dramatic television series ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1954 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | drama television series ⓘ |
| hasAwardComponent | statuette ⓘ |
| hasBroadcastPartner | American television networks ⓘ |
| hasCategoryType |
drama
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lead actor ⓘ |
| hasCeremonyLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| hasEligibilityCriterion |
performance must be in a primetime-eligible drama series season
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performer must be credited as a series regular or lead ⓘ |
| hasEra |
cable television era
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network television era ⓘ streaming television era ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | male ⓘ |
| hasNotableMultipleWinner |
Bill Cosby
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Bryan Cranston ⓘ Dennis Franz ⓘ Hugh Laurie ⓘ James Gandolfini ⓘ James Spader ⓘ Peter Falk ⓘ Raymond Burr ⓘ Robert Young ⓘ |
| hasRecognition | major American television acting honor ⓘ |
| hasStatus | active ⓘ |
| hasTrophyName |
Emmy statuette
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linked to:
Emmy
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| inception | 1954 ⓘ |
| isDifferentFrom |
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series ⓘ |
| isSubsetOf | acting categories of the Primetime Emmy Awards ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor | recognizing excellence in dramatic television acting by male leads ⓘ |
| organizer |
Television Academy
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linked to:
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
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| partOf | Primetime Emmy Awards ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ⓘ |
| presentedInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| scope | primetime television ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voting by members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ⓘ |
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