Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film


The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film is an award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role on a television series, miniseries or motion picture made for television for the calendar year. The award was first presented at the 28th Golden Globe Awards on February 5, 1971, to James Brolin for his role on Marcus Welby, M.D.. It was presented under the title Best Supporting ActorTelevision Series before changing to its current title in 1980.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 45 actors. Stellan Skarsgard is the current recipient of the award for his portrayal of Boris Shcherbina on Chernobyl. Ed Asner has won the most awards in this category, winning three times. Sean Hayes and Jeremy Piven have each been nominated for the award on six occasions, the most within the category.

Winners and nominees

Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees:
KeyMeaning
Indicates the winning actor

was the first winner in this category for his role in Marcus Welby, M.D. He would later win for a second time in 1973.
won the award after being nominated three times before for his performance on The Carol Burnett Show.
received the most wins in the category, winning three times for his roles on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rich Man, Poor Man.
was nominated five times for his role as Michael Stivic on All in the Family.
was nominated for his performance on Taxi.

Best Supporting Actor – Television Series

1970s

Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Superlatives

Multiple wins

Multiple nominations