Best Actor is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards to
leading actors in a
film
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...
,
television series,
television film or
play.
The term most often refers to the
Academy Award for Best Actor
The Academy Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a film released that year. The ...
, which was first awarded on
May 16, 1929 by the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) at the
Academy Awards to
Emil Jannings for his role of Grand Duke Sergius Alexander in ''
The Last Command'' and August Schilling in ''
The Way of All Flesh
''The Way of All Flesh'' (sometimes called ''Ernest Pontifex, or the Way of All Flesh'') is a semi-autobiographical novel by Samuel Butler that attacks Victorian-era hypocrisy. Written between 1873 and 1884, it traces four generations of the ...
''. In theatre, it was first awarded on
April 6, 1947 by the
American Theatre Wing and
The Broadway League at the
Tony Awards to
José Ferrer for his role of
Cyrano de Bergerac in ''
Cyrano de Bergerac'' and to
Fredric March for his role of Clinton Jones in ''
Years Ago
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''. In television, it was first awarded on
January 23, 1951 by
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), also colloquially known as the Television Academy, is a professional honorary organization dedicated to the advancement of the television industry in the United States. It is a 501(c)(6) non-prof ...
at the
Primetime Emmy Awards
The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the Primetime ...
to
Alan Young for his role of himself in ''
The Alan Young Show
''The Alan Young Show'' is an American radio and television series presented in diverse formats over a nine-year period and starring English born comedian Alan Young.
Radio
The series began on NBC Radio as a summer replacement situation comedy ...
''. In a
film festival, presented as the
Volpi Cup, it was first awarded between
August 1–20, 1934 by the
Venice Film Festival to
Wallace Beery for his role of
Pancho Villa in ''
Viva Villa!''
Film awards
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AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
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AACTA International Award for Best Actor
The AACTA International Award for Best Actor is an award that is presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), for a performance by a male actor in a film made outside Australia. It was first handed out by the Acade ...
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AVN Award for Best Actor
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Academy Award for Best Actor
The Academy Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It is given to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a film released that year. The ...
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Annecy Italian Film Festival for Best Actor Award
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Asian Film Award for Best Actor
Asian Film Award for Best Actor has been awarded annually since 2007 by the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society.
Winners and nominees
2000s
2010s
2020s
References
External links
Official site
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Asianet Film Award for Best Actor
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BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
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Babisas Award for Best Actor
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Bachsas Award for Best Actor
Bachsas ( Bangladesh Cholochitra Sangbadik Samity) Awards was introduced in 1972 to encourage the fledgling film industry of the country. Bangladesh Cholochchitra Shangbadik Samity (Bangladesh Cine-Journalists' Association) gave out their most p ...
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Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Actor
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Bavarian Film Awards (Best Acting) The Bavarian Film Awards (german: Bayerischer Filmpreis) have been awarded annually since 1979 by the state government of Bavaria in Germany. They are among the most highly regarded awards for filmmaking achievement in Germany. There are several cat ...
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Bengal Film Journalists' Association – Best Actor Award
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BET Award for Best Actor & Actress
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BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film
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Black Reel Award for Best Actor
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Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role The Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role ( da, Bodilprisen for bedste mandlige hovedrolle) is one of the merit categories presented annually by the Danish Film Critics Association at the Bodil Awards. Created in 1948, it is one of the oldest ...
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Bollywood Movie Award – Best Actor
The winners are listed below:-
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20110705085218/http://www.bollywoodawards.com/
See also
* Bollywood Movie Awards
* Bollywood
* Cinema of India
The Cinema of India consists of motion pictures ...
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Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
The Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best (Lead) Actor is one of the annual film awards given by the Boston Society of Film Critics.
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Multiple winners
*Daniel Day-Lewis - 4
*Colin Farrell
Coli ...
