British Academy Television Award for Best Actor

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The British Academy Television Award for Best Actor is a prestigious annual BAFTA honor recognizing outstanding leading performances by male actors in British television.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf BAFTA award category
television award
alsoKnownAs BAFTA Television Award for Best Actor
awardCategoryOf British Academy Television Awards
awardFor best leading performance by a male actor in television
awardingBody BAFTA
country United Kingdom
eligibility leading television roles
male actors
field television acting
firstAwarded 1955
frequency annual
genre comedy
drama
hasCategoryType performance award
hasGenderRestriction male
hasLanguage English
hasMediaType television
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.bafta.org/television
hasSelectionCriterion leading role
outstanding acting performance
hasStatus active
inception 1955
isConsidered prestigious British television acting award
location London
linked to: London, England
notableRecipient Benedict Cumberbatch
Dominic West
Jim Broadbent
Kenneth Branagh
Mark Rylance
Michael Gambon
Robbie Coltrane
Sean Bean
organizer British Academy of Film and Television Arts
partOf British Academy Television Awards
presentedAtEvent BAFTA Television Awards ceremony
presentedBy British Academy of Film and Television Arts
region United Kingdom television industry
relatedAward British Academy Television Award for Best Actress
British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actor
British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress
scope British television
selectionProcess BAFTA member voting
shortName BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor

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