Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries

Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
The 2024 recipient: Steven Yeun
Country United States
Presented by Critics Choice Association
First awarded 2012
Currently held by Steven Yeun – Beef (2024)
Website criticschoice.com

The Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television is one of the award categories presented annually by the Critics' Choice Television Awards to recognize the work done by television actors. It was introduced in 2012. The winners are selected by a group of television critics that are part of the Broadcast Television Critics Association.

Winners and nominees

2010s

Year Actor Series Character Network
2012
 Benedict Cumberbatch Sherlock Sherlock Holmes PBS
Kevin Costner Hatfields & McCoys Devil Anse Hatfield History
Idris Elba Luther John Luther BBC America
Dominic West The Hour Hector Madden
Woody Harrelson Game Change Steve Schmidt HBO
Bill Nighy Page Eight Johnny Worricker PBS
2013
 Michael Douglas Behind the Candelabra Liberace HBO
Dominic West The Hour Hector Madden BBC America
Benedict Cumberbatch Parade's End Christopher Tietjens HBO
Matt Damon Behind the Candelabra Scott Thorson
Toby Jones The Girl Alfred Hitchcock
Al Pacino Phil Spector Phil Spector
2014
 Billy Bob Thornton Fargo Lorne Malvo FX
David Bradley An Adventure in Space and Time William Hartnell BBC America
Benedict Cumberbatch Sherlock: His Last Vow Sherlock Holmes PBS
Chiwetel Ejiofor Dancing on the Edge Louis Lester Starz
Martin Freeman Fargo Lester Nygaard FX
Mark Ruffalo The Normal Heart Ned Weeks HBO
2015
 David Oyelowo Nightingale Peter Snowden HBO
James Nesbitt The Missing Tony Hughes Starz
Michael Gambon The Casual Vacancy Howard Mollison HBO
Richard Jenkins Olive Kitteridge Henry Kitteridge
Mark Rylance Wolf Hall Thomas Cromwell PBS
Kiefer Sutherland 24: Live Another Day Jack Bauer Fox
2016 (1)
 Idris Elba Luther John Luther BBC America
Wes Bentley American Horror Story: Hotel John Lowe FX
Patrick Wilson Fargo State Trooper Lou Solverson
Martin Clunes Arthur & George Arthur Conan Doyle PBS
Oscar Isaac Show Me a Hero Nick Wasicsko HBO
Vincent Kartheiser Saints & Strangers William Bradford Nat Geo
2016 (2)
 Courtney B. Vance The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Johnnie Cochran FX
Bryan Cranston All the Way Lyndon B. Johnson HBO
Benedict Cumberbatch Sherlock: The Abominable Bride Sherlock Holmes PBS
Cuba Gooding Jr. The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story O. J. Simpson FX
Tom Hiddleston The Night Manager Jonathan Pine AMC
Tim Matheson Killing Reagan Ronald Reagan Nat Geo
2018
 Ewan McGregor Fargo Emmit and Ray Stussy FX
Jeff Daniels Godless Frank Griffin Netflix
Jack O’Connell Roy Goode
Jimmy Tatro American Vandal Dylan Maxwell
Robert De Niro The Wizard of Lies Bernard Madoff HBO
Evan Peters American Horror Story: Cult Kai Anderson FX
Bill Pullman The Sinner Detective Harry Ambrose USA
2019
 Darren Criss The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story Andrew Cunanan FX
Antonio Banderas Genius: Picasso Pablo Picasso Nat Geo
Paul Dano Escape at Dannemora David Sweat Showtime
Benicio del Toro Richard Matt
Hugh Grant A Very English Scandal Jeremy Thorpe Prime Video
John Legend Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert Jesus Christ NBC

2020s

Year Actor Series Character Network
2020
 Jharrel Jerome When They See Us Korey Wise Netflix
Christopher Abbott Catch-22 Capt. John Yossarian Hulu
Mahershala Ali True Detective Wayne Hays HBO
Jared Harris Chernobyl Valery Legasov
Russell Crowe The Loudest Voice Roger Ailes Showtime
Sam Rockwell Fosse/Verdon Bob Fosse FX
Noah Wyle The Red Line Daniel Calder CBS
2021
 John Boyega Small Axe Leroy Logan Prime Video
Hugh Grant The Undoing Jonathan Fraser HBO
Mark Ruffalo I Know This Much Is True Dominick and Thomas Birdsey
Morgan Spector The Plot Against America Herman Levin
Paul Mescal Normal People Connell Waldron Hulu
Chris Rock Fargo Loy Cannon FX
2022
 Michael Keaton Dopesick Dr. Samuel Finnix Hulu
Olly Alexander It's a Sin Ritchie Tozer Channel 4
Paul Bettany WandaVision Vision Disney+
William Jackson Harper Love Life Marcus Watkins HBO Max
Joshua Jackson Dr. Death Christopher Duntsch Peacock
Hamish Linklater Midnight Mass Father Paul Hill Netflix
2023
 Daniel Radcliffe Weird: The Al Yankovic Story "Weird Al" Yankovic The Roku Channel
Ben Foster The Survivor Harry Haft HBO
Andrew Garfield Under the Banner of Heaven Detective Jeb Pyre FX
Samuel L. Jackson The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey Ptolemy Grey Apple TV+
Sebastian Stan Pam & Tommy Tommy Lee Hulu
Ben Whishaw This Is Going to Hurt Adam Kay AMC+
2024
 Steven Yeun Beef Daniel "Danny" Cho Netflix
Matt Bomer Fellow Travelers Hawkins "Hawk" Fuller Showtime
Tom Holland The Crowded Room Danny Sullivan Apple TV+
David Oyelowo Lawmen: Bass Reeves Bass Reeves Paramount+
Tony Shalhoub Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie Adrian Monk Peacock
Kiefer Sutherland The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial Lieutenant Commander Queeg Showtime

Multiple nominations

4 nominations
2 nominations

See also