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CIFF Best Actor Award
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Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor
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Cannes Film Festival Best Actor Award
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César Award for Best Actor
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Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
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CineMAA Awards for Best Actor
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Citra Award for Best Actor
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CJFB Performance Award for Best Actor
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Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor
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Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie
The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Broadcast Film Critics Association at their annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards.
List of winners a ...
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Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in a Comedy
The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in a Comedy is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) at their annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards.
Winners and nomi ...
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David di Donatello for Best Actor
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Edda Award for Best Actor or Actress
Best Leading Actor or Actress is one of the categories at the Edda Awards
The Edda Award is an accolade bestowed annually by the Icelandic Film and Television Academy, and is the most prominent film and television award in Iceland, awarded annual ...
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Empire Award for Best Actor
The Empire Award for Best Actor is an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine ''Empire'' to honor an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the film industry. The Empire Aw ...
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Empire Award for Best British Actor
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European Film Award for Best Actor
The European Film Award for Best Actor is an award given out at the annual European Film Awards to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film industry. The awards are presented by the European Film Academy (E ...
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FAMAS Award for Best Actor
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Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Hindi
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Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada
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Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam
The Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam is an award instituted in 1972, presently annually at the Filmfare Awards South to an actor via a jury. This given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for performers ...
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Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Tamil
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Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu
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Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
The Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor is an award given by the Florida Film Critics Circle to honor the finest male acting achievements in filmmaking.
Winners
* = winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
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Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor The Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor was awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television from 1980 to 1983, for the best performance by non-Canadian actor in a Canadian film.
The award and its Foreign Actress companion ...
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GIFA Best Actor Award
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GIFA Critics Best Actor Award
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Golden Arena for Best Actor (Pula Film Festival)
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Golden Calf for Best Actor (Netherlands Film Festival)
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Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor (China)
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Golden Eagle Award for Best Actor (Russia)
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
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Golden Goblet Award for Best Actor (Shanghai International Film Festival)
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Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor
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Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor
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Goya Award for Best Actor
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Goya Award for Best New Actor
The Goya Award for Best New Actor ( es, Premio Goya al mejor actor revelación, links=no) is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film
A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (s ...
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Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
The Guldbagge for Best Actor in a Leading Role is a Swedish film award presented annually by the Swedish Film Institute (SFI) as part of the Guldbagge Awards (Swedish: "Guldbaggen") to actors working in the Swedish motion picture industry.
Supe ...
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Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
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Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor The Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor was first awarded by the China Film Association in 1962.
Winners & nominations
1960s
1980–2004
Since 2006
Records
Multiple awards for Best Actor
;3 awards
* Ge You
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* Yang Zaibao
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IIFA Award for Best Actor
The IIFA Award for Best Actor recognizes leading male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. The recipient is chosen by viewers and the winner is announced at the ceremony.
With 4 awards each, Hrithik Roshan and ...
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Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead
The Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead was an award presented annually at the Independent Spirit Awards to honor an actor who has delivered an outstanding Leading actor, lead performance in an independent film. It was first presented in 1 ...
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ITFA Best Actor Award The ITFA Best Actor Award is given by the state government as part of its annual International Tamil Film Awards for Tamil (Kollywood) films.
The list
Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.
See also
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ITFA Best New Actor Award The ITFA Best New Actor Award is given by the state government as part of its annual International Tamil Film Awards for Tamil (Kollywood) films.
The list
Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which they won.
See also
* Tamil c ...
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Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
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Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor
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London Film Critics' Circle Award for Actor of the Year
The London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year is an annual award given by the London Film Critics Circle.
Winners
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
References
London Film Critics' Circle Awards – IMDb
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Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
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Lumières Award for Best Actor
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Lux Style Award for Best Film Actor
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Meril Prothom Alo Award for Best Actor
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Nandi Award for Best Actor
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Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor
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Nigar Award for Best Actor
The Nigar Award for Best Actor, also known as Nigar Public Film Award for Best Actor is an award constituted for the cinema of Pakistan to recognise contribution of a lead actor in Lollywood. Established in 1958 by Ilyas Rashidi, it is presented ...
