# TVB Anniversary Award for Best Actor

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 |
| 1997 (1st) | Wong He | Deadly Protection | Chan Fu-gwai |
| 1997 (1st) | Cheung Tat-ming | Justice Sung | Sung Sai-kit (Justice Sung) |
| 1997 (1st) | Francis Ng | Old Time Buddy | Tse Yuen |
| 1997 (1st) | Gordon Lam | Time Before Time | Luk Wan-kwong / Hui Dai-kwong |
| 1997 (1st) | Bobby Au-yeung | Taming of the Princess | Kwok Oi |
| 1997 (1st) | Felix Wong | Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils | Kiu Fung |
| 1997 (1st) | Benny Chan | Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils | Duen Yu |
| 1998 (2nd) | Gallen Lo † | Secret of the Heart | Winson "Big Head Man" Cheuk |
| 1998 (2nd) | Bobby Au-yeung | Armed Reaction | IP Chan Siu-sang |
| 1998 (2nd) | Lawrence Ng Kai-wah | Healing Hands | Dr. Paul Ching |
| 1998 (2nd) | Bowie Lam | Healing Hands | Dr. Henry Lai |
| 1998 (2nd) | Louis Koo | I Can't Accept Corruption | Fong Cheuk-man |
| 1999 (3rd) | Louis Koo † | Detective Investigation Files IV | SGT Tsui Fei |
| 1999 (3rd) | Wong He | Burning Flame | Lok Tin-yau |
| 1999 (3rd) | Bobby Au-yeung | Happy Ever After | Tai Tung-gun |
| 1999 (3rd) | Gallen Lo | Feminine Masculinity | Tai Bing-kuen / Diana Szema |
| 1999 (3rd) | 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 |
| 2000 (4th) | Dayo Wong | War of the Genders | Yu Lok-tin (Ah Lok) |
| 2000 (4th) | Lawrence Ng Kai-wah | The Threat of Love | Ko Chun-bong |
| 2000 (4th) | Gallen Lo | At the Threshold of an Era | Tim Yip |
| 2000 (4th) | Julian Cheung | Return of the Cuckoo | Man Chor |
| 2001 (5th) | Louis Koo † | A Step into the Past | Hong Siu-lung |
| 2001 (5th) | Lawrence Ng Kai-wah | Healing Hands II | Dr. Paul Ching |
| 2001 (5th) | Bowie Lam | Healing Hands II | Dr. Henry Lai |
| 2001 (5th) | Bobby Au-yeung | Armed Reaction III | SIP Chan Siu-sang |
| 2001 (5th) | Gallen Lo | Seven Sisters | Tse Chi-tong |
| 2002 (6th) | Gallen Lo † | Golden Faith | Ivan Ting |
| 2002 (6th) | Steven Ma | Where the Legend Begins | Cho Chik (Cho Chi-kin) |
| 2002 (6th) | Raymond Lam | Eternal Happiness | Wongpo Siu-wah |
| 2002 (6th) | Paul Chun | Family Man | Ko Hoi |
| 2002 (6th) | Moses Chan | Family Man | Kelvin Siu |
| 2003 (7th) | Roger Kwok † | Square Pegs | Ting Sheung-wong |
| 2003 (7th) | Bobby Au-yeung | Take My Word For It | CIP Pang Kwok-tung |
| 2003 (7th) | Julian Cheung | Take My Word For It | Officer Yeung Kwong |
| 2003 (7th) | Kwong Wa | The King of Yesterday and Tomorrow | Yongzheng Emperor / Lee Dai-ha |
| 2003 (7th) | Francis Ng | Triumph in the Skies | Samuel "Sam" Tong |
| 2004 (8th) | Bowie Lam † | War and Beauty | Imperial Doctor Suen Bak-yeung |
| 2004 (8th) | Joe Ma | Lady Fan | Sit Ting-shan |
| 2004 (8th) | Dayo Wong | To Catch the Uncatchable | Detective Mok Chok-tung |
| 2004 (8th) | Roger Kwok | To Get Unstuck In Time | SIP Ho Tin-kwong (Morning Sir) |
| 2004 (8th) | Bobby Au-yeung | Shine on You | Ka Jai-choi |
| 2005 (9th) | Roger Kwok † | Life Made Simple | Ting Sheung-wong |
| 2005 (9th) | Chung King-fai | My Family | Man Taai-loi |
| 2005 (9th) | Michael Miu | The Academy | SGT Lee Man-sing |
| 2005 (9th) | Moses Chan | The Gentle Crackdown | Magistrate Sui Tung-lau |
| 2005 (9th) | Joe Ma | Revolving Doors of Vengeance | Martin Ko |
| 2006 (10th) | Kevin Cheng † | Under the Canopy of Love | Alan Shum |
| 2006 (10th) | Raymond Lam | La Femme Desperado | Chai Foon (Ah Dee) |
| 2006 (10th) | Bowie Lam | The Dance of Passion | Yim Man-hei |
| 2006 (10th) | Moses Chan | The Dance of Passion | Sung Tung-sing |
| 2006 (10th) | 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) |
| 2007 (11th) | Bobby Au-yeung | Dicey Business | Chai Foon-cheung |
| 2007 (11th) | Ha Yu | Heart of Greed | Tong Yan-kai |
| 2007 (11th) | Damien Lau | The Drive of Life | Wah Man-hon |
| 2007 (11th) | Raymond Lam | The Drive of Life | Wah Tsan-bong |
| 2008 (12th) | Ha Yu † | Moonlight Resonance | Kam Tai-jo |
