Best Actor in a Leading Role is a British Academy Film award presented annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding leading performance in a film.
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| Superlative | Best Actor | Best Supporting Actor | Overall | |||
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| Actor with most awards | Peter Finch | 5 | Denholm Elliott | 3 | Peter Finch | 5 |
| Actor with most British Actor Award (till 1967) | Peter Finch | 3 | — | — | Peter Finch | 3 |
| Actor with most Foreign Actor Award (till 1967) | Marlon Brando | 3 | — | — | Marlon Brando | 3 |
| Actor with most nominations | Dustin Hoffman | 8 | Denholm Elliott | 7 | Dustin Hoffman Michael Caine |
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| Actor with most British Actor Award nominations (till 1967) | Laurence Olivier | 6 | — | — | Laurence Olivier | 6 |
| Actor with most Foreign Actor Award nominations (till 1967) | Jack Lemmon Sidney Poitier |
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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.
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