Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama explained

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
	David Duchovny	The X-Files	Fox Mulder	Fox
		NYPD Blue		ABC
				NBC
		ER	Dr. Mark Greene
		Chicago Hope	Phillip Watters	CBS
	Jimmy Smits	NYPD Blue	Bobby Simone	ABC
		The X-Files		Fox
		NYPD Blue		ABC
		Law & Order		NBC
		The Pretender	Jarod
	Ernie Hudson	Oz	Leo Glynn	HBO
		ER		NBC
		The Pretender	Jarod
		NYPD Blue		ABC
		The Practice	Bobby Donnell
	Martin Sheen	The West Wing	Josiah Bartlet	NBC
		The Sopranos		HBO
		Oz	Kareem Saïd
		The Practice		ABC
		Law & Order		NBC

2000s

Year	Actor	Series	Role	Network
	Tim Daly	The Fugitive	Dr. Richard Kimble	CBS
		The Sopranos		HBO
		Now and Again	Dr. Theodore Morris	CBS
		Boston Public	Harry Senate	Fox
		The West Wing		NBC
	Kiefer Sutherland	24	Jack Bauer	Fox
		The Sopranos		HBO
		The District	Jack Mannion	CBS
			Gil Grissom
		The West Wing		NBC
	Kiefer Sutherland	24	Jack Bauer	Fox
		The Shield		FX
		Six Feet Under		HBO
		Boston Public	Steven Harper	Fox
		The West Wing		NBC
	Michael Chiklis	The Shield	Vic Mackey	FX
		Angel		The WB
		Without a Trace		CBS
		Nip/Tuck		FX
		Line of Fire	Jonah Malloy	ABC
		Carnivàle	Ben Hawkins	HBO
	Matthew Fox	Lost	Dr. Jack Shephard	ABC
				NBC
		Without a Trace		CBS
		Boston Legal	Alan Shore	ABC
		Everwood	Andrew Brown	The WB
	Hugh Laurie	House	Dr. Gregory House	Fox
		Rescue Me		FX
		Nip/Tuck
		Deadwood		HBO
		Medium	Joe Dubois	NBC
	Hugh Laurie	House	Dr. Gregory House	Fox
		Dexter		Showtime
		Rescue Me		FX
		Big Love	Bill Henrickson	HBO
		Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip	Matt Albie	NBC
			Danny Tripp
	Michael C. Hall	Dexter	Dexter Morgan	Showtime
		Rescue Me		FX
		The Ri¢hes	Wayne Malloy
		House		Fox
		Big Love	Bill Henrickson	HBO
		Shark	Sebastian Stark	CBS
	Bryan Cranston	Breaking Bad	Walter White	AMC
		In Treatment	Dr. Paul Weston	HBO
		Dexter		Showtime
		Brotherhood	Michael Caffee
		Mad Men		AMC
		Doctor Who		BBC One
	Bryan Cranston	Breaking Bad	Walter White	AMC
		Big Love	Bill Henrickson	HBO
		In Treatment	Dr. Paul Weston
	Lucian Msamati	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency	Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni
		Castle		ABC
		Mad Men		AMC

