Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama
| Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Actor in a Drama Series |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | International Press Academy |
| First awarded | 1996 |
| Currently held by | Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul (2020) |
The Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama is one of the annual awards given by the International Press Academy.
Winners and nominees[]
1990s[]
| Year | Actor | Series | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | David Duchovny | The X-Files | Fox Mulder | Fox |
| Dennis Franz | NYPD Blue | Andy Sipowicz | ABC | |
| Andre Braugher | Homicide: Life on the Street | Frank Pembleton | NBC | |
| Anthony Edwards | ER | Dr. Mark Greene | ||
| Hector Elizondo | Chicago Hope | Phillip Watters | CBS | |
| 1997 | Jimmy Smits | NYPD Blue | Bobby Simone | ABC |
| David Duchovny | The X-Files | Fox Mulder | Fox | |
| Dennis Franz | NYPD Blue | Andy Sipowicz | ABC | |
| Sam Waterston | Law & Order | Jack McCoy | NBC | |
| Michael T. Weiss | The Pretender | Jarod | ||
| 1998 | Ernie Hudson | Oz | Leo Glynn | HBO |
| George Clooney | ER | Dr. Doug Ross | NBC | |
| Michael T. Weiss | The Pretender | Jarod | ||
| Jimmy Smits | NYPD Blue | Bobby Simone | ABC | |
| Dylan McDermott | The Practice | Bobby Donnell | ||
| 1999 | Martin Sheen | The West Wing | Josiah Bartlet | NBC |
| James Gandolfini | The Sopranos | Tony Soprano | HBO | |
| Eamonn Walker | Oz | Kareem Saïd | ||
| Dylan McDermott | The Practice | Bobby Donnell | ABC | |
| Sam Waterston | Law & Order | Jack McCoy | NBC |
2000s[]
| Year | Actor | Series | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Tim Daly | The Fugitive | Dr. Richard Kimble | CBS |
| James Gandolfini | The Sopranos | Tony Soprano | HBO | |
| Dennis Haysbert | Now and Again | Dr. Theodore Morris | CBS | |
| Nicky Katt | Boston Public | Harry Senate | Fox | |
| Martin Sheen | The West Wing | Josiah Bartlet | NBC | |
| 2001 | Kiefer Sutherland | 24 | Jack Bauer | Fox |
| James Gandolfini | The Sopranos | Tony Soprano | HBO | |
| Craig T. Nelson | The District | Jack Mannion | CBS | |
| William Petersen | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Gil Grissom | ||
| Martin Sheen | The West Wing | Josiah Bartlet | NBC | |
| 2002 | Kiefer Sutherland | 24 | Jack Bauer | Fox |
| Michael Chiklis | The Shield | Vic Mackey | FX | |
| Peter Krause | Six Feet Under | Nate Fisher | HBO | |
| Chi McBride | Boston Public | Steven Harper | Fox | |
| Martin Sheen | The West Wing | Josiah Bartlet | NBC | |
| 2003 | Michael Chiklis | The Shield | Vic Mackey | FX |
| David Boreanaz | Angel | Angel | The WB | |
| Anthony LaPaglia | Without a Trace | Jack Malone | CBS | |
| Julian McMahon | Nip/Tuck | Dr. Christian Troy | FX | |
| David Paymer | Line of Fire | Jonah Malloy | ABC | |
| Nick Stahl | Carnivàle | Ben Hawkins | HBO | |
| 2004 | Matthew Fox | Lost | Dr. Jack Shephard | ABC |
| Vincent D'Onofrio | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Robert Goren | NBC | |
| Anthony LaPaglia | Without a Trace | Jack Malone | CBS | |
| James Spader | Boston Legal | Alan Shore | ABC | |
| Treat Williams | Everwood | Andrew Brown | The WB | |
| 2005 | Hugh Laurie | House | Dr. Gregory House | Fox |
| Denis Leary | Rescue Me | Tommy Gavin | FX | |
| Dylan Walsh | Nip/Tuck | Dr. Sean McNamara | ||
| Ian McShane | Deadwood | Al Swearengen | HBO | |
