Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor
| Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) The 2025 recipient: Chang Chen | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Presented by | Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee |
| First award | 1962 |
| Currently held by | Chang Chen for Lucky Lu (2025) |
| Website | goldenhorse |
The Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor (Chinese: 金馬獎最佳男主角) is presented annually at Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Awards.
Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai holds the record for the most wins in this category, with three, for his performances in Chungking Express (1994), Infernal Affairs (2003), and Lust, Caution (2007). He also holds the record for the most nominations, with seven.
Winners and nominees
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1960s
[edit]| Year | Recipient(s) | Film | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 (1st) |
Wang Yin | The Pistol | 手槍 |
| 1963 (2nd) |
Tang Ching | Dark night to dawn | 黑夜到黎明 |
| 1965 (3rd) |
Ko Hsiang-ting | Beautiful Duckling | 養鴨人家 |
| 1966 (4th) |
Zhao Lei | His-Shih, Beauty of Beauties | 西施 |
| 1967 (5th) |
Ou Wei | Hometown Robbery | 故鄉劫 |
| 1968 (6th) |
Tsui Fu-sheng | The Road | 路 |
| 1969 (7th) |
Peter Yang | Storm Over the Yangtse River | 扬子江风云 揚子江風雲 |
1970s
[edit]| Year | Recipient(s) | Film | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 (8th) |
Ko Hsiang-ting | The Evergreen Mountains | 高山青 |
| 1971 (9th) |
Wang Yin | The Story of Tin-Ying | 缇萦 緹縈 |
| 1972 (10th) |
Ou Wei | Execution in Autumn | 秋決 |
| 1973 (11th) |
Peter Yang | The Escape | 忍 |
| 1975 (12th) |
Charlie Chin | Long Way From Home | 长情万缕 長情萬縷 |
| 1976 (13th) |
Chang Feng | Fragrant Flower Versus Noxious Grass | 香花与毒草 |
| 1977 (14th) |
Charlie Chin | Far Away From Home | 人在天涯 |
| 1978 (15th) |
Chin Han | He Never Gives Up | 汪洋中的一條船 |
| Bai Ying | The Operations of Spring Wind | 望春風 | |
| Jimmy Wang Yu | Brothers | 手足情深 | |
| 1979 (16th) |
Ko Chun-hsiung | A Teacher of Great Soldiers | 黃埔軍魂 |
| Shih Chun | Legend of the Mountain | 山中傳奇 | |
| Liang Hsiu-shen | Love in Chilly Spring | 春寒 |
1980s
[edit]| Year | Recipient(s) | Film | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 (17th) |
Wang Kuan-hsiung | White Jasmine | 茉莉花 |
| Wang Dao | The Pioneers | 源 | |
| Ti Lung | The Heroes | 俠骨英雄傳 | |
| 1981 (18th) |
Alan Tam | If I Were for Real | 假如我是真的 |
| Tony Liu | A Man of Immortality | 大湖英烈 | |
| Heung Wan-pang | Fellow Students | 同班同學 | |
| 1982 (19th) |
Eddie Chan | Man on the Brink | 邊緣人 |
| Wang Dao | The Battle for the Republic of China | 辛亥雙十 | |
| Jeem Yim | Cream Soda and Milk | 汽水加牛奶 | |
| 1983 (20th) |
Sun Yueh | Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing | 搭错车 |
| Chen Jen-lei | Traveler | 失去監獄的囚犯 | |
| Alex Man | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | 男與女 | |
| 1984 (21st) |
Danny Lee | Law with Two Phases | 公僕 |
| Jackie Chan | Project A | A計劃 | |
| Sun Yueh | Old Mao's Second Spring | 老莫的第二個春天 | |
| 1985 (22nd) |
Chow Yun-fat | Hong Kong 1941 | 等待黎明 |
| Hou Hsiao-hsien | Taipei Story | 青梅竹馬 | |
| Alex Man | Hong Kong 1941 | 等待黎明 | |
| 1986 (23rd) |
Ti Lung | A Better Tomorrow | 英雄本色 |
| Chow Yun-fat | A Better Tomorrow | 英雄本色 | |
| Kent Cheng | Why Me? | 何必有我 | |
| 1987 (24th) |
Chow Yun-fat | An Autumn's Tale | 秋天的童话 |
| Max Mok | Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch | 中國最後一個太監 | |
| Alex Man | Brotherhood | 兄弟 | |
| 1988 (25th) |
Alex Man | Gangland Odyssey | 大頭仔 |
| Sammo Hung | Painted Faces | 七小福 | |
| Ti Lung | People's Hero | 銀行風雲 | |
| 1989 (26th) |
Chen Sung-young | A City of Sadness | 悲情城市 |
| Doze Niu | Banana Paradise | 香蕉天堂 | |
| Jackie Chan | Miracles | 奇蹟 |
1990s
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[edit]Records
[edit]| Superlative | Actor | Record set |
|---|---|---|
| Most awards | Tony Leung Chiu-wai | 3 |
| Most Nominations | Tony Leung Chiu-wai | 7 |
| Most nominations without winning | Leslie Cheung | 5 |
| Oldest winner | Lin Yang | 63 years old (1995) |
| Youngest winner | Xia Yu | 20 years old (1996) |
| Oldest nominee | Michael Hui | 74 years old (2016) |
| Youngest nominee | Chang Chen | 15 years old (1991) |
The following individuals won two or more Golden Horse Awards for Best Leading Actor:
| Wins | Actor |
|---|---|
| 3 | Tony Leung Chiu-wai |
| 2 | Jackie Chan |
| Andy Lau | |
| Aaron Kwok | |
| Chow Yun-fat | |
| Charlie Chin | |
| Ko Hsiang-ting | |
| Peter Yang | |
| Wang Yin | |
| Ou Wei | |
| Ko Chun-hsiung | |
| Chang Chen |
The following individuals received five or more Best Actor nominations:
| Nominations | Actor |
|---|---|
| 7 | Tony Leung Chiu-wai |
| 6 | Tony Leung Ka-fai |
| Chang Chen | |
| 5 | Alex Man |
| Leslie Cheung |
See also
[edit]- Academy Award for Best Actor
- Asian Film Award for Best Actor
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actor
- Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor
- Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
References
[edit]- ^ Lee, Eva; Hsu, Lucy (November 21, 2020). "【2020金馬】第57屆金馬獎完整得獎名單！". Cosmopolitan (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved November 3, 2025.
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- ^ Chou, Inna (November 18, 2022). "【2022金馬獎】金馬59完整得獎名單一覽！黃秋生首奪影帝、張艾嘉三奪影后". Vogue Taiwan (in Chinese). Retrieved November 3, 2025.
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- ^ "【2024 金馬獎】金馬 61 完整得獎名單，鍾雪瑩成最新影后、《鬼才之道》狂得獎！". GQ Taiwan (in Chinese). October 2, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ^ Wong, Silvia (October 1, 2025). "'A Foggy Tale', 'Left-Handed Girl' lead Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards nominations". Screen Daily. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
- ^ Wong, Silvia (November 23, 2025). "'A Foggy Tale' wins multiple prizes including best film at Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards". Screen Daily. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Chinese)