Malaysia Film Festival for Best Actor

FFM Award for Best Actor
FFM Award for Best Actor
Awarded for	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Country	Malaysia
Presented by	National Film Development Council of Malaysia
First awarded	Jins Shamsudin Tiada Esok Bagimu (1980)
Currently held by	Zul Ariffin; Sangkar (2021)

Last updated December 03, 2022

The FFM Award for Best Actor is one of the Malaysia Film Festival Awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the National Film Development Council of Malaysia, which are voted on by award-winning writers, filmmakers and movie columnists and writers within the industry.

Winners and nominees

The list may be incomplete such as some of the names of the nominees and the roles portrayed especially during the early years of FFM Awards.

In the lists below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees.

1980s

Year	Actor	Film	Role(s)
1980 FFM 1
	Jins Shamsuddin	Tiada Esok Bagimu	Ghailan
	Dharma Harun Al Rashid	Adik Manja	Cikgu Azmi
	Jins Shamsuddin	Esok Masih Ada	ASP Zamri
	Mokhtaruddin	Pasung Puaka
	Latif Ibrahim	Sumber Ilhamku	Nasir
1981 FFM 2
	Rahim Razali	Abang	Fuad Din
	Kuswadinata	Serampang Tiga	Indra
	M. Jamil	Dia Ibuku	Jamil
	Sidek Hussain	Toyol	Bachuk
	Zulkifli Zain	Sesejuk Airmata Ibu	Azlan
1982 FFM 3
	Ahmad Yatim	Pemburu	Khamis
	Alias Ahmad	Gelombang
	Ed Osmera	Ribut Di Hujung Senja
	Dharma Harun Al Rashid	Langit Petang	Hafiz
	Jins Shamsuddin	Bukit Kepong	Jamil Md Shah
1983 FFM 4
	Ahmad Mahmud	Dendam Dari Pusara	Dollah
	Alias Lantau	Mat Salleh Pahlawan Sabah	Mat Salleh
	Azmil Mustapha	Mekanik	Syamil
	Dharma Harun Al Rashid	Ke Medan Jaya	Sham
	Mokhtaruddin	Pertentangan	Ahmad Zabidi
1984 FFM 5
	Eman Manan	Matinya Seorang Patriot	Syaiful Shahban
	Ahmad Mahmud	Komplot	Galak
	A. Rahman Aminuddin	May 13	Rahman
	Shafie Mohammad	Melati Putih	Tempang
	Raffi Hussain	Tujuh Biang Keladi	Lebai Ismail
1985-86 FFM 6
	Azmil Mustapha	Ali Setan	Ali
	A.R. Badul	Pagar-Pagar Cinta	Bidin
	Rahim Razali	Tsu Feh Sofiah	Nik
1987 FFM 7
	Mustaffa Noor	Mawar Merah	Sufyan
	Eman Manan	Puteri	Iskandar
	Shukery Hashim	Rahsia
1988-89 FFM 8
	A. R. Badul	Oh Fatimah	Rahmat
	Ahmad Fauzee	Kolej 56	Tengku Kamil
	Ahmad Yatim	Anak Sarawak	Azam
	Eman Manan	Yassin	Yassin
	Sabree Fadzil	Pelumba Malam	Rizal

1990s

Year	Actor	Film	Role(s)
1990 FFM 9
	Ridzuan Hashim	Hati Bukan Kristal	Razif
	Azmil Mustapha	Driving School	Helmi
	Imuda	Mat Som	Mat Som
	Os	Adik	Os @ Adik
	Yusof Haslam	Bayangan Maut	Inspektor Razlan
1991-92 FFM 10
	Eman Manan	Bintang Malam	Yazid
	Azhar Sulaiman	Interlud	Mohd Haris
	Khalid Salleh	Penghujung Malam	Abdul Razak
	S. Sahlan	Yang Disayangi
	Yusof Wahab	Syahadat	Ahmad Solihin
1993-94 FFM 11
	Nasir Bilal Khan	Perempuan, Isteri dan...	Amir
	Azhar Sulaiman	Abang 92	Imran Zainal Abidin
	Eman Manan	Femina	Pyan @ Sufyan
	Jalil Hamid	Wanita Bertudung Hitam
	Shaharuddin Thamby	Pemburu Bayang	Zamri
1995 FFM 12
	Sidi Oraza †	Sayang Salmah	Hassan
	Aman Graseka	Cinta Kita	Arman
	Hani Mohsin	Jimi Asmara	Jimi Asmara
	Nasir Bilal Khan	Amok	Wan Man
	Zaidi Omar	Ringgit Kasorrga	Datuk Shah
1996-97 FFM 13
	Sidi Oraza	Layar Lara	Malek
	Awie	Merah	Ahmad Merah
	Yusof Mohamad	Panas	Paiman
1998-99 FFM 14
	Khalid Salleh †	Jogho	Mamat
	Awie	Bara	Amri
	Azri Iskandar	Perempuan Melayu Terakhir	Engku Leh
	Eman Manan	Lenjan	Amir
	Zack Idris	Penyair Malam	Mohd Adam

