Seth MacFarlane is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, comedian, and singer known for his work in film, television, and music.

He made his directorial film debut with Ted earning a Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Comedy nomination.

For his work on the animated series Family Guy he received five Primetime Emmy Awards, four of which were for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance.

The awards were founded in 1947 as The British Film Academy, by David Lean, Alexander Korda, Carol Reed, Charles Laughton, Roger Manvell and others.

The Primetime Emmy Award recognizes outstanding achievements in American prime time television programming.