2010s

Year	Actor	Series	Role	Network
	Bryan Cranston	Breaking Bad	Walter White	AMC
		Friday Night Lights		DirecTV
		The Good Wife	Will Gardner	CBS
		Dexter		Showtime
		Mad Men		AMC
		True Blood		HBO
	Timothy Olyphant	Justified	Raylan Givens	FX
		Boardwalk Empire		HBO
		Treme	Antoine Batiste
		Friday Night Lights		DirecTV
		Breaking Bad		AMC
		Shameless	Frank Gallagher	Showtime
	Damian Lewis	Homeland	Nicholas Brody	Showtime
		Mad Men		AMC
		Breaking Bad	Walter White
		The Newsroom	Will McAvoy	HBO
		Elementary		CBS
		Justified		FX
	Bryan Cranston	Breaking Bad	Walter White	AMC
		The Newsroom	Will McAvoy	HBO
		Mad Men		AMC
		Bates Motel		A&E
		Last Tango in Halifax	Alan Buttershaw	BBC One
		Masters of Sex		Showtime
		House of Cards		Netflix
		Rectify	Daniel Holden	SundanceTV
	Clive Owen	The Knick	Dr. John "Thack" Thackery	Cinemax
		Fargo		FX
			Lorne Malvo
		Sons of Anarchy	Jackson "Jax" Teller
		True Detective	Detective Martin "Marty" Hart	HBO
		Hannibal		NBC
		Halt and Catch Fire	Joe MacMillan	AMC
		Masters of Sex		Showtime
	Dominic West	The Affair	Noah Solloway	Showtime
		Bloodline	John Rayburn	Netflix
		American Crime	Russ Skokie	ABC
		Ray Donovan	Ray Donovan	Showtime
		Mr. Robot	Elliot Alderson	USA Network
		Better Call Saul		AMC
	Dominic West	The Affair	Noah Solloway	Showtime
		Mr. Robot	Elliot Alderson	USA Network
		Better Call Saul		AMC
		The Americans		FX
		Ray Donovan	Ray Donovan	Showtime
		Goliath	Billy McBride	Prime Video
2017 [1] [2]	Jonathan Groff	Mindhunter	Holden Ford	Netflix
		Mr. Mercedes	Detective Bill Hodges	Audience
			Brady Hartsfield
		Fargo	Emmit and Ray Stussy	FX
		Taboo	James Keziah Delaney
		Outlander		Starz
2018 [3]	Brendan Gleeson	Mr. Mercedes	Bill Hodges	Audience
		Ozark	Marty Byrde	Netflix
		Better Call Saul		AMC
		The Americans		FX
		Counterpart	Howard Silk	Starz
		Goliath	Billy McBride	Prime Video
2019 [4]	Tobias Menzies	The Crown	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	Netflix
		Succession	Logan Roy	HBO
		Mr. Mercedes	Bill Hodges	Audience
		Mindhunter	Holden Ford	Netflix
		Billions	Robert "Bobby" Axelrod	Showtime
		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
		Ozark	Marty Byrde	Netflix
		Billions	Robert "Bobby" Axelrod	Showtime
		The Crown		Netflix
		Bridgerton	Simon Basset
		Perry Mason		HBO
	Omar Sy	Lupin	Assane Diop	Netflix
		Succession	Logan Roy	HBO
		City on a Hill	Assistant District Attorney DeCourcy Ward	Showtime
		Bloodlands	Detective Chief Inspector Tom Brannick	Acorn TV
		Succession		HBO
		Bosch		Prime Video
	Bob Odenkirk	Better Call Saul	Jimmy McGill / Saul Goodman / Gene Takavic	AMC
		Endeavour		PBS
				HBO
		Severance	Mark Scout	Apple TV+
		Night Sky	Franklin York	Prime Video
		The Bear	Carmen "Carmy" Berzatto	FX on Hulu
2023 [7] [8]	Gary Oldman	Slow Horses	Jackson Lamb	Apple TV+
		Succession	Logan Roy	HBO
		1923	Jacob Dutton	Paramount+
		The Last of Us		HBO
		Succession	Kendall Roy

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: 'Dunkirk,' 'The Shape of Water' Lead Satellite Award Nominations. TheWrap. December 1, 2017. November 30, 2017.
2. Web site: Satellite Awards 2017. International Press Academy. October 27, 2021.
3. Web site: Satellite Awards 2018. International Press Academy. October 27, 2021.
4. Web site: Satellite Awards 2019. International Press Academy. October 27, 2021.
5. Web site: 'One Night in Miami' and 'Nomadland' Lead Nominations for 25th Satellite Awards. Vimooz. February 1, 2021. October 27, 2021.
6. Web site: Satellite Awards winners: 'Nomadland,' 'Forty-Year Old Version' top film prizes; 'Schitt's Creek,' 'Better Call Saul' take TV. Awards Watch. Erik. Anderson. February 15, 2021. October 27, 2021.
7. Web site: IPA Reveals Nominations for the 28th Satellite Awards . . December 18, 2023 . March 26, 2024.
8. Web site: The International Press Academy Announces Winners for the 28th Annual SATELLITE Awards . International Press Academy . March 26, 2024 . March 3, 2024.