2000s

Year	Actor	Film	Role(s)
2000-01 FFM 15
	Afdlin Shauki	Soal Hati	Ahmad Daniel
	Norman Hakim	Pasrah	Hafsham
	Rashidi Ishak	Mimpi Moon	Moonir Mansoor
2002-03 FFM 16
	Rosyam Nor	KL Menjerit	Shahrol Mohamad
	Afdlin Shauki	Soalnya Siapa?	Ahmad Daniel
	Norman Hakim	Idola	Muqriz
2004 FFM 17
	Eman Manan	Buai Laju-Laju	Amran
	Afdlin Shauki	Buli	Nordin
	Azri Iskandar	Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam	Marsani
	Nam Ron	Paloh	Ahmad
	Rosyam Nor	Berlari Ke Langit	Indera Che Muda
2005 FFM 18
	Zamarul Hisham	Di Ambang Misteri	Coke
	Adlin Aman Ramlie	Puteri Gunung Ledang	Sultan Mahmud Syah
	M. Nasir	Puteri Gunung Ledang	Hang Tuah
	Ng Choo Seong	Sepet	Jason Leong
	Rosyam Nor	Gangster	Legau, Rosli, Nala
2006 FFM 19
	Afdlin Shauki	Buli Balik	Nordin
	Hans Isaac	Persona Non Grata	Ben
	Que Haidar	KL Menjerit 1	Ku Idzham
	Rosyam Nor	Bilut	Yazid
	Rusdi Ramli	Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam 2	Razali Marsani & Jaya
2007 FFM 20
	Rusdi Ramli	Waris Jari Hantu	Shariman Abdul Rahman/Sharina Abdul Rahman
	Afdlin Shauki	Sumo-lah	Ramlee
	Pierre Andre	Jangan Pandang Belakang	Dharma
	Ramli Hassan	The Red Kebaya	Latiff
	Rosyam Nor	Syaitan	Muslim
2008 FFM 21
	Rosyam Nor	Kala Malam Bulan Mengambang	Salleh Mat Piah
	Afdlin Shauki	Sepi	Adam
	Adlin Aman Ramlie	Susuk	Dukun Dewangga
	Farid Kamil	Anak Halal	Indera Putera Hisyam
	Eman Manan	Wayang	Tok Dalang Awang Lah
2009 FFM 22
	Afdlin Shauki	Papadom	Sa'adom^[1]
	Awal Ashaari	Syurga Cinta	Irham^[2]
	Mahesh Jugal Kishor	Talentime	Mahesh^[3]
	Que Haidar	Maut	JJ^[4]
	Rashidi Ishak	Setem	Sidik^[5]

