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Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film

The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film or Best Actress – Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television is an award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role on a miniseries or motion picture made for television for the calendar year. The award was first presented at the 39th Golden Globe Awards on January 30, 1982 to Mickey Rooney for his role on Bill. Performances by actor in a miniseries or television film were originally awarded in the Best Actor – Television Series Drama category before the creation of this category.

Since its inception, the award has been given to 34 actors. Darren Criss is the current recipient of the award for his portrayal of Andrew Cunanan on The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story. Robert Duvall, James Garner, and Al Pacino have won the most awards in this category with two each. James Woods has been nominated for the award on seven occasions, the most within the category.

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Miniseries or Television Film
CountryUnited States
Presented byHollywood Foreign Press Association
First awardedJanuary 30, 1982
Currently held byDarren Criss,
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018)
Most awardsRobert Duvall (2)
James Garner (2)
Al Pacino (2)
Most nominationsJames Woods (7)
Websitegoldenglobes.com [39]

Winners and nominees

Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.

KeyMeaning
double-daggerIndicates the winning actor.

1980s

YearActorRoleProgramNetworkRef
1981
(39th)
**Mickey RooneyAward winner**Bill SackterBillCBS[1]
Dirk BogardeRoald DahlThe Patricia Neal StoryCBS
Timothy HuttonDonald Branch BoothA Long Way HomeABC
Danny KayeMax FeldmanSkokieCBS
Peter O'TooleLucius Flavius SilvaMasadaABC
Ray SharkeyBill CarneyThe Ordeal of Bill CarneyCBS
Peter StraussEleazar Ben YairMasadaABC
1982
(40th)
**Anthony AndrewsAward winner**Sebastian FlyteBrideshead RevisitedPBS[2]
Philip AnglimJohn MerrickThe Elephant ManABC
Robby BensonNolie MinorTwo of a KindCBS
Jeremy IronsCharles RyderBrideshead RevisitedPBS
Sam WaterstonJ. Robert OppenheimerOppenheimer
1983
(41st)
**Richard ChamberlainAward winner**Ralph de BricassartThe Thorn BirdsABC[3]
Robert BlakeJames R. HoffaBlood FeudSyndicated
Louis Gossett Jr.Anwar al-SadatSadatOPT
Martin SheenJohn F. KennedyKennedyNBC
Peter StraussEmoryHeart of SteelABC
1984
(42nd)
**Ted DansonAward winner**Steven BennettSomething About AmeliaABC[4]
James GarnerHarold LearHeartsoundsABC
Sam NeillSidney ReillyReilly, Ace of SpiesPBS
Jason RobardsAndrei SakharovSakharovHBO
Treat WilliamsStanley KowalskiA Streetcar Named DesireABC
1985
(43rd)
**Dustin HoffmanAward winner**Willy LomanDeath of a SalesmanCBS[5]
Richard ChamberlainRaoul WallenbergWallenberg: A Hero's StoryNBC
Richard CrennaRichard BeckThe Rape of Richard BeckABC
Kirk DouglasAmos LasherAmosCBS
Peter StraussAbel RosnovskiKane and Abel
1986
(44th)
**James WoodsAward winner**D.J.PromiseCBS[6]
James GarnerBob BuehlerPromiseCBS
Mark HarmonTed BundyThe Deliberate StrangerNBC
Jan NiklasPeter the GreatPeter the Great
John RitterFrank ColemanUnnatural Causes
1987
(45th)
**Randy QuaidAward winner**Lyndon B. JohnsonLBJ: The Early YearsNBC[7]
Alan ArkinLeon FeldhendlerEscape from SobiborCBS
Mark HarmonElmer JacksonAfter the Promise
Jack LemmonJames TyroneLong Day's Journey into NightShowtime
Judd NelsonJoe HuntBillionaire Boys ClubNBC
James WoodsJames StockdaleIn Love and War
1988
(46th)
**Michael CaineAward winner**Jack the RipperJack the RipperCBS[8]
**Stacy KeachAward winner**Ernest HemingwayHemingwaySyndicated
Richard ChamberlainJason BourneThe Bourne IdentityABC
Anthony HopkinsChavelThe Tenth ManCBS
Jack LemmonJohn M. SlatonThe Murder of Mary PhaganNBC
1989
(47th)
**Robert DuvallAward winner**Captain Augustus "Gus" McCraeLonesome DoveCBS[9]
John GielgudAaron JastrowWar and RemembranceABC
Ben KingsleySimon WiesenthalMurderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal StoryHBO
Lane SmithRichard NixonThe Final DaysABC
James WoodsBill WilsonMy Name Is Bill W.CBS

