| 1. Rami Malek - BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY (BAFTA, GG, SAG) |
| 2. Christian Bale - VICE (BFCA, GG) |
| 3. Bradley Cooper - A STAR IS BORN |
| 4. Viggo Mortensen - GREEN BOOK |
| 5. Willem Dafoe - AT ETERNITY'S GATE |
| BAFTA - British Film Academy Awards |
| BFCA - Broadcast Film Critics Association (Critics Choice) |
| GG - Golden Globe |
| SAG - Screen Actors Guild |
Previous…BEST DIRECTOR Next up…BEST ACTRESS
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) Winners: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Fight It Out 
Boston Online Film Critics Association (BOFCA) Winners: ‘One Battle After Another,’ Wagner Moura, Rose Byrne and More 
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads with 12 
Delroy Lindo, Michelle Satter, Sony Pictures Among African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) Honorees