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Greatest Lead Actor Oscar Performance? (1990-2024)
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Which Oscar-winning leading actor performance from 1990 to 2024 is the greatest?
Greatest Acting Oscar Performances (1990-2024) Companion Polls
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Jeremy Irons in Reversal of Fortune (1990)
1991 Oscar:
Jeremy Irons
as Claus von Bülow in
Reversal of Fortune (1990)
Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
1992 Oscar:
Anthony Hopkins
as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman (1992)
1993 Oscar:
Al Pacino
as Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade in
Scent of a Woman (1992)
Tom Hanks in Philadelphia (1993)
1994 Oscar:
Tom Hanks
as Andrew Beckett in
Philadelphia (1993)
Tom Hanks in Forrest Gump (1994)
1995 Oscar:
Tom Hanks
as Forrest Gump in
Forrest Gump (1994)
Nicolas Cage in Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
1996 Oscar:
Nicolas Cage
as Ben Sanderson in
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Geoffrey Rush in Shine (1996)
1997 Oscar:
Geoffrey Rush
as David Helfgott in
Shine (1996)
Jack Nicholson and Jill the Dog in As Good as It Gets (1997)
1998 Oscar:
Jack Nicholson
as Melvin Udall in
As Good as It Gets (1997)
Roberto Benigni in Life Is Beautiful (1997)
1999 Oscar:
Roberto Benigni
as Guido Orefice in
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Denzel Washington in Training Day (2001)
2002 Oscar:
Denzel Washington
as Det. Alonzo Harris in
Training Day (2001)
Kevin Spacey in American Beauty (1999)
2000 Oscar:
Kevin Spacey
as Lester Burnham in
American Beauty (1999)
Russell Crowe in Gladiator (2000)
2001 Oscar:
Russell Crowe
as Maximus Decimus Meridius in
Gladiator (2000)
Adrien Brody in The Pianist (2002)
2003 Oscar:
Adrien Brody
as Wladyslaw Szpilman in
The Pianist (2002)
Sean Penn in Mystic River (2003)
2004 Oscar:
Sean Penn
as Jimmy Markum in
Mystic River (2003)
Jamie Foxx in Ray (2004)
2005 Oscar:
Jamie Foxx
as Ray Charles in
Ray (2004)
Philip Seymour Hoffman in Capote (2005)
2006 Oscar:
Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Truman Capote in
Capote (2005)
Forest Whitaker in The Last King of Scotland (2006)
2007 Oscar:
Forest Whitaker
as Idi Amin in
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood (2007)
2008 Oscar:
Daniel Day-Lewis
as Daniel Plainview in
There Will Be Blood (2007)
Sean Penn in Milk (2008)
2009 Oscar:
Sean Penn
as Harvey Milk in
Milk (2008)
Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart (2009)
2010 Oscar:
Jeff Bridges
as Bad Blake in
Crazy Heart (2009)
Colin Firth in The King's Speech (2010)
2011 Oscar:
Colin Firth
as George VI in
The King's Speech (2010)
Jean Dujardin in The Artist (2011)
2012 Oscar:
Jean Dujardin
as George Valentin in
The Artist (2011)
Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln (2012)
2013 Oscar:
Daniel Day-Lewis
as Abraham Lincoln in
Lincoln (2012)
Matthew McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
2014 Oscar:
Matthew McConaughey
as Ron Woodroof in
Dallas Buyers Club (2013)
Eddie Redmayne in The Theory of Everything (2014)
2015 Oscar:
Eddie Redmayne
as Stephen Hawking in
The Theory of Everything (2014)
Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant (2015)
2016 Oscar:
Leonardo DiCaprio
as Hugh Glass in
The Revenant (2015)
Casey Affleck in Manchester by the Sea (2016)
2017 Oscar:
Casey Affleck
as Lee Chandler in
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Gary Oldman in Darkest Hour (2017)
2018 Oscar:
Gary Oldman
as Winston Churchill in
Darkest Hour (2017)
Rami Malek in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
2019 Oscar:
Rami Malek
as
Freddie Mercury
in
Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
Joaquin Phoenix in Joker (2019)
2020 Oscar:
Joaquin Phoenix
as
Arthur Fleck / Joker
in
Joker (2019)
Added 10 February 2020
Anthony Hopkins in The Father (2020)
2021 Oscar:
Anthony Hopkins
as
Anthony
in
The Father (2020)
Added 25 April 2021
Will Smith in King Richard (2021)
2022 Oscar:
Will Smith
as
Richard Williams
in
King Richard (2021)
Added 27 March 2022
Brendan Fraser in The Whale (2022)
2023 Oscar:
Brendan Fraser
as
Charlie
in
The Whale (2022)
Added 12 March 2023
Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer (2023)
2024 Oscar:
Cillian Murphy
as
J. Robert Oppenheimer
in
Oppenheimer (2023)
Added 10 March 2024
Adrien Brody in The Brutalist (2024)
2025 Oscar:
Adrien Brody
as
Laszlo Toth
in
The Brutalist (2024)
Added 05 March 2025
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Daniel Day-Lewis
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