Michael Keaton

American actor (born 1951)

Michael Keaton

Keaton in 2014

Born|

Michael John Douglas

(1951-09-05) September 5, 1951 (age 72)

Kennedy Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.

Alma mater| Kent State University
Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1975–present
Spouse|

Caroline McWilliams

(m. 1982; div. 1990)​

Partner| Courteney Cox (1990–1995)
Children| Sean Douglas
Awards| Full list

Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), known professionally as Michael Keaton, is an American actor. He is known for his leading roles in a wide variety of genre films. He has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. In 2016, he was named Officer of Order of Arts and Letters in France.[1]

Keaton gained early recognition for his comedic roles in Night Shift (1982), Mr. Mom (1983), and Beetlejuice (1988). He gained wider stardom portraying DC Comics superhero Batman / Bruce Wayne in Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992). His subsequent films include Pacific Heights (1990), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), The Paper (1994), Jackie Brown (1997), Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005), and The Other Guys (2010). He also performed voice roles in the animated films Cars (2006), Toy Story 3 (2010), and Minions (2015).

Keaton has experienced a career resurgence since taking a starring role as a faded actor attempting a comeback in Alejandro González Iñárritu's Birdman (2014), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He has since acted in the biographical films Spotlight (2015), The Founder (2016) and The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020). He also made a return to superhero films, portraying the Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), as well as reprising his role as Batman in The Flash (2023).

On television, Keaton has starred as a journalist in the HBO film Live from Baghdad (2002). He portrayed a drug addicted doctor in the Hulu limited series Dopesick (2021) for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. Keaton has also directed the films The Merry Gentleman (2009) and Knox Goes Away (2023).

## Early life[edit]

Michael John Douglas, the youngest of seven children, was born at Ohio Valley Hospital in Kennedy Township, Pennsylvania,[2] on September 5, 1951.[3] He was raised between McKees Rocks,[4] Coraopolis and Robinson Township, Pennsylvania.[5][6] His father, George A. Douglas (1905–1977), worked as a civil engineer and surveyor, and his mother, Leona Elizabeth (née Loftus; 1909–2002), was a homemaker, and came from McKees Rocks.[3][7] Keaton was raised in a Catholic family.[8] His mother was of Irish descent,[8][9][10] while his father was of Scottish, Scotch-Irish, German and English ancestry, and was originally from a Protestant family.[11][12][13] Keaton attended Montour High School in Robinson Township, Pennsylvania.[14] He graduated with the class of 1969, and studied speech for two years at Kent State University, where he appeared in plays, and returned to Pennsylvania to pursue his career.[15]

## Career[edit]

### 1975–1982: Early work[edit]

Keaton first appeared on TV in the Pittsburgh public television programs Where the Heart Is and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (1975). For Mister Rogers he played one of the "Flying Zookeeni Brothers"[16] and served as a full-time production assistant.[17] (In 2003, after Fred Rogers' death, Keaton hosted a PBS memorial tribute, Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor;[18] in 2018, he hosted a 50th anniversary special of the series for PBS, Mister Rogers: It's You I Like.[19]) Keaton also worked as an actor in Pittsburgh theatre; he played the role of Rick in the Pittsburgh premiere of David Rabe's Sticks and Bones with the Pittsburgh Poor Players.[20] He also performed stand-up comedy during his early years to supplement his income.[21]

Keaton left Pittsburgh and moved to Los Angeles to begin auditioning for various TV parts. He popped up in various popular TV shows including Maude and The Mary Tyler Moore Hour. He decided to use a stage name to satisfy SAG rules, as there were already an actor (Michael Douglas) and daytime host (Mike Douglas) with the same or similar names. In response to questions as to whether he selected his new surname due to an attraction to actress Diane Keaton, or in homage to silent film actor Buster Keaton, he has responded by saying "it had nothing to do with that."[22][23] Keaton has said in several interviews that he searched a phone book under "K," saw "Keaton" and decided to stop looking.[24] Keaton's film debut came in a small non-speaking role in the Joan Rivers film Rabbit Test.[25]

His next big break was working alongside Jim Belushi in the short-lived comedy series Working Stiffs, which showcased his comedic talent and led to a co-starring role in the comedy Night Shift directed by Ron Howard. This was his breakout role as the fast-talking schemer Bill "Blaze" Blazejowski and earned Keaton some critical acclaim.[26]

### 1983–1988: Stardom as a comic lead[edit]

Night Shift led to Keaton becoming a leading man in the 1983 comedy hit Mr. Mom. Keaton was pigeonholed as a comic lead during this time with films like Johnny Dangerously, Gung Ho, The Squeeze, and The Dream Team, though Keaton tried to transition to dramatic leads as early as 1984, playing a hockey player in Touch and Go, which was shelved until 1986. Woody Allen cast Keaton as the lead in The Purple Rose of Cairo the following year, but after filming began Allen felt Keaton was "too modern" and reshot his scenes with Jeff Daniels in the final film, further delaying his transition to drama in the public eye.[27] When Touch and Go was finally released in 1986 the studio was still unsure of how to market the film, making the poster, trailer and TV spots similar to Mr. Mom, which resulted in the film not finding its target audience.

1988 was the seminal year in Keaton's career where he landed two major unconventional roles, forever changing his image to audiences. He played the title character in Tim Burton's horror-comedy Beetlejuice, earning Keaton widespread acclaim and boosting him to Hollywood's A list. That same year, he also gave an acclaimed dramatic performance as a drug-addicted realtor in Glenn Gordon Caron's Clean and Sober.[28]

### 1989–1999: Breakthrough as a dramatic lead[edit]

Keaton's career was given another major boost when he was again cast by Tim Burton, this time as the title comic book superhero of the 1989 film Batman.[29][30] Warner Bros. received thousands of letters of complaint by fans who believed Keaton was the wrong choice to portray Batman.[31] However, Keaton's performance in the role ultimately earned widespread acclaim from both critics and audiences,[32] and Batman became one of 1989's most successful films.[33]

