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The 2023 recipient: Cillian Murphy
Presented by	Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)
Country	United States
First awarded	1929
Currently held by	Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer (2024)

The Academy Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It has been awarded since the 1st Academy Awards to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a film released that year. The award is traditionally presented by the previous year's Best Actress winner.

The Best Actor award has been presented 96 times, to 86 actors. The first winner was German actor Emil Jannings for his roles in The Last Command (1928) and The Way of All Flesh (1927). The most recent winner is Cillian Murphy for Oppenheimer (2023), who simultaneously became the first Irish born actor to win this award. Italian actor Roberto Benigni gave the first winning non-English performance in Life Is Beautiful (1997) in this category. The record for most wins is three, held by Daniel Day-Lewis, while nine other actors have won twice. The record for most nominations is nine, jointly held by Spencer Tracy and Laurence Olivier. James Dean remains the only actor to have been posthumously nominated for this award more than once. At the 5th Academy Awards, Fredric March finished one vote ahead of Wallace Beery; under the rules of the time, this meant both actors were awarded, in this category's only tie. Peter O'Toole is the most nominated actor without ever winning the award having received 8 nominations, first nominated in 1963 for Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and finally in 2007 for Venus (2006).

Nominations process
Winners and nominees
- 1920s
- 1930s
- 1940s
- 1950s
- 1960s
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s
- 2010s
- 2020s
Multiple awards and nominations
Age superlatives
Films with multiple Leading Actor nominations
Multiple character nominations
See also

Nominations process

Nominees are currently determined by single transferable vote within the actors branch of AMPAS; winners are selected by a plurality vote from the entire eligible voting members of the Academy.

In the first three years of the awards, actors and actresses were nominated as the best individuals in their categories. At that time, all of their work during the qualifying period (as many as three films, in some cases) was listed after the award. Despite this, at the 3rd Academy Awards, held in 1930, only one film was cited in each winner's award regardless of how many they were eligible to be considered for during that span. The current system, in which an actor is nominated for a specific performance in a single film, was introduced for the 4th Academy Awards. Starting with the 9th Academy Awards, held in 1937, the category was limited to a maximum five nominations per year.

Emil Jannings was the inaugural winner, for two films: The Last Command (1928) & The Way of All Flesh (1927).

Warner Baxter won for In Old Arizona (1928).

George Arliss won for Disraeli (1929).

Lionel Barrymore won for A Free Soul (1931).

Fredric March won twice, for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) & The Best Years of Our Lives (1946).

Wallace Beery won for The Champ (1931), in a tie with Fredric March.

Charles Laughton won for The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933).

Clark Gable won for It Happened One Night (1934).

Victor McLaglen won for The Informer (1935).

Paul Muni won for The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936).

Spencer Tracy was the first actor to consecutively win twice, for Captains Courageous (1937) & Boys Town (1938).

Robert Donat won for Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939).

James Stewart won for The Philadelphia Story (1940).

Gary Cooper won twice, for Sergeant York (1941) & High Noon (1952).

James Cagney won for Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942).

Paul Lukas won for Watch on the Rhine (1943).

Bing Crosby won for Going My Way (1944).

Ray Milland won for The Lost Weekend (1945).

Ronald Colman won for A Double Life (1947).

Laurence Olivier won for Hamlet (1948); first self-directed win (and simultaneous Best Picture).

Broderick Crawford won for All the King's Men (1949).

José Ferrer won for Cyrano de Bergerac (1950); Tony winner for the same role–first to accomplish this + the category's first latino winner.

Humphrey Bogart won for The African Queen (1951).

William Holden won for Stalag 17 (1953).

Marlon Brando won twice, for On the Waterfront (1954) & The Godfather (1972).

Ernest Borgnine won for Marty (1955).

Yul Brynner won for The King and I (1956); first Asian winner in category.

Alec Guinness won for The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957).

David Niven won for Separate Tables (1958).

Charlton Heston won for Ben-Hur (1959).

Burt Lancaster won for Elmer Gantry (1960).

Maximilian Schell won for Judgment at Nuremberg (1961).

Gregory Peck won for To Kill a Mockingbird (1962).

Sidney Poitier won for Lilies of the Field (1963); first black actor to win.

Rex Harrison won for My Fair Lady (1964).

Lee Marvin won for playing dual roles in Cat Ballou (1965).

Paul Scofield won for A Man for All Seasons (1966).

Rod Steiger won for In the Heat of the Night (1967).

Cliff Robertson won for CHAЯLY (1968).

John Wayne won for True Grit (1969).

George C. Scott won for Patton (1970).

Gene Hackman won for The French Connection (1971).

Jack Lemmon won for Save the Tiger (1973).

Art Carney won for Harry & Tonto (1974).

Jack Nicholson won twice, for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) & As Good as It Gets (1997).

Peter Finch won for Network (1976); first actor to win posthumously.

Richard Dreyfuss won for The Goodbye Girl (1977).

Jon Voight won for Coming Home (1978).

Dustin Hoffman won twice, for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) & Rain Man (1988).

Robert De Niro won for Raging Bull (1980).

Henry Fonda won for On Golden Pond (1981)

Ben Kingsley won for Gandhi (1982).

Robert Duvall won for Tender Mercies (1983).

F. Murray Abraham won for Amadeus (1984).

William Hurt won for Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985).

Paul Newman won for The Color of Money (1986).

Michael Douglas won for Wall Street (1987).

Daniel Day-Lewis won thrice, for My Left Foot (1989), There Will Be Blood (2007), & Lincoln (2012).

Jeremy Irons won for Reversal of Fortune (1990).

Anthony Hopkins won twice, for The Silence of the Lambs (1991) & The Father (2020)—the latter rendering him the overall oldest acting winner, at age 83.

Al Pacino won for Scent of a Woman (1992).

Tom Hanks won twice consecutively, for Philadelphia (1993) & Forrest Gump (1994).

Nicolas Cage won for Leaving Las Vegas (1995).

Geoffrey Rush won for Shine (1996).

Roberto Benigni won for Life Is Beautiful (1997); first Italian-spoken role to win for the category.

Kevin Spacey won for American Beauty (1999).

Russell Crowe won for Gladiator (2000).

Denzel Washington won for Training Day (2001).

Adrien Brody won for The Pianist (2002); became this category's youngest winner, at age 29.

Sean Penn won twice, for Mystic River (2003) & Milk (2008).

Jamie Foxx won for Ray (2004).

Philip Seymour Hoffman won for Capote (2005).

Forest Whitaker won for The Last King of Scotland (2006).

Jeff Bridges won for Crazy Heart (2009).

Colin Firth won for The King's Speech (2010).

Jean Dujardin won for The Artist (2011).

Matthew McConaughey won for Dallas Buyers Club (2013).

Eddie Redmayne won for The Theory of Everything (2014).

