Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series

The Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series is one of the award categories presented annually by the Critics' Choice Television Awards (BTJA) to recognize the work done by television actors. It was introduced in 2011 when the event was first initiated. The winners are selected by a group of television critics that are part of the Broadcast Television Critics Association.

Winners and nominees

  indicates the winner

2010s

Year	Actor	Series	Network	Role
2010–11	Jon Hamm	Mad Men	AMC	Don Draper
	Steve Buscemi	Boardwalk Empire	HBO	Nucky Thompson
	Kyle Chandler	Friday Night Lights	DirecTV NBC	Eric Taylor
	Michael C. Hall	Dexter	Showtime	Dexter Morgan
	William H. Macy	Shameless		Frank Gallagher
	Timothy Olyphant	Justified	FX	Raylan Givens
2011–12[1]	Bryan Cranston	Breaking Bad	AMC	Walter White
	Kelsey Grammer	Boss	Starz	Tom Kane
	Jon Hamm	Mad Men	AMC	Don Draper
	Charlie Hunnam	Sons of Anarchy	FX	Jax Teller
	Damian Lewis	Homeland	Showtime	Nicholas Brody
	Timothy Olyphant	Justified	FX	Raylan Givens
2012–13[2]	Bryan Cranston	Breaking Bad	AMC	Walter White
	Damian Lewis	Homeland	Showtime	Nicholas Brody
	Andrew Lincoln	The Walking Dead	AMC	Rick Grimes
	Timothy Olyphant	Justified	FX	Raylan Givens
	Matthew Rhys	The Americans		Philip Jennings
	Kevin Spacey	House of Cards	Netflix	Frank Underwood
2013–14	Matthew McConaughey	True Detective	HBO	Rust Cohle
	Bryan Cranston	Breaking Bad	AMC	Walter White
	Hugh Dancy	Hannibal	NBC	Will Graham
	Freddie Highmore	Bates Motel	A&E	Norman Bates
	Matthew Rhys	The Americans	FX	Philip Jennings
	Michael Sheen	Masters of Sex	Showtime	William Masters
2014–15[3]	Bob Odenkirk	Better Call Saul	AMC	Jimmy McGill
	Freddie Highmore	Bates Motel	A&E	Norman Bates
	Charlie Hunnam	Sons of Anarchy	FX	Jax Teller
	Timothy Olyphant	Justified		Raylan Givens
	Matthew Rhys	The Americans		Philip Jennings
	Aden Young	Rectify	Sundance TV	Daniel Holden
2015 (2)[4]	Rami Malek	Mr. Robot	USA Network	Elliot Alderson
	Hugh Dancy	Hannibal	NBC	Will Graham
	Clive Owen	The Knick	Cinemax	Dr. John "Thack" Thackery
	Liev Schreiber	Ray Donovan	Showtime	Ray Donovan
	Justin Theroux	The Leftovers	HBO	Kevin Garvey, Jr.
	Aden Young	Rectify	Sundance TV	Daniel Holden
2016[5]	Bob Odenkirk	Better Call Saul	AMC	Jimmy McGill
	Sam Heughan	Outlander	Starz	Jamie Fraser
	Rami Malek	Mr. Robot	USA Network	Elliot Alderson
	Matthew Rhys	The Americans	FX	Philip Jennings
	Liev Schreiber	Ray Donovan	Showtime	Ray Donovan
	Kevin Spacey	House of Cards	Netflix	Frank Underwood
2017	Sterling K. Brown	This Is Us	NBC	Randall Pearson
	Paul Giamatti	Billions	Showtime	Charles "Chuck" Rhoades Jr.
	Freddie Highmore	Bates Motel	A&E	Norman Bates
	Ian McShane	American Gods	Starz	Mr. Wednesday
	Bob Odenkirk	Better Call Saul	AMC	Jimmy McGill
	Liev Schreiber	Ray Donovan	Showtime	Ray Donovan
2018	Matthew Rhys	The Americans	FX	Philip Jennings
	Freddie Highmore	The Good Doctor	ABC	Dr. Shaun Murphy
	Diego Luna	Narcos: Mexico	Netflix	Félix Gallardo
	Richard Madden	Bodyguard		Sergeant David Budd
	Bob Odenkirk	Better Call Saul	AMC	Jimmy McGill
	Billy Porter	Pose	FX	Pray Tell
	Milo Ventimiglia	This Is Us	NBC	Jack Pearson
2019	Jeremy Strong	Succession	HBO	Kendall Roy
	Sterling K. Brown	This Is Us	NBC	Randall Pearson
	Mike Colter	Evil	CBS	David Acosta
	Paul Giamatti	Billions	Showtime	Charles "Chuck" Rhoades Jr.
	Kit Harington	Game of Thrones	HBO	Jon Snow
	Freddie Highmore	The Good Doctor	ABC	Dr. Shaun Murphy
	Tobias Menzies	The Crown	Netflix	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
	Billy Porter	Pose	FX	Pray Tell

2020s

Year	Actor	Series	Network	Role
2020
	Jason Bateman	Ozark	Netflix	Martin "Marty" Byrde
	Sterling K. Brown	This Is Us	NBC	Randall Pearson
	Jonathan Majors	Lovecraft Country	HBO	Atticus "Tic" Freeman
	Josh O'Connor	The Crown	Netflix	Charles, Prince of Wales
	Bob Odenkirk	Better Call Saul	AMC	Saul Goodman
	Matthew Rhys	Perry Mason	HBO	Perry Mason

Multiple wins

2 wins

• Bryan Cranston
• Bob Odenkirk

Multiple nominations

6 nominations

• Matthew Rhys

5 nominations

• Freddie Highmore
• Bob Odenkirk

4 nominations

• Timothy Olyphant

3 nominations

• Sterling K. Brown
• Bryan Cranston
• Liev Schreiber

2 nominations

• Hugh Dancy
• Paul Giamatti
• Jon Hamm
• Charlie Hunnam
• Damian Lewis
• Rami Malek
• Billy Porter
• Kevin Spacey
• Aden Young

See also

• TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Drama
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series

References

1. "2012 Critics' Choice Television Awards". BFJA. 2012-06-06. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
2. "Critics' Choice Television Awards". Critics' Choice Awards. May 22, 2013. Archived from the original on June 2, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
3. "Critics' Choice Awards Winners: Updated List". Critics' Choice Awards. May 31, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
4. "2016 Critics' Choice". Critics' Choice Awards. December 14, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
5. "Critics' Choice TV Nominations Unveiled". Critics' Choice Awards. November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.