The IFTA Award for Best International Actor is an award presented annually by the Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA). It was first presented at the 2nd Irish Film & Television Awards ceremony in 2004 to a non-Irish actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a feature film.
The record for most wins is three, held by Leonardo DiCaprio, who also has the most nominations with seven. DiCaprio is the award's most recent winner, for One Battle After Another (2025).
Winners and nominees In the following table, the years are listed as the year of film. The first three ceremonies were held at the end of the year, but since the 4th Irish Film & Television Awards the ceremonies have generally been held the following year. The award wasn't presented between the 16th and the 18th ceremonies, returning at the 19th ceremony in 2023.
+ Table key ‡ Indicates the winner
2000s Year Actor Film 2004(2nd) Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Cold Mountain Lost in Translation Mystic River 2005(3rd) Sin City Batman Begins Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Mr. & Mrs. Smith 2006(4th) Borat Casino Royale X-Men: The Last Stand 2007(5th) There Will Be Blood Michael Clayton Atonement 2008(6th) Iron Man Gone Baby Gone W. 2009(7th) Sherlock Holmes Mesrine: Killer Instinct Moon
2010s Year Actor Film 2010(8th) Inception 2011(9th) Drive J. Edgar Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 2012(10th) Lincoln Argo Silver Linings Playbook 2013(11th) 12 Years a Slave Behind the Candelabra Dallas Buyers Club 2014(12th) Foxcatcher Nightcrawler 2015(13th) Room Trumbo 2016(14th) Manchester by the Sea Hacksaw Ridge La La Land Fences 2017(15th) Maudie Call Me by Your Name Darkest Hour Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
2020s Year Actor Film 2022/23(19th) Elvis Top Gun: Maverick It Is In Us All All Quiet on the Western Front Aisha All Quiet on the Western Front 2023(20th) Maestro Poor Things Killers of the Flower Moon Barbie Poor Things 2024(21st) Conclave Gladiator II 2025(22nd) One Battle After Another Blue Moon Sinners Four Mothers One Battle After Another Bugonia
Multiple awards and nominations The following individuals have received two or more Best International Actor awards: Wins Actor Nominations 3 Leonardo DiCaprio 7 2 Daniel Day-Lewis 2 Robert Downey Jr.
The following individuals have received two or more Best International Actor nominations: Nominations Actor 7 Leonardo DiCaprio 3 Ryan Gosling 2 Casey Affleck Timothée Chalamet Bradley Cooper Daniel Day-Lewis Johnny Depp Robert Downey Jr. Ralph Fiennes Jake Gyllenhaal Ethan Hawke Gary Oldman Sean Penn Sam Rockwell Denzel Washington
References
External links IFTA.ie (official IFTA website)