Oldest BAFTA award winner for Best Leading Actor
- Who
- Anthony Hopkins
- What
- 83:102 year(s):day(s)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- When
- 11 April 2021
The oldest winner BAFTA award winner for Best Leading Actor is Anthony Hopkins (UK, b. 31 December 1937), who was 83 years and 102 days when he won the award on 11 April 2021.
Sir Anthony Hopkins won this BAFTA for his role in the film The Father (UK/France 2020). The movie tells the story of a man refusing any assistance as he ages. As he tries to make sense of his changing circumstances, he begins to doubt his loved ones, his own mind and even the fabric of his reality.