BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

BAFTA Award for Best Actor
The 2025 recipient: Robert Aramayo
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
LocationUnited Kingdom
Presented byBritish Academy of Film and Television Arts
Currently held byRobert Aramayo for I Swear (2025)
Websitehttp://www.bafta.org/

The BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is an award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). It has been awarded since the 6th British Academy Film Awards to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a film. From 1952 to 1967, there were two Best Actor awards: one for a British actor and another for a foreign actor. In 1968, the two prizes of British and Foreign actor were combined to create a single Best Actor award. Its current title, for Best Actor in a Leading Role, has been used since 1995.

Peter Finch has the most wins in the category with five. The most recent winner of the award is Robert Aramayo for I Swear (2025).