BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

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BAFTA Award for Best Actor
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The 2023 recipient: Cillian Murphy
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Location United Kingdom
Presented by British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Currently held by Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer (2023)
Website http://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 recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film.

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Superlatives

Superlative Best Actor Best Supporting Actor Overall
(including Most Promising Newcomer)
Actor with most awards Peter Finch 5 Denholm Elliott 3 Peter Finch 5
Actor with most British Actor Awards (until 1967) Peter Finch 3 Peter Finch 3
Actor with most Foreign Actor Awards (until 1967) Marlon Brando 3 Marlon Brando 3
Actor with most nominations Daniel Day-Lewis
Dustin Hoffman
7 Denholm Elliott 7 Michael Caine
Dustin Hoffman
Laurence Olivier
8
Actor with most British Actor Award nominations (until 1967) Laurence Olivier 6 Laurence Olivier 6
Actor with most Foreign Actor Award nominations (until 1967) Sidney Poitier 6 Sidney Poitier 6

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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Ralph Richardson won for The Sound Barrier (1952) Ralph Richardson.JPG
Ralph Richardson won for The Sound Barrier (1952)
Marlon Brando won three times for Viva Zapata! (1952), Julius Caesar (1953), and On the Waterfront (1954) Marlon Brando in The Men.jpg
Marlon Brando won three times for Viva Zapata! (1952), Julius Caesar (1953), and On the Waterfront (1954)
John Gielgud won for Julius Caesar (1953) John Gielgud 12. Allan Warren.jpg
John Gielgud won for Julius Caesar (1953)
Laurence Olivier won for Richard III (1955) Laurence Olivier (borders removed).jpg
Laurence Olivier won for Richard III (1955)
Peter Finch has won five awards from seven nominations for his roles in A Town Like Alice (1956), The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960), No Love for Johnnie (1961), Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) and Network (1976) Peter Finch 2.jpg
Peter Finch has won five awards from seven nominations for his roles in A Town Like Alice (1956), The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960), No Love for Johnnie (1961), Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971) and Network (1976)
Alec Guinness won for The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) Sir Alec Guinness 3 Allan Warren 2.jpg
Alec Guinness won for The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Henry Fonda won for 12 Angry Men (1957) Henry Fonda, 1940.jpg
Henry Fonda won for 12 Angry Men (1957)
Peter Sellers won for I'm All Right Jack (1959) Sellers-signed.jpg
Peter Sellers won for I'm All Right Jack (1959)
Sidney Poitier won in 1958 for his performance in The Defiant Ones, thus becoming the first black actor to win in this category Sidney Poitier 1968.jpg
Sidney Poitier won in 1958 for his performance in The Defiant Ones , thus becoming the first black actor to win in this category
Jack Lemmon won three times for Some Like It Hot (1959), The Apartment (1960) and The China Syndrome (1979) Jack Lemmon - 1968.jpg
Jack Lemmon won three times for Some Like It Hot (1959), The Apartment (1960) and The China Syndrome (1979)
Richard Burton won for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold / Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) Richard Burton at Schiphol Airport.jpg
Richard Burton won for The Spy Who Came in from the Cold / Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Paul Newman won for The Hustler (1961) Paul Newman - 1958.jpg
Paul Newman won for The Hustler (1961)
Peter O'Toole won for Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Peter O'Toole - 1968.jpg
Peter O'Toole won for Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Burt Lancaster won for Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) Burt Lancaster - publicity 1947.JPG
Burt Lancaster won for Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Marcello Mastroianni won twice in Divorce Italian Style (1963), and Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1964) Mastroianni l'assassino 3.png
Marcello Mastroianni won twice in Divorce Italian Style (1963), and Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1964)
Lee Marvin won for The Killers / Cat Ballou (1965) Lee Marvin 1980b.jpg
Lee Marvin won for The Killers / Cat Ballou (1965)
Spencer Tracy won for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1968) Spencer tracy state of the union.jpg
Spencer Tracy won for Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1968)
Dustin Hoffman won twice for Midnight Cowboy / John and Mary (1969), and Tootsie (1983) Dustin Hoffman - 1968.jpg
Dustin Hoffman won twice for Midnight Cowboy / John and Mary (1969), and Tootsie (1983)
Gene Hackman won for The French Connection and The Poseidon Adventure (1972) Gene Hackman - 1972.jpg