2010s

Year	Actor	Film	Role(s)
2010 FFM 23
	Bront Palarae	Belukar	Nik
	Esma Daniel	Santau	Halim
	Farid Kamil	Legenda Budak Setan	Kasyah Khairudin
	Syamsul Yusof	Evolusi KL Drift 2	Zack
	Zulhuzaimy Marzuki	Haq	Haqim Ibrahim
2011 FFM 24
	Shaheizy Sam	Kongsi	Temulak
	Awie	Hantu Kak Limah Balik Rumah	Hussin
	Remy Ishak	Nur Kasih The Movie	Adam Hj Hassan
	Syamsul Yusof	KL Gangster	Shark
	Zahiril Adzim	Senjakala	Arman
2012 FFM 25
	Faizal Hussein	Bunohan	Ilham Ibrahim
	Pekin Ibrahim	Bunohan	Abu Bakar Ibrahim
	Shaheizy Sam	Songlap	Adam
	Shaheizy Sam	Saya Amat Mencintaimu (S.A.M)	Sam
	Zahiril Adzim	Bunohan	Adil Ibrahim / Bunga Lalang
2013 FFM 26
	Rusdi Ramli	Tanda Putera	Abdul Razak Hussein
	Azri Iskandar	Penanggal	Syed Yusuf Al-Attas
	Bront Palarae	Psiko Pencuri Hati	Sidi
	Faizal Hussein	Longkai	Badarudin
	Syed Hussein	Psiko Pencuri Hati	Dr. Khairil
2014-15 FFM 27
	Lee Sai Peng	The Journey	Uncle Chuan
	Wan Hanafi Su	Lelaki Harapan Dunia	Pak Awang
	Awie	Dollah Superstar	Dollah
	Bront Palarae	Terbaik Dari Langit	Berg
	Que Haidar	Ophilia	Ozi Gandum

Note:

(†) indicates the winner of the Asia Pacific Film Festival
(‡) indicates the nomination of the Asia Pacific Film Festival

