| WBFJA for Best Actor | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | West Bengal Film Journalists' Association |
| Last awarded | 2025 |
| Most Recent Winner | Chandan Sen for Manikbabur Megh |
The West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is given yearly by the WBFJA as a part of its annual West Bengal Film Journalists' Association Awards for Bengali films, to recognize the best actor of the previous year.
| Category | Name | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| Most Awards | Prosenjit Chatterjee | 3 awards |
| Most Nominations | Jisshu Sengupta, Ritwick Chakraborty, Parambrata Chatterjee | 4 nominations |
| Most Nominations without a Win | Anirban Bhattacharya, Arjun Chakraborty | 2 Nominations |
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Paran Bandopadhyay | Cinemawala |
| Prosenjit Chatterjee | Khawto | |
| 2018 | Soumitra Chatterjee | Mayurakshi |
| Prosenjit Chatterjee | ||
| 2019 | Jisshu Sengupta | Ek Je Chhilo Raja |
| 2020 | Riddhi Sen | Nagarkirtan |
| 2021 | Parambrata Chatterjee | Dwitiyo Purush |
| Saswata Chatterjee | Chobiyal | |
| 2022 | Ritwick Chakraborty | Binisutoy |
| Paran Bandopadhyay | Tonic | |
| 2023 | Dev | Projapoti |
| Ritwick Chakraborty | Ananta: The Eternal | |
| 2024 | Prosenjit Chatterjee | Shesh Pata |
| 2025 | Chandan Sen | Manikbabur Megh |
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