Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program was an annual award given to performers in a variety/music series or specials. The award has been retired; it was last presented in 2008.

Total awards by network

 * CBS – 25
 * NBC – 12
 * PBS – 10
 * HBO – 7
 * ABC – 5
 * A&E – 2
 * Fox – 2
 * Syndicated – 1

Performers with multiple awards

 * 4 awards
 * Harvey Korman (2 consecutive)


 * 3 awards
 * Tim Conway
 * Billy Crystal


 * 2 awards
 * Mikhail Baryshnikov
 * Tony Bennett
 * Carol Burnett (consecutive)
 * Art Carney (consecutive)
 * Cloris Leachman
 * Bette Midler
 * Leontyne Price (consecutive)
 * Barbra Streisand
 * Tracey Ullman
 * Robin Williams (consecutive)

Performers with multiple nominations

 * 14 nominations
 * Billy Crystal


 * 9 nominations
 * Tracey Ullman


 * 7 nominations
 * Harvey Korman


 * 6 nominations
 * Tim Conway
 * Lily Tomlin


 * 5 nominations
 * Mikhail Baryshnikov
 * Dana Carvey
 * David Letterman
 * Jon Stewart


 * 4 nominations
 * Carol Burnett
 * Ellen DeGeneres
 * Whoopi Goldberg
 * Julie Kavner
 * Vicki Lawrence
 * Robin Williams


 * 3 nominations
 * Wayne Brady
 * George Carlin
 * Stephen Colbert
 * Arte Johnson
 * Angela Lansbury
 * Cloris Leachman
 * Dinah Shore
 * Barbra Streisand


 * 2 nominations
 * Edie Adams
 * Debbie Allen
 * Fred Astaire
 * Harry Belafonte
 * John Belushi
 * Tony Bennett
 * Ruth Buzzi
 * Art Carney
 * Chevy Chase
 * Perry Como
 * Plácido Domingo
 * Judy Garland
 * Goldie Hawn
 * Gregory Hines
 * Hugh Jackman


 * Danny Kaye
 * Patti LaBelle
 * Jay Leno
 * Jon Lovitz
 * Bill Maher
 * Bette Midler
 * Dennis Miller
 * Liza Minnelli
 * Rita Moreno
 * Luciano Pavarotti
 * Leontyne Price
 * Gilda Radner
 * Chris Rock
 * Sarah Vaughan
 * Andy Williams