Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor

The Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor was an annual award given by the Toronto Film Critics Association, honouring the best performances by male actors in films.

Winners

1990s YearWinnerFilmRoleRef 1997 Ian Holm The Sweet Hereafter Mitchell Stephens Liam Lacey, "Egoyan film top pick". The Globe and Mail, January 15, 1998. Jack Nicholson As Good As It Gets Melvin Udall 1998 Ian McKellen Gods and Monsters James Whale "War movies are the big winners". Hamilton Spectator, December 18, 1998. Robert Duvall The Apostle Sonny Dewey Tom Hanks Saving Private Ryan John H. Miller 1999 Kevin Spacey American Beauty Lester Burnham "Toronto critics pick Magnolia as best film of 1999 Yet-unreleased second picture from director of Boogie Nights follows linked stories of characters in San Fernando Valley". The Globe and Mail, December 17, 1999. Jim Carrey Man on the Moon Andy Kaufman

2000s YearWinnerFilmRoleRef 2000 Benicio del Toro Traffic Javier Rodriguez Peter Howell, "Toronto critics like Lee; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon named top movie". Toronto Star, December 21, 2000. Mark Ruffalo You Can Count on Me Terry 2001 Ed Harris Pollock Jackson Pollock "Memento named best picture". Calgary Herald, December 20, 2001. John Cameron Mitchell Hedwig and the Angry Inch Hedwig Robinson Jack Nicholson The Pledge Jerry Black 2002 Nicolas Cage Adaptation. Charlie and Donald Kaufman "Toronto critics pick Adaptation as top film". Ottawa Citizen, December 20, 2022. Daniel Day-Lewis Gangs of New York William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting Jack Nicholson About Schmidt Warren R. Schmidt 2003 Bill Murray Lost in Translation Bob Harris "Coppola's Lost in Translation honoured by Toronto critics". Waterloo Region Record, December 18, 2003. 2004 Paul Giamatti Sideways Miles Raymond "Sideways named best film of 2004 by Toronto critics". Sault Star, December 17, 2004. 2005 Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote Truman Capote "Cronenberg's History of Violence tops T.O. critics' best-of list". Sudbury Star, December 22, 2005. 2006 Sacha Baron Cohen Borat Borat Sagdiyev Lee-Anne Goodman, "'The Queen' named best picture by Toronto's film critics". Canadian Press, December 20, 2006. Ryan Gosling Half Nelson Dan Dunne Forest Whitaker The Last King of Scotland Idi Amin 2007 Viggo Mortensen Eastern Promises Nikolai Luzhin Bruce Kirkland, "Old Men No. 1; Coen Brothers flick tops T.O. film critics' 2007 list". Toronto Sun, December 19, 2007. George Clooney Michael Clayton Michael Clayton Gordon Pinsent Away from Her Grant Anderson 2008 Mickey Rourke The Wrestler Robin Ramzinski / Randy "The Ram" Robinson Chris Knight, "Toronto critics pick Wendy and Lucy". Windsor Star, December 17, 2008. Sean Penn Milk Harvey Milk Jean-Claude Van Damme JCVD Himself 2009 Nicolas Cage Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Terence McDonagh "Basterds, Hunger top Toronto critics' picks". Waterloo Region Record, December 17, 2009. George Clooney Up in the Air Ryan Bingham Michael Fassbender Hunger Bobby Sands Colin Firth A Single Man George Falconer Viggo Mortensen The Road Man

2010s YearWinnerFilmRoleRef2010Jesse Eisenberg The Social Network Mark Zuckerberg Peter Knegt, "“Social Network” Tops San Francisco and Toronto Film Critics’ Awards". IndieWire, December 14, 2010.Colin FirthThe King's SpeechKing George VIJames Franco127 HoursAron Ralston2011Michael Shannon Take Shelter Curtis LaForche Brian D. Johnson, "Toronto critics name 'Tree of Life' Best Picture". Maclean's, December 14, 2011.George ClooneyThe DescendantsMatthew "Matt" KingMichael FassbenderShameBrandon Sullivan2012Denis Lavant Holy Motors Mr. Oscar Cassandra Szklarski, "'The Master' rules with Toronto film critics, named best film, screenplay". Canadian Press, December 18, 2012.Daniel Day-LewisLincolnAbraham LincolnJoaquin PhoenixThe MasterFreddie Quell2013Oscar Isaac Inside Llewyn Davis Llewyn Davis "Toronto Film Critics Association awards for 2013". Toronto Star, December 17, 2013.Chiwetel Ejiofor12 Years a SlaveSolomon NorthupMatthew McConaugheyDallas Buyers ClubRon Woodroof2014Tom Hardy Locke Ivan Locke Norman Wilner, "Toronto film critics champion Boyhood". Now, December 16, 2014.Ralph FiennesThe Grand Budapest HotelMonsieur Gustave H.Jake GyllenhaalNightcrawlerLouis "Lou" Bloom2015Tom HardyLegend The Kray Twins Jeremy Kay, "Toronto critics honour 'Carol'". Screen Daily, December 14, 2015.Leonardo DiCaprioThe Revenant Hugh GlassMichael FassbenderSteve Jobs Steve Jobs2016Adam DriverPaterson Paterson Norman Wilner, "Toronto critics bask in the Moonlight". Now, December 12, 2016.Casey AffleckManchester by the Sea Lee ChandlerPeter SimonischekToni Erdmann Winfried Conradi / Toni Erdmann2017Daniel Day-LewisPhantom Thread Reynolds Woodcock Jim Slotek, "Toronto film critics give best picture thumbs up to The Florida Project". Original Cin, December 10, 2017.Timothée ChalametCall Me by Your Name Elio PerlmanGary OldmanDarkest Hour Winston Churchill2018Ethan Hawke First Reformed Reverend Ernst Toller Corey Atad, "Toronto Film Critics Association Names ‘Roma’ Best Picture Of 2018". ET Canada, December 10, 2018. Willem Dafoe At Eternity's Gate Vincent van Gogh Viggo Mortensen Green Book Tony Lip2019Adam Driver Marriage Story Charlie Barber Radheyan Simonpillai, "Toronto Film Critics Association names Parasite the year’s best movie". Now, December 9, 2019. Antonio Banderas Pain and Glory Salvador Mallo Adam Sandler Uncut Gems Howard Ratner

2020s YearWinnerFilmRoleRef2020 Riz Ahmed Sound of Metal Ruben Stone Etan Vlessing, "Chloe Zhao's 'Nomadland' Named Best Picture by Toronto Film Critics Association". The Hollywood Reporter, February 7, 2021. Chadwick Boseman Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Levee Green Mads Mikkelsen Another Round (Druk) Martin2021 Denzel Washington The Tragedy of Macbeth Macbeth Sarah Curran, "Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Lost Daughter’ Wins Big At Toronto Film Critics Association Awards". ET Canada, January 16, 2022. Benedict Cumberbatch The Power of the Dog Phil Burbank Andrew Garfield tick, tick... BOOM! Jonathan Larson2022 Paul Mescal Aftersun Calum Paterson Pat Mullen, "Toronto Film Critics Name All the Beauty and the Bloodshed Top Doc". Point of View, January 8, 2023. Colin Farrell The Banshees of Inisherin Pádraic Súilleabháin Brendan Fraser The Whale Charlie

References

External links Toronto Film Critics Association - Past Award Winners