Gene Hackman won for The French Connection and The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Jack Nicholson won twice for The Last Detail / Chinatown (1974), and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Jack Nicholson 2002.jpg
Jack Nicholson won twice for The Last Detail / Chinatown (1974), and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
Al Pacino won for The Godfather Part II / Dog Day Afternoon (1975) Al Pacino - Hummel.jpg
Al Pacino won for The Godfather Part II / Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
Ben Kingsley won for Gandhi (1982) Ben Kingsley by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Ben Kingsley won for Gandhi (1982)
Michael Caine won for Educating Rita (1983) Sir Michael Caine, 28th EFA Awards 2015, Berlin (cropped).jpg
Michael Caine won for Educating Rita (1983)
Daniel Day-Lewis is the first actor to win this award four times, in 1989, 2002, 2007, and 2012, for his performances in My Left Foot, Gangs of New York, There Will Be Blood and Lincoln, respectively Daniel Day Lewis 26 May 2013.jpg
Daniel Day-Lewis is the first actor to win this award four times, in 1989, 2002, 2007, and 2012, for his performances in My Left Foot , Gangs of New York , There Will Be Blood and Lincoln , respectively
Anthony Hopkins won three times for The Silence of the Lambs (1991), The Remains of the Day (1993) and The Father (2020) AnthonyHopkins10TIFF.jpg
Anthony Hopkins won three times for The Silence of the Lambs (1991), The Remains of the Day (1993) and The Father (2020)
Robert Downey Jr. won for his performances as Charlie Chaplin in 1992's Chaplin Robert Downey, Jr. 2012.jpg
Robert Downey Jr. won for his performances as Charlie Chaplin in 1992's Chaplin
Hugh Grant won for his performance in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) Hugh Grant Brussels '08 (cropped).jpg
Hugh Grant won for his performance in Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)
Geoffrey Rush won for his performance in Shine (1996) Geoffrey Rush Cannes 2011.jpg
Geoffrey Rush won for his performance in Shine (1996)
Roberto Benigni won in 1998 for Life Is Beautiful Roberto Benigni-5274.jpg
Roberto Benigni won in 1998 for Life Is Beautiful
Kevin Spacey won for his performance in American Beauty (1999) Kevin Spacey, May 2013.jpg
Kevin Spacey won for his performance in American Beauty (1999)
Russell Crowe won once from three consecutive nominations for playing John Forbes Nash Jr. in A Beautiful Mind (2001) Russell Crowe (33994246374).jpg
Russell Crowe won once from three consecutive nominations for playing John Forbes Nash Jr. in A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Bill Murray won for his role in Lost in Translation (2003) Bill Murray 2018.jpg
Bill Murray won for his role in Lost in Translation (2003)
Jamie Foxx won for Ray (2004). Jamie Foxx Django avp.jpg
Jamie Foxx won for Ray (2004).
Philip Seymour Hoffman won for Capote (2005) Philip Seymour Hoffman 2011.jpg
Philip Seymour Hoffman won for Capote (2005)
Forest Whitaker won for his performance as Idi Amin in the 2006 film, The Last King of Scotland Forest Whitaker 2014.jpg
Forest Whitaker won for his performance as Idi Amin in the 2006 film, The Last King of Scotland
Mickey Rourke won for The Wrestler (2008) Mickey Rourke Tribeca 2009 Shankbone.jpg
Mickey Rourke won for The Wrestler (2008)
Colin Firth won two consecutive Best Actor awards for his performances in 2009's A Single Man and 2010's The King's Speech Flickr - nicogenin - 66eme Festival de Venise (Mostra) (56) Colin Firth.jpg
Colin Firth won two consecutive Best Actor awards for his performances in 2009's A Single Man and 2010's The King's Speech
Jean Dujardin became the first French actor to win for The Artist (2011) Jean Dujardin Cannes 2011.jpg
Jean Dujardin became the first French actor to win for The Artist (2011)
Chiwetel Ejiofor became the first black-British actor to win this category for his performance in 12 Years a Slave (2013) Chiwetel Ejiofor TIFF 2015.jpg
Chiwetel Ejiofor became the first black-British actor to win this category for his performance in 12 Years a Slave (2013)
Eddie Redmayne won for The Theory of Everything (2014) Eddie Redmayne (15033887819).jpg
Eddie Redmayne won for The Theory of Everything (2014)
Leonardo DiCaprio won for The Revenant (2015) Leonardo DiCaprio 2014.jpg
Leonardo DiCaprio won for The Revenant (2015)
Casey Affleck won for Manchester by the Sea (2016). Casey Affleck at the Manchester by the Sea premiere (30199719155) (cropped).jpg
Casey Affleck won for Manchester by the Sea (2016).
Gary Oldman won for Darkest Hour (2017) Gary Oldman in 2017 (36334517524).jpg
Gary Oldman won for Darkest Hour (2017)
Rami Malek won Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) Rami Malek in 2015 (2) (cropped).jpg
Rami Malek won Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Joaquin Phoenix won for his portrayal of the title character in Joker (2019) Joaquin Phoenix in 2018.jpg
Joaquin Phoenix won for his portrayal of the title character in Joker (2019)
Will Smith won for King Richard (2021) TechCrunch Disrupt San Francisco 2019 - Day 1 (48834070763) (cropped).jpg
Will Smith won for King Richard (2021)
Austin Butler won for Elvis (2022) Baz Luhrmann, Eva Rinaldi (2), Olivia Dejonge, Austin Butler,Tom Hanks (52123990193) (cropped)2.jpg
Austin Butler won for Elvis (2022)

