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Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film

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| name = Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film

| image = Guy Pearce Cannes 2012 (revised).jpg

| image_upright = 1

| caption = The 2023 recipient: Guy Pearce

| awarded_for = Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film

| presenter = International Press Academy

| country = United States

| year = 1996

| year2 =

| holder = Guy Pearce – A Spy Among Friends (2023)

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Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film is one of the categories of the annual Satellite Awards in film and television.

Winners and nominees

=1990s=

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rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 1996style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Alan Rickmanstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destinystyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Grigori Rasputinstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |HBO
Beau BridgesHidden in AmericaBill JanusonShowtime
Ted DansonGulliver's TravelsLemuel GulliverNBC
Eric RobertsIn Cold BloodPerry Smithrowspan="2"|CBS
James WoodsThe Summer of Ben TylerTemple Rayburn
rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 1997style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Gary Sinisestyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | George Wallacestyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | George C. Wallacestyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |TNT
Armand AssanteThe OdysseyOdysseusNBC
Gabriel ByrneWeapons of Mass DistractionLionel Powersrowspan="2"|HBO
Ving RhamesDon King: Only in AmericaDon King
Sidney PoitierMandela and de KlerkNelson MandelaShowtime
rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 1998style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Delroy Lindostyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Glory & Honorstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Mathew Hensonstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |TNT
Cary ElwesThe Pentagon WarsLt. Colonel James Burtonrowspan="3"|HBO
Laurence FishburneAlways OutnumberedSocrates Fortlow
Kevin PollakFrom the Earth to the MoonJoseph Francis Shea
Patrick StewartMoby DickCaptain AhabUSA Network
rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 1999style="background:#B0C4DE;" | William H. Macystyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |A Slight Case of Murderstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Terry Thorpestyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |TNT
Beau BridgesP. T. BarnumP. T. BarnumA&E
Don CheadleA Lesson Before DyingGrant Wigginsrowspan="2"|HBO
Brent SpinerIntroducing Dorothy DandridgeEarl Mills
Delroy LindoStrange JusticeClarence ThomasShowtime

