The Golden Horse Award for Best Leading Actor () is presented annually at Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Awards.
Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai holds the record for the most wins in this category, with three, for his performances in Chungking Express (1994), Infernal Affairs (2003), and Lust, Caution (2007). He also holds the record for the most nominations, with seven.
Winners and nominees
1960s Year Recipient(s) Film Original title1962(1st)Wang Yin The Pistol 手槍1963(2nd)Tang Ching Dark night to dawn 黑夜到黎明1965(3rd)Ko Hsiang-ting Beautiful Duckling 養鴨人家1966(4th)Zhao Lei His-Shih, Beauty of Beauties 西施1967(5th)Ou Wei Hometown Robbery 故鄉劫1968(6th)Tsui Fu-sheng The Road 路1969(7th)Peter Yang Storm Over the Yangtse River 扬子江风云 揚子江風雲
1970s Year Recipient(s) Film Original title1970(8th)Ko Hsiang-ting The Evergreen Mountains 高山青1971(9th)Wang Yin The Story of Tin-Ying 缇萦 緹縈1972(10th)Ou Wei Execution in Autumn 秋決1973(11th)Peter Yang The Escape 忍1975(12th)Charlie Chin Long Way From Home 长情万缕 長情萬縷 1976(13th)Chang Feng Fragrant Flower Versus Noxious Grass 香花与毒草 1977(14th)Charlie Chin Far Away From Home 人在天涯 1978(15th)Chin Han He Never Gives Up 汪洋中的一條船 Bai Ying The Operations of Spring Wind 望春風Jimmy Wang Yu Brothers 手足情深1979(16th)Ko Chun-hsiung A Teacher of Great Soldiers 黃埔軍魂 Shih Chun Legend of the Mountain 山中傳奇Liang Hsiu-shen Love in Chilly Spring 春寒
1980s Year Recipient(s) Film Original title1980(17th)Wang Kuan-hsiung White Jasmine 茉莉花 Wang Dao The Pioneers 源Ti Lung The Heroes 俠骨英雄傳1981(18th)Alan Tam If I Were for Real 假如我是真的Tony Liu A Man of Immortality 大湖英烈Heung Wan-pang Fellow Students 同班同學1982(19th)Eddie Chan Man on the Brink 邊緣人 Wang Dao The Battle for the Republic of China 辛亥雙十Jeem Yim Cream Soda and Milk 汽水加牛奶1983(20th)Sun Yueh Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing 搭错车 Chen Jen-lei Traveler 失去監獄的囚犯Alex Man Hong Kong, Hong Kong 男與女1984(21st)Danny Lee Law with Two Phases 公僕 Jackie Chan Project A A計劃Sun Yueh Old Mao's Second Spring 老莫的第二個春天1985(22nd)Chow Yun-fat Hong Kong 1941 等待黎明 Hou Hsiao-hsien Taipei Story 青梅竹馬Alex Man Hong Kong 1941 等待黎明1986(23rd)Ti Lung A Better Tomorrow 英雄本色 Chow Yun-fat A Better Tomorrow 英雄本色Kent Cheng Why Me? 何必有我1987(24th)Chow Yun-fat An Autumn's Tale 秋天的童话 Max Mok Lai Shi, China's Last Eunuch 中國最後一個太監Alex Man Brotherhood 兄弟1988(25th)Alex Man Gangland Odyssey 大頭仔 Sammo Hung Painted Faces 七小福Ti Lung People's Hero 銀行風雲1989(26th)Chen Sung-young A City of Sadness 悲情城市 Doze Niu Banana Paradise 香蕉天堂Jackie Chan Miracles 奇蹟
