The Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film is a Golden Globe Award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). 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 Actor – Television Series before changing to its current title in 1980. For the 80th Golden Globe Awards, the category was split into two categories: Comedy/Drama Series and Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 59 actors. Owen Cooper is the current recipient of the award for his portrayal of Jamie Miller on Adolescence. 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. Owen Cooper at the age of 16, was awarded as the youngest recipient of the award.
Winners and nominees
Listed below are the winners of the award for each year, as well as the other nominees: Key Meaning Indicates the winning actor
Best Supporting Actor – Television Series
1970s Year Actor Role Program Network Ref 1970 (28th) James Brolin Dr. Steven Kiley Marcus Welby, M.D. ABC Tige Andrews Captain Adam Greer The Mod Squad ABC Michael Constantine Seymour Kaufman Room 222 Henry Gibson Various Characters Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In NBC Zalman King Aaron Silverman The Young Lawyers ABC 1971 (29th) Ed Asner Lou Grant The Mary Tyler Moore Show CBS James Brolin Dr. Steven Kiley Marcus Welby, M.D. ABC Harvey Korman Various Characters The Carol Burnett Show CBS Rob Reiner Michael Stivic All in the Family Milburn Stone Dr. Galen "Doc" Adams Gunsmoke 1972 (30th) James Brolin Dr. Steven Kiley Marcus Welby, M.D. ABC Ed Asner Lou Grant The Mary Tyler Moore Show CBS Ted Knight Ted Baxter Harvey Korman Various Characters The Carol Burnett Show Rob Reiner Michael Stivic All in the Family 1973 (31st) McLean Stevenson Lt. Col. Henry Braymore Blake, M.D. M*A*S*H CBS Ed Asner Lou Grant The Mary Tyler Moore Show CBS Will Geer Zebulon Walton The Waltons Harvey Korman Various Characters The Carol Burnett Show Strother Martin R.J. Hawkins Hawkins Rob Reiner Michael Stivic All in the Family 1974 (32nd) Harvey Korman Various Characters The Carol Burnett Show CBS Will Geer Zebulon The Waltons CBS Gavin McLeod Murray Slaughter The Mary Tyler Moore Show Whitman Mayo Grady Wilson Sanford and Son NBC Jimmie Walker James "J.J." Evans, Jr. Good Times CBS 1975 (33rd) Ed Asner Lou Grant The Mary Tyler Moore Show CBS Tim Conway Various Characters The Carol Burnett Show Ted Knight Ted Baxter The Mary Tyler Moore Show CBS Rob Reiner Michael Stivic All in the Family Jimmie Walker James "J.J." Evans, Jr. Good Times 1976 (34th) Ed Asner Axel Jordache Rich Man, Poor Man ABC Tim Conway Various Characters The Carol Burnett Show CBS Charles Durning Ed Healey Captains and the Kings NBC Gavin McLeod Murray Slaughter The Mary Tyler Moore Show CBS Rob Reiner Michael Stivic All in the Family 1977 (35th) No Award 1978 (36th) Norman Fell Stanley Roper Three's Company ABC Jeff Conaway Bobby Wheeler Taxi ABC Danny DeVito Louie De Palma Pat Harrington Jr. Dwayne Schneider One Day at a Time CBS Andy Kaufman Latka Gravas Taxi ABC 1979 (37th) Danny DeVito Louie De Palma Taxi ABC Vic Tayback Mel Sharples Alice CBS Jeff Conaway Bobby Wheeler Taxi ABC Tony Danza Anthony "Tony" Banta David Doyle John Bosley Charlie's Angels
Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film 1980s Year Actor Role Program Network Ref 1980 (38th) Pat Harrington Jr. Dwayne Schneider One Day at a Time CBS Vic Tayback Mel Sharples Alice CBS Danny DeVito Louie De Palma Taxi ABC Andy Kaufman Latka Gravas Geoffrey Lewis Earl Tucker Flo CBS 1981 (39th) John Hillerman Jonathan Higgins Magnum, P.I. CBS Danny DeVito Louie De Palma Taxi ABC Pat Harrington Jr. Dwayne Schneider One Day at a Time NBC Vic Tayback Mel Sharples Alice CBS Hervé Villechaize Tattoo Fantasy Island ABC 1982 (40th) Lionel Stander Max Hart to Hart ABC Pat Harrington Jr. Dwayne Schneider One Day at a Time CBS John Hillerman Jonathan Higgins Magnum, P.I. Lorenzo Lamas Lance Cumson Falcon Crest Anson Williams Potsie Weber Happy Days ABC 1983 (41st) Richard Kiley Paddy Cleary The Thorn Birds ABC Bryan Brown Luke O'Neill The Thorn Birds ABC John Houseman Aaron Jastrow The Winds of War Perry King Yank The Hasty Heart Showtime Rob Lowe Sam Alden Thursday's Child HBO Jan-Michael Vincent Byron "Briny" Henry The Winds of War ABC 1984 (42nd) Paul LeMat James "Mickey" Hughes The Burning Bed NBC Pierce Brosnan Robert Gould Shaw Nancy Astor PBS John Hillerman Jonathan Higgins Magnum, P.I. CBS Ben Vereen Roscoe Haines Ellis Island