=2000s=

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rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 2000style="background:#B0C4DE;" | James Woodsstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Dirty Picturesstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Dennis Barriestyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |Showtime
Andy GarcíaFor Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval StoryArturo SandovalHBO
Bob HoskinsNoriega: God's FavoriteManuel NoriegaShowtime
Louis Gossett Jr.The Color of Love: Jacey's StoryLou Hastingsrowspan="2"|CBS
Matthew ModineFlowers for AlgernonCharlie Gordon
rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 2001style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Richard Dreyfussstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |The Day Reagan Was Shotstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Alexander Haigstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |Showtime
Ben KingsleyAnne Frank: The Whole StoryOtto FrankABC
William HurtVarian's WarVarian FryShowtime
Damian LewisBand of BrothersMajor Richard "Dick" Wintersrowspan="2"|HBO
Jeffrey WrightBoycottDr. Martin Luther King Jr.
rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 2002style="background:#B0C4DE;" | William H. Macystyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |Door to Doorstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Bill Porterstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |TNT
Ted DansonLiving with the DeadJames Van PraaghCBS
Albert FinneyThe Gathering StormWinston ChurchillHBO
Harry J. LennixKeep the Faith, BabyAdam Clayton Powell Jr.Showtime
Patrick StewartKing of TexasJohn LearTNT
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2003style="background:#B0C4DE;" | James Woodsstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Storystyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Rudy Giulianistyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |USA Network
Robert CarlyleHitler: The Rise of EvilAdolf HitlerCBS
Troy Garityrowspan="2"|Soldier's GirlBarry Winchellrowspan="2"|Showtime
Lee PaceScottie / Calpernia Addams
Al PacinoAngels in AmericaRoy Cohnrowspan="2"|HBO
Tom WilkinsonNormalRoy Applewood
rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 2004style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Jamie Foxxstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Storystyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Stan "Tookie" Williamsstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |FX
Keith CarradineDeadwoodWild Bill Hickokrowspan="4"|HBO
Mos Defrowspan="2"|Something the Lord MadeVivien Thomas
Alan RickmanDr. Alfred Blalock
Geoffrey RushThe Life and Death of Peter SellersPeter Sellers
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2005style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Jonathan Rhys Meyersstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Elvisstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Elvis Presleystyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |CBS
Ted DansonOur FathersMitchell Garabedianrowspan="2"|Showtime
Christian CampbellReefer Madness: The Movie MusicalJimmy Harper
Rupert EverettSherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silk StockingSherlock HolmesBBC One
Kenneth BranaghWarm SpringsFranklin D. Rooseveltrowspan="2"|HBO
Ed HarrisEmpire FallsMiles Roby
rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 2006style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Bill Nighystyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Gideon's Daughterstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Gideon Warnerstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |BBC America
Andre BraugherThiefNick AtwaterFX
Hugh DancyElizabeth IRobert Devereux, Earl of Essexrowspan="2"|HBO
Ben KingsleyMrs. HarrisHerman Tarnower
Charles DanceBleak HouseMr. TulkinghornBBC One
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2007style="background:#B0C4DE;" | David Oyelowostyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Five Daysstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Matt Wellingsstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |HBO
Robert LindsayThe Trial of Tony BlairTony BlairMore4
Jim BroadbentLongfordFrank Pakenham, Earl of Longfordrowspan="2"|HBO
Aidan QuinnBury My Heart at Wounded KneeHenry L. Dawes
Tom SelleckJesse Stone: Sea ChangeJesse StoneCBS
Toby StephensJane EyreEdward Fairfax RochesterBBC One
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2008style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Paul Giamattistyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | John Adamsstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | John Adamsstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |HBO
Benedict CumberbatchThe Last EnemyStephen EzardBBC One
Ralph FiennesBernard and DorisBernard Laffertyrowspan="3"|HBO
Kevin Spaceyrowspan="2"|RecountRon Klain
Tom WilkinsonJames Baker
Stellan SkarsgårdGod on TrialBaumgartenPBS
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2009style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Brendan Gleesonstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Into the Stormstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Winston Churchillstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |HBO
Kenneth BranaghWallanderKurt WallanderBBC One
Kevin BaconTaking ChanceMichael StroblHBO
William HurtEndgameWill EsterhuyseChannel 4
Jeremy IronsGeorgia O'KeeffeAlfred StieglitzLifetime
Ian McKellenThe PrisonerNumber Two / CurtisAMC

