Malaysia Film Festival for Best Actor explained

FFM Award for Best Actor
Awarded For:	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Presenter:	National Film Development Council of Malaysia
Country:	Malaysia
Year:	Jins Shamsudin Tiada Esok Bagimu (1980)
Holder:	Zul Ariffin Sangkar (2021)

The FFM Award for Best Actor is one of the Malaysia Film Festival Awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the National Film Development Council of Malaysia, which are voted on by award-winning writers, filmmakers and movie columnists and writers within the industry.

Winners and nominees

The list may be incomplete such as some of the names of the nominees and the roles portrayed especially during the early years of FFM Awards.

In the lists below, the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees.

1980s

Year	Actor	Film	Role(s)
1980 FFM 1
Jins Shamsuddin	Tiada Esok Bagimu	Ghailan
Dharma Harun Al Rashid	Adik Manja	Cikgu Azmi
Jins Shamsuddin	Esok Masih Ada	ASP Zamri
Mokhtaruddin	Pasung Puaka
Latif Ibrahim	Sumber Ilhamku	Nasir
1981 FFM 2
Rahim Razali	Abang	Fuad Din
Kuswadinata	Serampang Tiga	Indra
M. Jamil	Dia Ibuku	Jamil
Sidek Hussain	Toyol	Bachuk
Zulkifli Zain	Sesejuk Airmata Ibu	Azlan
1982 FFM 3
Ahmad Yatim	Pemburu	Khamis
Alias Ahmad	Gelombang
Ed Osmera	Ribut Di Hujung Senja
Dharma Harun Al Rashid	Langit Petang	Hafiz
Jins Shamsuddin	Bukit Kepong	Jamil Md Shah
1983 FFM 4
Ahmad Mahmud	Dendam Dari Pusara	Dollah
Alias Lantau	Mat Salleh Pahlawan Sabah	Mat Salleh
Azmil Mustapha	Mekanik	Syamil
Dharma Harun Al Rashid	Ke Medan Jaya	Sham
Mokhtaruddin	Pertentangan	Ahmad Zabidi
1984 FFM 5
Eman Manan	Matinya Seorang Patriot	Syaiful Shahban
Ahmad Mahmud	Komplot	Galak
A. Rahman Aminuddin	May 13	Rahman
Shafie Mohammad	Melati Putih	Tempang
Raffi Hussain	Tujuh Biang Keladi	Lebai Ismail
1985-86 FFM 6
Azmil Mustapha	Ali Setan	Ali
A.R. Badul	Pagar-Pagar Cinta	Bidin
Rahim Razali	Tsu Feh Sofiah	Nik
1987 FFM 7
Mustaffa Noor	Mawar Merah	Sufyan
Eman Manan	Puteri	Iskandar
Shukery Hashim	Rahsia
1988-89 FFM 8
A. R. Badul	Oh Fatimah	Rahmat
Ahmad Fauzee	Kolej 56	Tengku Kamil
Ahmad Yatim	Anak Sarawak	Azam
Eman Manan	Yassin	Yassin
Sabree Fadzil	Pelumba Malam	Rizal

1990s

Year	Actor	Film	Role(s)
1990 FFM 9
Ridzuan Hashim	Hati Bukan Kristal	Razif
Azmil Mustapha	Driving School	Helmi
Imuda	Mat Som	Mat Som
Os	Adik	Os @ Adik
Yusof Haslam	Bayangan Maut	Inspektor Razlan
1991-92 FFM 10
Eman Manan	Bintang Malam	Yazid
Azhar Sulaiman	Interlud	Mohd Haris
Khalid Salleh	Penghujung Malam	Abdul Razak
S. Sahlan	Yang Disayangi
Yusof Wahab	Syahadat	Ahmad Solihin
1993-94 FFM 11
Nasir Bilal Khan	Perempuan, Isteri dan...	Amir
Azhar Sulaiman	Abang 92	Imran Zainal Abidin
Eman Manan	Femina	Pyan @ Sufyan
Jalil Hamid	Wanita Bertudung Hitam
Shaharuddin Thamby	Pemburu Bayang	Zamri
1995 FFM 12
Sidi Oraza †	Sayang Salmah	Hassan
Aman Graseka	Cinta Kita	Arman
Hani Mohsin	Jimi Asmara	Jimi Asmara
Nasir Bilal Khan	Amok	Wan Man
Zaidi Omar	Ringgit Kasorrga	Datuk Shah
1996-97 FFM 13
Sidi Oraza	Layar Lara	Malek
Awie	Merah	Ahmad Merah
Yusof Mohamad	Panas	Paiman
1998-99 FFM 14
Khalid Salleh †	Jogho	Mamat
Awie	Bara	Amri
Azri Iskandar	Perempuan Melayu Terakhir	Engku Leh
Eman Manan	Lenjan	Amir
Zack Idris	Penyair Malam	Mohd Adam

