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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.

Empire Award for Best Actor
Awarded forBest performance by an actor in a leading role
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byEmpire magazine
First awarded1996
Currently held byHugh Jackman - Logan (2018)
Empire Awards

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

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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.

Table key
Key Description
  Indicates the winner

1990s

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Year Actor Character Film Ref.
  • 1996
  • (1st)
    		•  Nigel Hawthorne King George III The Madness of King George [1]
    • 1997
  • (2nd)
    		•  Morgan Freeman Det. Lt. William Somerset Seven [2]
    • 1998
  • (3rd)
    		•  Kevin Spacey Det. Sgt. Jack Vincennes L.A. Confidential [3]
    • 1999
  • (4th)
    		•  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

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    Year Actor Character Film Ref.
    • 2000
  • (5th)
    		•  Pierce Brosnan James Bond The World Is Not Enough [6][7]
    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
    • 2001
  • (6th)
    		•  Russell Crowe Maximus Decimus Meridius Gladiator [8][9]
    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
    • 2002
  • (7th)
    		•  Elijah Wood Frodo Baggins The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring [10][11]

    [12]

    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
    • 2003
  • (8th)
    		•  Tom Cruise Chief John Anderton Minority Report [13]
    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
    • 2004
  • (9th)
    		•  Johnny Depp Captain Jack Sparrow Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl [14]
    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
    • 2005
  • (10th)
    		•  Matt Damon David Webb / Jason Bourne The Bourne Supremacy [15]
    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
    • 2006
  • (11th)
    		•  Johnny Depp Willy Wonka Charlie And The Chocolate Factory [16][17]

    [18]

    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
    • 2007
  • (12th)
    		•  Daniel Craig James Bond Casino Royale [19]
    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
    • 2008
  • (13th)
    		•  James McAvoy Robbie Turner Atonement [20]
    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
    • 2009
  • (14th)
    		•  Christian Bale Bruce Wayne / Batman The Dark Knight [21]
    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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    Year Actor Character Film Ref.
    • 2010
  • (15th)
    		•  Christoph Waltz SS Colonel Hans Landa Inglourious Basterds [22][23]
    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
    • 2011
  • (16th)
    		•  Colin Firth King George VI The King's Speech [24][25]
    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
    • 2012
  • (17th)
    		•  Gary Oldman George Smiley Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy [26]
    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
    • 2013
  • (18th)
    		•  Martin Freeman Bilbo Baggins The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey [27]
    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
    • 2014
  • (19th)
    		•  James McAvoy DS / PC Bruce Robertson Filth [28]
    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
    • 2015
  • (20th)
    		•  Andy Serkis Caesar Dawn of the Planet of the Apes [29][30]
    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
    • 2016
  • (21st)
    		•  Matt Damon Mark Watney The Martian [31]
    Leonardo DiCaprio Hugh Glass The Revenant
    Michael B. Jordan Adonis Creed Creed
    Michael Fassbender [a] Macbeth
    Steve Jobs     		Macbeth
    Steve Jobs
    Tom Hardy Ronald "Ronnie" Kray and Reginald "Reggie" Kray
    Max Rockatansky     		Legend & Mad Max: Fury Road
    • 2017
  • (22nd)
    		•  Eddie Redmayne Newton “Newt” Scamander Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them [32]
    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
    • 2018
  • (23rd)
    		•  Hugh Jackman James Howlett / Logan / Wolverine Logan [33]
    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

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    Multiple awards

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    As of the 23rd Empire Awards, the following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards:

    Awards Film
    2 James McAvoy
    Johnny Depp
    Matt Damon

    Multiple nominations

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    As of the 23rd Empire Awards, the following individuals received two or more Best Actor nominations:

    Nominations Film
    5 Johnny Depp
    4 Andy Serkis
    Daniel Craig
    Leonardo DiCaprio
    Matt Damon
    Viggo Mortensen
    3 Christian Bale
    Daniel Day-Lewis
    Jim Carrey
    Robert Downey Jr.
    Tom Cruise
    Tom Hanks
    2 Benedict Cumberbatch
    Christoph Waltz
    Daniel Radcliffe
    Eddie Redmayne
    Hugh Jackman
    James McAvoy
    Kevin Spacey
    Martin Freeman
    Ryan Gosling

    Notes

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    1. ^ Academy Award nominated performance for Steve Jobs.

    References

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  • ^ "Past Winners - 1999". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. 2003. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
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  • ^ Travis, Ben (March 18, 2018). "Star Wars: The Last Jedi Wins Big at Rakuten TV Empire Awards 2018". Empireonline.com. Bauer Consumer Media. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
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