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National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
The National Board of Review Award for Best Actor is one of the annual film awards given (since 1945) by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures.
Winners
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
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2010s
2020s
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National Film Award for Best Actor
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National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture.
Winners and nominees
For each year in the tables below, the winner is listed first and highlighted in bold.
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New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
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Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
The Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor is an annual film award given by the Online Film Critics Society
The Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) is an international professional association of online film journalists, historians and ...
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Polish Academy Award for Best Actor
The Polish Academy Award for Best Actor is an award given out at the annual Polish Film Awards to honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in the Polish film industry. The award is presented by the Polish Film Academ ...
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Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
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San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
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San Francisco Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
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Santosham Best Actor Award
The Santosham Best Actor Award is given by the ''Santosham Film'' magazine as part of its annual Santosham Film Awards for Telugu film
Telugu cinema, also known as Tollywood, is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of mot ...
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Sarasaviya Best Actor Award The Sarasaviya Best Actor Award is presented annually by the weekly Sarasaviya newspaper in collaboration with the Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited at the Sarasaviya Awards Festival.
The award was first given in 1964 .
Following is a list o ...
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Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture
The Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture is an annual award given by the International Press Academy as one of its Satellite Awards. The category has gone through several changes since its inception.
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Saturn Award for Best Actor
The Saturn Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were dev ...
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Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
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Screen Award for Best Actor
Winners
See also
* Bollywood
* Cinema of India
* Screen Awards
The Screen Awards is an annual awards ceremony held in India honouring professional excellence in Bollywood. The nomination and award selection is done by a panel of disti ...
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Screen Award for Best Actor (Critics)
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Screen Award for Best Actor (Popular Choice)
The Screen Award for Best Actor - Popular Choice has been introduced in 2009 during the Screen Awards. Unlike the Screen Award for Best Actor which is chosen by the jury, this trophy is given by the viewers to the actor whose performance is judg ...
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Shanghai Film Critics Award for Best Actor Best Actor is one of the main category of Shanghai Film Critics Awards Shanghai Film Critics Awards are given annually to honor excellence in national cinema by an organization of film reviewers from Shanghai Film Critics Association and Shanghai F ...
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SIIMA Award for Best Actor (Telugu)
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Silver Bear for Best Actor (Berlin International Film Festival)
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Silver Hugo Award for Best Actor (Chicago International Film Festival)
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St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
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Stardust Award for Best Actor
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Stardust Award for Best Actor in a Comedy or Romance
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Stardust Award for Best Actor in a Drama
The Stardust Best Drama Actor is chosen by the readers of the annual Stardust magazine. The award honours a star that has made an impact with their acting in that certain film.
List of winners
*2011 Hrithik Roshan for '' Guzaarish'' as Ethan Masc ...
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Stardust Award for Best Actor in a Thriller or Action
The Stardust Best Thriller/Action Actor is chosen by the readers of the annual Stardust magazine. The award honours a star that has made an impact with their acting in that certain film.
Here is a list of the award winners and the films for which ...
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Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor
The Tamil State Film Awards for Best Actor is given by the state government as part of its annual Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Tamil (Kollywood) films.
List of winners
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Tokyo International Film Festival Best Actor Award
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Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
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Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
The Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor is an annual award given by the Vancouver Film Critics Circle
The Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) was founded in 2000 by David Spaner and Ian Caddell, in order to help promote Canadian ...
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Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film
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Vietnam Film Festival Best Actor Award
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Vijay Award for Best Actor
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Volpi Cup for Best Actor (Venice Film Festival)
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Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
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Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Male
The Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Male is chosen by the viewers of Zee Entertainment Enterprises as part of its annual award ceremony for Hindi films, to recognise a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role ...
