The British Independent Film Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film is an annual award given by the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) to recognize the best lead performance by an actor in a British independent film. The award was first presented in the 1998 ceremony with Ray Winstone being the first recipient of the award for his performance as Raymond in Nil by Mouth.
British Independent Film Award for Best Actor | |
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Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film |
Country | United Kingdom |
Presented by | BIFA |
First awarded | 1998 |
Last awarded | 2021 |
Currently held by | Adeel Akhtar – Ali & Ava (2021) |
Website | www |
Actors Michael Fassbender, Tom Hardy and Josh O'Connor are the only nominees who have won the award twice while Riz Ahmed holds the record of most nominations in this category with five nominations.
In July 2022, it was announced that the performance categories would be replaced with gender-neutral categories, with both Best Actor and Best Actress merging into the Best Lead Performance category. Additionally, a category named Best Joint Lead Performance was created for "two (or exceptionally three) performances that are the joint focus of the film, especially where performances share a large number of scenes and screen time".[1]
Year | Actor | Film | Character |
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1998 (1st) [2] |
Ray Winstone | Nil by Mouth | Raymond |
John Hurt | Love and Death on Long Island | Giles De'Ath | |
Peter Mullan | My Name Is Joe | Joe Kavanagh | |
Jonathan Pryce | Regeneration | William Rivers | |
David Thewlis | Divorcing Jack | Dan Starkey | |
1999 (2nd) [3] |
Ian McKellen | Gods and Monsters | James Whale |
Daniel Auteuil | The Lost Son | Xavier Lombard | |
Michael Caine | Little Voice | Ray Say | |
Daniel Craig | The Trench | Sgt. Telford Winter | |
Ray Winstone | The War Zone | Dad |
Year | Actor | Film | Character |
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2020 (23rd) [40][41] |
Anthony Hopkins | The Father | Anthony |
Riz Ahmed | Mogul Mowgli | Zed | |
Sope Dirisu | His House | Bol | |
Amir El-Masry | Limbo | Omarr | |
Cosmo Jarvis | Calm with Horses | Douglas | |
2021 (24th) [42] |
Adeel Akhtar | Ali & Ava | Ali |
Riz Ahmed | Encounter | Malik Kahn | |
Stephen Graham | Boiling Point | Andy Jones | |
Jude Law | The Nest | Rory O'Hara | |
James Norton | Nowhere Special | John |
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