London Film Critics' Circle Award for Actor of the Year
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The London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year is an annual award given by the London Film Critics Circle.
| London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor | |
|---|---|
 The 2023 recipient: Andrew Scott | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role |
| Country | England |
| Presented by | London Film Critics Circle |
| First awarded | Philippe Noiret Cinema Paradiso (1990) |
| Currently held by | Andrew Scott All of Us Strangers (2023) |
| Website | criticscircle |
Winners
edit1990s
edit| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Philippe Noiret | Cinema Paradiso | Alfredo |
| 1991 | Gérard Depardieu | Cyrano de Bergerac | Cyrano de Bergerac |
| 1992 | Robert Downey Jr. | Chaplin | Charlie Chaplin |
| 1993 | Anthony Hopkins | The Remains of the Day | Mr. James Stevens |
| 1994 | John Travolta | Pulp Fiction | Vincent Vega |
| 1995 | Johnny Depp | Ed Wood, Don Juan DeMarco | Edward D. Wood, Jr., Don Juan/John R. DeMarco |
| 1996 | Morgan Freeman | Seven | Detective Lieutenant William Somerset |
| 1997 | Geoffrey Rush | Shine | David Helfgott |
| 1998 | Jack Nicholson | As Good as It Gets | Melvin Udall |
| 1999 | Kevin Spacey | American Beauty | Lester Burnham |
2000s
edit| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Russell Crowe | Gladiator | Maximus Decimus Meridius |
| 2001 | Billy Bob Thornton | The Man Who Wasn't There | Ed Crane |
| 2002 | Michael Caine | The Quiet American | Thomas Fowler |
| 2003 | Sean Penn | Mystic River | Jimmy Markum |
| 2004 | Jamie Foxx | Ray | Ray Charles |
| 2005 | Bruno Ganz | Downfall (Der Untergang) | Adolf Hitler |
| 2006 | Forest Whitaker | The Last King of Scotland | Idi Amin |
| 2007 | Daniel Day-Lewis | There Will Be Blood | Daniel Plainview |
| 2008 | Mickey Rourke | The Wrestler | Randy Robinson |
| 2009 | Christoph Waltz | Inglourious Basterds | Col. Hans Landa |
2010s
edit| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Colin Firth | The King's Speech | George VI |
| 2011 | Jean Dujardin | The Artist | George Valentin |
| 2012 | Joaquin Phoenix | The Master | Freddie Quell |
| 2013 | Chiwetel Ejiofor | 12 Years a Slave | Solomon Northup |
| 2014 | Michael Keaton | Birdman | Riggan Thomson |
| 2015 | Tom Courtenay | 45 Years | Geoff Mercer |
| 2016 | Casey Affleck | Manchester by the Sea | Lee Chandler |
| 2017 | Timothée Chalamet | Call Me by Your Name | Elio Perlman |
| 2018 | Ethan Hawke | First Reformed | Reverend Ernst Toller |
| 2019 | Joaquin Phoenix | Joker | Arthur Fleck / Joker |
2020s
edit| Year | Winner | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Chadwick Boseman | Ma Rainey's Black Bottom | Levee Green |
| 2021 | Benedict Cumberbatch | The Power of the Dog | Phil Burbank |
| 2022 | Colin Farrell | The Banshees of Inisherin | Pádraic Súilleabháin |
| 2023 | Andrew Scott | All of Us Strangers | Adam |