What is BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role?
{{redlinks|date=January 2016}} '''Best Actor in a Leading Role''' is a [[British Academy Film Awards|British Academy Film award]] presented each year by the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] (BAFTA). It is to recognize an [[actor]] who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a movie. == Winners and nominees == From 1952 to 1967, there were two Best Actor awards: one for a British actor and another for a foreign actor. In 1968, the two prizes of British and Foreign actor were combined to create a single Best Actor award. Its current title, for Best Actor in a Leading Role, has been used since 1995. === 1950s === * '''1952''' ** '''Best British Actor''' – '''[[Ralph Richardson]]''' – '''''[[The Sound Barrier]]''''' *** [[Laurence Olivier]] – ''[[Carrie (movie)|Carrie]]'' *** [[Alastair Sim]] – ''[[Folly to Be Wise]]'' *** [[Jack Hawkins]] – ''[[Mandy]]'' *** [[James Hayter (actor)|James Hayter]] – ''[[The Pickwick Papers (movie)|The Pickwick Papers]]'' *** [[Nigel Patrick]] – ''The Sound Barrier'' ** '''Best Foreign Actor''' – '''[[Marlon Brando]]''' – '''''[[Viva Zapata!]]''''' *** [[Humphrey Bogart]] – ''[[The African Queen]]'' *** [[Fredric March]] – ''[[Death of a Salesman (movie)|Death of a Salesman]]'' *** [[Pierre Fresnay]] – ''[[Dieu a besoin des hommes]]'' *** [[Francesco Golisano]] – ''[[Miracolo a Milano]]'' * '''1953''' ** '''Best British Actor''' – '''[[John Gielgud]]''' – '''''[[Julius Caesar (movie)|Julius Caesar]]''''' *** [[Jack Hawkins]] – ''[[The Cruel Sea]]'' *** [[Kenneth More]] – ''[[Genevieve (film)|Genevieve]]'' *** [[Trevor Howard]] – ''[[The Heart of the Matter]]'' *** [[Duncan Macrae (actor)|Duncan Macrae]] – ''[[The Little Kidnappers (1953 film)|The Kidnappers]]' ** '''Best Foreign Actor''' – '''[[Marlon Brando]]''' – '''''Julius Caesar''''' *** [[Spencer Tracy]] – ''[[The Actress]]'' *** [[Claude Laydu]] – ''[[Journal d'un curé de campagne]]'' *** [[Marcel Mouloudji]] – ''[[Nous sommes tous des assassins]]'' *** [[Eddie Albert]] – ''[[Roman Holiday]]'' ***