Leonardo DiCaprio won for The Revenant (2015).

Casey Affleck won for Manchester by the Sea (2016).

Gary Oldman won for Darkest Hour (2017).

Rami Malek won for Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).

Joaquin Phoenix won for Joker (2019).

Will Smith won for King Richard (2021).

Brendan Fraser won for The Whale (2022).

Winners and nominees

In the following table, the years are listed as per Academy convention, and generally correspond to the year of film release in Los Angeles County; the ceremonies are always held the following year. For the first five ceremonies, the eligibility period spanned twelve months, from August 1 to July 31. For the 6th ceremony held in 1934, the eligibility period lasted from August 1, 1932, to December 31, 1933. Since the 7th ceremony held in 1935, the period of eligibility became the full previous calendar year from January 1 to December 31.

Table key
‡	Indicates the winner
§	Indicates winner who refused the award
†	Indicates a posthumous winner
†	Indicates a posthumous nominee

1920s

Year	Actor	Role(s)	Film
1927/28 (1st)	Jannings Emil Jannings	Alexander Grand Duke Sergius Alexander	Last The Last Command
	Jannings Emil Jannings	Schilling August Schilling	Way The Way of All Flesh
	Barthelmess Richard Barthelmess	Elkins Nickie Elkins	Noose The Noose
	Barthelmess Richard Barthelmess	Patent Leather Kid	Patent The Patent Leather Kid
	Chaplin Charlie Chaplin	Tramp The Tramp	Circus The Circus
1928/29 (2nd)	Baxter Warner Baxter	Cisco The Cisco Kid	In Old Arizona
	Bancroft George Bancroft	Lang Thunderbolt Jim Lang	Thunderbolt
	Morris Chester Morris	Williams Chick Williams	Alibi
	Muni Paul Muni	Dyke James Dyke	Valiant The Valiant
	Stone Lewis Stone	Pahlen Count Pahlen	Patriot The Patriot

1930s

Year	Actor	Role(s)	Film
1929/30 (3rd)	Arliss George Arliss	Disraeli Benjamin Disraeli	Disraeli
	Arliss George Arliss	Raja The Raja	Green The Green Goddess
	Beery Wallace Beery	Schmidt Butch "Machine Gun" Schmidt	Big The Big House
	Chevalier Maurice Chevalier	Mirande Pierre Mirande	Big The Big Pond
	Chevalier Maurice Chevalier	Renard Count Alfred Renard	Love The Love Parade
	Colman Ronald Colman	Drummond Capt. Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond	Bulldog Drummond
	Colman Ronald Colman	Michel	Condemned
	Tibbett Lawrence Tibbett	Yegor	Rogue The Rogue Song
1930/31 (4th)	Barrymore Lionel Barrymore	Ashe Stephen Ashe	Free A Free Soul
	Cooper Jackie Cooper	Skinner Skippy Skinner	Skippy
	Dix Richard Dix	Cravat Yancey Cravat	Cimarron
	March Fredric March	Cavendish Tony Cavendish	Royal The Royal Family of Broadway
	Menjou Adolphe Menjou	Burns Walter Burns	Front The Front Page
1931/32 (5th)	Beery Wallace Beery (Tie)	Purcell Andy "Champ" Purcell	Champ The Champ
	March Fredric March (Tie)	Jekyll Dr. Henry Jekyll / Mr. Edward Hyde	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
	Lunt Alfred Lunt	Actor The Actor	Guardsman The Guardsman
1932/33 (6th)	Laughton Charles Laughton	Henry King Henry VIII	Private The Private Life of Henry VIII
	Howard Leslie Howard	Standish Peter Standish	Berkeley Square
	Muni Paul Muni	Allen James Allen	I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
1934 (7th)	Gable Clark Gable	Warne Peter Warne	It Happened One Night
	Morgan Frank Morgan	Alessandro, Duke of Florence	Affairs The Affairs of Cellini
	Powell William Powell	Charles Nick Charles	Thin The Thin Man
1935 (8th)	McLaglen Victor McLaglen	Nolan Gypo Nolan	Informer The Informer
	Gable Clark Gable	Christian Lt. Fletcher Christian	Mutiny on the Bounty
	Laughton Charles Laughton	Bligh Captain William Bligh
	Tone Franchot Tone	Byam Midshipman Roger Byam
	Muni Paul Muni (Write-in)	Radek Joe Radek	Black Fury
1936 (9th)	Muni Paul Muni	Pasteur Louis Pasteur	Story The Story of Louis Pasteur
	Cooper Gary Cooper	Deeds Longfellow Deeds	Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
	Huston Walter Huston	Dodsworth Sam Dodsworth	Dodsworth
	Powell William Powell	Park Godfrey Park	My Man Godfrey
	Tracy Spencer Tracy	Mullin Father Tim Mullin	San Francisco
1937 (10th)	Tracy Spencer Tracy	Fidello Manuel Fidello	Captains Courageous
	Boyer Charles Boyer	Bonaparte Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte	Conquest
	March Fredric March	Maine Norman Maine	Star A Star Is Born
	Montgomery Robert Montgomery	Danny	Night Must Fall
	Muni Paul Muni	Zola Émile Zola	Life The Life of Emile Zola
1938 (11th)	Tracy Spencer Tracy	Flanagan Father Edward Flanagan	Boys Town
	Boyer Charles Boyer	le Moko Pepe le Moko	Algiers
	Cagney James Cagney	Sullivan Rocky Sullivan	Angels with Dirty Faces
	Donat Robert Donat	Manson Dr. Andrew Manson	Citadel The Citadel
	Howard Leslie Howard	Higgins Professor Henry Higgins	Pygmalion
1939 (12th)	Donat Robert Donat	Chipping Charles Edward Chipping	Goodbye, Mr. Chips
	Gable Clark Gable	Butler Rhett Butler	Gone with the Wind
	Olivier Laurence Olivier	Heathcliff	Wuthering Heights
	Rooney Mickey Rooney	Moran Mickey Moran	Babes in Arms
	Stewart James Stewart	Smith Jefferson Smith	Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

