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Awarded for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Currently held by Casey Affleck for Manchester by the Sea (2016) Presented by British Academy of Film and Television Arts Category of British Academy Film Awards People also search for BAFTA Award for Best Film Winners & Nominees Casey AffleckManchester by the Sea, Casey Affleck, Winner, Jake GyllenhaalNocturnal Animals, Jake Gyllenhaal, Nominee, Andrew GarfieldHacksaw Ridge, Andrew Garfield, Nominee, Ryan GoslingLa La Land, Ryan Gosling, Nominee, Viggo MortensenCaptain Fantastic, Viggo Mortensen, Nominee, Leonardo DiCaprioThe Revenant, Leonardo DiCaprio, Winner, Eddie RedmayneThe Danish Girl, Eddie Redmayne, Nominee, Michael FassbenderSteve Jobs, Michael Fassbender, Nominee, Bryan CranstonTrumbo, Bryan Cranston, Nominee, Matt DamonThe Martian, Matt Damon, Nominee, Eddie RedmayneThe Theory of Everything, Eddie Redmayne, Winner, Ralph FiennesThe Grand Budapest Hotel, Ralph Fiennes, Nominee, Jake GyllenhaalNightcrawler, Jake Gyllenhaal, Nominee, Michael KeatonBirdman, Michael Keaton, Nominee, Benedict CumberbatchThe Imitation Game, Benedict Cumberbatch, Nominee, Chiwetel Ejiofor12 Years a Slave, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Winner, Bruce DernNebraska, Bruce Dern, Nominee, Leonardo DiCaprioThe Wolf of Wall Street, Leonardo DiCaprio, Nominee, Tom HanksCaptain Phillips, Tom Hanks, Nominee, Christian BaleAmerican Hustle, Christian Bale, Nominee, Daniel Day-LewisLincoln, Daniel Day-Lewis, Winner, Hugh JackmanLes Misérables, Hugh Jackman, Nominee, Ben AffleckArgo, Ben Affleck, Nominee, Bradley CooperSilver Linings Playbook, Bradley Cooper, Nominee, Joaquin PhoenixThe Master, Joaquin Phoenix, Nominee | ||
Best Actor in a Leading Role is a British Academy Film Award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film.
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Superlatives
Note: Dustin Hoffman's total of eight nominations, includes his 1968 Most Promising Newcomer nomination for The Graduate.
Winners and nominees
From 1952 to 1967, there were two Best Actor awards: one for a British actor and another for a foreign actor. In 1968, the two prizes of British and Foreign actor were combined to create a single Best Actor award. Its current title, for Best Actor in a Leading Role, has been used since 1995.
2010s
Note: All nominations for multiple performances in a single year from the 1950s to the 1970s, count as one nomination. The two mentions for Michael Caine (1983), Anthony Hopkins (1993) and Sean Penn (2003), count as two separate nominations.