| Best Actor Award | |
|---|---|
| Prix d'interprétation masculine (French) | |
_(cropped).jpg) 2024 recipient: Jesse Plemons | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor |
| Presented by | Cannes Film Festival |
| First awarded | 1946 |
| Currently held by | Jesse Plemons Kinds of Kindness (2024) |
| Website | www |
The Best Actor Award (French: Prix d'interprétation masculine) is an award presented at the Cannes Film Festival since 1946. It is given to an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance and chosen by the jury from the films in official competition slate at the festival.
At the 1st Cannes Film Festival held in 1946, Ray Milland was the first winner of this award for his performance in The Lost Weekend, and Jesse Plemons is the most recent winner in this category for his role in Kinds of Kindness at the 77th Cannes Film Festival in 2024.