1940s

Year	Actor	Role(s)	Film
1940 (13th)	Stewart James Stewart	Connor Macaulay "Mike" Connor	Philadelphia The Philadelphia Story
	Chaplin Charlie Chaplin	Hynkel Adenoid Hynkel & The Barber	Great The Great Dictator
	Fonda Henry Fonda	Joad Tom Joad	Grapes The Grapes of Wrath
	Massey Raymond Massey	Lincoln Abraham Lincoln	Abe Lincoln in Illinois
	Olivier Laurence Olivier	de Winter Maximilian "Maxim" de Winter	Rebecca
1941 (14th)	Cooper Gary Cooper	York Sgt. Alvin York	Sergeant York
	Grant Cary Grant	Adams Roger Adams	Penny Serenade
	Huston Walter Huston	Scratch Mr. Scratch	Devil The Devil and Daniel Webster
	Montgomery Robert Montgomery	Pendleton Joe Pendleton	Here Comes Mr. Jordan
	Welles Orson Welles	Kane Charles Foster Kane	Citizen Kane
1942 (15th)	Cagney James Cagney	Cohan George M. Cohan	Yankee Doodle Dandy
	Colman Ronald Colman	Rainier Charles Rainier	Random Harvest
	Cooper Gary Cooper	Gehrig Lou Gehrig	Pride The Pride of the Yankees
	Pidgeon Walter Pidgeon	Miniver Clem Miniver	Mrs. Miniver
	Woolley Monty Woolley	Howard	Pied The Pied Piper
1943 (16th)	Lukas Paul Lukas	Muller Kurt Muller	Watch on the Rhine
	Bogart Humphrey Bogart	Blaine Rick Blaine	Casablanca
	Cooper Gary Cooper	Jordan Robert Jordan	For Whom the Bell Tolls
	Pidgeon Walter Pidgeon	Curie Pierre Curie	Madame Curie
	Rooney Mickey Rooney	Macauley Homer Macauley	Human The Human Comedy
1944 (17th)	Crosby Bing Crosby	O'Malley Father Chuck O'Malley	Going My Way
	Boyer Charles Boyer	Anton Gregory Anton	Gaslight
	Fitzgerald Barry Fitzgerald	Fitzgibbon Father Fitzgibbon	Going My Way
	Grant Cary Grant	Mott Ernie Mott	None but the Lonely Heart
	Knox Alexander Knox	Wilson Woodrow Wilson	Wilson
1945 (18th)	Milland Ray Milland	Birnam Don Birnam	Lost The Lost Weekend
	Crosby Bing Crosby	O'Malley Father Chuck O'Malley	Bells The Bells of St. Mary's
	Kelly Gene Kelly	Brady Joseph Brady	Anchors Aweigh
	Peck Gregory Peck	Francis Father Francis	Keys The Keys of the Kingdom
	Wilde Cornel Wilde	Chopin Frédéric Chopin	Song A Song to Remember
1946 (19th)	March Fredric March	Stephenson Platoon Sergeant Al Stephenson	Best The Best Years of Our Lives
	Olivier Laurence Olivier	Henry King Henry V of England	Henry V
	Parks Larry Parks	Jolson Al Jolson	Jolson The Jolson Story
	Peck Gregory Peck	Baxter Ezra "Penny" Baxter	Yearling The Yearling
	Stewart James Stewart	Bailey George Bailey	It's a Wonderful Life
1947 (20th)	Colman Ronald Colman	John Anthony John	Double A Double Life
	Garfield John Garfield	Davis Charlie Davis	Body and Soul
	Peck Gregory Peck	Green Philip Schuyler Green	Gentleman's Agreement
	Powell William Powell	Day Clarence Day Sr.	Life with Father
	Redgrave Michael Redgrave	Mannon Orin Mannon	Mourning Becomes Electra
1948 (21st)	Olivier Laurence Olivier	Hamlet, Prince of Denmark	Hamlet
	Ayres Lew Ayres	Richardson Dr. Robert Richardson	Johnny Belinda
	Clift Montgomery Clift	Stevenson Ralph "Steve" Stevenson	Search The Search
	Dailey Dan Dailey	Johnson "Skid" Johnson	When My Baby Smiles at Me
	Webb Clifton Webb	Belevedre Lynn Aloysius Belvedere	Sitting Pretty
1949 (22nd)	Crawford Broderick Crawford	Stark Willie Stark	All the King's Men
	Douglas Kirk Douglas	Kelly Michael "Midge" Kelly	Champion
	Peck Gregory Peck	Savage Brig. General Frank Savage	Twelve O'Clock High
	Todd Richard Todd	MacLachlan Cpl. Lachlan "Lachie" MacLachlan	Hasty The Hasty Heart
	Wayne John Wayne	Stryker Sergeant John M. Stryker	Sands of Iwo Jima

1950s

Year	Actor	Role(s)	Film
1950 (23rd)	Ferrer José Ferrer	de Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac	Cyrano de Bergerac
	Calhern Louis Calhern	Holmes Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.	Magnificent The Magnificent Yankee
	Holden William Holden	Gillis Joe Gillis	Sunset Boulevard
	Stewart James Stewart	Dowd Elwood P. Dowd	Harvey
	Tracy Spencer Tracy	Banks Stanley T. Banks	Father of the Bride
1951 (24th)	Bogart Humphrey Bogart	Allnut Charlie Allnut	African The African Queen
	Brando Marlon Brando	Kowalski Stanley Kowalski	Streetcar A Streetcar Named Desire
	Clift Montgomery Clift	Eastman George Eastman	Place A Place in the Sun
	Kennedy Arthur Kennedy	Nevins Larry Nevins	Bright Victory
	March Fredric March	Loman Willy Loman	Death of a Salesman
1952 (25th)	Cooper Gary Cooper	Kane Marshal Will Kane	High Noon
	Brando Marlon Brando	Zapata Emiliano Zapata	Viva Zapata!
	Douglas Kirk Douglas	Shields Jonathan Shields	Bad The Bad and the Beautiful
	Ferrer José Ferrer	de Toulouse-Lautrec Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec & Comte Alphonse de Toulouse-Lautrec	Moulin Rouge
	Guinness Alec Guinness	Holland Henry Holland	Lavender The Lavender Hill Mob
1953 (26th)	Holden William Holden	Sefton Sgt. J.J. Sefton	Stalag 17
	Brando Marlon Brando	Antony Mark Antony	Julius Caesar
	Burton Richard Burton	Gallio Marcellus Gallio	Robe The Robe
	Clift Montgomery Clift	Prewitt Pvt. Robert E. Lee "Prew" Prewitt	From Here to Eternity
	Lancaster Burt Lancaster	Warden 1st Sgt. Milton Warden	From Here to Eternity
1954 (27th)	Brando Marlon Brando	Malloy Terry Malloy	On the Waterfront
	Bogart Humphrey Bogart	Queeg Lt. Cmdr. Philip Francis Queeg	Caine The Caine Mutiny
	Crosby Bing Crosby	Elgin Frank Elgin	Country The Country Girl
	Mason James Mason	Maine Norman Maine	Star A Star Is Born
	O'Herlihy Dan O'Herlihy	Crusoe Robinson Crusoe	Robinson Crusoe
1955 (28th)	Borgnine Ernest Borgnine	Piletti Marty Piletti	Marty
	Cagney James Cagney	Snyder Martin Snyder	Love Me or Leave Me
	Dean James Dean †	Trask Cal Trask	East of Eden
	Sinatra Frank Sinatra	Machine Frankie Machine	Man The Man with the Golden Arm
	Tracy Spencer Tracy	Macreedy John J. Macreedy	Bad Day at Black Rock
1956 (29th)	Brynner Yul Brynner	Mongkut King Mongkut of Siam	King The King and I
	Dean James Dean †	Rink Jett Rink	Giant
	Douglas Kirk Douglas	van Gogh Vincent van Gogh	Lust for Life
	Hudson Rock Hudson	Benedict Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr.	Giant
	Olivier Laurence Olivier	Richard King Richard III	Richard III
1957 (30th)	Guinness Alec Guinness	Nicholson Colonel Nicholson	Bridge The Bridge on the River Kwai
	Brando Marlon Brando	Gruver Major Lloyd "Ace" Gruver, USAF	Sayonara
	Franciosa Anthony Franciosa	Pope Polo Pope	Hatful A Hatful of Rain
	Laughton Charles Laughton	Robarts Sir Wilfrid Robarts	Witness for the Prosecution
	Quinn Anthony Quinn	Gino	Wild Is the Wind
1958 (31st)	Niven David Niven	Pollock Major Angus Pollock	Separate Tables
	Curtis Tony Curtis	Jackson John "Joker" Jackson	Defiant The Defiant Ones
	Newman Paul Newman	Pollitt Brick Pollitt	Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
	Poitier Sidney Poitier	Cullen Noah Cullen	The Defiant Ones
	Tracy Spencer Tracy	Old The Old Man	Old The Old Man and the Sea
1959 (32nd)	Heston Charlton Heston	Ben-Hur Judah Ben-Hur	Ben-Hur
	Harvey Laurence Harvey	Lampton Joe Lampton	Room at the Top
	Lemmon Jack Lemmon	Jerry / Daphne	Some Like It Hot
	Muni Paul Muni	Abelman Dr. Sam Abelman	Last The Last Angry Man
	Stewart James Stewart	Biegler Paul Biegler	Anatomy of a Murder