1990s

YearActorRoleProgramNetworkRef
1990
(48th)
**James GarnerAward winner**Albert Sidney FinchDecoration DayNBC[10]
Steven BauerEnrique "Kiki" CamarenaDrug Wars: The Camarena StoryNBC
Michael CaineDr. Henry Jekyll / Harry HydeJekyll & HydeABC
Tom HulceMichael SchwernerMurder in MississippiNBC
Burt LancasterGerard CarriereThe Phantom of the Opera
Ricky SchroderMarkThe Stranger WithinABC
1991
(49th)
**Beau BridgesAward winner**James BradyWithout Warning: The James Brady StoryHBO[11]
Sam ElliottConn ConagherConagherTNT
Peter FalkColumboColumbo and the Murder of a Rock StarABC
Sam NeillMajor James LeggattOne Against the WindCBS
Sidney PoitierThurgood MarshallSeparate but EqualABC
1992
(50th)
**Robert DuvallAward winner**Joseph StalinStalinHBO[12]
Anthony AndrewsWilliam WhitfieldJewelsNBC
Philip CasnoffFrank SinatraSinatraCBS
Jon VoightProfessor Alfred KroeberThe Last of His TribeHBO
James WoodsRoy CohnCitizen Cohn
1993
(51st)
**James GarnerAward winner**F. Ross JohnsonBarbarians at the GateHBO[13]
Peter FalkColumboColumbo: Its All in the GameABC
Jack LemmonRobertA Life in the TheatreTNT
Matthew ModineDr. Don FrancisAnd the Band Played OnHBO
Peter StraussEd MacAffreyMen Don't TellCBS
1994
(52nd)
**Raúl JuliáAward winner**Chico MendesThe Burning SeasonHBO[14]
Alan AldaDan CutlerWhite MileHBO
James GarnerIra MoranBreathing LessonsCBS
Rutger HauerXavier MarchFatherlandHBO
Samuel L. JacksonJamaalAgainst the Wall
1995
(53rd)
**Gary SiniseAward winner**Harry S. TrumanTrumanHBO[15]
Alec BaldwinStanley KowalskiA Streetcar Named DesireCBS
Charles S. DuttonBoy Willie CharlesThe Piano Lesson
Laurence FishburneCapt. Hannibal "Iowa" Lee, Jr.The Tuskegee AirmenHBO
James WoodsDanny DavisIndictment: The McMartin Trial
1996
(54th)
**Alan RickmanAward winner**Grigori RasputinRasputin: Dark Servant of DestinyHBO[16]
Armand AssanteJohn GottiGottiHBO
Beau BridgesRichard PhillipsLosing ChaseShowtime
Stephen ReaBruno HauptmanCrime of the CenturyHBO
James WoodsTemple RayburnThe Summer of Ben TylerCBS
1997
(55th)
**Ving RhamesAward winner**Don KingDon King: Only in AmericaHBO[17]
Armand AssanteUlyssesThe OdysseyNBC
Jack LemmonJuror #812 Angry MenShowtime
Matthew ModineSammy AyresWhat the Deaf Man HeardCBS
Gary SiniseGeorge C. WallaceGeorge WallaceTNT
1998
(56th)
**Stanley TucciAward winner**Walter WinchellWinchellHBO[18]
Peter FondaGideon ProsperThe TempestNBC
Sam NeillMerlinMerlin
Bill PaxtonJohn Paul VannA Bright Shining LieHBO
Christopher ReeveJason KempRear WindowABC
Patrick StewartCaptain AhabMoby DickUSA Network
1999
(57th)
**Jack LemmonAward winner**Henry DrummondInherit the WindShowtime[19]
Jack LemmonMorrie SchwartzTuesdays with MorrieABC
Liev SchreiberOrson WellesRKO 281HBO
Sam ShepardDashiell HammettDash and LillyA&E
Tom SizemoreBobby BattonWitness ProtectionHBO