| Jake Weber | Medium | Joe Dubois | NBC | |
| 2006 | Hugh Laurie | House | Dr. Gregory House | Fox |
| Michael C. Hall | Dexter | Dexter Morgan | Showtime | |
| Denis Leary | Rescue Me | Tommy Gavin | FX | |
| Bill Paxton | Big Love | Bill Henrickson | HBO | |
| Matthew Perry | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Matt Albie | NBC | |
| Bradley Whitford | Danny Tripp | |||
| 2007 | Michael C. Hall | Dexter | Dexter Morgan | Showtime |
| Denis Leary | Rescue Me | Tommy Gavin | FX | |
| Eddie Izzard | The Ri¢hes | Wayne Malloy | ||
| Hugh Laurie | House | Dr. Gregory House | Fox | |
| Bill Paxton | Big Love | Bill Henrickson | HBO | |
| James Woods | Shark | Sebastian Stark | CBS | |
| 2008 | Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | Walter White | AMC |
| Gabriel Byrne | In Treatment | Dr. Paul Weston | HBO | |
| Michael C. Hall | Dexter | Dexter Morgan | Showtime | |
| Jason Isaacs | Brotherhood | Michael Caffee | ||
| Jon Hamm | Mad Men | Don Draper | AMC | |
| David Tennant | Doctor Who | The Doctor | BBC One | |
| 2009 | Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | Walter White | AMC |
| Bill Paxton | Big Love | Bill Henrickson | HBO | |
| Gabriel Byrne | In Treatment | Dr. Paul Weston | ||
| Lucian Msamati | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni | ||
| Nathan Fillion | Castle | Richard Castle | ABC | |
| Jon Hamm | Mad Men | Don Draper | AMC |
2010s[]
| Year | Actor | Series | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | Walter White | AMC |
| Kyle Chandler | Friday Night Lights | Eric Taylor | DirecTV | |
| Josh Charles | The Good Wife | Will Gardner | CBS | |
| Michael C. Hall | Dexter | Dexter Morgan | Showtime | |
| Jon Hamm | Mad Men | Don Draper | AMC | |
| Stephen Moyer | True Blood | Bill Compton | HBO | |
| 2011 | Timothy Olyphant | Justified | Raylan Givens | FX |
| Steve Buscemi | Boardwalk Empire | Enoch "Nucky" Thompson | HBO | |
| Wendell Pierce | Treme | Antoine Batiste | ||
| Kyle Chandler | Friday Night Lights | Eric Taylor | DirecTV | |
| Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | Walter White | AMC | |
| William H. Macy | Shameless | Frank Gallagher | Showtime | |
| 2012 | Damian Lewis | Homeland | Nicholas Brody | Showtime |
| Jon Hamm | Mad Men | Don Draper | AMC | |
| Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | Walter White | ||
| Jeff Daniels | The Newsroom | Will McAvoy | HBO | |
| Jonny Lee Miller | Elementary | Sherlock Holmes | CBS | |
| Timothy Olyphant | Justified | Raylan Givens | FX | |
| 2013 | Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | Walter White | AMC |
| Jeff Daniels | The Newsroom | Will McAvoy | HBO | |
| Jon Hamm | Mad Men | Don Draper | AMC | |
| Freddie Highmore | Bates Motel | Norman Bates | A&E | |
| Derek Jacobi | Last Tango in Halifax | Alan Buttershaw | BBC One | |
| Michael Sheen | Masters of Sex | Dr. William Masters | Showtime | |
| Kevin Spacey | House of Cards | Frank Underwood | Netflix | |
| Aden Young | Rectify | Daniel Holden | SundanceTV | |
| 2014 | Clive Owen | The Knick | Dr. John "Thack" Thackery | Cinemax |
| Martin Freeman | Fargo | Lester Nygaard | FX | |
| Billy Bob Thornton | Lorne Malvo | |||
| Charlie Hunnam | Sons of Anarchy | Jackson "Jax" Teller | ||
| Woody Harrelson | True Detective | Detective Martin "Marty" Hart | HBO | |
| Mads Mikkelsen | Hannibal | Dr. Hannibal Lecter | NBC | |
| Lee Pace | Halt and Catch Fire | Joe MacMillan | AMC | |
