AFT Awards: Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie

This is the fifth category of the 14th Annual AFT Television Awards, my personal choices for the best in television during the 2019-2020 season. This year, I’m including a shorter list, with just nominees and a few finalists, if applicable. Nominees are pictured in the order I’ve ranked them.

Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie

Last year’s nominees: I’m excited to introduce this category for the first time this year after watching more limited series than ever in my life.

Emmy nominees: Jeremy Irons, Hugh Jackman, Paul Mescal, Jeremy Pope, Mark Ruffalo

Finalists: Shlomi Elkabetz (Our Boys), Morgan Spector (The Plot Against America), Jason Segel (Dispatches from Elsewhere)

The nominees:
Paul Mescal (Normal People)
David Corenswet (Hollywood)
Mark Ruffalo (I Know This Much Is True)
Hugh Jackman (Bad Education) 

 
The winner: 

Russell Crowe (The Loudest Voice) tapped into the motivations and strongly-held beliefs of the late Roger Ailes, making him into much more than a caricature or a one-note villain. 

Next up: Best Lead Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie