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BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

British film industry award


British film industry award

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nameBAFTA Award for Best Actor
imageMKr21861 Adrien Brody (Manodrome, Berlinale 2023).jpg
image_upright0.7
captionThe 2024 recipient: Adrien Brody
awarded_forBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
presenterBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts
locationUnited Kingdom
holderAdrien Brody for The Brutalist (2024)
websitehttp://www.bafta.org/

Best Actor in a Leading Role is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to recognise an actor who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film.

Superlatives

SuperlativeBest ActorBest Supporting Actor**Overall
(including Most Promising Newcomer)**
Actor with most awardsPeter Finch5Denholm Elliott
Actor with most British Actor Awards (until 1967)Peter Finch3
Actor with most Foreign Actor Awards (until 1967)Marlon Brando3
Actor with most nominationsDaniel Day-Lewis
Dustin Hoffman7Denholm Elliott
Actor with most British Actor Award nominations (until 1967)Laurence Olivier6
Actor with most Foreign Actor Award nominations (until 1967)Sidney Poitier6

Winners and nominees

From 1952 to 1967, there were two Best Actor awards: one for a British actor and another for a foreign actor. In 1968, the two prizes of British and Foreign actor were combined to create a single Best Actor award. Its current title, for Best Actor in a Leading Role, has been used since 1995.