1950s

YearActorFilmCharacter
1952
(6th)
Best British Actor
Ralph Richardson The Sound Barrier John Ridgefield
Jack Hawkins Mandy Dick Searle
James Hayter The Pickwick Papers Samuel Pickwick
Laurence Olivier Carrie George Hurstwood
Nigel Patrick The Sound Barrier Tony Garthwaite
Alastair Sim Folly to Be Wise Captain William Paris
Best Foreign Actor
Marlon Brando Viva Zapata! Emiliano Zapata
Humphrey Bogart The African Queen Charlie Allnut
Pierre Fresnay God Needs Men Thomas Gourvennec
Francesco Golisano Miracle in Milan Totò
Fredric March Death of a Salesman Willy Loman
1953
(7th)
Best British Actor
John Gielgud Julius Caesar Cassius
Jack Hawkins The Cruel Sea George Ericson
Trevor Howard The Heart of the Matter Harry Scobie
Duncan Macrae The Kidnappers Jim MacKenzie
Kenneth More Genevieve Ambrose Claverhouse
Best Foreign Actor
Marlon Brando Julius Caesar Mark Antony
Eddie Albert Roman Holiday Irving Radovich
Van Heflin Shane Joe Starrett
Claude Laydu Diary of a Country Priest Priest of Ambricourt
Marcel Mouloudji We Are All Murderers René Le Guen
Gregory Peck Roman Holiday Joe Bradley
Spencer Tracy The Actress Clinton Jones
1954
(8th)
Best British Actor
Kenneth More Doctor in the House Richard Grimsdyke
Maurice Denham The Purple Plain Blore
Robert Donat Lease of Life Rev. William Thorne
John Mills Hobson's Choice Will Mossop
David Niven Carrington V.C. Charles "Copper" Carrington
Donald Wolfit Svengali Svengali
Best Foreign Actor
Marlon Brando On the Waterfront Terry Malloy
Neville Brand Riot in Cell Block 11 James V. Dunn
José Ferrer The Caine Mutiny Barney Greenwald
Fredric March Executive Suite Loren Phineas Shaw
James Stewart The Glenn Miller Story Glenn Miller
1955
(9th)
Best British Actor
Laurence Olivier Richard III Richard, Duke of Gloucester
Alfie Bass The Bespoke Overcoat Fender
Alec Guinness The Prisoner The Cardinal
Jack Hawkins The Interrogator
Kenneth More The Deep Blue Sea Freddie Page
Michael Redgrave The Night My Number Came Up Air Mshl. Hardie
Best Foreign Actor
Ernest Borgnine Marty Marty Piletti
James Dean (posthumous) East of Eden Cal Trask
Jack Lemmon Mister Roberts Frank Thurlowe Pulver
Toshiro Mifune Seven Samurai Kikuchiyo
Takashi Shimura Kambei Shimada
Frank Sinatra Not as a Stranger Alfred Boone
1956
(10th)
Best British Actor
Peter Finch A Town Like Alice Joe Harman
Jack Hawkins The Long Arm Tom Halliday
Kenneth More Reach for the Sky Douglas Bader
Best Foreign Actor
François Périer Gervaise Henri Coupeau
Gunnar Björnstrand Smiles of a Summer Night Fredik Egerman
James Dean (posthumous) Rebel Without a Cause Jim Stark
Pierre Fresnay The Unfrocked One Maurice Morand
William Holden Picnic Hal Carter
Karl Malden Baby Doll Archie Lee Meighan
Frank Sinatra The Man with the Golden Arm Frankie Machine
Spencer Tracy The Mountain Zachary Teller
1957
(11th)
Best British Actor
Alec Guinness The Bridge on the River Kwai Cmdr. Nicholson
Peter Finch Windom's Way Alec Windom
Trevor Howard Manuela James Prothero
Laurence Olivier The Prince and the Showgirl Charles, Prince Regent of Carpathia
Michael Redgrave Time Without Pity David Graham
Best Foreign Actor
Henry Fonda 12 Angry Men Juror 8
Richard Basehart Time Limit Maj. Harry Cargill
Pierre Brasseur The Gates of Paris [5] Juju
Tony Curtis Sweet Smell of Success Sidney Falco
Jean Gabin La Traversé de Paris Grandgil
Robert Mitchum Heaven Knows, Mr Allison Cpl. Allison
Sidney Poitier Edge of the City Tommy Tyler
Ed Wynn The Great Man Paul Beaseley
1958
(12th)
Best British Actor
Trevor Howard The Key Chris Ford
Michael Craig Sea of Sand Captain Tim Cotton
Laurence Harvey Room at the Top Joe Lampton
I. S. Johar Harry Black Bapu
Anthony Quayle Ice Cold in Alex Captain van der Poel / Haupt. Otto Lutz
Terry-Thomas Tom Thumb Ivan
Donald Wolfit Room at the Top Mr. Brown
Best Foreign Actor
Sidney Poitier The Defiant Ones Noah Cullen
Marlon Brando The Young Lions Christian Diestl
Tony Curtis The Defiant Ones John "Joker" Jackson
Glenn Ford The Sheepman Jason Sweet
Curd Jürgens The Enemy Below Kapt. von Stolberg
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness Captain Lin Nan
Charles Laughton Witness for the Prosecution Sir Wilfrid Robarts
Paul Newman Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Brick Pollitt
Victor Sjöström Wild Strawberries Prof. Isak Borg
Spencer Tracy The Last Hurrah Frank Skeffington
1959
(13th)
Best British Actor
Peter Sellers I'm All Right Jack Fred Kite
Stanley Baker Yesterday's Enemy Captain Langford
Richard Burton Look Back in Anger Jimmy Porter
Peter Finch The Nun's Story Dr. Fortunati
Laurence Harvey Expresso Bongo Johnny Jackson
Gordon Jackson Yesterday's Enemy Sgt. MacKenzie
Laurence Olivier The Devil's Disciple John Burgoyne
Best Foreign Actor
Jack Lemmon Some Like It Hot Jerry / "Daphne"
Zbigniew Cybulski Ashes and Diamonds Maciek Chelmicki
Jean Desailly Maigret Sets a Trap Marcel Maurin
Jean Gabin Jules Maigret
Takashi Shimura Living Kanji Watanabe
James Stewart Anatomy of a Murder Paul Biegler

1960s

YearActorFilmCharacter
1960
(14th)
Best British Actor
Peter Finch The Trials of Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde
Richard Attenborough The Angry Silence Tom Curtis
Albert Finney Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Arthur Seaton
John Fraser The Trials of Oscar Wilde Lord Alfred Douglas
Alec Guinness Tunes of Glory Maj. Jock Sinclair
John Mills Lt. Col. Basil Barrow
Laurence Olivier The Entertainer Archie Rice
Best Foreign Actor
Jack Lemmon The Apartment C. C. Baxter
George Hamilton Crime and Punishment U.S.A. Robert Cole
Burt Lancaster Elmer Gantry Elmer Gantry
Fredric March Inherit the Wind Matthew Harrison Brady
Yves Montand Let's Make Love Jean-Marc Clement / Alexander Dumas
Spencer Tracy Inherit the Wind Henry Drummond
1961
(15th)
Best British Actor
Peter Finch No Love for Johnnie Johnnie Byrne
Dirk Bogarde Victim Melville Farr
Best Foreign Actor
Paul Newman The Hustler "Fast Eddie" Felson
Montgomery Clift Judgment at Nuremberg Rudolph Petersen
Vladimir Ivashov Ballad of a Soldier Pvt. Alyosha Skvortsov
Philippe Leroy The Night Watch Manu Borelli
Sidney Poitier A Raisin in the Sun Walter Lee Younger
Maximilian Schell Judgment at Nuremberg Hans Rolfe
Alberto Sordi The Best of Enemies Captain Blasi
1962
(16th)
Best British Actor
Peter O'Toole Lawrence of Arabia T. E. Lawrence
Richard Attenborough The Dock Brief Herbert Fowle
Alan Bates A Kind of Loving Victor 'Vic' Brown
James Mason Lolita Humbert Humbert
Laurence Olivier Term of Trial Graham Weir
Peter Sellers Only Two Can Play John Lewis
Best Foreign Actor
Burt Lancaster Birdman of Alcatraz Robert Stroud
Jean-Paul Belmondo Léon Morin, Priest Léon Morin
Kirk Douglas Lonely are the Brave John W. "Jack" Burns
George Hamilton Light in the Piazza Fabrizio Naccarelli
Charles Laughton Advise and Consent Sen. Seabright "Seeb" Cooley
Anthony Quinn Lawrence of Arabia Auda ibu Tayi
Robert Ryan Billy Budd John Claggart
Georges Wilson The Long Absence The Tramp
1963
(17th)
Best British Actor
Dirk Bogarde The Servant Hugo Barrett
Tom Courtenay Billy Liar William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
Albert Finney Tom Jones Tom Jones
Hugh Griffith Squire Western
Richard Harris This Sporting Life Frank Machin
Best Foreign Actor
Marcello Mastroianni Divorce Italian Style Ferdinando Cefalù
Franco Citti Accattone Vittorio "Accattone" Cataldi
Howard Da Silva David and Lisa Dr. Swinford
Jack Lemmon Days of Wine and Roses Joe Clay
Paul Newman Hud Hud Bannon
Gregory Peck To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus Finch
1964
(18th)
Best British Actor
Richard Attenborough [A] Guns at Batasi
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
RSM Lauderdale
Billy Savage
Tom Courtenay King & Country Pvt. Arthur Hamp
Peter O'Toole Becket King Henry II
Peter Sellers [A] Dr. Strangelove
The Pink Panther
Gp Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove
Inspector Jacques Clouseau
Best Foreign Actor
Marcello Mastroianni Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Carmine Sbaratti / Renzo / Augusto Rusconi
Cary Grant Charade Peter Joshua
Sterling Hayden Dr. Strangelove BG Jack D. Ripper
Sidney Poitier Lilies of the Field Homer Smith
1965
(19th)
Best British Actor
Dirk Bogarde Darling Robert Gold
Harry Andrews The Hill RSM Wilson
Michael Caine The Ipcress File Harry Palmer
Rex Harrison My Fair Lady Prof. Henry Higgins
Best Foreign Actor
Lee Marvin [A] Cat Ballou
The Killers
Kid Shelleen / Tim Strawn
Charlie Strom
Jack Lemmon [A] Good Neighbor Sam
How to Murder Your Wife
Sam Bissell
Stanley Ford
Anthony Quinn Zorba the Greek Alexis Zorba
Innokenty Smoktunovsky Hamlet Prince Hamlet
Oskar Werner Ship of Fools Dr. Wilhelm "Willi" Schumann
1966
(20th)
Best British Actor
Richard Burton [A] The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Alec Leamas
George
Michael Caine Alfie Alfred "Alfie" Elkins
Ralph Richardson [A] Doctor Zhivago
Khartoum
The Wrong Box
Alexander "Sasha" Gromeko
William Ewart Gladstone
Joseph Finsbury
David Warner Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment Morgan Delt
Best Foreign Actor
Rod Steiger The Pawnbroker Sol Nazerman
Jean-Paul Belmondo Pierrot le Fou Ferdinand Griffon / "Pierrot"
Sidney Poitier A Patch of Blue Gordon Ralfe
Oskar Werner The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Fiedler
1967
(21st)
Best British Actor
Paul Scofield A Man for All Seasons Sir Thomas More
Dirk Bogarde [A] Accident
Our Mother's House
Stephen
Charlie Hook
Richard Burton The Taming of the Shrew Petruchio
James Mason The Deadly Affair Charles Dobbs
Best Foreign Actor
Rod Steiger In the Heat of the Night Police Chief Bill Gillespie
Warren Beatty Bonnie and Clyde Clyde Barrow
Sidney Poitier In the Heat of the Night Detective Virgil Tibbs
Orson Welles Chimes at Midnight Sir John Falstaff
1968
(22nd)
Best Actor
Spencer Tracy Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Matt Drayton
Trevor Howard The Charge of the Light Brigade Lord Cardigan
Ron Moody Oliver! Fagin
Nicol Williamson The Bofors Gun O'Rourke
1969
(23rd)
Dustin Hoffman [A] John and Mary
Midnight Cowboy
John
Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo
Alan Bates Women in Love Rupert Birkin
Walter Matthau [A] Hello, Dolly!
The Secret Life of an American Wife
Horace Vandergelder
The Movie Star
Nicol Williamson Inadmissible Evidence Bill Maitland

