Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

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Official website sagawards.org Category of Screen Actors Guild Award		Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Awarded for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Location Los Angeles, California Currently held by Denzel Washington for Fences (2016) People also search for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Winners & Nominees Denzel WashingtonFences, Denzel Washington, Winner, Andrew GarfieldHacksaw Ridge, Andrew Garfield, Nominee, Ryan GoslingLa La Land, Ryan Gosling, Nominee, Casey AffleckManchester by the Sea, Casey Affleck, 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, Johnny DeppBlack Mass, Johnny Depp, Nominee, Eddie RedmayneThe Theory of Everything, Eddie Redmayne, Winner, Jake GyllenhaalNightcrawler, Jake Gyllenhaal, Nominee, Michael KeatonBirdman, Michael Keaton, Nominee, Benedict CumberbatchThe Imitation Game, Benedict Cumberbatch, Nominee, Steve CarellFoxcatcher, Steve Carell, Nominee, Matthew McConaugheyDallas Buyers Club, Matthew McConaughey, Winner, Forest WhitakerThe Butler, Forest Whitaker, Nominee, Bruce DernNebraska, Bruce Dern, Nominee, Chiwetel Ejiofor12 Years a Slave, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nominee, Tom HanksCaptain Phillips, Tom Hanks, Nominee, Daniel Day-LewisLincoln, Daniel Day-Lewis, Winner, Hugh JackmanLes Misérables, Hugh Jackman, Nominee, John HawkesThe Sessions, John Hawkes, Nominee, Bradley CooperSilver Linings Playbook, Bradley Cooper, Nominee, Denzel WashingtonFlight, Denzel Washington, Nominee

The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role is an award given by the Screen Actors Guild to honor the finest acting achievements in film.

Winners and nominees

Legend:

"†" indicates the winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor

"‡" indicates a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor

"††" indicates the winner of the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

"‡‡" indicates a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Superlatives

* 12 Years a Slave, Affliction, As Good as It Gets, The Birdcage, Birdman, Captain Phillips, The Contender, Crash, Dallas Buyers Club, Forrest Gump, Foxcatcher, Good Will Hunting, Jerry Maguire, The King's Speech, Lincoln, Manchester by the Sea, Moneyball, No Country for Old Men, Pulp Fiction, The Shawshank Redemption, Silver Linings Playbook

Trivia

Occasions over the past 23 years did the winner of the SAG Award for Best Leading Actor not win the Academy Award for Best Actor. This happened in:

2000: Benicio del Toro (Traffic) won Best Supporting Actor. Russell Crowe (Gladiator) won Best Actor.

2001: Russell Crowe (A Beautiful Mind) lost to Denzel Washington (Training Day)

2002: Daniel Day-Lewis (Gangs of New York) lost to Adrien Brody (The Pianist)

2003: Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl) lost to Sean Penn (Mystic River)

2016: Denzel Washington ("Fences") lost to Casey Affleck ("Manchester by the Sea")

Multiple winners

3 wins

Daniel Day-Lewis (Gangs of New York (2002), There Will Be Blood (2007), Lincoln (2012))

Multiple nominees

Note: Winners are indicated in bold type.

2 nominations

Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart (2009), True Grit (2010))

Nicolas Cage (Leaving Las Vegas (1995), Adaptation. (2002))

Robert Duvall (The Apostle (1997), Get Low (2010))

Colin Firth (A Single Man (2009), The King’s Speech (2010))

Morgan Freeman (The Shawshank Redemption (1994), Invictus (2009))

Philip Seymour Hoffman (Flawless (1999), Capote (2005))

Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises (2007), Captain Fantastic (2016))

Jack Nicholson (As Good as It Gets (1997), About Schmidt (2002))

Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything (2014), The Danish Girl (2015))

Brad Pitt (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Moneyball (2011))

Geoffrey Rush (Shine (1996), Quills (2000))

Forest Whitaker (The Last King of Scotland (2006), The Butler (2013))

3 nominations

George Clooney (Michael Clayton (2007), Up in the Air (2009), The Descendants (2011))

Daniel Day-Lewis (Gangs of New York (2002), There Will Be Blood (2007), Lincoln (2012))

Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Finding Neverland (2004), Black Mass (2015))

Ryan Gosling (Half Nelson (2006), Lars and the Real Girl (2007), La La Land (2016))

4 nominations

Russell Crowe (The Insider (1999), Gladiator (2000), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Cinderella Man (2005))

Leonardo DiCaprio (The Aviator (2004), Blood Diamond (2006), J. Edgar (2011), The Revenant (2015))

Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump (1994), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Cast Away (2000), Captain Phillips (2013))

Sean Penn (Dead Man Walking (1995), I Am Sam (2001), Mystic River (2003), Milk (2008))

Denzel Washington (The Hurricane (1999), Training Day (2001), Flight (2012), Fences (2016))

References

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Wikipedia

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