The

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for Best Actor is an annual

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industry award presented to an actor for the best performance by an actor in a leading role. The actor with most awards in this category is

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with 5 times. He is also holding the record for actor with most awards in the Best Supporting Actor category.

History

The award was established at the 1st Hong Kong Film Awards (1982) and the first winner and the sole participant in this category was

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for his role in the film ''

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''. From the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards (1983), there are 5, sometimes 6, nominations for the category of Best Actor from which one actor is chosen the winner of the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor, except the 2nd Awards when

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and

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shared the award. The most recent recipient of the award was Anthony Wong, who was honoured at the 38th Hong Kong Film Awards (2019), for his performance in ''

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''. The actor with most awards in this category is

with five wins. He also holds the record for the actor with the most awards in the Best Supporting Actor category.

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holds the record for an actor with the most nominations without ever winning, until the

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(2005) he was nominated 10 times without a single award.

Winners and nominees

Multiple wins and nominations

The following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards: The following individuals received five or more Best Actor nominations:

Records

References

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