2000s

YearActorRoleProgramNetworkRef
2000
(38th)
**Brian DennehyAward winner**Willy LomanDeath of a SalesmanShowtime[20]
Alec BaldwinRobert H. JacksonNurembergTNT
Brian CoxHermann Göring
Andy GarcíaArturo SandovalFor Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval StoryHBO
James WoodsDennis BarrieDirty PicturesShowtime
2001
(59th)
**James FrancoAward winner**James DeanJames DeanTNT[21]
Kenneth BranaghReinhard HeydrichConspiracyHBO
Ben KingsleyOtto FrankAnne Frank: The Whole StoryABC
Damian LewisRichard WintersBand of BrothersHBO
Barry PepperRoger Maris61*
2002
(60th)
**Albert FinneyAward winner**Winston ChurchillThe Gathering StormHBO[22]
Michael GambonLyndon B. JohnsonPath to WarHBO
Michael KeatonRobert WienerLive from Baghdad
William H. MacyBill PorterDoor to DoorTNT
Linus RoacheRobert F. KennedyRFKFox
2003
(61st)
**Al PacinoAward winner**Roy CohnAngels in AmericaHBO[23]
Antonio BanderasPancho Villa*And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself *HBO
James BrolinRonald ReaganThe ReagansShowtime
Troy GarityBarry WinchellSoldier's Girl
Tom WilkinsonRuth ApplewoodNormalHBO
2004
(62nd)
**Geoffrey RushAward winner**Peter SellersThe Life and Death of Peter SellersHBO[24]
Mos DefVivien ThomasSomething the Lord MadeHBO
Jamie FoxxStanley Tookie WilliamsRedemption: The Stan Tookie Williams StoryFX
William H. MacyGigotThe Wool CapTNT
Patrick StewartKing Henry IIThe Lion in WinterShowtime
2005
(63rd)
**Jonathan Rhys MeyersAward winner**Elvis PresleyElvisCBS[25]
Kenneth BranaghFranklin D. RooseveltWarm SpringsHBO
Ed HarrisMiles RobyEmpire Falls
Bill NighyLawrenceThe Girl in the Café
Donald SutherlandBill MeehanHuman TraffickingLifetime
2006
(64th)
**Bill NighyAward winner**Gideon WarnerGideon's DaughterBBC America[26]
Andre BraugherNick AtwalerThiefFX
Robert DuvallPrentice "Print" RitterBroken TrailAMC
Michael EalyDarwyn al-SayeedSleeper CellShowtime
Chiwetel EjioforIan CarterTsunami: The AftermathHBO
Ben KingsleyHerman TarnowerMrs. Harris
Matthew PerryRon ClarkThe Ron Clark StoryTNT
2007
(65th)
**Jim BroadbentAward winner**Lord LongfordLongfordHBO[27]
Adam BeachCharles EastmanBury My Heart at Wounded KneeHBO
Ernest BorgnineBert O'RileyA Grandpa for ChristmasHallmark Channel
Jason IsaacsSir Mark BrydonThe State WithinBBC America
James NesbittDoctor Tom Jackman / Mr. HydeJekyll
2008
(66th)
**Paul GiamattiAward winner**John AdamsJohn AdamsHBO[28]
Ralph FiennesBernard LaffertyBernard and DorisHBO
Kevin SpaceyRon KlainRecount
Kiefer SutherlandJack Bauer24: RedemptionFox
Tom WilkinsonJames BakerRecountHBO
2009
(67th)
**Kevin BaconAward winner**Michael StroblTaking ChanceHBO[29]
Kenneth BranaghKurt WallanderWallander: One Step BehindPBS
Chiwetel EjioforThabo MbekiEndgame
Brendan GleesonWinston ChurchillInto the StormHBO
Jeremy IronsAlfred StieglitzGeorgia O'KeeffeLifetime

