BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

Best Actor in a Leading Role is a British Academy Film award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film.

Superlatives

Winners and nominees

From 1952 to 1967, there were two Best Actor awards: one for a British actor and another for a foreign actor. In 1968, the two prizes of British and Foreign actor were combined to create a single Best Actor award. Its current title, for Best Actor in a Leading Role, has been used since 1995.

1950s

• 1952
• Best British Actor – Ralph Richardson – The Sound Barrier
• * Laurence Olivier – Carrie
• * Alastair Sim – Folly to Be Wise
• * Jack Hawkins – Mandy
• * James Hayter – The Pickwick Papers
• * Nigel Patrick –...... ...
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