- Winners and nominees 1990s 2000s 2010s
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 nominees1990s| Year | Winners and nominees | Series | Role |
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| 1996 | David Duchovny | The X-Files | Fox Mulder | | Andre Braugher | Life on the Street | Frank Pembleton | | Anthony Edwards | ER | Dr. Mark Greene | | Hector Elizondo | Chicago Hope | Phillip Watters | | Dennis Franz | NYPD Blue | Andy Sipowicz | | 1997 | Jimmy Smits | NYPD Blue | Bobby Simone | | David Duchovny | The X-Files | Fox Mulder | | Dennis Franz | NYPD Blue | Andy Sipowicz | | Sam Waterston | Law & Order | Jack McCoy | | Michael T. Weiss | The Pretender | Jarod | | 1998 | Ernie Hudson | Oz | Leo Glynn | | George Clooney | ER | Dr. Doug Ross | | Dylan McDermott | The Practice | Bobby Donnell | | Jimmy Smits | NYPD Blue | Bobby Simone | | Michael T. Weiss | The Pretender | Jarod | | 1999 | Martin Sheen | The West Wing | Josiah Bartlet | | James Gandolfini | The Sopranos | Tony Soprano | | Dylan McDermott | The Practice | Bobby Donnell | | Eamonn Walker | Oz | Kareem Saïd | | Sam Waterston | Law & Order | Jack McCoy |
2000s| Year | Winners and nominees | Series | Role |
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| 2000 | Tim Daly | The Fugitive | Dr. Richard Kimble | | James Gandolfini | The Sopranos | Tony Soprano | | Dennis Haysbert | Now and Again | Dr. Theodore Morris | | Nicky Katt | Boston Public | Harry Senate | | Martin Sheen | The West Wing | Josiah Bartlet | | 2001 | Kiefer Sutherland | 24 | Jack Bauer | | James Gandolfini | The Sopranos | Tony Soprano | | Craig T. Nelson | The District | Jack Mannion | | William Petersen | Crime Scene Investigation | Gil Grissom | | Martin Sheen | The West Wing | Josiah Bartlet | | 2002 | Kiefer Sutherland | 24 | Jack Bauer | | Michael Chiklis | The Shield | Vic Mackey | | Peter Krause | Six Feet Under | Nate Fisher | | Chi McBride | Boston Public | Steven Harper | | Martin Sheen | The West Wing | Josiah Bartlet | | 2003 | Michael Chiklis | The Shield | Vic Mackey | | David Boreanaz | Angel | Angel | | Anthony LaPaglia | Without a Trace | Jack Malone | | Julian McMahon | Nip/Tuck | Dr. Christian Troy | | David Paymer | Line of Fire | Jonah Malloy | | Nick Stahl | Carnivàle | Ben Hawkins | | 2004 | Matthew Fox | Lost | Dr. Jack Shephard | | Vincent D'Onofrio | Criminal Intent | Robert Goren | | Anthony LaPaglia | Without a Trace | Jack Malone | | James Spader | Boston Legal | Alan Shore | | Treat Williams | Everwood | Andrew Brown | | 2005 | Hugh Laurie | House | Dr. Gregory House | | Denis Leary | Rescue Me | Tommy Gavin | | Ian McShane | Deadwood | Al Swearengen | | Dylan Walsh | Nip/Tuck | Dr. Sean McNamara | | Jake Weber | Medium | Joe Dubois | | 2006 | Hugh Laurie | House | Dr. Gregory House | | Michael C. Hall | Dexter | Dexter Morgan | | Denis Leary | Rescue Me | Tommy Gavin | | Bill Paxton | Big Love | Bill Henrickson | | Matthew Perry | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Matt Albie | | Bradley Whitford | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Danny Tripp | | 2007 | Michael C. Hall | Dexter | Dexter Morgan | | Eddie Izzard | The Ri¢hes | Wayne Malloy | | Hugh Laurie | House | Dr. Gregory House | | Denis Leary | Rescue Me | Tommy Gavin | | Bill Paxton | Big Love | Bill Henrickson | | James Woods | Shark | Sebastian Stark | | 2008 | Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | Walter White | | Gabriel Byrne | In Treatment | Dr. Paul Weston | | Michael C. Hall | Dexter | Dexter Morgan | | Jon Hamm | Mad Men | Don Draper | | Jason Isaacs | Brotherhood | Michael Caffee | | David Tennant | Doctor Who | The Doctor | | 2009 | Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | Walter White | | Gabriel Byrne | In Treatment | Dr. Paul Weston | | Nathan Fillion | Castle | Richard Castle | | Jon Hamm | Mad Men | Don Draper | | Lucian Msamati | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni | | Bill Paxton | Big Love | Bill Henrickson |
2010s| Year | Winners and nominees | Series | Role |
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| 2010 | Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | Walter White | | Kyle Chandler | Friday Night Lights | Eric Taylor | | Josh Charles | The Good Wife | Will Gardner | | Michael C. Hall | Dexter | Dexter Morgan | | Jon Hamm | Mad Men | Don Draper | | Stephen Moyer | True Blood | Bill Compton | | 2011 | Timothy Olyphant | Justified | Raylan Givens | | Steve Buscemi | Boardwalk Empire | Enoch "Nucky" Thompson | | Kyle Chandler | Friday Night Lights | Eric Taylor | | Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | Walter White | | William H. Macy | Shameless | Frank Gallagher | | Wendell Pierce | Treme | Antoine Batiste | | 2012 | Damian Lewis | Homeland | Nicholas Brody | | Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | Walter White | | Jeff Daniels | The Newsroom | Will McAvoy | | Jon Hamm | Mad Men | Don Draper | | Jonny Lee Miller | Elementary | Sherlock Holmes | | Timothy Olyphant | Justified | Raylan Givens | | 2013 | Bryan Cranston | Breaking Bad | Walter White | | Jeff Daniels | The Newsroom | Will McAvoy | | Jon Hamm | Mad Men | Don Draper | | Freddie Highmore | Bates Motel | Norman Bates | | Derek Jacobi | Last Tango in Halifax | Alan Buttershaw | | Michael Sheen | Masters of Sex | Dr. William Masters | | Kevin Spacey | House of Cards | Frank Underwood | | Aden Young | Rectify | Daniel Holden | | 2014 | Clive Owen | The Knick | Dr. John "Thack" Thackery | | Martin Freeman | Fargo | Lester Nygaard | | Woody Harrelson | True Detective | Detective Martin "Marty" Hart | | Charlie Hunnam | Sons of Anarchy | Jackson "Jax" Teller | | Mads Mikkelsen | Hannibal | Dr. Hannibal Lecter | | Lee Pace | Halt and Catch Fire | Joe MacMillan | | Michael Sheen | Masters of Sex | Dr. William Masters | | Billy Bob Thornton | Fargo | Lorne Malvo | | 2015 | Dominic West | The Affair | Noah Solloway | | Kyle Chandler | Bloodline | John Rayburn | | Timothy Hutton | American Crime | Russ Skokie | | Rami Malek | Mr. Robot | Elliot Alderson | | Bob Odenkirk | Better Call Saul | Jimmy McGill | | Liev Schreiber | Ray Donovan | Ray Donovan | | 2016 | Dominic West | The Affair | Noah Solloway | | 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 | | Billy Bob Thornton | Goliath | Billy McBride | | 2017 | Jonathan Groff | Mindhunter | Holden Ford | | Brendan Gleeson | Mr. Mercedes | Detective Bill Hodges | | Tom Hardy | Taboo | James Keziah Delaney | | Sam Heughan | Outlander | Jamie Fraser | | Ewan McGregor | Fargo | Emmit and Ray Stussy | | Harry Treadaway | Mr. Mercedes | Brady Hartsfield |
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