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	Role
2011	Jon Hamm	Mad Men	Don Draper
	Steve Buscemi	Boardwalk Empire	Nucky Thompson
	Kyle Chandler	Friday Night Lights	Eric Taylor
	Michael C. Hall	Dexter	Dexter Morgan
	William H. Macy	Shameless	Frank Gallagher
	Timothy Olyphant	Justified	Raylan Givens
2012[1]	Bryan Cranston	Breaking Bad	Walter White
	Kelsey Grammer	Boss	Tom Kane
	Jon Hamm	Mad Men	Don Draper
	Charlie Hunnam	Sons of Anarchy	Jax Teller
	Damian Lewis	Homeland	Nicholas Brody
	Timothy Olyphant	Justified	Raylan Givens
2013[2]	Bryan Cranston	Breaking Bad	Walter White
	Damian Lewis	Homeland	Nicholas Brody
	Andrew Lincoln	The Walking Dead	Rick Grimes
	Timothy Olyphant	Justified	Raylan Givens
	Matthew Rhys	The Americans	Philip Jennings
	Kevin Spacey	House of Cards	Frank Underwood
2014	Matthew McConaughey	True Detective	Rustin Cohle
	Bryan Cranston	Breaking Bad	Walter White
	Hugh Dancy	Hannibal	Will Graham
	Freddie Highmore	Bates Motel	Norman Bates
	Matthew Rhys	The Americans	Philip Jennings
	Michael Sheen	Masters of Sex	Dr. William Masters
2015[3]	Bob Odenkirk	Better Call Saul	Jimmy McGill
	Freddie Highmore	Bates Motel	Norman Bates
	Charlie Hunnam	Sons of Anarchy	Jax Teller
	Timothy Olyphant	Justified	Raylan Givens
	Matthew Rhys	The Americans	Philip Jennings
	Aden Young	Rectify	Daniel Holden
2016[4]	Rami Malek	Mr. Robot	Elliot Alderson
	Hugh Dancy	Hannibal	Will Graham
	Clive Owen	The Knick	Dr. John "Thack" Thackery
	Liev Schreiber	Ray Donovan	Ray Donovan
	Justin Theroux	The Leftovers	Kevin Garvey, Jr.
	Aden Young	Rectify	Daniel Holden
2017[5]	Sam Heughan	Outlander	Jamie Fraser
	Rami Malek	Mr. Robot	Elliot Alderson
	Bob Odenkirk	Better Call Saul	Jimmy McGill
	Matthew Rhys	The Americans	Philip Jennings
	Liev Schreiber	Ray Donovan	Ray Donovan
	Kevin Spacey	House of Cards	Frank Underwood

Multiple wins

2 wins

• Bryan Cranston

Multiple nominations

4 nominations

• Timothy Olyphant
• Matthew Rhys

3 nominations

• Bryan Cranston

2 nominations

• Hugh Dancy
• Jon Hamm
• Freddie Highmore
• Charlie Hunnam
• Damian Lewis
• Rami Malek
• Bob Odenkirk
• Liev Schreiber
• 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.