Empire Award for Best Actor
Empire Award for Best Actor | |
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Awarded for | Best performance by an actor in a leading role |
Country | United Kingdom |
Presented by | Empire magazine |
First awarded | 1996 |
Currently held by | Hugh Jackman - Logan (2018) |
The Empire Award for Best Actor was an
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.
Key | Description |
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Indicates the winner |
1990s
Year | Actor | Character | Film | Ref. |
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Nigel Hawthorne | King George III
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The Madness of King George | [1] |
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Morgan Freeman | Det. Lt. William Somerset | Seven | [2] |
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Kevin Spacey | Det. Sgt. Jack Vincennes | L.A. Confidential | [3] |
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Tom Hanks | Captain John H. Miller | Saving Private Ryan | [4][5] |
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
2010s
Multiple awards and nominations
Multiple awards
As of the 23rd Empire Awards[update], the following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards:
Awards | Film |
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2 | James McAvoy |
Johnny Depp | |
Matt Damon |
Multiple nominations
As of the 23rd Empire Awards[update], the following individuals received two or more Best Actor nominations:
Notes
- ^ Academy Award nominated performance for Steve Jobs.
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