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Laureates of the awards Primetime Emmy Awards in the category โ€œOutstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Specialโ€

Primetime Emmy Awards 1985
Richard Crenna
The Rape of Richard Beck For playing "Richard Beck".
Winner
All nominees
Richard Chamberlain
Richard Chamberlain
Wallenberg: A Hero's Story For playing "Raoul Wallenberg".
George C. Scott
George C. Scott
A Christmas Carol For playing "Ebenezer Scrooge".
James Garner
James Garner
Heartsounds For playing "Harold Lear".
Richard Kayli
Do You Remember Love For playing "George Hollis".
Primetime Emmy Awards 1984
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
King Lear For playing "King Lear".
Winner
All nominees
Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.
Sadat For playing "Anwar al-Sadat".
Mikki Runi
Bill: On His Own For playing "Bill Sackter".
Ted Danson
Ted Danson
Something About Amelia For playing "Steven Bennett".
Deniel Dzh.Travanti
Adam For playing "John Walsh".
Primetime Emmy Awards 1983
Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones
The Executioner's Song For playing "Gary Gilmore".
Winner
All nominees
Richard Chamberlain
Richard Chamberlain
The Thorn Birds For playing "Ralph de Bricassart".
Roger Rees
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby For playing "Nicholas Nickleby".
Alec Guinness
Smiley's People For playing "George Smiley".
Robert Blake
Blood Feud For playing "Jimmy Hoffa".
Primetime Emmy Awards 1982
Mikki Runi
Bill For playing "Bill Sackter".
Winner
All nominees
The Hunchback of Notre Dame For playing "Quasimodo".
Philip Anglim
The Elephant Man For playing: "John Merrick".
Jeremy Irons
Jeremy Irons
Brideshead Revisited For playing: "Charles Ryder". (Shown within Great Performances (1971)).
Anthony Andrews
Brideshead Revisited For playing: "Sebastian Flyte". (Shown within Great Performances (1971)).
Primetime Emmy Awards 1981
The Bunker For playing "Adolf Hitler".
Winner
All nominees
Toshiro Mifune
Shลgun For playing: "Lord Yoshi Toranaga".
Peter O'Toole
Masada For playing: "Cornelius Flavius Silva".
Peter Strauss
Masada For playing: "Eleazar Ben Yair".
Richard Chamberlain
Richard Chamberlain
Shลgun For playing: "John Blackthorne and Anjin-san".
Primetime Emmy Awards 1980
Powers Boothe
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones For playing "Jim Jones".
Winner
All nominees
Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis
The Scarlett O'Hara War For playing "David O. Selznick". Part of the Moviola series.
Jason Robards
Jason Robards
F.D.R.: The Last Year For playing "Clarence Earl Gideon".
Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
Gideon's Trumpet For playing "Clarence Earl Gideon".
Primetime Emmy Awards 1979
Peter Strauss
The Jericho Mile For playing: "Larry Murphy".
Winner
All nominees
Ned Beatty
Friendly Fire For playing: "Gene Mullen".
Louis Gossett Jr.
Louis Gossett Jr.
Backstairs at the White House For playing: "Levi Mercer".
Elvis For playing: "Elvis Presley".
Year
Nominations

Other awards and film festivals

Academy Awards, USA
1929-2024
Academy Awards, USA
Cannes Film Festival
Festival international du film de Cannes
1939-2024
Cannes Film Festival
Golden Globes, USA
Golden Globe Award
1944-2024
Golden Globes, USA
BAFTA Awards
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts
1949-2024
BAFTA Awards
Venice Film Festival
Mostra Internazionale dโ€™Arte Cinematografica
1932-2024
Venice Film Festival
Razzie Awards
Razzie
1981-2024
Razzie Awards
MTV Movie + TV Awards
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992-2024
MTV Movie + TV Awards
Sundance Film Festival
1982-2024
Sundance Film Festival
St. Petersburg Message to Man Film Festival
1993-2024
St. Petersburg Message to Man Film Festival
Berlin International Film Festival
Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin
1951-2024
Berlin International Film Festival
Sochi International Film Festival
Sochi International Film Festival & Awards โ€” SIFFA
1994-2024
Sochi International Film Festival
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Screen Actors Guild Award
1963-2024
Screen Actors Guild Awards
2024-2024
Sochi Open Russian Film Festival
Sochi Open Russian Film Festival (Kinotavr)
1990-2024
Sochi Open Russian Film Festival
Moscow International Film Festival
Moscow International Film Festival (MIFF)
1959-2024
Moscow International Film Festival
Window to Europe
1993-2024
Window to Europe
Toronto International Film Festival
1978-2024
Toronto International Film Festival
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
Pimedate ร–รถde Filmifestival
1998-2024
Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
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