Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
October 15, 2023
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie is an award presented annually by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS). It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role on a television limited series or television movie for the primetime network season.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
The award was first presented at the 7th Primetime Emmy Awards on March 7, 1955, to Robert Cummings, for his performance as Juror #8 on the Studio One episode "Twelve Angry Men". It has undergone several name changes, with the category split into two categories at the 25th Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special Program – Drama or Comedy; and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series. By the 31st Primetime Emmy Awards, the categories were merged into one, and it has since undergone several name changes, leading to its current title.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 58 actors. Michael Keaton is the current recipient of the award, for his portrayal of Dr. Samuel Finnix on Dopesick. Laurence Olivier has won the most awards in this category, with four, while Hal Holbrook has received the most nominations for the award, on seven occasions.
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The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie is an award presented annually by the Academy of Television Arts amp Sciences ATAS It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role on a television limited series or television movie for the primetime network season Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieThe 2022 recipient Michael KeatonAwarded forOutstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or MovieCountryUnited StatesPresented byAcademy of Television Arts amp SciencesFirst awarded1955Currently held byMichael Keaton Dopesick 2022 Websiteemmys wbr comThe award was first presented at the 7th Primetime Emmy Awards on March 7 1955 to Robert Cummings for his performance as Juror 8 on the Studio One episode Twelve Angry Men It has undergone several name changes with the category split into two categories at the 25th Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special Program Drama or Comedy and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series By the 31st Primetime Emmy Awards the categories were merged into one and it has since undergone several name changes leading to its current title Since its inception the award has been given to 58 actors Michael Keaton is the current recipient of the award for his portrayal of Dr Samuel Finnix on Dopesick Laurence Olivier has won the most awards in this category with four while Hal Holbrook has received the most nominations for the award on seven occasions Contents 1 Winners and nominations 1 1 1950s 1 2 1960s 1 3 1970s 1 4 1980s 1 5 1990s 1 6 2000s 1 7 2010s 1 8 2020s 2 Programs with multiple wins 3 Performers with multiple wins 4 Programs with multiple nominations 5 Performers with multiple nominations 6 See also 7 ReferencesWinners and nominations EditTable key Indicates the winner1950s Edit Year Actor Role Program Episode Network1955 7th Robert Cummings Juror 8 Studio One Twelve Angry Men CBSFrank Lovejoy Walter Neff Lux Video Theatre Double Indemnity CBSFredric March Tony Cavendish The Best of Broadway The Royal Family Ebenezer Scrooge Shower of Stars A Christmas Carol Thomas Mitchell Father Devlin Ford Theatre The Good of His Soul NBCDavid Niven Deacon Four Star Playhouse The Answer CBS1956 8th Lloyd Nolan Capt Queeg Ford Star Jubilee The Caine Mutiny Court Martial CBSRalph Bellamy Father The United States Steel Hour The Fearful Decision CBSJose Ferrer Cyrano de Bergerac Producers Showcase