Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
The 2022 recipient: Evan Peters.
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 byEvan Peters,
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022)
Most awardsRobert Duvall (2)
James Garner (2)
Al Pacino (2)
Most nominationsJames Woods (7)
Websitegoldenglobes.com

The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film or Best Actor – Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television is a Golden Globe 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 an 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. Evan Peters is the current recipient of the award for his performance in Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer 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.

Winners and nominees

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

Key Meaning
Indicates the winning actor.
Mickey Rooney was the first recipient of the award, winning for his role on Bill as Bill Sackter.
Ted Danson won the award for his performance in Something About Amelia (1984).
Out of seven nominations, the most in the category, James Woods won for his role as D.J. in Promise (1986).
Michael Caine (top) and Stacy Keach (bottom) tied for the award in 1988 for their roles in Jack the Ripper and Hemingway.
James Garner won the award in 1990 and 1993 for his roles in Decoration Day and Barbarians at the Gate.
Robert Duvall won in 1989 and 1992 for his performances in Lonesome Dove and Stalin.
Raúl Juliá won posthumously for his role as Chico Mendes in The Burning Season (1994).
Gary Sinise won the award for his performance in Truman (1995) as Harry S. Truman.
Alan Rickman won for his role as Grigori Rasputin in Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996).
Ving Rhames won in 1997 for his portrayal of Don King in Don King: Only in America. During the ceremony, Rhames gave the award to fellow nominee Jack Lemmon, stating "I feel that being an artist is about giving, and I'd like to give this to you."
Stanley Tucci won for his performance as Walter Winchell in Winchell (1999).
Brian Dennehy won the award for his role as Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman (2000).
James Franco won in 2001 for his portrayal of James Dean in James Dean.
Bill Nighy won one out of three nominations for his role in Gideon's Daughter (2006).
Paul Giamatti won in 2008 for his performance in the miniseries John Adams.
Al Pacino won the award twice for his roles in Angels in America and You Don't Know Jack (2010).
Idris Elba received four nominations, winning in 2011 for his performance on Luther.
Oscar Isaac won the award for his portrayal of Nick Wasicsko in Show Me a Hero.
Ewan McGregor won the award for his dual performance in Fargo.

1980s

Year Actor Role Program Network Ref
1981
(39th)
Mickey Rooney Bill Sackter Bill CBS
Dirk Bogarde Roald Dahl The Patricia Neal Story CBS
Timothy Hutton Donald Branch Booth A Long Way Home ABC
Danny Kaye Max Feldman Skokie CBS
Peter O'Toole Lucius Flavius Silva Masada ABC
Ray Sharkey Bill Carney The Ordeal of Bill Carney CBS
Peter Strauss Eleazar Ben Yair Masada ABC
1982
(40th)
Anthony Andrews Sebastian Flyte Brideshead Revisited PBS
Philip Anglim John Merrick The Elephant Man ABC
Robby Benson Nolie Minor Two of a Kind CBS
Jeremy Irons Charles Ryder Brideshead Revisited PBS
Sam Waterston J. Robert Oppenheimer Oppenheimer
1983
(41st)
Richard Chamberlain Ralph de Bricassart The Thorn Birds ABC
Robert Blake James R. Hoffa Blood Feud Syndicated
Louis Gossett Jr. Anwar al-Sadat Sadat OPT
Martin Sheen John F. Kennedy Kennedy NBC
Peter Strauss Emory Heart of Steel ABC
1984
(42nd)
Ted Danson Steven Bennett Something About Amelia ABC
James Garner Harold Lear Heartsounds ABC
Sam Neill Sidney Reilly Reilly, Ace of Spies PBS
Jason Robards Andrei Sakharov Sakharov HBO
Treat Williams Stanley Kowalski A Streetcar Named Desire ABC
1985
(43rd)
Dustin Hoffman Willy Loman Death of a Salesman CBS
Richard Chamberlain Raoul Wallenberg Wallenberg: A Hero's Story NBC
Richard Crenna Richard Beck The Rape of Richard Beck ABC
Kirk Douglas Amos Lasher Amos CBS
Peter Strauss Abel Rosnovski Kane and Abel
1986
(44th)
James Woods D.J. Promise CBS
James Garner Bob Buehler Promise CBS
Mark Harmon Ted Bundy The Deliberate Stranger NBC
Jan Niklas Peter the Great Peter the Great
John Ritter Frank Coleman Unnatural Causes
1987
(45th)
Randy Quaid Lyndon B. Johnson LBJ: The Early Years NBC
Alan Arkin Leon Feldhendler Escape from Sobibor CBS
Mark Harmon Elmer Jackson After the Promise
Jack Lemmon James Tyrone Long Day's Journey into Night Showtime
Judd Nelson Joe Hunt Billionaire Boys Club NBC
James Woods James Stockdale In Love and War
1988
(46th)
Michael Caine Jack the Ripper Jack the Ripper CBS
Stacy Keach Ernest Hemingway Hemingway Syndicated
Richard Chamberlain Jason Bourne The Bourne Identity ABC
Anthony Hopkins Chavel The Tenth Man CBS
Jack Lemmon John M. Slaton The Murder of Mary Phagan NBC
1989
(47th)
Robert Duvall Captain Augustus "Gus" McCrae Lonesome Dove CBS
John Gielgud Aaron Jastrow War and Remembrance ABC
Ben Kingsley Simon Wiesenthal Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story HBO
Lane Smith Richard Nixon The Final Days ABC
James Woods Bill Wilson My Name Is Bill W. CBS

