Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
The Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor is an award presented by the Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association. It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role.Winners and nominees
1990s
1990: Jeremy Irons as Claus von Bülow – Reversal of Fortune
Cyrano de Bergerac Richard Harris as Bull McCabe – The Field1991: Anthony Hopkins as Dr. Hannibal Lecter – The Silence of the Lambs
1992: Denzel Washington as Malcolm X – Malcolm X
1993: Anthony Hopkins as Mr. James Stevens – The Remains of the Day
1994: Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump – Forrest Gump
1995: Nicolas Cage as Ben Sanderson – Leaving Las Vegas
1996: Geoffrey Rush as David Helfgott – Shine
1997: Peter Fonda as Ulysses "Ulee" Jackson – Ulee's Gold
1998: Jim Carrey as Truman Burbank – The Truman Show
1999: Kevin Spacey as Lester Burnham – American Beauty2000s
2000: Russell Crowe as Maximus Decimus Meridius – Gladiator
Finding Forrester Michael Douglas as Professor Grady Tripp – Wonder Boys Tom Hanks as Chuck Noland – Cast Away Geoffrey Rush as Marquis de Sade – Quills2001: Russell Crowe as John Nash – A Beautiful Mind
2002: Jack Nicholson as Warren Schmidt – About Schmidt
The Pianist Nicolas Cage as Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman – Adaptation. Daniel Day-Lewis as William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting – Gangs of New York Robin Williams as Seymour "Sy" Parrish – One Hour Photo2003: Sean Penn as Jimmy Markum – Mystic River
2004: Paul Giamatti as Miles Raymond – Sideways
Hotel Rwanda Johnny Depp as J. M. Barrie – Finding Neverland Leonardo DiCaprio as Howard Hughes – The Aviator Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles – Ray2005: Philip Seymour Hoffman as Truman Capote – Capote
2006: Forest Whitaker as Idi Amin – The Last King of Scotland
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Danny Archer –
Blood Diamond Leonardo DiCaprio as William "Billy" Costigan, Jr. – The Departed Ryan Gosling as Dan Dunne – Half Nelson Peter O'Toole as Maurice Russell – Venus2007: Daniel Day-Lewis as Daniel Plainview – There Will Be Blood
2008: Sean Penn as Harvey Milk – Milk
The Visitor Frank Langella as Richard Nixon – Frost/Nixon Brad Pitt as Benjamin Button – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Mickey Rourke as Robin Ramzinski / Randy "The Ram" Robinson – The Wrestler'2009: George Clooney as Ryan Bingham – Up in the Air
Crazy Heart Colin Firth as George Falconer – A Single Man Morgan Freeman as Nelson Mandela – Invictus Jeremy Renner as SFC. William James – The Hurt Locker''2010s
2010: James Franco as Aron Ralston – 127 Hours
- Michael Douglas as Ben Kalmen –
Solitary Man Robert Duvall as Felix Bush – Get Low Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg – The Social Network Colin Firth as King George VI – The King's Speech2011: George Clooney as Matt King – The Descendants
2012: Daniel Day-Lewis as Abraham Lincoln – Lincoln
The Sessions Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean – Les Misérables Joaquin Phoenix as Freddie Quell – The Master Denzel Washington as William "Whip" Whitaker, Sr. – Flight2013: Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club as Ron Woodroof
Nebraska Leonardo DiCaprio as Jordan Belfort – The Wolf of Wall Street Chiwetel Ejiofor as Solomon Northup – 12 Years a Slave Tom Hanks as Captain Richard Phillips – Captain Phillips2014: Michael Keaton as Riggan Thomson – Birdman or
2015: Leonardo DiCaprio as Hugh Glass – The Revenant
The Martian Johnny Depp as James "Whitey" Bulger – Black Mass Michael Fassbender as Steve Jobs – Steve Jobs Eddie Redmayne as Lili Elbe – The Danish Girl2016: Casey Affleck as Lee Chandler – Manchester by the Sea
2017: Gary Oldman as Winston Churchill – Darkest Hour
Call Me by Your Name Daniel Day-Lewis as Reynolds Woodcock – Phantom Thread James Franco as Tommy Wiseau – The Disaster Artist Tom Hanks as Ben Bradlee – The Post2018: Christian Bale as Dick Cheney – Vice
2019: Adam Driver as Charlie - Marriage Story
- Antonio Banderas as Salvador Dallo - Pain and Glory
- Robert De Niro as Frank Sheeran - The Irishman
- Leonardo DiCaprio as Rick Dalton - Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
- Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck - Joker