According to Les Daniels's reference book Batman: The Complete History, Keaton initially believed the film would be similar in tone to the 1960s TV series starring Adam West but he understood the darker, brooding side of Batman the film was going for after reading Frank Miller's comic book miniseries, The Dark Knight Returns, which he portrayed to much fan approval.[34] Keaton later reprised the role for the sequel Batman Returns (1992), which was another critically acclaimed success.[35] He was initially set to reprise the role again for a third Batman film, even going as far as to show up for costume fitting. However, when Burton was dropped as director of the film, Keaton left the franchise as well. He was reportedly dissatisfied with the screenplay approved by the new director, Joel Schumacher. According to the A&E Biography episode on Keaton, after he had refused the first time (after meetings with Schumacher), Warner Bros. offered him $15 million, but Keaton steadfastly refused and was replaced by Val Kilmer in Batman Forever (1995).[36]

Keaton remained active during the 1990s, appearing in a wide range of films, including Pacific Heights, One Good Cop, My Life and the star-studded Shakespearean story Much Ado About Nothing. He starred in The Paper and Multiplicity, and twice in the same role, that of Elmore Leonard character Agent Ray Nicolette, in the films Jackie Brown and Out of Sight. He made the family holiday movie Jack Frost and the thriller Desperate Measures. Keaton starred as a political candidate's speechwriter in 1994's Speechless.[37]

### 2000–2014: Later work[edit]

Keaton attending the 2002 Cannes Film Festival

In the early 2000s, Keaton appeared in several films with mixed success, including Live From Baghdad (for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe award[38]), First Daughter (playing the President of the United States), White Noise and Herbie: Fully Loaded. While he continued to receive good notices from the critics (particularly for Jackie Brown), he was not able to re-approach the box-office success of Batman until the release of Disney/Pixar's Cars (2006), in which he voiced Chick Hicks, a green race car with a mustache, who frequently loses his patience with losing to his longtime rival, Strip Weathers, a.k.a. The King, voiced by Richard Petty. On New Year's Day of 2004, he hosted the PBS TV special Mr. Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor. It was released by Triumph Marketing LLC on DVD September 28, 2004. In 2006, he starred in Game 6, about the 1986 World Series bid by the Boston Red Sox. He had a cameo in the Tenacious D short film Time Fixers, an iTunes exclusive. The 9-minute film was released to coincide with Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny.[39] Keaton reportedly was cast as Jack Shephard in the series Lost, with the understanding that the role of Jack would be a brief one. Once the role was retooled to be a long-running series regular, Keaton withdrew. The part was then given to actor Matthew Fox. The show ran for six seasons, with the Shephard role continuing throughout.[40]

Keaton starred in the 2007 TV miniseries The Company, set during the Cold War, in which he portrayed the real-life CIA counterintelligence chief James Jesus Angleton. The role garnered Keaton a 2008 Screen Actors Guild nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries.[41] Keaton provided the voice of Ken in Toy Story 3 (2010). The film received overwhelmingly positive acclaim and grossed over $1 billion worldwide, making it one of the most financially successful films ever.[42] He announced in June 2010 his interest in returning for a Beetlejuice sequel.[43] He played Captain Gene Mauch in the comedy The Other Guys. In 2014 he played the OmniCorp CEO Raymond Sellars in the RoboCop remake as a more active antagonist, taking RoboCop's wife and child hostage, forcing Joel Kinnaman's character to struggle to overcome the 4th directive.[44]

### 2014–present: Career resurgence[edit]

Keaton at the 2004 Dallas Comic Con promoting White Noise.

Keaton starred alongside Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, Emma Stone, and Naomi Watts in Alejandro González Iñárritu's Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014), playing Riggan Thomson, a screen actor, famous for playing the titular superhero, who puts on a Broadway play based on a Raymond Carver short story to regain his former glory.[45] He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for his portrayal of Thomson and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.[46] In 2015, Keaton appeared as Walter V. Robinson in Tom McCarthy's Academy Award-winning film Spotlight, and in 2016, he starred as businessman Ray Kroc in the biopic The Founder. On July 28, 2016, Keaton was honored with the 2,585th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to film. The star is located at 6931 Hollywood, Blvd.[47]

In 2017, Keaton played the supervillain The Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming; while making this film, Keaton was unable to reprise his role as Chick Hicks for Disney/Pixar's Cars 3 and was replaced by Bob Peterson. Keaton later portrayed Stan Hurley in American Assassin.[48][49] In 2019, he played the villain in Disney's live-action adaptation of Dumbo directed by Tim Burton, co-starring with Colin Farrell and Eva Green.[50] In 2020, Keaton played U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark in The Trial of the Chicago 7, a legal drama directed by Aaron Sorkin about seven anti-Vietnam protesters charged with inciting riots in 1968.[51] In 2021, Keaton starred as American lawyer Kenneth Feinberg in the Netflix biographical drama film Worth.[52]

In 2022, Keaton won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his role in the Hulu miniseries Dopesick.[53] Keaton cites his performance in 1988's Clean and Sober as an early preparation for Dopesick.[citation needed] He also briefly reprised his role as Vulture in the SSU film Morbius,[54] which released on April 1, 2022.

In June 2020, Keaton entered talks to reprise his role as Batman/Bruce Wayne, after last playing the role in 1992, in the DC Extended Universe superhero film The Flash, which was released on June 16, 2023.[55] In August 2020, it was reported that Keaton would be reprising his role,[56][57] though Keaton later disputed these claims, stating that it was not confirmed.[58][59] However, on April 19, 2021, Keaton's talent agency, ICM Partners, officially confirmed his involvement with the film when production had officially begun.[60][61] He filmed scenes to reprise the character in Batgirl starring Leslie Grace, set for a release on HBO Max,[62] taking some inspiration from the acclaimed DC Animated Universe animated series, Batman Beyond, with Keaton playing the elder Bruce Wayne as the title character's mentor and remote coordinator in the Batcave,[63] only for the film's release to be cancelled in August 2022.[64] He also reprised the character in the 2023 film Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, in a now deleted scene.[65]

#### Upcoming[edit]

It has been reported that Keaton will star in Goodrich, a film about a man whose second wife suddenly leaves him, forcing him to take sole care of their nine-year-old twins. Directed by Hallie Meyers-Shyer, filming was set to commence in October 2019,[66][67] but after a delay ultimately began in April 2023. On May 6, 2022, it was reported that Keaton is set to star in and direct the neo-noir thriller, Knox Goes Away.[68]

On May 9, 2023, it was confirmed by that Keaton would be reprising his role as Beetlejuice for the sequel Beetlejuice 2. Production began in London on May 10, 2023.[69][70] The film has been given a theatrical release date of September 6, 2024.[71]

## Personal life[edit]

Keaton was married to Caroline McWilliams from 1982 to 1990. They have a son, Sean, born in 1983. Keaton had a relationship with actress Courteney Cox from 1990 to 1995.

