Rank | Name | Film | Distributor |
1 | Ke Huy Quan | “Everything Everywhere All at Once” | A24 |
An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world by exploring other universes connecting with the lives she could have led. |
2 | Brendan Gleeson | “The Banshees of Inisherin” | Searchlight Pictures |
Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.
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3 | Judd Hirsch | “The Fabelmans” | Universal Pictures |
A semi-autobiography based on Spielberg’s own childhood growing up in post-war Arizona, from age seven to eighteen. |
4 | Eddie Redmayne | “The Good Nurse” | Netflix |
An infamous caregiver is implicated in the deaths of hundreds of hospital patients. |
5 | Ben Foster | “Emancipation” | Apple Original Films |
A runaway slave forges through the swamps of Louisiana on a tortuous journey to escape plantation owners that nearly killed him. |
Next in Line |
6 | Brian Tyree Henry | “Causeway” | A24/Apple Original Films |
A US soldier suffers a traumatic brain injury while fighting in Afghanistan and struggles to adjust to life back home. |
7 | Barry Keoghan | “The Banshees of Inisherin” | Searchlight Pictures |
Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them. |
8 | Ben Whishaw | “Women Talking” | MGM/United Artists Releasing |
A group of women in an isolated religious colony as they struggle to reconcile their faith with a string of sexual assaults committed by the colony’s men. |
9 | Mark Rylance | “Bones & All” | MGM/United Artists Releasing |
“Empire of Light” is a love story set in and around a beautiful old cinema on the South Coast of England in the 1980s. |
10 | Jeremy Strong | “Armageddon Time” | Focus Features |
A deeply personal coming-of-age story about the strength of family and the generational pursuit of the American Dream. |
Other Top-Tier Contenders |
11 | Tom Hanks | “Elvis” | Warner Bros. |
12 | Brad Pitt | “Babylon” | Paramount Pictures |
13 | Paul Dano | “The Fabelmans” | Universal Pictures |
14 | Woody Harrelson | “Triangle of Sadness” | Neon |
15 | Toby Jones | “Empire of Light” | Searchlight Pictures |
16 | Micheal Ward | “Empire of Light” | Searchlight Pictures |
17 | Miles Teller | “Top Gun: Maverick” | Paramount Pictures |
18 | Andre Braugher | “She Said” | Universal Pictures |
19 | Glen Powell | “Devotion” | Sony Pictures |
20 | Colin Farrell | “The Batman” | Warner Bros. |
Also In Contention |
21 | David Lynch | “The Fabelmans” | Universal Pictures |
22 | Anthony Hopkins | “Armageddon Time” | Focus Features |
23 | Don Cheadle | “White Noise” | Netflix |
24 | Paul Dano | “The Batman” | Warner Bros. |
25 | Harry Styles | “My Policeman” | Amazon Studios |
26 | Raúl Castillo | “The Inspection” | A24 |
27 | Bokeem Woodbine | “The Inspection” | A24 |
28 | Viggo Mortensen | “Thirteen Lives” | Amazon Studios/MGM |
29 | Ben Aldridge | “Spoiler Alert” | Focus Features |
30 | Edward Norton | “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Story” | Netflix |
All Contenders Listed (Unranked-Alphabetical) |
— | Aaron Hilmer | “All Quiet on the Western Front” | Netflix |
— | Aaron Moten | “Emancipation” | Apple Original Films |
— | Adrien Brody | “Blonde” | Netflix |
— | Adrien Brody | “See How They Run” | Searchlight Pictures |
— | Albrecht Schuch | “All Quiet on the Western Front” | Netflix |
— | Aldis Hodge | “Black Adam” | Warner Bros |
— | Alessandro Nivola | “Amsterdam” | 20th Century Studios |
— | Alex Livinalli | “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” | Marvel Studios |
— | Alex Sharp | “Living” | Sony Pictures Classics |
— | Allan Corduner | “Tár” | Focus Features |
— | Andre Braugher | “She Said” | Universal Pictures |
— | André Holland | “Bones & All” | MGM/United Artists Releasing |
— | Andrés Almeida | “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths” | Netflix |
— | Andrew Scott | “Catherine Called Birdy” | Amazon Studios |
— | Andy Serkis | “The Batman” | Warner Bros. |
— | Anthony Edwards | “Hustle” | Netflix |
— | Anthony Hopkins | “Armageddon Time” | Focus Features |
— | Ashton Sanders | “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” | Sony Pictures |
— | Asivak Koostachin | “Montana Story” | Bleecker Street |
— | Austin Crute | “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.” | Focus Features |
— | Barry Keoghan | “The Banshees of Inisherin” | Searchlight Pictures |
— | Barry Keoghan | “The Batman” | Warner Bros. |
— | Ben Aldridge | “Spoiler Alert” | Focus Features |
— | Ben Foster | “Emancipation” | Apple Original Films |
— | Ben Foster | “Hustle” | Netflix |
— | Ben Whishaw | “Women Talking” | MGM/United Artists Releasing |
— | Benedict Wong | “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” | Marvel Studios |
— | Bill Irwin | “Spoiler Alert” | Focus Features |
— | Bill Murray | “The Greatest Beer Run Ever” | Apple Original Films |
— | Bobby Cannavale | “Blonde” | Netflix |
— | Bokeem Woodbine | “The Inspection” | A24 |
— | Brad Pitt | “Babylon” | Paramount Pictures |
— | Brandon Perea | “Nope” | Universal Pictures |
— | Brendan Gleeson | “The Banshees of Inisherin” | Searchlight Pictures |
— | Brett Gelman | “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” | Sony Pictures |
— | Brian D’Arcy James | “The Cathedral” | Hulu |
— | Brian Tyree Henry | “Causeway” | A24/Apple Original Films |
— | Britain Dalton | “Avatar: The Way of Water” | 20th Century Studios |
— | Chris Pine | “Don’t Worry Darling” | Warner Bros. |
— | Chris Rock | “Amsterdam” | 20th Century Studios |
— | Claes Bang | “The Northman” | Focus Features |
— | Clarke Peters | “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” | Sony Pictures |
— | Cliff Curtis | “Avatar: The Way of Water” | 20th Century Studios |
— | Colin Farrell | “The Batman” | Warner Bros. |
— | Colin Farrell | “Thirteen Lives” | Amazon Studios/MGM |
— | Colin Firth | “Empire of Light” | Searchlight Pictures |
— | Conphidance | “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.” | Focus Features |
— | Dave Bautista | “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” | Netflix |
— | David Dawson | “My Policeman” | Amazon Studios |
— | David Denham | “Emancipation” | Apple Original Films |
— | David Oyelowo | “See How They Run” | Searchlight Pictures |
— | David Strathairn | “Where the Crawdads Sing” | Sony Pictures |
— | David Wenham | “Elvis” | Warner Bros. |
— | Derek Jacobi | “Allelujah” | No U.S. Distribution |
— | Devere Rogers | “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.” | Focus Features |
— | Devid Striesow | “All Quiet on the Western Front” | Netflix |
— | Don Cheadle | “White Noise” | Netflix |
— | Don Cheadle | “White Noise” | Netflix |
— | Dustin Hoffman | “As They Made Us” | Quiver |
— | Dylan O’Brien | “The Outfit” | Focus Features |
— | Eddie Redmayne | “The Good Nurse” | Netflix |
— | Edin Hasanovic | “All Quiet on the Western Front” | Netflix |
— | Edward Norton | “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” | Netflix |
— | Eric Ladin | “Where the Crawdads Sing” | Sony Pictures |
— | Ernie Hudson | “Prisoner’s Daughter” | No U.S. Distribution |
— | Ethan Hawke* | “Raymond & Ray” | Apple Original Films |
— | Ethan Suplee | “Dog” | MGM/United Artists Releasing |
— | Evan Williams | “Blonde” | Netflix |
— | Ewan McGregor* | “Raymond & Ray” | Apple Original Films |
— | Frankie Faison | “Till” | Orion/United Artists Releasing |
— | Garret Dillahunt | “Where the Crawdads Sing” | Sony Pictures |
— | Gilbert Owuor | “Montana Story” | Bleecker Street |
— | Glen Powell | “Devotion” | Sony Pictures |
— | Glen Powell | “Top Gun: Maverick” | Paramount Pictures |
— | Grant Harvey | “Emancipation” | Apple Original Films |
— | Gustav de Waele | “Close” | A24 |
— | Gustav Lindh | “The Northman” | Focus Features |
— | Guy Branum | “Bros” | Universal Pictures |
— | Harris Dickinson | “See How They Run” | Searchlight Pictures |
— | Harris Dickinson | “Where the Crawdads Sing” | Sony Pictures |
— | Harry Lloyd | “The Lost King” | Warner Bros. |
— | Harry Melling | “The Pale Blue Eye” | Netflix |
— | Harry Styles | “Don’t Worry Darling” | Warner Bros |
— | Igor Van Dessel | “Close” | A24 |
— | Iker Solano | “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths” | Netflix |
— | Jalyn Hall | “Till” | Orion/United Artists Releasing |
— | James Teeradon Supapunpinyo
| “Thirteen Lives” | Amazon Studios/MGM |
— | Jared Harris | “The Sea Beast” | Netflix |
— | Jason Kravits | “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” | Sony Pictures |
— | Jaylin Webb | “Armageddon Time” | Focus Features |
— | Jeffrey Donovan | “Breaking” | Bleecker Street |
— | Jeffrey Wright | “The Batman” | Warner Bros. |
— | Jeremy Strong | “Armageddon Time” | Focus Features |
— | Jim Rash | “Bros” | Universal Pictures |
— | Joe Alwyn | “Catherine Called Birdy” | Amazon Studios |
— | Joe Alwyn | “Stars at Noon” | A24 |
— | Joe Jonas | “Devotion” | Sony Pictures |
— | Joel Edgerton | “Thirteen Lives” | Amazon Studios/MGM |
— | John Boyega | “The Woman King” | Sony Pictures |
— | John David Washington | “Amsterdam” | 20th Century Studios |
— | John Leguizamo | “The Menu” | Searchlight Pictures |
— | John Patton Ford | “Emily the Criminal” | Roadside Attractions |
— | John Turturro | “The Batman” | Warner Bros. |
— | John Way | “A Love Song” | Bleecker Street |
— | Johnny Dlynn | “The Outfit” | Focus Features |
— | Jon Hamm | “Top Gun: Maverick” | Paramount Pictures |
— | Jonathan Pryce | “All the Old Knives” | Amazon Studios |
— | Jonathan Tucker | “Palm Trees and Power Lines” | Momentum Pictures |
— | Juancho Hernangómez | “Hustle” | Netflix |
— | Julian Glover | “Tár” | Focus Features |
— | Justin H. Min | “After Yang” | A24 |
— | Ke Huy Quan | “Everything Everywhere All at Once” | A24 |
— | Kelvin Harrison Jr. | “Elvis” | Warner Bros. |
— | Kenny Smith | “Hustle” | Netflix |
— | Kevin Nash | “Dog” | MGM/United Artists Releasing |
— | Laurence Fishburne | “All the Old Knives” | Amazon Studios |
— | Leslie Odom Jr. | “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” | Netflix |
— | Luke David Blumm | “Where the Crawdads Sing” | Sony Pictures |
— | Luke Forbes | “Dog” | MGM/United Artists Releasing |
— | Luke Macfarlane | “Bros” | Universal Pictures |
— | Malcolm McDowell | “Moving On” | No U.S. Distribution |
— | Malik Yoba | “The Good Nurse” | Netflix |
— | Manuel Garcia-Rulfo | “A Man Called Otto” | Sony Pictures |
— | Mark Rylance | “Bones & All” | MGM/United Artists Releasing |
— | Mark Strong | “Tár” | Focus Features |
— | Martin Freeman | “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” | Marvel Studios |
— | Matthew Duckett | “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” | Netflix |
— | Matthias Schoenaerts | “Amsterdam” | 20th Century Studios |
— | Matthias Schweighöfer | “The Swimmers” | Netflix |
— | Michael Kenneth Williams | “Breaking” | Bleecker Street |
— | Michael Shannon | “Amsterdam” | 20th Century Studios |
— | Michael Smiley | “The Silent Twins” | Focus Features |
— | Michael Stuhlbarg | “Bones & All” | MGM/United Artists Releasing |
— | Micheal Ward | “Empire of Light” | Searchlight Pictures |
— | Mike Myers | “Amsterdam” | 20th Century Studios |
— | Miles Teller | “Top Gun: Maverick” | Paramount Pictures |
— | Miss Lawrence | “Bros” | Universal Pictures |
— | Morgan Spector | “Nanny” | Amazon Studios |
— | Mortiz Klaus | “All Quiet on the Western Front” | Netflix |
— | Nicholas Hoult | “The Menu” | Searchlight Pictures |
— | Nick Kroll | “Don’t Worry Darling” | Warner Bros. |