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1950s

YearActorFilmsRole (s)Ref.Best British ActorBest Foreign ActorBest British ActorBest Foreign ActorBest British ActorBest Foreign ActorBest British ActorBest Foreign ActorBest British ActorBest Foreign ActorBest British ActorBest Foreign ActorBest British ActorBest Foreign ActorBest British ActorBest Foreign Actor
Ralph Richardson*The Sound Barrier*John Ridgefield
Jack HawkinsMandyDick Searle
James HayterThe Pickwick PapersSamuel Pickwick
Laurence OlivierCarrieGeorge Hurstwood
Nigel PatrickThe Sound BarrierTony Garthwaite
Alastair SimFolly to Be WiseCaptain William Paris
Marlon Brando*Viva Zapata!*Emiliano Zapata
Humphrey Bogart †The African QueenCharlie Allnut
Pierre FresnayGod Needs MenThomas Gourvennec
Francesco GolisanoMiracle in MilanTotò
Fredric MarchDeath of a SalesmanWilly Loman
John Gielgud*Julius Caesar*Cassius
Jack HawkinsThe Cruel SeaGeorge Ericson
Trevor HowardThe Heart of the MatterHarry Scobie
Duncan MacraeThe KidnappersJim MacKenzie
Kenneth MoreGenevieveAmbrose Claverhouse
Marlon Brando*Julius Caesar*Mark Antony
Eddie AlbertRoman HolidayIrving Radovich
Van HeflinShaneJoe Starrett
Claude LayduDiary of a Country PriestPriest of Ambricourt
Marcel MouloudjiWe Are All MurderersRené Le Guen
Gregory PeckRoman HolidayJoe Bradley
Spencer TracyThe ActressClinton Jones
Kenneth More*Doctor in the House*Richard Grimsdyke
Maurice DenhamThe Purple PlainBlore
Robert DonatLease of LifeRev. William Thorne
John MillsHobson's ChoiceWill Mossop
David NivenCarrington V.C.Charles "Copper" Carrington
Donald WolfitSvengaliSvengali
Marlon Brando*On the Waterfront*Terry Malloy
Neville BrandRiot in Cell Block 11James V. Dunn
José FerrerThe Caine MutinyBarney Greenwald
Fredric MarchExecutive SuiteLoren Phineas Shaw
James StewartThe Glenn Miller StoryGlenn Miller
Laurence Olivier*Richard III*Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Alfie BassThe Bespoke OvercoatFender
Alec GuinnessThe PrisonerThe Cardinal
Jack HawkinsThe Interrogator
Kenneth MoreThe Deep Blue SeaFreddie Page
Michael RedgraveThe Night My Number Came UpAir Mshl. Hardie
Ernest Borgnine*Marty*Marty Piletti
James Dean (posthumous)East of EdenCal Trask
Jack LemmonMister RobertsFrank Thurlowe Pulver
Toshiro MifuneSeven SamuraiKikuchiyo
Takashi ShimuraKambei Shimada
Frank SinatraNot as a StrangerAlfred Boone
Peter Finch*A Town Like Alice*Joe Harman
Jack HawkinsThe Long ArmTom Halliday
Kenneth MoreReach for the SkyDouglas Bader
François Périer*Gervaise*Henri Coupeau
Gunnar BjörnstrandSmiles of a Summer NightFredik Egerman
James Dean (posthumous)Rebel Without a CauseJim Stark
Pierre FresnayThe Unfrocked OneMaurice Morand
William HoldenPicnicHal Carter
Karl MaldenBaby DollArchie Lee Meighan
Frank SinatraThe Man with the Golden ArmFrankie Machine
Spencer TracyThe MountainZachary Teller
Alec Guinness*The Bridge on the River Kwai*Cmdr. Nicholson
Peter FinchWindom's WayAlec Windom
Trevor HowardManuelaJames Prothero
Laurence OlivierThe Prince and the ShowgirlCharles, Prince Regent of Carpathia
Michael RedgraveTime Without PityDavid Graham
Henry Fonda*12 Angry Men*Juror 8
Richard BasehartTime LimitMaj. Harry Cargill
Pierre BrasseurThe Gates of ParisJuju
Tony CurtisSweet Smell of SuccessSidney Falco
Jean GabinLa Traversé de ParisGrandgil
Robert MitchumHeaven Knows, Mr AllisonCpl. Allison
Sidney PoitierEdge of the CityTommy Tyler
Ed WynnThe Great ManPaul Beaseley
Trevor Howard*The Key*Chris Ford
Michael CraigSea of SandCaptain Tim Cotton
Laurence HarveyRoom at the TopJoe Lampton
I. S. JoharHarry BlackBapu
Anthony QuayleIce Cold in AlexCaptain van der Poel / Haupt. Otto Lutz
Terry-ThomasTom ThumbIvan
Donald WolfitRoom at the TopMr. Brown
Sidney Poitier*The Defiant Ones*Noah Cullen
Marlon BrandoThe Young LionsChristian Diestl
Tony CurtisThe Defiant OnesJohn "Joker" Jackson
Glenn FordThe SheepmanJason Sweet
Curd JürgensThe Enemy BelowKapt. von Stolberg
The Inn of the Sixth HappinessCaptain Lin Nan
Charles LaughtonWitness for the ProsecutionSir Wilfrid Robarts
Paul NewmanCat on a Hot Tin RoofBrick Pollitt
Victor SjöströmWild StrawberriesProf. Isak Borg
Spencer TracyThe Last HurrahFrank Skeffington
Peter Sellers*I'm All Right Jack*Fred Kite
Stanley BakerYesterday's EnemyCaptain Langford
Richard BurtonLook Back in AngerJimmy Porter
Peter FinchThe Nun's StoryDr. Fortunati
Laurence HarveyExpresso BongoJohnny Jackson
Gordon JacksonYesterday's EnemySgt. MacKenzie
Laurence OlivierThe Devil's DiscipleJohn Burgoyne
Jack Lemmon*Some Like It Hot*Jerry / "Daphne"
Zbigniew CybulskiAshes and DiamondsMaciek Chelmicki
Jean DesaillyMaigret Sets a TrapMarcel Maurin
Jean GabinJules Maigret
Takashi ShimuraLivingKanji Watanabe
James StewartAnatomy of a MurderPaul Biegler

