Online Film Critics Society Awards / Best Actor
The Online Film Critics Society Award (OFCS Award) for Best Actor has been presented every year since 1997.
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| Most frequently honored leading actor | Daniel Day-Lewis (2 wins) |
| Most frequently nominated leading actor | Russell Crowe (3 nominations) |
| Most frequently nominated leading actor without a win | Russell Crowe (3 nominations) |
Winners & nominees
All nominees for a year are listed, with the winner on top.
1997 to 1999
1997
Jack Nicholson - It couldn't be better
1998
Ian McKellen - Gods and Monsters
1999
Kevin Spacey - American Beauty
- Jim Carrey - The Moon Man
- Russell Crowe - Insider (The Insider)
- Richard Farnsworth - A True Story - The Straight Story (The Straight Story)
- Edward Norton - Fight Club
2000 to 2009
2000
- Christian Bale - American Psycho
- Russell Crowe - gladiator
- Michael Douglas - The WonderBoys (Wonder Boys)
- Geoffrey Rush - Quills - Power of Obsession (Quills)
2001
Billy Bob Thornton - The Man Who Wasn't There
- Russell Crowe - A Beautiful Mind
- Guy Pearce - Memento
- Denzel Washington - Training Day
- Tom Wilkinson - In the Bedroom
2002
Daniel Day-Lewis - Gangs of New York
- Adrien Brody - The pianist
- Nicolas Cage - adaptation
- Jack Nicholson - About Schmidt
- Robin Williams - One Hour Photo
2003
Bill Murray - Lost in Translation
- Johnny Depp - Pirates of the Caribbean
- Paul Giamatti - American Splendor
- Ben Kingsley - House of Sand and Fog
- Sean Penn - Mystic River
2004
- Jim Carrey - Forget Mine Don't!
- Don Cheadle - Hotel Rwanda
- Leonardo DiCaprio - Aviator
- Jamie Foxx - Ray
2005
Philip Seymour Hoffman - Capote
- Terrence Howard - Hustle & Flow
- Heath Ledger - Brokeback Mountain
- Joaquin Phoenix - Walk the Line
- David Strathairn - Good Night, and Good Luck
2006
Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland - In the clutches of power
- Sacha Baron Cohen - Borate
- Leonardo DiCaprio - Departed - Among enemies
- Ryan Gosling - Half Nelson
- Peter O'Toole - Venus
2007
Daniel Day-Lewis - There Will Be Blood
- George Clooney - Michael Clayton
- Emile Hirsch - Into the Wild
- Frank Langella - Starting Out in the Evening
- Viggo Mortensen - Deadly Promises - Eastern Promises
2008
Mickey Rourke - The Wrestler - Fame, Love, Pain
- Benicio Del Toro - The Argentine
- Richard Jenkins - A Summer in New York - The Visitor
- Frank Langella - Frost / Nixon
- Sean Penn - Milk
2009
Jeremy Renner - Fatal Command - The Hurt Locker
- Jeff Bridges - Crazy Heart
- George Clooney - Up in the Air
- Sharlto Copley - District 9
- Joaquin Phoenix - Two Lovers
2010 to 2019
2010
Colin Firth - The King's Speech
- Jeff Bridges - True Grit
- Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
- James Franco - 127 Hours
- Ryan Gosling - Blue Valentine
- Édgar Ramírez - Carlos - The jackal
2011
- George Clooney - The Descendants - Family and Other Affairs
- Jean Dujardin - The Artist
- Gary Oldman - Queen, King, Ace, Spy (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy)
- Michael Shannon - Take Shelter
2012
- John Hawkes - The Sessions - When Words Touch (The Sessions)
- Denis Lavant - Holy Motors
- Joaquin Phoenix - The Master
- Denzel Washington - Flight
2013
Chiwetel Ejiofor - 12 Years a Slave
- Tom Hanks - Captain Phillips
- Oscar Isaac - Inside Llewyn Davis
- Mads Mikkelsen - The Hunt
- Joaquin Phoenix - Mr.
2014
Michael Keaton - Birdman or (The Unexpected Power of Cluelessness)
- Ralph Fiennes - Grand Budapest Hotel
- Brendan Gleeson - You're Dead on Sunday (Calvary)
- Jake Gyllenhaal - Nightcrawler - Every night has its price (Nightcrawler)
- Timothy Spall - Mr. Turner - Master of Light
2015
Michael Fassbender - Steve Jobs
- Matt Damon - The Martian - Saves Mark Watney (The Martian)
- Leonardo DiCaprio - The Revenant - The returnees (The Revenant)
- Michael B. Jordan - Creed - Rocky's Legacy (Creed)
- Ian McKellen - Mr. Holmes
2016
Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea
- Adam Driver - Paterson
- Ryan Gosling - La La Land
- Viggo Mortensen - Captain Fantastic - Once Wilderness and Back (Captain Fantastic)
- Denzel Washington - Fences
2017
Gary Oldman - The Darkest Hour
- Timothée Chalamet - Call Me by Your Name
- James Franco - The Disaster Artist
- Daniel Kaluuya - Get Out
- Robert Pattinson - Good Time
2018
- Bradley Cooper - A Star Is Born
- Christian Bale - Vice - The Second Man (Vice)
- Joaquin Phoenix - A Beautiful Day (You Were Never Really Here)
- John David Washington - BlacKkKlansman
2019
- Antonio Banderas - Sorrow and Glory (Dolor y Gloria)
- Robert De Niro - The Irishman
- Joaquin Phoenix - Joker
- Adam Sandler - The Black Diamond (Uncut Gems)