IFTA Award for Best International Actor


The IFTA Award for Best International Actor is an award presented annually by the Irish Film & Television Academy. It was first presented at the 2nd Irish Film & Television Awards ceremony in 2004 to a non-Irish actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a feature film.
The record for most wins is two, held by Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis and Robert Downey Jr.; DiCaprio has the most nominations with seven. Ralph Fiennes is the award's most recent winner, for Conclave.

Winners and nominees

In the following table, the years are listed as the year of film. The first three ceremonies were held at the end of the year, but since the 4th Irish Film & Television Awards the ceremonies have generally been held the following year. The award wasn't presented between the 16th and the 18th ceremonies, returning at the 19th ceremony in 2023.
‡Indicates the winner

Multiple awards and nominations

The following individuals have received two or more Best International Actor awards:
WinsActorNominations
2Leonardo DiCaprio7
2Daniel Day-Lewis2
2Robert Downey Jr.2

The following individuals have received two or more Best International Actor nominations:
NominationsActor
7Leonardo DiCaprio
3Ryan Gosling
2Casey Affleck
2Timothée Chalamet
2Bradley Cooper
2Daniel Day-Lewis
2Johnny Depp
2Robert Downey Jr.
2Ralph Fiennes
2Jake Gyllenhaal
2Ethan Hawke
2Gary Oldman
2Sean Penn
2Sam Rockwell
2Denzel Washington