Cyrano de Bergerac NBCEverett Sloane President Kraft Television Theatre Patterns Barry Sullivan Defense Attorney Greenwald Ford Star Jubilee The Caine Mutiny Court Martial CBS1957 9th Jack Palance Harlan Mountain McClintock Playhouse 90 Requiem for a Heavyweight CBSLloyd Bridges Alec Beggs The Alcoa Hour Tragedy in a Temporary Town NBCFredric March Sam Dodsworth Producers Showcase Dodsworth Sal Mineo Dino Minetta Studio One Dino CBSRed Skelton Buddy McCoy Playhouse 90 The Big Slide 1958 10th Peter Ustinov Dr Samuel Johnson Omnibus The Life of Samuel Johnson NBCLee J Cobb Dr Joseph Pearson Studio One No Deadly Medicine CBSMickey Rooney Sammy Hogarth Playhouse 90 The Comedian David Wayne James Mennick Suspicion Heartbeat NBCEd Wynn Gramps Northrup On Borrowed Time1959 11th Fred Astaire Himself An Evening with Fred Astaire NBCRobert L Crawford Jr Tanguy Playhouse 90 Child of Our Time CBSPaul Muni Sam Arlen Last Clear Chance Christopher Plummer Kenneth Boyd Hallmark Hall of Fame Little Moon of Alban NBCMickey Rooney Eddie Alcoa Theatre Eddie Rod Steiger Harvey Denton Playhouse 90 A Town Has Turned to Dust CBS1960s Edit Year Actor Role Program Episode Network1960 12th Laurence Olivier Charles Strickland The Moon and Sixpence NBCLee J Cobb Dr Lawrence Doner Playhouse 90 Project Immortality CBSAlec Guinness Jebal Deeks Startime The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks NBC1961 13th Maurice Evans Macbeth Hallmark Hall of Fame Macbeth NBCCliff Robertson Charlie Gordon The United States Steel Hour The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon CBSEd Wynn Himself Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse The Man in the Funny Suit 1962 14th Peter Falk Aristede Fresco The Dick Powell Theatre The Price of Tomatoes NBCMilton Berle Eddie Doyle The Dick Powell Theatre Doyle Against the House NBCJames Donald Albert Prince Consort Hallmark Hall of Fame Victoria Regina Lee Marvin Hughes Alcoa Premiere People Need People ABCMickey Rooney Augie Miller The Dick Powell Theatre Somebody s Waiting NBC1963 15th Trevor Howard Benjamin Disraeli Hallmark Hall of Fame Invincible Mr Disraeli NBCBradford Dillman Charlie Pont Premiere Presented by Fred Astaire The Voice of Charlie Pont ABCDon Gordon Joey Tassili The Defenders The Madman CBSWalter Matthau Meredith The DuPont Show of the Week Big Deal in Laredo NBCJoseph Schildkraut Rabbi Gottlieb Sam Benedict Hear the Mellow Wedding Bells 1964 16th Jack Klugman Joe Larch The Defenders Blacklist CBSJames Earl Jones Joe East Side West Side Who Do You Kill CBSRoddy McDowall Paul LeDoux Arrest and Trial Journey Into Darkness ABCJason Robards Abraham Lincoln Hallmark Hall of Fame Abe Lincoln in Illinois NBCRod Steiger Mike Kirsch Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre A Slow Fade to Black NBCHarold J Stone Elihu Kaminsky The Doctors and the Nurses Nurse Is a Feminine Noun CBS1965 17th Alfred Lunt Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr Hallmark Hall of Fame The Magnificent Yankee NBC1966 18th Cliff Robertson Quincey Parke Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre The Game NBCEd Begley Matthew Harrison Brady Hallmark Hall of Fame Inherit the Wind NBCMelvyn Douglas Henry DrummondTrevor Howard Napoleon Eagle in a Cage Christopher Plummer Hamlet Hamlet Syndicated1967 19th Peter Ustinov Socrates Hallmark Hall of Fame Barefoot in Athens NBCAlan Arkin Barney Kempinski ABC Stage 67 The Love Song of Barney Kempinski ABCLee J Cobb Willy Loman Death of a Salesman CBSIvan Dixon Olly Winter CBS Playhouse The Final War of Olly Winter Hal Holbrook Mark Twain Hal Holbrook Mark Twain Tonight 1968 20th Melvyn Douglas Peter Schermann CBS Playhouse Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night CBSRaymond Burr Robert T Ironside Ironside Pilot NBCVan Heflin