After its inception in 1944, the HFPA added a lot more categories to the Golden Globe Awards. This was done to make sure that no achievement in the film and television industry went unnoticed. In the 80’s the organization came up with the award for Best Actor - Mini-Series or Television Film. The very first award went to Mickey Rooney in 1981 for his role in Bill. In 1988 there were two recipients for the award; Michael Caine and Stacy Keach were awarded for their roles in Jack the Ripper and Hemingway respectively. The official title of the award has been changed to Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television.
List of Winners
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Year
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Winner
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Film
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1981
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Mickey Rooney
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Bill
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1982
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Anthony Andrews
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Brideshead Revisited
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1983
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Richard Chamberlain
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The Thorn Birds
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1984
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Ted Danson
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Something About Amelia
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1985
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Dustin Hoffman
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Death of a Salesman
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1986
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James Woods
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Promise
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1987
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Randy Quaid
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LBJ The Early Years
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1988
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Michael Caine
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Jack the Ripper and
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1988
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Stacy Keach
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Hemingway
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1989
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Robert Duvall
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Lonesome Dove
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1990
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James Garner
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Decoration Day
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1991
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Beau
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Bridges Without Warning- The James Brady Story
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1992
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Robert Duvall
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Stalin as Joseph Stalin
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1993
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James Garner
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Barbarians at the Gate
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1994
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Raúl Juliá
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The Burning Season
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1995
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Gary Sinise
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Truman
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1996
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Alan Rickman
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Rasputin Dark Servant of Destiny as Grigori Rasputin
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1997
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Ving Rhames
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Don King Only in America as Don King
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1998
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Stanley Tucci
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Winchell as Walter Winchell
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1999
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Jack Lemmon
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Inherit the Wind as Henry Drummond
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2000
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Brian Dennehy
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Death of a Salesman as Willy Loman
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2001
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James Franco
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James Dean as James Dean
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2002
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Albert Finney
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The Gathering Storm as Winston Churchill
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2003
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Al Pacino
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Angels in America as Roy Cohn
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2004
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Geoffrey Rush
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The Life and Death of Peter Sellers as Peter Sellers
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2005
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Jonathan Rhys Meyers
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Elvis as Elvis Presley
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2006
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Bill Nighy
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Gideon's Daughter as Gideon Warner
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2007
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Jim Broadbent
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Longford as Lord Longford
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2008
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Paul Giamatti
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John Adams as John Adams
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2009
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Kevin Bacon
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Taking Chance as Michael Strobl
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