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1938
LEADING ACTOR

the nominees
Errol Flynn, The Adventures of Robin Hood
Jean Gabin, Grand Illusion
Cary Grant, Bringing Up Baby
Leslie Howard, Pygmalion

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May 7, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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1939
LEADING ACTOR

the nominees
James Cagney, The Roaring Twenties
Henry Fonda, Young Mr. Lincoln
Clark Gable, Gone With the Wind
Charles Laughton, The Hunchback of Notre Dame

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May 21, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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1937
LEADING ACTOR

the nominees
Charles Boyer, History is Made at Night
Leslie Howard, It's Love I'm After
Fredric March, A Star is Born
Victor Moore, Make Way for Tomorrow

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April 23, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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WINNER

CARY GRANT, THE AWFUL TRUTH

Cary Grant it's impressive how almost immediately he transitioned from side lined pretty boy to compelling leading man with The Awful Truth being an earlier example of his comedic greatness.

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April 23, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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1972
LEADING ACTOR

nominees
Robert Duvall, Tomorrow
Stacey Keach, Fat City
Ryan O’Neal, What's Up, Doc?
Chishu Ryu, Tokyo Story

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July 8, 2026 at 7:29 AM
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WINNER

EDWARD G. ROBINSON, LITTLE CAESAR

Robinson is like a volcano of emotions in this classic gangster picture. This film showcases him at his best with his delicious line deliveries and winning charisma he always showcased.

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February 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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WINNER

PETER LORRE, M

Peter Lorre would soon become a reliable character actor in Hollywood after this film. It makes sense given how emotionally raw he is in the films final chapter. A difficult performance that has never left me.

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March 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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1964
LEADING ACTOR

the nominees
Richard Attenborough, Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Dirk Bogarde, The Servant
Sean Connery, Goldfinger
Peter Sellers, Dr. Strangelove

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March 18, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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1948
LEADING ACTOR

the nominees
Montgomery Clift, Red River
Joseph Cotten, Portrait of Jeannie
Edward G. Robinson, All My Sons
Michel Simon, Panique

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September 10, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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1940
LEADING ACTOR

the nominees
Fred Astaire, Broadway Melody of 1940
Jean Gabin, La Bête Humaine
Cary Grant, His Girl Friday
Charles Laughton, Sidwalks of London

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June 4, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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1930/31
LEADING ACTOR

the nominees
James Cagney, The Public Enemy
Charlie Chaplin, City Lights
Fredric March, The Royal Family of Broadway
Herbert Marshall, Murder!

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February 12, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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1931/32
LEADING ACTOR

the nominees
Paul Muni, Scarface
René Lefèvre, Le Million
Edward G. Robinson, Two Seconds
Lowell Sherman, What Price Hollywood?

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February 26, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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1929/30
LEADING ACTOR

nominees
Colin Clive, Journey's End
Ronald Colman, Bulldog Drummond
Charles Farrell, City Girl
Erich von Stroheim, The Great Gabbo

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January 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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1973
LEADING ACTOR

nominees
Marlon Brando, Last Tango in Paris
Lawrence Cook, The Spook Who Sat by the Door
Malcolm McDowell, O, Lucky Man!
Robert Ryan, The Iceman Cometh

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July 15, 2026 at 6:53 AM
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1965
LEADING ACTOR

the nominees
Richard Burton, The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
Sal Mineo, Who Killed Teddy Bear?
Omar Sharif, Doctor Zhivago
Rod Steiger, The Pawnbroker

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March 25, 2026 at 8:29 AM
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1971
LEADING ACTOR

nominees
Jean-Claude Brialy, Claire's Knee
Kazuo Hasegawa, An Actor's Revenge
Jean-Louis Trintignant, The Conformist
Gene Wilder, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

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June 17, 2026 at 7:14 AM
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2026 BAFTA nominations for Leading Actor

• Robert Aramayo - ‘I SWEAR’
• Timothée Chalamet - ‘MARTY SUPREME’
• Leonardo DiCaprio - ‘ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER’
• Ethan Hawke - ‘BLUE MOON’
• Michael B. Jordan - ‘SINNERS’
• Jesse Plemons - ‘BUGONIA’

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January 27, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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WINNER

MALCOLM MCDOWELL, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE

Malcolm McDowell delivers such a fine performance balancing the unhinged brutality of Alex alongside his winning charisma so expertly that his work becomes one of the greats of the 20th century.

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June 17, 2026 at 7:14 AM
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20. OUTSTANDING LEADING ACTOR

nominees
Colman Domingo, SING SING
Keith Kupferer, GHOSTLIGHT
Josh O'Connor, CHALLENGERS
Justice Smith, I SAW THE TV GLOW

WINNER

André Holland, EXHIBITING FORGIVENESS

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February 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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1927/28
LEADING ACTOR

nominees
Lon Chaney, Laugh, Clown, Laugh
Charlie Chaplin, The Circus
Ramón Novarro, The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg
George O’Brien, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

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January 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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1945
LEADING ACTOR

the nominees
Humphrey Bogart, To Have and Have Not
Ray Milland, The Lost Weekend
Dick Powell, Murder, My Sweet
Edward G. Robinson, The Woman in the Window=

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July 30, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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WINNER

MICHAEL REDGRAVE, THE BROWNING VERSION

Michael Redgrave's performance as the embittered, disillusioned schoolmaster is the performance of a lifetime. The performance is cold when necessary and ultimately reflective in a deeply emotional way.

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October 15, 2025 at 7:14 AM
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WINNER

RICHARD BURTON, WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?

Richard Burton along with every other actor reaches his cinematic peak as George. He manages to be nasty, caring and always on the edge of destruction throughout this brilliant relationship drama.

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April 8, 2026 at 7:36 AM
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WINNER

RICHARD HARRIS, THIS SPORTING LIFE

Richard Harris rugged leading turn is indeed one of the most lived in leading turns of the 1960's. Dramatically one can't help but be impressed by his stellar turn that moves me so much.

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February 25, 2026 at 8:46 AM
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WINNER

TOSHIRO MIFUNE, SEVEN SAMURAI

Toshiro Mifune's fierce turn in Seven Samurai is amongst his many classic performances directed by Akira Kurosawa. Mifune is so intensely expressive you cannot take your eyes off of him.

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December 3, 2025 at 8:08 AM