Robert Sloane A Case of Libel ABCGeorge C Scott John Proctor The Crucible CBSEli Wallach Douglas Lambert CBS Playhouse Dear Friends 1969 21st Paul Scofield Emlyn Bowen Prudiential s On Stage Male of the Species NBCBill Travers Crichton Hallmark Hall of Fame The Admirable Crichton NBCOssie Davis Charles Carter Teacher Teacher David McCallum Hamilton Cade1970s Edit Year Actor Role Program Network1970 22nd Peter Ustinov Abel Shaddick A Storm in Summer NBCAl Freeman Jr Charles Roberts My Sweet Charlie NBCLaurence Olivier Mr Creakle David Copperfield1971 23rd George C Scott Victor Franz The Price NBCJack Cassidy Otis Baker The Andersonville Trial PBSHal Holbrook Hays Stowe A Clear and Present Danger NBCRichard Widmark Paul Roudebush VanishedGig Young Jones The Neon Ceiling1972 24th Keith Michell Henry VIII The Six Wives of Henry VIII CBSJames Caan Brian Piccolo Brian s Song ABCRichard Harris Philip Rhayadar The Snow Goose NBCGeorge C Scott Edward Rochester Jane EyreBilly Dee Williams Gale Sayers Brian s Song ABC1973 25th Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading RoleLaurence Olivier James Tyrone Sr Long Day s Journey Into Night ABCHenry Fonda Carl Tiflin The Red Pony NBCHal Holbrook Doug Salter That Certain Summer ABCTelly Savalas Theo Kojak Kojak The Marcus Nelson Murders CBSOutstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Drama Comedy Limited Episodes Anthony Murphy Tom Brown Tom Brown s Schooldays PBSJohn Abineri Chingachgook The Last of the Mohicans PBSPhilippe Leroy Leonardo da Vinci The Life of Leonardo da Vinci CBS1974 26th Best Lead Actor in a DramaHal Holbrook Lloyd Bucher Pueblo ABCAlan Alda Paul Friedman 6 Rms Riv Vu CBSLaurence Olivier Shylock The Merchant of Venice ABCMartin Sheen Eddie Slovik The Execution of Private Slovik NBCDick Van Dyke Charlie Lester The Morning After ABCBest Lead Actor in a Limited SeriesWilliam Holden Bumper Morgan The Blue Knight NBCPeter Falk Columbo Columbo NBCDennis Weaver Sam McCloud McCloud NBC1975 27th Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special Program Drama or ComedyLaurence Olivier Arthur Glanville Jones Love Among the Ruins ABCRichard Chamberlain Edmond Dantes The Count of Monte Cristo NBCWilliam Devane John F Kennedy The Missiles of October ABCCharles Durning Al Green Queen of the Stardust Ballroom CBSHenry Fonda Clarence Darrow Clarence Darrow NBCOutstanding Lead Actor in a Limited SeriesPeter Falk Columbo Columbo NBCDennis Weaver Sam McCloud McCloud NBC1976 28th Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special Program Drama or ComedyAnthony Hopkins Richard Hauptmann The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case NBCWilliam Devane John Henry Faulk Fear on Trial CBSEdward Herrmann Franklin D Roosevelt Eleanor and Franklin ABCJack Lemmon Archie Rice The Entertainer NBCJason Robards James Tyrone Jr A Moon for the Misbegotten ABCOutstanding Lead Actor in a Limited SeriesHal Holbrook Abraham Lincoln Sandburg s Lincoln NBCGeorge Grizzard John Adams The Adams Chronicles PBSNick Nolte Thomas Jordache Rich Man Poor Man ABCPeter Strauss Rudolph Jordache1977 29th Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special Program Drama or ComedyEd Flanders Harry S Truman Harry S Truman Plain Speaking PBSPeter Boyle Joseph McCarthy Tail Gunner Joe NBCPeter Finch post humously Yitzhak Rabin Raid on EntebbeEdward Herrmann Franklin D Roosevelt Eleanor and Franklin The White House Years ABCGeorge C Scott The Beast Beauty and the Beast NBCOutstanding Lead Actor in a Limited SeriesChristopher Plummer Roscoe Heyward The Moneychangers NBCStanley Baker Gwilym Morgan How Green Was My Valley PBSRichard Jordan Joseph Armagh Captains and the Kings NBCSteven Keats Jay Blackman Seventh Avenue1978 30th Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama