National Award for Best Actor
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The National Award for Best Actor is one of India's most prestigious film honors, presented annually to recognize an outstanding leading performance by a male actor in Indian cinema.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| National Award for Best Actor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Award for Best Actor Context triple: [National Film Award for Best Actor, alsoKnownAs, National Award for Best Actor]
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A.
Golden Orange Award for Best Actor
The Golden Orange Award for Best Actor is a prestigious Turkish film honor presented at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival to recognize outstanding leading male performances in cinema.
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B.
Academy Award for Best Actor
The Academy Award for Best Actor is a prestigious Oscar presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor an outstanding leading performance by a male actor in a film.
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C.
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Best Actor in a Leading Role is a major BAFTA film award recognizing the most outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role in a given year.
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D.
National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
The National Board of Review Award for Best Actor is an annual American film honor recognizing the most outstanding lead performance by an actor as selected by the National Board of Review.
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E.
Golden Goblet Award for Best Actor
The Golden Goblet Award for Best Actor is a top acting honor presented at the Shanghai International Film Festival, recognizing outstanding lead performances in world cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Award for Best Actor Target entity description: The National Award for Best Actor is one of India's most prestigious film honors, presented annually to recognize an outstanding leading performance by a male actor in Indian cinema.
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A.
Golden Orange Award for Best Actor
The Golden Orange Award for Best Actor is a prestigious Turkish film honor presented at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival to recognize outstanding leading male performances in cinema.
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B.
Academy Award for Best Actor
The Academy Award for Best Actor is a prestigious Oscar presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor an outstanding leading performance by a male actor in a film.
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C.
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Best Actor in a Leading Role is a major BAFTA film award recognizing the most outstanding performance by a male actor in a leading role in a given year.
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D.
National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
The National Board of Review Award for Best Actor is an annual American film honor recognizing the most outstanding lead performance by an actor as selected by the National Board of Review.
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E.
Golden Goblet Award for Best Actor
The Golden Goblet Award for Best Actor is a top acting honor presented at the Shanghai International Film Festival, recognizing outstanding lead performances in world cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film award
ⓘ
acting award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Directorate of Film Festivals ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
National Film Award for Best Actor
ⓘ
Rashtriya Film Puraskar for Best Actor ⓘ
linked to:
National Film Award for Best Actor
|
| awardComponents |
Cash prize
ⓘ
Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) medal ⓘ |
| awardFor | Best performance by a male actor in a leading role ⓘ |
| categoryType | Performance award ⓘ |
| ceremony |
National Film Awards ceremony
ⓘ
linked to:
National Film Award
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| country | India ⓘ |
| domain | Indian cinema ⓘ |
| eligibility | Performance in an Indian feature film certified by the Central Board of Film Certification ⓘ |
| field |
Acting
ⓘ
Cinema ⓘ |
| firstAwarded | 1967 ⓘ |
| frequency | Annual ⓘ |
| genderRestriction | Male ⓘ |
| hasAwardClass | Individual achievement award ⓘ |
| inceptionPeriod | Late 1960s ⓘ |
| includes | Performances in all Indian languages ⓘ |
| languageCoverage |
Bengali
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ Kannada ⓘ Malayalam ⓘ Marathi ⓘ Other Indian languages ⓘ Tamil ⓘ Telugu ⓘ |
| level | National ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | Considers performances across all Indian film industries ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Government of India ⓘ |
| originalName |
Bharat Award for Best Actor
ⓘ
linked to:
National Film Award for Best Actor
|
| partOf |
National Film Awards
ⓘ
linked to:
National Film Award
|
| presentedBy |
Directorate of Film Festivals
ⓘ
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India ⓘ |
| relatedAward |
National Film Award for Best Actress
ⓘ
National Film Award for Best Feature Film ⓘ National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor ⓘ |
| renamedAs | National Film Award for Best Actor ⓘ |
| roleType | Leading role ⓘ |
| scope | All-India ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria | Artistic excellence in acting ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | Chosen by a national jury appointed by the Directorate of Film Festivals ⓘ |
| significance | One of the most prestigious acting honors in Indian cinema ⓘ |
| sponsor | Government of India ⓘ |
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