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Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

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SAG Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture
Photo of the 2024 recipient: Timothée Chalamet
The 2024 recipient: Timothée Chalamet
Awarded forOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture
LocationLos Angeles, California
Presented bySAG-AFTRA
First awardTom Hanks for Forrest Gump (1994)
Currently held byTimothée Chalamet for A Complete Unknown (2024)
Websitesagawards.org

The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture is an award presented annually by the Screen Actors Guild. It has been presented since the 1st Screen Actors Guild Awards in 1995 to a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a film released that year.

The award has been presented 30 times, and 28 actors have won the award. Tom Hanks was the award's first winner for Forrest Gump (1994). The most recent winner is Timothée Chalamet who won for his portrayal of Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown (2024). Daniel Day-Lewis has won the award three times; no other actor has won it more than once. Denzel Washington has the most nominations with six. Chalamet and Washington are the youngest and oldest winners of this category.

Winners and nominees

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Photo of Tom Hanks.
Tom Hanks was the award's first winner, for Forrest Gump (1994).
Photo of Nicolas Cage.
Nicolas Cage won for Leaving Las Vegas (1995).
Photo of Geoffrey Rush.
Geoffrey Rush won for Shine (1996).
Photo of Jack Nicholson.
Jack Nicholson won for As Good as It Gets (1997).
Photo of Roberto Benigni.
Roberto Benigni won for Life Is Beautiful (1998).
Photo of Kevin Spacey.
Kevin Spacey won for American Beauty (1999).
Photo of Benicio Del Toro.
Benicio del Toro won for Traffic (2000).
Photo of Russell Crowe.
Russell Crowe won for A Beautiful Mind (2001).
Photo of Daniel Day-Lewis.
Daniel Day-Lewis won thrice for Gangs of New York (2002), There Will Be Blood (2007) and Lincoln (2012).
Photo of Johnny Depp.
Johnny Depp won for Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).
Photo of Jamie Foxx.
Jamie Foxx won for Ray (2004).
Photo of Philip Seymour Hoffman.
Philip Seymour Hoffman won for Capote (2005).
Photo of Forest Whitaker.
Forest Whitaker won for The Last King of Scotland (2006).
Photo of Sean Penn.
Sean Penn won for Milk (2008).
Photo of Jeff Bridges.
Jeff Bridges won for Crazy Heart (2009).
Photo of Colin Firth.
Colin Firth won for The King's Speech (2010).
Photo of Jean Dujardin.
Jean Dujardin won for The Artist (2011).
Photo of Matthew McConaughey.
Matthew McConaughey won for Dallas Buyers Club (2013).
Photo of Eddie Redmayne.
Eddie Redmayne won for The Theory of Everything (2014).
Photo of Leonardo DiCaprio.
Leonardo DiCaprio won for The Revenant (2015).
Photo of Denzel Washington.
Denzel Washington won for Fences (2016).
Photo of Gary Oldman.
Gary Oldman won for Darkest Hour (2017).
Photo of Rami Malek.
Rami Malek won for Bohemian Rhapsody (2018).
Photo of Joaquin Phoenix.
Joaquin Phoenix won for Joker (2019)
Photo of Chadwick Boseman.
Chadwick Boseman won posthumously for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020).
Photo of Will Smith.
Will Smith won for King Richard (2021).
Photo of Brendan Fraser.
Brendan Fraser won for The Whale (2022).
Photo of Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy won for Oppenheimer (2023).
Table key
Indicates the winner
† Indicates a posthumous winner
† Indicates a posthumous nominee
‡ Indicates the Academy Award winner

