List of film awards for lead actor
This list of film awards for lead actor is an index to articles about awards for the lead actor or "Best Actor" in a film. The lists is organized by the region and country of the sponsoring organization or festival, but some awards are not restricted to films or actors from that country. Thus the David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor, awarded by the Italian Academy of Films, is given to non-Italian actors.
Africa
| Country | Award | Venue / sponsor | Notes |
| Nigeria | Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | Africa Movie Academy Awards |
Americas
| Country | Award | Venue / sponsor | Notes |
| Canada | Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor | Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television | |
| Canada | Prix Iris for Best Actor | Québec Cinéma | |
| Canada | Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor | Toronto Film Critics Association | |
| Canada | Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | |
| Canada | Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor | Vancouver Film Critics Circle | |
| Mexico | Ariel Award for Best Actor | Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas | |
| United States | AVN Award for Best Actor | AVN magazine | |
| United States | Academy Award for Best Actor | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | |
| United States | Alliance of Women Film Journalists Award for Best Actor | Alliance of Women Film Journalists | |
| United States | Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor | Boston Society of Film Critics | |
| United States | Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor | Chicago Film Critics Association | |
| United States | Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in a Comedy | Broadcast Film Critics Association | |
| United States | Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie | Broadcast Film Critics Association | |
| United States | Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor | Broadcast Film Critics Association | |
| United States | Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor | Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | |
| United States | Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actor | Fangoria magazine | |
| United States | Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor | Florida Film Critics Circle | |
| United States | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | |
| United States | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy | Hollywood Foreign Press Association | |
| United States | Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor | Golden Raspberry Awards | |
| United States | Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actor | Gotham Awards | |
| United States | Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor | Houston Film Critics Society | |
| United States | Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead | Independent Spirit Awards | |
| United States | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | |
| United States | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | NAACP Image Awards | African American |
| United States | National Board of Review Award for Best Actor | National Board of Review | |
| United States | National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor | National Society of Film Critics | |
| United States | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor | New York Film Critics Circle | |
| United States | New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Actress | New York Film Critics Circle | |
| United States | Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor | Online Film Critics Society | |
| United States | San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor | San Diego Film Critics Society | |
| United States | San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor | San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle | |
| United States | Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture | International Press Academy | |
| United States | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role | Screen Actors Guild | |
| United States | St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor | St. Louis Film Critics Association | |
| United States | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor | Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association | |
| United States | Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film | Young Artist Award |
Asia
| Country | Award | Venue / sponsor | Notes |
| China | Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor | Golden Rooster Awards | |
| China | Huabiao Award for Outstanding Actor | Huabiao Awards | |
| China | Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actor | China Film Association | |
| China | Shanghai Film Critics Award for Best Actor | Shanghai Film Critics Awards | |
| Hong Kong | Asian Film Award for Best Actor | Hong Kong International Film Festival | |
| Hong Kong | Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor | Hong Kong Film Award | |
| India | Cinema Express Award for Best Actor – Tamil | Cinema Express Awards | Tamil |
| India | Filmfare Award for Best Actor | Filmfare magazine | Hindi |
| India | IFFI Best Actor Award | International Film Festival of India | |
| India | ITFA Best Actor Award | International Tamil Film Awards | Tamil |
| India | Kerala State Film Award for Best Actor | Kerala State Film Awards | Malayalam |
| India | National Film Award for Best Actor | Directorate of Film Festivals | |
| Indonesia | Citra Award for Best Leading Actor | Indonesian Film Festival | |
| Japan | Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Actor | Blue Ribbon Awards | |
| Japan | Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Japan Academy Film Prize | |
| Japan | Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor | Mainichi Film Awards | |
| Japan | Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Actor | Nikkan Sports Film Award | |
| Japan | Tokyo Sports Film Award for Best Actor | Tokyo Sports Film Award | |
| Macau | Golden Lotus Award for Best Actor | Macau International Movie & Television Festival | |
| Philippines | Box Office Entertainment Award for Box Office King | Memorial Scholarship Foundation | |
| Philippines | Box Office Entertainment Award for Phenomenal Box Office Star | Memorial Scholarship Foundation | |
| Philippines | FAMAS Award for Best Actor | FAMAS Award | |
| Philippines | Gawad Urian for Best Actor | Filipino Film Critics | |
| Philippines | Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Actor | Metropolitan Manila Development Authority | |
| Philippines | PMPC Star Award for Movie Actor of the Year | PMPC Star Awards for Movies | |
| South Korea | Baeksang Arts Awards for Best Actor | Baeksang Arts Awards | |
| Taiwan | Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor | Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards | |
| Vietnam | Best Actor Award | Vietnam Film Festival |
Europe
| Country | Award | Venue / sponsor | Notes |
| Europe | European Film Award for Best Actor | European Film Awards | |
| Belgium | Magritte Award for Best Actor | Académie André Delvaux | |
| Croatia | Golden Arena for Best Actor | Pula Film Festival | |
| Czech Republic | Czech Lion Award for Best Actor in Leading Role | Czech Lion Awards | |
| Czech Republic | Czech Lion Award for Best Actress in Leading Role | Czech Lion Awards | |
| Denmark | Robert Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | Danish Film Academy | |
| Finland | Jussi Award for Best Actor | Jussi Awards | - |
| France | Best Actor Award | Annecy Italian Film Festival | Italian films |
| France | Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor | Cannes Film Festival | |
| France | César Award for Best Actor | Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma | |
| France | Globe de Cristal Award for Best Actor | Globe de Cristal Awards | |
| France | Lumières Award for Best Actor | Lumières Award | |
| Germany | Bavarian Film Awards | Bavarian Film Awards | |
| Germany | Silver Bear for Best Actor | Berlin International Film Festival | |
| Italy | David di Donatello for Best Actor | Academy of Italian Cinema | |
| Italy | David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor | Italian Academy of Films | |
| Italy | Edda Award for Best Leading Actor or Actress | Academy of Italian Cinema | |
| Italy | Nastro d'Argento for Best Actor | Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists | |
| Italy | Volpi Cup for Best Actor | Venice Film Festival | |
| Netherlands | Golden Calf for Best Actor | Netherlands Film Festival | |
| Poland | Polish Academy Award for Best Actor | Polish Film Academy | |
| Russia | Golden Eagle Award for Best Leading Actor | Golden Eagle Award | |
| Spain | Goya Award for Best Actor | Goya Awards | |
| Sweden | Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | Swedish Film Institute | |
| United Kingdom | BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | British Academy of Film and Television Arts | |
| United Kingdom | BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film | British Independent Film Awards | |
| United Kingdom | Empire Award for Best Actor | Empire film magazine | |
| United Kingdom | Empire Award for Best British Actor | Empire film magazine | |
| United Kingdom | London Film Critics' Circle Award for Actor of the Year | London Film Critics' Circle | |
| United Kingdom | London Film Critics' Circle Award for British Actor of the Year | London Film Critics' Circle |
Oceania
| Country | Award | Venue / sponsor | Notes |
| Australia | AACTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role | Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts | |
| Australia | AACTA International Award for Best Actor | Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts | |
| Australia | Australian Film Institute International Award for Best Actor | AACTA Awards |