CBS Bruce Weitz Sgt. Michael "Mick" Belker Hill Street Blues NBC 1985 (43rd) Edward James Olmos Lt. Martin Castillo Miami Vice NBC Ed Begley Jr. Dr. Victor Ehrlich St. Elsewhere NBC David Carradine Justin LaMotte North and South ABC Richard Farnsworth Jude Grand Pettitt Chase CBS John James Jeff Colby Dynasty ABC John Malkovich Biff Loman Death of a Salesman CBS Pat Morita Tommy Tanaka Amos Bruce Weitz Sgt. Michael "Mick" Belker Hill Street Blues NBC 1986 (44th) Jan Niklas Prince Erich Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna NBC Tom Conti Serge Klarsfeld Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story ABC John Hillerman Jonathan Higgins Magnum, P.I. CBS Trevor Howard Maitland Christmas Eve NBC Ron Leibman Morris Huffner 1987 (45th) Rutger Hauer Lieutenant Aleksandr 'Sasha' Pechersky Escape from Sobibor CBS Kirk Cameron Mike Seaver Growing Pains ABC Dabney Coleman Martin Costigan Sworn to Silence John Hillerman Jonathan Higgins Magnum, P.I. CBS John Larroquette Dan Fielding Night Court NBC Brian McNamara Dean Karney Billionaire Boys Club Alan Rachins Douglas Brackman L.A. Law Gordon Thomson Adam Carrington Dynasty 1988 (46th) Barry Bostwick Col. Gen. Franz Halder War and Remembrance ABC John Gielgud Aaron Jastrow Armand Assante Richard Mansfield Jack the Ripper CBS Kirk Cameron Mike Seaver Growing Pains ABC Larry Drake Benny Stulwicz L.A. Law NBC Derek Jacobi The Impostor The Tenth Man CBS Edward James Olmos Lt. Martin Castillo Miami Vice NBC 1989 (47th) Dean Stockwell Al Calavicci Quantum Leap NBC Chris Burke Charles "Corky" Thatcher Life Goes On ABC Larry Drake Benny Stulwicz L.A. Law NBC Tommy Lee Jones Captain Woodrow F. Call Lonesome Dove CBS Michael Tucker Stuart Markowitz L.A. Law NBC
1990s Year Actor Role Program Network Ref 1990 (48th) Charles Durning John F. Fitzgerald The Kennedys of Massachusetts ABC Barry Miller Pete "Briggs" Brigman Equal Justice ABC Jimmy Smits Victor Sifuentes L.A. Law NBC Dean Stockwell Al Calavicci Quantum Leap Blair Underwood Jonathan Rollins L.A. Law 1991 (49th) Louis Gossett Jr. Sidney Williams The Josephine Baker Story HBO Larry Drake Benny Stulwicz L.A. Law NBC Michael Jeter Herman Stiles Evening Shade CBS Richard Kiley Chief Justice of the United States Earl Warren Separate but Equal ABC Dean Stockwell Al Calavicci Quantum Leap NBC 1992 (50th) Maximilian Schell Vladimir Lenin Stalin HBO Jason Alexander George Costanza Seinfeld NBC John Corbett Chris Stevens Northern Exposure CBS Hume Cronyn Ben Broadway Bound ABC Earl Holliman Darden Towe Delta Dean Stockwell Al Calavicci Quantum Leap NBC 1993 (51st) Beau Bridges Terry Harper The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom HBO Jason Alexander George Costanza Seinfeld NBC Dennis Franz Andy Sipowicz NYPD Blue ABC John Mahoney Martin Crane Frasier NBC Jonathan Pryce Henry Kravis Barbarians at the Gate HBO 1994 (52nd) Edward James Olmos Wilson Pinheiro The Burning Season HBO Jason Alexander George Costanza Seinfeld NBC Fyvush Finkel Douglas Wambaugh Picket Fences CBS John Malkovich Colonel Kurtz Heart of Darkness TNT David Hyde Pierce Dr. Niles Crane Frasier NBC 1995 (53rd) Donald Sutherland Mikhail Fetisov Citizen X HBO Sam Elliott Wild Bill Hickok Buffalo Girls CBS Tom Hulce Peter Patrone The Heidi Chronicles TNT David Hyde Pierce Dr. Niles Crane Frasier NBC Henry Thomas Ray Buckey Indictment: The McMartin Trial HBO 1996 (54th) Ian McKellen Tsar Nicholas II Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny HBO David Paymer David T. Wilentz Crime of the Century HBO David Hyde Pierce Dr. Niles Crane Frasier NBC Anthony Quinn Aniello Dellacroce Gotti HBO Noah Wyle Dr. John Carter ER NBC 1997 (55th) George C. Scott Juror #3 12 Angry Men Showtime Jason Alexander George Costanza Seinfeld NBC Michael Caine F. W. de Klerk Mandela and de Klerk Showtime David Hyde Pierce Dr. Niles Crane Frasier NBC Eriq La Salle Dr. Peter Benton ER Noah Wyle Dr. John Carter 1998 (56th) Don Cheadle Sammy Davis Jr. The Rat Pack HBO Gregory Peck Father Mapple Moby Dick USA Joe Mantegna Dean Martin The Rat Pack HBO David Spade Dennis Finch Just Shoot Me! NBC Noah Wyle Dr. John Carter ER 1999 (57th) Peter Fonda Frank O'Connor The Passion of Ayn Rand Showtime Klaus Maria Brandauer Otto Preminger Introducing Dorothy Dandridge HBO Sean Hayes Jack McFarland Will & Grace NBC Chris Noth Mr. Big Sex and the City HBO Peter O'Toole Pierre Cauchon Joan of Arc CBS David Spade Dennis Finch Just Shoot Me! NBC
2000s