1990s

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Year Actor Film Role(s) Ref.
1994
(1st) 		Tom Hanks ‡ Forrest Gump Forrest Gump [1]
Morgan Freeman The Shawshank Redemption Ellis "Red" Redding
Paul Newman Nobody's Fool Donald "Sully" Sullivan
Tim Robbins The Shawshank Redemption Andy Dufresne
John Travolta Pulp Fiction Vincent Vega
1995
(2nd) 		Nicolas Cage ‡ Leaving Las Vegas Ben Sanderson [2]
Anthony Hopkins Nixon Richard Nixon
James Earl Jones Cry, the Beloved Country Rev. Stephen Kumalo
Sean Penn Dead Man Walking Matthew Poncelet
Massimo Troisi † Il Postino: The Postman Mario Ruoppolo
1996
(3rd) 		Geoffrey Rush ‡ Shine David Helfgott [3]
Tom Cruise Jerry Maguire Jerry Maguire
Ralph Fiennes The English Patient László Almásy
Woody Harrelson The People vs. Larry Flynt Larry Flynt
Billy Bob Thornton Sling Blade Karl Childers
1997
(4th) 		Jack Nicholson ‡ As Good as It Gets Melvin Udall [4]
Matt Damon Good Will Hunting Will Hunting
Robert Duvall The Apostle Euliss "Sonny" Dewey
Peter Fonda Ulee's Gold Ulysses "Ulee" Jackson
Dustin Hoffman Wag the Dog Stanley Motss
1998
(5th) 		Roberto Benigni ‡ Life Is Beautiful (La vita è bella) Guido Orefice [5]
Joseph Fiennes Shakespeare in Love William Shakespeare
Tom Hanks Saving Private Ryan Capt. John H. Miller
Ian McKellen Gods and Monsters James Whale
Nick Nolte Affliction Wade Whitehouse
1999
(6th) 		Kevin Spacey ‡ American Beauty Lester Burnham [6]
Jim Carrey Man on the Moon Andy Kaufman
Russell Crowe The Insider Jeffrey Wigand
Philip Seymour Hoffman Flawless Rusty
Denzel Washington The Hurricane Rubin "Hurricane" Carter

2000s

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Year Actor Film Role(s) Ref.
2000
(7th) 		Benicio del Toro ‡
won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 		Traffic Javier Rodriguez [7]
Jamie Bell Billy Elliot Billy Elliot
Russell Crowe ‡ Gladiator Maximus Decimus Meridius
Tom Hanks Cast Away Chuck Noland
Geoffrey Rush Quills Marquis de Sade
2001
(8th) 		Russell Crowe A Beautiful Mind John Forbes Nash Jr. [8]
Kevin Kline Life as a House George Monroe
Sean Penn I Am Sam Sam Dawson
Denzel Washington ‡ Training Day Alonzo Harris
Tom Wilkinson In the Bedroom Matt Fowler
2002
(9th) 		Daniel Day-Lewis Gangs of New York William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting [9]
Adrien Brody ‡ The Pianist Władysław "Wladek" Szpilman
Nicolas Cage Adaptation. Charlie Kaufman / Donald Kaufman
Richard Gere Chicago Billy Flynn
Jack Nicholson About Schmidt Warren Schmidt
2003
(10th) 		Johnny Depp Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Captain Jack Sparrow [10]
Peter Dinklage The Station Agent Finbar McBride
Ben Kingsley House of Sand and Fog Colonel Massoud Amir Behrani
Bill Murray Lost in Translation Bob Harris
Sean Penn ‡ Mystic River Jimmy Markum
2004
(11th) 		Jamie Foxx ‡ Ray Ray Charles [11]
Don Cheadle Hotel Rwanda Paul Rusesabagina
Johnny Depp Finding Neverland J. M. Barrie
Leonardo DiCaprio The Aviator Howard Hughes
Paul Giamatti Sideways Miles Raymond
2005
(12th) 		Philip Seymour Hoffman ‡ Capote Truman Capote [12]
Russell Crowe Cinderella Man Jim Braddock
Heath Ledger Brokeback Mountain Ennis Del Mar
Joaquin Phoenix Walk the Line Johnny Cash
David Strathairn Good Night, and Good Luck. Edward R. Murrow
2006
(13th) 		Forest Whitaker ‡ The Last King of Scotland Idi Amin [13]
Leonardo DiCaprio Blood Diamond Danny Archer
Ryan Gosling Half Nelson Dan Dunne
Peter O'Toole Venus Maurice Russell
Will Smith The Pursuit of Happyness Chris Gardner
2007
(14th) 		Daniel Day-Lewis ‡ There Will Be Blood Daniel Plainview [14]
George Clooney Michael Clayton Michael Clayton
Ryan Gosling Lars and the Real Girl Lars Lindstrom
Emile Hirsch Into the Wild Christopher McCandless
Viggo Mortensen Eastern Promises Nikolai Luzhin
2008
(15th) 		Sean Penn ‡ Milk Harvey Milk [15]
Richard Jenkins The Visitor Walter Vale
Frank Langella Frost/Nixon Richard Nixon
Brad Pitt The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke The Wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson
2009
(16th) 		Jeff Bridges ‡ Crazy Heart Otis "Bad" Blake [16]
George Clooney Up in the Air Ryan Bingham
Colin Firth A Single Man George Falconer
Morgan Freeman Invictus Nelson Mandela
Jeremy Renner The Hurt Locker Staff Sgt. First Class William James

