The Empire Award for Best Actor was an Empire Award presented annually by the British film magazine Empire to honor an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the film industry.
Winners were chosen by the readers of Empire magazine.
Johnny Depp was nominated on five occasions, more than any other actor.
Hugh Jackman was the most recent winner in this category for his role in Logan.
appears in parentheses after the awards year, linked to the article (if any) on that ceremony.