was the first recipient of the award, winning for his role on
Bill as
Bill Sackter. won for
Something About Amelia (1984). won for
Death of a Salesman (1985) won for his role as D.J. in
Promise (1986). won for
Jack the Ripper (1988) won for
Lonesome Dove (1989) and
Stalin (1992). won for playing
Harry S. Truman in
Truman (1995) won playing the
title role in
Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny (1996). won in 1997 for his portrayal of
Don King in
Don King: Only in America. won playing
Walter Winchell in
Winchell (1999). won for
Inherit the Wind won twice for
Angels in America (2003) and ''
You Don't Know Jack'' (2009) won for
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) won for ''
Gideon's Daughter'' (2006). won for
Longford (2007) won in 2008 for
John Adams. won for
Luther (2011) won for
Hatfields & McCoys (2012) won for
Behind the Candelabra (2013) won for playing
Nick Wasicsko in
Show Me a Hero. won for his dual role in
Fargo. won for
The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018). won for
The Loudest Voice (2019) won for
I Know This Much Is True (2020). won for
Dopesick (2021) won for
Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022). won for
Beef (2023). won for
The Penguin (2024). Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees.
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s ==Superlatives==