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Empire Award for Best Actor#1990s

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{{Infobox award

| name = Empire Award for Best Actor

| awarded_for = Best performance by an actor in a leading role

| presenter = Empire magazine

| country = United Kingdom

| year = 1996

| holder = Hugh Jackman - Logan (2018)

| main = Empire Awards

}}

The Empire Award for Best Actor was an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine Empire to honor an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the film industry. The Empire Award for Best Actor was one of five ongoing awards which were first introduced at the 1st Empire Awards ceremony in 1996 (the others being Best Actress, Best Director, Best Film and Best British Film) with Nigel Hawthorne receiving the award for his role in The Madness of King George. Winners were chosen by the readers of Empire magazine.

Since its inception, the award was given to 18 actors. Johnny Depp and James McAvoy have received the most awards in this category with two awards each. Johnny Depp was nominated on five occasions, more than any other actor. Hugh Jackman was the most recent winner in this category for his role in Logan.

Winners and nominees

In the list below, winners are listed first in the colored row in boldface, followed by the other nominees. The number of the ceremony (1st, 2nd, etc.) appears in parentheses after the awards year, linked to the article (if any) on that ceremony.

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|Indicates the winner

=1990s=

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scope="row" | {{Unbulleted list|1996|{{Small|(1st)}}}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Nigel Hawthorne

| style="background:#FAEB86" | King George III

| style="background:#FAEB86" | The Madness of King George

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/1996.asp |title=Past Winners - 1996 |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |year=2003 |access-date=September 16, 2011 }}

scope="row" | {{Unbulleted list|1997|{{Small|(2nd)}}}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Morgan Freeman

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Det. Lt. William Somerset

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Seven

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/1997.asp |title=Past Winners - 1997 |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |year=2003 |access-date=September 16, 2011 }}

scope="row" | {{Unbulleted list|1998|{{Small|(3rd)}}}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Kevin Spacey

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Det. Sgt. Jack Vincennes

| style="background:#FAEB86" | L.A. Confidential

| style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/1998.asp |title=Past Winners - 1998 |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |year=2003 |access-date=September 16, 2011 }}

scope="row" rowspan="5" | {{Unbulleted list|1999|{{Small|(4th)}}}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Tom Hanks

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Captain John H. Miller

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Saving Private Ryan

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/1999.asp |title=Past Winners - 1999 |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |year=2003 |access-date=September 16, 2011 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/awards99/bfilm.html |title=Best Actor |work=Empireonline.co.uk |year=1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000819093236/http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/awards99/bactor.html |archive-date=August 19, 2000 |url-status=dead }}

Jeff Bridges

| Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski

| The Big Lebowski

Jim Carrey

| Truman Burbank

| The Truman Show

Matt Damon

| Will Hunting

| Good Will Hunting

Samuel L. Jackson

| Ordell Robbie

| Jackie Brown

=2000s=

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! scope="col" width="30%" | Actor

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! scope="col" width="60%" | Film

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scope="row" rowspan="5" | {{Unbulleted list|2000|{{Small|(5th)}}}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Pierce Brosnan

| style="background:#FAEB86" | James Bond

| style="background:#FAEB86" | The World Is Not Enough

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/2000.asp |title=Past Winners - 2000 |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |year=2003 |access-date=September 16, 2011 }}{{cite news |author= |title=Empire 2000 Awards: Nominations Announced. Sixth Sense is an early leader |url=http://www.empireonline.com/News/story.asp?nid=14899 |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |date=February 2, 2000 |access-date=September 28, 2014 }}

Brad Pitt

| Tyler Durden

| Fight Club

Bruce Willis

| Malcolm Crowe

| The Sixth Sense

Keanu Reeves

| Thomas Anderson / Neo

| The Matrix

Tom Cruise

| Dr. William "Bill" Harford

| Eyes Wide Shut

scope="row" rowspan="5" | {{Unbulleted list|2001|{{Small|(6th)}}}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Russell Crowe

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Maximus Decimus Meridius

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Gladiator

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/pastwinners/2001.asp |title=Past Winners - 2001 |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |year=2003 |access-date=September 16, 2011 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/events/awards2001/nominees/bestactor.html |title=Best Actor |work=Empireonline.co.uk |year=2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020316004128/http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/events/awards2001/nominees/bestactor.html |archive-date=March 16, 2002 |url-status=dead }}

George Clooney

| Ulysses Everett McGill

| O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Jim Carrey

| The Grinch

| Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas

John Cusack

| Rob Gordon

| High Fidelity

Kevin Spacey

| Lester Burnham

| American Beauty

scope="row" rowspan="5" | {{Unbulleted list|2002|{{Small|(7th)}}}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Elijah Wood