1960s

Year	Actor	Role(s)	Film
1960 (33rd)	Lancaster Burt Lancaster	Gantry Elmer Gantry	Elmer Gantry
	Howard Trevor Howard	Morel Walter Morel	Sons and Lovers
	Lemmon Jack Lemmon	Baxter C. C. "Bud" Baxter	Apartment The Apartment
	Olivier Laurence Olivier	Rice Archie Rice	Entertainer The Entertainer
	Tracy Spencer Tracy	Drummond Henry Drummond	Inherit the Wind
1961 (34th)	Schell Maximilian Schell	Rolfe Hans Rolfe	Judgment at Nuremberg
	Boyer Charles Boyer	Cesar	Fanny
	Newman Paul Newman	Felson "Fast" Eddie Felson	Hustler The Hustler
	Tracy Spencer Tracy	Haywood Chief Judge Dan Haywood	Judgment at Nuremberg
	Whitman Stuart Whitman	Fuller Jim Fuller	Mark The Mark
1962 (35th)	Peck Gregory Peck	Finch Atticus Finch	To Kill a Mockingbird
	Lancaster Burt Lancaster	Stroud Robert Stroud	Birdman of Alcatraz
	Lemmon Jack Lemmon	Clay Joe Clay	Days of Wine and Roses
	Mastroianni Marcello Mastroianni	Cefalù Ferdinando Cefalù	Divorce Italian Style
	O'Toole Peter O'Toole	Lawrence Thomas Edward Lawrence	Lawrence of Arabia
1963 (36th)	Poitier Sidney Poitier	Smith Homer Smith	Lilies of the Field
	Finney Albert Finney	Jones Tom Jones	Tom Jones
	Harris Richard Harris	Machin Frank Machin	This Sporting Life
	Harrison Rex Harrison	Caesar Julius Caesar	Cleopatra
	Newman Paul Newman	Bannon Hud Bannon	Hud
1964 (37th)	Harrison Rex Harrison	Higgins Professor Henry Higgins	My Fair Lady
	Burton Richard Burton	Becket Thomas Becket	Becket
	O'Toole Peter O'Toole	Henry King Henry II	Becket
	Quinn Anthony Quinn	Zorba Alexis Zorba	Zorba the Greek
	Sellers Peter Sellers	Mandrake Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, President Merkin Muffley, and Dr. Strangelove	Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1965 (38th)	Marvin Lee Marvin	Shelleen Kid Shelleen & Tim Strawn	Cat Ballou
	Burton Richard Burton	Leamas Alec Leamas	Spy The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
	Olivier Laurence Olivier	Othello	Othello
	Steiger Rod Steiger	Nazerman Sol Nazerman	Pawnbroker The Pawnbroker
	Werner Oskar Werner	Schumann Willie Schumann	Ship of Fools
1966 (39th)	Scofield Paul Scofield	More Sir Thomas More	Man A Man for All Seasons
	Arkin Alan Arkin	Bozanov Lt. Rozanov	Russians The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming
	Burton Richard Burton	George	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
	Caine Michael Caine	Elkins Alfie Elkins	Alfie
	McQueen Steve McQueen	Holman Jake Holman	Sand The Sand Pebbles
1967 (40th)	Steiger Rod Steiger	Gillespie Bill Gillespie	In the Heat of the Night
	Beatty Warren Beatty	Barrow Clyde Barrow	Bonnie and Clyde
	Hoffman Dustin Hoffman	Braddock Benjamin Braddock	Graduate The Graduate
	Newman Paul Newman	Jackson Lucas "Luke" Jackson	Cool Hand Luke
	Tracy Spencer Tracy †	Drayton Matt Drayton	Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1968 (41st)	Robertson Cliff Robertson	Gordon Charly Gordon	Charly
	Arkin Alan Arkin	Singer John Singer	Heart The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
	Bates Alan Bates	Bok Yakov Bok	Fixer The Fixer
	Moody Ron Moody	Fagin	Oliver!
	O'Toole Peter O'Toole	Henry King Henry II	Lion The Lion in Winter
1969 (42nd)	Wayne John Wayne	Cogburn Reuben "Rooster" Cogburn	True Grit
	Burton Richard Burton	Henry King Henry VIII	Anne of the Thousand Days
	Hoffman Dustin Hoffman	Rizzo Enrico Salvatore "Ratso" Rizzo	Midnight Cowboy
	O'Toole Peter O'Toole	Chipping Arthur Chipping	Goodbye, Mr. Chips
	Voight Jon Voight	Buck Joe Buck	Midnight Cowboy