— | Nnamdi Asomugha | “The Good Nurse” | Netflix |
— | Noah Emmerich | “The Good Nurse” | Netflix |
— | Noah Jupe | “Dreamin’ Wild” | No U.S. Distribution |
— | Norman Briski | “Argentina, 1985” | Amazon Studios |
— | Oliver Jackson-Cohen | “Mr. Malcolm’s List” | Bleecker Street |
— | Paul Dano | “The Batman” | Warner Bros. |
— | Paul Dano | “The Fabelmans” | Universal Pictures |
— | Paul Gleeson | “Thirteen Lives” | Amazon Studios/MGM |
— | Pedro Pascal | “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” | Lionsgate |
— | Peter Lanzani | “Argentina, 1985” | Amazon Studios |
— | Peter Sarsgaard | “The Batman” | Warner Bros. |
— | Rami Malek | “Amsterdam” | 20th Century Studios |
— | Raúl Castillo | “The Inspection” | A24 |
— | Reece Shearsmith | “See How They Run” | Searchlight Pictures |
— | Reed Birney | “The Menu” | Searchlight Pictures |
— | Richard Roxburgh | “Elvis” | Warner Bros. |
— | Robbie Gene Bevins | “Dog” | MGM/United Artists Releasing |
— | Robert DeNiro | “Amsterdam” | 20th Century Studios |
— | Robert Duvall | “Hustle” | Netflix |
— | Robert Duvall | “The Pale Blue Eye” | Netflix |
— | Russell Crowe | “The Greatest Beer Run Ever” | Apple Original Films |
— | Sahajak Boonthanakit
| “Thirteen Lives” | Amazon Studios/MGM |
— | Sam Nivola | “White Noise” | Netflix |
— | Scoot McNairy | “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” | Sony Pictures |
— | Scott Speedman | “Crimes of the Future” | Neon |
— | Sean Patrick Thomas | “Till” | MGM/United Artists Releasing |
— | Sebastian Chacon | “Emergency” | Amazon Studios |
— | Seth Rogen | “The Fabelmans” | Universal Pictures |
— | Shawn Mendes | “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” | Sony Pictures |
— | Simon Russell Beale | “The Outfit” | Focus Features |
— | Sinqua Walls | “Nanny” | Amazon Studios |
— | Stanley Tucci | “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” | Sony Pictures |
— | Stephen Graham | “Matilda” | Netflix |
— | Stephen Lang | “Avatar: The Way of Water” | 20th Century Studios |
— | Sterling Macer Jr. | “Where the Crawdads Sing” | Sony Pictures |
— | Steven Yeun | “Nope” | Universal Pictures |
— | Taika Waititi | “Thor: Love and Thunder” | Marvel Studios |
— | Taylor John Smith | “Where the Crawdads Sing” | Sony Pictures |
— | Tenoch Huerta Mejia | “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” | Marvel Studios |
— | Theo James | “Mr. Malcolm’s List” | Bleecker Street |
— | Theo Rossi | “Emily the Criminal” | Roadside Attractions |
— | Thibault de Montlembert | “All Quiet on the Western Front” | Netflix |
— | Thomas Sadoski | “Devotion” | Sony Pictures |
— | Timothy Olyphant | “Amsterdam” | 20th Century Studios |
— | Tobey Maguire | “Babylon” | Paramount Pictures |
— | Toby Jones | “Empire of Light” | Searchlight Pictures |
— | Toby Jones | “The Wonder” | Netflix |
— | Tom Bateman | “Thirteen Lives” | Amazon Studios/MGM |
— | Tom Burke | “Living” | Sony Pictures Classics |
— | Tom Burke | “The Wonder” | Netflix |
— | Tom Hanks | “Elvis” | Warner Bros. |
— | Tom Pelphrey | “She Said” | Universal Pictures |
— | Treva Etienne | “The Silent Twins” | Focus Features |
— | Trevante Rhodes | “Bruiser” | Onyx Collective |
— | Tui Thiraphat Sajakul
| “Thirteen Lives” | Amazon Studios/MGM |
— | Viggo Mortensen | “Thirteen Lives” | Amazon Studios/MGM |
— | Ving Rhames | “Wendell and Wild” | Netflix |
— | Weir Sukollawat Kanaros | “Thirteen Lives” | Amazon Studios/MGM |
— | Willem Dafoe | “The Northman” | Focus Features |
— | Winslow Fegley | “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” | Sony Pictures |
— | Winston Duke | “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” | Marvel Studios |
— | Woody Harrelson | “Triangle of Sadness” | Neon |
— | Xavier Samuel | “Blonde” | Netflix |
— | Zen McGrath | “The Son” | Sony |
