Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Performance in a Film

The Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Performance in a Film is an annual award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television as part of the Canadian Screen Awards program, to honour the best leading performance in a theatrical film.

It is a merger of the former awards for Best Actor and Best Actress, following the academy's announcement in August 2022 that it would start presenting gender-neutral acting awards instead of gendered ones.[1] The category was presented only at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023; beginning with the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, separate categories will instead be presented for Best Lead Performance in a Comedy Film and Best Lead Performance in a Drama Film.

2020s

YearActorFilmRef
2022
11th Canadian Screen Awards
Lamar JohnsonBrother[2]
Choi Seung-yoonRiceboy Sleeps[3]
Monia ChokriBabysitter
Larissa CorriveauThat Kind of Summer (Un été comme ça)
Kelly DepeaultNoemie Says Yes (Noémie dit oui)
Joseph EngelFalcon Lake
Steve LaplanteViking
Maxime Le FlaguaisRodeo (Rodéo)

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