Primetime Emmy Award for Best Single Performance by an Actor
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The Primetime Emmy Award for Best Single Performance by an Actor was a television accolade honoring an outstanding one-time acting performance in a primetime program.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Primetime Emmy Award for Best Single Performance by an Actor Context triple: [An Evening with Fred Astaire, awardReceived, Primetime Emmy Award for Best Single Performance by an Actor]
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A.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie is a major television accolade presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to honor exceptional supporting performances by male actors in limited or anthology series and television films.
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series is a major television accolade presented annually to honor an actor’s performance in a supporting role on a dramatic TV series.
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C.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series is a major American television accolade presented annually to honor exceptional performances by male actors in supporting roles on comedy series.
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series is a major television honor presented annually to recognize the best performance by a male lead in an American comedy series.
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E.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series is a major television accolade presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to honor exceptional guest performances by male actors in dramatic series.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Primetime Emmy Award for Best Single Performance by an Actor Target entity description: The Primetime Emmy Award for Best Single Performance by an Actor was a television accolade honoring an outstanding one-time acting performance in a primetime program.
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A.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie is a major television accolade presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to honor exceptional supporting performances by male actors in limited or anthology series and television films.
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B.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series is a major television accolade presented annually to honor an actor’s performance in a supporting role on a dramatic TV series.
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C.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series is a major American television accolade presented annually to honor exceptional performances by male actors in supporting roles on comedy series.
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series is a major television honor presented annually to recognize the best performance by a male lead in an American comedy series.
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E.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series is a major television accolade presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to honor exceptional guest performances by male actors in dramatic series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Primetime Emmy Award category
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television acting award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Emmy Award for Best Single Performance by an Actor ⓘ |
| associatedWith | American television industry ⓘ |
| awardCategoryOf |
Primetime Emmy Award
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linked to:
Primetime Emmy Awards
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| awardFor |
outstanding one-time acting performance
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single performance by an actor in a primetime program ⓘ |
| awardFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| categoryType | performance category ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| eligibility | male actors ⓘ |
| field | television acting ⓘ |
| genre | television award ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | male ⓘ |
| honours | acting excellence in a single television performance ⓘ |
| inception | 1950s ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| partOf | Primetime Emmy Awards ⓘ |
| performanceType |
one-time performance
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single performance ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ⓘ |
| scope | primetime television ⓘ |
| selectionBasis | individual performance rather than series-long role ⓘ |
| status | discontinued award category ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Primetime Emmy Award for Best Single Performance by an Actor Description of subject: The Primetime Emmy Award for Best Single Performance by an Actor was a television accolade honoring an outstanding one-time acting performance in a primetime program.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
An Evening with Fred Astaire
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awardReceived
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Primetime Emmy Award for Best Single Performance by an Actor
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Lee Tracy
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awardReceived
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
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linked to: Primetime Emmy Award for Best Single Performance by an Actor
Primetime Emmy Award for Best Single Performance by an Actor
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alsoKnownAs
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Emmy Award for Best Single Performance by an Actor
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linked to: Primetime Emmy Award for Best Single Performance by an Actor
Gordon Jackson
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awardReceived
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
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linked to: Primetime Emmy Award for Best Single Performance by an Actor