or Comedy SpecialFred Astaire Ted Long A Family Upside Down NBCAlan Alda Caryl Chessman Kill Me If You Can NBCHal Holbrook Stage Manager Our TownMartin Sheen Taxi Driver Taxi James Stacy Kenny Briggs Just a Little InconvenienceOutstanding Lead Actor in a Limited SeriesMichael Moriarty Erik Dorf Holocaust NBCHal Holbrook Portius Wheeler The Awakening Land NBCJason Robards Richard Monckton Washington Behind Closed Doors ABCFritz Weaver Josef Weiss Holocaust NBCPaul Winfield Martin Luther King Jr King1979 31st Peter Strauss Larry Murphy The Jericho Mile ABCNed Beatty Gene Mullen Friendly Fire ABCLouis Gossett Jr Levi Mercer Backstairs at the White House NBCKurt Russell Elvis Presley Elvis ABC1980s Edit Year Actor Role Program Network1980 32nd Powers Boothe Jim Jones Guyana Tragedy The Story of Jim Jones CBSTony Curtis David O Selznick The Scarlett O Hara War NBCHenry Fonda Clarence Earl Gideon Gideon s Trumpet CBSJason Robards Franklin D Roosevelt F D R The Last Year NBC1981 33rd Anthony Hopkins Adolf Hitler The Bunker CBSRichard Chamberlain John Blackthorne Anjin san Shōgun NBCToshiro Mifune Lord Yoshi ToranagaPeter O Toole Cornelius Flavius Silva Masada ABCPeter Strauss Eleazar Ben Yair1982 34th 1 Mickey Rooney Bill Sackter Bill CBSAnthony Andrews Sebastian Flyte Brideshead Revisited PBSPhilip Anglim John Merrick The Elephant Man ABCAnthony Hopkins Quasimodo The Hunchback of Notre Dame CBSJeremy Irons Charles Ryder Brideshead Revisited PBS1983 35th 2 Tommy Lee Jones Gary Gilmore The Executioner s Song NBCRobert Blake Jimmy Hoffa Blood Feud OPTRichard Chamberlain Ralph de Bricassart The Thorn Birds ABCAlec Guinness George Smiley Smiley s People SyndicatedRoger Rees Nicholas Nickleby The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby1984 36th Laurence Olivier King Lear King Lear SyndicatedTed Danson Steven Bennett Something About Amelia ABCLouis Gossett Jr Anwar al Sadat Sadat OPTMickey Rooney Bill Sackter Bill On His Own CBSDaniel J Travanti John Walsh Adam NBC1985 37th Richard Crenna Richard Beck The Rape of Richard Beck ABCRichard Chamberlain Raoul Wallenberg Wallenberg A Hero s Story NBCJames Garner Harold Lear Heartsounds ABCRichard Kiley George Hollis Do You Remember Love CBSGeorge C Scott Ebenezer Scrooge A Christmas Carol1986 38th Dustin Hoffman Willy Loman Death of a Salesman CBSKirk Douglas Amos Lasher Amos CBSBen Gazzara Nick Pierson An Early Frost NBCJohn Lithgow Maj Kendall Laird Resting Place CBSAidan Quinn Michael Pierson An Early Frost NBC1987 39th James Woods D J Promise CBSAlan Arkin Leon Feldhendler Escape from Sobibor CBSJames Garner Bob Beuhler PromiseLouis Gossett Jr Mathu A Gathering of Old MenRandy Quaid Lyndon B Johnson LBJ The Early Years NBC1988 40th Jason Robards Henry Drummond Inherit the Wind NBCHume Cronyn Hector Nations Foxfire CBSDanny Glover Nelson Mandela Mandela HBOStacy Keach Ernest Hemingway Hemingway SyndicatedJack Lemmon John M Slaton The Murder of Mary Phagan NBC1989 41st James Woods Bill Wilson My Name Is Bill W ABCRobert Duvall Gus McCrae Lonesome Dove CBSJohn Gielgud Aaron Jastrow War and Remembrance ABCTommy Lee Jones Woodrow F Call Lonesome Dove CBSBen Kingsley Simon Wiesenthal Murderers Among Us The Simon Wiesenthal Story HBO1990s Edit Year Actor Role Program Network1990 42nd Hume Cronyn Cooper Age Old Friends HBOMichael Caine Dr Henry Jekyll Harry Hyde Jekyll amp Hyde ABCArt Carney The Father Where Pigeons Go to Die NBCAlbert Finney Jason Cromwell The Image HBOTom Hulce Michael Schwerner Murder in Mississippi NBC1991 43rd John Gielgud Haverford Downs Summer s Lease PBSJames Garner Albert Sidney Finch Decoration Day NBCDennis Hopper Paris Trout Paris Trout ShowtimeSidney Poitier Thurgood Marshall Separate but Equal ABCChristopher Walken Jacob Witting Sarah Plain and Tall CBS1992 44th 