1990s

Year Actor Role Program Network Ref
1990
(48th)
James Garner Albert Sidney Finch Decoration Day NBC
Steven Bauer Enrique "Kiki" Camarena Drug Wars: The Camarena Story NBC
Michael Caine Dr. Henry Jekyll / Harry Hyde Jekyll & Hyde ABC
Tom Hulce Michael Schwerner Murder in Mississippi NBC
Burt Lancaster Gerard Carriere The Phantom of the Opera
Ricky Schroder Mark The Stranger Within ABC
1991
(49th)
Beau Bridges James Brady Without Warning: The James Brady Story HBO
Sam Elliott Conn Conagher Conagher TNT
Peter Falk Columbo Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star ABC
Sam Neill Major James Leggatt One Against the Wind CBS
Sidney Poitier Thurgood Marshall Separate but Equal ABC
1992
(50th)
Robert Duvall Joseph Stalin Stalin HBO
Anthony Andrews William Whitfield Jewels NBC
Philip Casnoff Frank Sinatra Sinatra CBS
Jon Voight Professor Alfred Kroeber The Last of His Tribe HBO
James Woods Roy Cohn Citizen Cohn
1993
(51st)
James Garner F. Ross Johnson Barbarians at the Gate HBO
Peter Falk Columbo Columbo: Its All in the Game ABC
Jack Lemmon Robert A Life in the Theatre TNT
Matthew Modine Dr. Don Francis And the Band Played On HBO
Peter Strauss Ed MacAffrey Men Don't Tell CBS
1994
(52nd)
Raúl Juliá Chico Mendes The Burning Season HBO
Alan Alda Dan Cutler White Mile HBO
James Garner Ira Moran Breathing Lessons CBS
Rutger Hauer Xavier March Fatherland HBO
Samuel L. Jackson Jamaal Against the Wall
1995
(53rd)
Gary Sinise Harry S. Truman Truman HBO
Alec Baldwin Stanley Kowalski A Streetcar Named Desire CBS
Charles S. Dutton Boy Willie Charles The Piano Lesson
Laurence Fishburne Capt. Hannibal "Iowa" Lee, Jr. The Tuskegee Airmen HBO
James Woods Danny Davis Indictment: The McMartin Trial
1996
(54th)
Alan Rickman Grigori Rasputin Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny HBO
Armand Assante John Gotti Gotti HBO
Beau Bridges Richard Phillips Losing Chase Showtime
Stephen Rea Bruno Hauptman Crime of the Century HBO
James Woods Temple Rayburn The Summer of Ben Tyler CBS
1997
(55th)
Ving Rhames Don King Don King: Only in America HBO
Armand Assante Ulysses The Odyssey NBC
Jack Lemmon Juror #8 12 Angry Men Showtime
Matthew Modine Sammy Ayres What the Deaf Man Heard CBS
Gary Sinise George C. Wallace George Wallace TNT
1998
(56th)
Stanley Tucci Walter Winchell Winchell HBO
Peter Fonda Gideon Prosper The Tempest NBC
Sam Neill Merlin Merlin
Bill Paxton John Paul Vann A Bright Shining Lie HBO
Christopher Reeve Jason Kemp Rear Window ABC
Patrick Stewart Captain Ahab Moby Dick USA Network
1999
(57th)
Jack Lemmon Henry Drummond Inherit the Wind Showtime
Jack Lemmon Morrie Schwartz Tuesdays with Morrie ABC
Liev Schreiber Orson Welles RKO 281 HBO
Sam Shepard Dashiell Hammett Dash and Lilly A&E
Tom Sizemore Bobby Batton Witness Protection HBO