1990s Year Recipient(s) Film Original title1990(27th)Tony Leung Ka-fai Farewell China 愛在他鄉的季節 Cho Sheng-li The Story of a Gangster 刀瘟Alex Man Fraternity 兄弟珍重1991(28th)Sihung Lung Pushing Hands 推手 Leslie Cheung Days of Being Wild 阿飛正傳Chang Kuo-chu A Brighter Summer Day 牯嶺街少年殺人事件Chang Chen1992(29th)Jackie Chan Supercop 警察故事III超級警察Jet Li Once Upon a Time in China II 黃飛鴻之II男兒當自強Stephen Chow Justice, My Foot! 威龍闖天關Shao Xing The Noblest Way to Die 黃金稻田1993(30th)Jackie Chan Crime Story 重案組 Wu Hsing-kuo Temptation of a Monk 誘僧Kent Cheng Crime Story 重案組Tony Leung Ka-fai A Roof with a View 天台的月光1994(31st)Tony Leung Chiu-wai Chungking Express 重慶森林 Tsai Chen-nan A Borrowed Life 多桑 Chang Shih The Wooden Man's Bride 五魁 Lee Kang-sheng Vive l'amour 愛情萬歲 1995(32nd)Lin Yang Super Citizen Ko 超級大國民 Roy Chiao Summer Snow 女人四十 Tony Leung Ka-fai Evening Liaison 人約黃昏 Lee Li-chun The Daughter-in-Law 阿爸的情人 1996(33rd)Xia Yu In the Heat of the Sun 陽光燦爛的日子 Liu Linian Foreign Moon 月滿英倫 Leslie Cheung Temptress Moon 風月 Michael Wong First Option 飛虎 1997(34th)Tse Kwan-ho The Mad Phoenix 南海十三郎 Lee Chan-sam Made in Hong Kong 香港製造 Leslie Cheung Happy Together 春光乍洩 Miao Tien The River 河流 1998(35th)Lobsang Chompel Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl 天浴Anthony Wong Beast Cops 野獸刑警 Tony Leung Chiu-wai Your Place or Mine! 每天愛你8小時 Leon Lai City of Glass 玻璃之城 1999(36th)Ko Chun-hsiung Cao Cao 一代梟雄——曹操 Anthony Wong Ordinary Heroes 千言萬語 Nicholas Tse Metade Fumaca 半支煙 Sean Lau Victim 目露凶光
2000s Year Recipient(s) Film Original title2000(37th)Francis Ng The Mission 鎗火 Chu Chung-heng Pure Accident 純屬意外 Tony Leung Chiu-wai In the Mood for Love 花樣年華 Leslie Cheung Double Tap 鎗王 2001(38th)Liu Ye Lan Yu 藍宇 Andy Lau Love on a Diet 瘦身男女 Ekin Cheng Goodbye Mr. Cool 九龍冰室 Hu Jun Lan Yu 藍宇 2002(39th)Leon Lai Three: Going Home 三更之回家 Wing Fan The Best of Times 美麗時光 Glen Chin Hollywood Hong Kong 香港有個荷里活 Leslie Cheung Inner Senses 異度空間 2003(40th)Tony Leung Chiu-wai Infernal Affairs 無間道 Andy Lau Infernal Affairs 無間道 Daniel Wu Night Corridor 妖夜迴廊 Simon Yam PTU PTU 2004(41st)Andy Lau Infernal Affairs III 無間道III: 終極無間 Jacky Cheung Golden Chicken 2 金雞2 Tony Leung Chiu-wai 2046 2046 Tobgyal Mountain Patrol: Kekexili 可可西里 2005(42nd)Aaron Kwok Divergence 三岔口 Tony Leung Ka-fai Election 黑社會 Chang Chen Three Times 最好的時光 Chen Kun A West Lake Moment 鸳鸯蝴蝶 2006(43rd)Aaron Kwok After This Our Exile 父子 Sam Lee Dog Bite Dog 狗咬狗 Francis Ng Wo Hu 臥虎 2007(44th)Tony Leung Chiu-wai Lust, Caution 色，戒 Zhao Benshan Getting Home 落葉歸根 Gurmit Singh Just Follow Law 我在政府部门的日子 Aaron Kwok The Detective C+偵探 2008(45th)Zhang Hanyu Assembly 集結號 Jet Li The Warlords 投名狀 Liao Fan Ocean Flame 一半海水 一半火焰 Louis Koo Run Papa Run 一個好爸爸 2009(46th)Nick Cheung Beast Stalker 證人 Huang Bo Cow 斗牛Akira Chen Cannot Live Without You 不能沒有你Daniel Wu Like a Dream 如夢
2010s Year Recipient(s) Film Original title 2010(47th)Ethan JuanMonga艋舺Wang Xueqi Bodyguards and Assassins 十月圍城 Ni Dahong Judge 透析 Qin Hao Spring Fever 春風沉醉的夜晚 2011(48th)Andy Lau A Simple Life 桃姐Eddie Peng Jump Ashin! 翻滾吧！阿信 Ge You Let the Bullets Fly 讓子彈飛 Wang Qianyuan The Piano in a Factory 鋼的琴 2012(49th)Sean Lau Life Without Principle 奪命金 Nick Cheung Nightfall 大追捕Joseph Chang Girlfriend, Boyfriend 女朋友。