Best Actor Award (Locarno International Film Festival)
| Leopard for Best Actor | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best performance by an actor |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Presented by | Locarno International Film Festival |
| First award | 1946 |
| Final award | 2022 |
| Currently held by | Reinaldo Amien Gutiérrez, I Have Electric Dreams, (Tengo sueños eléctricos ) by Valentina Maurel |
The Leopard for Best Actor (Italian: Pardo per la miglior interpretazione maschile) is an award given at the Locarno International Film Festival. It was first awarded in 1946.
Award winners
| Year | Actor | Film |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Laird Cregar | Hangover Square |
| 1947 | Not awarded | |
| 1948 | Victor Mature | Kiss of Death |
| 1949-1957 | Not awarded | |
| 1958 | Kwan Shan | The True Story of Ah Q |
| 1959 | Ernest Borgnine | The Rabbit Trap |
| 1960 | Johnny Nash | Take a Giant Step |
| 1961-1963 | Not awarded | |
| 1964 | Gene Kelly | What a Way to Go! |
| 1965-1976 | Not awarded | |
| 1977 | József Madaras | Spider Football |
| 1978-1988 | Not awarded | |
| 1989 | Adam Kamien | Kornblumenblau |
| 1990-1992 | Not awarded | |
| 1993 | André Eisermann | Kaspar Hauser |
| 1994 | Not awarded | |
| 1995 | Samy Naceri | Raï |
| 1996 | Grégoire Colin | Nénette et Boni |
| 1997 | Valerio Mastandrea | We All Fall Down |
| 1998 | Mehmet Kurtuluş Aleksandar Jovanovic Adam Bousdoukos |
Short Sharp Shock |
| 1999 | Serge Riaboukine | Skin of Man, Heart of Beast |
| 2000 | Joachim Bißmeier Josef Hader Roland Düringer |
Hold-Up |
| 2001 | Andoni Gracia | Off to the Revolution by a 2CV |
| 2002 | Yorgos Karayannis | Hard Goodbyes: My Father |
| 2003 | Serban Ionescu | Maria |
| 2004 | Mohammed Bakri | Private |
| 2005 | Patrick Drolet | The Novena |
| 2006 | Burghart Klaußner | The Man from the Embassy (Der Mann von der Botschaft) |
| 2007 | Michel Piccoli | Beneath the Rooftops of Paris |
| Michele Venitucci | Out of Bounds | |
| 2008 | Tayanç Ayaydin | The Market: A Tale of Trade |
| 2009 | Antōnīs Kafetzopoulos | Plato's Academy |
| 2010 | Emmanuel Bilodeau | Curling |
| 2011 | Bogdan Dumitrache | Best Intentions |
| 2012 | Walter Saabel | The Shine of Day (Der Glanz des Tages) |
| 2013 | Fernando Bacilio | El Mudo |
| 2014 | Artem Bystrov | Durak |
| 2015 | Jung Jae-young | Right Now, Wrong Then |
| 2016 | Andrzej Seweryn | The Last Family [1] |
| 2017 | Elliott Crosset Hove | Vinterbrødre [2] |
| 2018 | Gi Ju-bong | Hotel by the River |
| 2019 | Regis Myrupu | The Fever |
| 2021 | Mohamed Mellali, Valero Escolar | The Odd-Job Men (Sis Dies Corrents) |
| 2022 | Reinaldo Amien Gutiérrez | I Have Electric Dreams (Tengo sueños eléctricos)[3] |
References
- ^ "Palmarès 2016". Locarno. Archived from the original on 4 October 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ Anderson, Ariston (12 August 2017). "Locarno Festival: Chinese Documentary 'Mrs. Fang' Wins Golden Leopard". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ Lodge, Guy (13 August 2022). "Provocative Brazilian Film 'Rule 34' Wins the Top Prize at Locarno Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 13 August 2022.