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Frodo Baggins

| style="background:#FAEB86" | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2013/history/2002.asp |title=2002 Awards Winners |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |year=2013 |access-date=September 26, 2014 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/events/awards2002/winners/bestactor.shtm |title=Best Actor |work=Empireonline.co.uk |year=2001 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020612141403/http://www.empireonline.co.uk/features/events/awards2002/winners/bestactor.shtm |archive-date=June 12, 2002 |url-status=dead }}

{{cite journal |author= |title=Empire Magazine reports on the 2002 Empire Awards: Best Actor/Best Actress |url=http://scrapbook.theonering.net/scrapbook/events/awards/view/3693 |journal=Empire |location=United Kingdom |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |issue=154 |page=54 |date=April 2002 |access-date=September 18, 2011 }}

Benicio del Toro

| Javier Rodriguez

| Traffic

Billy Bob Thornton

| Ed Crane

| The Man Who Wasn't There

Haley Joel Osment

| David

| A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Viggo Mortensen

| Aragorn

| The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

scope="row" rowspan="5" | {{Unbulleted list|2003|{{Small|(8th)}}}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Tom Cruise

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Chief John Anderton

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Minority Report

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2003/winners/bestactor.asp |title=Best Actor |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |year=2003 |access-date=September 17, 2011 }}

Colin Farrell

| Danny Witwer

| Minority Report

Mike Myers

| Austin Powers
Dr. Evil

| Austin Powers in Goldmember

Tom Hanks

| Michael Sullivan, Sr.

| Road to Perdition

Viggo Mortensen

| Aragorn

| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

scope="row" rowspan="5" | {{Unbulleted list|2004|{{Small|(9th)}}}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Johnny Depp

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Captain Jack Sparrow

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2004/winners/actor.asp |title=Best Actor |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |year=2004 |access-date=September 17, 2011 }}

Daniel Day-Lewis

| William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting

| Gangs of New York

Hugh Jackman

| Logan / Wolverine

| X2

Sean Astin

| Samwise "Sam" Gamgee

| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

Viggo Mortensen

| Aragorn

| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

scope="row" rowspan="5" | {{Unbulleted list|2005|{{Small|(10th)}}}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Matt Damon

| style="background:#FAEB86" | David Webb / Jason Bourne

| style="background:#FAEB86" | The Bourne Supremacy

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2005/winners/actor.asp |title=Best Actor |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |year=2005 |access-date=September 15, 2011 }}

Jim Carrey

| Joel Barish

| Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Johnny Depp

| J. M. Barrie

| Finding Neverland

Tobey Maguire

| Peter Parker / Spider-Man

| Spider-Man 2

Tom Cruise

| Vincent

| Collateral

scope="row" rowspan="5" | {{Unbulleted list|2006|{{Small|(11th)}}}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Johnny Depp

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Willy Wonka

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Charlie And The Chocolate Factory

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2013/history/2006.asp |title=2006 Awards Winners |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |year=2013 |access-date=September 26, 2014 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=18264 |title=2006 Awards Winners Announced! The Sony Ericsson Empire Awards in full |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |date=March 13, 2006 |access-date=September 29, 2014 }}

{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2006/winners/actor.asp |title=Best Actor |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |year=2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613221850/http://www.empireonline.com/awards2006/winners/actor.asp |archive-date=June 13, 2013 |url-status=dead }}

Andy Serkis

| Kong

| King Kong

Christian Bale

| Bruce Wayne / Batman

| Batman Begins

Matt Dillon

| Sgt. John Ryan

| Crash

Viggo Mortensen

| Tom Stall / Joey Cusack

| A History of Violence

scope="row" rowspan="5" | {{Unbulleted list|2007|{{Small|(12th)}}}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Daniel Craig

| style="background:#FAEB86" | James Bond

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Casino Royale

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards/actor.asp |title=Best Actor |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |year=2007 |access-date=September 18, 2011 }}

Christian Bale

| Alfred Borden (The Professor) / Fallon

| The Prestige

Johnny Depp

| Captain Jack Sparrow

| Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

Leonardo DiCaprio

| William "Billy" Costigan, Jr.

| The Departed

Sacha Baron Cohen

| Borat Sagdiyev

| Borat

scope="row" rowspan="5" | {{Unbulleted list|2008|{{Small|(13th)}}}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | James McAvoy

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Robbie Turner

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Atonement

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2008/winners/actor.asp |title=Best Actor |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |year=2008 |access-date=September 15, 2011 }}