1970s

Year	Actor	Role(s)	Film
1970 (43rd)	Scott George C. Scott §	Patton General George S. Patton Jr.	Patton
	Douglas Melvyn Douglas	Garrison Tom Garrison	I Never Sang for My Father
	Jones James Earl Jones	Jefferson Jack Jefferson	Great The Great White Hope
	Nicholson Jack Nicholson	Dupea Robert Eroica Dupea	Five Easy Pieces
	O'Neal Ryan O'Neal	Barrett Oliver Barrett IV	Love Story
1971 (44th)	Hackman Gene Hackman	Doyle Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle	French The French Connection
	Finch Peter Finch	Hirsh Dr. Daniel Hirsh	Sunday Bloody Sunday
	Matthau Walter Matthau	Kotcher Joseph P. Kotcher	Kotch
	Scott George C. Scott	Bock Dr. Herbert Bock	Hospital The Hospital
	Topol	Tevye	Fiddler on the Roof
1972 (45th)	Brando Marlon Brando §	Corleone Vito Corleone	Godfather1 The Godfather
	Caine Michael Caine	Tindle Milo Tindle	Sleuth
	Olivier Laurence Olivier	Wyke Andrew Wyke	Sleuth
	O'Toole Peter O'Toole	Gurney Jack Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney	Ruling The Ruling Class
	Winfield Paul Winfield	Morgan Nathan Lee Morgan	Sounder
1973 (46th)	Lemmon Jack Lemmon	Stoner Harry Stoner	Save the Tiger
	Brando Marlon Brando	Paul	Last Tango in Paris
	Nicholson Jack Nicholson	Buddusky Signalman 1st Class Billy L. Buddusky	Last The Last Detail
	Pacino Al Pacino	Serpico Frank Serpico	Serpico
	Redford Robert Redford	Hooker Johnny "Kelly" Hooker	Sting The Sting
1974 (47th)	Carney Art Carney	Coombes Harry Coombes	Harry and Tonto
	Finney Albert Finney	Poirot Hercule Poirot	Murder on the Orient Express
	Hoffman Dustin Hoffman	Bruce Lenny Bruce	Lenny
	Nicholson Jack Nicholson	Gittes J. J. "Jake" Gittes	Chinatown
	Pacino Al Pacino	Corleone Michael Corleone	Godfather2 The Godfather Part II
1975 (48th)	Nicholson Jack Nicholson	McMurphy Randle Patrick McMurphy	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
	Matthau Walter Matthau	Clark Willy Clark	Sunshine The Sunshine Boys
	Pacino Al Pacino	Wortzik Sonny Wortzik	Dog Day Afternoon
	Schell Maximilian Schell	Goldman Arthur Goldman	Man The Man in the Glass Booth
	Whitmore James Whitmore	Truman Harry S. Truman	Give 'em Hell, Harry!
1976 (49th)	Finch Peter Finch †	Beale Howard Beale	Network
	De Niro Robert De Niro	Bickle Travis Bickle	Taxi Driver
	Giannini Giancarlo Giannini	Frafuso Pasqualino Frafuso	Seven Beauties
	Holden William Holden	Schumacher Max Schumacher	Network
	Stallone Sylvester Stallone	Balboa Rocky Balboa	Rocky
1977 (50th)	Dreyfuss Richard Dreyfuss	Garfield Elliot Garfield	Goodbye The Goodbye Girl
	Allen Woody Allen	Singer Alvy Singer	Annie Hall
	Burton Richard Burton	Dysart Martin Dysart	Equus
	Mastroianni Marcello Mastroianni	Gabriele	Special A Special Day
	Travolta John Travolta	Manero Tony Manero	Saturday Night Fever
1978 (51st)	Voight Jon Voight	Martin Luke Martin	Coming Home
	Beatty Warren Beatty	Pendleton Joe Pendleton / Leo Farnsworth / Tom Jarrett	Heaven Can Wait
	Busey Gary Busey	Holly Buddy Holly	Buddy The Buddy Holly Story
	De Niro Robert De Niro	Vronsky Michael Vronsky	Deer The Deer Hunter
	Olivier Laurence Olivier	Lieberman Ezra Lieberman	Boys The Boys from Brazil
1979 (52nd)	Hoffman Dustin Hoffman	Kramer Ted Kramer	Kramer vs. Kramer
	Lemmon Jack Lemmon	Godell Jack Godell	China The China Syndrome
	Pacino Al Pacino	Kirkland Arthur Kirkland	...And Justice for All
	Scheider Roy Scheider	Gideon Joe Gideon	All That Jazz
	Sellers Peter Sellers	Gardiner Chance the gardener / Chauncey Gardiner	Being There

1980s

Year	Actor	Role(s)	Film
1980 (53rd)	De Niro Robert De Niro	LaMotta Jake LaMotta	Raging Bull
	Duvall Robert Duvall	Meechum Lt. Col. Wilbur "Bull" Meechum	Great The Great Santini
	Hurt John Hurt	Merrick John Merrick	Elephant The Elephant Man
	Lemmon Jack Lemmon	Templeton Scottie Templeton	Tribute
	O'Toole Peter O'Toole	Cross Eli Cross	Stunt The Stunt Man
1981 (54th)	Fonda Henry Fonda	Thayer Norman Thayer Jr.	On Golden Pond
	Beatty Warren Beatty	Reed John "Jack" Reed	Reds
	Lancaster Burt Lancaster	Pascal Lou Pascal	Atlantic City
	Moore Dudley Moore	Bach Arthur Bach	Arthur
	Newman Paul Newman	Gallagher Michael Gallagher	Absence of Malice
1982 (55th)	Kingsley Ben Kingsley	Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi	Gandhi
	Hoffman Dustin Hoffman	Dorsey Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels	Tootsie
	Lemmon Jack Lemmon	Horman Edmund Horman	Missing
	Newman Paul Newman	Galvin Frank Galvin	Verdict The Verdict
	O'Toole Peter O'Toole	Swann Alan Swann	My Favorite Year
1983 (56th)	Duvall Robert Duvall	Sledge Mac Sledge	Tender Mercies
	Caine Michael Caine	Bryant Dr. Frank Bryant	Educating Rita
	Conti Tom Conti	McGland Gowan McGland	Reuben, Reuben
	Courtenay Tom Courtenay	Norman	Dresser The Dresser
	Finney Albert Finney	Sir	Dresser The Dresser
1984 (57th)	Abraham F. Murray Abraham	Salieri Antonio Salieri	Amadeus
	Bridges Jeff Bridges	Scott Hayden / Starman	Starman
	Finney Albert Finney	Firmin Geoffrey Firmin	Under the Volcano
	Hulce Tom Hulce	Amadeus Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Amadeus
	Waterston Sam Waterston	Schanberg Sydney Schanberg	Killing The Killing Fields
1985 (58th)	Hurt William Hurt	Molina Luis Molina	Kiss of the Spider Woman
	Ford Harrison Ford	Book John Book	Witness
	Garner James Garner	Jones Murphy Jones	Murphy's Romance
	Nicholson Jack Nicholson	Partanna Charley Partanna	Prizzi's Honor
	Voight Jon Voight	Manheim Oscar "Manny" Manheim	Runaway Train
1986 (59th)	Newman Paul Newman	Felson "Fast" Eddie Felson	Color The Color of Money
	Gordon Dexter Gordon	Turner Dale Turner	Round Midnight
	Hoskins Bob Hoskins	George	Mona Lisa
	Hurt William Hurt	Leeds James Leeds	Children of a Lesser God
	Woods James Woods	Boyle Richard Boyle	Salvador
1987 (60th)	Douglas Michael Douglas	Gekko Gordon Gekko	Wall Street
	Hurt William Hurt	Grunick Tom Grunick	Broadcast News
	Mastroianni Marcello Mastroianni	Romano Patroni	Dark Eyes
	Nicholson Jack Nicholson	Phelan Francis Phelan	Ironweed
	Williams Robin Williams	Cronauer Adrian Cronauer	Good Morning, Vietnam
1988 (61st)	Hoffman Dustin Hoffman	Babbitt Raymond Babbitt	Rain Man
	Hackman Gene Hackman	Anderson Rupert Anderson	Mississippi Burning
	Hanks Tom Hanks	Baskin Josh Baskin	Big
	Olmos Edward James Olmos	Escalante Jaime Escalante	Stand and Deliver
	von Sydow Max von Sydow	Lassefar "Lasse" Karlsson	Pelle the Conqueror
1989 (62nd)	Day-Lewis Daniel Day-Lewis	Brown Christy Brown	My Left Foot
	Branagh Kenneth Branagh	Henry King Henry V	Henry V
	Cruise Tom Cruise	Kovic Ron Kovic	Born on the Fourth of July
	Freeman Morgan Freeman	Colburn Hoke Colburn	Driving Miss Daisy
	Williams Robin Williams	Keating John Keating	Dead Poets Society

