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| ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE | Erik Anderson | Bryan Bonafede | Chris Pepper | Evan Kost | James Narvey | Kenneth Polishchuk | Júlia Albuquerque | Monika Nikolić | Richard Anthony | Robert Schirmer | TOTAL POINTS |
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| 1 | Casey Affleck – Manchester by the Sea | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 2 | Denzel Washington – Fences | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40 |
| 3 | Ryan Gosling – La La Land | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
| 4 | Andrew Garfield – Hacksaw Ridge | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
| 5 | Viggo Mortensen – Captain Fantastic | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| OTHER CONTENDERS | ||||||||||||
| Joel Edgerton – Loving | ||||||||||||
| Jake Gyllenhaal - Nocturnal Animals | ||||||||||||
| Ryan Reynolds – Deadpool | ||||||||||||
| Tom Hanks – Sully |
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