AFT Awards: Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

This is the seventh 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 Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Last year’s nominees: Matt Bomer, Bobby Cannavale, Peter Dinklage, Harry Lloyd, Alan Tudyk

Emmy nominees: Nicholas Braun, Billy Crudup, Kieran Culkin, Mark Duplass, Giancarlo Esposito, Matthew Macfadyen, Bradley Whitford, Jeffrey Wright

Finalists: Steve Carell (The Morning Show), Tom Pelphrey (Ozark), Matthew Macfadyen (Succession), Kim Bodnia (Killing Eve), Christian Slater (Mr. Robot), Vincent Cassel (Westworld), Kieran Culkin (Succession)

The nominees:

Luis Guzman (Perpetual Grace, LTD)
Billy Crudup (The Morning Show)
Justin Hartley (This Is Us)
Bradley Whitford (The Handmaid's Tale)

The winner:

Josh O'Connor (The Crown) displayed remarkable humanity and decency as a man whose life was proscribed for him, desperate to show those who misjudged him that his status did not define him.

Next up: Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series