1990s

Year	Actor	Role(s)	Film
1990 (63rd)	Irons Jeremy Irons	von Bülow Claus von Bülow	Reversal of Fortune
	Costner Kevin Costner	Dunbar Lt. John J. Dunbar	Dances with Wolves
	De Niro Robert De Niro	Lowe Leonard Lowe	Awakenings
	Depardieu Gérard Depardieu	de Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac	Cyrano de Bergerac
	Harris Richard Harris	McCabe "Bull" McCabe	Field The Field
1991 (64th)	Hopkins Anthony Hopkins	Lecter Dr. Hannibal Lecter	Silence The Silence of the Lambs
	Beatty Warren Beatty	Siegel Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel	Bugsy
	De Niro Robert De Niro	Cady Max Cady	Cape Fear
	Nolte Nick Nolte	Wingo Tom Wingo	Prince The Prince of Tides
	Williams Robin Williams	Sagan Henry "Parry" Sagan	Fisher The Fisher King
1992 (65th)	Pacino Al Pacino	Slade Lt. Col. Frank Slade	Scent of a Woman
	Downey Robert Downey Jr.	Chaplin Charlie Chaplin	Chaplin
	Eastwood Clint Eastwood	Munny Will Munny	Unforgiven
	Rea Stephen Rea	Fergus	Crying The Crying Game
	Washington Denzel Washington	Malcolm Little / Malcolm X	Malcolm X
1993 (66th)	Hanks Tom Hanks	Beckett Andrew Beckett	Philadelphia
	Day-Lewis Daniel Day-Lewis	Conlon Gerard "Gerry" Conlon	In the Name of the Father
	Fishburne Laurence Fishburne	Turner Ike Turner	What's Love Got to Do with It
	Hopkins Anthony Hopkins	Stevens James Stevens	Remains The Remains of the Day
	Neeson Liam Neeson	Schindler Oskar Schindler	Schindler's List
1994 (67th)	Hanks Tom Hanks	Gump Forrest Gump	Forrest Gump
	Freeman Morgan Freeman	Redding Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding	Shawshank The Shawshank Redemption
	Hawthorne Nigel Hawthorne	George King George III	Madness The Madness of King George
	Newman Paul Newman	Sullivan Donald "Sully" Sullivan	Nobody's Fool
	Travolta John Travolta	Vega Vincent Vega	Pulp Fiction
1995 (68th)	Cage Nicolas Cage	Sanderson Ben Sanderson	Leaving Las Vegas
	Dreyfuss Richard Dreyfuss	Holland Glenn Holland	Mr. Holland's Opus
	Hopkins Anthony Hopkins	Nixon Richard Nixon	Nixon
	Penn Sean Penn	Poncelet Matthew Poncelet	Dead Man Walking
	Troisi Massimo Troisi †	Ruoppolo Mario Ruoppolo	Il Postino: The Postman
1996 (69th)	Rush Geoffrey Rush	Helfgott David Helfgott	Shine
	Cruise Tom Cruise	Maguire Jerry Maguire	Jerry Maguire
	Fiennes Ralph Fiennes	de Almásy Count László de Almásy	English The English Patient
	Harrelson Woody Harrelson	Flynt Larry Flynt	People The People vs. Larry Flynt
	Thornton Billy Bob Thornton	Childers Karl Childers	Sling Blade
1997 (70th)	Nicholson Jack Nicholson	Udall Melvin Udall	As Good as It Gets
	Damon Matt Damon	Hunting Will Hunting	Good Will Hunting
	Duvall Robert Duvall	Dewey Euliss "Sonny" Dewey / The Apostle E. F.	Apostle The Apostle
	Fonda Peter Fonda	Jackson Ulysses "Ulee" Jackson	Ulee's Gold
	Hoffman Dustin Hoffman	Motss Stanley Motss	Wag the Dog
1998 (71st)	Benigni Roberto Benigni	Orefice Guido Orefice	Life Is Beautiful
	Hanks Tom Hanks	Miller Captain John H. Miller	Saving Private Ryan
	McKellen Ian McKellen	Whale James Whale	Gods and Monsters
	Nolte Nick Nolte	Whitehouse Wade Whitehouse	Affliction
	Norton Edward Norton	Vinyard Derek Vinyard	American History X
1999 (72nd)	Spacey Kevin Spacey	Burnham Lester Burnham	American Beauty
	Crowe Russell Crowe	Wigand Jeffrey Wigand	Insider The Insider
	Farnsworth Richard Farnsworth	Straight Alvin Straight	Straight The Straight Story
	Penn Sean Penn	Ray Emmet Ray	Sweet and Lowdown
	Washington Denzel Washington	Carter Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter	Hurricane The Hurricane

