Screen Actors Guild Award For Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor in A Leading Role

Screen Actors Guild Award For Outstanding Performance By A Male Actor In A Leading Role

The Screen Actors' Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role is an award presented annually by the Screen Actors Guild to honour the finest male acting achievements in a motion picture in a lead role. The award is presented at a ceremony alongside the other guild awards since the awards inception in 1994.

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