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Zee Cine Critics Award for Best Actor – Male
Television awards
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AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama
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Golden Bell Award for Best Actor
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Black Reel Award for Best Actor: T.V. Movie/Cable
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British Academy Television Award for Best Actor
This is a list of the British Academy Television Awards for Best Actor. The Best Actor award was initially given as an "individual honour", without credit to a particular performance, until 1962, when Rupert Davies won for his performance in ''Maig ...
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British Soap Award for Best Actor
The British Soap Award for Best Actor was an award presented annually by the British Soap Awards from its inception in 1999 until 2019. Alongside Best Actress, the award was voted for by the public. ''EastEnders'' was the most awarded soap in t ...
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Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
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Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role
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Golden Calf for Best Acting in a Television Drama (Pula Film Festival)
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama
The Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama is an award presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). This Golden Globe Award honors the best performance by an actor in a drama television series. It ...
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy
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Hum Award for Best Actor
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Hum Award for Best Actor Popular
Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Selected by Viewers is one of the Hum Awards of Merit presented annually by the Hum Television Network and Entertainment Channel (HTNEC) to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance w ...
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Lux Style Award for Best TV Actor
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NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
This article lists the winners and nominees for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series. The award was first given in 1972. Not to be confused with the Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Drama ...
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
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Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film is one of the categories of the annual Satellite Awards
The Satellite Awards are annual awards given by the International Press Academy that are commonly noted in entertainment ind ...
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Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama
The Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama is one of the annual awards given by the International Press Academy
The International Press Academy (IPA) is an American association of professional entertainment journalists, ...
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Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television
The following is a list of Saturn Award winners for Best Actor on Television (formerly Best Genre TV Actor).
The award is presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, honoring the work of actors in science fic ...
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Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
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Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
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Sun Kudumbam Best Actor Award
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TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor
Theatre awards
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Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actor
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Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Musical
The Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Musical is a musical award, presented by Live Performance Australia (LPA) at the annual Helpmann Awards since 2001. This is a list of winners and nominations for the Helpmann Award for Best Male Acto ...
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Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Play
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Helpmann Award for Best Male Performer in an Opera
The Helpmann Award for Best Male Performer in an Opera is an award presented by Live Performance Australia (LPA) (the trade name for the Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA)), an employers' organisation which serves as the peak bod ...
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Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a New Play
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Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival
The Laurence Olivier Award for Actor of the Year in a Revival was an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre ...
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Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor
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Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical
The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical is an annual award presented by the Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial London theatre. The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Award ...
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Molière Award for Best Actor Molière Award for Best Actor. Winners and nominees.
1980s
*1987 : Philippe Clévenot in '' Elvire Jouvet 40''
** Michel Bouquet in ''The Imaginary Invalid'' (''Le Malade imaginaire'')
** Jacques Dufilho in '' Staircase'' (''L'Escalier'')
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NAACP Theatre Award for Best Lead Male – Local
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Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
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Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
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Lists of acting awards
Lists of acting awards are indexes to articles about notable awards given for acting. They include general awards, awards for a specific medium (film, theatre or television), and awards for actresses, male actors, supporting actors and young acto ...
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List of film awards for lead actress
This list of film awards for lead actress is an index to articles that describe awards given to the leading actresses in films, typically called the "Best Actress" award. The list is organized by region and country of the venue or sponsor of the a ...
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List of television awards for Best Actress
This list of television awards for Best Actress is an index to articles that describe "Best Actress" awards for television performances. It includes general awards and awards for performance is a drama series, mini-series or television movie, and ...
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List of film awards for lead actor
This list of film awards for lead actor is an index to articles about awards for the lead actor or "Best Actor" in a film. The lists is organized by the region and country of the sponsoring organization or festival, but some awards are not restric ...
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List of television awards for Best Actor
This list of television awards for Best Actor is an index to articles about "Best Actor" awards for television performances.
General
Drama
Miniseries or Television film
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See also
* Best Actor
* Lists of awards
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References
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