Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

The Bodil Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is one of the merit categories presented annually by the Danish Film Critics Association at the Bodil Awards. Created in 1948, it is one of the oldest film awards in Europe, and it honours the best performance by an actor in a leading role in a Danish produced film. The jury can decide not to hand out the award. This has happened five times, in 1952, 1970, 1976, 1985, and in 1986.

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Honorees

1940s

1948: Poul Reichhardt won for his role as the soldier Robert Olsen in Jenny and the Soldier
1949: Mogens Wieth won for his role in ''Kampen mod uretten''

1950s

1950: Erik Mørk won for his role in Susanne
1951: Ib Schønberg won for his role in Café Paradis
1952: Not awarded
1953: Per Buckhøj won for his role in Adam and Eve
1954: won for his role in Hendes store aften
1955: Emil Hass Christensen won for his role in Ordet
1956: Ove Sprogøe won for his role in På tro og love
1957: Peter Malberg won for his role in Be Dear to Me
1958: Gunnar Lauring won for his role in Krudt og klunker
1959: Preben Lerdorff Rye won for his role in ''''

1960s

1960: Kjeld Petersen won for his role in Vi er allesammen tossede
1961: Henning Moritzen won for his role in Forelsket i København
1962: John Price won for his role in Duellen
1963: Jarl Kulle won for his role in Den kære familie
1964: won for his role in Sekstet
1965: Morten Grunwald won for his role in '
1966: John Price won for his role in Neighbours
1967: Per Oscarsson won for his role in Hunger
1968: Jesper Langberg won for his role in '
1969: Jesper Klein won for his role in ''Ballad of Carl-Henning''

1970s

1970: Not awarded
1971: Paul Scofield won for his role in King Lear
1972: Ove Sprogøe won for his role in The Missing Clerk
1973: Ole Ernst won for his role in '
1974: Dirch Passer won for his role in Me and the Mafia
1975: Ove Sprogøe won for his role in The Last Exploits of the Olsen Gang
1976: Not awarded
1977: Jens Okking won for his role in Strømer
1978: Frits Helmuth won for his role in '
1979: Jesper Christensen won for his role in ''''

1980s

1980: won for his role in Johnny Larsen
1981: Buster Larsen won for his role in Jeppe på bjerget
1982: Otto Brandenburg won for his role in '
1983: Ole Ernst won for his role in Der er et yndigt land
1984: won for his role in '
1985: Not awarded
1986: Not awarded
1987: Michael Falch won for his role in
1988: Max von Sydow won for his role in Pelle the Conqueror
1989: Ole Lemmeke won for his role in ''''

1990s

1990: Frits Helmuth won for his role in Waltzing Regitze
1991: Tommy Kenter won for his role in Dance of the Polar Bears
1992: Ole Lemmeke won for his role in '
1993: Søren Østergaard won for his role in Pain of Love
1994: Frits Helmuth won for his role in Stolen Spring
1995: Ernst-Hugo Järegård won for his role as Stig Helmer in The Kingdom
1996: Ulf Pilgaard won for his role in '
1997: Max von Sydow won for his role in Hamsun
1998: Holger Juul Hansen won for his role as Einar Moesgaard in Riget II
1999: Ulrich Thomsen won for his role in ''The Celebration''