1970s

YearActorFilmCharacter
1970
(24th)
Robert Redford [A] Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Downhill Racer
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here
Sundance Kid
David Chappellet
Deputy Sheriff Christopher Cooper
Elliott Gould [A] Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
MASH
Ted Henderson
Trapper John McIntyre
Paul Newman Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Butch Cassidy
George C. Scott Patton George S. Patton
1971
(25th)
Peter Finch Sunday Bloody Sunday Dr. Daniel Hirsh
Dirk Bogarde Death in Venice Gustav von Aschenbach
Albert Finney Gumshoe Eddie Ginley
Dustin Hoffman Little Big Man Jack Crabb
1972
(26th)
Gene Hackman [A] The French Connection
The Poseidon Adventure
Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle
Reverend Frank Scott
Marlon Brando [A] The Godfather
The Nightcomers
Vito Corleone
Peter Quint
George C. Scott [A] The Hospital
They Might Be Giants
Dr. Herbert "Herb" Bock
Justin Playfair
Robert Shaw Young Winston Lord Randolph Churchill
1973
(27th)
Walter Matthau [A] Charley Varrick
Pete 'n' Tillie
Charley Varrick
Pete
Marlon Brando Last Tango in Paris Paul
Laurence Olivier Sleuth Andrew Wyke
Donald Sutherland [A] Don't Look Now
Steelyard Blues
John Baxter
Jesse Veldini
1974
(28th)
Jack Nicholson [A] Chinatown
The Last Detail
J.J. "Jake" Gittes
Signalman 1st Class Billy "Badass" Buddusky
Albert Finney Murder on the Orient Express Hercule Poirot
Gene Hackman The Conversation Harry Caul
Al Pacino Serpico Frank Serpico
1975
(29th)
Al Pacino [A] Dog Day Afternoon
The Godfather Part II
Sonny Wortzik
Michael Corleone
Richard Dreyfuss Jaws Matt Hooper
Gene Hackman [A] French Connection II
Night Moves
Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle
Harry Moseby
Dustin Hoffman Lenny Lenny Bruce
1976
(30th)
Jack Nicholson One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest R.P. McMurphy
Robert De Niro Taxi Driver Travis Bickle
Dustin Hoffman [A] All the President's Men
Marathon Man
Carl Bernstein
Thomas "Babe" Levy
Walter Matthau [A] The Bad News Bears
The Sunshine Boys
Morris Buttermaker
Willy Clark
1977
(31st)
Peter Finch (posthumous) Network Howard Beale
Woody Allen Annie Hall Alvy "Max" Singer
William Holden Network Max Schumacher
Sylvester Stallone Rocky Rocky Balboa
1978
(32nd)
Richard Dreyfuss The Goodbye Girl Elliot Garfield
Anthony Hopkins Magic Corky Withers / Fats (voice)
Brad Davis Midnight Express Billy Hayes
Peter Ustinov Death on the Nile Hercule Poirot
1979
(33rd)
Jack Lemmon The China Syndrome Jack Godell
Woody Allen Manhattan Isaac Davis
Robert De Niro The Deer Hunter S/Sgt. Michael "Mike" Vronsky
Martin Sheen Apocalypse Now Captain Benjamin L. Willard

