# Golden Bell Award for Best Male Lead in a Television Series

The Golden Bell Award for Best Male Lead in a Television Series (Chinese: 電視金鐘獎戲劇節目最佳男主角獎) is one of the categories of the competition for the Taiwanese television production, Golden Bell Awards. It was presented annually by the Government Information Office until 2011, when the Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development assumed responsibility for the Golden Bell Award ceremony. The first time that television programs were first eligible to be awarded was in 1971.

## Winners and nominees
### 1980s

| Year | Actor | English title | Original title |
| 1980 15th Golden Bell Awards |
| 1980 15th Golden Bell Awards | Chiang Ming [zh] | Love Corridor | 台視劇場－愛情走廊 |
| 1980 15th Golden Bell Awards | Yue Yang | Heroes | 英雄榜 |
| 1980 15th Golden Bell Awards | Chiang Chang-wen [zh] | Tomorrow is Sunday | 名劇精選－明天就是星期天 |
| 1981 16th Golden Bell Awards |
| 1981 16th Golden Bell Awards | Wu Feng | Risk | 戰國風雲 |
| 1981 16th Golden Bell Awards | Lee Li-chun | Qing Xu Lian Wo Wo Lian Qing | 卿須憐我我憐卿 |
| 1981 16th Golden Bell Awards | Chang Feng | Jiangnan Chun | 江南春 |
| 1982 17th Golden Bell Awards |
| 1982 17th Golden Bell Awards | Lee Tien-chu | Land of the Undaunted | 吾土吾民 |
| 1982 17th Golden Bell Awards | Ku Pao-ming | He Ain't Stupid, He is My Brother | 他不笨，他是我兄弟 |
| 1983 18th Golden Bell Awards |
| 1983 18th Golden Bell Awards | Yi Ming | Autumn Cicada | 秋蟬 |
| 1984 19th Golden Bell Awards |
| 1984 19th Golden Bell Awards | Kou Hsi-shun [zh] | The Words of the Wind | 金獎劇場－西風的話 |
| 1984 19th Golden Bell Awards | Chang Feng | Two Endings | 兩種結尾 |
| 1984 19th Golden Bell Awards | Han Su [zh] | Star Knows My Heart | 星星知我心 |
| 1985 20th Golden Bell Awards |
| 1985 20th Golden Bell Awards | Kou Hsi-shun [zh] | Last Night Stars | 創作劇坊－昨夜星辰 |
| 1985 20th Golden Bell Awards | Lin Tsai-pei | Autumn Tide Toward the Evening Sky | 秋潮向晚天 |
| 1985 20th Golden Bell Awards | Huang Yung-kuang [zh] | Book and Sword of Autumn | 書劍千秋 |
| 1986 21st Golden Bell Awards |
| 1986 21st Golden Bell Awards | Kou Hsi-shun [zh] | One Plum Blossom | 一剪梅 |
| 1986 21st Golden Bell Awards | Chang Feng | Autumn Moon and Spring Breeze | 秋月春風 |
| 1986 21st Golden Bell Awards | Ouyang Long [zh] | The Blue and the Black | 藍與黑 |
| 1987 22nd Golden Bell Awards |
| 1987 22nd Golden Bell Awards | Sihung Lung | Green Lawn | 中視劇場－芳草碧連天 |
| 1987 22nd Golden Bell Awards | Kou Feng [zh] | How Many Beautiful Sunsets | 幾度夕陽紅 |
| 1987 22nd Golden Bell Awards | Kou Hsi-shun [zh] | Happy Home, All is Well | 家和萬事興 |
| 1987 22nd Golden Bell Awards | Doze Niu | After the Game | 華視劇展－遊戲之後 |
| 1987 22nd Golden Bell Awards | Tsung Hua [zh] | Imperial Concubine Yang | 楊貴妃 |
| 1988 23rd Golden Bell Awards |
| 1988 23rd Golden Bell Awards | Chin Han | Deep Garden | 庭院深深 |
| 1988 23rd Golden Bell Awards | Chang Fu-chien | Beauty | 西施 |
| 1988 23rd Golden Bell Awards | Ko Hsiang-ting | Century of Love | 黃金劇場－人間有情系列: 百年深情 |
| 1988 23rd Golden Bell Awards | Liu Te-kai [zh] | Please Do Not Reject Him | 台視劇場－請不要拒絕他 |
| 1988 23rd Golden Bell Awards | Liang Hsiu-shen [zh] | Forgiveness | 爸爸原諒我 |
| 1989 24th Golden Bell Awards |
| 1989 24th Golden Bell Awards | Shen Meng-sheng [zh] | August Scent | 八月桂花香 |
| 1989 24th Golden Bell Awards | Meng Yuen [zh] | The Last Sweetness | 中視劇場-大地有愛系列·最後的馨香 |
| 1989 24th Golden Bell Awards | Kou Hsi-shun [zh] | Diao Chan | 貂蟬 |
| 1989 24th Golden Bell Awards | Doze Niu | Awakening | 華視藝術季－甦醒 |
| 1989 24th Golden Bell Awards | Lei Ming [zh] | August Scent | 八月桂花香 |