1960s

YearActorFilmRole (s)Ref.Best British ActorBest Foreign ActorBest British ActorBest Foreign ActorBest British ActorBest Foreign ActorBest British ActorBest Foreign ActorBest British ActorBest Foreign ActorBest British ActorBest Foreign ActorBest British ActorBest Foreign ActorBest British ActorBest Foreign ActorBest Actor
Peter Finch*The Trials of Oscar Wilde*Oscar Wilde
Richard AttenboroughThe Angry SilenceTom Curtis
Albert FinneySaturday Night and Sunday MorningArthur Seaton
John FraserThe Trials of Oscar WildeLord Alfred Douglas
Alec GuinnessTunes of GloryMaj. Jock Sinclair
John MillsLt. Col. Basil Barrow
Laurence OlivierThe EntertainerArchie Rice
Jack Lemmon*The Apartment*C. C. Baxter
George HamiltonCrime and Punishment U.S.A.Robert Cole
Burt Lancaster †Elmer GantryElmer Gantry
Fredric MarchInherit the WindMatthew Harrison Brady
Yves MontandLet's Make LoveJean-Marc Clement / Alexander Dumas
Spencer TracyInherit the WindHenry Drummond
Peter Finch*No Love for Johnnie*Johnnie Byrne
Dirk BogardeVictimMelville Farr
Paul Newman*The Hustler*"Fast Eddie" Felson
Montgomery CliftJudgment at NurembergRudolph Petersen
Vladimir IvashovBallad of a SoldierPvt. Alyosha Skvortsov
Philippe LeroyThe Night WatchManu Borelli
Sidney PoitierA Raisin in the SunWalter Lee Younger
Maximilian Schell †Judgment at NurembergHans Rolfe
Alberto SordiThe Best of EnemiesCaptain Blasi
Peter O'Toole*Lawrence of Arabia*T. E. Lawrence
Richard AttenboroughThe Dock BriefHerbert Fowle
Alan BatesA Kind of LovingVictor 'Vic' Brown
James MasonLolitaHumbert Humbert
Laurence OlivierTerm of TrialGraham Weir
Peter SellersOnly Two Can PlayJohn Lewis
Burt Lancaster*Birdman of Alcatraz*Robert Stroud
Jean-Paul BelmondoLéon Morin, PriestLéon Morin
Kirk DouglasLonely are the BraveJohn W. "Jack" Burns
George HamiltonLight in the PiazzaFabrizio Naccarelli
Charles LaughtonAdvise and ConsentSen. Seabright "Seeb" Cooley
Anthony QuinnLawrence of ArabiaAuda ibu Tayi
Robert RyanBilly BuddJohn Claggart
Georges WilsonThe Long AbsenceThe Tramp
Dirk Bogarde*The Servant*Hugo Barrett
Tom CourtenayBilly LiarWilliam Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
Albert FinneyTom JonesTom Jones
Hugh GriffithSquire Western
Richard HarrisThis Sporting LifeFrank Machin
Marcello Mastroianni*Divorce Italian Style*Ferdinando Cefalù
Franco CittiAccattoneVittorio "Accattone" Cataldi
Howard Da SilvaDavid and LisaDr. Swinford
Jack LemmonDays of Wine and RosesJoe Clay
Paul NewmanHudHud Bannon
Gregory Peck †To Kill a MockingbirdAtticus Finch
Richard Attenborough *Guns at Batasi*RSM Lauderdale
*Seance on a Wet Afternoon*Billy Savage
Tom CourtenayKing & CountryPvt. Arthur Hamp
Peter O'TooleBecketKing Henry II
Peter SellersDr. StrangeloveGp Capt. Lionel Mandrake, President Merkin Muffley & Dr. Strangelove
The Pink PantherInspector Jacques Clouseau
Marcello Mastroianni*Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow*Carmine Sbaratti / Renzo / Augusto Rusconi
Cary GrantCharadePeter Joshua
Sterling HaydenDr. StrangeloveBG Jack D. Ripper
Sidney Poitier †Lilies of the FieldHomer Smith
Dirk Bogarde*Darling*Robert Gold
Harry AndrewsThe HillRSM Wilson
Michael CaineThe Ipcress FileHarry Palmer
Rex Harrison †My Fair LadyProf. Henry Higgins
Lee Marvin *Cat Ballou*Kid Shelleen & Tim Strawn
*The Killers*Charlie Strom
Jack LemmonGood Neighbor SamSam Bissell
How to Murder Your WifeStanley Ford
Anthony QuinnZorba the GreekAlexis Zorba
Innokenty SmoktunovskyHamletPrince Hamlet
Oskar WernerShip of FoolsDr. Wilhelm "Willi" Schumann
Richard Burton *The Spy Who Came in from the Cold*Alec Leamas
*Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?*George
Michael CaineAlfieAlfred "Alfie" Elkins
Ralph RichardsonDoctor ZhivagoAlexander "Sasha" Gromeko
KhartoumWilliam Ewart Gladstone
The Wrong BoxJoseph Finsbury
David WarnerMorgan – A Suitable Case for TreatmentMorgan Delt
Rod Steiger*The Pawnbroker*Sol Nazerman
Jean-Paul BelmondoPierrot le FouFerdinand Griffon / "Pierrot"
Sidney PoitierA Patch of BlueGordon Ralfe
Oskar WernerThe Spy Who Came in from the ColdFiedler
Paul Scofield*A Man for All Seasons*Sir Thomas More
Dirk BogardeAccidentStephen
Our Mother's HouseCharlie Hook
Richard BurtonThe Taming of the ShrewPetruchio
James MasonThe Deadly AffairCharles Dobbs
Rod Steiger*In the Heat of the Night*Police Chief Bill Gillespie
Warren BeattyBonnie and ClydeClyde Barrow
Sidney PoitierIn the Heat of the NightDetective Virgil Tibbs
Orson WellesChimes at MidnightSir John Falstaff
Spencer Tracy*Guess Who's Coming to Dinner*Matt Drayton
Trevor HowardThe Charge of the Light BrigadeLord Cardigan
Ron MoodyOliver!Fagin
Nicol WilliamsonThe Bofors GunO'Rourke
Dustin Hoffman *John and Mary*John
*Midnight Cowboy*Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo
Alan BatesWomen in LoveRupert Birkin
Walter MatthauHello, Dolly!Horace Vandergelder
The Secret Life of an American WifeThe Movie Star
Nicol WilliamsonInadmissible EvidenceBill Maitland