2010s

YearActorRoleProgramNetworkRef
2010
(68th)
**Al PacinoAward winner**Jack KevorkianYou Don't Know JackHBO[30]
Idris ElbaDCI John LutherLutherBBC America
Ian McShaneWaleran BigodThe Pillars of the EarthStarz
Dennis QuaidBill ClintonThe Special RelationshipHBO
Édgar RamírezIlich Ramírez SánchezCarlosSundance Channel
2011
(69th)
**Idris ElbaAward winner**DCI John LutherLutherBBC America[31]
Hugh BonnevilleRobert, Earl of GranthamDownton AbbeyPBS
William HurtHenry PaulsonToo Big to FailHBO
Bill NighyJohnny WorrickerPage EightPBS
Dominic WestHector MaddenThe HourBBC America
2012
(70th)
**Kevin CostnerAward winner**Devil Anse HatfieldHatfields & McCoysHistory[32]
Benedict CumberbatchSherlock HolmesSherlockPBS
Woody HarrelsonSteve SchmidtGame ChangeHBO
Toby JonesAlfred HitchcockThe Girl
Clive OwenErnest HemingwayHemingway & Gellhorn
2013
(71st)
**Michael DouglasAward winner**LiberaceBehind the CandelabraHBO[33]
Matt DamonScott ThorsonBehind the CandelabraHBO
Chiwetel EjioforLouis LesterDancing on the EdgeStarz
Idris ElbaDCI John LutherLutherBBC America
Al PacinoPhil SpectorPhil SpectorHBO
2014
(72nd)
**Billy Bob ThorntonAward winner**Lorne MalvoFargoFX[34]
Martin FreemanLester NygaardFargoFX
Woody HarrelsonDetective Martin HartTrue DetectiveHBO
Matthew McConaugheyDetective Rust Cohle
Mark RuffaloNed WeeksThe Normal Heart
2015
(73rd)
**Oscar IsaacAward winner**Nick WasicskoShow Me a HeroHBO[35]
Idris ElbaDCI John LutherLutherBBC America
David OyelowoPeter SnowdenNightingaleHBO
Mark RylanceThomas CromwellWolf HallPBS
Patrick WilsonState Trouper Lou SolversonFargoFX
2016
(74th)
**Tom HiddlestonAward winner**Jonathan PineThe Night ManagerAMC[36]
Riz AhmedNasir "Naz" KhanThe Night OfHBO
Bryan CranstonLyndon B. JohnsonAll the WayHBO
John TurturroJohn StoneThe Night OfHBO
Courtney B. VanceJohnnie CochranThe People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime StoryFX
2017
(75th)
**Ewan McGregorAward winner**Emmit and Raymond "Ray" StussyFargoFX[37]
Robert De NiroBernard "Bernie" MadoffThe Wizard of LiesHBO
Jude LawPope Pius XIIIThe Young Pope
Kyle MacLachlanDale Cooper, Cooper's Double, Douglas "Dougie" JonesTwin PeaksShowtime
Geoffrey RushAlbert EinsteinGeniusNat Geo
2018
(76th)
**Darren CrissAward winner**Andrew CunananThe Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime StoryFX[38]
Antonio BanderasPablo PicassoGenius: PicassoNat Geo
Daniel BrühlDr. Lazlo KreizlerThe AlienistTNT
Benedict CumberbatchPatrick MelrosePatrick MelroseShowtime
Hugh GrantJeremy ThorpeA Very English ScandalAmazon

Superlatives

See also

  • Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries

  • Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

  • Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie

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