Citra Award for Best Leading Actor

The Citra Award for Best Leading Actor (Indonesian: Piala Citra untuk Pemeran Pria Utama) is an award given at the Indonesian Film Festival (IFF) to Indonesian actors for their achievements in lead roles. Described by Screen International as "Indonesia's equivalent to the Oscars",^[1] the Citra Awards are the country's most prestigious film awards.^[2] They are intended to recognise Indonesian achievements in film and draw the public's interest to the cinema industry.^[3] Initially winners were selected from all entries by a jury, but owing to efficiency concerns and widespread disapproval of winners within the Indonesian film industry, beginning in 1979 the IFF instituted a nomination system in which a committee selected the Citra Award recipients from a shortlist of three to six nominees.^[4] The shortlist has remained at five selections since 1987.

Initially known as the Indonesian Film Festival Awards, the Citra Award was first given at the IFF in 1955. There were two recipients that year: A.N. Alcaff of Lewat Djam Malam and A. Hadi of Tarmina. The multiple winners, also found in the Best Film and Best Leading Actress categories, was controversial; film critics considered Lewat Djam Malam by far the better film and suggested that Djamaluddin Malik's funding of the festival had influenced Tarmina's win.^[5] Succeeding festivals were held in 1960 and 1967. The IFF was held annually from 1973.^[6] Awards were presented at all IFF ceremonies except in 1980; that year, the jury decided that none of the nominated actors had put on performances worthy of the prize.^[6][7] After the 1992 IFF, a sharp decline in film production led the festival to be discontinued. It was reinstated as an annual event in 2004, after receiving funds from the Indonesian government.^[1][8] The most recent winner of this Citra Award is Dedy Soetomo, who was recognised at the 2015 IFF for his performance in Mencari Hilal.

A total of 61 actors have been nominated for a Citra Award for Best Leading Actor, 26 of whom have won at least one. As of 2012 the most recognised actor at the IFF is Deddy Mizwar, who received ten nominations (with three wins) beginning with Bukan Impian Semusim in 1982.^[9] The only other actor to receive three wins is Sukarno M. Noor, while three other actors have won two Citra Awards: Benyamin Sueb, Slamet Rahardjo, and Tio Pakusadewo. The actor with the most nominations without a win is Ray Sahetapy, who received six nominations between 1984 and 1990. Two films have seen multiple cast members receive nominations. Of these, only Nagabonar Jadi 2 earned a win, with Mizwar receiving the award. Four actors – Mizwar, Nicholas Saputra, Reza Rahadian, and Zainal Abidin – have received more than one nomination in a single year; each won for one of their nominations.

Nominations and awards

A.N. Alcaff received one of the inaugural Citra Awards.

Sukarno M. Noor received the award three times.

Rhoma Irama received a nomination in 1992 for Nada dan Dakwah.