| 2008 (12th) | Roger Kwok | D.I.E. | Officer Yu Chi-long |
| 2008 (12th) | Moses Chan | Moonlight Resonance | Kam Wing-ka |
| 2008 (12th) | Raymond Lam | Moonlight Resonance | Kam Wing-ho |
| 2008 (12th) | Kevin Cheng | Last One Standing | Cheung Sing-hei |
| 2009 (13th) | Wayne Lai † | Rosy Business | Chai Kau |
| 2009 (13th) | Steven Ma | Sweetness in the Salt | Nip Chi-yuen |
| 2009 (13th) | Bosco Wong | Burning Flame III | Fong Lee-hon |
| 2009 (13th) | Dayo Wong | You're Hired | Mak Tai-song |
| 2009 (13th) | 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 |
| 2010 (14th) | Raymond Lam | The Mysteries of Love | Professor Kingsley King |
| 2010 (14th) | Steven Ma | Ghost Writer | Po Chung-ling |
| 2010 (14th) | Moses Chan | Can't Buy Me Love | Kam Tuo-luk |
| 2010 (14th) | Felix Wong | Gun Metal Grey | SGT Shek Tung-sing (Stone Sir) |
| 2011 (15th) | Kevin Cheng † | Ghetto Justice | L.A. Law (Law Ba) |
| 2011 (15th) | Moses Chan | Yes, Sir. Sorry, Sir! | Law Yiu-wah (Law Sir) |
| 2011 (15th) | Michael Tse | Lives of Omission | SSGT Leung Siu-tong (Laughing) |
| 2011 (15th) | Bosco Wong | Lives of Omission | Michael "Crippled Co" So |
| 2011 (15th) | Wayne Lai | Forensic Heroes III | Dr. Jack "Pro Sir" Po |
| 2012 (16th) | Wayne Lai † | The Confidant | Lei Lin-ying |
| 2012 (16th) | Kenneth Ma | The Hippocratic Crush | Dr. Cheung Yat-kin |
| 2012 (16th) | Moses Chan | The Last Steep Ascent | Miu Tin |
| 2012 (16th) | Raymond Lam | Highs and Lows | Senior Inspector Wai Sai-lok (Happy Sir) |
| 2012 (16th) | Damian Lau | Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles | Sir Arthur Chung |
| 2013 (17th) | Dayo Wong † | Bounty Lady | Heung Kwong-nam |
| 2013 (17th) | Francis Ng | Triumph in the Skies II | Samuel "Sam" Tong |
| 2013 (17th) | Julian Cheung | Triumph in the Skies II | Jayden "Captain Cool" Koo |
| 2013 (17th) | Ruco Chan | Brother's Keeper | Sam Kiu Tin-seng |
| 2013 (17th) | Kenneth Ma | The Hippocratic Crush II | Dr. Cheung Yat-kin |
| 2014 (18th) | Roger Kwok † | Black Heart White Soul | Matt Ko |
| 2014 (18th) | Ruco Chan | Ruse of Engagement | Carson Chong |
| 2014 (18th) | Wong Cho-lam | Gilded Chopsticks | Ko Tin-po |
| 2014 (18th) | Raymond Lam | Line Walker | Sit Ka-keung (Bao Seed) |
| 2014 (18th) | Wayne Lai | Overachievers | Mike Chiang |
| 2015 (19th) | Anthony Wong † | Lord of Shanghai | Kiu Ngo-tin |
| 2015 (19th) | Moses Chan | Ghost of Relativity | Michael Mai |
| 2015 (19th) | Louis Cheung | Momentary Lapse of Reason | Kam Wah |
| 2015 (19th) | Ruco Chan | Captain of Destiny | Man-ho, the Eleventh Prince |
| 2015 (19th) | Wayne Lai | Lord of Shanghai | Kung Siu-san |
| 2016 (20th) | Ruco Chan † | A Fist Within Four Walls | Chor Au-kuen / Chiu Mang-san |
| 2016 (20th) | Vincent Wong | Over Run Over | Kwan Ding-ming |
| 2016 (20th) | Benjamin Yuen | A Fist Within Four Walls | Duen Ying-fung / Duen Tung-tin |
| 2016 (20th) | Bosco Wong | Two Steps from Heaven | Sheldon Chun Sing-hoi |
| 2016 (20th) | Roger Kwok | Dead Wrong | Vincent Wai Yat-sing |
| 2017 (21st) | Vincent Wong † | Legal Mavericks | Hope Man |
| 2017 (21st) | Ruco Chan | The Unholy Alliance | Ko Tsz-kit |
| 2017 (21st) | Michael Miu | Line Walker: The Prelude | Senior Inspector Cheuk Hoi |
| 2017 (21st) | Kenneth Ma | The Exorcist's Meter | Ma Kwai |
| 2017 (21st) | Moses Chan | My Ages Apart | Mike Kwong |
| 2018 (22nd) | Joe Ma † | Life on the Line | Mak Chay Tin |
| 2018 (22nd) | Kenneth Ma | Deep in the Realm of Conscience | Yam Sam-shu |
| 2018 (22nd) | Benjamin Yuen | Another Era | Fong Chak Yu |
| 2018 (22nd) | Vincent Wong | Fist Fight | Cheung Fei Fan |
| 2018 (22nd) | Dicky Cheung | The Learning Curve of a Warlord | Dik Kei |
| 2019 (23rd) | Kenneth Ma † | Big White Duel | Tong Ming |
| 2019 (23rd) | Benjamin Yuen | The Defected | Sheung Sing |
| 2019 (23rd) | Joel Chan | Barrack O'Karma | Siu Wai-ming |
| 2019 (23rd) | Vincent Wong | The Man Who Kills Troubles | Ngo Hei-san |
| 2019 (23rd) | Pakho Chau | Wonder Women | Wing Ho-tin |

### 2020s

| Year | Actor | Drama | Role(s) |
| 2020 (24th) | Vincent Wong † | Legal Mavericks 2020 | Hope Man San Hap |
| 2020 (24th) | Moses Chan | Death By Zero | Kiu Sing / "Zero" |
| 2020 (24th) | Wayne Lai | Death By Zero | Jim Mou / "Victor" |
| 2020 (24th) | Raymond Lam | Line Walker: Bull Fight | Sit Ka Keung / Sit Sir / Bao Seed |
| 2020 (24th) | Kenneth Ma | Line Walker: Bull Fight | Ngai Dak Lai / "Samuel" / Wai Chok Ming |
| 2021 (25th) | Shaun Tam † | Take Two | Sze Kwong / Timothee |
| 2021 (25th) | Ruco Chan | Sinister Beings | Hui Chun-Sum |
| 2021 (25th) | Kevin Cheng | Kids' Lives Matter | Johnathan Hui Gam-Fung |
| 2021 (25th) | Kenneth Ma | Kids' Lives Matter | Amos Fong Chung-Yan |
| 2021 (25th) | Owen Cheung | The Ringmaster | Hoi Cheng Lam |
| 2022 (26th) | Joel Chan † | Barrack O'Karma 1968 | Maurice / Psychiatric Patient / Joey Chow Yi / Architect |
| 2022 (26th) | Kenneth Ma | Big White Duel 2 | Tong Ming |
| 2022 (26th) | Ruco Chan | I've Got the Power | Chung Hao Lin |
| 2022 (26th) | Andrew Lam Man-chung | Get On A Flat | Che Chi Ming |
| 2022 (26th) | Kalok Chow | Your Highness | Gei Wai |

## Records

| Wins | Actor |
| 3 | Gallen Lo |
| 3 | Wayne Lai |
| 3 | Roger Kwok |
| 2 | Louis Koo |
| 2 | Kevin Cheng |
| 2 | Vincent Wong |
| 2 | Moses Chan |
| Nominations | Actor |
| 12 | Kenneth Ma |
| 11 | Moses Chan |
| 8 | Bobby Au-yeung |
| 7 | Raymond Lam |
| 6 | Gallen Lo |
| 6 | Roger Kwok |
| 6 | 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 |