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The
BET Award for Best Actor is awarded to actors from both television and film. Some nominees have been nominated based on their performances in multiple bodies of work within the eligibility period.
Denzel Washington holds the record for most wins in this category with four.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold .
Year
Actor
Work
Ref
2001
Denzel Washington
Remember the Titans
[
citation needed ]
Omar Epps
Love & Basketball
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Men of Honor
Samuel L. Jackson
Rules of Engagement
2002
Will Smith
Ali
[
citation needed ]
Morgan Freeman
High Crimes
Eddie Murphy
Shrek ,
Dr. Dolittle 2 and
Showtime
Chris Tucker
Rush Hour 2
Denzel Washington
Training Day and
John Q.
2003
Derek Luke
Antwone Fisher
[
citation needed ]
Nick Cannon
Drumline
Mos Def
Brown Sugar
Samuel L. Jackson
XXX and
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
Denzel Washington
Antwone Fisher
2004
Denzel Washington
Out of Time
[
citation needed ]
Mos Def
The Italian Job
Laurence Fishburne
Mystic River ,
The Matrix Reloaded and
The Matrix Revolutions
Morgan Freeman
Bruce Almighty
Samuel L. Jackson
S.W.A.T.
Bernie Mac
Bad Santa ,
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle and
The Bernie Mac Show
2005
Jamie Foxx
Ray ,
Collateral and
Breakin' All the Rules
[
citation needed ]
Don Cheadle
Ocean's Twelve ,
Hotel Rwanda and
After the Sunset
Morgan Freeman
Million Dollar Baby
Samuel L. Jackson
The Incredibles and
Coach Carter
Will Smith
I, Robot ,
Shark Tale and
Hitch
2006
Terrence Howard
Crash ,
Four Brothers ,
Get Rich or Die Tryin' ,
Lackawanna Blues and
Hustle & Flow
[
citation needed ]
Don Cheadle
Crash
Jamie Foxx
Stealth and
Miami Vice
Ludacris
Crash and
Hustle & Flow
Denzel Washington
Inside Man
2007
Forest Whitaker
The Last King of Scotland
[
citation needed ]
Idris Elba
Daddy's Little Girls
Jamie Foxx
Dreamgirls
Eddie Murphy
Norbit and
Dreamgirls
Will Smith
The Pursuit of Happyness
2008
Denzel Washington
American Gangster and
The Great Debaters
[
citation needed ]
Anthony Anderson
Transformers and
K-Ville
Don Cheadle
Ocean's Thirteen and
Talk to Me
Idris Elba
American Gangster ,
This Christmas and
28 Weeks Later
Terrence Howard
The Brave One and
The Perfect Holiday
2009
Will Smith
Hancock and
Seven Pounds
[
citation needed ]
Common
Wanted and
Street Kings
Idris Elba
RocknRolla and
The Unborn
Samuel L. Jackson
Lakeview Terrace and
Soul Men
Jamal Woolard
Notorious
Year
Actor
Work
Ref
2010
Idris Elba
The Losers
[
citation needed ]
Quinton Aaron
The Blind Side
Don Cheadle
Brooklyn's Finest
Jamie Foxx
Law Abiding Citizen
Denzel Washington
The Taking of Pelham 123
2011
Idris Elba
Takers and
Luther
[
citation needed ]
Laz Alonso
Jumping the Broom
Chris Brown
Takers
Don Cheadle
Iron Man 2
Jamie Foxx
Due Date
2012
Kevin Hart
Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain
[
citation needed ]
Don Cheadle
House of Lies and
The Guard
Common
New Year's Eve and
Hell on Wheels
Idris Elba
Thor ,
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and
Luther
Denzel Washington
Safe House
2013
Jamie Foxx
Django Unchained
[1]
Don Cheadle
House of Lies and
Flight
Common
Hell on Wheels ,
LUV and
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Samuel L. Jackson
Django Unchained and
The Avengers
Denzel Washington
Flight
2014
Chiwetel Ejiofor
12 Years a Slave
[2]
Idris Elba
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom and
Thor: The Dark World
Kevin Hart
Ride Along ,
Real Husbands of Hollywood and
About Last Night
Michael B. Jordan
Fruitvale Station
Forest Whitaker
The Butler
2015
Terrence Howard
Empire ,
Lullaby ,
St. Vincent and
Sabotage
[3]
Anthony Anderson
Black-ish
Idris Elba
Luther and
No Good Deed
Kevin Hart
The Wedding Ringer ,
Think Like a Man Too ,
Real Husbands of Hollywood and
Top Five
Jussie Smollett
Empire
2016
Michael B. Jordan
Fantastic Four and
Creed
[4]
Anthony Anderson
Black-ish
Idris Elba
Zootopia ,
Beasts of No Nation and
Luther
O'Shea Jackson Jr.