### 1990s

| Year | Actor | English title | Original title |
| 1990 25th Golden Bell Awards |
| 1990 25th Golden Bell Awards | Steve Ma | Spring Goes, Spring Comes | 春去春又回 |
| 1990 25th Golden Bell Awards | Lei Ming [zh] | Cuckoo Sound Reminder | 布榖鳥聲聲催 |
| 1990 25th Golden Bell Awards | Morning Chang | Wo Er Jun Xiao | 中視劇場－我兒俊孝 |
| 1991 26th Golden Bell Awards |
| 1991 26th Golden Bell Awards | Lee Li-chun | Lovers at the End of an Era | 末代兒女情 |
| 1991 26th Golden Bell Awards | Wang Jui | Colorless Love Series | 鹹魚翻身 |
| 1991 26th Golden Bell Awards | Damian Lau | Lovers at the End of an Era | 末代兒女情 |
| 1992 27th Golden Bell Awards |
| 1992 27th Golden Bell Awards | Jin Chao-chun | Jing Cheng Si Shao | 京城四少 |
| 1992 27th Golden Bell Awards | Morning Chang | Jing Cheng Si Shao | 京城四少 |
| 1992 27th Golden Bell Awards | Damian Lau | Till We Meet Again | 江湖再見 |
| 1992 27th Golden Bell Awards | Steve Ma | Xue Ke | 雪珂 |
| 1993 28th Golden Bell Awards |
| 1993 28th Golden Bell Awards | Shih Ying [zh] | Career Master | 草地狀元 |
| 1993 28th Golden Bell Awards | Chang Fu-chien | Unforgettable | 意難忘 |
| 1993 28th Golden Bell Awards | Morning Chang | Going Home | 中視劇場－悲歡人生系列：回家 |
| 1994 29th Golden Bell Awards |
| n/a ||||
| 1995 30th Golden Bell Awards |
| 1995 30th Golden Bell Awards | Weng Chia-ming [zh] | The Legend of Empress Dowager Cixi | 戲說慈禧 |
| 1995 30th Golden Bell Awards | Jin Chao-chun | Justice Bao | 包青天－真假包公 |
| 1995 30th Golden Bell Awards | Chen Sung-young | Brotherhood | 兄弟有緣 |
| 1996 31st Golden Bell Awards |
| n/a ||||
| 1997 32nd Golden Bell Awards |
| 1997 32nd Golden Bell Awards | Tien Feng | Snow of That Year | 人生四季：下雪的那一年 |
| 1997 32nd Golden Bell Awards | Sihung Lung | Dream Soil | 夢土 |
| 1997 32nd Golden Bell Awards | Lung Shao-hua | The Taiwan Folklore | 台灣水滸傳 |
| 1997 32nd Golden Bell Awards | Chen Hui-lou [zh] | Half of Heaven | 人生四季：半個天堂 |
| 1997 32nd Golden Bell Awards | Chao Tzu-chiang [zh] | We Are Family | 我們一家都是人：我的愛是檸檬樹 |
| 1998 33rd Golden Bell Awards |
| n/a ||||
| 1999 34th Golden Bell Awards |
| 1999 34th Golden Bell Awards | Lee Kwan | Awake | 華視劇展－醒 |
| 1999 34th Golden Bell Awards | Chu Chung-heng [zh] | The General's Command | 將軍令 |
| 1999 34th Golden Bell Awards | Chang Shih | Sounds of Rainbow | 金鐘劇展－聽彩虹的聲音 |
| 1999 34th Golden Bell Awards | Chang Po-chou [zh] | Chun Cheng's Life | 台灣作家劇場－春成的賠命錢 |
| 1999 34th Golden Bell Awards | Tao Chuan-cheng [zh] | Runaway | 華視劇展－出走 |

