Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor

Last updated
The 2024 recipient: Ralph Fiennes Ralph Fiennes 2024.jpg
The 2024 recipient: Ralph Fiennes

The Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor is an annual film award given by the Online Film Critics Society to honor the best lead actor of the year.

Contents

Winners

1990s

YearWinnerFilmRole
1997 [1] Jack Nicholson As Good as It Gets Melvin Udall
Peter Fonda Ulee's Gold Ulysses "Ulee" Jackson
Ian Holm The Sweet Hereafter Mitchell Stephens
1998 [2] Ian McKellen Gods and Monsters James Whale
Tom Hanks Saving Private Ryan Captain John H. Miller
Edward Norton American History X Derek Vinyard
1999 [3] Kevin Spacey American Beauty Lester Burnham
Jim Carrey Man on the Moon Andy Kaufman
Russell Crowe The Insider Jeffrey Wigand
Richard Farnsworth The Straight Story Alvin Straight
Edward Norton Fight Club The Narrator

2000s

YearWinnerFilmRole
2000 [4] Tom Hanks Cast Away Chuck Noland
Christian Bale American Psycho Patrick Bateman
Russell Crowe Gladiator Maximus Decimus Meridius
Michael Douglas Wonder Boys Prof. Grady Tripp
Geoffrey Rush Quills Marquis de Sade
2001 [5] Billy Bob Thornton The Man Who Wasn't There Ed Crane
Russell Crowe A Beautiful Mind John Nash
Guy Pearce Memento Leonard Shelby
Denzel Washington Training Day Alonzo Harris
Tom Wilkinson In the Bedroom Matt Fowler
2002 [6] Daniel Day-Lewis Gangs of New York William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting
Adrien Brody The Pianist Władysław Szpilman
Nicolas Cage Adaptation Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
Jack Nicholson About Schmidt Warren R. Schmidt
Robin Williams One Hour Photo Seymour "Sy" Parrish
2003 [7] Bill Murray Lost in Translation Bob Harris
Johnny Depp Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Captain Jack Sparrow
Paul Giamatti American Splendor Harvey Pekar
Ben Kingsley House of Sand and Fog Massoud Behrani
Sean Penn Mystic River Jimmy Markum
2004 [8] Paul Giamatti Sideways Miles Raymond
Jim Carrey Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Joel Barish
Don Cheadle Hotel Rwanda Paul Rusesabagina
Leonardo DiCaprio The Aviator Howard Hughes
Jamie Foxx Ray Ray Charles
2005 [9] Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote Truman Capote
Terrence Howard Hustle & Flow DJay
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 [10] Forest Whitaker The Last King of Scotland Idi Amin
Sacha Baron Cohen Borat Borat Sagdiyev
Leonardo DiCaprio The Departed Billy Costigan
Ryan Gosling Half Nelson Dan Dunne
Peter O'Toole Venus Maurice
2007 [11] Daniel Day-Lewis There Will Be Blood Daniel Plainview
George Clooney Michael Clayton Michael Clayton
Emile Hirsch Into the Wild Christopher McCandless
Frank Langella Starting Out in the Evening Leonard Schiller
Viggo Mortensen Eastern Promises Nikolai Luzhin
2008 [12] Mickey Rourke The Wrestler Randy Robinson
Benicio del Toro Che Che Guevara
Richard Jenkins The Visitor Walter Vale
Frank Langella Frost/Nixon Richard Nixon
Sean Penn Milk Harvey Milk
2009 [13] Jeremy Renner The Hurt Locker SFC. William James
Jeff Bridges Crazy Heart Otis "Bad" Blake
George Clooney Up in the Air Ryan Bingham
Sharlto Copley District 9 Wikus van de Merwe
Joaquin Phoenix Two Lovers Leonard Kraditor