男朋友 Chapman To Vulgaria 低俗喜劇 Nicholas Tse The Viral Factor 逆戰 2013(50th)Lee Kang-sheng Stray Dogs 郊遊 Jimmy Wang Yu Soul 失魂Tony Leung Chiu-wai The Grandmaster 一代宗師 Nick Cheung Unbeatable 激戰 Tony Leung Ka-fai Cold War 寒戰 2014(51st)Chen JianbinA Fool 一個勺子Sean Lau The White Storm 掃毒 Liao Fan Black Coal, Thin Ice 白日焰火Masatoshi Nagase Kano KANO Chang Chen Brotherhood of Blades 綉春刀 2015(52nd)Feng Xiaogang Mr. Six 老炮兒 Lee Hong-chi Thanatos, Drunk 醉·生夢死 Aaron Kwok Port of Call 踏血尋梅 Deng Chao The Dead End 烈日灼心 Dong Zijian De Lan 德蘭 2016(53rd)Fan Wei Mr. No Problem 不成問題的問題 Tony Leung Ka-fai Cold War 2 寒戰II Ko Chen-tung The Road to Mandalay 再見瓦城 Michael Hui Godspeed 一路順風 Jacky Cheung Heaven in the Dark 暗色天堂 2017(54th)Tu Men Old Beast 老獸Kaiser Chuang Who Killed Cock Robin 目擊者 Huang Bo The Conformist 冰之下Takeshi Kaneshiro See You Tomorrow 擺渡人Tian Zhuangzhuang Love Education 相愛相親 2018(55th)Xu Zheng Dying to Survive 我不是药神 Roy Chiu Dear Ex 誰先愛上他的Duan Yihong The Looming Storm 暴雪將至Deng Chao Shadow 影Peng Yuchang An Elephant Sitting Still 大象席地而坐 2019(56th)Chen Yi-wen A Sun 陽光普照Wu Chien-ho A Sun 陽光普照Tai Bo Suk Suk 叔．叔Ben Yuen Chu Pak Hong My Prince Edward 金都
2020s Year Recipient(s) Film Original title 2020(57th)Mo Tzu-yiDear Tenant親愛的房客 Austin Lin I WeirDo 怪胎Mark Lee Number 1 男兒王Gordon Lam Hand Rolled Cigarette 手捲煙Liu Kuan-ting My Missing Valentine 消失的情人節 2021(58th)Chang Chen The Soul緝魂 Kai KoMoneyboys金錢男孩MoneyboysRoy Chiu Man in Love 當男人戀愛時Francis Ng Drifting 濁水漂流Cheng Jen-shuo Gatao - The Last Stray 角头－浪流连 2022(59th)Anthony Wong The Sunny Side of the Street白日青春 Louis CheungThe Narrow Road窄路微塵Gordon Lam Limbo 智齒Joseph Chang The Post-Truth World 罪後真相Yu An-shun Coo-Coo 043 一家子兒咕咕叫 2023(60th)Wu Kang-ren Abang Adik 富都青年 Greg Hsu Marry My Dead Body關於我和鬼變成家人的那件事Austin Lin Wang Po-chieh Eye of the Storm 疫起Ethan Juan The Pig, The Snake and The Pigeon 周處除三害 2024(61st) Zhang Zhiyong Bel Ami 漂亮朋友 Jason King A Journey in Spring 春行Chang Chen The Embers餘燼Neo Yau The Way We Talk 看我今天怎麼說Wanlop Rungkumjad Mongrel 白衣蒼狗 2025(62nd) Chang Chen Lucky Lu Richie Koh A Good Child 好孩子 Will Or A Foggy Tale 大濛 Joseph Chang Deep Quiet Room 深度安靜 Lan Wei-hua Family Matters 我家的事
Records Superlative Actor Record setMost awardsTony Leung Chiu-wai3Most NominationsTony Leung Chiu-wai7Most nominations without winningLeslie Cheung5Oldest winnerLin Yang63 years old(1995)Youngest winnerXia Yu20 years old(1996)Oldest nomineeMichael Hui74 years old(2016)Youngest nomineeChang Chen15 years old(1991)
The following individuals won two or more Golden Horse Awards for Best Leading Actor: Wins Actor 3 Tony Leung Chiu-wai 2 Jackie Chan Andy Lau Aaron Kwok Chow Yun-fat Charlie Chin Ko Hsiang-ting Peter Yang Wang Yin Ou Wei Ko Chun-hsiung Chang Chen
The following individuals received five or more Best Actor nominations: Nominations Actor 7 Tony Leung Chiu-wai 6 Tony Leung Ka-fai Chang Chen 5 Alex Man Leslie Cheung
See also Academy Award for Best Actor Asian Film Award for Best Actor BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Actor Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
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