Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor is presented by Filmfare in its annual Filmfare Awards, to the actor who, in the opinion of the independent panel of movie critics, portrays his character with incredible finesse and justifies the role with exceptional caliber, in a Hindi film of the preceding year. The critics" choice in acting performance was introduced in 1991 as Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, one common special award for performance by either sex. In 1998, it was officially segregated into two categories to acknowledge performances by both male and female actors separately. The critics" awards are awarded without prior nomination for a performance.

Prominent Records in Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor
Legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan holds the record for maximum number of wins of Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor, with 3 wins in the years 2002, 2006 and 2016. He is followed by three actors who have won the award twice each, namely Manoj Bajpai (in 1999 and 2000), Shah Rukh Khan (in 1994 and 2001) and Ranbir Kapoor (in 2010 and 2012).

Megastars Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Ranbir Kapoor are the actors who have won the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor and the Filmfare Award for Best Actor in the same year, in 2006, 1994, 2004 and 2012 respectively.

List of Winners of Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor
The following lists highlight the winners of Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor (erstwhile Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance), from its inception in 1991 to 2016.

Filmfare Critics Award for Best Actor