2010s

YearWinnerFilmRole
2010 [14] Colin Firth The King's Speech King George VI
Jeff Bridges True Grit Rooster Cogburn
Jesse Eisenberg The Social Network Mark Zuckerberg
James Franco 127 Hours Aron Ralston
Ryan Gosling Blue Valentine Dean Pereira
Édgar Ramírez Carlos Carlos the Jackal
2011 [15] Michael Fassbender Shame Brandon Sullivan
George Clooney The Descendants Matt King
Jean Dujardin The Artist George Valentin
Gary Oldman Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy George Smiley
Michael Shannon Take Shelter Curtis LaForche
2012 [16] Daniel Day-Lewis Lincoln Abraham Lincoln
John Hawkes The Sessions Mark O'Brien
Denis Lavant Holy Motors Mr. Oscar / Various Characters
Joaquin Phoenix The Master Freddie Quell
Denzel Washington Flight William "Whip" Whitaker, Sr.
2013 [17] Chiwetel Ejiofor 12 Years a Slave Solomon Northup
Tom Hanks Captain Phillips Captain Richard Phillips
Oscar Isaac Inside Llewyn Davis Llewyn Davis
Mads Mikkelsen The Hunt Lucas
Joaquin Phoenix Her Theodore Twombly
2014 [18] Michael Keaton Birdman Riggan Thomson
Ralph Fiennes The Grand Budapest Hotel Monsieur Gustave H.
Brendan Gleeson Calvary Father James Lavelle
Jake Gyllenhaal Nightcrawler Louis "Lou" Bloom
Timothy Spall Mr. Turner J. M. W. Turner
2015 [19] Michael Fassbender Steve Jobs Steve Jobs
Matt Damon The Martian Mark Watney
Leonardo DiCaprio The Revenant Hugh Glass
Michael B. Jordan Creed Adonis Creed
Ian McKellen Mr. Holmes Sherlock Holmes
2016 [20] Casey Affleck Manchester by the Sea Lee Chandler
Adam Driver Paterson Paterson
Ryan Gosling La La Land Sebastian Wilder
Viggo Mortensen Captain Fantastic Ben Cash
Denzel Washington Fences Troy Maxson
2017 [21] Gary Oldman Darkest Hour Winston Churchill
Timothée Chalamet Call Me by Your Name Elio Perlman
James Franco The Disaster Artist Tommy Wiseau
Daniel Kaluuya Get Out Chris Washington
Robert Pattinson Good Time Constantine "Connie" Nikas
2018 [22] Ethan Hawke First Reformed Ernst Toller
Christian Bale Vice Dick Cheney
Bradley Cooper A Star Is Born Jackson Maine
Joaquin Phoenix You Were Never Really Here Joe
John David Washington BlacKkKlansman Ron Stallworth
2019 [23] Adam Driver Marriage Story Charlie Barber
Antonio Banderas Pain and Glory Salvador Mallo
Robert De Niro The Irishman Frank Sheeran
Joaquin Phoenix Joker Arthur Fleck / Joker
Adam Sandler Uncut Gems Howard Ratner

2020s

YearWinnerFilmRole
2020 [24] Delroy Lindo Da 5 Bloods Paul
Riz Ahmed Sound of Metal Ruben Stone
Chadwick Boseman Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Levee Green
Anthony Hopkins The Father Anthony
Steven Yeun Minari Jacob Yi
2021 [25] Benedict Cumberbatch The Power of the Dog Phil Burbank
Nicolas Cage Pig Robbie "Rob" Feld
Andrew Garfield tick, tick... Boom! Jonathan Larsen
Oscar Isaac The Card Counter William Tell
Hidetoshi Nishijima Drive My Car Yūsuke Kafuku
2022 [26] Colin Farrell The Banshees of Inisherin Pádraic Súilleabháin
Austin Butler Elvis Elvis Presley
Brendan Fraser The Whale Charlie
Paul Mescal Aftersun Calum Paterson
Bill Nighy Living Mr. Williams
2023 [27] Paul Giamatti The Holdovers Paul Hunham
Leonardo DiCaprio Killers of the Flower Moon Ernest Burkhart
Cillian Murphy Oppenheimer J. Robert Oppenheimer
Andrew Scott All of Us Strangers Adam
Jeffrey Wright American Fiction Thelonious "Monk" Ellison
2024 [28] Ralph Fiennes Conclave Cardinal Thomas Lawrence
Adrien Brody The Brutalist László Tóth
Timothée Chalamet A Complete Unknown Bob Dylan
Colman Domingo Sing Sing John "Divine G" Whitfield
Sebastian Stan A Different Man Edward Lemuel / "Guy Moratz"

References

  1. ↑ "1997 Awards (1st Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  2. ↑ "1998 Awards (2nd Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  3. ↑ "1999 Awards (3rd Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  4. ↑ "2000 Awards (4th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  5. ↑ "2001 Awards (5th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  6. ↑ "2002 Awards (6th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  7. ↑ "2003 Awards (7th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  8. ↑ "2004 Awards (8th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  9. ↑ "2005 Awards (9th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  10. ↑ "2006 Awards (10th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  11. ↑ "2007 Awards (11th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  12. ↑ "2008 Awards (12th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  13. ↑ "2009 Awards (13th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  14. ↑ "2010 Awards (14th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  15. ↑ "2011 Awards (15th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  16. ↑ "2012 Awards (16th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2012-12-24. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  17. ↑ "2013 Awards (17th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  18. ↑ "2014 Awards (18th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2014-12-08. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  19. ↑ "2015 Awards (19th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2015-12-07. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  20. ↑ "2016 Awards (20th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  21. ↑ "2017 Awards (21st Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  22. ↑ "2018 Awards (22nd Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  23. ↑ "2019 Awards (23rd Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2019-12-23. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  24. ↑ "2020 Awards (24th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  25. ↑ "2021 Awards (25th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2022-01-19. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  26. ↑ "2022 Awards (26th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2023-01-18. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  27. ↑ "2023 Awards (27th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2024-01-17. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
  28. ↑ "2024 Awards (28th Annual)". Online Film Critics Society. 2025-01-18. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.