1970s

YearActorFilmsRole (s)Ref.
Robert Redford *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid*Sundance Kid
*Downhill Racer*David Chappellet
*Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here*Deputy Sheriff Christopher Cooper
Elliott GouldBob & Carol & Ted & AliceTed Henderson
MASHTrapper John McIntyre
Paul NewmanButch Cassidy and the Sundance KidButch Cassidy
George C. Scott †PattonGeorge S. Patton
Peter Finch*Sunday Bloody Sunday*Dr. Daniel Hirsh
Dirk BogardeDeath in VeniceGustav von Aschenbach
Albert FinneyGumshoeEddie Ginley
Dustin HoffmanLittle Big ManJack Crabb
Gene Hackman *The French Connection* †Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle
*The Poseidon Adventure*Reverend Frank Scott
Marlon Brando †The GodfatherVito Corleone
The NightcomersPeter Quint
George C. ScottThe HospitalDr. Herbert "Herb" Bock
They Might Be GiantsJustin Playfair
Robert ShawYoung WinstonLord Randolph Churchill
Walter Matthau *Charley Varrick*Charley Varrick
*Pete 'n' Tillie*Pete
Marlon BrandoLast Tango in ParisPaul
Laurence OlivierSleuthAndrew Wyke
Donald SutherlandDon't Look NowJohn Baxter
Steelyard BluesJesse Veldini
Jack Nicholson *Chinatown*J.J. "Jake" Gittes
*The Last Detail*Signalman 1st Class Billy "Badass" Buddusky
Albert FinneyMurder on the Orient ExpressHercule Poirot
Gene HackmanThe ConversationHarry Caul
Al PacinoSerpicoFrank Serpico
Al Pacino *Dog Day Afternoon*Sonny Wortzik
*The Godfather Part II*Michael Corleone
Richard DreyfussJawsMatt Hooper
Gene HackmanFrench Connection IIJimmy "Popeye" Doyle
Night MovesHarry Moseby
Dustin HoffmanLennyLenny Bruce
Jack Nicholson*One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest*R.P. McMurphy
Robert De NiroTaxi DriverTravis Bickle
Dustin HoffmanAll the President's MenCarl Bernstein
Marathon ManThomas "Babe" Levy
Walter MatthauThe Bad News BearsMorris Buttermaker
The Sunshine BoysWilly Clark
Peter Finch (posthumous) †*Network*Howard Beale
Woody AllenAnnie HallAlvy "Max" Singer
William HoldenNetworkMax Schumacher
Sylvester StalloneRockyRocky Balboa
Richard Dreyfuss*The Goodbye Girl*Elliot Garfield
Anthony HopkinsMagicCorky Withers / Fats (voice)
Brad DavisMidnight ExpressBilly Hayes
Peter UstinovDeath on the NileHercule Poirot
Jack Lemmon*The China Syndrome*Jack Godell
Woody AllenManhattanIsaac Davis
Robert De NiroThe Deer HunterS/Sgt. Michael "Mike" Vronsky
Martin SheenApocalypse NowCaptain Benjamin L. Willard