2000s

2000: won for his role as Lars Erik in Bornholms stemme
2001: Jesper Christensen won for his role as Kaj in The Bench
* Jakob Cedergren was nominated for his role as Nick in Submarino
* Anders W. Berthelsen was nominated for his role as Andreas in Italian for Beginners
* Peter Gantzler was nominated for his role as Jørgen Mortensen in Italian for Beginners
* Thure Lindhardt was nominated for his role as Brian in A Place Nearby
* Søren Pilmark was nominated for his role as Thorkild in Flickering Lights
2002: Jens Okking won for his role as Svensson in One-Hand Clapping
* Lars Mikkelsen was nominated for his role as Mads in Kira's Reason: A Love Story
* Troels Lyby was nominated for his role in Truly Human
* Nikolaj Lie Kaas was nominated for his role as P in Truly Human
* Sven Wollter was nominated for his role as Martin Fischer in A Song for Martin
2003: Jens Albinus won for his role as Richard Malmros in Facing the Truth
* Ole Ernst was nominated for his role as Father in Okay
* Jørgen Kiil was nominated for his role in Minor Mishaps
* Mads Mikkelsen was nominated for his role as Niels in Open Hearts
2004: Ulrich Thomsen won for his role as Christoffer in The Inheritance
* Lars Brygmann was nominated for his role in Reconstruction
* Jakob Cedergren was nominated for his role as Tom in Stealing Rembrandt
* Mads Mikkelsen was nominated for his role as Svend in The Green Butchers
* John Turturro was nominated for his role as Harry in Fear X
2005: Mads Mikkelsen won for his role as Tonny in Pusher II
* Anders W. Berthelsen was nominated for his role as Ulrik Torp in King's Game
* Nikolaj Lie Kaas was nominated for his role as Jannik in Brothers
* Mikael Persbrandt was nominated for his role as Thomas in Day and Night
* Ulrich Thomsen was nominated for his role as Michael in Brothers
2006: Jesper Christensen won for his role as Carsten in Manslaughter
* Mikael Persbrandt was nominated for his role as Åke in Bang Bang Orangutang
* Troels Lyby was nominated for his role as Henrik in Accused
* Thure Lindhardt was nominated for his role as Steso in Nordkraft
* Bjarne Henriksen was nominated for his role as Keld in Kinamand
2007: Nicolas Bro won for his role as in Offscreen
* David Dencik was nominated for his role as Veronica in A Soap
* Rolf Lassgård was nominated for his role as Jørgen Lennart Hansson in After the Wedding
* Mads Mikkelsen was nominated for his role as Christoffer in Prague
* was nominated for his role as Frits Johansen in We Shall Overcome
2008: Jesper Asholt won for his role as Father in The Art of Crying
* Kim Bodnia was nominated for his role as Simon in Echo
* Lars Brygmann was nominated for his role as Ulrich Nymann in '
* David Dencik was nominated for his role as Shmuli in '
* Thure Lindhardt was nominated for his role as Tosse Uffe in
2009: Jakob Cedergren won for his role as Robert Hansen in Terribly Happy
* was nominated for his role as Mogens in Gaven
* Thure Lindhardt was nominated for his role as Bent Faurschou Hviid in Flame & Citron
* Dar Salim was nominated for his role as Jamil in Go With Peace, Jamil
* Ulrich Thomsen was nominated for his role as Mikael in ''Fear Me Not''

2010s

2010: Willem Dafoe won for his role as "He" in Amtichrist
* Kristian Halken was nominated for his role as Vagn Bendtsen in Oldboys
* Cyron Melville was nominated for his role as Pierre Duret in Love and Rage
* Nikolaj Coster-Waldau was nominated for his role as Claes Greve in Headhunters
2011: Pilou Asbæk won for his role as R in R
* Jakob Cedergren was nominated for his role as Nick in Submarino
* David Dencik was nominated for his role as Jimmy in Brotherhood
* Mikael Persbrandt was nominated for his role as Anton in In a Better World
* Peter Plaugborg was nominated for his role as Nick's brother in Submarino
2012: Nikolaj Lie Kaas won for his role as Dirch Passer in A Funny Man
* Jesper Christensen was nominated for his role as Rikard Rheinwald in A Family
* Anders W. Berthelsen was nominated for his role as Christian in SuperClásico
2013: Mikkel Boe Følsgaard won for his role as Christian VII in A Royal Affair
* Mads Mikkelsen was nominated for his role as Johann Friedrich Struensee in A Royal Affair
* Søren Malling was nominated for his role as Peter C. Ludvigsen in A Hijacking
* Pilou Asbæk was nominated for his role as Mikkel Hartmann in A Hijacking
* Lars Mikkelsen was nominated for his role as Per in A Caretaker's Tale
2014: Mads Mikkelsen won for his role as Lucas in The Hunt
* was nominated for his role in Nordvest
* Jakob Cedergren was nominated for his role in Sorrow and Joy
* Nicolas Bro was nominated for his role as Mogens Glistrup in '
* Stellan Skarsgård was nominated for his role as Seligman in Nymphomaniac
2015: Henrik Birch won for his role as Kristian in Klumpfisken
* Mikael Persbrandt was nominated for his role as Thomas Jacob in Someone You Love
* was nominated for his role as Martin in Speed Walking
* was nominated for his role in The Other Life
2016: Roland Møller won for his role as Sergeant Carl Leopold Rasmussen in Land of Mine
* was nominated for his role as Eik Skaløe in Itsi Bitsi
* Ulrich Thomsen was nominated for his role as Richard Møller Nielsen in Sommeren '92
* Pilou Asbæk was nominated for his role as Claus Michael Petersen in A War
* Peter Plaugborg was nominated for his role as Poul Brink in The Idealist
2017: Søren Malling won for his role in Parents
* David Dencik was nominated for his role as Arne Itkin in '
* Mikkel Boe Følsgaard was nominated for his role as Thomas in Walk with Me
* was nominated for his role in '
* Ulrich Thomsen was nominated for his role as Erik in The Commune
2018: Dejan Cukic won for his role in '
: Jakob Cedergren won for his role as Asger Holm in ''The Guilty''

2020s

: Jesper Christensen won for his role in Before the Frost
: Mads Mikkelsen won for his role in Another Round
: Anders Matthesen for his role in Checkered Ninja 2
: Elliott Crosset Hove for his role in Godland
: Mads Mikkelsen for his role in The Promised Land