The Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Performance in a Film is an annual award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television as part of the Canadian Screen Awards program, to honour the best leading performance in a theatrical film.
It is a merger of the former awards for Best Actor and Best Actress, following the academy's announcement in August 2022 that it would start presenting gender-neutral acting awards instead of gendered ones.[1] The category was presented only at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023; beginning with the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023, separate categories will instead be presented for Best Leading Performance in a Drama Film and Best Leading Performance in a Comedy Film.
| Year | Actor | Film | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 11th Canadian Screen Awards | |||
| Lamar Johnson | Brother | [2] | |
| Choi Seung-yoon | Riceboy Sleeps | [3] | |
| Monia Chokri | Babysitter | ||
| Larissa Corriveau | That Kind of Summer (Un été comme ça) | ||
| Kelly Depeault | Noemie Says Yes (Noémie dit oui) | ||
| Joseph Engel | Falcon Lake | ||
| Steve Laplante | Viking | ||
| Maxime Le Flaguais | Rodeo (Rodéo) |