List of television awards for Best Actor


This list of television awards for Best Actor is an index to articles about "Best Actor" awards for television performances.

Drama

CountryAwardVenue / sponsorNotes
AustraliaAACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television DramaAustralian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
United KingdomBritish Soap Award for Best ActorThe British Soap Awards
United StatesCritics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama SeriesCritics' Choice Television Award
United StatesDaytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesNational Academy of Television Arts and Sciences
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
United StatesPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama SeriesAcademy of Television Arts & Sciences
United StatesGolden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series DramaHollywood Foreign Press Association
United StatesNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama SeriesNAACP Image AwardsAfrican American
United StatesSatellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series DramaInternational Press Academy
United StatesScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama SeriesScreen Actors Guild

Miniseries or Television film

CountryAwardVenue / sponsorNotes
United StatesPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or MovieAcademy of Television Arts & Sciences
TaiwanGolden Bell Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television FilmGolden Bell Awards
United StatesGolden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television FilmHollywood Foreign Press Association
United StatesSatellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television FilmInternational Press Academy
United StatesScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television MovieScreen Actors Guild

Musical or comedy

CountryAwardVenue / sponsorNotes
AustraliaAACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television ComedyAustralian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
South KoreaBaeksang Arts Awards for Best Variety Performer - MaleBaeksang Arts Awards
United StatesCritics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Comedy SeriesCritics' Choice Television Award
United StatesPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy SeriesAcademy of Television Arts & Sciences
United StatesGolden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or ComedyHollywood Foreign Press Association
IndiaITA Award for Best Actor - ComedyIndian Television Academy Awards
United StatesSatellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or ComedyInternational Press Academy
United StatesScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy SeriesScreen Actors Guild