2000s

Year	Actor	Film	Role(s)
2000-01 FFM 15
Afdlin Shauki	Soal Hati	Ahmad Daniel
Norman Hakim	Pasrah	Hafsham
Rashidi Ishak	Mimpi Moon	Moonir Mansoor
2002-03 FFM 16
Rosyam Nor	KL Menjerit	Shahrol Mohamad
Afdlin Shauki	Soalnya Siapa?	Ahmad Daniel
Norman Hakim	Idola	Muqriz
2004 FFM 17
Eman Manan	Buai Laju-Laju	Amran
Afdlin Shauki	Buli	Nordin
Azri Iskandar	Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam	Marsani
Nam Ron	Paloh	Ahmad
Rosyam Nor	Berlari Ke Langit	Indera Che Muda
2005 FFM 18
Zamarul Hisham	Di Ambang Misteri	Coke
Adlin Aman Ramlie	Puteri Gunung Ledang	Sultan Mahmud Syah
M. Nasir	Puteri Gunung Ledang	Hang Tuah
Ng Choo Seong	Sepet	Jason Leong
Rosyam Nor	Gangster	Legau, Rosli, Nala
2006 FFM 19
Afdlin Shauki	Buli Balik	Nordin
Hans Isaac	Persona Non Grata	Ben
Que Haidar	KL Menjerit 1	Ku Idzham
Rosyam Nor	Bilut	Yazid
Rusdi Ramli	Pontianak Harum Sundal Malam 2	Razali Marsani & Jaya
2007 FFM 20
Rusdi Ramli	Waris Jari Hantu	Shariman Abdul Rahman/Sharina Abdul Rahman
Afdlin Shauki	Sumo-lah	Ramlee
Pierre Andre	Jangan Pandang Belakang	Dharma
Ramli Hassan	The Red Kebaya	Latiff
Rosyam Nor	Syaitan	Muslim
2008 FFM 21
Rosyam Nor	Kala Malam Bulan Mengambang	Salleh Mat Piah
Afdlin Shauki	Sepi	Adam
Adlin Aman Ramlie	Susuk	Dukun Dewangga
Farid Kamil	Anak Halal	Indera Putera Hisyam
Eman Manan	Wayang	Tok Dalang Awang Lah
2009 FFM 22
Afdlin Shauki	Papadom	Sa'adom^[1]
Awal Ashaari	Syurga Cinta	Irham^[2]
Mahesh Jugal Kishor	Talentime	Mahesh^[3]
Que Haidar	Maut	JJ^[4]
Rashidi Ishak	Setem	Sidik^[5]