Daniel Radcliffe

| Harry Potter

| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Gerard Butler

| Leonidas

| 300

Matt Damon

| David Webb / Jason Bourne

| The Bourne Ultimatum

Simon Pegg

| Sgt. Nicholas "Nick" Angel

| Hot Fuzz

scope="row" rowspan="5" | {{Unbulleted list|2009|{{Small|(14th)}}}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Christian Bale

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Bruce Wayne / Batman

| style="background:#FAEB86" | The Dark Knight

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | {{cite web|url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2009/winners/actor.asp |title=Best Actor |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |year=2009 |access-date=September 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106203154/http://www.empireonline.com/awards2009/winners/actor.asp |archive-date=November 6, 2011 |df=mdy }}

Daniel Craig

| James Bond

| Quantum of Solace

Daniel Day-Lewis

| Daniel Plainview

| There Will Be Blood

Johnny Depp

| Benjamin Barker / Sweeney Todd

| Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Robert Downey Jr.

| Tony Stark / Iron Man

| Iron Man

=2010s=

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! scope="col" width="30%" | Actor

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| style="background:#FAEB86" | Christoph Waltz

| style="background:#FAEB86" | SS Colonel Hans Landa

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Inglourious Basterds

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2010/winners/best-actor/ |title=Best Actor |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |year=2010 |access-date=September 20, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021091510/http://www.empireonline.com/awards2010/winners/best-actor/ |archive-date=October 21, 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |last=Reynolds |first=Simon |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/news/a205232/in-full-empire-awards-2010-nominees.html |title=In Full: Empire Awards 2010 nominees |work=Digital Spy |publisher=Hearst Magazines UK |date=February 25, 2010 |access-date=September 27, 2014 }}

Michael Caine

| Harold "Harry" Brown

| Harry Brown

Robert Downey Jr.

| Sherlock Holmes

| Sherlock Holmes

Robert Pattinson

| Edward Cullen

| The Twilight Saga: New Moon

Sam Worthington

| Jake Sully

| Avatar

scope="row" rowspan="5" | {{Unbulleted list|2011|{{Small|(16th)}}}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Colin Firth

| style="background:#FAEB86" | King George VI

| style="background:#FAEB86" | The King's Speech

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2013/history/2011.asp |title=2011 Awards Winners |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |year=2013 |access-date=September 27, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220091214/http://www.empireonline.com/awards2013/history/2011.asp |archive-date=December 20, 2013 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2011/winners/best-actor/ |title=Best Actor |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |date=2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613233809/http://www.empireonline.com/awards2011/winners/best-actor/ |archive-date=June 13, 2013 |url-status=dead }}

Aaron Taylor-Johnson

| Dave Lizewski / Kick-Ass

| Kick-Ass

James Franco

| Aron Ralston

| 127 Hours

Jesse Eisenberg

| Mark Zuckerberg

| The Social Network

Leonardo DiCaprio

| Dom Cobb

| Inception

scope="row" rowspan="5" | {{Unbulleted list|2012|{{Small|(17th)}}}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Gary Oldman

| style="background:#FAEB86" | George Smiley

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2012/winners/actor.asp |title=Best Actor |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |date=2012 |access-date=August 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130613235553/http://www.empireonline.com/awards2012/winners/actor.asp |archive-date=June 13, 2013 |url-status=dead }}

Andy Serkis

| Caesar

| Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Daniel Craig

| Mikael Blomkvist

| The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Daniel Radcliffe

| Harry Potter

| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2

Ryan Gosling

| Driver

| Drive

scope="row" rowspan="5" | {{Unbulleted list|2013|{{Small|(18th)}}}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Martin Freeman

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Bilbo Baggins

| style="background:#FAEB86" | The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2013/winners/bestactor.asp |title=Best Actor |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |date=2013 |access-date=August 18, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619000602/http://www.empireonline.com/awards2013/winners/bestactor.asp |archive-date=June 19, 2013 |url-status=dead }}

Christoph Waltz

| Dr. King Schultz

| Django Unchained

Daniel Craig

| James Bond

| Skyfall

Daniel Day-Lewis

| President Abraham Lincoln

| Lincoln

Robert Downey Jr.

| Tony Stark / Iron Man

| The Avengers

scope="row" rowspan="5" | {{Unbulleted list|2014|{{Small|(19th)}}}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | James McAvoy

| style="background:#FAEB86" | DS / PC Bruce Robertson

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Filth

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2014/winners/best-actor.asp |title=Best Actor |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |date=2014 |access-date=August 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819102745/http://www.empireonline.com/awards2014/winners/best-actor.asp |archive-date=August 19, 2014 |url-status=dead }}