List of Best Actor winners by age

#	Actor	Place of born	Film	Date of birth	Date of award	Age upon receiving award	Date of death	Lifespan	Notes
1	Jins Shamsuddin	Perak	Tiada Esok Bagimu	(1935-11-05)November 5, 1935	April 13, 1980 (1980-04-13)	44 years, 160 days	(2017-03-01)March 1, 2017	81 years, 116 days
2	Rahim Razali	Perak	Abang	(1939-07-03)July 3, 1939	April 12, 1981 (1981-04-12)	41 years, 283 days		83 years, 152 days
3	Ahmad Yatim	Kuala Lumpur	Pemburu	(1950-01-01)January 1, 1950	November 28, 1982 (1982-11-28)	32 years, 331 days		72 years, 335 days
4	Ahmad Mahmud	Negeri Sembilan	Dendam Dari Pusara	(1927-03-17)March 17, 1927	December 11, 1983 (1983-12-11)	55 years, 256 days	(2008-08-27)August 27, 2008	81 years, 163 days
5	Eman Manan	Terengganu	Matinya Seorang Patriot	(1958-01-01)January 1, 1958	December 15, 1984 (1984-12-15)	26 years, 349 days		64 years, 335 days	(1) of (3)
6	Azmil Mustapha	Kuala Lumpur	Ali Setan	(1952-01-01)January 1, 1952	December 14, 1986 (1986-12-14)	34 years, 347 days		70 years, 335 days
7	Mustaffa Noor	Selangor	Mawar Merah	(1953-01-01)January 1, 1953	December 6, 1987 (1987-12-06)	34 years, 339 days	(1990-01-05)January 5, 1990	37 years, 4 days
8	A. R. Badul	Johor	Oh Fatimah!	(1949-11-02)November 2, 1949	September 9, 1989 (1989-09-09)	39 years, 311 days		73 years, 30 days
9	Ridzuan Hashim	Kuala Lumpur	Hati Bukan Kristal	(1964-05-19)May 19, 1964	June 2, 1991 (1991-06-02)	27 years, 14 days		58 years, 197 days
10	Eman Manan	Terengganu	Bintang Malam	(1958-01-01)January 1, 1958	November 17, 1992 (1992-11-17)	34 years, 321 days		64 years, 335 days	(2) of (3)
11	Nasir Bilal Khan	Negeri Sembilan	Perempuan, Isteri dan...	(1960-01-01)January 1, 1960	June 17, 1994 (1994-06-17)	34 years, 167 days		62 years, 335 days
12	Sidi Oraza	Penang	Sayang Salmah	(1965-10-31)October 31, 1965	November 5, 1995 (1995-11-05)	30 years, 5 days		57 years, 32 days	(1) of (2)
13	Sidi Oraza	Penang	Layar Lara	(1965-10-31)October 31, 1965	December 28, 1997 (1997-12-28)	32 years, 58 days		57 years, 32 days	(2) of (2)
14	Khalid Salleh	Johor	Jogho	(1952-01-11)January 11, 1952	November 7, 1999 (1999-11-07)	47 years, 300 days		70 years, 325 days
15	Afdlin Shauki	Kuala Lumpur	Soal Hati	(1971-05-19)May 19, 1971	August 5, 2001 (2001-08-05)	30 years, 78 days		51 years, 197 days	(1) of (3)
16	Rosyam Nor	Kedah	KL Menjerit	(1967-03-01)March 1, 1967	April 19, 2003 (2003-04-19)	36 years, 49 days		55 years, 276 days	(1) of (2)
17	Eman Manan	Terengganu	Buai Laju-Laju	(1958-01-01)January 1, 1958	June 26, 2004 (2004-06-26)	46 years, 177 days		64 years, 335 days	(3) of (3)
18	Zamarul Hisham	Johor	Di Ambang Misteri	(1971-03-09)March 9, 1971	July 17, 2005 (2005-07-17)	34 years, 130 days		51 years, 268 days
19	Afdlin Shauki	Kuala Lumpur	Buli Balik	(1971-05-19)May 19, 1971	August 13, 2006 (2006-08-13)	35 years, 86 days		51 years, 197 days	(2) of (3)
20	Rusdi Ramli	Selangor	Waris Jari Hantu	(1970-06-16)June 16, 1970	August 3, 2007 (2007-08-03)	37 years, 48 days		52 years, 169 days	(1) of (2)
21	Rosyam Nor	Kedah	Kala Malam Bulan Mengambang	(1967-03-01)March 1, 1967	August 9, 2008 (2008-08-09)	41 years, 161 days		55 years, 276 days	(2) of (2)
22	Afdlin Shauki	Kuala Lumpur	Papadom	(1971-05-19)May 19, 1971	August 8, 2009 (2009-08-08)	38 years, 82 days		51 years, 197 days	(3) of (3)
23	Bront Palarae	Sabah	Belukar	(1978-09-27)September 27, 1978	October 24, 2010 (2010-10-24)	32 years, 27 days		44 years, 66 days
24	Shaheizy Sam	Selangor	Kongsi	(1982-09-04)September 4, 1982	November 20, 2011 (2011-11-20)	29 years, 77 days		40 years, 89 days
25	Faizal Hussein	Kuala Lumpur	Bunohan	(1967-05-31)May 31, 1967	March 2, 2013 (2013-03-02)	45 years, 275 days		55 years, 185 days
26	Rusdi Ramli	Selangor	Tanda Putera	(1970-06-16)June 16, 1970	November 1, 2014 (2014-11-01)	44 years, 138 days		52 years, 169 days	(2) of (2)
27	Lee Sai Peng	Sarawak	The Journey	c. 1941	September 5, 2015	c. 75 years		c. 80–81 years
#	Actor	Place of born	Film	Date of birth	Date of award	Age upon receiving award	Date of death	Lifespan	Notes

Note:

Place of born does not represent the nationality since all nominees and winners must be a Malaysian citizen.
Age count is upon winning and not upon filming.

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v t e Malaysia Film Festival for Best Actor
1980s	Jins Shamsuddin (1980) Rahim Razali (1981) Ahmad Yatim (1982) Ahmad Mahmud (1983) Eman Manan (1984) Azmil Mustapha (1985/86) Mustaffa Noor (1987) A. R. Badul (1988/89)
1990s	Ridzuan Hashim (1990/91) Eman Manan (1992) Nasir Bilal Khan (1993/94) Sidi Oraza (1995 & 1996/97) Khalid Salleh (1998/99)
2000s	Afdlin Shauki (2000/01, 2006 & 2009) Rosyam Nor (2002/03 & 2008) Eman Manan (2004) Zamarul Hisham (2005) Rusdi Ramli (2007)
2010s	Bront Palarae (2010) Shaheizy Sam (2011) Faizal Hussein (2012) Rusdi Ramli (2013) Lee Sai Peng (2014) Pekin Ibrahim (2015) Nam Ron (2016) Rosdeen Suboh (2017/18)