How did Cranston prepare for the roll of Walter White ?
' " 2010 : Steve Buscemi – " Boardwalk Empire " as Enoch " Nucky " Thompson * Bryan Cranston – " Breaking Bad " as Walter White * Michael C. Hall – " Dexter " as Dexter Morgan * Jon Hamm – " Mad Men " as Don Draper * Hugh Laurie – " House " as Gregory House 2011 : Kelsey Grammer – " Boss " as Tom Kane * Steve Buscemi – " Boardwalk Empire " as Enoch " Nucky " Thompson * Bryan Cranston – " Breaking Bad " as Walter White * Jeremy Irons – " The Borgias " as Rodrigo Borgia / Pope Alexander VI * Damian Lewis – " Homeland " as Nicholas Brody 2012 : Damian Lewis – " Homeland " as Nicholas Brody * Steve Buscemi – " Boardwalk Empire " as Enoch " Nucky " Thompson * Bryan Cranston – " Breaking Bad " as Walter White * Jeff Daniels – " The Newsroom " as Will McAvoy * Jon Hamm – " Mad Men " as Don Draper 2013 : Bryan Cranston – " Breaking Bad " as Walter White * Liev Schreiber – " Ray Donovan " as Ray Donovan * Michael Sheen – " Masters of Sex " as William Masters * Kevin Spacey – " House of Cards " as Francis Underwood * James Spader – " The Blacklist " as Raymond ' Red ' Reddington