2010s

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Year Actor Film Role(s) Ref.
2010
(17th) 		Colin Firth ‡ The King's Speech King George VI [17]
Jeff Bridges True Grit Reuben "Rooster" Cogburn
Robert Duvall Get Low Felix Bush
Jesse Eisenberg The Social Network Mark Zuckerberg
James Franco 127 Hours Aron Ralston
2011
(18th) 		Jean Dujardin ‡ The Artist George Valentin [18]
Demián Bichir A Better Life Carlos Galindo
George Clooney The Descendants Matt King
Leonardo DiCaprio J. Edgar J. Edgar Hoover
Brad Pitt Moneyball Billy Beane
2012
(19th) 		Daniel Day-Lewis ‡ Lincoln Abraham Lincoln [19]
Bradley Cooper Silver Linings Playbook Patrizio "Pat" Solitano, Jr.
John Hawkes The Sessions Mark O'Brien
Hugh Jackman Les Misérables Jean Valjean
Denzel Washington Flight William "Whip" Whitaker, Sr.
2013
(20th) 		Matthew McConaughey ‡ Dallas Buyers Club Ron Woodroof [20]
Bruce Dern Nebraska Woodrow "Woody" Grant
Chiwetel Ejiofor 12 Years a Slave Solomon Northup
Tom Hanks Captain Phillips Richard Phillips
Forest Whitaker The Butler Cecil Gaines
2014
(21st) 		Eddie Redmayne ‡ The Theory of Everything Stephen Hawking [21]
Steve Carell Foxcatcher John Eleuthère du Pont
Benedict Cumberbatch The Imitation Game Alan Turing
Jake Gyllenhaal Nightcrawler Louis "Lou" Bloom
Michael Keaton Birdman Riggan Thomson
2015
(22nd) 		Leonardo DiCaprio ‡ The Revenant Hugh Glass [22]
Bryan Cranston Trumbo Dalton Trumbo
Johnny Depp Black Mass Whitey Bulger
Michael Fassbender Steve Jobs Steve Jobs
Eddie Redmayne The Danish Girl Lili Elbe / Einar Wegener
2016
(23rd) 		Denzel Washington Fences Troy Maxson [23]
Casey Affleck ‡ Manchester by the Sea Lee Chandler
Ryan Gosling La La Land Sebastian Wilder
Andrew Garfield Hacksaw Ridge Desmond T. Doss
Viggo Mortensen Captain Fantastic Ben Cash
2017
(24th) 		Gary Oldman ‡ Darkest Hour Winston Churchill [24]
Timothée Chalamet Call Me by Your Name Elio Perlman
James Franco The Disaster Artist Tommy Wiseau
Daniel Kaluuya Get Out Chris Washington
Denzel Washington Roman J. Israel, Esq. Roman J. Israel
2018
(25th) 		Rami Malek ‡ Bohemian Rhapsody Freddie Mercury [25]
Christian Bale Vice Dick Cheney
Bradley Cooper A Star Is Born Jackson Maine
Viggo Mortensen Green Book Tony Lip
John David Washington BlacKkKlansman Ron Stallworth
2019
(26th) 		Joaquin Phoenix ‡ Joker Arthur Fleck / Joker [26]
Christian Bale Ford v Ferrari Ken Miles
Leonardo DiCaprio Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Rick Dalton
Adam Driver Marriage Story Charlie Barber
Taron Egerton Rocketman Elton John