2000s

Year	Actor	Role(s)	Film
2000 (73rd)	Crowe Russell Crowe	Meridius Maximus Decimus Meridius	Gladiator
	Bardem Javier Bardem	Arenas Reinaldo Arenas	Before Night Falls
	Hanks Tom Hanks	Noland Chuck Noland	Cast Away
	Harris Ed Harris	Pollock Jackson Pollock	Pollock
	Rush Geoffrey Rush	de Sade Marquis de Sade	Quills
2001 (74th)	Washington Denzel Washington	Harris Detective Alonzo Harris	Training Day
	Crowe Russell Crowe	Nash John Forbes Nash Jr.	Beautiful A Beautiful Mind
	Penn Sean Penn	Dawson Sam Dawson	I Am Sam
	Smith Will Smith	Ali Cassius Clay / Muhammad Ali	Ali
	Wilkinson Tom Wilkinson	Fowler Dr. Matt Fowler	In the Bedroom
2002 (75th)	Brody Adrien Brody	Szpilman Władysław Szpilman	Pianist The Pianist
	Cage Nicolas Cage	Kaufman Charlie Kaufman & Donald Kaufman	Adaptation.
	Caine Michael Caine	Fowler Thomas Fowler	Quiet The Quiet American
	Day-Lewis Daniel Day-Lewis	Cutting William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting	Gangs of New York
	Nicholson Jack Nicholson	Schmidt Warren R. Schmidt	About Schmidt
2003 (76th)	Penn Sean Penn	Markum Jimmy Markum	Mystic River
	Depp Johnny Depp	Sparrow Captain Jack Sparrow	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
	Kingsley Ben Kingsley	Behrani Col. Massoud Amir Behrani	House of Sand and Fog
	Law Jude Law	Inman W. P. Inman	Cold Mountain
	Murray Bill Murray	Harris Bob Harris	Lost in Translation
2004 (77th)	Foxx Jamie Foxx	Charles Ray Charles	Ray
	Cheadle Don Cheadle	Rusesabagina Paul Rusesabagina	Hotel Rwanda
	Depp Johnny Depp	Barrie Sir James Matthew Barrie	Finding Neverland
	DiCaprio Leonardo DiCaprio	Hughes Howard Hughes	Aviator The Aviator
	Eastwood Clint Eastwood	Dunn Frankie Dunn	Million Dollar Baby
2005 (78th)	Hoffman Philip Seymour Hoffman	Capote Truman Capote	Capote
	Howard Terrence Howard	DJay	Hustle & Flow
	Ledger Heath Ledger	Del Mar Ennis Del Mar	Brokeback Mountain
	Phoenix Joaquin Phoenix	Cash Johnny Cash	Walk the Line
	Strathairn David Strathairn	Murrow Edward R. Murrow	Good Night, and Good Luck.
2006 (79th)	Whitaker Forest Whitaker	Amin Idi Amin	Last The Last King of Scotland
	DiCaprio Leonardo DiCaprio	Archer Danny Archer	Blood Diamond
	Gosling Ryan Gosling	Dunne Dan Dunne	Half Nelson
	O'Toole Peter O'Toole	Russell Maurice Russell	Venus
	Smith Will Smith	Gardner Chris Gardner	Pursuit The Pursuit of Happyness
2007 (80th)	Day-Lewis Daniel Day-Lewis	Plainview Daniel Plainview	There Will Be Blood
	Clooney George Clooney	Clayton Michael Clayton	Michael Clayton
	Depp Johnny Depp	Barker Sweeney Todd / Benjamin Barker	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
	Jones Tommy Lee Jones	Deerfield Hank Deerfield	In the Valley of Elah
	Mortensen Viggo Mortensen	Luzhin Nikolai Luzhin	Eastern Promises
2008 (81st)	Penn Sean Penn	Milk Harvey Milk	Milk
	Jenkins Richard Jenkins	Vale Walter Vale	Visitor The Visitor
	Langella Frank Langella	Nixon Richard Nixon	Frost/Nixon
	Pitt Brad Pitt	Button Benjamin Button	Curious The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
	Rourke Mickey Rourke	Robinson Randy "The Ram" Robinson	Wrestler The Wrestler
2009 (82nd)	Bridges Jeff Bridges	Blake Otis "Bad" Blake	Crazy Heart
	Clooney George Clooney	Bingham Ryan Bingham	Up in the Air
	Firth Colin Firth	Falconer George Falconer	Single A Single Man
	Freeman Morgan Freeman	Mandela Nelson Mandela	Invictus
	Renner Jeremy Renner	James SFC William James	Hurt The Hurt Locker

2010s

Year	Actor	Role(s)	Film
2010 (83rd)	Firth Colin Firth	George King George VI	King's The King's Speech
	Bardem Javier Bardem	Uxbal	Biutiful Biutiful
	Bridges Jeff Bridges	Cogburn Reuben "Rooster" Cogburn	True Grit
	Eisenberg Jesse Eisenberg	Zuckerberg Mark Zuckerberg	Social The Social Network
	Franco James Franco	Ralston Aron Ralston	127 Hours
2011 (84th)	Dujardin Jean Dujardin	Valentin George Valentin	Artist The Artist
	Bichir Demián Bichir	Galindo Carlos Galindo	Better A Better Life
	Clooney George Clooney	King Matt King	Descendants The Descendants
	Oldman Gary Oldman	Smiley George Smiley	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
	Pitt Brad Pitt	Beane Billy Beane	Moneyball
2012 (85th)	Day-Lewis Daniel Day-Lewis	Lincoln Abraham Lincoln	Lincoln
	Cooper Bradley Cooper	Solitano Patrizio "Pat" Solitano Jr.	Silver Linings Playbook
	Jackman Hugh Jackman	Valjean Jean Valjean	Les Misérables
	Phoenix Joaquin Phoenix	Quell Freddie Quell	Master The Master
	Washington Denzel Washington	Whitaker William "Whip" Whitaker	Flight
2013 (86th)	McConaughey Matthew McConaughey	Woodruff Ron Woodroof	Dallas Buyers Club
	Bale Christian Bale	Rosenfeld Irving Rosenfeld	American Hustle
	Dern Bruce Dern	Grant Woodrow "Woody" Grant	Nebraska
	DiCaprio Leonardo DiCaprio	Belfort Jordan Belfort	Wolf The Wolf of Wall Street
	Ejiofor Chiwetel Ejiofor	Northup Solomon Northup	12 Years a Slave
2014 (87th)	Redmayne Eddie Redmayne	Hawking Stephen Hawking	Theory The Theory of Everything
	Carell Steve Carell	du Pont John du Pont	Foxcatcher
	Cooper Bradley Cooper	Kyle Chris Kyle	American Sniper
	Cumberbatch Benedict Cumberbatch	Turing Alan Turing	Imitation The Imitation Game
	Keaton Michael Keaton	Thomson Riggan Thomson	Birdman
2015 (88th)	DiCaprio Leonardo DiCaprio	Glass Hugh Glass	Revenant The Revenant
	Cranston Bryan Cranston	Trumbo Dalton Trumbo	Trumbo
	Damon Matt Damon	Watney Mark Watney	Martian The Martian
	Fassbender Michael Fassbender	Jobs Steve Jobs	Steve Jobs
	Redmayne Eddie Redmayne	Elbe Einar Wegener / Lili Elbe	Danish The Danish Girl
2016 (89th)	Affleck Casey Affleck	Chandler Lee Chandler	Manchester by the Sea
	Garfield Andrew Garfield	Doss Desmond Doss	Hacksaw Ridge
	Gosling Ryan Gosling	Wilder Sebastian Wilder	La La Land
	Mortensen Viggo Mortensen	Cash Ben Cash	Captain Fantastic
	Washington Denzel Washington	Maxson Troy Maxson	Fences
2017 (90th)	Oldman Gary Oldman	Churchill Winston Churchill	Darkest Hour
	Chalamet Timothée Chalamet	Perlman Elio Perlman	Call Me by Your Name
	Day-Lewis Daniel Day-Lewis	Woodcock Reynolds Woodcock	Phantom Thread
	Kaluuya Daniel Kaluuya	Washington Chris Washington	Get Out
	Washington Denzel Washington	Israel Roman J. Israel	Roman J. Israel, Esq.
2018 (91st)	Malek Rami Malek	Mercury Freddie Mercury	Bohemian Rhapsody
	Bale Christian Bale	Cheney Dick Cheney	Vice
	Cooper Bradley Cooper	Maine Jackson Maine	Star A Star Is Born
	Dafoe Willem Dafoe	van Gogh Vincent van Gogh	At Eternity's Gate
	Mortensen Viggo Mortensen	Vallelonga Anthony "Tony Lip" Vallelonga	Green Book
2019 (92nd)	Phoenix Joaquin Phoenix	Fleck Arthur Fleck / Joker	Joker
	Banderas Antonio Banderas	Mallo Salvador Mallo	Pain and Glory
	DiCaprio Leonardo DiCaprio	Dalton Rick Dalton	Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
	Driver Adam Driver	Barber Charlie Barber	Marriage Story
	Pryce Jonathan Pryce	Bergoglio Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio	Two The Two Popes