3 Beau Bridges James Brady Without Warning The James Brady Story HBORuben Blades Ernesto Ontiveros Crazy from the Heart TNTHume Cronyn Cleveland Merriweather Christmas on Division Street CBSBrian Dennehy John Wayne Gacy To Catch a Killer SyndicatedMaximilian Schell Mordechai Weiss Miss Rose White NBC1993 45th Robert Morse Truman Capote Tru PBSRobert Blake John List Judgment Day The John List Story CBSRobert Duvall Joseph Stalin Stalin HBOJames Garner F Ross Johnson Barbarians at the GateJames Woods Roy Cohn Citizen Cohn1994 46th Hume Cronyn Sam Peek To Dance with the White Dog CBSMichael Caine Joseph Stalin World War II When Lions Roared NBCJames Garner Ira Moran Breathing Lessons CBSMatthew Modine Don Francis And the Band Played On HBOSam Waterston Forrest Bedford I ll Fly Away Then and Now PBS1995 47th Raul Julia post humously Chico Mendes The Burning Season HBOCharles S Dutton Boy Willie Charles The Piano Lesson CBSJohn Goodman Huey P Long Kingfish A Story of Huey P Long TNTJohn Lithgow Tom Bradley Bob Bradley My Brother s Keeper CBSJames Woods Danny Davis Indictment The McMartin Trial HBO1996 48th Alan Rickman Grigori Rasputin Rasputin Dark Servant of Destiny HBOAlec Baldwin Stanley Kowalski A Streetcar Named Desire CBSBeau Bridges Richard Nixon Kissinger and Nixon TNTLaurence Fishburne Hannibal Lee The Tuskegee Airmen HBOGary Sinise Harry S Truman Truman1997 49th Armand Assante John Gotti Gotti HBOBeau Bridges Bill Januson Hidden in America ShowtimeRobert Duvall Adolf Eichmann The Man Who Captured Eichmann TNTLaurence Fishburne Caleb Humphries Miss Evers Boys HBOSidney Poitier Nelson Mandela Mandela and de Klerk Showtime1998 50th 4 Gary Sinise George Wallace George Wallace TNTJack Lemmon Juror 8 12 Angry Men ShowtimeSam Neill Merlin Merlin NBCVing Rhames Don King Don King Only in America HBOPatrick Stewart Captain Ahab Moby Dick USA1999 51st Stanley Tucci Walter Winchell Winchell HBODon Cheadle Grant Wiggins A Lesson Before Dying HBOIan Holm King Lear King Lear PBSJack Lemmon Henry Drummond Inherit the Wind ShowtimeSam Shepard Dashiell Hammett Dash and Lilly A amp E2000s Edit Year Actor Role Program Network2000 52nd Jack Lemmon Morrie Schwartz Tuesdays with Morrie ABCBeau Bridges P T Barnum P T Barnum A amp EBrian Dennehy Willy Loman Death of a Salesman ShowtimeWilliam H Macy Terry Thorpe A Slight Case of Murder TNTLiev Schreiber Orson Welles RKO 281 HBO2001 53rd Kenneth Branagh Reinhard Heydrich Conspiracy HBOAndy Garcia Arturo Sandoval For Love or Country The Arturo Sandoval Story HBOGregory Hines Bill Bojangles Robinson Bojangles ShowtimeBen Kingsley Otto Frank Anne Frank The Whole Story ABCBarry Pepper Roger Maris 61 HBO2002 54th Albert Finney Winston Churchill The Gathering Storm HBOKenneth Branagh Ernest Shackleton Shackleton A amp EBeau Bridges Michael Mulvaney We Were the Mulvaneys LifetimeJames Franco James Dean James Dean TNTMichael Gambon Lyndon B Johnson Path to War HBO2003 55th William H Macy Bill Porter Door to Door TNTBrad Garrett Jackie Gleason Gleason CBSPaul Newman Stage Manager Our Town ShowtimeTom Wilkinson Roy Applewood Normal HBOJames Woods Rudy Giuliani Rudy The Rudy Giuliani Story USA2004 56th Al Pacino Roy Cohn Angels in America HBOAntonio Banderas Pancho Villa And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself HBOJames Brolin Ronald Reagan The Reagans ShowtimeMos Def Vivien Thomas Something the Lord Made HBOAlan Rickman Dr Alfred Blalock2005 57th Geoffrey Rush Peter Sellers The Life and Death of Peter Sellers HBOKenneth Branagh Franklin D Roosevelt Warm Springs HBOEd Harris Miles Roby Empire FallsWilliam H Macy Charles Gigot The Wool Cap TNTJonathan Rhys Meyers Elvis Presley Elvis CBS2006 58th Andre Braugher Nick Atwater Thief FXCharles Dance Mr Tulkinghorn Bleak House PBSBen Kingsley Dr Herman