Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Male
Indian film award
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The Zee Cine Award for Best Actor – Male is chosen by the viewers of Zee Entertainment Enterprises as part of its annual award ceremony for Hindi films, to recognise a male actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role. Following its inception in 1998, a ceremony was not held in 2009 and 2010, but resumed back in 2011. Shah Rukh Khan, with eight awards holds the record of the maximum wins in this category.
TypeViewers' Choice
Awarded forBest Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
Date1 March 2026
| Zee Cine Award for Best Actor (Popular) | |
|---|---|
 The 2026 recipient: Vicky Kaushal | |
| Type | Viewers' Choice |
| Awarded for | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role |
| Date | 1 March 2026 |
| Venue | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Zee Entertainment Enterprises |
| First award | Shah Rukh Khan, Dil To Pagal Hai (1998) |
| Currently held by | Vicky Kaushal Chhaava (2026) |
| Website | zeecineawards |
† - indicates the performance also won the Filmfare Award
‡ - indicates the performance was also nominated for the Filmfare Award
Superlatives
| Superlative | Actor | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Actor with most consecutive year nominations | Shah Rukh Khan (1998-2014) | 15 |
| Actor with most awards | Shah Rukh Khan | 8 |
| Actor with most nominations | 22 | |
| Actor with most nominations without ever winning | Ajay Devgn | 9 |
| Actor with most nominations in a single year | Shah Rukh Khan (2005) | 3 |
| Eldest Winner | Anupam Kher (2023) | 68 |
| Youngest Winner | Hrithik Roshan (2001) | 26 |
| Eldest Nominee | Amitabh Bachchan (2017) | 74 |
| Youngest Nominee | Hrithik Roshan (2001) Vivek Oberoi (2003) |
26 |
Multiple wins
- 7 wins : Shah Rukh Khan
- 3 wins : Hrithik Roshan, Salman Khan
- 2 wins : Aamir Khan
List of winners and nominees
1990s
| Year | Actor | Film | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | |||
| Shah Rukh Khan † | Dil To Pagal Hai | Rahul | |
| Aamir Khan | Ishq | Raja | |
| Kamal Haasan ‡ | Chachi 420 | Jaiprakash Paswan / Lakshmi Godbole | |
| Shah Rukh Khan | Pardes | Arjun Sagar | |
| Sunny Deol ‡ | Border | Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri | |
| 1999 | |||
| Shah Rukh Khan † | Kuch Kuch Hota Hai | Rahul Khanna | |
| Aamir Khan ‡ | Ghulam | Siddharth "Siddhu" Marathe | |
| Salman Khan | Jab Pyaar Kisise Hota Hai | Suraj Dhanrajgir | |
| Salman Khan ‡ | Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya | Suraj Khanna | |
| Shah Rukh Khan | Duplicate | Bablu Chaudhary / Manu Dada |