1980s

YearActorFilmsRole (s)Ref.
John Hurt*The Elephant Man*John Merrick
Dustin Hoffman †Kramer vs. KramerTed Kramer
Roy ScheiderAll That JazzJoe Gideon
Peter SellersBeing ThereChance the Gardener
Burt Lancaster*Atlantic City*Lou Pascal
Robert De Niro †Raging BullJake LaMotta
Bob HoskinsThe Long Good FridayHarold Shand
Jeremy IronsThe French Lieutenant's WomanCharles Henry Smithson / Mike
Ben Kingsley*Gandhi*Mahatma Gandhi
Warren BeattyRedsJohn Reed
Albert FinneyShoot the MoonGeorge Dunlap
Henry Fonda †On Golden PondNorman Thayer Jr.
Jack LemmonMissingEd Horman
Michael Caine (TIE) *Educating Rita*Dr. Frank Bryant
Dustin Hoffman (TIE) *Tootsie*Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
Michael CaineThe Honorary ConsulCharley Fortnum, Consul
Robert De NiroThe King of ComedyRupert Pupkin
Haing S. Ngor*The Killing Fields*Dith Pran
Tom CourtenayThe DresserNorman
Albert FinneySir
Sam WaterstonThe Killing FieldsSydney Schanberg
William Hurt*Kiss of the Spider Woman*Luis Molina
F. Murray Abraham †AmadeusAntonio Salieri
Victor BanerjeeA Passage to IndiaDr. Aziz Ahmed
Harrison FordWitnessJohn Book
Bob Hoskins*Mona Lisa*George
Woody AllenHannah and Her SistersMickey Sachs
Michael CaineElliot
Paul HoganCrocodile DundeeMichael "Crocodile" Dundee
Sean Connery*The Name of the Rose*William of Baskerville
Gérard DepardieuJean de FloretteJean Cadoret / "Jean de Florette"
Yves MontandCésar Soubeyran / Le Papet
Gary OldmanPrick Up Your EarsJoe Orton
John Cleese*A Fish Called Wanda*Archie Leach
Michael DouglasFatal AttractionDan Gallagher
Kevin KlineA Fish Called WandaOtto West
Robin WilliamsGood Morning, VietnamAdrian Cronauer
Daniel Day-Lewis*My Left Foot*Christy Brown
Kenneth BranaghHenry VKing Henry V
Dustin Hoffman †Rain ManRaymond Babbit
Robin WilliamsDead Poets SocietyJohn Keating

1990s

YearActorFilmsRole (s)Ref.
Philippe Noiret*Cinema Paradiso*Alfredo
Sean ConneryThe Hunt for Red OctoberCaptain Marko Ramius
Tom CruiseBorn on the Fourth of JulyRon Kovic
Robert De NiroGoodfellasJimmy Conway
Anthony Hopkins*The Silence of the Lambs*Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Kevin CostnerDances With WolvesLt. John J. Dunbar / Dances with Wolves
Gérard DepardieuCyrano de BergeracCyrano de Bergerac
Alan RickmanTruly, Madly, DeeplyJamie
Robert Downey Jr.*Chaplin*Charlie Chaplin
Daniel Day-LewisThe Last of the MohicansNathaniel "Hawkeye" Poe
Stephen ReaThe Crying GameFergus
Tim RobbinsThe PlayerGriffin Mill
Anthony Hopkins*The Remains of the Day*James Stevens
Daniel Day-LewisIn the Name of the FatherGerry Conlon
Anthony HopkinsShadowlandsC. S. Lewis
Liam NeesonSchindler's ListOskar Schindler
Hugh Grant*Four Weddings and a Funeral*Charles
Tom Hanks †Forrest GumpForrest Gump
Terence StampThe Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the DesertBernadette Bassenger
John TravoltaPulp FictionVincent Vega
Nigel Hawthorne*The Madness of King George*King George III
Nicolas Cage †Leaving Las VegasBen Sanderson
Jonathan PryceCarringtonLytton Strachey
Massimo Troisi (posthumous)Il Postino: The PostmanMario Ruoppolo
Geoffrey Rush*Shine*David Helfgott
Ralph FiennesThe English PatientCount Laszlo de Almásy
Ian McKellenRichard IIIKing Richard III
Timothy SpallSecrets & LiesMaurice Purley
Robert Carlyle*The Full Monty*Gaz Schofield
Billy ConnollyMrs BrownJohn Brown
Kevin SpaceyL.A. ConfidentialJack Vincennes
Ray WinstoneNil by MouthRay
Roberto Benigni*Life Is Beautiful*Guido
Michael CaineLittle VoiceRay Say
Joseph FiennesShakespeare in LoveWilliam Shakespeare
Tom HanksSaving Private RyanCaptain John H. Miller
1999
(53rd)Kevin Spacey*American Beauty*Lester Burnham
Jim BroadbentTopsy-TurvyW. S. Gilbert
Russell CroweThe InsiderJeffrey Wigand
Ralph FiennesThe End of the AffairMaurice Bendrax
Om PuriEast is EastZahir "George" Khan