2020s

Year	Actor	Role(s)	Film
2020/21 (93rd)	Hopkins Anthony Hopkins	Anthony	Father The Father
	Ahmed Riz Ahmed	Stone Ruben Stone	Sound of Metal
	Boseman Chadwick Boseman †	Green Levee Green	Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
	Oldman Gary Oldman	Mankiewicz Herman J. Mankiewicz	Mank
	Yeun Steven Yeun	Yi Jacob Yi	Minari
2021 (94th)	Smith Will Smith	Williams Richard Williams	King Richard
	Bardem Javier Bardem	Arnaz Desi Arnaz	Being the Ricardos
	Cumberbatch Benedict Cumberbatch	Burbank Phil Burbank	Power The Power of the Dog
	Garfield Andrew Garfield	Larson Jonathan Larson	Tick, Tick... Boom!
	Washington Denzel Washington	Macbeth Lord Macbeth	Tragedy The Tragedy of Macbeth
2022 (95th)	Fraser Brendan Fraser	Charlie	Whale The Whale
	Butler Austin Butler	Presley Elvis Presley	Elvis
	Farrell Colin Farrell	Súilleabháin Pádraic Súilleabháin	Banshees The Banshees of Inisherin
	Mescal Paul Mescal	Paterson Calum Paterson	Aftersun
	Nighy Bill Nighy	Williams Rodney Williams	Living
2023 (96th)	Murphy Cillian Murphy	J. Robert Oppenheimer	Oppenheimer Oppenheimer
	Cooper Bradley Cooper	Leonard Bernstein	Maestro
	Domingo Colman Domingo	Bayard Rustin	Rustin
	Giamatti Paul Giamatti	Paul Hunham	The Holdovers
	Wright Jeffrey Wright	Thelonious "Monk" Ellison	American Fiction

Multiple awards and nominations

The following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards:

Wins	Actor	Nominations
3	Daniel Day-Lewis	6
2	Spencer Tracy	9
	Jack Nicholson	8
	Marlon Brando	7
	Dustin Hoffman	7
	Gary Cooper	5
	Tom Hanks
	Fredric March
	Sean Penn
	Anthony Hopkins	4

The following individuals received three or more Best Actor nominations:

Nominations	Actor
9	Laurence Olivier
9	Spencer Tracy
8	Paul Newman
	Jack Nicholson
	Peter O'Toole
7	Marlon Brando
	Dustin Hoffman
	Jack Lemmon
	Denzel Washington
6	Richard Burton
6	Daniel Day-Lewis
5	Gary Cooper
	Robert De Niro
	Leonardo DiCaprio
	Tom Hanks
	Fredric March
	Paul Muni
	Al Pacino
	Gregory Peck
	Sean Penn
	James Stewart
4	Warren Beatty
	Charles Boyer
	Michael Caine
	Bradley Cooper
	Albert Finney
	Anthony Hopkins
	Burt Lancaster
3	Javier Bardem
	Humphrey Bogart
	Jeff Bridges
	James Cagney
	Montgomery Clift
	George Clooney
	Ronald Colman
	Bing Crosby
	Russell Crowe
	Johnny Depp
	Kirk Douglas
	Robert Duvall
	Morgan Freeman
	Clark Gable
	William Holden
	William Hurt
	Charles Laughton
	Marcello Mastroianni
	Viggo Mortensen
	Gary Oldman
	Joaquin Phoenix
	William Powell
	Will Smith
	Jon Voight
	Robin Williams

Age superlatives

Record	Actor	Film	Year	Age
Oldest Winner	Anthony Hopkins	The Father	2020	83
Oldest Nominee	Anthony Hopkins	The Father	2020	83
Youngest Winner	Adrien Brody	The Pianist	2002	29
Youngest Nominee	Jackie Cooper	Skippy	1931	9

Films with multiple Leading Actor nominations

Winners are in bold.

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) – Clark Gable, Charles Laughton, and Franchot Tone
Going My Way (1944) – Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald
From Here to Eternity (1953) – Montgomery Clift and Burt Lancaster
Giant (1956) – James Dean and Rock Hudson
The Defiant Ones (1958) – Tony Curtis and Sidney Poitier
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) – Maximilian Schell and Spencer Tracy
Becket (1964) – Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole
Midnight Cowboy (1969) – Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight
Sleuth (1972) – Michael Caine and Laurence Olivier
Network (1976) – Peter Finch and William Holden
The Dresser (1983) – Tom Courtenay and Albert Finney
Amadeus (1984) – F. Murray Abraham and Tom Hulce

Multiple character nominations

The following were nominated for their portrayals of the same fictional or non-fictional character in separate films (including variations of the original).