BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
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The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role has been presented to its winners since 1952 and actors of all nationalities are eligible to receive the award.
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Winners 1952-67
Between 1952 and 1967, two distinct awards were given to the best British and best foreign actor each year.British winners of the BAFTA Award for Best Actor
Overseas winners of the BAFTA Award for Best Actor
| Year | Winner | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Marlon Brando | Viva Zapata! |
| 1953 | Marlon Brando | Julius Caesar |
| 1954 | Marlon Brando | On the Waterfront |
| 1955 | Ernest Borgnine | Marty |
| 1956 | François Perier | Gervaise |
| 1957 | Henry Fonda | 12 Angry Men |
| 1958 | Sidney Poitier | The Defiant Ones |
| 1959 | Jack Lemmon | Some Like It Hot |
| 1960 | Jack Lemmon | The Apartment |
| 1961 | Paul Newman | The Hustler |
| 1962 | Burt Lancaster | The Bird Man of Alcatraz |
| 1963 | Marcello Mastroianni | Divorce, Italian Style |
| 1964 | Marcello Mastroianni | Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow |
| 1965 | Lee Marvin | The Killers, Cat Ballou |
| 1966 | Rod Steiger | The Pawnbroker |
| 1967 | Rod Steiger | In the Heat of the Night |
Winners 1968-present
In 1968, the two prizes were combined to create a single Best Actor award. Its current title, for Best Actor in a Leading Role, has been used since 1985.
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