2000s

YearActorFilmsRole (s)Ref.
2000
(54th)Jamie Bell*Billy Elliot*Billy Elliot
Russell Crowe †GladiatorMaximus Decimus Meridius
Michael DouglasWonder BoysGrady Tripp
Tom HanksCast AwayChuck Noland
Geoffrey RushQuillsMarquis de Sade
2001
(55th)Russell Crowe*A Beautiful Mind*John Forbes Nash Jr.
Jim BroadbentIrisJohn Bayley
Ian McKellenThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the RingGandalf
Kevin SpaceyThe Shipping NewsQuoyle
Tom WilkinsonIn the BedroomMatt Fowler
2002
(56th)Daniel Day-Lewis*Gangs of New York*William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting
Adrien Brody †The PianistWładysław Szpilman
Nicolas CageAdaptationCharlie and Donald Kaufman
Michael CaineThe Quiet AmericanThomas Fowler
Jack NicholsonAbout SchmidtWarren R. Schmidt
2003
(57th)Bill Murray*Lost in Translation*Bob Harris
Benicio del Toro21 GramsJack Jordan
Johnny DeppPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlCaptain Jack Sparrow
Jude LawCold MountainWilliam "W.P." Inman
Sean Penn †21 GramsPaul Rivers
Mystic RiverJimmy Markum
2004
(58th)Jamie Foxx*Ray*Ray Charles
Jim CarreyEternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindJoel Barish
Johnny DeppFinding NeverlandJ. M. Barrie
Leonardo DiCaprioThe AviatorHoward Hughes
Gael García BernalThe Motorcycle DiariesErnesto "Che" Guevara
2005
(59th)Philip Seymour Hoffman*Capote*Truman Capote
Ralph FiennesThe Constant GardenerJustin Quayle
Heath LedgerBrokeback MountainEnnis Del Mar
Joaquin PhoenixWalk the LineJohnny Cash
David StrathairnGood Night, and Good LuckEdward R. Murrow
2006
(60th)Forest Whitaker*The Last King of Scotland*Idi Amin
Daniel CraigCasino RoyaleJames Bond
Leonardo DiCaprioThe DepartedWilliam "Billy" Costigan Jr.
Richard GriffithsThe History BoysHector
Peter O'TooleVenusMaurice Russell
2007
(61st)Daniel Day-Lewis*There Will Be Blood*Daniel Plainview
George ClooneyMichael ClaytonMichael Clayton
James McAvoyAtonementRobbie Turner
Viggo MortensenEastern PromisesNikolai Luzhin
Ulrich Mühe (posthumous)The Lives of OthersGerd Wiesler
2008
(62nd)Mickey Rourke*The Wrestler*Randy "The Ram" Robinson
Frank LangellaFrost/NixonRichard Nixon
Dev PatelSlumdog MillionaireJamal Malik
Sean Penn †MilkHarvey Milk
Brad PittThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonBenjamin Button
2009
(63rd)Colin Firth*A Single Man*George Falconer
Jeff Bridges †Crazy HeartOtis "Bad" Blake
George ClooneyUp in the AirRyan Bingham
Jeremy RennerThe Hurt LockerSFC. William James
Andy SerkisSex & Drugs & Rock & RollIan Dury

