BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Every winner and nominee of the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role since 1955, newest first.
2026๐ Winner
Robert Aramayo
I Swear
2024๐ Winner
Cillian Murphy
Oppenheimer
2023
Paul Mescal
Aftersun1 nominee
2020๐ Winner
Joaquin Phoenix
Joker
2019๐ Winner
Rami Malek
Bohemian Rhapsody
2018๐ Winner
Gary Oldman
Darkest Hour1 nominee
Nominees (1)
2016๐ Winner
Leonardo DiCaprio
The Revenant
2015๐ Winner
Eddie Redmayne
The Theory of Everything
2013
Silver Linings Playbook1 nominee
2012๐ Winner
Jean Dujardin
The Artist
2011
Javier Bardem
Biutiful1 nominee
2010
Crazy Heart2 nominees
Nominees (2)
Crazy HeartNominee
Jeremy RennerThe Hurt LockerNominee2009๐ Winner
Mickey Rourke
The Wrestler
2008
James McAvoy
Atonement2 nominees
Nominees (2)
James McAvoyAtonementNominee
Michael ClaytonNominee2007๐ Winner
Forest Whitaker
The Last King of Scotland2 nominees
Nominees (2)
Peter O'TooleVenusNominee
Daniel CraigCasino RoyaleNominee2006๐ Winner
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Capote1 nominee
Nominees (1)
2005๐ Winner
Jamie Foxx
Ray1 nominee
Nominees (1)
Leonardo DiCaprioThe AviatorNominee2004๐ Winner
Bill Murray
Lost in Translation1 nominee
Nominees (1)
Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro21 GramsNominee2003
Adrien Brody
The Pianist1 nominee
2002๐ Winner
Russell Crowe
A Beautiful Mind1 nominee
Nominees (1)
Tom WilkinsonIn the BedroomNominee2001๐ Winner
Jamie Bell
Billy Elliot
2000
The End of the Affair1 nominee
1999๐ Winner
Roberto Benigni
1998๐ Winner
Geoffrey Rush
Shine
1995๐ Winner
Hugh Grant
Four Weddings and a Funeral1 nominee
Nominees (1)
Pulp FictionNominee1994
Liam Neeson
Schindler's List1 nominee
1993๐ Winner
Robert Downey Jr.
๐ WinnerRobert Downey Jr.
1992๐ Winner
Anthony Hopkins
The Silence of the Lambs3 nominees
Nominees (3)
John ThawInspector MorseNominee1991๐ Winner
Philippe Noiret
Cinema Paradiso2 nominees
Nominees (2)
1990๐ WinnerJohn ThawInspector Morse2 nominees
Nominees (2)
Henry VNominee
1989๐ Winner
John Cleese
A Fish Called Wanda1 nominee
Nominees (1)
1988๐ Winner
Sean Connery
The Name of the Rose1 nominee
Nominees (1)
1986๐ Winner
William Hurt
Kiss of the Spider Woman
1985
Albert Finney
The Dresser1 nominee
1984
The King of Comedy1 nominee
1983๐ Winner
Michael Caine
Educating Rita1 nominee
Nominees (1)
Albert FinneyShoot the MoonNominee1982
The Long Good Friday1 nominee
1981๐ Winner
John Hurt
The Elephant Man
1979๐ Winner
Richard Dreyfuss
The Goodbye Girl1 nominee
Nominees (1)
Death on the NileNominee1977๐ Winner
Jack Nicholson
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1976๐ WinnerJack NicholsonOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
1975๐ WinnerJack Nicholson
The Last Detail2 nominees
Nominees (2)
1974
Donald Sutherland
Don't Look Now2 nominees
1973๐ Winner
Gene Hackman
The French Connection
1972
Little Big Man2 nominees
Nominees (2)
Little Big ManNominee
Albert FinneyGumshoeNominee1969๐ Winner
Spencer Tracy
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967๐ Winner
Paul Scofield
A Man for All Seasons1 nominee
Nominees (1)
1965๐ Winner
Richard Attenborough
Guns at Batasi
1963๐ WinnerPeter O'Toole
Lawrence of Arabia2 nominees
Nominees (2)
1962๐ WinnerPeter O'Toole
1960๐ Winner
Jack Lemmon
The Apartment
1959๐ Winner
Trevor Howard
The Key1 nominee
Nominees (1)
Tony CurtisThe Defiant OnesNominee1958Tony Curtis
Sweet Smell of Success1 nominee
1957๐ Winner
Franรงois Pรฉrier
Gervaise
1956๐ Winner
Ernest Borgnine
Marty
1955๐ Winner
Kenneth More
Doctor in the House1 nominee
Nominees (1)
Toshirล MifuneNomineeโ๐ Winner
Burt Lancaster
๐ WinnerBurt Lancaster
๐ WinnerColin Firth
๐ WinnerDaniel Day-Lewis
๐ WinnerWalter Matthau
๐ WinnerRobert Carlyle
๐ WinnerBob Hoskins
๐ WinnerKevin Spacey
๐ WinnerNigel Hawthorne
๐ WinnerCasey Affleck
๐ WinnerBill Murray
๐ WinnerPeter Finch
๐ WinnerChiwetel Ejiofor
๐ WinnerDustin Hoffman
๐ WinnerRobert Redford
๐ WinnerThe Poseidon Adventure
