Best Leading Actor or Actress is one of the categories at the Edda Awards. It has been given since 1999, annually.
1999-2025 From 1999 to 2003, 2007 to 2008, and 2010 to 2016, there was one Edda Award to the best actor and other Edda Award to the best actress. No awards were held in 2009.
Winners – Best Actor: YearActorFilm1999Ingvar Eggert SigurðssonSlurpinn & Co.2000Ingvar Eggert SigurðssonEnglar alheimsins (Angels of the Universe)2001Jón GnarrFóstbræður (Blood brothers)2002Gunnar EyjólfssonHafið (The Sea)2003Tómas LemarquisNói albínói (Noi the Albino)2007Ingvar Eggert SigurðssonForeldrar (Parents)2008Hilmir Snær GuðnasonBrúðguminn (White Night Wedding)2010Jón GnarrBjarnfreðarson and Fangavaktin (The Prison Shift)2011Ólafur Darri ÓlafssonRokland (Stormland)2012Theódór JúlíussonEldfjall (Volcano)2013Ólafur Darri ÓlafssonDjúpið (The Deep)2014Ingvar Eggert SigurðssonHross í oss (Of Horses and Men)2015Þorsteinn BachmannVonarstræti (Life in a Fishbowl)2016Sigurður SigurjónssonHrútar (Rams)2017Hjartasteinn (Heartstone)2018Undir trénu (Under the Tree)2019Gísli Örn GarðarssonVargur (Vultures)2020Ingvar Eggert SigurðssonHvítur, Hvítur Dagur (A White, White Day)2021Ólafur Darri ÓlafssonRáðherrann (The Minister)2022Hilmir Snær GuðnasonDýrið (Lamb)2023Gísli Örn GarðarssonVerbúðin (Blackport)2024Þröstur Leó GunnarssonÁ ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum)2025Egill ÓlafssonSnerting (Touch)
Winners – Best Actress: YearActressFilm1999Tinna GunnlaugsdóttirUngfrúin góða og húsið (The Honour of the House)2000BjörkDancer in the Dark2001Margrét VilhjálmsdóttirMávahlátur (The Seagull's Laughter)2002Elva Ósk ÓlafsdóttirHafið (The Sea)2003Stormviðri (Stormy Weather)2007Foreldrar (Parents)2008Sólveig ArnarsdóttirSvartir englar2010Kristbjörg KjeldMamma Gógó2011Nína Dögg FilippusdóttirBrim (Undercurrent)2012Margrét Helga JóhannsdóttirEldfjall (Volcano)2013Sara Dögg ÁsgeirsdóttirPressa 32014Thora Bjorg HelgaMálmhaus (Metalhead)2015Hera HilmarVonarstræti (Life in a Fishbowl)2016Steinunn Ólína ÞorsteinsdóttirRéttur2017Hera HilmarEiðurinn (The Oath)2018Edda BjörgvinsdóttirUndir trénu (Under the Tree)2019Halldóra GeirharðsdóttirKona fer í stríð (Woman at War)2020Katla M. ÞorgeirsdóttirAgnes Joy (Agnes Joy)2021Sigrún Edda BjörnsdóttirGullregn (Gullregn)2022Jóhanna Friðrika SæmundsdóttirSystrabönd (Sisterhood)2023Nína Dögg FilippusdóttirVerbúðin (Blackport)2024Kristbjörg KjeldÁ ferð með mömmu (Driving Mum)2025Elín HallLjósbrot (When The Light Breaks)
2004-2006 Between 2004 and 2006, one award was given to the best actor/actress.
Winners: YearActorFilm2004Ingvar Eggert SigurðssonKaldaljós (Cold Light)2005Ilmur KristjánsdóttirStelpurnar2006Ingvar Eggert SigurðssonMýrin (Jar City)
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