2000s

Year Actor Role Program Network Ref
2000
(58th)
Brian Dennehy Willy Loman Death of a Salesman Showtime
Alec Baldwin Robert H. Jackson Nuremberg TNT
Brian Cox Hermann Göring
Andy García Arturo Sandoval For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story HBO
James Woods Dennis Barrie Dirty Pictures Showtime
2001
(59th)
James Franco James Dean James Dean TNT
Kenneth Branagh Reinhard Heydrich Conspiracy HBO
Ben Kingsley Otto Frank Anne Frank: The Whole Story ABC
Damian Lewis Richard Winters Band of Brothers HBO
Barry Pepper Roger Maris 61*
2002
(60th)
Albert Finney Winston Churchill The Gathering Storm HBO
Michael Gambon Lyndon B. Johnson Path to War HBO
Michael Keaton Robert Wiener Live from Baghdad
William H. Macy Bill Porter Door to Door TNT
Linus Roache Robert F. Kennedy RFK Fox
2003
(61st)
Al Pacino Roy Cohn Angels in America HBO
Antonio Banderas Pancho Villa And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself HBO
James Brolin Ronald Reagan The Reagans Showtime
Troy Garity Barry Winchell Soldier's Girl
Tom Wilkinson Ruth Applewood Normal HBO
2004
(62nd)
Geoffrey Rush Peter Sellers The Life and Death of Peter Sellers HBO
Mos Def Vivien Thomas Something the Lord Made HBO
Jamie Foxx Stanley Tookie Williams Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story FX
William H. Macy Gigot The Wool Cap TNT
Patrick Stewart King Henry II The Lion in Winter Showtime
2005
(63rd)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers Elvis Presley Elvis CBS
Kenneth Branagh Franklin D. Roosevelt Warm Springs HBO
Ed Harris Miles Roby Empire Falls
Bill Nighy Lawrence The Girl in the Café
Donald Sutherland Bill Meehan Human Trafficking Lifetime
2006
(64th)
Bill Nighy Gideon Warner Gideon's Daughter BBC America
Andre Braugher Nick Atwaler Thief FX
Robert Duvall Prentice "Print" Ritter Broken Trail AMC
Michael Ealy Darwyn al-Sayeed Sleeper Cell Showtime
Chiwetel Ejiofor Ian Carter Tsunami: The Aftermath HBO
Ben Kingsley Herman Tarnower Mrs. Harris
Matthew Perry Ron Clark The Ron Clark Story TNT
2007
(65th)
Jim Broadbent Lord Longford Longford HBO
Adam Beach Charles Eastman Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee HBO
Ernest Borgnine Bert O'Riley A Grandpa for Christmas Hallmark Channel
Jason Isaacs Sir Mark Brydon The State Within BBC America
James Nesbitt Doctor Tom Jackman / Mr. Hyde Jekyll
2008
(66th)
Paul Giamatti John Adams John Adams HBO
Ralph Fiennes Bernard Lafferty Bernard and Doris HBO
Kevin Spacey Ron Klain Recount
Kiefer Sutherland Jack Bauer 24: Redemption Fox
Tom Wilkinson James Baker Recount HBO
2009
(67th)
Kevin Bacon Michael Strobl Taking Chance HBO
Kenneth Branagh Kurt Wallander Wallander: One Step Behind PBS
Chiwetel Ejiofor Thabo Mbeki Endgame
Brendan Gleeson Winston Churchill Into the Storm HBO
Jeremy Irons Alfred Stieglitz Georgia O'Keeffe Lifetime

