The Empire Award for Best Actor was an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine "Empire" to honor an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the film industry. The Empire Award for Best Actor was one of five ongoing awards which were first introduced at the 1st Empire Awards ceremony in 1996 (the others being Best Actress, Best Director, Best Film and Best British Film) with Nigel Hawthorne receiving the award for his role in "The Madness of King George". Winners were chosen by the readers of "Empire" magazine.
Since its inception, the award was given to 18 actors. Johnny Depp and James McAvoy have received the most awards in this category with two awards each. Johnny Depp was nominated on five occasions, more than any other actor. Hugh Jackman was the most recent winner in this category for his role in "Logan".
Winners and nominees.
In the list below, winners are listed first in the colored row in boldface, followed by the other nominees. The number of the ceremony (1st, 2nd, etc.) appears in parentheses after the awards year, linked to the article (if any) on that ceremony.
Multiple awards and nominations.
Multiple awards.
As of the 23rd Empire Awards[ [update]], the following individuals received two or more Best Actor awards:
Multiple nominations.
As of the 23rd Empire Awards[ [update]], the following individuals received two or more Best Actor nominations:
References.
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