=2010s=

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rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| 2010style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Al Pacinostyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | You Don't Know Jackstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| Dr. Jack Kevorkianstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |HBO
Benedict CumberbatchSherlockSherlock HolmesPBS
Idris ElbaLutherDet. John LutherBBC One
Ian McShaneThe Pillars of the EarthWaleran BigodStarz
Barry PepperWhen Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson StoryBill WilsonCBS
Dennis QuaidThe Special RelationshipBill ClintonHBO
David SuchetAgatha Christie's Poirot: Murder on the Orient ExpressHercule PoirotITV
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2011style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Jason Isaacsstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Case Historiesstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| Jackson Brodiestyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |BBC One
Hugh BonnevilleDownton AbbeyRobert Crawly, Earl of GranthamPBS
Idris ElbaLutherDet. John LutherBBC One
Laurence FishburneThurgoodThurgood Marshallrowspan="2"|HBO
William HurtToo Big to FailHenry Paulson
Bill NighyPage EightJohnny WorrickerBBC Two
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2012style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Benedict Cumberbatchstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Sherlockstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| Sherlock Holmesstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |PBS
Woody HarrelsonGame ChangeSteve Schmidtrowspan="2"|HBO
Clive OwenHemingway & GellhornErnest Hemingway
Kenneth BranaghWallanderKurt Wallanderrowspan="2"|BBC One
Idris ElbaLutherDet. John Luther
Kevin CostnerHatfields & McCoysDevil Anse HatfieldHISTORY
rowspan="8" style="text-align:center;"| 2013style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Michael Douglasstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Behind the Candelabrastyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| Liberacestyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |HBO
Peter MullanTop of the LakeMatt Mitchamrowspan="3"|BBC Two
Chiwetel Ejioforrowspan=2|Dancing on the EdgeLouis Lester
Matthew GoodeStanley Mitchell
Matt DamonBehind the CandelabraScott Thorsonrowspan="3"|HBO
Al PacinoPhil SpectorPhil Spector
Benedict CumberbatchParade's EndChristopher Tietjens
Dominic WestBurton & TaylorRichard BurtonBBC Four
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2014style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Mark Ruffalostyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | The Normal Heartstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| Ned Weeksstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |HBO
Dominic CooperFleming: The Man Who Would Be BondIan FlemingBBC America
Richard JenkinsOlive KitteridgeHenry KitteridgeHBO
Stephen ReaThe Honourable WomanSir Hugh Hayden-HoyleSundanceTV
David SuchetAgatha Christie's PoirotHercule PoirotITV
Kiefer Sutherland24: Live Another DayJack BauerFox
rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| 2015style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Mark Rylancestyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Wolf Hallstyle="background:#B0C4DE;"| Thomas Cromwellstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |BBC Two
Martin ClunesArthur & GeorgeArthur Conan DoyleITV
Michael GambonThe Casual VacancyHoward Mollisonrowspan="3"|HBO
Oscar IsaacShow Me a HeroNick Wasicsko
David OyelowoNightingalePeter Snowden
Damian LewisWolf HallHenry VIII of EnglandBBC Two
Ben MendelsohnBloodlineDanny RayburnNetflix
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2016style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Bryan Cranstonstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |All the Waystyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |Lyndon B. Johnsonstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |HBO
Cuba Gooding Jr.rowspan="2"|The People v. O.J. SimpsonO. J. Simpsonrowspan="2"|FX
Courtney B. VanceJohnnie Cochran
Wendell PierceConfirmationClarence ThomasHBO
Tom HiddlestonThe Night ManagerJonathan PineAMC
Anthony HopkinsThe DresserSirBBC Two
rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| 2017
{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/dunkirk-the-shape-of-water-lead-satellite-award-nominations/|title=‘Dunkirk,’ ‘The Shape of Water’ Lead Satellite Award Nominations|publisher=TheWrap|access-date=December 1, 2017|date=November 30, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pressacademy.com/2017-winners/|title=Satellite Awards 2017|website=International Press Academy|accessdate=October 27, 2021}}		style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Robert De Nirostyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |The Wizard of Liesstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |Bernie Madoffstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |HBO
Benedict CumberbatchSherlockSherlock HolmesPBS
Jude LawThe Young PopePope Pius XIIIHBO
Ewan McGregorFargoEmmit and Ray StussyFX
Tim Pigott-SmithKing Charles IIIKing Charles IIIBBC Two
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2018
{{cite web|url=https://www.pressacademy.com/2018-winners/|title=Satellite Awards 2018|website=International Press Academy|accessdate=October 27, 2021}}		style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Darren Criss style="background:#B0C4DE;" |The Assassination of Gianni Versacestyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |Andrew Cunananstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |FX
Daniel BrühlThe AlienistDr. Laszlo KreizlerTNT
Benedict CumberbatchPatrick MelrosePatrick MelroseShowtime
Jeff DanielsThe Looming TowerJohn O'NeillHulu
Hugh GrantA Very English ScandalJeremy ThorpeBBC One
Jared HarrisThe TerrorCaptain Francis CrozierAMC
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2019
{{cite web|url=https://www.pressacademy.com/2019-winners/|title=Satellite Awards 2019|website=International Press Academy|accessdate=October 27, 2021}}		style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Jared Harris style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Chernobylstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Valery Legasovstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |HBO
Russell CroweThe Loudest VoiceRoger AilesShowtime
Jharrel JeromeWhen They See UsKorey Wiserowspan="2"|Netflix
Aaron PaulEl Camino: A Breaking Bad MovieJesse Pinkman
Chris PineI Am the NightJay SingletaryTNT
Sam RockwellFosse/VerdonBob FosseFX