Keaton, a longtime Pittsburgh resident and fan of its sports teams, negotiated a break in his Batman movie contract in case the Pittsburgh Pirates made the playoffs that year, although they ultimately did not. Keaton did however take time off from filming the sequel, Batman Returns in order to return to Pittsburgh to support the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup Finals that year. Keaton regularly has been seen at Penguins home playoff games. Keaton also often attends Pittsburgh Steelers games, and during the 2005 AFC Championship Game, he wandered onto the camera frame of the KDKA pre-game coverage, surprising reporter John Steigerwald. He also wrote an ESPN blog on the Pirates during the final months of their 2013 season.[72]

In the 1980s, Keaton bought a ranch near Big Timber, Montana, where he spends much of his time.[73] An avid fisherman, he is often seen on the saltwater fishing series Buccaneers & Bones on Outdoor Channel, along with Tom Brokaw, Zach Gilford, Thomas McGuane and Yvon Chouinard, among others.[74]

### Political views and activism[edit]

Keaton supported Barack Obama in 2008,[75] Hillary Clinton for president in the 2016 U.S. presidential election,[76] and Joe Biden in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.[77] Despite his political activism during the 2020 election, Keaton later stated that celebrities should not speak about politics.[75]

In 2019, he appeared in a PETA ad campaign, asking tourists not to visit operations that exploit animals, such as roadside zoos which sometimes offer the opportunity to get selfies with wild animals.[78]

## Filmography[edit]

Key  †  | Denotes works that have not yet been released

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### Film[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1978  | Rabbit Test | Sailor  |
A Different Approach | Filmmaker  | Short film
1982  | Night Shift | Bill Blazejowski  |
1983  | Mr. Mom | Jack Butler  |
1984  | Johnny Dangerously | Johnny Kelly / Johnny Dangerously  |
1986  | Gung Ho | Hunt Stevenson  |
Touch and Go | Bobby Barbato  |
1987  | The Squeeze | Harry Berg  |
1988  | She's Having a Baby | Himself  | Uncredited cameo
Beetlejuice | Betelgeuse (Beetlejuice)  |
Clean and Sober | Daryl Poynter  |
1989  | The Dream Team | Billy Caufield  |
Batman | Bruce Wayne / Batman |
1990  | Pacific Heights | Carter Hayes / James Danforth  |
1991  | One Good Cop | Detective Artie Lewis  |
1992  | Batman Returns | Bruce Wayne / Batman |
1993  | Much Ado About Nothing | Dogberry |
My Life | Bob Ivanovich / Jones  |
1994  | The Paper | Henry Hackett  |
Speechless | Kevin Vallick  |
1996  | Multiplicity | Doug Kinney  |
1997  | Inventing the Abbotts | Narrator / Older Doug Holt  | Uncredited
Jackie Brown | ATF Agent Ray Nicolette  |
1998  | Desperate Measures | Peter J. McCabe  |
Out of Sight | Ray Nicolette  | Uncredited
Jack Frost | Jack Frost  |
1999  | Body Shots |  | Executive producer only
2002  | A Shot at Glory | Peter Cameron  |
2004  | Quicksand | Martin Raikes  |
First Daughter | President John MacKenzie  |
2005  | White Noise | Jonathan Rivers  |
Porco Rosso | Porco Rosso  | Voice
Herbie: Fully Loaded | Ray Peyton  |
2006  | Game 6 | Nicky Rogan  |
Cars | Chick Hicks | Voice
2007  | The Last Time | Ted Riker  | Also executive producer
2009  | The Merry Gentleman | Frank Logan  | Also director
Post Grad | Walter Malby  |
2010  | Toy Story 3 | Ken | Voice
The Other Guys | Captain Gene Mauch  |
2012  | Noah's Ark: The New Beginning | Noah | Voice only
2013  | Blindsided | Hollander  | Also executive producer
2014  | RoboCop | Raymond Sellars  |
Need for Speed | Monarch  |
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Riggan Thomson / Birdman  |
2015  | Minions | Walter Nelson  | Voice
Spotlight | Walter 'Robby' Robinson |
2016  | The Founder | Ray Kroc |
2017  | Spider-Man: Homecoming | Adrian Toomes / Vulture |
American Assassin | Stan Hurley  |
2019  | Dumbo | V. A. Vandevere  |
2020  | Worth | Kenneth Feinberg | [79]
The Trial of the Chicago 7 | Ramsey Clark |
2021  | The Protégé | Rembrandt  |
2022  | Morbius | Adrian Toomes / Vulture | Cameo[80]
Knox Goes Away | The Flash | Bruce Wayne/Batman
2023 | John Knox  | Also director
2024  | Beetlejuice 2 †  | Betelgeuse (Beetlejuice)  | Post-production[81]
TBA | Goodrich †  | Andy Goodrich  | Filming

### Television[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1975  | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood | Volunteer  | Episode #1435
1976–1977  | All's Fair | Lannie Wolf  | 5 episodes
1977  | Klein Time | Various characters  | Television film
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman | The Robber  | Episode: "2.89"
Maude | Chip Winston  | Episode: "Arthur's Crisis"
1978  | The Tony Randall Show | Zeke  | 2 episodes
Mary | Skit Characters  | 3 episodes
Family | Tree salesman  | Episode: "Gifts"
1979  | Working Stiffs | Mike O'Rourke  | 9 episodes
The Mary Tyler Moore Hour | Kenneth Christy  | 11 episodes
1982  | Report to Murphy | Murphy  | 6 episodes
Kraft Salutes Walt Disney World's 10th Anniversary[82] | Kevin  | Television special
1982–2019  | Saturday Night Live | Himself
Julian Assange | Host; 3 episodes
Episode: "Emma Stone/BTS"
1990  | The Earth Day Special | Charles McIntyre  | Television special
2001  | The Simpsons | Jack Crowley  | Voice; Episode: "Pokey Mom"
2002  | Frasier | Blaine Sternin  | Episode: "Wheels of Fortune"
Live from Baghdad | Robert Wiener  | Television film
2002–2003  | Birds of Prey | Bruce Wayne / Batman  | Opening credits; archive footage
2003  | King of the Hill | Trip Larsen  | Voice; Episode: "Pigmalion"
Gary the Rat | Jerry Andrews  | Voice; Episode: "Catch Me If You Can"
Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor | Himself  | Host; Television special
2007  | The Company | James Angleton | 3 episodes
2011  | Toy Story Toons | Ken (voice)  | Episode: "Hawaiian Vacation"
30 Rock | Tom  | Episode: "100"
Buccaneers and Bones | Himself  | Unknown episodes
2013  | Clear History | Joe Stumpo  | Television film
2018  | Mister Rogers: It's You I Like | Himself  | Host, Television special
2019  | Documentary Now! | Bill Doss  | Episode: "Batsh*t Valley"
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Richard Sackler | Episode: "Opioids II"
2021  | Dopesick | Samuel Finnix  | Main role; miniseries[83]