1980s

YearActorFilmCharacter
1980
(34th)
John Hurt The Elephant Man John Merrick
Dustin Hoffman Kramer vs. Kramer Ted Kramer
Roy Scheider All That Jazz Joe Gideon
Peter Sellers Being There Chance the Gardener
1981
(35th)
Burt Lancaster Atlantic City Lou Pascal
Robert De Niro Raging Bull Jake LaMotta
Bob Hoskins The Long Good Friday Harold Shand
Jeremy Irons The French Lieutenant's Woman Charles Henry Smithson / Mike
1982
(36th)
Ben Kingsley Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi
Warren Beatty Reds John Reed
Albert Finney Shoot the Moon George Dunlap
Henry Fonda On Golden Pond Norman Thayer, Jr.
Jack Lemmon Missing Ed Horman
1983
(37th)
Michael Caine (TIE) [B] Educating Rita Dr. Frank Bryant
Dustin Hoffman (TIE) [B] Tootsie Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
Michael Caine The Honorary Consul Charley Fortnum, Consul
Robert De Niro The King of Comedy Rupert Pupkin
1984
(38th)
Haing S. Ngor The Killing Fields Dith Pran
Tom Courtenay The Dresser Norman
Albert Finney Sir
Sam Waterston The Killing Fields Sydney Schanberg
1985
(39th)
William Hurt Kiss of the Spider Woman Luis Molina
F. Murray Abraham Amadeus Antonio Salieri
Victor Banerjee A Passage to India Dr. Aziz Ahmed
Harrison Ford Witness John Book
1986
(40th)
Bob Hoskins Mona Lisa George
Woody Allen Hannah and Her Sisters Mickey Sachs
Michael Caine Elliot
Paul Hogan Crocodile Dundee Michael "Crocodile" Dundee
1987
(41st)
Sean Connery The Name of the Rose William of Baskerville
Gérard Depardieu Jean de Florette Jean Cadoret / "Jean de Florette"
Yves Montand César Soubeyran / Le Papet
Gary Oldman Prick Up Your Ears Joe Orton
1988
(42nd)
John Cleese A Fish Called Wanda Archie Leach
Michael Douglas Fatal Attraction Dan Gallagher
Kevin Kline A Fish Called Wanda Otto West
Robin Williams Good Morning, Vietnam Adrian Cronauer
1989
(43rd)
Daniel Day-Lewis My Left Foot Christy Brown
Kenneth Branagh Henry V King Henry V
Dustin Hoffman Rain Man Raymond Babbit
Robin Williams Dead Poets Society John Keating

