TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor


The TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is one of the TVB Anniversary Awards presented annually by Television Broadcasts Limited to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in Hong Kong television dramas throughout the designated year. This award is usually reserved to be one of the last awards presented, and is one of the most premier and publicized awards of the ceremony. An actor who wins Best Actor is referred to as the TV King.
Since its institution in 1997, the award has changed names several times. It was first called Best Performance by an Actor in a Drama in 1997, but was changed to Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1998. In 1999, the name was changed to My Favourite Leading Actor of the Year. The name was changed back to "Best Actor in a Leading Role" in 2005.

Winners and nominees

TVB nominates at least ten actors for the category each year. The following table lists only the actors who have made it to the top five nominations during the designated awards ceremony.
Indicates the winner

won in 1999 for his performance in Detective Investigation Files IV. At 29, he was the youngest Best Actor winner in record. Koo won again in 2001, for his performance in A Step into the Past.

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2000s

2010s

Records

;Most wins
WinsActor
3Gallen Lo
3Wayne Lai
3Roger Kwok
2Louis Koo
2Kevin Cheng

;Most top 5 nominations
NominationsActor
12Kenneth Ma
11Moses Chan
8Bobby Au-yeung
7Raymond Lam
6Gallen Lo
6Roger Kwok
6Wayne Lai

;Age superlatives
RecordActorTV dramaAge
Oldest winnerHa YuMoonlight Resonance62
Oldest top 5 nomineeChung King-faiMy Family68
Youngest winnerLouis KooDetective Investigation Files IV29
Youngest top 5 nomineeRaymond LamEternal Happiness23