### Video games[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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2006  | Cars | Chick Hicks  |
2009  | Cars Race-O-Rama |
2012  | Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Jason Hudson  | Replaced Ed Harris
2013  | Disney Infinity | Chick Hicks  |
2014  | Cars: Fast as Lighting |

## Honorary degrees[edit]

* Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Kent State University in 2018[84]
* Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from Carnegie Mellon University in 2017[85]

## Awards and nominations[edit]

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Michael Keaton

Keaton was honored with a Career Achievement Award from the Hollywood Film Festival.[86] He is also a visiting scholar at Carnegie Mellon University.[87]

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Colbert (interrupting): "Did you really? It wasn't like Buster Keaton or anything like that...
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Awards for Michael Keaton

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AACTA International Award for Best Actor

* Jean Dujardin (2011)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (2012)
* Chiwetel Ejiofor (2013)
* Michael Keaton (2014)
* Leonardo DiCaprio (2015)
* Casey Affleck (2016)
* Gary Oldman (2017)
* Rami Malek (2018)
* Adam Driver (2019)
* Chadwick Boseman (2020)
* Benedict Cumberbatch (2021)
* Austin Butler (2022)

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AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actor (TV/Streaming)

* Mark Ruffalo (2020)
* Michael Keaton (2021)
* Jeff Bridges (2022)

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Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor

1980–2000|

* Robert De Niro (1980)
* Burt Lancaster (1981)
* Dustin Hoffman (1982)
* Eric Roberts (1983)
* Haing S. Ngor (1984)
* Jack Nicholson (1985)
* Bob Hoskins (1986)
* Albert Brooks (1987)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (1988)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (1989)
* Jeremy Irons (1990)
* Nick Nolte (1991)
* Denzel Washington (1992)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (1993)
* Albert Finney (1994)
* Nicolas Cage (1995)
* Geoffrey Rush (1996)
* Al Pacino (1997)
* Brendan Gleeson (1998)
* Jim Carrey (1999)
* Colin Farrell (2000)

2001–present|

* Brian Cox / Denzel Washington (2001)
* Adrien Brody (2002)
* Bill Murray (2003)
* Jamie Foxx (2004)
* Philip Seymour Hoffman (2005)
* Forest Whitaker (2006)
* Frank Langella (2007)
* Sean Penn / Mickey Rourke (2008)
* Jeremy Renner (2009)
* Jesse Eisenberg (2010)
* Brad Pitt (2011)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (2012)
* Chiwetel Ejiofor (2013)
* Michael Keaton (2014)
* Paul Dano / Leonardo DiCaprio (2015)
* Casey Affleck (2016)
* Daniel Kaluuya (2017)
* John C. Reilly (2018)
* Adam Sandler (2019)
* Anthony Hopkins (2020)
* Hidetoshi Nishijima (2021)
* Colin Farrell (2022)
* Paul Giamatti (2023)

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* e

Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor

1980s|

* Jeremy Irons (1988)
* Tom Cruise (1989)

1990s|

* Jeremy Irons (1990)
* Anthony Hopkins (1991)
* Denzel Washington (1992)
* Liam Neeson (1993)
* Tom Hanks (1994)
* Nicolas Cage (1995)
* Billy Bob Thornton (1996)
* Robert Duvall (1997)
* Ian McKellen (1998)
* Russell Crowe (1999)

2000s|

* Tom Hanks (2000)
* Gene Hackman (2001)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (2002)
* Bill Murray (2003)
* Paul Giamatti (2004)
* Philip Seymour Hoffman (2005)
* Forest Whitaker (2006)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (2007)
* Mickey Rourke (2008)
* Jeremy Renner (2009)

2010s|

* Colin Firth (2010)
* Michael Shannon (2011)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (2012)
* Chiwetel Ejiofor (2013)
* Michael Keaton (2014)
* Leonardo DiCaprio (2015)
* Casey Affleck (2016)
* Timothée Chalamet (2017)
* Ethan Hawke (2018)
* Adam Driver (2019)

2020s|

* Chadwick Boseman (2020)
* Benedict Cumberbatch (2021)
* Colin Farrell (2022)
* Paul Giamatti (2023)

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* e

Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor

* Kevin Bacon (1995)
* Geoffrey Rush (1996)
* Jack Nicholson (1997)
* Ian McKellen (1998)
* Russell Crowe (1999)
* Russell Crowe (2000)
* Russell Crowe (2001)
* Daniel Day-Lewis / Jack Nicholson (2002)
* Sean Penn (2003)
* Jamie Foxx (2004)
* Philip Seymour Hoffman (2005)
* Forest Whitaker (2006)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (2007)
* Sean Penn (2008)
* Jeff Bridges (2009)
* Colin Firth (2010)
* George Clooney (2011)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (2012)
* Matthew McConaughey (2013)
* Michael Keaton (2014)
* Leonardo DiCaprio (2015)
* Casey Affleck (2016)
* Gary Oldman (2017)
* Christian Bale (2018)
* Joaquin Phoenix (2019)
* Chadwick Boseman (2020)
* Will Smith (2021)
* Brendan Fraser (2022)

* v
* t
* e

Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in a Comedy

* Bradley Cooper (2012)
* Leonardo DiCaprio (2013)
* Michael Keaton (2014)
* Christian Bale (2015)
* Ryan Reynolds (2016)
* James Franco (2017)
* Christian Bale (2018)

