Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Narrator is awarded to one individual each year.

In 2014, the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance was separated into two categories – Outstanding Narrator and Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance. Rules hold that the "submission must be performed/read as a traditional narration and may not be audio lifted from an on-camera performance or interview. If the narration is performed in the first person as a character rather than the narrator, even if credited as narrator, it should be submitted in the character voice-over category."

In the following list, the first titles listed in gold are the winners; those not in gold are nominees, which are listed in alphabetical order. The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place:

Performers with multiple wins
Total include wins for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance.


 * 3 wins
 * David Attenborough (consecutive)
 * Keith David


 * 2 wins
 * Jeremy Irons
 * Barack Obama (consecutive)

Performers with multiple nominations
Total include nominations for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance.


 * 8 nominations
 * David Attenborough


 * 4 nominations
 * Angela Bassett
 * Liev Schreiber


 * 3 nominations
 * Keith David
 * Morgan Freeman
 * Anthony Mendez


 * 2 nominations
 * Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
 * Barack Obama
 * Charles Dance
 * Laurence Fishburne
 * Jeremy Irons
 * Lupita Nyong'o
 * Henry Strozier