### 2000s

| Year | Actor | English title | Original title |
| 2000 35th Golden Bell Awards |
| 2000 35th Golden Bell Awards | Hsiao Hou-tao [zh] | Abba | 大愛劇場－阿爸 |
| 2000 35th Golden Bell Awards | Leon Dai | The Pact of Choshui River | 濁水溪的契約 |
| 2000 35th Golden Bell Awards | Chang Feng | I Want a Divorce | 千禧劇展－我要離婚 |
| 2000 35th Golden Bell Awards | Doze Niu | Xiaoguang | 千禧劇展－曉光 |
| 2000 35th Golden Bell Awards | Timothy Chao [zh] | Men's Paradise | 民視劇場－男人天堂 |
| 2001 36th Golden Bell Awards |
| 2001 36th Golden Bell Awards | Wang Shih-hsien | Rogue Professor | 流氓教授 |
| 2001 36th Golden Bell Awards | Chiu Hsin-chih [zh] | Stupid Kid | 笨小孩 |
| 2001 36th Golden Bell Awards | Chien Chang | Wake Up, Mom | 大愛劇場－阿母醒來吧 |
| 2001 36th Golden Bell Awards | Lung Shao-hua | Beigang Burner | 北港香爐 |
| 2001 36th Golden Bell Awards | Dicky Cheung | The Duke of Mount Deer | 鹿鼎記 |
| 2002 37th Golden Bell Awards |
| 2002 37th Golden Bell Awards | Shih Chun [zh] | Cold Night | 寒夜 |
| 2002 37th Golden Bell Awards | Shen Meng-sheng [zh] | Virtuous Women, Martyred Women and Uninhibited Women | 貞女、烈女、豪放女 |
| 2002 37th Golden Bell Awards | Lee Wei | Toast Boy's Kiss | 吐司男之吻 |
| 2002 37th Golden Bell Awards | Liang Hsiu-shen [zh] | Sunshine | 後山先日照 |
| 2002 37th Golden Bell Awards | Ku Pao-ming | Orange Dusk | 大愛劇場－橘色黃昏 |
| 2003 38th Golden Bell Awards |
| 2003 38th Golden Bell Awards | Huo Cheng-chi [zh] | Home | 家 |
| 2003 38th Golden Bell Awards | Liang Hsiu-shen [zh] | Home | 家 |
| 2003 38th Golden Bell Awards | Ho Hao-chieh [zh] | Follow the Wind | 大愛劇場－聞風而來 |
| 2003 38th Golden Bell Awards | Wing Fan [zh] | Crystal Boys | 孽子 |
| 2003 38th Golden Bell Awards | Tuo Tsung-hua | Crystal Boys | 孽子 |
| 2004 39th Golden Bell Awards |
| 2004 39th Golden Bell Awards | Chien Chang | Quartet | 大愛劇場－四重奏 |
| 2004 39th Golden Bell Awards | Morning Chang | Upmost Sun | 日正當中 |
| 2004 39th Golden Bell Awards | Ho Hao-chieh [zh] | Supernatural Phone | 手機有鬼 |
| 2004 39th Golden Bell Awards | Lan Cheng-lung | Cold Fronts | 冷鋒過境 |
| 2004 39th Golden Bell Awards | Hsieh Tsu-wu [zh] | Love Go Go | 愛情來了 |
| 2005 40th Golden Bell Awards | Chao Hsueh-huang [zh] | A Story of Soldiers | 再見 忠貞二村 |
| 2005 40th Golden Bell Awards | Tuo Tsung-hua | Love's Lone Flower | 孤戀花 |
| 2005 40th Golden Bell Awards | Lee Lee-zen | The Unforgettable Memory | 意難忘 |
| 2005 40th Golden Bell Awards | Eli Shih [zh] | A Cinematic Journey | 浪淘沙 |
| 2005 40th Golden Bell Awards | Show Lo | The Outsiders II | 鬥魚II |
| 2006 41st Golden Bell Awards | Chu Lu-hao [zh] | Love Drama: Outside the Window, the Sky is Blue | 大愛劇場-窗外有蘭天 |
| 2006 41st Golden Bell Awards | Lee Tien-chu | The Golden Years | 大愛劇場：流金歲月 |
| 2006 41st Golden Bell Awards | Sam Tseng | Eighth Happiness | 八星報喜 |
| 2006 41st Golden Bell Awards | Lin Yo-wei [zh] | 45°C Under the Sky | 45°C天空下 |
| 2006 41st Golden Bell Awards | Tony Yang | Holy Ridge | 聖稜的星光 |
| 2007 42nd Golden Bell Awards | Hsia Ching-ting [zh] | Love Drama: Clear Night | 大愛劇場: 晚晴 |
| 2007 42nd Golden Bell Awards | River Huang | Dangerous Minds | 危險心靈 |
| 2007 42nd Golden Bell Awards | Kang Ting [zh] | Life Outside | 出外人生 |
| 2007 42nd Golden Bell Awards | Yu An-shun | Sago Palm Blossoms | 鐵樹花開 |
| 2007 42nd Golden Bell Awards | Leon Dai | The Hospital | 白色巨塔 |
| 2008 43rd Golden Bell Awards | Morning Chang | Your Home is My Home | 歡喜來逗陣 |
| 2008 43rd Golden Bell Awards | Lei Hung [zh] | Mom's House | 娘家 |
| 2008 43rd Golden Bell Awards | Chang Shan-wei [zh] | Hakka Drama: Youth | 客家文學大戲: 菸田少年 |
| 2008 43rd Golden Bell Awards | Eddie Peng | Wayward Kenting | 我在墾丁*天氣晴 |
| 2008 43rd Golden Bell Awards | James Wen | General Xu Pangxing | 大將徐傍興 |
| 2009 44th Golden Bell Awards | Vic Chou | Black & White | 痞子英雄 |
| 2009 44th Golden Bell Awards | Mark Chao | Black & White | 痞子英雄 |
| 2009 44th Golden Bell Awards | Chang Shih | Justice For Love | 天平上的馬爾濟斯 |
| 2009 44th Golden Bell Awards | Yu An-shun | Love Drama: Sweet Taste | 大愛劇場：走過好味道 |
| 2009 44th Golden Bell Awards | Show Lo | Hot Shot | 籃球火 |

