The BET Award for Best Actor is awarded to actors from both television and film. Some nominees have been nominated based on their performances in multiple bodies of work within the eligibility period. Denzel Washington and Michael B. Jordan hold the record for most wins in this category with three.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

BET Award for Best Actor

2000s

2010s

2020s

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins

3 wins

Denzel Washington

Michael B. Jordan

2 wins

Chadwick Boseman

Idris Elba

Jamie Foxx

Will Smith

Terrence Howard

Nominations

13 nominations

Denzel Washington

9 nominations

Idris Elba

7 nominations

Don Cheadle

Jamie Foxx

6 nominations

Samuel L. Jackson

Michael B. Jordan

5 nominations

Anthony Anderson

Forest Whitaker

4 nominations

Eddie Murphy

Will Smith

3 nominations

Chadwick Boseman

Common

Morgan Freeman

Omari Hardwick

Kevin Hart

Terrence Howard

Damson Idris

Daniel Kaluuya

2 nominations

Sterling K. Brown

Brian Tyree Henry

Mos Def

See also

BET Award for Best Actress

References

BET Awards

BET Award for Best Actor