2010s

Year	Actor	Film	Role(s)
2010 FFM 23
Bront Palarae	Belukar	Nik
Esma Daniel	Santau	Halim
Farid Kamil	Legenda Budak Setan	Kasyah Khairudin
Syamsul Yusof	Evolusi KL Drift 2	Zack
Zulhuzaimy Marzuki	Haq	Haqim Ibrahim
2011 FFM 24
Shaheizy Sam	Kongsi	Temulak
Awie	Hantu Kak Limah Balik Rumah	Hussin
Remy Ishak	Nur Kasih The Movie	Adam Hj Hassan
Syamsul Yusof	KL Gangster	Shark
Zahiril Adzim	Senjakala	Arman
2012 FFM 25
Faizal Hussein	Bunohan	Ilham Ibrahim
Pekin Ibrahim	Bunohan	Abu Bakar Ibrahim
Shaheizy Sam	Songlap	Adam
Shaheizy Sam	Saya Amat Mencintaimu (S.A.M)	Sam
Zahiril Adzim	Bunohan	Adil Ibrahim / Bunga Lalang
2013 FFM 26
Rusdi Ramli	Tanda Putera	Abdul Razak Hussein
Azri Iskandar	Penanggal	Syed Yusuf Al-Attas
Bront Palarae	Psiko Pencuri Hati	Sidi
Faizal Hussein	Longkai	Badarudin
Syed Hussein	Psiko Pencuri Hati	Dr. Khairil
2014-15 FFM 27
Lee Sai Peng	The Journey	Uncle Chuan
Wan Hanafi Su	Lelaki Harapan Dunia	Pak Awang
Awie	Dollah Superstar	Dollah
Bront Palarae	Terbaik Dari Langit	Berg
Que Haidar	Ophilia	Ozi Gandum

Note:

1. (†) indicates the winner of the Asia Pacific Film Festival
2. (‡) indicates the nomination of the Asia Pacific Film Festival

List of Best Actor winners by age

	Actor	Place of born	Film	Date of birth	Date of award	Age upon receiving award	Date of death	Lifespan	Notes
1			Tiada Esok Bagimu	5 November 1935
2			Abang	3 July 1939
3			Pemburu	1 January 1950
4			Dendam Dari Pusara	17 March 1927
5			Matinya Seorang Patriot	1 January 1958					(1) of (3)
6			Ali Setan	1 January 1952
7			Mawar Merah	1 January 1953
8			Oh Fatimah!	2 November 1949
9			Hati Bukan Kristal	19 May 1964
10			Bintang Malam	1 January 1958					(2) of (3)
11			Perempuan, Isteri dan...	1 January 1960
12			Sayang Salmah	31 October 1965					(1) of (2)
13			Layar Lara	31 October 1965					(2) of (2)
14			Jogho	11 January 1952
15			Soal Hati	19 May 1971					(1) of (3)
16			KL Menjerit	1 March 1967					(1) of (2)
17			Buai Laju-Laju	1 January 1958					(3) of (3)
18			Di Ambang Misteri	9 March 1971
19			Buli Balik	19 May 1971					(2) of (3)
20			Waris Jari Hantu	16 June 1970					(1) of (2)
21			Kala Malam Bulan Mengambang	1 March 1967					(2) of (2)
22			Papadom	19 May 1971					(3) of (3)
23			Belukar	27 September 1978
24			Kongsi	4 September 1982
25			Bunohan	31 May 1967
26			Tanda Putera	16 June 1970					(2) of (2)
27	Lee Sai Peng		The Journey		September 5, 2015
	Actor	Place of born	Film	Date of birth	Date of award	Age upon receiving award	Date of death	Lifespan	Notes

Note:

• Place of born does not represent the nationality since all nominees and winners must be a Malaysian citizen.
• Age count is upon winning and not upon filming.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-03-26 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120522062038/http://www.sinemamalaysia.com.my/film/info/?id=Papadom_718 . 2012-05-22 .
2. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-03-26 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110814075706/http://www.sinemamalaysia.com.my/film/info/?id=Syurga_Cinta_737 . 2011-08-14 .
3. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-03-26 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120512173616/http://www.sinemamalaysia.com.my/film/info/?id=Talentime_843 . 2012-05-12 .
4. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-12-19 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722231739/http://www.sinemamalaysia.com.my/film/info/?id=Maut_565 . 2011-07-22 .
5. Web site: Archived copy . 2013-12-19 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120403002757/http://www.sinemamalaysia.com.my/film/info/?id=Setem_826 . 2012-04-03 .