* v
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* e

Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

* Benedict Cumberbatch (2012)
* Michael Douglas (2013)
* Billy Bob Thornton (2014)
* David Oyelowo (2015)
* Idris Elba (2016)
* Courtney B. Vance (2016)
* Ewan McGregor (2017)
* Darren Criss (2018)
* Jharrel Jerome (2019)
* John Boyega (2020)
* Michael Keaton (2021)
* Daniel Radcliffe (2022)

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* e

Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor

1990s|

* Jeremy Irons (1990)
* Anthony Hopkins (1991)
* Denzel Washington (1992)
* Anthony Hopkins (1993)
* Tom Hanks (1994)
* Nicolas Cage (1995)
* Geoffrey Rush (1996)
* Peter Fonda (1997)
* Jim Carrey (1998)
* Kevin Spacey (1999)

2000s|

* Russell Crowe (2000)
* Russell Crowe (2001)
* Jack Nicholson (2002)
* Sean Penn (2003)
* Paul Giamatti (2004)
* Philip Seymour Hoffman (2005)
* Forest Whitaker (2006)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (2007)
* Sean Penn (2008)
* George Clooney (2009)

2010s|

* James Franco (2010)
* George Clooney (2011)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (2012)
* Matthew McConaughey (2013)
* Michael Keaton (2014)
* Leonardo DiCaprio (2015)
* Casey Affleck (2016)
* Gary Oldman (2017)
* Christian Bale (2018)
* Adam Driver (2019)

2020s|

* Chadwick Boseman (2020)
* Benedict Cumberbatch (2021)
* Colin Farrell (2022)
* Cillian Murphy (2023)

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Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor

* George Clooney (2007)
* Mickey Rourke (2008)
* Colin Firth (2009)
* Colin Firth (2010)
* Michael Fassbender (2011)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (2012)
* Matthew McConaughey (2013)
* Michael Keaton (2014)
* Michael Caine (2015)
* Casey Affleck (2016)
* James Franco (2017)
* Ethan Hawke (2018)
* Adam Driver (2019)
* Delroy Lindo (2020)
* Peter Dinklage (2021)

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* e

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

1953–1975|

* Thomas Mitchell (1953)
* Robert Cummings (1955)
* Lloyd Nolan (1956)
* Jack Palance (1957)
* Peter Ustinov (1958)
* Fred Astaire (1959)
* Laurence Olivier (1960)
* Maurice Evans (1961)
* Peter Falk (1962)
* Trevor Howard (1963)
* Jack Klugman (1964)
* Alfred Lunt (1965)
* Cliff Robertson (1966)
* Peter Ustinov (1967)
* Melvyn Douglas (1968)
* Paul Scofield (1969)
* Peter Ustinov (1970)
* George C. Scott (1971)
* Keith Michell (1972)
* Laurence Olivier (1973)
* Anthony Murphy (1973)
* Hal Holbrook (1974)
* William Holden (1974)
* Laurence Olivier (1975)
* Peter Falk (1975)

1976–2000|

* Anthony Hopkins (1976)
* Hal Holbrook (1976)
* Ed Flanders (1977)
* Christopher Plummer (1977)
* Fred Astaire (1978)
* Michael Moriarty (1978)
* Peter Strauss (1979)
* Powers Boothe (1980)
* Anthony Hopkins (1981)
* Mickey Rooney (1982)
* Tommy Lee Jones (1983)
* Laurence Olivier (1984)
* Richard Crenna (1985)
* Dustin Hoffman (1986)
* James Woods (1987)
* Jason Robards (1988)
* James Woods (1989)
* Hume Cronyn (1990)
* John Gielgud (1991)
* Beau Bridges (1992)
* Robert Morse (1993)
* Hume Cronyn (1994)
* Raul Julia (1995)
* Alan Rickman (1996)
* Armand Assante (1997)
* Gary Sinise (1998)
* Stanley Tucci (1999)
* Jack Lemmon (2000)

2001–present|

* Kenneth Branagh (2001)
* Albert Finney (2002)
* William H. Macy (2003)
* Al Pacino (2004)
* Geoffrey Rush (2005)
* Andre Braugher (2006)
* Robert Duvall (2007)
* Paul Giamatti (2008)
* Brendan Gleeson (2009)
* Al Pacino (2010)
* Barry Pepper (2011)
* Kevin Costner (2012)
* Michael Douglas (2013)
* Benedict Cumberbatch (2014)
* Richard Jenkins (2015)
* Courtney B. Vance (2016)
* Riz Ahmed (2017)
* Darren Criss (2018)
* Jharrel Jerome (2019)
* Mark Ruffalo (2020)
* Ewan McGregor (2021)
* Michael Keaton (2022)

* v
* t
* e

Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor

* Geoffrey Rush (1996)
* Robert Duvall (1997)
* Ian McKellen (1998)
* Kevin Spacey (1999)
* Geoffrey Rush (2000)
* Billy Bob Thornton (2001)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (2002)
* Sean Penn (2003)
* Jamie Foxx (2004)
* Philip Seymour Hoffman (2005)
* Forest Whitaker (2006)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (2007)
* Mickey Rourke (2008)
* George Clooney (2009)
* Colin Firth (2010)
* Michael Fassbender (2011)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (2012)
* Chiwetel Ejiofor (2013)
* Michael Keaton (2014)
* Paul Dano (2015)
* Casey Affleck (2016)
* Timothée Chalamet (2017)
* Joaquin Phoenix (2018)
* Adam Driver (2019)
* Anthony Hopkins (2020)
* Adam Driver (2021)
* Colin Farrell (2022)
* Franz Rogowski (2023)

* v
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* e

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

1950–1976|

* Fred Astaire (1949)
* Danny Kaye (1951)
* Donald O'Connor (1952)
* David Niven (1953)
* James Mason (1954)
* Tom Ewell (1955)
* Mario Moreno (1956)
* Frank Sinatra (1957)
* Danny Kaye (1958)
* Jack Lemmon (1959)
* Jack Lemmon (1960)
* Glenn Ford (1961)
* Marcello Mastroianni (1962)
* Alberto Sordi (1963)
* Rex Harrison (1964)
* Lee Marvin (1965)
* Alan Arkin (1966)
* Richard Harris (1967)
* Ron Moody (1968)
* Peter O'Toole (1969)
* Albert Finney (1970)
* Chaim Topol (1971)
* Jack Lemmon (1972)
* George Segal (1973)
* Art Carney (1974)
* George Burns / Walter Matthau (1975)