Chiwetel Ejiofor

| Solomon Northup

| 12 Years a Slave

Leonardo DiCaprio

| Jordan Belfort

| The Wolf of Wall Street

Martin Freeman

| Bilbo Baggins

| The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug

Tom Hanks

| Richard "Rich" Phillips

| Captain Phillips

scope="row" rowspan="5" | {{Unbulleted list|2015|{{Small|(20th)}}}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Andy Serkis

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Caesar

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |url=http://www.empireonline.com/awards2015/winners/best-actor.asp |title=Best Actor |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |date=2015 |access-date=April 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163921/http://www.empireonline.com/awards2015/winners/best-actor.asp |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news |last=Barraclough |first=Leo |title='Interstellar' wins Film, Director at Empire Awards |url=https://variety.com/2015/film/global/interstellar-wins-film-director-at-empire-awards-1201462423/ |work=Variety.com |publisher=Penske Business Media |date=March 30, 2015 |access-date=March 30, 2015 }}

Benedict Cumberbatch

| Alan Turing

| The Imitation Game

Bradley Cooper

| Chris Kyle

| American Sniper

Eddie Redmayne

| Stephen Hawking

| The Theory of Everything

Richard Armitage

| Thorin Oakenshield

| The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

scope="row" rowspan="5" | {{Unbulleted list|2016|{{Small|(21st)}}}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Matt Damon

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Mark Watney

| style="background:#FAEB86" | The Martian

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |last=Nugent |first=John |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/star-wars-mad-max-empire-awards-2016-nominations-2/ |title=Jameson Empire Awards 2016: Star Wars and Mad Max lead the nominations |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |language=en |date=February 18, 2016 |access-date=May 5, 2018}}

Leonardo DiCaprio

| Hugh Glass

| The Revenant

Michael B. Jordan

| Adonis Creed

| Creed

Michael Fassbender {{efn|Academy Award nominated performance for Steve Jobs.}}

| Macbeth
Steve Jobs

| Macbeth
Steve Jobs

Tom Hardy

| Ronald "Ronnie" Kray and Reginald "Reggie" Kray
Max Rockatansky

| Legend & Mad Max: Fury Road

scope="row" rowspan="5" | {{Unbulleted list|2017|{{Small|(22nd)}}}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Eddie Redmayne

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Newton “Newt” Scamander

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |last=Dyer |first=James |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/2017-three-empire-awards-nominations-announced/ |title=2017 Three Empire Awards Nominations Announced |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |language=en |date=March 15, 2017 |access-date=May 5, 2018}}

Benedict Cumberbatch

| Stephen Strange

| Doctor Strange

Casey Affleck

| Lee Chandler

| Manchester by the Sea

Ryan Gosling

| Sebastian Wilder

| La La Land

Ryan Reynolds

| Wade Wilson / Deadpool

| Deadpool

scope="row" rowspan="5" | {{Unbulleted list|2018|{{Small|(23rd)}}}}

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Hugh Jackman

| style="background:#FAEB86" | James Howlett / Logan / Wolverine

| style="background:#FAEB86" | Logan

| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center" | {{cite web |last=Travis |first=Ben |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/star-wars-last-jedi-wins-big-rakuten-tv-empire-awards-2018/ |title=Star Wars: The Last Jedi Wins Big at Rakuten TV Empire Awards 2018 |work=Empireonline.com |publisher=Bauer Consumer Media |language=en |date=March 18, 2018 |access-date=March 18, 2018}}

Andy Serkis

| Caesar

| War for the Planet of the Apes

Armie Hammer

| Oliver

| Call Me by Your Name

Gary Oldman

| Winston Churchill

| Darkest Hour

John Boyega

| Finn

| Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Multiple awards and nominations

=Multiple awards=

{{As of|2018|alt=As of the 23rd Empire Awards}}, the following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards:

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| James McAvoy

Johnny Depp
Matt Damon

=Multiple nominations=

{{As of|2018|alt=As of the 23rd Empire Awards}}, the following individuals received two or more Best Actor nominations:

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! scope="col" | Film

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| Johnny Depp

scope="row" rowspan=5 | 4

| Andy Serkis

Daniel Craig
Leonardo DiCaprio
Matt Damon
Viggo Mortensen
scope="row" rowspan=6 | 3

| Christian Bale

Daniel Day-Lewis
Jim Carrey
Robert Downey Jr.
Tom Cruise
Tom Hanks
scope="row" rowspan=9 | 2

| Benedict Cumberbatch

Christoph Waltz
Daniel Radcliffe
Eddie Redmayne
Hugh Jackman
James McAvoy
Kevin Spacey
Martin Freeman
Ryan Gosling

Notes

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References

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External links

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Category:Film awards for lead actor