| London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor | |
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| Awarded For: | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role |
| Presenter: | London Film Critics Circle |
| Country: | England |
| Year: | Philippe Noiret Cinema Paradiso (1990) |
| Holder: | Andrew Scott All of Us Strangers (2023) |
The London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year is an annual award given by the London Film Critics Circle.
| Year | Winner | Film | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe Noiret | Cinema Paradiso | Alfredo | ||
| Gérard Depardieu | Cyrano de Bergerac | Cyrano de Bergerac | ||
| Robert Downey Jr. | Chaplin | Charlie Chaplin | ||
| Anthony Hopkins | The Remains of the Day | Mr. James Stevens | ||
| John Travolta | Pulp Fiction | Vincent Vega | ||
| Johnny Depp | Ed Wood, Don Juan DeMarco | Edward D. Wood, Jr., Don Juan/John R. DeMarco | ||
| Morgan Freeman | Seven | Detective Lieutenant William Somerset | ||
| Geoffrey Rush | Shine | David Helfgott | ||
| Jack Nicholson | As Good as It Gets | Melvin Udall | ||
| Kevin Spacey | American Beauty | Lester Burnham |
| Year | Winner | Film | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Crowe | Gladiator | Maximus Decimus Meridius | ||
| Billy Bob Thornton | The Man Who Wasn't There | Ed Crane | ||
| Michael Caine | The Quiet American | Thomas Fowler | ||
| Sean Penn | Mystic River | Jimmy Markum | ||
| Jamie Foxx | Ray | Ray Charles | ||
| Bruno Ganz | Downfall (Der Untergang) | Adolf Hitler | ||
| Forest Whitaker | The Last King of Scotland | Idi Amin | ||
| Daniel Day-Lewis | There Will Be Blood | Daniel Plainview | ||
| Mickey Rourke | The Wrestler | Randy Robinson | ||
| Christoph Waltz | Inglourious Basterds | Col. Hans Landa |
| Year | Winner | Film | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Firth | The King's Speech | George VI | ||
| Jean Dujardin | The Artist | George Valentin | ||
| Joaquin Phoenix | The Master | Freddie Quell | ||
| Chiwetel Ejiofor | 12 Years a Slave | Solomon Northup | ||
| Michael Keaton | Birdman | Riggan Thomson | ||
| Tom Courtenay | 45 Years | Geoff Mercer | ||
| Casey Affleck | Manchester by the Sea | Lee Chandler | ||
| Timothée Chalamet | Call Me by Your Name | |||
| Ethan Hawke | First Reformed | Reverend Ernst Toller | ||
| Joaquin Phoenix | Joker | Arthur Fleck / Joker |
| Year | Winner | Film | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chadwick Boseman | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | Levee Green | ||
| Benedict Cumberbatch | The Power of the Dog | Phil Burbank | ||
| Colin Farrell | The Banshees of Inisherin | Pádraic Súilleabháin | ||
| Andrew Scott | All of Us Strangers | Adam |