| Michael Sheen | Masters of Sex | Dr. William Masters | Showtime | |
| 2015 | Dominic West | The Affair | Noah Solloway | Showtime |
| Kyle Chandler | Bloodline | John Rayburn | Netflix | |
| Timothy Hutton | American Crime | Russ Skokie | ABC | |
| Liev Schreiber | Ray Donovan | Ray Donovan | Showtime | |
| Rami Malek | Mr. Robot | Elliot Alderson | USA Network | |
| Bob Odenkirk | Better Call Saul | Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic | AMC | |
| 2016 | Dominic West | The Affair | Noah Solloway | Showtime |
| Rami Malek | Mr. Robot | Elliot Alderson | USA Network | |
| Bob Odenkirk | Better Call Saul | Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic | AMC | |
| Matthew Rhys | The Americans | Philip Jennings | FX | |
| Liev Schreiber | Ray Donovan | Ray Donovan | Showtime | |
| Billy Bob Thornton | Goliath | Billy McBride | Prime Video | |
| 2017 [1][2] |
Jonathan Groff | Mindhunter | Holden Ford | Netflix |
| Brendan Gleeson | Mr. Mercedes | Detective Bill Hodges | Audience | |
| Harry Treadaway | Brady Hartsfield | |||
| Ewan McGregor | Fargo | Emmit and Ray Stussy | FX | |
| Tom Hardy | Taboo | James Keziah Delaney | ||
| Sam Heughan | Outlander | Jamie Fraser | Starz | |
| 2018 [3] |
Brendan Gleeson | Mr. Mercedes | Bill Hodges | Audience |
| Jason Bateman | Ozark | Marty Byrde | Netflix | |
| Bob Odenkirk | Better Call Saul | Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic | AMC | |
| Matthew Rhys | The Americans | Philip Jennings | FX | |
| J. K. Simmons | Counterpart | Howard Silk | Starz | |
| Billy Bob Thornton | Goliath | Billy McBride | Prime Video | |
| 2019 [4] |
Tobias Menzies | The Crown | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh | Netflix |
| Brian Cox | Succession | Logan Roy | HBO | |
| Brendan Gleeson | Mr. Mercedes | Bill Hodges | Audience | |
| Jonathan Groff | Mindhunter | Holden Ford | Netflix | |
| Damian Lewis | Billions | Robert "Bobby" Axelrod | Showtime | |
| Billy Bob Thornton | Goliath | Billy McBride | Prime Video |
2020s[]
| Year | Actor | Series | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 [5][6] |
Bob Odenkirk | Better Call Saul | Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic | AMC |
| Jason Bateman | Ozark | Marty Byrde | Netflix | |
| Tobias Menzies | The Crown | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh | ||
| Regé-Jean Page | Bridgerton | Simon Basset | ||
| Damian Lewis | Billions | Robert "Bobby" Axelrod | Showtime | |
| Matthew Rhys | Perry Mason | Perry Mason | HBO |
References[]
- ^ "'Dunkirk,' 'The Shape of Water' Lead Satellite Award Nominations". TheWrap. November 30, 2017. Retrieved December 1, 2017.
- ^ "Satellite Awards 2017". International Press Academy. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ "Satellite Awards 2018". International Press Academy. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ "Satellite Awards 2019". International Press Academy. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ "'One Night in Miami' and 'Nomadland' Lead Nominations for 25th Satellite Awards". Vimooz. February 1, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ Anderson, Erik (February 15, 2021). "Satellite Awards winners: 'Nomadland,' 'Forty-Year Old Version' top film prizes; 'Schitt's Creek,' 'Better Call Saul' take TV". Awards Watch. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- Satellite Awards
- Television awards for Best Actor