The BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. It has been awarded since the 6th British Academy Film Awards to an
The 2025 recipient: Robert Aramayo
Ralph Richardson was the first recipient of this award-winning for The Sound Barrier (1952)
Marlon Brando won three times for Viva Zapata! (1952), Julius Caesar (1953), and On the Waterfront (1954)
John Gielgud won for Julius Caesar (1953)
Daniel Day-Lewis
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Sir Daniel Michael Blake Day-Lewis is an English actor. Widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in the history of cinema, he is best known for intense method acting portrayed with eccentric char
Day-Lewis in 2025
Day-Lewis in The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
Day-Lewis played Hamlet in Richard Eyre's 1989 production of Hamlet at London's National Theatre (pictured), his final appearance on the stage.
Day-Lewis in New York, 2007