Key

Sign	Meaning
	Indicates the winner

Citra Award for Best Leading Actor winners and nominees

Year	Recipient	Film	Ref
1955	A. Hadi	Tarmina	[10]
1955	A.N. Alcaff	Lewat Djam Malam	[11]
1960	Sukarno M. Noor	Anakku Sajang	[12]
1967	Sukarno M. Noor	Dibalik Tjahaja Gemerlapan	[12]
1973	Benyamin Sueb	Intan Berduri	[13]
1974	Mang Udel	Si Mamad	[lower-alpha 1][14]
1974	Kusno Sudjarwadi	Rio Anakku	[lower-alpha 2][15]
1975	Slamet Rahardjo	Ranjang Pengantin	[16]
1976	Ratno Timoer	Cinta	[17]
1977	Benyamin Sueb	Si Doel Anak Modern	[13]
1978	Kaharuddin Syah	Letnan Harahap	[18]
1979	Sukarno M. Noor	Kemelut Hidup	[12]
1979	El Manik	Gara-Gara Istri Muda	[19]
1979	Maruli Sitompul	November 1828	[20]
1979	Parto Tegal	Pulau Cinta	[21]
1980	Deddy Hariadi	Si Pincang	[22]
1980	Fachrul Rozi	Harmonikaku	[23]
1980	Ryan Hidayat	Anna Maria	[24]
1980	W. D. Mochtar	Yuyun Pasien Rumah Sakit Jiwa	[25]
1980	Zainal Abidin	Si Pincang	[26]
1981	Maruli Sitompul	Laki-laki dari Nusakambangan	[20]
1981	Adi Kurdi	Bukan Istri Pilihan	[27]
1981	Dian Hasry	Usia 18	[28]
1982	Zainal Abidin	Putri Seorang Jendral	[26]
1982	Deddy Mizwar	Bukan Impian Semusim	[9]
1982	Pitrajaya Burnama	Nila di Gaun Putih	[29]
1982	Rachmat Hidayat	Tali Merah Perkawinan	[30]
1982	S. Bagio	Sang Guru	[31]
1982	Zainal Abidin	Mawar Jingga	[26]
1983	Slamet Rahardjo	Di Balik Kelambu	[16]
1983	El Manik	Titian Serambut Dibelah Tujuh	[19]
1983	Roy Marten	Tapak-Tapak Kaki Wolter Monginsidi	[32]
1983	W. D. Mochtar	Roro Mendut	[25]
1984	El Manik	Budak Nafsu	[19]
1984	Amoroso Katamsi	Pengkhianatan G30S/PKI	[33]
1984	Deddy Mizwar	Sunan Kalijaga	[9]
1984	Rano Karno	Yang	[34]
1984	Ray Sahetapy	Ponirah Terpidana	[35]
1985	Alex Komang	Doea Tanda Mata	[36]
1985	Deddy Mizwar	Saat-Saat Kau Berbaring di Dadaku	[9]
1985	Rano Karno	Ranjau-Ranjau Cinta	[34]
1985	Ray Sahetapy	Kerikil-Kerikil Tajam	[35]
1985	Zainal Abidin	Kembang Kertas	[26]
1986	Deddy Mizwar	Arie Hanggara	[9]
1986	Deddy Mizwar	Kejarlah Daku Kau Kutangkap	[9]
1986	Mathias Muchus	Beri Aku Waktu	[37]
1986	Ray Sahetapy	Opera Jakarta	[35]
1987	Deddy Mizwar	Nagabonar	[9]
1987	Cok Simbara	Penyesalan Seumur Hidup	[38]
1987	El Manik	Biarkan Bulan Itu	[19]
1987	Rano Karno	Arini (Masih Ada Kereta yang Akan Lewat)	[34]
1987	Slamet Rahardjo	Kodrat	[16]
1988	Mathias Muchus	Istana Kecantikan	[37]
1988	Deddy Mizwar	Ayahku	[9]
1988	Ray Sahetapy	Tatkala Mimpi Berakhir	[35]
1988	Pitrajaya Burnama	Tjoet Nja' Dhien	[29]
1989	Rachmat Hidayat	Pacar Ketinggalan Kereta	[30]
1989	Eeng Saptahadi	Semua Sayang Kamu	[39]
1989	Mang Udel	Si Badung	[14]
1989	Rano Karno	Arini II (Biarkan Kereta Api Itu Lewat)	[34]
1989	Ray Sahetapy	Noesa Penida (Pelangi Kasih Pandansari)	[35]
1990	Rano Karno	Taksi	[34]
1990	Deddy Mizwar	2 dari 3 Laki-Laki	[9]
1990	Didi Petet	Joe Turun ke Desa	[40]
1990	Ray Sahetapy	Jangan Bilang Siapa-siapa	[35]
1990	Sophan Sophiaan	Sesaat dalam Pelukan	[41]
1991	Tio Pakusadewo	Lagu untuk Seruni	[42]
1991	Didi Petet	Boneka dari Indiana	[40]
