Claim: The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama, which honors the best performance by an actor in a drama television series, is presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and was first awarded on March 5, 1962.
Evidence: This Golden Globe Award honors the best performance by an actor in a drama television series. The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama is an award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). It was first awarded at the 19th Golden Globe Awards on March 5, 1962 to John Charles Daly and Bob Newhart under the title "Best TV Star – Male". 
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama Hollywood Foreign Press Association March 5, 1962