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New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor

Award


Award

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nameNew York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
imageFile:Wagner_Moura-6546.jpg
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captionCurrent recipient: Wagner Moura
awarded_forBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
presenterNew York Film Critics Circle
countryUnited States
yearCharles Laughton
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
holderWagner Moura
The Secret Agent (2025)
website{{url

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) The Secret Agent (2025) nyfcc.com}}

The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor is one of the awards given by the New York Film Critics Circle to honor the finest achievements in film-making.

Winners

1930s

YearWinnerRoleFilm19351936193719381939
Charles LaughtonCaptain William BlighMutiny on the Bounty
Marmaduke RugglesRuggles of Red Gap
Walter HustonSam DodsworthDodsworth
Paul MuniÉmile ZolaThe Life of Emile Zola
James CagneyRocky SullivanAngels with Dirty Faces
James StewartJefferson "Jeff" SmithMr. Smith Goes to Washington

1940s

YearWinnerRoleFilm1940194119421943194419451946194719481949
Charlie ChaplinHynkel – Dictator of Tomania / Jewish BarberThe Great Dictator
Gary CooperAlvin YorkSergeant York
James CagneyGeorge M. CohanYankee Doodle Dandy
Paul LukasKurt MullerWatch on the Rhine
Barry FitzgeraldFather FitzgibbonGoing My Way
Ray MillandDon BirnamThe Lost Weekend
Laurence OlivierKing Henry V of EnglandHenry V
William PowellClarence Day, Sr.Life with Father
Senator Melvin G. AshtonThe Senator Was Indiscreet
Laurence OlivierHamletHamlet
Broderick CrawfordWillie StarkAll the King's Men

1950s

YearWinnerRoleFilm1950195119521953195419551956195719581959
Gregory PeckFrank SavageTwelve O'Clock High
Arthur KennedyLarry NevinsBright Victory
Ralph RichardsonJohn RidgefieldThe Sound Barrier
Burt LancasterFirst Sergeant Milton WardenFrom Here to Eternity
Marlon BrandoTerry MalloyOn the Waterfront
Ernest BorgnineMarty PilettiMarty
Kirk DouglasVincent van GoghLust for Life
Alec GuinnessLieutenant Colonel NicholsonThe Bridge on the River Kwai
David NivenAngus PollockSeparate Tables
James StewartPaul BieglerAnatomy of a Murder

1960s

YearWinnerRoleFilm196019611962No award given (newspaper strike)1963196419651966196719681969
Burt LancasterElmer GantryElmer Gantry
Maximilian SchellHans RolfeJudgment at Nuremberg
Albert FinneyTom JonesTom Jones
Rex HarrisonHenry HigginsMy Fair Lady
Oskar WernerWillie SchumannShip of Fools
Paul ScofieldSir Thomas MoreA Man for All Seasons
Rod SteigerPolice Chief Bill GillespieIn the Heat of the Night
Alan ArkinJohn SingerThe Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Jon VoightJoe BuckMidnight Cowboy

1970s

YearWinnerRoleFilm1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
George C. ScottGeorge S. Patton, Jr.Patton
Gene HackmanJimmy "Popeye" DoyleThe French Connection
Laurence OlivierAndrew WykeSleuth
Marlon BrandoPaulLast Tango in Paris (Ultimo tango a Parigi)
Jack NicholsonJ. J. "Jake" GittesChinatown
Signalman 1st Class Billy "Badass" BudduskyThe Last Detail
Jack NicholsonRandle McMurphyOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Robert De NiroTravis BickleTaxi Driver
John GielgudClive LanghamProvidence
Jon VoightLuke MartinComing Home
Dustin HoffmanTed KramerKramer vs. Kramer

1980s

YearWinnerRoleFilm1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
Robert De NiroJake LaMottaRaging Bull
Burt LancasterLou PascalAtlantic City
Ben KingsleyMahatma GandhiGandhi
Robert DuvallMac SledgeTender Mercies
Steve MartinRoger CobbAll of Me
Jack NicholsonCharley PartannaPrizzi's Honor
Bob HoskinsGeorge MortwellMona Lisa
Jack NicholsonFrancis PhelanIronweed
Jeremy IronsBeverly Mantle / Elliot MantleDead Ringers
Daniel Day-LewisChristy BrownMy Left Foot