1991	Mathias Muchus	Cintaku di Way Kambas	[37]
1991	Rachmat Hidayat	Potret	[30]
1992	Jamal Mirdad	Ramadhan dan Ramona	[43]
1992	Cok Simbara	Plong (Naik Daun)	[38]
1992	Rano Karno	Kuberikan Segalanya	[34]
1992	Rhoma Irama	Nada dan Dakwah	[44]
2004	Tora Sudiro	Arisan!	[45]
2004	Derby Romero	Petualangan Sherina	[46]
2004	Nicholas Saputra	Ada Apa dengan Cinta?	[47]
2004	Tosan Wiryawan	Marsinah: Cry Justice	[48]
2004	Winky Wiryawan	Mengejar Matahari	[49]
2005	Nicholas Saputra	Gie	[47]
2005	Bucek Depp	Brownies	[50]
2005	Deddy Mizwar	Ketika	[9]
2005	Mike Muliadro	Detik Terakhir	[51]
2005	Nicholas Saputra	Janji Joni	[47]
2006	Albert Fakdawer	Denias, Senandung di Atas Awan	[52]
2006	Aries Budiman	Garasi	[53]
2006	Dwi Sasono	Mendadak Dangdut	[54]
2006	Ramon Y. Tungka	Ekskul	[55]
2006	Ringgo Agus Rahman	Jomblo	[56]
2007	Deddy Mizwar	Nagabonar Jadi 2	[9]
2007	Dwi Sasono	Mengejar Mas-Mas	[54]
2007	Fachri Albar	Kala	[57]
2007	Ringgo Agus Rahman	Get Married	[56]
2007	Tora Sudiro	Nagabonar Jadi 2	[45]
2008	Vino G. Bastian	Radit dan Jani	[58]
2008	Aming	Doa yang Mengancam	[59]
2008	Donny Alamsyah	Fiksi	[60]
2008	Nicholas Saputra	3 Doa 3 Cinta	[47]
2008	Yama Carlos	May	[61]
2009	Tio Pakusadewo	Identitas	[42]
2009	Emir Mahira	Garuda di Dadaku	[62]
2009	Reza Rahadian	Emak Ingin Naik Haji	[63]
2009	Vino G. Bastian	Serigala Terakhir	[58]
2009	Yama Carlos	Ruma Maida	[61]
2010	Reza Rahadian	3 Hati Dua Dunia Satu Cinta	[63]
2010	Edo Borne	I Know What You Did on Facebook	[64]
2010	Oka Antara	Hari Untuk Amanda	[65]
2010	Reza Rahadian	Alangkah Lucunya	[63]
2010	Lukman Sardi	Red Cobex	[66]
2011	Emir Mahira	Rumah Tanpa Jendela	[62]
2011	Alex Komang	Surat Kecil untuk Tuhan	[36]
2011	Ferdy Taher	Masih Bukan Cinta Biasa	[67]
2011	Oka Antara	Sang Penari	[65]
2011	Tio Pakusadewo	Tebus	[42]
2012	Donny Damara	Lovely Man	[68]
2012	Emir Mahira	Garuda di Dadaku 2	[69]
2012	Muhammad Syihab	Cita-Citaku Setinggi Tanah	[69]
2012	Reza Rahadian	Test Pack: You're My Baby	[69]
2012	Tio Pakusadewo	Rayya, Cahaya Di Atas Cahaya	[69]
2013	Reza Rahadian	Habibie & Ainun	[70]
2013	Abimana Aryasatya	Belenggu	[71]
2013	Ikranagara	Sang Kiai	[71]
2013	Joe Taslim	La Tahzan	[71]
2013	Lukman Sardi	Rectoverso	[71]
2014	Chico Jerikho	Cahaya Dari Timur: Beta Maluku	[72]
2014	Vino G. Bastian	3 Nafas Likas	[73]
2014	Abimana Aryasatya	Haji Backpacker	[73]
2014	Herjunot Ali	Tenggelamnya Kapal van der Wijck	[73]
2014	Ario Bayu	Soekarno	[73]
2015	Deddy Sutomo	Mencari Hilal	[74]
2015	Reza Rahadian	Kapan Kawin?	[75]
2015	Reza Rahadian	Guru Bangsa: Tjokroaminoto	[75]
2015	Rio Dewanto	Love and Faith	[75]
2015	Vino G. Bastian	Toba Dreams	[75]
2016	Reza Rahadian	My Stupid Boss	[76]
2016	Reza Rahadian	Rudy Habibie	[77]
2016	Tio Pakusadewo	Surat Dari Praha	[77]
2016	Abimana Aryasatya	Warkop DKI Reborn: Jangkrik Boss Part 1	[77]
2016	Vino G. Bastian	Warkop DKI Reborn: Jangkrik Boss Part 1	[77]

Explanatory notes

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