Straight Outta Compton
Courtney B. Vance
American Crime Story
2017
Mahershala Ali
Luke Cage ,
Free State of Jones ,
Kicks ,
Hidden Figures and
Moonlight
[5]
Donald Glover
Atlanta
Bryshere Y. Gray
Empire and
The New Edition Story
Omari Hardwick
Power
Denzel Washington
Fences and
The Magnificent Seven
2018
Chadwick Boseman
Black Panther and
Marshall
[6]
Denzel Washington
Roman J. Israel, Esq.
Sterling K. Brown
Marshall ,
This Is Us , and
Black Panther
Michael B. Jordan
Black Panther
Daniel Kaluuya
Get Out and
Black Panther
Donald Glover
Atlanta and
Spider-Man: Homecoming
2019
Michael B. Jordan
Creed II
[7]
Anthony Anderson
Black-ish
Chadwick Boseman
Avengers: Infinity War and
Avengers: Endgame
Denzel Washington
The Equalizer 2
Mahershala Ali
Green Book
Omari Hardwick
Power
Year
Actor
Work
Ref
2020
Michael B. Jordan
Just Mercy
[8]
Billy Porter
Pose
Eddie Murphy
Dolemite Is My Name
Forest Whitaker
Finding Steve McQueen and
Godfather of Harlem
Jamie Foxx
Just Mercy
Omari Hardwick
Power
2021
Chadwick Boseman (Posthumous)
Da 5 Bloods and
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
Aldis Hodge
One Night in Miami...
Damson Idris
Snowfall
Daniel Kaluuya
Judas and the Black Messiah
Eddie Murphy
Coming 2 America
LaKeith Stanfield
Judas and the Black Messiah
2022
Will Smith
King Richard
Adrian Holmes
Bel-Air
Anthony Anderson
Black-ish
Damson Idris
Snowfall
Denzel Washington
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Forest Whitaker
Godfather of Harlem
Jabari Banks
Bel-Air
Sterling K. Brown
This Is Us
2023
Damson Idris
Snowfall
Amin Joseph
Snowfall
Brian Tyree Henry
Atlanta ,
Bullet Train ,
Causeway
Daniel Kaluuya
Nope
Demetrius Flenory Jr.
BMF
Donald Glover
Atlanta
Michael B. Jordan
Creed III
2024
Denzel Washington
The Equalizer 3
Anthony Mackie
If You Were the Last ,
Twisted Metal ,
We Have a Ghost
Colman Domingo
Euphoria ,
Fear the Walking Dead ,
Rustin ,
Sing Sing and
The Color Purple
Damson Idris
Snowfall
Donald Glover
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Idris Elba
Hijack ,
Luther: The Fallen Sun
Jeffrey Wright
Asteroid City ,
Atrabilious ,
American Fiction and
Rustin
LaKeith Stanfield
The Changeling ,
Haunted Mansion and
The Book of Clarence
Multiple wins and nominations
14 nominations
10 nominations
7 nominations
6 nominations
5 nominations
4 nominations
3 nominations
2 nominations
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