Tarnower Mrs Harris HBODonald Sutherland Bill Meehan Human Trafficking LifetimeJon Voight Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II CBS2007 59th Robert Duvall Prentice Prent Ritter Broken Trail AMCJim Broadbent Lord Longford Longford HBOWilliam H Macy Det Clyde Umney Sam Landry Nightmares amp Dreamscapes From the Stories of Stephen King Umney s Last Case TNTMatthew Perry Ron Clark The Ron Clark StoryTom Selleck Jesse Stone Jesse Stone Sea Change CBS2008 60th Paul Giamatti John Adams John Adams HBORalph Fiennes Bernard Lafferty Bernard and Doris HBORicky Gervais Andy Millman Extras The Extra Special Series FinaleKevin Spacey Ron Klain RecountTom Wilkinson James Baker2009 61st Brendan Gleeson Winston Churchill Into the Storm HBOKevin Bacon Michael Strobl Taking Chance HBOKenneth Branagh Kurt Wallander Wallander One Step Behind PBSKevin Kline Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano de BergeracIan McKellen King Lear King LearKiefer Sutherland Jack Bauer 24 Redemption Fox2010s Edit Year Actor Role Program Network2010 62nd 5 Al Pacino Dr Jack Kevorkian You Don t Know Jack HBOJeff Bridges Jon Katz A Dog Year HBOIan McKellen Number Two Curtis The Prisoner AMCDennis Quaid Bill Clinton The Special Relationship HBOMichael Sheen Tony Blair2011 63rd 6 Barry Pepper Robert F Kennedy The Kennedys ReelzIdris Elba John Luther Luther BBC AmericaLaurence Fishburne Thurgood Marshall Thurgood HBOWilliam Hurt Henry Paulson Too Big to FailGreg Kinnear John F Kennedy The Kennedys ReelzEdgar Ramirez Ilich Ramirez Sanchez Carlos Sundance2012 64th 7 Kevin Costner Devil Anse Hatfield Hatfields amp McCoys HistoryBenedict Cumberbatch Sherlock Holmes Sherlock A Scandal in Belgravia PBSIdris Elba John Luther Luther BBC AmericaWoody Harrelson Steve Schmidt Game Change HBOClive Owen Ernest Hemingway Hemingway amp GellhornBill Paxton Randolph McCoy Hatfields amp McCoys History2013 65th 8 Michael Douglas Liberace Behind the Candelabra HBOBenedict Cumberbatch Christopher Tietjens Parade s End HBOMatt Damon Scott Thorson Behind the CandelabraToby Jones Alfred Hitchcock The GirlAl Pacino Phil Spector Phil Spector2014 66th 9 Benedict Cumberbatch Sherlock Holmes Sherlock His Last Vow PBSChiwetel Ejiofor Louis Lester Dancing on the Edge StarzIdris Elba John Luther Luther BBC AmericaMartin Freeman Lester Nygaard Fargo FXMark Ruffalo Ned Weeks The Normal Heart HBOBilly Bob Thornton Lorne Malvo Fargo FX2015 67th 10 Richard Jenkins Henry Kitteridge Olive Kitteridge HBOAdrien Brody Harry Houdini Houdini HistoryRicky Gervais Derek Noakes Derek The Special NetflixTimothy Hutton Russ Skokie American Crime ABCDavid Oyelowo Peter Snowden Nightingale HBOMark Rylance Thomas Cromwell Wolf Hall PBS2016 68th 11 Courtney B Vance Johnnie Cochran The People v O J Simpson FXBryan Cranston Lyndon B Johnson All the Way HBOBenedict Cumberbatch Sherlock Holmes Sherlock The Abominable Bride PBSIdris Elba John Luther Luther BBC AmericaCuba Gooding Jr O J Simpson The People v O J Simpson FXTom Hiddleston Jonathan Pine The Night Manager AMC2017 69th 12 Riz Ahmed Nasir Naz Khan The Night Of HBOBenedict Cumberbatch Sherlock Holmes Sherlock The Lying Detective PBSRobert De Niro Bernie Madoff The Wizard of Lies HBOEwan McGregor Ray Stussy Emmit Stussy Fargo FXGeoffrey Rush Albert Einstein Genius Nat GeoJohn Turturro John Stone The Night Of HBO2018 70th 13 Darren Criss Andrew Cunanan The Assassination of Gianni Versace FXAntonio Banderas Pablo Picasso Genius Picasso Nat GeoBenedict Cumberbatch Patrick Melrose Patrick Melrose ShowtimeJeff Daniels John O Neill The Looming Tower HuluJohn Legend Jesus Christ Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert NBCJesse Plemons Captain Robert Daly USS Callister Black Mirror Netflix2019 71st Jharrel Jerome Korey Wise When They See Us