Most Popular Emmy Winning Actors

Former teen heartthrob Justin Timberlake has been nominated for an Emmy eight times, winning four times, all for his work on the enduring NBC comedy-skit show “Saturday Night Live.” Timberlake has won twice for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics and Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.

The veteran Welsh actor, best known for Oscar-winning role as cannibal Hannibal Lecter in “The Silence of the Lambs,” has also distinguished himself on the small screen. Hopkins won for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series in 1976 for the NBC program “The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case” and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special in 1981 for the CBS program “The Bunker.”

Gwyneth Paltrow is another actress who has an Oscar and an Emmy to her credit. Besides taking home an Academy Award for Best Actress in “Shakespeare in Love,” she received an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Holly Holliday in the Fox series “Glee.”

Burt Reynolds, one of the biggest movie stars in the 1970s (“Smokey and the Bandit,” “The Longest Yard,” and “Deliverance”) was nominated for his role as Wood Newton in the CBS series “Evening Shade.” He won his lone Emmy for that role in 1991.

Julianne Moore is mostly known for her film work in movies such as “Boogie Nights,” “The End of the Affair,” “The Hours,” and “Still Alice.” She was nominated for an Academy Award for each of those films and won Best Actress in the latter movie. On television, Moore has won an Emmy for her portrayal of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin in the television movie “Game Chance” in 2012.