1990s

YearWinnerRoleFilm1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
Robert De NiroLeonard LoweAwakenings
James "Jimmy the Gent" ConwayGoodfellas
Anthony HopkinsDr. Hannibal LecterThe Silence of the Lambs
Denzel WashingtonMalcolm XMalcolm X
David ThewlisJohnnyNaked
Paul NewmanDonald "Sully" SullivanNobody's Fool
Nicolas CageBen SandersonLeaving Las Vegas
Geoffrey RushDavid HelfgottShine
Peter FondaUlysses "Ulee" JacksonUlee's Gold
Nick NolteWade WhitehouseAffliction
Richard FarnsworthAlvin StraightThe Straight Story

2000s

YearWinnerRoleFilm2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
Tom HanksChuck NolandCast Away
Tom WilkinsonMatt FowlerIn the Bedroom
Daniel Day-LewisWilliam "Bill the Butcher" CuttingGangs of New York
Bill MurrayBob HarrisLost in Translation
Paul GiamattiMiles RaymondSideways
Heath LedgerEnnis Del MarBrokeback Mountain
Forest WhitakerIdi AminThe Last King of Scotland
Daniel Day-LewisDaniel PlainviewThere Will Be Blood
Sean PennHarvey MilkMilk
George ClooneyRyan BinghamUp in the Air

2010s

YearWinnerRoleFilm2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Colin FirthKing George VIThe King's Speech
Brad PittBilly BeaneMoneyball
Mr. O'BrienThe Tree of Life
Daniel Day-LewisAbraham LincolnLincoln
Robert RedfordOur ManAll Is Lost
Timothy SpallJ. M. W. TurnerMr. Turner
Michael KeatonWalter "Robby" RobinsonSpotlight
Casey AffleckLee ChandlerManchester by the Sea
Timothée ChalametElio PerlmanCall Me by Your Name
Ethan HawkeReverend Ernst TollerFirst Reformed
Antonio BanderasSalvador MalloPain and Glory

2020s

YearWinnerRoleFilm202020212022202320242025
Delroy LindoPaulDa 5 Bloods
Benedict CumberbatchPhil BurbankThe Power of the Dog
Colin FarrellJakeAfter Yang
Pádraic SúilleabháinThe Banshees of Inisherin
Franz RogowskiTomasPassages
Adrien BrodyLászló TóthThe Brutalist
Wagner MouraArmando / Marcelo Alves / Fernando (adult)The Secret Agent

Multiple awards

4 wins

  • Daniel Day-Lewis (1989, 2002, 2007, 2012)
  • Jack Nicholson (1974, 1975, 1985, 1987)

3 wins

  • Robert De Niro (1976, 1980, 1990)
  • Burt Lancaster (1953, 1960, 1981)
  • Laurence Olivier (1946, 1948, 1972)

2 wins

  • Marlon Brando (1954, 1973)
  • James Cagney (1938, 1942)
  • James Stewart (1939, 1959)
  • Jon Voight (1969, 1978)

References

References

  1. [https://ew.com/awards/2017/11/30/2017-new-york-film-critics-circle-winners-list/ 2017 New York Film Critics Circle winners: Full list. EW.com]
  2. [https://www.indiewire.com/2018/11/new-york-film-critics-circle-2018-awards-winners-1202023917/ 2018 New York Film Critics Circle Awards. IndieWire]
  3. [https://deadline.com/2019/12/new-york-film-critics-circle-awards-2019-winners-list-nyfcc-movies-1202800026/ 2019 New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Full List. Deadline]
  4. [https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/chadwick-boseman-wins-best-supporting-actor-at-the-2020-new-york-film-critics-circle-awards/#:~:text=The%20New%20York%20Film%20Critics%20Circle%20announced%20the,and%20a%20special%20award%20for%20Director%20Spike%20Lee. CHADWICK BOSEMAN WINS BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR AT THE 2020 NEW YORK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS < < Rotten Tomatoes]
  5. [https://deadline.com/2021/12/new-york-film-critics-circle-awards-winners-2021-nyfcc-1234883931/ New York Film Critics Circle: 2021 Winners List — Deadline]
  6. (2023-11-16). "New York Film Critics Awards: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Wins Best Film, Christopher Nolan Takes Director (Full List)".
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