Magnolia Award for Best Actor in a Television Series
# Magnolia Award for Best Actor in a Television Series

Magnolia Award for Best Actor is awarded under the Shanghai Television Festival.

| Year | Winner and nominees | English title | Original title |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2022-2023 | Lei Jiayin | A Lifelong Journey | 人世间 |
| 2022-2023 | Zhu Yilong | The Rebel | 叛逆者 |
| 2022-2023 | Guo Jingfei | Enemy | 对手 |
| 2022-2023 | Hu Ge | Bright Future | 县委大院 |
| 2022-2023 | Zhang Yi | The Knockout | 狂飙 |
| 2021 | Yu Hewei | Awakening Age | 觉醒年代 |
| 2021 | Wang Kai | Like a Flowing River 2 | 大江大河2 |
| 2021 | Chen Jianbin | Trident | 三叉戟 |
| 2021 | Huang Xuan | Minning Town | 山海情 |
| 2021 | Zhang Jiayi | The Stage | 装台 |
| 2020 | Chen Baoguo | The Legendary Tavern | 老酒馆 |
| 2020 | Lei Jiayin | The Longest Day in Chang'an | 长安十二时辰 |
| 2020 | Zhang Ruoyun | Joy of Life | 庆余年 |
| 2020 | Sun Honglei | The New World | 新世界 |
| 2020 | Huang Lei | A Little Reunion | 小欢喜 |
| 2019 | Ni Dahong | All Is Well | 都挺好 |
| 2019 | Chen Kun | The Rise of Phoenixes | 天盛长歌 |
| 2019 | He Bing | Memories of Peking | 芝麻胡同 |
| 2019 | Wang Kai | Like a Flowing River | 大江大河 |
| 2019 | Zu Feng | The Mask | 面具 |
| 2018 | He Bing | The Love of Courtyard | 情满四合院 |
| 2018 | Hu Ge | Game of Hunting | 猎场 |
| 2018 | Lei Jiayin | The First Half of My Life | 我的前半生 |
| 2018 | Wu Xiubo | The Advisors Alliance | 大军师司马懿之军师联盟 |
| 2018 | Zhang Jiayi | White Deer Plain | 白鹿原 |
| 2017 | Zhang Yi | Feather Flies To The Sky | 鸡毛飞上天 |
| 2017 | Chen Jianbin | Chinese Style Relationship | 中国式关系 |
| 2017 | Huang Lei | A Love For Separation | 小别离 |
| 2017 | Sun Honglei | To Be a Better Man | 好先生 |
| 2017 | Mark Chao | Eternal Love | 三生三世十里桃花 |
| 2016 | Hu Ge | Nirvana in Fire | 琅琊榜 |
| 2016 | Wallace Huo | The Journey of Flower | 花千骨 |
| 2016 | Jin Dong | The Disguiser | 伪装者 |
| 2016 | Li Xuejian | Young Marshall | 少帅 |
| 2016 | Tong Dawei | Tiger Mom | 虎妈猫爸 |
| 2015 | Chen Baoguo | The Chinese Old Peasant | 老农民 |
| 2015 | Huang Lei | Hey Daddy | 嘿，老头！ |
| 2015 | Wang Lei | The Ordinary World | 平凡的世界 |
| 2015 | Wu Xiubo | A Civic Yuppie in Countryside | 马向阳下乡记 |
| 2015 | Zhu Yawen | Red Sorghum | 红高粱 |
| 2014 | Wang Zhiwen | May December Love | 大丈夫 |
| 2014 | Guo Tao | Romance of our Parents | 父母爱情 |
| 2014 | Li Xuejian | In the Name of Happiness | 有你才幸福 |
| 2014 | Pu Cunxin | See Without Looking | 推拿 |
| 2014 | Wei Zi | Dog Stick | 巍子 |
| 2013 | Zhang Jiayi | Fu Chen | 浮沉 |
| 2013 | Chen Baoguo | Zheng Zhe Wu Di | 正者无敌 |
| 2013 | Huang Bo | A Unique Militiman | 民兵葛二蛋 |
| 2013 | Wang Lei | The Happy Life of Jin Tai Lang | 金太狼的幸福生活 |
| 2013 | Wu Xiubo | Orphan of the Zhao Family | 赵氏孤儿案 |
| 2012 | Huang Haibo | Forever Designato | 永不磨灭的番号 |
| 2012 | Jiang Wu | Shi Yan Jin Sheng | 誓言今生 |
| 2012 | Wen Zhang | The Naked Wedding | 裸婚时代 |
| 2012 | Nicky Wu | Scarlet Heart | 步步惊心 |
| 2012 | Zhang Jiayi | The Brink | 悬崖 |
| 2011 | Zhang Jiayi | Borrow Gun | 借枪 |
| 2011 | Li Xuejian | Fu Shan Ru Ai | 父爱如山 |
| 2011 | Wayne Lai | No Regrets | 巾帼枭雄之义海豪情 |
| 2011 | Wen Zhang | Snow Leopard | 雪豹 |
| 2011 | Wu Xiubo | Before Dawn | 黎明之前 |
| 2010 | Huang Zhizhong | The Road We Have Taken | 人间正道是沧桑 |
| 2010 | Fan Wei | Brothers Happiness | 老大的幸福 |
| 2010 | Mark Chao | Black & White | 痞子英雄 |
| 2010 | Li Guangjie | Sha Hu Kou | 杀虎口 |
| 2010 | Wang Baoqiang | My Brother's Name is Shun Liu | 我的兄弟叫顺溜 |
