New york film critics circle award for best actor
The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) Award for Best Actor is an annual award given by the New York Film Critics Circle to recognize the best performance by an actor in a leading role in a film. Here is a list of the winners of the NYFCC Award for Best Actor since 1990:
- 1990: Jeremy Irons - "Reversal of Fortune"
- 1991: Robert De Niro - "Cape Fear"
- 1992: Denzel Washington - "Malcolm X"
- 1993: David Byrne - "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"
- 1994: Tom Hanks - "Philadelphia"
- 1995: Nicolas Cage - "Leaving Las Vegas"
- 1996: Geoffrey Rush - "Shine"
- 1997: Jack Nicholson - "As Good as It Gets"
- 1998: Edward Norton - "American History X"
- 1999: Richard Farnsworth - "The Straight Story"
- 2000: Russell Crowe - "Gladiator"
- 2001: Giancarlo Giannini - "Faithless"
- 2002: Daniel Day-Lewis - "Gangs of New York"
- 2003: Bill Murray - "Lost in Translation"
- 2004: Jamie Foxx - "Ray"
- 2005: Philip Seymour Hoffman - "Capote"
- 2006: Forest Whitaker - "The Last King of Scotland"
- 2007: Daniel Day-Lewis - "There Will Be Blood"
- 2008: Mickey Rourke - "The Wrestler"
- 2009: Jeff Bridges - "Crazy Heart"
- 2010: Jesse Eisenberg - "The Social Network"
- 2011: Brad Pitt - "The Tree of Life"
- 2012: Daniel Day-Lewis - "Lincoln"
- 2013: Chiwetel Ejiofor - "12 Years a Slave"
- 2014: Timothy Spall - "Mr. Turner"
- 2015: Michael Fassbender - "Steve Jobs"
- 2016: Casey Affleck - "Manchester by the Sea"
- 2017: Timothée Chalamet - "Call Me by Your Name"
- 2018: Ethan Hawke - "First Reformed"
- 2019: Robert De Niro - "The Irishman"
- 2020: Delroy Lindo - "Da 5 Bloods"
- 2021: Benedict Cumberbatch - "The Power of the Dog"
Note: The NYFCC Award for Best Actor is one of the most prestigious and respected awards in the film industry, and is often seen as a precursor to the Academy Award for Best Actor.