Lumière Award for Best Actor
| Lumière Award for Best Actor | |
|---|---|
2026 recipient: Benjamin Voisin | |
| Country | France |
| Presented by | Académie des Lumières |
| First award | 1996 |
| Currently held by | Benjamin Voisin for The Stranger (2026) |
| Website | academiedeslumieres |
The Lumière Award for Best Actor (French: Lumière du meilleur acteur) is an annual award presented by the Académie des Lumières since 1996.
Michel Serrault was the first recipient for Nelly and Mr. Arnaud in 1996, while Benjamin Voisin is the most recent winner for The Stranger in 2026.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first with a blue background, followed by the other nominees.
1990s
| Year | Winner | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 (1st) |
Michel Serrault | Nelly and Mr. Arnaud | Nelly et Monsieur Arnaud |
| 1997 (2nd) |
Charles Berling | Ridicule | |
| 1998 (3rd) |
Michel Serrault | The Swindle | Rien ne va plus |
| 1999 (4th) |
Jacques Villeret | The Dinner Game | Le Dîner de cons |
2000s
2010s
2020s
Trivia
Multiple awards
2 awards
Multiple nominees
6 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
- Swann Arlaud
- Daniel Auteuil
- Guillaume Canet
- Gérard Depardieu
- André Dussollier
- Benoît Magimel
- Jérémie Renier
2 nominations
- Mathieu Amalric
- Michel Bouquet
- François Cluzet
- Guillaume Depardieu
- Jean Dujardin
- Albert Dupontel
- Louis Garrel
- Vincent Lacoste
- Karim Leklou
- Fabrice Luchini
- Vincent Macaigne
- Denis Ménochet
- Pierre Niney
- Tahar Rahim
- Michel Serrault
- Omar Sy
- Gaspard Ulliel
- Benjamin Voisin
- Lambert Wilson