1976–2000|

* Kris Kristofferson (1976)
* Richard Dreyfuss (1977)
* Warren Beatty (1978)
* Peter Sellers (1979)
* Ray Sharkey (1980)
* Dudley Moore (1981)
* Dustin Hoffman (1982)
* Michael Caine (1983)
* Dudley Moore (1984)
* Jack Nicholson (1985)
* Paul Hogan (1986)
* Robin Williams (1987)
* Tom Hanks (1988)
* Morgan Freeman (1989)
* Gérard Depardieu (1990)
* Robin Williams (1991)
* Tim Robbins (1992)
* Robin Williams (1993)
* Hugh Grant (1994)
* John Travolta (1995)
* Tom Cruise (1996)
* Jack Nicholson (1997)
* Michael Caine (1998)
* Jim Carrey (1999)
* George Clooney (2000)

2001–present|

* Gene Hackman (2001)
* Richard Gere (2002)
* Bill Murray (2003)
* Jamie Foxx (2004)
* Joaquin Phoenix (2005)
* Sacha Baron Cohen (2006)
* Johnny Depp (2007)
* Colin Farrell (2008)
* Robert Downey Jr. (2009)
* Paul Giamatti (2010)
* Jean Dujardin (2011)
* Hugh Jackman (2012)
* Leonardo DiCaprio (2013)
* Michael Keaton (2014)
* Matt Damon (2015)
* Ryan Gosling (2016)
* James Franco (2017)
* Christian Bale (2018)
* Taron Egerton (2019)
* Sacha Baron Cohen (2020)
* Andrew Garfield (2021)
* Colin Farrell (2022)

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Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film

1981–1999|

* Mickey Rooney (1981)
* Anthony Andrews (1982)
* Richard Chamberlain (1983)
* Ted Danson (1984)
* Dustin Hoffman (1985)
* James Woods (1986)
* Randy Quaid (1987)
* Michael Caine / Stacy Keach (1988)
* Robert Duvall (1989)
* James Garner (1990)
* Beau Bridges (1991)
* Robert Duvall (1992)
* James Garner (1993)
* Raul Julia (1994)
* Gary Sinise (1995)
* Alan Rickman (1996)
* Ving Rhames (1997)
* Stanley Tucci (1998)
* Jack Lemmon (1999)

2000–2019|

* Brian Dennehy (2000)
* James Franco (2001)
* Albert Finney (2002)
* Al Pacino (2003)
* Geoffrey Rush (2004)
* Jonathan Rhys Meyers (2005)
* Bill Nighy (2006)
* Jim Broadbent (2007)
* Paul Giamatti (2008)
* Kevin Bacon (2009)
* Al Pacino (2010)
* Idris Elba (2011)
* Kevin Costner (2012)
* Michael Douglas (2013)
* Billy Bob Thornton (2014)
* Oscar Isaac (2015)
* Tom Hiddleston (2016)
* Ewan McGregor (2017)
* Darren Criss (2018)
* Russell Crowe (2019)

2020–present|

* Mark Ruffalo (2020)
* Michael Keaton (2021)
* Evan Peters (2022)

* v
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* e

Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Actor

* Matthew McConaughey (2013)
* Michael Keaton (2014)
* Paul Dano (2015)
* Casey Affleck (2016)
* James Franco (2017)
* Ethan Hawke (2018)
* Adam Driver (2019)
* Riz Ahmed (2020)

* v
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* e

Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead

1980s|

* M. Emmet Walsh (1985)
* James Woods (1986)
* Dennis Quaid (1987)
* Edward James Olmos (1988)
* Matt Dillon (1989)

1990s|

* Danny Glover (1990)
* River Phoenix (1991)
* Harvey Keitel (1992)
* Jeff Bridges (1993)
* Samuel L. Jackson (1994)
* Sean Penn (1995)
* William H. Macy (1996)
* Robert Duvall (1997)
* Ian McKellen (1998)
* Richard Farnsworth (1999)

2000s|

* Javier Bardem (2000)
* Tom Wilkinson (2001)
* Derek Luke (2002)
* Bill Murray (2003)
* Paul Giamatti (2004)
* Philip Seymour Hoffman (2005)
* Ryan Gosling (2006)
* Philip Seymour Hoffman (2007)
* Mickey Rourke (2008)
* Jeff Bridges (2009)

2010s|

* James Franco (2010)
* Jean Dujardin (2011)
* John Hawkes (2012)
* Matthew McConaughey (2013)
* Michael Keaton (2014)
* Abraham Attah (2015)
* Casey Affleck (2016)
* Timothée Chalamet (2017)
* Ethan Hawke (2018)
* Adam Sandler (2019)

2020s|

* Riz Ahmed (2020)
* Simon Rex (2021)

* v
* t
* e

London Film Critics' Circle Award for Actor of the Year

* Philippe Noiret (1990)
* Gérard Depardieu (1991)
* Robert Downey Jr. (1992)
* Anthony Hopkins (1993)
* John Travolta (1994)
* Johnny Depp (1995)
* Morgan Freeman (1996)
* Geoffrey Rush (1997)
* Jack Nicholson (1998)
* Kevin Spacey (1999)
* Russell Crowe (2000)
* Billy Bob Thornton (2001)
* Michael Caine (2002)
* Sean Penn (2003)
* Jamie Foxx (2004)
* Bruno Ganz (2005)
* Forest Whitaker (2006)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (2007)
* Mickey Rourke (2008)
* Christoph Waltz (2009)
* Colin Firth (2010)
* Jean Dujardin (2011)
* Joaquin Phoenix (2012)
* Chiwetel Ejiofor (2013)
* Michael Keaton (2014)
* Tom Courtenay (2015)
* Casey Affleck (2016)
* Timothée Chalamet (2017)
* Ethan Hawke (2018)
* Joaquin Phoenix (2019)
* Chadwick Boseman (2020)
* Benedict Cumberbatch (2021)
* Colin Farrell (2022)

