Saturday, October 5

LAFCA – Best Actor

Click through each award to see the full list of nominees and winners!

2019 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Pain and Glory Antonio Banderas

Pain and Glory

Antonio Banderas

2018 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

First Reformed Ethan Hawke

First Reformed

Ethan Hawke

2017 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Call Me by Your Name Timothée Chalamet

Call Me by Your Name

Timothée Chalamet

2016 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Paterson Adam Driver

Paterson

Adam Driver

2015 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Steve Jobs Michael Fassbender

Steve Jobs

Michael Fassbender

2014 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Locke Tom Hardy

Locke

Tom Hardy

2013 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Nebraska Bruce Dern

Nebraska

Bruce Dern

2012 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

The Master Joaquin Phoenix

The Master

Joaquin Phoenix

2011 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Shame Michael Fassbender

Shame

Michael Fassbender

2010 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

The King's Speech Colin Firth

The King’s Speech

Colin Firth

2009 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Crazy Heart Jeff Bridges

Crazy Heart

Jeff Bridges

2008 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Milk Sean Penn

Milk

Sean Penn

2007 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

There Will Be Blood Daniel Day-Lewis

There Will Be Blood

Daniel Day-Lewis

2006 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan Sacha Baron Cohen

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Sacha Baron Cohen

2006 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

The Last King of Scotland Forest Whitaker

The Last King of Scotland

Forest Whitaker

2005 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Capote Philip Seymour Hoffman

Capote

Philip Seymour Hoffman

2004 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Kinsey Liam Neeson

Kinsey

Liam Neeson

2003 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Lost in Translation Bill Murray

Lost in Translation

Bill Murray

2002 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

About Schmidt Jack Nicholson

About Schmidt

Jack Nicholson

2002 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Gangs of New York Daniel Day-Lewis

Gangs of New York

Daniel Day-Lewis

2001 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Training Day Denzel Washington

Training Day

Denzel Washington

2000 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Wonder Boys Michael Douglas

Wonder Boys

Michael Douglas

1999 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

The Insider Russell Crowe

The Insider

Russell Crowe

1998 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Gods and Monsters Ian McKellen

Gods and Monsters

Ian McKellen

1997 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

The Apostle Robert Duvall

The Apostle

Robert Duvall

1996 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Shine Geoffrey Rush

Shine

Geoffrey Rush

1995 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Leaving Las Vegas Nicolas Cage

Leaving Las Vegas

Nicolas Cage

1994 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Pulp Fiction John Travolta

Pulp Fiction

John Travolta

1993 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Shadowlands Anthony Hopkins

Shadowlands

Anthony Hopkins

1992 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Unforgiven Clint Eastwood

Unforgiven

Clint Eastwood

1991 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

The Prince of Tides Nick Nolte

The Prince of Tides

Nick Nolte

1990 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Reversal of Fortune Jeremy Irons

Reversal of Fortune

Jeremy Irons

1989 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

My Left Foot Daniel Day-Lewis

My Left Foot

Daniel Day-Lewis

1988 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Big Tom Hanks

Big

Tom Hanks

1987 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Ironweed Jack Nicholson

Ironweed

Jack Nicholson

1987 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Roxanne Steve Martin

Roxanne

Steve Martin

1986 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Mona Lisa Bob Hoskins

Mona Lisa

Bob Hoskins

1985 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Kiss of the Spider Woman William Hurt

Kiss of the Spider Woman

William Hurt

1984 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Amadeus F. Murray Abraham

Amadeus

F. Murray Abraham

1984 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Under the Volcano Albert Finney

Under the Volcano

Albert Finney

1983 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Tender Mercies Robert Duvall

Tender Mercies

Robert Duvall

1982 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Gandhi Ben Kingsley

Gandhi

Ben Kingsley

1981 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Atlantic City Burt Lancaster

Atlantic City

Burt Lancaster

1980 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Raging Bull Robert De Niro

Raging Bull

Robert De Niro

1979 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Kramer vs. Kramer Dustin Hoffman

Kramer vs. Kramer

Dustin Hoffman

1978 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Coming Home Jon Voight

Coming Home

Jon Voight

1977 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

The Goodbye Girl Richard Dreyfuss

The Goodbye Girl

Richard Dreyfuss

1976 LAFCA Award – Best Actor

Taxi Driver Robert De Niro

Taxi Driver

Robert De Niro