NetflixMahershala Ali Wayne Hays True Detective HBOBenicio del Toro Richard Matt Escape at Dannemora ShowtimeHugh Grant Jeremy Thorpe A Very English Scandal Prime VideoJared Harris Valery Legasov Chernobyl HBOSam Rockwell Bob Fosse Fosse Verdon FX2020s Edit Year Actor Role Program Network2020 72nd 14 Mark Ruffalo Dominick amp Thomas Birdsey I Know This Much Is True HBOJeremy Irons Adrian Veidt Ozymandias Watchmen HBOHugh Jackman Frank Tassone Bad EducationPaul Mescal Connell Waldron Normal People HuluJeremy Pope Archie Coleman Hollywood Netflix2021 73rd 15 Ewan McGregor Halston Halston NetflixPaul Bettany Vision WandaVision Disney Hugh Grant Jonathan Fraser The Undoing HBOLin Manuel Miranda Alexander Hamilton Hamilton Disney Leslie Odom Jr Aaron Burr2022 74th 16 Michael Keaton Dr Samuel Finnix Dopesick HuluColin Firth Michael Peterson The Staircase HBO MaxAndrew Garfield Detective Jeb Pyre Under the Banner of Heaven FXOscar Isaac Jonathan Levy Scenes from a Marriage HBOHimesh Patel Jeevan Chaudhary Station Eleven HBO MaxSebastian Stan Tommy Lee Pam amp Tommy Hulu2023 75th 17 Taron Egerton Jimmy Keene Black Bird Apple TV Kumail Nanjiani Somen Banerjee Welcome to Chippendales HuluEvan Peters Jeffrey Dahmer Dahmer Monster The Jeffrey Dahmer Story NetflixDaniel Radcliffe Weird Al Yankovic Weird The Al Yankovic Story RokuMichael Shannon George Jones George amp Tammy ShowtimeSteven Yeun Danny Cho Beef NetflixPrograms with multiple wins Edit2 winsAmerican Crime StoryPerformers with multiple wins Edit4 winsLaurence Olivier3 winsPeter Ustinov 2 winsFred Astaire Hume Cronyn Peter Falk Hal Holbrook Anthony Hopkins Al Pacino James WoodsPrograms with multiple nominations Edit13 nominationsHallmark Hall of Fame7 nominationsPlayhouse 904 nominationsLuther Sherlock3 nominationsAmerican Crime Story CBS Playhouse The Dick Powell Theatre Fargo Studio One 2 nominationsAn Early Frost Behind the Candelabra Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Brian s Song Brideshead Revisited Columbo The Defenders Ford Star Jubilee Genius Hamilton Hatfields amp McCoys Holocaust The Kennedys Lonesome Dove Masada McCloud The Night Of Producers Showcase Promise Recount Rich Man Poor Man Shōgun Something the Lord Made The Special Relationship The United States Steel HourPerformers with multiple nominations Edit7 nominationsHal Holbrook6 nominationsBenedict Cumberbatch Laurence Olivier 5 nominationsBeau Bridges James Garner Jack Lemmon Jason Robards Mickey Rooney George C Scott James Woods4 nominationsKenneth Branagh Richard Chamberlain Hume Cronyn Robert Duvall Idris Elba William H Macy 3 nominationsLee J Cobb Laurence Fishburne Peter Falk Henry Fonda Louis Gossett Jr Anthony Hopkins Ben Kingsley Fredric March Al Pacino Christopher Plummer Peter Strauss Peter Ustinov 2 nominationsAlan Alda Alan Arkin Fred Astaire Antonio Banderas Robert Blake Michael Caine Brian Dennehy William Devane Melvyn Douglas Albert Finney Ricky Gervais John Gielgud Hugh Grant Alec Guinness Edward Herrmann Trevor Howard Jeremy Irons Tommy Lee Jones John Lithgow Ewan McGregor Ian McKellen Barry Pepper Sidney Poitier Alan Rickman Cliff Robertson Mark Ruffalo Geoffrey Rush Martin Sheen Gary Sinise Rod Steiger Dennis Weaver Tom Wilkinson Ed WynnSee also EditTCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama Golden Globe Award for Best Actor Miniseries or Television Film Critics Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie Miniseries Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television MovieReferences Edit Nominees Winners Television Academy Academy of Television Arts amp Sciences Retrieved February 16 2019 Nominees Winners Television Academy Academy of Television Arts amp Sciences Retrieved February 16 2019 Nominees Winners 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