* v
* t
* e

National Board of Review Award for Best Actor

1945–1975|

* Ray Milland (1945)
* Laurence Olivier (1946)
* Michael Redgrave (1947)
* Walter Huston (1948)
* Ralph Richardson (1949)
* Alec Guinness (1950)
* Richard Basehart (1951)
* Ralph Richardson (1952)
* James Mason (1953)
* Bing Crosby (1954)
* Ernest Borgnine (1955)
* Yul Brynner (1956)
* Alec Guinness (1957)
* Spencer Tracy (1958)
* Victor Sjöström (1959)
* Robert Mitchum (1960)
* Albert Finney (1961)
* Jason Robards (1962)
* Rex Harrison (1963)
* Anthony Quinn (1964)
* Lee Marvin (1965)
* Paul Scofield (1966)
* Peter Finch (1967)
* Cliff Robertson (1968)
* Peter O'Toole (1969)
* George C. Scott (1970)
* Gene Hackman (1971)
* Peter O'Toole (1972)
* Al Pacino / Robert Ryan (1973)
* Gene Hackman (1974)
* Jack Nicholson (1975)

1976–2000|

* David Carradine (1976)
* John Travolta (1977)
* Jon Voight / Laurence Olivier (1978)
* Peter Sellers (1979)
* Robert De Niro (1980)
* Henry Fonda (1981)
* Ben Kingsley (1982)
* Tom Conti (1983)
* Victor Banerjee (1984)
* William Hurt / Raul Julia (1985)
* Paul Newman (1986)
* Michael Douglas (1987)
* Gene Hackman (1988)
* Morgan Freeman (1989)
* Robert De Niro / Robin Williams (1990)
* Warren Beatty (1991)
* Jack Lemmon (1992)
* Anthony Hopkins (1993)
* Tom Hanks (1994)
* Nicolas Cage (1995)
* Tom Cruise (1996)
* Jack Nicholson (1997)
* Ian McKellen (1998)
* Russell Crowe (1999)
* Javier Bardem (2000)

2001–present|

* Billy Bob Thornton (2001)
* Campbell Scott (2002)
* Sean Penn (2003)
* Jamie Foxx (2004)
* Philip Seymour Hoffman (2005)
* Forest Whitaker (2006)
* George Clooney (2007)
* Clint Eastwood (2008)
* George Clooney / Morgan Freeman (2009)
* Jesse Eisenberg (2010)
* George Clooney (2011)
* Bradley Cooper (2012)
* Bruce Dern (2013)
* Michael Keaton / Oscar Isaac (2014)
* Matt Damon (2015)
* Casey Affleck (2016)
* Tom Hanks (2017)
* Viggo Mortensen (2018)
* Adam Sandler (2019)
* Riz Ahmed (2020)
* Will Smith (2021)
* Colin Farrell (2022)
* Paul Giamatti (2023)

* v
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* e

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor

1966–2000|

* Michael Caine (1966)
* Rod Steiger (1967)
* Per Oscarsson (1968)
* Jon Voight (1969)
* George C. Scott (1970)
* Peter Finch (1971)
* Al Pacino (1972)
* Marlon Brando (1973)
* Jack Nicholson (1974)
* Jack Nicholson (1975)
* Robert De Niro (1976)
* Art Carney (1977)
* Gary Busey (1978)
* Dustin Hoffman (1979)
* Peter O'Toole (1980)
* Burt Lancaster (1981)
* Dustin Hoffman (1982)
* Gérard Depardieu (1983)
* Steve Martin (1984)
* Jack Nicholson (1985)
* Bob Hoskins (1986)
* Steve Martin (1987)
* Michael Keaton (1988)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (1989)
* Jeremy Irons (1990)
* River Phoenix (1991)
* Stephen Rea (1992)
* David Thewlis (1993)
* Paul Newman (1994)
* Nicolas Cage (1995)
* Eddie Murphy (1996)
* Robert Duvall (1997)
* Nick Nolte (1998)
* Russell Crowe (1999)
* Javier Bardem (2000)

2001–present|

* Gene Hackman (2001)
* Adrien Brody (2002)
* Bill Murray (2003)
* Jamie Foxx (2004)
* Philip Seymour Hoffman (2005)
* Forest Whitaker (2006)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (2007)
* Sean Penn (2008)
* Jeremy Renner (2009)
* Jesse Eisenberg (2010)
* Brad Pitt (2011)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (2012)
* Oscar Isaac (2013)
* Timothy Spall (2014)
* Michael B. Jordan (2015)
* Casey Affleck (2016)
* Daniel Kaluuya (2017)
* Ethan Hawke (2018)
* Antonio Banderas (2019)
* Delroy Lindo (2020)
* Hidetoshi Nishijima (2021)
* Colin Farrell (2022)

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New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor

1935–1950|

* Charles Laughton (1935)
* Walter Huston (1936)
* Paul Muni (1937)
* James Cagney (1938)
* James Stewart (1939)
* Charlie Chaplin (1940)
* Gary Cooper (1941)
* James Cagney (1942)
* Paul Lukas (1943)
* Barry Fitzgerald (1944)
* Ray Milland (1945)
* Laurence Olivier (1946)
* William Powell (1947)
* Laurence Olivier (1948)
* Broderick Crawford (1949)
* Gregory Peck (1950)

1951–1975|

* Arthur Kennedy (1951)
* Ralph Richardson (1952)
* Burt Lancaster (1953)
* Marlon Brando (1954)
* Ernest Borgnine (1955)
* Kirk Douglas (1956)
* Alec Guinness (1957)
* David Niven (1958)
* James Stewart (1959)
* Burt Lancaster (1960)
* Maximilian Schell (1961)
* No Award (1962)
* Albert Finney (1963)
* Rex Harrison (1964)
* Oskar Werner (1965)
* Paul Scofield (1966)
* Rod Steiger (1967)
* Alan Arkin (1968)
* Jon Voight (1969)
* George C. Scott (1970)
* Gene Hackman (1971)
* Laurence Olivier (1972)
* Marlon Brando (1973)
* Jack Nicholson (1974)
* Jack Nicholson (1975)

1976–2000|

* Robert De Niro (1976)
* John Gielgud (1977)
* Jon Voight (1978)
* Dustin Hoffman (1979)
* Robert De Niro (1980)
* Burt Lancaster (1981)
* Ben Kingsley (1982)
* Robert Duvall (1983)
* Steve Martin (1984)
* Jack Nicholson (1985)
* Bob Hoskins (1986)
* Jack Nicholson (1987)
* Jeremy Irons (1988)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (1989)
* Robert De Niro (1990)
* Anthony Hopkins (1991)
* Denzel Washington (1992)
* David Thewlis (1993)
* Paul Newman (1994)
* Nicolas Cage (1995)
* Geoffrey Rush (1996)
* Peter Fonda (1997)
* Nick Nolte (1998)
* Richard Farnsworth (1999)
* Tom Hanks (2000)

