Best Leading Actor or Actress is one of the most important categories at Edda Award. It has been given since 1999, annually.
From 1999 to 2003, there was one Edda Award to the best actor and other Edda Award to the best actress. No awards were held in 2009.
Winners - Best Actor:
1999 - Ingvar E. Sigurðsson for Slurpurinn & Co2000 - Ingvar E. Sigurðsson for Englar alheimsins2001 - Jón Gnarr for Fóstbræður2002 - Gunnar Eyjólfsson for Hafið2003 - Tómas Lemarquis for Nói albínói2007 - Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, for Foreldrar2008 - Hilmir Snær Guðnason, for Brúðguminn2010 - Jón Gnarr, for Bjarnfreðarson og Fangavaktin2011 - Ólafur Darri Ólafsson,for Rokland2012 - Theodór Júlíusson, for Eldfjall2013 - Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, for Djúpið2014 - Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, for Hross í oss2015 - Þorsteinn Bachmann, for Vonarstræti2016 - Sigurður Sigurjónsson, for HrútarWinners - Best Actress:
1999 - Tinna Gunnlaugsdóttir for Ungfrúin góða og húsið2000 - Björk for Myrkradansarinn2001 - Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir for Mávahlátur2002 - Elva Ósk Ólafsdóttir for Hafið2003 - Sigurlaug Jónsdóttir for Stormviðri2007 - Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir, for Foreldrar2008 - Sólveig Arnardóttir, for Svartir englar2010 - Kristbjörg Kjeld, for Mamma Gógó2011 - Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir, for Brim2012 - Margrét Helga Jóhannsdóttir, for Eldfjall2013 - Sara Dögg Ásgeirsdóttir, for Pressa 32014 - Þorbjörg Helga Þorgilsdóttir, for Málmhaus2015 - Hera Hilmarsdóttir, for Vonarstræti2016 - Steinnunn Ólína Þorsteinsdóttir, for RétturBetween 2004 and 2006, there was just one award to best actor/actress.
Winners:
2004 - Ingvar E. Sigurðsson for Kaldaljós2005 - Ilmur Kristjánsdóttir for Stelpurnar2006 - Ingvar E. Sigurðsson for Mýrin