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 restricted to films or actors from that country. Thus the David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor, awarded by the Italian Academy of Films, is given to non-Italian actors.

2007 AMAA winner Olu Jacobs (left)

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Africa

Country	Award	Venue / sponsor	Notes
Nigeria	Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role	Africa Movie Academy Awards	^[1]

Americas

Country	Award	Venue / sponsor	Notes
Canada	Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor	Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television	^[2]
Canada	Prix Iris for Best Actor	Québec Cinéma	^[3]^[4]
Canada	Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor	Toronto Film Critics Association	^[5]
Canada	Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film	Vancouver Film Critics Circle	^[6]
Canada	Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor	Vancouver Film Critics Circle	^[6]
Mexico	Ariel Award for Best Actor	Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas	^[7]^[8]
United States	AVN Award for Best Actor	AVN magazine	^[9]
United States	Academy Award for Best Actor	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	^[10]^[11]
United States	Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actor	Alliance of Women Film Journalists
United States	Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor	Boston Society of Film Critics
United States	Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor	Chicago Film Critics Association
United States	Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in a Comedy	Broadcast Film Critics Association
United States	Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie	Broadcast Film Critics Association
United States	Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor	Broadcast Film Critics Association
United States	Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor	Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
United States	Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actor	Fangoria magazine
United States	Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor	Florida Film Critics Circle
United States	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
United States	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy	Hollywood Foreign Press Association
United States	Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor	Golden Raspberry Awards
United States	Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actor	Gotham Awards
United States	Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor	Houston Film Critics Society
United States	Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead	Independent Spirit Awards
United States	Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor	Los Angeles Film Critics Association
United States	NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture	NAACP Image Awards	African American
United States	National Board of Review Award for Best Actor	National Board of Review
United States	National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor	National Society of Film Critics
United States	New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor	New York Film Critics Circle
United States	New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Actress	New York Film Critics Circle
United States	Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor	Online Film Critics Society
United States	San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor	San Diego Film Critics Society
United States	San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor	San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
United States	Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture	International Press Academy
United States	Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role	Screen Actors Guild
United States	St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor	St. Louis Film Critics Association
United States	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor	Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
United States	Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film	Young Artist Award

Asia

Country	Award	Venue / sponsor	Notes
China	Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor	Golden Rooster Awards
China	Huabiao Award for Outstanding Actor	Huabiao Awards
China	Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor	China Film Association
China	Shanghai Film Critics Award for Best Actor	Shanghai Film Critics Awards
Hong Kong	Asian Film Award for Best Actor	Hong Kong International Film Festival
Hong Kong	Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor	Hong Kong Film Award
India	Cinema Express Award for Best Actor – Tamil	Cinema Express Awards	Tamil
India	Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Hindi	Filmfare magazine	Hindi
India	Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu	Filmfare magazine	Telugu
India	IFFI Best Actor Award (Male)	International Film Festival of India
India	ITFA Best Actor Award	International Tamil Film Awards	Tamil
India	Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor	Kerala State Film Awards	Malayalam
India	Nandi Award for Best Actor	Nandi Awards (Andhra Pradesh State Film, Music, Television and Arts Awards)	Telugu
India	National Film Award for Best Actor	Directorate of Film Festivals
India	SIIMA Award for Best Actor (Telugu)	South Indian International Movie Awards	Telugu
Indonesia	Citra Award for Best Leading Actor	Indonesian Film Festival
Japan	Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor	Blue Ribbon Awards
Japan	Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role	Japan Academy Film Prize
Japan	Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor	Mainichi Film Awards
Japan	Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Actor	Nikkan Sports Film Award
Japan	Tokyo Sports Film Award for Best Actor	Tokyo Sports Film Award
Macau	Golden Lotus Award for Best Actor	Macau International Movie & Television Festival
Philippines	Box Office Entertainment Award for Box Office King	Memorial Scholarship Foundation
Philippines	Box Office Entertainment Award for Phenomenal Box Office Star	Memorial Scholarship Foundation
Philippines	FAMAS Award for Best Actor	FAMAS Award
Philippines	Gawad Urian for Best Actor	Filipino Film Critics
Philippines	Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Actor	Metropolitan Manila Development Authority
Philippines	PMPC Star Award for Movie Actor of the Year	PMPC Star Awards for Movies
South Korea	Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Actor (Film)	Baeksang Arts Awards
Taiwan	Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor	Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards
Vietnam	Best Actor Award (Vietnam Film Festival)	Vietnam Film Festival

Europe

Country	Award	Venue / sponsor	Notes
Europe	European Film Award for Best Actor	European Film Awards
Belgium	Magritte Award for Best Actor	Académie André Delvaux
Croatia	Golden Arena for Best Actor	Pula Film Festival
Czech Republic	Czech Lion Award for Best Actor in Leading Role	Czech Lion Awards
Czech Republic	Czech Lion Award for Best Actress in Leading Role	Czech Lion Awards
Denmark	Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role	Danish Film Academy
Finland	Jussi Award for Best Actor	Jussi Awards
France	Best Actor Award (Annecy Italian Film Festival)	Annecy Italian Film Festival	Italian films
France	Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor	Cannes Film Festival
France	César Award for Best Actor	Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma
France	Globe de Cristal Award for Best Actor	Globe de Cristal Awards
France	Lumières Award for Best Actor	Lumières Award
Germany	Bavarian Film Awards (Best Acting)	Bavarian Film Awards
Germany	Silver Bear for Best Actor	Berlin International Film Festival
Italy	David di Donatello for Best Actor	Academy of Italian Cinema
Italy	David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor	Italian Academy of Films
Italy	Edda Award for Best Leading Actor or Actress	Academy of Italian Cinema
Italy	Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor	Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
Italy	Volpi Cup for Best Actor	Venice Film Festival
Netherlands	Golden Calf for Best Actor	Netherlands Film Festival
Poland	Polish Academy Award for Best Actor	Polish Film Academy
Russia	Golden Eagle Award for Best Leading Actor	Golden Eagle Award
Spain	Goya Award for Best Actor	Goya Awards
Sweden	Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role	Swedish Film Institute
United Kingdom	BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role	British Academy of Film and Television Arts
United Kingdom	BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film	British Independent Film Awards
United Kingdom	Empire Award for Best Actor	Empire film magazine
United Kingdom	Empire Award for Best British Actor	Empire film magazine
United Kingdom	London Film Critics' Circle Award for Actor of the Year	London Film Critics' Circle
United Kingdom	London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actor of the Year	London Film Critics' Circle

Oceania

Country	Award	Venue / sponsor	Notes
Australia	AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role	Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
Australia	AACTA International Award for Best Actor	Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts
Australia	Australian Film Institute International Award for Best Actor	AACTA Awards

See also

• Best Actor
• Lists of awards
• Lists of acting awards
• List of awards for male actors
• List of film awards

References

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