2001–present|

* Tom Wilkinson (2001)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (2002)
* Bill Murray (2003)
* Paul Giamatti (2004)
* Heath Ledger (2005)
* Forest Whitaker (2006)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (2007)
* Sean Penn (2008)
* George Clooney (2009)
* Colin Firth (2010)
* Brad Pitt (2011)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (2012)
* Robert Redford (2013)
* Timothy Spall (2014)
* Michael Keaton (2015)
* Casey Affleck (2016)
* Timothée Chalamet (2017)
* Ethan Hawke (2018)
* Antonio Banderas (2019)
* Delroy Lindo (2020)
* Benedict Cumberbatch (2021)
* Colin Farrell (2022)
* Franz Rogowski (2023)

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Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor

* Jack Nicholson (1997)
* Ian McKellen (1998)
* Kevin Spacey (1999)
* Tom Hanks (2000)
* Billy Bob Thornton (2001)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (2002)
* Bill Murray (2003)
* Paul Giamatti (2004)
* Philip Seymour Hoffman (2005)
* Forest Whitaker (2006)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (2007)
* Mickey Rourke (2008)
* Jeremy Renner (2009)
* Colin Firth (2010)
* Michael Fassbender (2011)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (2012)
* Chiwetel Ejiofor (2013)
* Michael Keaton (2014)
* Michael Fassbender (2015)
* Casey Affleck (2016)
* Gary Oldman (2017)
* Ethan Hawke (2018)
* Adam Driver (2019)
* Delroy Lindo (2020)
* Benedict Cumberbatch (2021)
* Colin Farrell (2022)

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San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor

* Michael Caine (2002)
* Bill Murray (2003)
* Paul Giamatti (2004)
* Heath Ledger (2005)
* Sacha Baron Cohen (2006)
* George Clooney (2007)
* Sean Penn / Mickey Rourke (2008)
* Colin Firth (2009)
* Colin Firth (2010)
* Gary Oldman (2011)
* Joaquin Phoenix (2012)
* Chiwetel Ejiofor (2013)
* Michael Keaton (2014)
* Paul Dano (2015)
* Denzel Washington (2016)
* Andy Serkis (2017)
* Ethan Hawke (2018)
* Antonio Banderas (2019)
* Chadwick Boseman (2020)
* Benedict Cumberbatch (2021)
* Colin Farrell (2022)

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Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture

Drama
(1996–2010, 2018–present)|

* Geoffrey Rush (1996)
* Robert Duvall (1997)
* Edward Norton (1998)
* Terence Stamp (1999)
* Geoffrey Rush (2000)
* Brian Cox (2001)
* Michael Caine / Daniel Day-Lewis (2002)
* Sean Penn (2003)
* Don Cheadle (2004)
* Philip Seymour Hoffman (2005)
* Forest Whitaker (2006)
* Viggo Mortensen (2007)
* Richard Jenkins (2008)
* Jeremy Renner (2009)
* Colin Firth (2010)
* Willem Dafoe (2018)
* Christian Bale (2019)
* Riz Ahmed (2020)
* Benedict Cumberbatch (2021)
* Brendan Fraser (2022)

Musical or Comedy
(1996–2010, 2018–present)|

* Tom Cruise (1996)
* Jack Nicholson (1997)
* Ian Bannen / David Kelly (1998)
* Philip Seymour Hoffman (1999)
* Michael Douglas (2000)
* Ewan McGregor (2001)
* Kieran Culkin (2002)
* Bill Murray (2003)
* Jamie Foxx (2004)
* Terrence Howard (2005)
* Joseph Cross (2006)
* Ryan Gosling (2007)
* Ricky Gervais (2008)
* Michael Stuhlbarg (2009)
* Michael Cera (2010)
* Rami Malek (2018)
* Taron Egerton (2019)
* Sacha Baron Cohen (2020)
* Andrew Garfield (2021)
* Austin Butler (2022)

Motion Picture
(2011–2017)|

* Ryan Gosling (2011)
* Bradley Cooper (2012)
* Matthew McConaughey (2013)
* Michael Keaton (2014)
* Leonardo DiCaprio (2015)
* Andrew Garfield / Viggo Mortensen (2016)
* Gary Oldman / Harry Dean Stanton (2017)

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Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie

* Raul Julia (1994)
* Gary Sinise (1995)
* Alan Rickman (1996)
* Gary Sinise (1997)
* Christopher Reeve (1998)
* Jack Lemmon (1999)
* Brian Dennehy (2000)
* Ben Kingsley (2001)
* William H. Macy (2002)
* Al Pacino (2003)
* Geoffrey Rush (2004)
* Paul Newman (2005)
* Jeremy Irons (2006)
* Kevin Kline (2007)
* Paul Giamatti (2008)
* Kevin Bacon (2009)
* Al Pacino (2010)
* Paul Giamatti (2011)
* Kevin Costner (2012)
* Michael Douglas (2013)
* Mark Ruffalo (2014)
* Idris Elba (2015)
* Bryan Cranston (2016)
* Alexander Skarsgård (2017)
* Darren Criss (2018)
* Sam Rockwell (2019)
* Mark Ruffalo (2020)
* Michael Keaton (2021)
* Sam Elliott (2022)

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Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor

* Jack Nicholson (2002)
* Bill Murray (2003)
* Jamie Foxx (2004)
* Philip Seymour Hoffman (2005)
* Forest Whitaker (2006)
* George Clooney (2007)
* Mickey Rourke (2008)
* George Clooney (2009)
* Colin Firth (2010)
* George Clooney (2011)
* Daniel Day-Lewis (2012)
* Chiwetel Ejiofor (2013)
* Michael Keaton (2014)
* Leonardo DiCaprio (2015)
* Casey Affleck (2016)
* Gary Oldman (2017)
* Bradley Cooper (2018)
* Adam Driver (2019)
* Chadwick Boseman (2020)
* Andrew Garfield (2021)
* Colin Farrell (2022)
* Cillian Murphy (2023)

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