2020s

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Year Actor Film Role(s) Ref.
2020
(27th) 		Chadwick Boseman † Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Levee Green [27]
Riz Ahmed Sound of Metal Ruben Stone
Anthony Hopkins ‡ The Father Anthony
Gary Oldman Mank Herman J. Mankiewicz
Steven Yeun Minari Jacob Yi
2021
(28th) 		Will Smith ‡ King Richard Richard Williams [28]
Javier Bardem Being the Ricardos Desi Arnaz
Benedict Cumberbatch The Power of the Dog Phil Burbank
Andrew Garfield Tick, Tick...Boom! Jonathan Larson
Denzel Washington The Tragedy of Macbeth Lord Macbeth
2022
(29th) 		Brendan Fraser ‡ The Whale Charlie [29]
Austin Butler Elvis Elvis Presley
Colin Farrell The Banshees of Inisherin Pádraic Súilleabháin
Bill Nighy Living Mr. Williams
Adam Sandler Hustle Stanley Sugerman
2023
(30th) 		Cillian Murphy ‡ Oppenheimer J. Robert Oppenheimer [30]
Bradley Cooper Maestro Leonard Bernstein
Colman Domingo Rustin Bayard Rustin
Paul Giamatti The Holdovers Paul Hunham
Jeffrey Wright American Fiction Thelonious "Monk" Ellison
2024
(31st) 		Timothée Chalamet A Complete Unknown Bob Dylan [31]
Adrien Brody ‡ The Brutalist László Tóth
Daniel Craig Queer William Lee
Colman Domingo Sing Sing John "Divine G" Whitfield
Ralph Fiennes Conclave Thomas Cardinal Lawrence

Superlatives

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Superlative Leading Actor Supporting Actor Overall
Actor with most awards Daniel Day-Lewis 3 Mahershala Ali 2 Daniel Day-Lewis 3
Actor with most nominations Denzel Washington 6 Chris Cooper, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto 3 Leonardo DiCaprio, Denzel Washington 6
Actor with most nominations without ever winning George Clooney, Bradley Cooper, Ryan Gosling, Viggo Mortensen 3 Chris Cooper, Willem Dafoe 3 George Clooney 4
Film with most nominations The Shawshank Redemption 2 The Banshees of Inisherin, The Birdcage, The Contender, Crash, The Irishman, No Country for Old Men, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2 The Banshees of Inisherin 3
Oldest Winner Denzel Washington
(Fences, 2017) 		62 Christopher Plummer
(Beginners, 2012) 		82 Christopher Plummer
(Beginners, 2012) 		82
Oldest Nominee Anthony Hopkins
(The Father, 2021) 		83 Robert Duvall
(The Judge, 2015) 		83 Robert Duvall
(The Judge, 2015) 		83
Youngest Winner Timothée Chalamet
(A Complete Unknown, 2025) 		29 Heath Ledger
(The Dark Knight, 2009) 		28 Heath Ledger
(The Dark Knight, 2009) 		28
Youngest Nominee Jamie Bell
(Billy Elliot, 2001) 		14 Jacob Tremblay
(Room, 2016) 		9 Jacob Tremblay
(Room, 2016) 		9

Multiple winners

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Three wins

Multiple nominees

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Note: Winners are indicated in bold type.

Two nominations
Three nominations
  • George Clooney (Michael Clayton (2007), Up in the Air (2009), The Descendants (2011))
  • Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook (2012), A Star is Born (2018), Maestro (2023))
  • Daniel Day-Lewis (Gangs of New York (2002), There Will Be Blood (2007), Lincoln (2012))
  • Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Finding Neverland (2004), Black Mass (2015))
  • Ryan Gosling (Half Nelson (2006), Lars and the Real Girl (2007), La La Land (2016))
  • Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises (2007), Captain Fantastic (2016), Green Book (2018))
Four nominations
  • Russell Crowe (The Insider (1999), Gladiator (2000), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Cinderella Man (2005))
  • Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump (1994), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Cast Away (2000), Captain Phillips (2013))
  • Sean Penn (Dead Man Walking (1995), I Am Sam (2001), Mystic River (2003), Milk (2008))
Five nominations
  • Leonardo DiCaprio (The Aviator (2004), Blood Diamond (2006), J. Edgar (2011), The Revenant (2015), Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019))
Six nominations
  • Denzel Washington (The Hurricane (1999), Training Day (2001), Flight (2012), Fences (2016), Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017), The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021))

See also

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References

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