1990s

YearActorFilmCharacter
1990
(44th)
Philippe Noiret Cinema Paradiso Alfredo
Sean Connery The Hunt for Red October Captain Marko Ramius
Tom Cruise Born on the Fourth of July Ron Kovic
Robert De Niro Goodfellas Jimmy Conway
1991
(45th)
Anthony Hopkins The Silence of the Lambs Dr. Hannibal Lecter
Kevin Costner Dances with Wolves Lt. John J. Dunbar / Dances with Wolves
Gérard Depardieu Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac
Alan Rickman Truly, Madly, Deeply Jamie
1992
(46th)
Robert Downey Jr. Chaplin Charlie Chaplin
Daniel Day-Lewis The Last of the Mohicans Nathaniel Poe
Stephen Rea The Crying Game Fergus
Tim Robbins The Player Griffin Mill
1993
(47th)
Anthony Hopkins The Remains of the Day James Stevens
Daniel Day-Lewis In the Name of the Father Gerry Conlon
Anthony Hopkins Shadowlands C. S. Lewis
Liam Neeson Schindler's List Oskar Schindler
1994
(48th)
Hugh Grant Four Weddings and a Funeral Charles
Tom Hanks Forrest Gump Forrest Gump
Terence Stamp The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Ralph / Bernadette Bassenger
John Travolta Pulp Fiction Vincent Vega
1995
(49th)
Nigel Hawthorne The Madness of King George King George III
Nicolas Cage Leaving Las Vegas Ben Sanderson
Jonathan Pryce Carrington Lytton Strachey
Massimo Troisi (posthumous) Il Postino: The Postman Mario Ruoppolo
1996
(50th)
Geoffrey Rush Shine David Helfgott
Ralph Fiennes The English Patient Count Laszlo de Almásy
Ian McKellen Richard III King Richard III
Timothy Spall Secrets & Lies Maurice Purley
1997
(51st)
Robert Carlyle The Full Monty Gaz Schofield
Billy Connolly Mrs Brown John Brown
Kevin Spacey L.A. Confidential Jack Vincennes
Ray Winstone Nil by Mouth Ray
1998
(52nd)
Roberto Benigni Life Is Beautiful Guido
Michael Caine Little Voice Ray Say
Joseph Fiennes Shakespeare in Love William Shakespeare
Tom Hanks Saving Private Ryan Captain John H. Miller
1999
(53rd)
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Kevin Spacey American Beauty Lester Burnham
Jim Broadbent Topsy-Turvy W. S. Gilbert
Russell Crowe The Insider Jeffrey Wigand
Ralph Fiennes The End of the Affair Maurice Bendrax
Om Puri East is East George Khan

2000s

YearActorFilmCharacter
2000
(54th)
[7] [8]
Jamie Bell Billy Elliot Billy Elliot
Russell Crowe Gladiator Maximus Decimus Meridius
Michael Douglas Wonder Boys Grady Tripp
Tom Hanks Cast Away Chuck Noland
Geoffrey Rush Quills Marquis de Sade
2001
(55th)
[9]
Russell Crowe A Beautiful Mind John Forbes Nash Jr.
Jim Broadbent Iris John Bayley
Ian McKellen The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Gandalf
Kevin Spacey The Shipping News Quoyle
Tom Wilkinson In the Bedroom Matt Fowler
2002
(56th)
[10]
Daniel Day-Lewis Gangs of New York William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting
Adrien Brody The Pianist Władysław Szpilman
Nicolas Cage Adaptation Charlie and Donald Kaufman
Michael Caine The Quiet American Thomas Fowler
Jack Nicholson About Schmidt Warren Schmidt
2003
(57th)
[11]
Bill Murray Lost in Translation Bob Harris
Benicio del Toro 21 Grams Jack Jordan
Johnny Depp Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Captain Jack Sparrow
Jude Law Cold Mountain W. P. Inman
Sean Penn 21 Grams Paul Rivers
Mystic River Jimmy Markum
2004
(58th)
[12]
Jamie Foxx Ray Ray Charles
Jim Carrey Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Joel Barish
Johnny Depp Finding Neverland J. M. Barrie
Leonardo DiCaprio The Aviator Howard Hughes
Gael García Bernal The Motorcycle Diaries Ernesto "Che" Guevara
2005
(59th)
[13]
Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote Truman Capote
Ralph Fiennes The Constant Gardener Justin Quayle
Heath Ledger Brokeback Mountain Ennis Del Mar
Joaquin Phoenix Walk the Line Johnny Cash
David Strathairn Good Night, and Good Luck Edward R. Murrow
2006
(60th)
[14]
Forest Whitaker The Last King of Scotland Idi Amin
Daniel Craig Casino Royale James Bond
Leonardo DiCaprio The Departed William "Billy" Costigan, Jr.
Richard Griffiths The History Boys Hector
Peter O'Toole Venus Maurice Russell
2007
(61st)
[15]
Daniel Day-Lewis There Will Be Blood Daniel Plainview
George Clooney Michael Clayton Michael Clayton
James McAvoy Atonement Robbie Turner
Viggo Mortensen Eastern Promises Nikolai Luzhin
Ulrich Mühe (posthumous) The Lives of Others Gerd Wiesler
2008
(62nd)
[16]
Mickey Rourke The Wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson
Frank Langella Frost/Nixon Richard Nixon
Dev Patel Slumdog Millionaire Jamal Malik
Sean Penn Milk Harvey Milk
Brad Pitt The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Benjamin Button
2009
(63rd)
[17]
Colin Firth A Single Man George Falconer
Jeff Bridges Crazy Heart Otis "Bad" Blake
George Clooney Up in the Air Ryan Bingham
Jeremy Renner The Hurt Locker SFC. William James
Andy Serkis Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll Ian Dury

