The TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role is one of the TVB Anniversary Awards presented annually by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) to recognize an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in Hong Kong television dramas throughout the designated year. This award is usually reserved to be one of the last awards presented, and is one of the most premier and publicized awards of the ceremony. An actor who wins Best Actor is referred to as the TV King (視帝).
Since its institution in 1997, the award has changed names several times. It was first called Best Performance by an Actor in a Drama (最佳劇中男角演繹大獎) in 1997, but was changed to Best Actor in a Leading Role (最佳男主角) in 1998. In 1999, the name was changed to My Favourite Leading Actor of the Year (本年度我最喜愛的男主角). The name was changed back to "Best Actor in a Leading Role" in 2005.
Winners and nominees TVB nominates at least ten actors for the category each year. The following table lists only the actors who have made it to the top five nominations during the designated awards ceremony. + Table key Indicates the winner
1990s Year Actor Drama Role(s)1997(1st) Gallen Lo Old Time Buddy Lee Kei Wong He Deadly Protection Chan Fu-gwai Cheung Tat-ming Justice Sung Sung Sai-kit (Justice Sung) Francis Ng Old Time Buddy Tse Yuen Gordon Lam Time Before Time Luk Wan-kwong / Hui Dai-kwong Bobby Au-yeung Taming of the Princess Kwok Oi Felix Wong Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Kiu Fung Benny Chan Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils Duen Yu1998(2nd) Gallen Lo Secret of the Heart Winson "Big Head Man" Cheuk Bobby Au-yeung Armed Reaction IP Chan Siu-sang Lawrence Ng Kai-wah Healing Hands Dr. Paul Ching Bowie Lam Healing Hands Dr. Henry Lai Louis Koo I Can't Accept Corruption Fong Cheuk-man1999(3rd) Louis Koo Detective Investigation Files IV SGT Tsui Fei Wong He Burning Flame Lok Tin-yau Bobby Au-yeung Happy Ever After Tai Tung-gun Gallen Lo Feminine Masculinity Tai Bing-kuen / Diana Szema Nick Cheung Game of Deceit Yu Chung-ching
2000s Year Actor Drama Role(s)2000(4th) Bobby Au-yeung Witness to a Prosecution Sung Chee Dayo Wong War of the Genders Yu Lok-tin (Ah Lok) Lawrence Ng Kai-wah The Threat of Love Ko Chun-bong Gallen Lo At the Threshold of an Era Tim Yip Julian Cheung Return of the Cuckoo Man Chor2001(5th) Louis Koo A Step into the Past Hong Siu-lung Lawrence Ng Kai-wah Healing Hands II Dr. Paul Ching Bowie Lam Healing Hands II Dr. Henry Lai Bobby Au-yeung Armed Reaction III SIP Chan Siu-sang Gallen Lo Seven Sisters Tse Chi-tong2002(6th) Gallen Lo Golden Faith Ivan Ting Steven Ma Where the Legend Begins Cho Chik (Cho Chi-kin) Raymond Lam Eternal Happiness Wongpo Siu-wah Paul Chun Family Man Ko Hoi Moses Chan Family Man Kelvin Siu2003(7th) Roger Kwok Square Pegs Ting Sheung-wong Bobby Au-yeung Take My Word For It CIP Pang Kwok-tung Julian Cheung Take My Word For It Officer Yeung Kwong Kwong Wa The King of Yesterday and Tomorrow Yongzheng Emperor / Lee Dai-ha Francis Ng Triumph in the Skies Samuel "Sam" Tong2004(8th) Bowie Lam War and Beauty Imperial Doctor Suen Bak-yeung Joe Ma Lady Fan Sit Ting-shan Dayo Wong To Catch the Uncatchable Detective Mok Chok-tung Roger Kwok To Get Unstuck In Time SIP Ho Tin-kwong (Morning Sir) Bobby Au-yeung Shine on You Ka Jai-choi2005(9th) Roger Kwok Life Made Simple Ting Sheung-wong Chung King-fai My Family Man Taai-loi Michael Miu The Academy SGT Lee Man-sing Moses Chan The Gentle Crackdown Magistrate Sui Tung-lau Joe Ma Revolving Doors of Vengeance Martin Ko2006 (10th) Kevin Cheng Under the Canopy of Love Alan Shum Raymond Lam La Femme Desperado Chai Foon (Ah Dee) Bowie Lam The Dance of Passion Yim Man-hei Moses Chan The Dance of Passion Sung Tung-sing Joe Ma Maidens' Vow Yu Chi / Lee Kat-cheung / Tai Lap-yan / Fong Ka-on (K.O.)2007(11th) Moses Chan Heart of Greed Tong Chi-on (Duk Duk Dei) Bobby Au-yeung Dicey Business Chai Foon-cheung Ha Yu Heart of Greed Tong Yan-kai Damien Lau The Drive of Life Wah Man-hon Raymond Lam The Drive of Life Wah Tsan-bong2008(12th) Ha Yu Moonlight Resonance Kam Tai-jo Roger Kwok D.I.E. Officer Yu Chi-long Moses Chan Moonlight Resonance Kam Wing-ka Raymond Lam Moonlight Resonance Kam Wing-ho Kevin Cheng Last One Standing Cheung Sing-hei2009(13th) Wayne Lai Rosy Business Chai Kau Steven Ma Sweetness in the Salt Nip Chi-yuen Bosco Wong Burning Flame III Fong Lee-hon Dayo Wong You're Hired Mak Tai-song Moses Chan Beyond the Realm of Conscience Lee Yi, Emperor Xuānzong of Tang
