IFTA Award for Best Lead Actor – Film

The IFTA Award for Lead Actor – Film is an award presented annually by the Irish Film & Television Academy. It has been presented since the 1st Irish Film & Television Awards ceremony in 2003 to an Irish actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a feature film.
The record for most wins is three, held by both Cillian Murphy and Michael Fassbender, while Moe Dunford has won the award twice. The record for most nominations is eleven, held by Colin Farrell, who has won the award once. Ciarán Hinds has the most nominations without winning, with four. Murphy is the award's most recent winner, for Small Things Like These.

Eligibility

The award is exclusively open to Irish actors; there is a separate International award for non-Irish actors. The rules define an Irish person as follows:

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. As there was no ceremony in 2019, the 16th Irish Film & Television Awards covered a period of two years.

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The following individuals have received two or more Lead Actor awards:

The following individuals have received two or more Lead Actor nominations: