Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Outstanding Lead Performance

Award given annually by the Toronto Film Critics Association

The 2023 recipients:
Lily Gladstone (left) and Sandra Hüller (right)

Awarded forOutstanding Performance by an Actor or an Actress in a Leading RoleCountryCanadaPresented byToronto Film Critics AssociationCurrently held byLily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon
Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall (2023)Websitetorontofilmcritics.com

The Toronto Film Critics Association Award for Outstanding Lead Performance is one of the annual awards given by the Toronto Film Critics Association. It was presented for the first time in 2023, following the merger of the formerly individual awards of Best Actor and Best Actress.^[1]

Winners and runners-up

2020s

Year	Winner	Film	Role	Ref.
2023	Lily Gladstone	Killers of the Flower Moon	Mollie Burkhart	^[2]
	Sandra Hüller	Anatomy of a Fall	Sandra Voyter
	Paul Giamatti	The Holdovers	Paul Hunham
	Andrew Scott	All of Us Strangers	Adam
	Emma Stone	Poor Things	Bella Baxter
	Kôji Yakusho	Perfect Days	Hirayama

References

^ Christie, Brendan (December 18, 2023). "TFCA Unveils 2023 Canadian Film Nominees in Split Categories". Playback. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^ "'The Zone of Interest' Leads TFCA Awards Winners". Toronto Film Critics Association. December 17, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.