2010s

Year Actor Role Program Network Ref
2010
(68th)
Al Pacino Jack Kevorkian You Don't Know Jack HBO
Idris Elba DCI John Luther Luther BBC America
Ian McShane Waleran Bigod The Pillars of the Earth Starz
Dennis Quaid Bill Clinton The Special Relationship HBO
Édgar Ramírez Ilich Ramírez Sánchez Carlos Sundance Channel
2011
(69th)
Idris Elba DCI John Luther Luther BBC America
Hugh Bonneville Robert, Earl of Grantham Downton Abbey PBS
William Hurt Henry Paulson Too Big to Fail HBO
Bill Nighy Johnny Worricker Page Eight PBS
Dominic West Hector Madden The Hour BBC America
2012
(70th)
Kevin Costner Devil Anse Hatfield Hatfields & McCoys History
Benedict Cumberbatch Sherlock Holmes Sherlock PBS
Woody Harrelson Steve Schmidt Game Change HBO
Toby Jones Alfred Hitchcock The Girl
Clive Owen Ernest Hemingway Hemingway & Gellhorn
2013
(71st)
Michael Douglas Liberace Behind the Candelabra HBO
Matt Damon Scott Thorson Behind the Candelabra HBO
Chiwetel Ejiofor Louis Lester Dancing on the Edge Starz
Idris Elba DCI John Luther Luther BBC America
Al Pacino Phil Spector Phil Spector HBO
2014
(72nd)
Billy Bob Thornton Lorne Malvo Fargo FX
Martin Freeman Lester Nygaard Fargo FX
Woody Harrelson Detective Martin Hart True Detective HBO
Matthew McConaughey Detective Rust Cohle
Mark Ruffalo Ned Weeks The Normal Heart
2015
(73rd)
Oscar Isaac Nick Wasicsko Show Me a Hero HBO
Idris Elba DCI John Luther Luther BBC America
David Oyelowo Peter Snowden Nightingale HBO
Mark Rylance Thomas Cromwell Wolf Hall PBS
Patrick Wilson State Trouper Lou Solverson Fargo FX
2016
(74th)
Tom Hiddleston Jonathan Pine The Night Manager AMC
Riz Ahmed Nasir "Naz" Khan The Night Of HBO
Bryan Cranston Lyndon B. Johnson All the Way HBO
John Turturro John Stone The Night Of HBO
Courtney B. Vance Johnnie Cochran The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story FX
2017
(75th)
Ewan McGregor Emmit and Raymond "Ray" Stussy Fargo FX
Robert De Niro Bernard "Bernie" Madoff The Wizard of Lies HBO
Jude Law Pope Pius XIII The Young Pope
Kyle MacLachlan Dale Cooper, Cooper's Double, Douglas "Dougie" Jones Twin Peaks Showtime
Geoffrey Rush Albert Einstein Genius: Einstein Nat Geo
2018
(76th)
Darren Criss Andrew Cunanan The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story FX
Antonio Banderas Pablo Picasso Genius: Picasso Nat Geo
Daniel Brühl Dr. Lazlo Kreizler The Alienist TNT
Benedict Cumberbatch Patrick Melrose Patrick Melrose Showtime
Hugh Grant Jeremy Thorpe A Very English Scandal Amazon
2019
(77th)
Russell Crowe Roger Ailes The Loudest Voice Showtime
Christopher Abbott Capt. John Yossarian Catch-22 Hulu
Sacha Baron Cohen Eli Cohen / Kamel Amin Thaabet The Spy Netflix
Jared Harris Valery Legasov Chernobyl HBO
Sam Rockwell Bob Fosse Fosse/Verdon FX

2020s

Year Actor Role Program Network Ref
2020
(78th)
Mark Ruffalo Dominick and Thomas Birdsey I Know This Much Is True HBO
Bryan Cranston Michael Desiato Your Honor Showtime
Jeff Daniels James Comey The Comey Rule Showtime
Hugh Grant Jonathan Fraser The Undoing HBO
Ethan Hawke John Brown The Good Lord Bird Showtime
2021
(79th)
Michael Keaton Samuel Finnix Dopesick Hulu
Paul Bettany Vision WandaVision Disney+
Oscar Isaac Jonathan Levy Scenes from a Marriage HBO
Ewan McGregor Halston Halston Netflix
Tahar Rahim Charles Sobhraj The Serpent Netflix
2022
(80th)
Evan Peters Jeffrey Dahmer Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story Netflix
Taron Egerton James "Jimmy" Keene Jr. Black Bird Apple TV+
Colin Firth Michael Peterson The Staircase HBO Max
Andrew Garfield Detective Jeb Pyre Under the Banner of Heaven Hulu
Sebastian Stan Tommy Lee Pam & Tommy Hulu

Superlatives

Multiple wins

Wins Name
2 Robert Duvall
James Garner
Al Pacino

Multiple nominations

Nominations Name
7 James Woods
6 Jack Lemmon
5 James Garner
4 Idris Elba
Peter Strauss
3 Kenneth Branagh
Richard Chamberlain
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Ben Kingsley
Sam Neill
Bill Nighy
Al Pacino
2 Anthony Andrews
Armand Assante
Alec Baldwin
Antonio Banderas
Beau Bridges
Michael Caine
Benedict Cumberbatch
Mark Harmon
Peter Falk
Woody Harrelson
Jeremy Irons
William H. Macy
Matthew Modine
Geoffrey Rush
Gary Sinise
Patrick Stewart
Tom Wilkinson

See also


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