2010s

YearActorFilmsRole (s)Ref.
2010
(64th)Colin Firth*The King's Speech*King George VI
Javier BardemBiutifulUxbal
Jeff BridgesTrue GritReuben "Rooster" Cogburn
Jesse EisenbergThe Social NetworkMark Zuckerberg
James Franco127 HoursAron Ralston
2011
(65th)Jean Dujardin*The Artist*George Valentin
George ClooneyThe DescendantsMatthew "Matt" King
Michael FassbenderShameBrandon Sullivan
Gary OldmanTinker Tailor Soldier SpyGeorge Smiley
Brad PittMoneyballBilly Beane
2012
(66th)Daniel Day-Lewis*Lincoln*Abraham Lincoln
Ben AffleckArgoTony Mendez
Bradley CooperSilver Linings PlaybookPatrick "Pat" Solitano Jr.
Hugh JackmanLes MisérablesJean Valjean
Joaquin PhoenixThe MasterFreddie Quell
2013
(67th)Chiwetel Ejiofor*12 Years a Slave*Solomon Northup
Christian BaleAmerican HustleIrving Rosenfeld
Bruce DernNebraskaWoodrow T. "Woody" Grant
Leonardo DiCaprioThe Wolf of Wall StreetJordan Belfort
Tom HanksCaptain PhillipsCaptain Richard Phillips
2014
(68th)Eddie Redmayne*The Theory of Everything*Stephen Hawking
Benedict CumberbatchThe Imitation GameAlan Turing
Ralph FiennesThe Grand Budapest HotelMonsieur Gustave H.
Jake GyllenhaalNightcrawlerLouis "Lou" Bloom
Michael KeatonBirdmanRiggan Thomson
2015
(69th)Leonardo DiCaprio*The Revenant*Hugh Glass
Bryan CranstonTrumboDalton Trumbo
Matt DamonThe MartianMark Watney
Michael FassbenderSteve JobsSteve Jobs
Eddie RedmayneThe Danish GirlLili Elbe / Einar Wegener
2016
(70th)Casey Affleck*Manchester by the Sea*Lee Chandler
Andrew GarfieldHacksaw RidgeDesmond T. Doss
Ryan GoslingLa La LandSebastian Wilder
Jake GyllenhaalNocturnal AnimalsEdward Sheffield / Tony Hastings
Viggo MortensenCaptain FantasticBen Cash
2017
(71st)Gary Oldman*Darkest Hour*Winston Churchill
Jamie BellFilm Stars Don't Die in LiverpoolPeter Turner
Timothée ChalametCall Me by Your NameElio Perlman
Daniel Day-LewisPhantom ThreadReynolds Woodcock
Daniel KaluuyaGet OutChris Washington
2018
(72nd)Rami Malek*Bohemian Rhapsody*Freddie Mercury
Christian BaleViceDick Cheney
Steve CooganStan & OllieStan Laurel
Bradley CooperA Star Is BornJackson "Jack" Maine
Viggo MortensenGreen BookFrank "Tony Lip" Vallelonga
2019
(73rd)Joaquin Phoenix*Joker*Arthur Fleck / Joker
Leonardo DiCaprioOnce Upon a Time in HollywoodRick Dalton
Adam DriverMarriage StoryCharlie Barber
Taron EgertonRocketmanElton John
Jonathan PryceThe Two PopesCardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio

2020s

YearActorFilmsRole (s)Ref.
2020
(74th)Anthony Hopkins*The Father*Anthony
Riz AhmedSound of MetalRuben Stone
Chadwick Boseman (posthumous)Ma Rainey's Black BottomLevee Green
Adarsh GouravThe White TigerBalram Halwai
Mads MikkelsenAnother RoundMartin
Tahar RahimThe MauritanianMohamedou Ould Salahi
2021
(75th)Will Smith*King Richard*Richard Williams
Adeel AkhtarAli & AvaAli
Mahershala AliSwan SongCameron Turner
Benedict CumberbatchThe Power of the DogPhil Burbank
Leonardo DiCaprioDon't Look UpDr. Randall Mindy
Stephen GrahamBoiling PointAndy Jones
2022
(76th)Austin Butler*Elvis*Elvis Presley
Colin FarrellThe Banshees of InisherinPádraic Súilleabháin
Brendan Fraser †The WhaleCharlie
Daryl McCormackGood Luck to You, Leo GrandeLeo Grande / Connor
Paul MescalAftersunCalum Patterson
Bill NighyLivingMr. Williams
2023
(77th)Cillian Murphy*Oppenheimer*J. Robert Oppenheimer
Bradley CooperMaestroLeonard Bernstein
Colman DomingoRustinBayard Rustin
Paul GiamattiThe HoldoversPaul Hunham
Barry KeoghanSaltburnOliver Quick
Teo YooPast LivesHae Sung
2024
(78th)Adrien Brody*The Brutalist*László Tóth
Timothée ChalametA Complete UnknownBob Dylan
Colman DomingoSing SingJohn "Divine G" Whitfield
Ralph FiennesConclaveThomas Cardinal Lawrence
Hugh GrantHereticMr. Reed
Sebastian StanThe ApprenticeDonald Trump
2025
(78th)Robert AramayoI SwearJohn Davidson
Timothée ChalametMarty SupremeMarty Mauser
Leonardo DiCaprioOne Battle After AnotherBob Ferguson
Ethan HawkeBlue MoonLorenz Hart
Michael B. JordanSinnersElijah "Smoke" Moore / Elias "Stack" Moore
Jesse PlemonsBugoniaTeddy Gatz