2010s

YearActorFilmCharacter
2010
(64th)
[18]
Colin Firth The King's Speech King George VI
Javier Bardem Biutiful Uxbal
Jeff Bridges True Grit Reuben "Rooster" Cogburn
Jesse Eisenberg The Social Network Mark Zuckerberg
James Franco 127 Hours Aron Ralston
2011
(65th)
[19]
Jean Dujardin The Artist George Valentin
George Clooney The Descendants Matthew "Matt" King
Michael Fassbender Shame Brandon Sullivan
Gary Oldman Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy George Smiley
Brad Pitt Moneyball Billy Beane
2012
(66th)
[20]
Daniel Day-Lewis Lincoln Abraham Lincoln
Ben Affleck Argo Tony Mendez
Bradley Cooper Silver Linings Playbook Patrick "Pat" Solitano, Jr.
Hugh Jackman Les Misérables Jean Valjean
Joaquin Phoenix The Master Freddie Quell
2013
(67th)
[21]
Chiwetel Ejiofor 12 Years a Slave Solomon Northup
Christian Bale American Hustle Irving Rosenfeld
Bruce Dern Nebraska Woody Grant
Leonardo DiCaprio The Wolf of Wall Street Jordan Belfort
Tom Hanks Captain Phillips Captain Richard Phillips
2014
(68th)
[22]
Eddie Redmayne The Theory of Everything Stephen Hawking
Benedict Cumberbatch The Imitation Game Alan Turing
Ralph Fiennes The Grand Budapest Hotel Monsieur Gustave H.
Jake Gyllenhaal Nightcrawler Louis "Lou" Bloom
Michael Keaton Birdman Riggan Thomson
2015
(69th)
[23]
Leonardo DiCaprio The Revenant Hugh Glass
Bryan Cranston Trumbo Dalton Trumbo
Matt Damon The Martian Mark Watney
Michael Fassbender Steve Jobs Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne The Danish Girl Lili Elbe / Einar Wegener
2016
(70th)
[24]
Casey Affleck Manchester by the Sea Lee Chandler
Andrew Garfield Hacksaw Ridge Desmond T. Doss
Ryan Gosling La La Land Sebastian Wilder
Jake Gyllenhaal Nocturnal Animals Edward Sheffield / Tony Hastings
Viggo Mortensen Captain Fantastic Ben Cash
2017
(71st)
[25]
Gary Oldman Darkest Hour Winston Churchill
Jamie Bell Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool Peter Turner
Timothée Chalamet Call Me by Your Name Elio Perlman
Daniel Day-Lewis Phantom Thread Reynolds Woodcock
Daniel Kaluuya Get Out Chris Washington
2018
(72nd)
[26]
Rami Malek Bohemian Rhapsody Freddie Mercury
Christian Bale Vice Dick Cheney
Steve Coogan Stan & Ollie Stan Laurel
Bradley Cooper A Star Is Born Jackson Maine
Viggo Mortensen Green Book Frank "Tony Lip" Vallelonga
2019
(73rd)
[27]
Joaquin Phoenix Joker Arthur Fleck / Joker
Leonardo DiCaprio Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Rick Dalton
Adam Driver Marriage Story Charlie Barber
Taron Egerton Rocketman Elton John
Jonathan Pryce The Two Popes Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio

2020s

YearActorFilmCharacter
2020
(74th)
[28]
Anthony Hopkins The Father Anthony
Riz Ahmed Sound of Metal Ruben Stone
Chadwick Boseman (posthumous) Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Levee Green
Adarsh Gourav The White Tiger Balram Halwai
Mads Mikkelsen Another Round Martin
Tahar Rahim The Mauritanian Mohamedou Ould Salahi
2021
(75th)
[29]
Will Smith King Richard Richard Williams
Adeel Akhtar Ali & Ava Ali
Mahershala Ali Swan Song Cameron Turner
Benedict Cumberbatch The Power of the Dog Phil Burbank
Leonardo DiCaprio Don't Look Up Dr. Randall Mindy
Stephen Graham Boiling Point Andy Jones
2022
(76th)
[30]
Austin Butler Elvis Elvis Presley
Colin Farrell The Banshees of Inisherin Pádraic Súilleabháin
Brendan Fraser The Whale Charlie
Daryl McCormack Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Leo Grande / Connor
Paul Mescal Aftersun Calum Paterson
Bill Nighy Living Mr. Williams
2023
(77th)
[31]
Cillian Murphy Oppenheimer J. Robert Oppenheimer
Bradley Cooper Maestro Leonard Bernstein
Colman Domingo Rustin Bayard Rustin
Paul Giamatti The Holdovers Paul Hunham
Barry Keoghan Saltburn Oliver Quick
Teo Yoo Past Lives Hae Sung

Multiple nominations

Multiple wins

See also

Notes

    A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 : 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 1 2 : 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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