### 2010s

| Year | Actor | English title | Original title |
| 2010 45th Golden Bell Awards | Matt Wu | The Kite Soaring | 客家劇場: 牽紙鷂的手 |
| 2010 45th Golden Bell Awards | Wu Cheng-ti [zh] | Da Ai Drama: Moonlight of Brotherhood | 大愛劇場: 情義月光 |
| 2010 45th Golden Bell Awards | Morning Chang | Night Market Life | 夜市人生 |
| 2010 45th Golden Bell Awards | James Wen | The Happy Times of That Year | 那一年的幸福時光 |
| 2010 45th Golden Bell Awards | Show Lo | Hi My Sweetheart | 海派甜心 |
| 2011 46th Golden Bell Awards | Chin Shih-chieh | The Invaluable Treasure 1949 | 瑰寶1949 |
| 2011 46th Golden Bell Awards | Will Pan | Endless Love | 愛∞無限 |
| 2011 46th Golden Bell Awards | Joseph Chang | Love You | 醉後決定愛上你 |
| 2011 46th Golden Bell Awards | James Wen | The Fierce Wife | 犀利人妻 |
| 2011 46th Golden Bell Awards | Lung Shao-hua | Da Ai Drama: Roadside CEO | 大愛劇場—路邊董事長 |
| 2012 47th Golden Bell Awards | Lung Shao-hua | Way back Into Love | 愛。回來 |
| 2012 47th Golden Bell Awards | Chen Bolin | In Time with You | 我可能不會愛你 |
| 2012 47th Golden Bell Awards | Jag Huang | Innocence | 客家劇場—阿戇妹 |
| 2012 47th Golden Bell Awards | Huang Pin-yuan [zh] | Rainy Night Flower | 雨夜花 |
| 2012 47th Golden Bell Awards | Tony Yang | Ex-boyfriend | 前男友 |
| 2013 48th Golden Bell Awards |
| 2013 48th Golden Bell Awards | Vic Chou | Home | 回家 |
| 2013 48th Golden Bell Awards | Lin Chia-wei | End of Innocence | 死了一個國中生之後 |
| 2013 48th Golden Bell Awards | Mo Tzu-yi | An Innocent Mistake | 罪美麗 |
| 2013 48th Golden Bell Awards | Jag Huang | Falling | 含苞欲墜的每一天 |
| 2013 48th Golden Bell Awards | Lung Shao-hua | Flavor of Life | 含笑食堂 |
| 2014 49th Golden Bell Awards |
| 2014 49th Golden Bell Awards | Christopher Lee | A Good Wife | 親愛的，我愛上別人了 |
| 2014 49th Golden Bell Awards | Junior Han [zh] | Sun After the Rain | 雨後驕陽 |
| 2014 49th Golden Bell Awards | Hans Chung [zh] | Boys Can Fly | 刺蝟男孩 |
| 2014 49th Golden Bell Awards | Chang Ting-hu [zh] | Boys Can Fly | 刺蝟男孩 |
| 2014 49th Golden Bell Awards | Lan Cheng-lung | Chocolat | 流氓蛋糕店 |
| 2015 50th Golden Bell Awards |
| 2015 50th Golden Bell Awards | Lan Cheng-lung | Apple in Your Eye | 妹妹 |