Multiple nominations

;7 nominations

  • Michael Caine
  • Daniel Day-Lewis
  • Leonardo DiCaprio
  • Peter Finch
  • Dustin Hoffman
  • Jack Lemmon
  • Laurence Olivier

;6 nominations

  • Marlon Brando
  • Albert Finney
  • Sidney Poitier

;5 nominations

  • Dirk Bogarde
  • Robert De Niro
  • Ralph Fiennes
  • Anthony Hopkins
  • Spencer Tracy

;4 nominations

  • Tom Hanks
  • Jack Hawkins
  • Trevor Howard
  • Kenneth More
  • Paul Newman
  • Peter Sellers

;3 nominations

  • Woody Allen
  • Richard Attenborough
  • Richard Burton
  • Timothée Chalamet
  • George Clooney
  • Bradley Cooper
  • Tom Courtenay
  • Russell Crowe
  • Alec Guinness
  • Gene Hackman
  • Burt Lancaster
  • Fredric March
  • Walter Matthau
  • Viggo Mortensen
  • Jack Nicholson
  • Gary Oldman
  • Peter O'Toole
  • Sean Penn
  • Joaquin Phoenix
  • Kevin Spacey

;2 nominations

  • Christian Bale
  • Alan Bates
  • Warren Beatty
  • Jamie Bell
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo
  • Jeff Bridges
  • Jim Broadbent
  • Adrien Brody
  • Nicolas Cage
  • Sean Connery
  • Benedict Cumberbatch
  • Tony Curtis
  • James Dean
  • Gérard Depardieu
  • Johnny Depp
  • Colman Domingo
  • Michael Douglas
  • Richard Dreyfuss
  • Michael Fassbender
  • Colin Firth
  • Henry Fonda
  • Pierre Fresnay
  • Jean Gabin
  • John Gielgud
  • Hugh Grant
  • Jake Gyllenhaal
  • George Hamilton
  • Laurence Harvey
  • William Holden
  • Bob Hoskins
  • Charles Laughton
  • James Mason
  • Marcello Mastroianni
  • Ian McKellen
  • John Mills
  • Yves Montand
  • Al Pacino
  • Gregory Peck
  • Brad Pitt
  • Jonathan Pryce
  • Anthony Quinn
  • Michael Redgrave
  • Eddie Redmayne
  • Ralph Richardson
  • Geoffrey Rush
  • George C. Scott
  • Martin Sheen
  • Takashi Shimura
  • Frank Sinatra
  • Rod Steiger
  • James Stewart
  • Robin Williams
  • Nicol Williamson
  • Donald Wolfit

Multiple wins

;5 wins

  • Peter Finch (2 consecutive)

;4 wins

  • Daniel Day-Lewis

;3 wins

  • Marlon Brando (consecutive)
  • Anthony Hopkins
  • Jack Lemmon (2 consecutive)

;2 wins

  • Dirk Bogarde
  • Colin Firth (consecutive)
  • Dustin Hoffman
  • Burt Lancaster
  • Marcello Mastroianni (consecutive)
  • Jack Nicholson
  • Rod Steiger

Notes

: A: Rules from the 1960s to the 1970s allowed for a performer to receive a single citation which could honor their work in more than one film. Richard Attenborough, Peter Sellers, Lee Marvin, Jack Lemmon, Richard Burton, Dirk Bogarde, Dustin Hoffman, Walter Matthau, Elliott Gould, Gene Hackman, Marlon Brando, George C. Scott, Donald Sutherland, Jack Nicholson, and Al Pacino were all nominated for their roles in two different films in the same category, while Ralph Richardson and Robert Redford were both nominated for three films. Matthau received dual nominations three times, with Hackman and Hoffman both accomplishing this feat twice. : B: Michael Caine and Dustin Hoffman received the same number of votes, resulting in both actors receiving the award, according to Academy rules.

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