BET Award for Best Actor

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 holds the record for most wins in this category with four.

Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.

Wins

 * 4 wins
 * Denzel Washington


 * 3 wins
 * Michael B. Jordan
 * Will Smith


 * 2 wins
 * Chadwick Boseman
 * Idris Elba
 * Jamie Foxx
 * Terrence Howard

Nominations

 * 14 nominations
 * Denzel Washington


 * 10 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
 * Donald Glover
 * Damson Idris
 * Eddie Murphy
 * Will Smith


 * 3 nominations
 * Chadwick Boseman
 * Common
 * Morgan Freeman
 * Omari Hardwick
 * Kevin Hart
 * Terrence Howard
 * Daniel Kaluuya


 * 2 nominations
 * Sterling K. Brown
 * Mos Def
 * LaKeith Stanfield