2010s Year Actor Drama Role(s)2010(14th) Wayne Lai No Regrets Lau Sing Raymond Lam The Mysteries of Love Professor Kingsley King Steven Ma Ghost Writer Po Chung-ling Moses Chan Can't Buy Me Love Kam Tuo-luk Felix Wong Gun Metal Grey SGT Shek Tung-sing (Stone Sir)2011(15th) Kevin Cheng Ghetto Justice L.A. Law (Law Ba) Moses Chan Yes, Sir. Sorry, Sir! Law Yiu-wah (Law Sir) Michael Tse Lives of Omission SSGT Leung Siu-tong (Laughing) Bosco Wong Lives of Omission Michael "Crippled Co" So Wayne Lai Forensic Heroes III Dr. Jack "Pro Sir" Po2012(16th) Wayne Lai The Confidant Lei Lin-ying Kenneth Ma The Hippocratic Crush Dr. Cheung Yat-kin Moses Chan The Last Steep Ascent Miu Tin Raymond Lam Highs and Lows Senior Inspector Wai Sai-lok (Happy Sir) Damian Lau Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles Sir Arthur Chung2013(17th) Dayo Wong Bounty Lady Heung Kwong-nam Francis Ng Triumph in the Skies II Samuel "Sam" Tong Julian Cheung Triumph in the Skies II Jayden "Captain Cool" Koo Ruco Chan Brother's Keeper Sam Kiu Tin-seng Kenneth Ma The Hippocratic Crush II Dr. Cheung Yat-kin2014(18th) Roger Kwok Black Heart White Soul Matt Ko Ruco Chan Ruse of Engagement Carson Chong Wong Cho-lam Gilded Chopsticks Ko Tin-po Raymond Lam Line Walker Sit Ka-keung (Bao Seed) Wayne Lai Overachievers Mike Chiang2015(19th) Anthony Wong Lord of Shanghai Kiu Ngo-tin Moses Chan Ghost of Relativity Michael Mai Louis Cheung Momentary Lapse of Reason Kam Wah Ruco Chan Captain of Destiny Man-ho, the Eleventh Prince Wayne Lai Lord of Shanghai Kung Siu-san2016(20th) Ruco Chan A Fist Within Four Walls Chor Au-kuen / Chiu Mang-san Vincent Wong Over Run Over Kwan Ding-ming Benjamin Yuen A Fist Within Four Walls Duen Ying-fung / Duen Tung-tin Bosco Wong Two Steps from Heaven Sheldon Chun Sing-hoi Roger Kwok Dead Wrong Vincent Wai Yat-sing2017(21st) Vincent Wong Legal Mavericks Hope Man Ruco Chan The Unholy Alliance Ko Tsz-kit Michael Miu Line Walker: The Prelude Senior Inspector Cheuk Hoi Kenneth Ma The Exorcist's Meter Ma Kwai Moses Chan My Ages Apart Mike Kwong 2018(22nd) Joe Ma Life on the Line Mak Chay Tin Kenneth Ma Deep in the Realm of Conscience Yam Sam-shu Benjamin Yuen Another Era Fong Chak Yu Vincent Wong Fist Fight Cheung Fei Fan Dicky Cheung The Learning Curve of a Warlord Dik Kei2019(23rd) Kenneth Ma Big White Duel Tong Ming Benjamin Yuen The Defected Sheung Sing Joel Chan Barrack O'Karma Siu Wai-ming Vincent Wong The Man Who Kills Troubles Ngo Hei-san Pakho Chau Wonder Women Wing Ho-tin
2020s Year Actor Drama Role(s)2020(24th) Vincent Wong Legal Mavericks 2020 Hope Man San Hap Moses Chan Death By ZeroKiu Sing / "Zero" Wayne LaiJim Mou / "Victor" Raymond LamLine Walker: Bull FightSit Ka Keung / Sit Sir / Bao Seed Kenneth MaNgai Dak Lai / "Samuel" / Wai Chok Ming2021(25th) Shaun Tam Take TwoSze Kwong / Timothee Ruco Chan Sinister BeingsHui Chun-Sum Kevin Cheng Kids' Lives Matter Johnathan Hui Gam-Fung Kenneth Ma Amos Fong Chung-Yan Owen Cheung The RingmasterHoi Cheng Lam2022 (26th)Joel Chan Barrack O'Karma 1968Maurice / Psychiatric Patient / Joey Chow Yi / ArchitectKenneth MaBig White Duel 2Tong MingRuco ChanI've Got the PowerChung Hao LinAndrew Lam Man-chungGet On A FlatChe Chi MingKalok ChowYour HighnessGei Wai
Records
Most wins Wins Actor 3 Gallen Lo Wayne Lai Roger Kwok 2 Louis Koo Kevin Cheng Vincent Wong Moses Chan
Most top 5 nominations Nominations Actor 12 Kenneth Ma 11 Moses Chan 8 Bobby Au-yeung 7 Raymond Lam 6 Gallen Lo Roger Kwok Wayne Lai
Age superlatives Record Actor TV drama Age (in years) Oldest winner Ha Yu Moonlight Resonance 62 Oldest top 5 nominee Chung King-Fai My Family 68 Youngest winner Louis Koo Detective Investigation Files IV 29 Youngest top 5 nominee Raymond Lam Eternal Happiness 23
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