The Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Male is chosen by the viewers of Zee Entertainment Enterprises as part of its annual award ceremony for Hindi films, to recognise a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. Following its inception in 1998, a ceremony was not held in 2009 and 2010, but resumed back in 2011. Shah Rukh Khan, with eight awards holds the record of the maximum wins in this category.
| Zee Cine Award for Best Actor (Popular) | |
|---|---|
 The 2024 recipient: Sunny Deol | |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Zee Entertainment Enterprises |
| First awarded | Shah Rukh Khan, Dil To Pagal Hai (1998) |
| Currently held by | Sunny Deol Gadar 2 (2024) |
| Website | zeecineawards |
† - indicates the performance also won the Filmfare Award
‡ - indicates the performance was also nominated for the Filmfare Award
Superlatives
| Superlative | Actor | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Actor with most consecutive year nominations | Shah Rukh Khan (1998-2014) | 15 |
| Actor with most awards | Shah Rukh Khan | 8 |
| Actor with most nominations | 22 | |
| Actor with most nominations without ever winning | Ajay Devgn | 9 |
| Actor with most nominations in a single year | Shah Rukh Khan (2005) | 3 |
| Eldest Winner | Anupam Kher (2023) | 68 |
| Youngest Winner | Hrithik Roshan (2001) | 26 |
| Eldest Nominee | Amitabh Bachchan (2017) | 74 |
| Youngest Nominee | Hrithik Roshan (2001) Vivek Oberoi (2003) | 26 |
Multiple Winners
- 7 Wins : Shah Rukh Khan
- 3 Wins : Hrithik Roshan – Salman Khan
- 2 Wins : Aamir Khan
List of winners and nominees
1990s
| Year | Actor | Film | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | |||
| Shah Rukh Khan † | Dil To Pagal Hai | Rahul | |
| Aamir Khan | Ishq | Raja | |
| Kamal Haasan ‡ | Chachi 420 | Jaiprakash Paswan / Lakshmi Godbole | |
| Shah Rukh Khan | Pardes | Arjun Sagar | |
| Sunny Deol | Border | Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri | |
| 1999 | |||
| Shah Rukh Khan † | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | Rahul Khanna | |
| Aamir Khan ‡ | Ghulam | Siddharth "Siddhu" Marathe | |
| Salman Khan | Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai | Suraj Dhanrajgir | |
| Salman Khan ‡ | Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya | Suraj Khanna | |
| Shah Rukh Khan | Duplicate | Bablu Chaudhary / Manu Dada |
2000s
2010s
2020s
| Year | Actor | Film | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[3] | |||
| Ranveer Singh † | Gully Boy | Murad Ahmed aka Gully Boy | |
| Akshay Kumar | Good Newwz | Varun Batra | |
| Ayushmann Khurrana ‡ | Dream Girl | Karam | |
| Hrithik Roshan | War | Maj. Kabir Dhaliwal | |
| Kartik Aaryan | Luka Chuppi | Guddu | |
| Shahid Kapoor | Kabir Singh | Kabir Rajdheer Singh | |
| 2021 | No award Due to COVID-19 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | No award Due to COVID-19 | -- | -- |
| 2023 [4] | |||
| Anupam Kher † | The Kashmir Files | Pushkar Nath Pandit | |
| Ajay Devgn | Drishyam 2 | Vijay Salgaonkar | |
| Hrithik Roshan | Vikram Vedha | Vedha Betal | |
| Kartik Aaryan | Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 | Ruhaan Randhawa a.k.a. Rooh Baba | |
| Ranbir Kapoor | Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva | Shiva | |
| Varun Dhawan ‡ | Bhediya | Bhaskar Sharma | |
| 2024 [5] | |||
| Sunny Deol † | Tara Singh | Gadar 2 | |
| Ranbir Kapoor ‡ | Ranvijay Singh/Aziz Haque | Animal | |
| Ranveer Singh ‡ | Rocky Randhawa | Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani | |
| Shah Rukh Khan † | Captain Vikram Rathore/Azad | Jawan | |
| Shah Rukh Khan | Pathaan | Pathaan | |
| Vikrant Massey | Manoj Kumar Sharma | 12th Fail |
See also
References
🔥 Top keywords: Main PageSpecial:SearchIndian Premier LeagueWikipedia:Featured picturesPornhubUEFA Champions League2024 Indian Premier LeagueFallout (American TV series)Jontay PorterXXXTentacionAmar Singh ChamkilaFallout (series)Cloud seedingReal Madrid CFCleopatraRama NavamiRichard GaddDeaths in 2024Civil War (film)Shōgun (2024 miniseries)2024 Indian general electionJennifer PanO. J. SimpsonElla PurnellBaby ReindeerCaitlin ClarkLaverne CoxXXX (film series)Facebook2023–24 UEFA Champions LeagueYouTubeCandidates Tournament 2024InstagramList of European Cup and UEFA Champions League finalsJude BellinghamMichael Porter Jr.Andriy LuninCarlo AncelottiBade Miyan Chote Miyan (2024 film)