Cranston has received various awards and nominations for his performance as Walter White . For the first three seasons , he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series thrice consecutively , becoming the first actor to accomplish this feat since Bill Cosby for '' I Spy '' . Cranston was also nominated in 2012 and 2013 for season four and the first half of season five , but lost out to Damian Lewis for '' Homeland '' and Jeff Daniels for '' The Newsroom '' , respectively . He also won his fourth Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series , at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards At the annual Golden Globe Awards , Cranston has been nominated for the Best Actor – Television Series Drama accolade on four occasions for his role in '' Breaking Bad '' , in 2011 , 2012 , 2013 and 2014 , winning in 2014 for the second half of season five . At the Screen Actors Guild Awards , Cranston has been nominated for Male Actor in a Drama Series five times , in 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 and 2014 , winning in 2013 and 2014 , for both parts of season five . Also , Cranston has been nominated with the rest of the cast for Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series , in 2012 , 2013 and 2014 , winning in 2014
66th Primetime Emmy Awards
66th Primetime Emmy Awards
Walter White (Breaking Bad)