=2020s=

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rowspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| 2020
{{cite web|url=https://www.vimooz.com/2021/02/01/one-night-in-miami-nomadland-nominations-25th-satellite-awards/|title=‘One Night in Miami’ and ‘Nomadland’ Lead Nominations for 25th Satellite Awards|website=Vimooz|date=February 1, 2021|accessdate=October 27, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://awardswatch.com/satellite-awards-winners-nomadland-forty-year-old-version-top-film-prizes-schitts-creek-better-call-saul-take-tv/|title=Satellite Awards winners: ‘Nomadland,’ ‘Forty-Year Old Version’ top film prizes; ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Better Call Saul’ take TV|website=Awards Watch|first=Erik|last=Anderson|date=February 15, 2021|accessdate=October 27, 2021}}		style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Ethan Hawkestyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |The Good Lord Birdstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |John Brownstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |Showtime
John BoyegaSmall AxeLeroy LoganBBC One/Prime Video
Bryan CranstonYour HonorMichael DesiatoShowtime
Hugh GrantThe UndoingJonathan Fraserrowspan="2"|HBO
Hugh JackmanBad EducationFrank Tassone
Chris RockFargoLoy CannonFX
Mark RuffaloI Know This Much Is TrueDominick and Thomas BirdseyHBO
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2021style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Ewan McGregor style="background:#B0C4DE;" |Halstonstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |Halstonstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |Netflix
Colin FarrellThe North WaterHenry DraxAMC+
Stephen GrahamHelpTonyChannel 4
Michael KeatonDopesickDr. Samuel FinnixHulu
Clive OwenImpeachment: American Crime StoryPresident Bill ClintonFX
Andrew ScottOsloTerje Rød-LarsenHBO
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2022style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Evan Petersstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Storystyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Jeffrey Dahmerstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |Netflix
Jon BernthalWe Own This CitySergeant Wayne JenkinsHBO
Jeff BridgesThe Old ManDan Chase / Henry Dixon / Johnny KohlerFX
Andrew GarfieldUnder the Banner of HeavenDetective Jeb PyreFX on Hulu
Jared LetoWeCrashedAdam NeumannApple TV+
Sean PennGaslitJohn N. MitchellStarz
rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"| 2023
{{cite web |url=https://www.pressacademy.com/news/ipa-reveals-nominations-for-the-28th-satellite-awards/ |title=IPA Reveals Nominations for the 28th Satellite Awards |publisher=International Press Academy |date=December 18, 2023 |access-date=March 26, 2024}}{{cite web |title=The International Press Academy Announces Winners for the 28th Annual SATELLITE Awards |url=https://www.pressacademy.com/news/the-international-press-academy-announces-winners-for-the-28th-annual-satellite-awards/ |website=International Press Academy |access-date=March 26, 2024 |date=March 3, 2024}}		style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Guy Pearcestyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | A Spy Among Friendsstyle="background:#B0C4DE;" | Kim Philbystyle="background:#B0C4DE;" |MGM+
Matt BomerFellow TravelersHawkins "Hawk" FullerShowtime
Jon HammFargoSheriff Roy TillmanFX
Damian LewisA Spy Among FriendsNicholas ElliottMGM+
Bill PullmanMurdaugh Murders: The MovieAlex MurdaughLifetime
Steven YeunBeefDanny ChoNetflix

References

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External links

  • [https://www.pressacademy.com/awards_home/ Official website]

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