| 2015 50th Golden Bell Awards | Wu Kang-jen | Long Day's Journey into Light | 客家劇場—出境事務所 |
| 2015 50th Golden Bell Awards | Kurt Chou [zh] | Crime Scene Investigation Center | C.S.I.C鑑識英雄 |
| 2015 50th Golden Bell Awards | Weber Yang | The Way We Were | 16個夏天 |
| 2015 50th Golden Bell Awards | Lan Wei-hua [zh] | Chocolat | 客家劇場—新丁花開 |
| 2016 51st Golden Bell Awards |
| 2016 51st Golden Bell Awards | Wu Kang-jen | A Touch of Green | 一把青 |
| 2016 51st Golden Bell Awards | Kingone Wang | The Day I Lost U | 失去你的那一天 |
| 2016 51st Golden Bell Awards | Roy Chiu | Marry Me, or Not? | 必娶女人 |
| 2016 51st Golden Bell Awards | Fu Meng-po | Ba Ji Teenagers | 一代新兵 八極少年 |
| 2016 51st Golden Bell Awards | Shan Cheng-ju [zh] | Sunset | 落日 |
| 2017 52nd Golden Bell Awards |
| 2017 52nd Golden Bell Awards | Wu Kang-jen | Love of Sandstorm | 植劇場－戀愛沙塵暴 |
| 2017 52nd Golden Bell Awards | Wes Lo | High 5 Basketball | High 5制霸青春 |
| 2017 52nd Golden Bell Awards | Liu Te-kai [zh] | Never Forget Then | 這些年 那些事 |
| 2017 52nd Golden Bell Awards | Fan Kuang-yao | Love of Sandstorm | 植劇場－戀愛沙塵暴 |
| 2017 52nd Golden Bell Awards | Lan Cheng-lung | Jiang Teacher, You Talked About Love It | 植劇場－姜老師，妳談過戀愛嗎? |
| 2018 53rd Golden Bell Awards |
| 2018 53rd Golden Bell Awards | Lego Lee | Wake Up 2 | 麻醉風暴2 |
| 2018 53rd Golden Bell Awards | Derek Chang | My Dear Boy | 我的男孩 |
| 2018 53rd Golden Bell Awards | Mo Tzu-yi | Roseki | 客家劇場–台北歌手 |
| 2018 53rd Golden Bell Awards | Jag Huang | Wake Up 2 | 麻醉風暴2 |
| 2018 53rd Golden Bell Awards | Crowd Lu | A Boy Named Flora A | 植劇場-花甲男孩轉大人 |
| 2019 54th Golden Bell Awards |
| 2019 54th Golden Bell Awards | Wang Shih-hsien | Crime Scene Investigation Center 2 | 鑑識英雄II 正義之戰 |
| 2019 54th Golden Bell Awards | Wu Cheng-Di | Survive | 日據時代的十種生存法則 |
| 2019 54th Golden Bell Awards | Wu Kang-ren | The World Between Us | 我們與惡的距離 |
| 2019 54th Golden Bell Awards | James Wen | A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities | 雙城故事 |
| 2019 54th Golden Bell Awards | Lung Shao-hua | A Taste to Remember | 菜頭梗的滋味 |

