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Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film

Annual television award


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.

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Since its inception, the award has been given to 44 actors. Steven Yeun is the current recipient of the award for his performance in Beef. 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.

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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.

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2000s

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2010s

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2020s

Superlatives

Multiple wins

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Multiple nominations

See also


References

  1. "The 39th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1982)". GoldenGlobes.com. Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  2. "The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2001)". GoldenGlobes.com. Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
  3. "Winners & Nominees 2017". www.goldenglobes.com. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  4. "Winners & Nominees 2018". www.goldenglobes.com. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  5. "Winners & Nominees 2019". www.goldenglobes.com. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
  6. "Winners & Nominees 2020". www.goldenglobes.com. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  7. "Winners & Nominees 2020". www.goldenglobes.com. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
  8. "Winners & Nominees 2022". www.goldenglobes.com. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  9. "Winners & Nominees 2023". www.goldenglobes.com. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  10. "Winners & Nominees 2024". www.goldenglobes.com. Retrieved January 8, 2024.

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