Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

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Primetime Emmy Award category television award

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie is a major television honor presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to recognize exceptional lead performances by male actors in limited series or television films.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Primetime Emmy Award category → television award →
administeredBy	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Board of Governors →
alsoKnownAs	Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie →
awardedFor	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie →
awardFor	lead acting in a miniseries or television movie →
awardRegion	North America →
categoryRenamed	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series → Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie → Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special → Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie → Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special →
categoryRenamedInYear	1975 → 2015 →
categoryRenamedInYears	1979–1985 → 1986–1990 → 1991–2014 →
ceremonyFrequency	annual →
country	United States →
eligibleProductionType	limited series → television movie →
firstPresentedDecade	1970s →
genderRestriction	male →
hasCriterion	artistic excellence in acting → lead performance in a single season or stand-alone production →
hasLanguageRequirement	no explicit language requirement but primarily U.S. television →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.emmys.com →
inception	1973 →
industry	television industry →
medium	television →
notableFor	recognizing excellence in male lead performances in limited series and television films →
organizer	Television Academy →
originalName	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special Program – Drama or Comedy →
originalNameUsedInYears	1973–1974 →
partOf	Primetime Emmy Awards →
performanceType	lead role →
presentedAt	Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony →
presentedBy	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences →
relatedCategory	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series → Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie →
scope	primetime television →
selectionProcess	voted on by members of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences →
shortDescription	Primetime Emmy category honoring male lead performances in limited series and television movies →
status	active award category →
timeframeOfWorkConsidered	eligibility year preceding the ceremony →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Benedict Cumberbatch → Courtney B. Vance ("Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie") → Ewan McGregor ("Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie") → Jim Broadbent ("Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie") → Paul Giamatti ("Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie") → The Life and Death of Peter Sellers → Thief (TV series) ("Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie") →	awardReceived
Armand Assante → Kurt Russell ("Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie") →	nominatedFor
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie ("Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie") →	alsoKnownAs
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series ("Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie") →	hasCategoryWithin
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie ("Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special Program – Drama or Comedy") →	originalName