### 2020s

| Year | Actor | English title | Original title |
| 2020 55th Golden Bell Awards | Yao Chun-yao | The Mirror | 鏡子森林 |
| 2020 55th Golden Bell Awards | Joseph Chang | The Victims' Game | 誰是被害者 |
| 2020 55th Golden Bell Awards | Kaiser Chuang | Hate The Sin, Love The Sinner | 噬罪者 |
| 2020 55th Golden Bell Awards | Greg Hsu | Someday Or One Day | 想見你 |
| 2020 55th Golden Bell Awards | Emerson Tsai | Coolie | 苦力 |
| 2021 56th Golden Bell Awards | Hsueh Shih-ling | Born Into Loving Hands | 生生世世 |
| 2021 56th Golden Bell Awards | Li Yi-qiao | The Magician on the Skywalk | 天橋上的魔術師 |
| 2021 56th Golden Bell Awards | Shih Ming-shuai | Animal Whisper | 黑喵知情 |
| 2021 56th Golden Bell Awards | Ryan Tang | My Beautiful Family | 我家的美好時光 |
| 2021 56th Golden Bell Awards | Jeffery Hsu | U Motherbaker | 我的婆婆怎麼那麼可愛 |
| 2022 57th Golden Bell Awards | Berant Zhu | Danger Zone | 逆局 |
| 2022 57th Golden Bell Awards | Camake Valaule | Seqalu: Formosa 1867 | 斯卡羅 |
| 2022 57th Golden Bell Awards | Kuo Tzu-chien | Gold Leaf | 茶金 |
| 2022 57th Golden Bell Awards | Chen Ya-lan [zh] | Lord Jiaqing and The Journey to Taiwan | 嘉慶君遊台灣 |
| 2022 57th Golden Bell Awards | Yo Yang | Light the Night | 華燈初上 |
| 2022 57th Golden Bell Awards | James Wen | Gold Leaf | 茶金 |
| 2023 58th Golden Bell Awards | Wu Kang-ren | Copycat Killer | 模仿犯 |
| 2023 58th Golden Bell Awards | Frederick Lee | Taiwan Crime Stories - A Matter of Life and Death | 台灣犯罪故事-生死困局 |
| 2023 58th Golden Bell Awards | Yao Chun-yao | Copycat Killer | 模仿犯 |
| 2023 58th Golden Bell Awards | Emerson Tsai | Oxcart Trails | 牛車來去 |
| 2023 58th Golden Bell Awards | Hsueh Shih-ling | Taiwan Crime Stories - Derailment | 台灣犯罪故事-出軌 |