Thập niên 1940

• 1943: Paul Lukas – Watch on the Rhine
• 1944: Alexander Knox – Wilson
• 1945: Ray Milland – The Lost Weekend
• 1946: Gregory Peck – The Yearling
• 1947: Ronald Colman – A Double Life
• 1948: Laurence Olivier – Hamlet
• 1949: Broderick Crawford – All the King's Men

Thập niên 1950

1950: José Ferrer - Cyrano de Bergerac

• Louis Calhern – The Magnificent Yankee
• James Stewart – Harvey
• 1951 Fredric March – Death of a Salesman
• 1952 Gary Cooper – High Noon
• 1953 Spencer Tracy – The Actress
• 1954 Marlon Brando – On the Waterfront
• 1955 Ernest Borgnine – Marty
• 1956 Kirk Douglas – Lust for Life
• 1957 Alec Guinness – The Bridge on the River Kwai

1958: David Niven – Separate Tables

• Tony Curtis – The Defiant Ones
• Robert Donat – The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
• Sidney Poitier – The Defiant Ones
• Spencer Tracy – The Old Man and the Sea

1959: Anthony Franciosa – Career ‡

• Richard Burton – Look Back in Anger
• Charlton Heston – Ben-Hur †
• Fredric March – Middle of the Night
• Joseph Schildkraut – The Diary of Anne Frank vai Otto Frank

Thập niên 1960

1960: Burt Lancaster – Elmer Gantry †

• Trevor Howard – Sons and Lovers
• Laurence Olivier – Spartacus
• Dean Stockwell – Sons and Lovers
• Spencer Tracy – Inherit the Wind

1961: Maximilian Schell – Judgment at Nuremberg †

• Warren Beatty – Splendor in the Grass
• Maurice Chevalier – Fanny
• Paul Newman – The Hustler
• Sidney Poitier – A Raisin in the Sun

1962: Gregory Peck - To Kill a Mockingbird †

• Bobby Darin - Pressure Point
• Laurence Harvey - The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
• Jackie Gleason - Gigot
• Burt Lancaster - Birdman of Alcatraz
• Jack Lemmon - Days of Wine and Roses
• James Mason - Lolita
• Paul Newman - Sweet Bird of Youth
• Peter O'Toole - Lawrence of Arabia
• Anthony Quinn - Lawrence of Arabia

1963: Sidney Poitier - Lilies of the Field †

• Marlon Brando - The Ugly American
• Stathis Giallelis - America, America
• Rex Harrison - Cleopatra
• Steve McQueen - Love with the Proper Stranger
• Paul Newman - Hud
• Gregory Peck - Captain Newman, M.D.
• Tom Tryon - The Cardinal

1964: Peter O'Toole – Becket

• Richard Burton – Becket
• Anthony Franciosa – Rio Conchos
• Fredric March – Seven Days in May
• Anthony Quinn – Alexis Zorbas

1965: Omar Sharif - Doctor Zhivago ‡

• Rex Harrison - The Agony and the Ecstasy
• Sidney Poitier - A Patch of Blue
• Rod Steiger - The Pawnbroker
• Oskar Werner - Ship of Fools

1966: Paul Scofield – A Man for All Seasons †

• Richard Burton – Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
• Michael Caine – Alfie
• Steve McQueen – The Sand Pebbles
• Max von Sydow – Hawaii

1967: Rod Steiger – In the Heat of the Night †

• Alan Bates – Far from the Madding Crowd
• Warren Beatty – Bonnie and Clyde
• Paul Newman – Cool Hand Luke
• Sidney Poitier – In the Heat of the Night
• Spencer Tracy – Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (sau khi qua đời)

1968: Peter O'Toole – The Lion in Winter

• Alan Arkin – The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
• Alan Bates – The Fixer
• Tony Curtis – The Boston Strangler
• Cliff Robertson – Charly †

1969: John Wayne – True Grit †

• Alan Arkin – Popi
• Richard Burton – Anne of the Thousand Days
• Dustin Hoffman – Midnight Cowboy
• Jon Voight – Midnight Cowboy

Thập niên 1970

1970: George C. Scott - Patton vai George S. Patton †

• Melvyn Douglas - I Never Sang for My Father
• James Earl Jones - The Great White Hope
• Jack Nicholson - Five Easy Pieces
• Ryan O'Neal - Love Story

1971: Gene Hackman - The French Connection †

• Peter Finch - Sunday Bloody Sunday
• Malcolm McDowell - A Clockwork Orange
• Jack Nicholson - Carnal Knowledge
• George C. Scott - The Hospital

1972: Marlon Brando - The Godfather †

• Michael Caine - Sleuth
• Laurence Olivier - Sleuth
• Al Pacino - The Godfather
• Jon Voight - Deliverance

1973: Al Pacino - Serpico

• Robert Blake - Electra Glide in Blue
• Jack Lemmon - Save the Tiger †
• Steve McQueen - Papillon
• Jack Nicholson - The Last Detail

1974: Jack Nicholson - Chinatown

• James Caan - The Gambler
• Gene Hackman - The Conversation
• Dustin Hoffman - Lenny
• Al Pacino - The Godfather: Part II

1975: Jack Nicholson - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest †

• Gene Hackman - French Connection II
• Al Pacino - Dog Day Afternoon
• Maximilian Schell - The Man in the Glass Booth
• James Whitmore - Give 'em Hell, Harry!

1976: Peter Finch - Network vai Howard Beale (truy tặng) †

• David Carradine - Bound for Glory
• Robert De Niro - Taxi Driver
• Dustin Hoffman - Marathon Man
• Sylvester Stallone - Rocky

1977: Richard Burton - Equus

• Marcello Mastroianni - A Special Day (Una giornata particolare)
• Al Pacino - Bobby Deerfield
• Gregory Peck - MacArthur
• Henry Winkler - Heroes

1978: Jon Voight - Coming Home †

• Brad Davis - Midnight Express
• Robert De Niro - The Deer Hunter
• Anthony Hopkins - Magic
• Gregory Peck - The Boys from Brazil

1979: Dustin Hoffman - Kramer vs. Kramer †

• Jack Lemmon - The China Syndrome
• Al Pacino - ...And Justice for All
• Jon Voight - The Champ
• James Woods - The Onion Field

Thập niên 1980

1980: Robert De Niro – Raging Bull vai Jake LaMotta †

• John Hurt – The Elephant Man vai John Merrick
• Jack Lemmon – Tribute vai Scottie Templeton
• Peter O'Toole – The Stunt Man vai Eli Cross
• Donald Sutherland – Ordinary People vai Calvin Jarrett

1981: Henry Fonda – On Golden Pond vai Norman Thayer †

• Warren Beatty – Reds vai John Reed
• Timothy Hutton – Taps vai Brian Moreland
• Burt Lancaster – Atlantic City vai Lou Pascal
• Treat Williams – Prince of the City vai Daniel Ciello

1982: Ben Kingsley – Gandhi vai Mahatma Gandhi †

• Albert Finney – Shoot the Moon vai George Dunlap
• Richard Gere – An Officer and a Gentleman vai Zack Mayo
• Jack Lemmon – Missing vai Ed Horman
• Paul Newman – The Verdict vai Frank Galvin

1983: Tom Courtenay – The Dresser vai Norman
1983: Robert Duvall – Tender Mercies vai Mac Sledge †

• Tom Conti – Reuben, Reuben vai Gowan McGland
• Richard Farnsworth – The Grey Fox vai Bill Miner/George Edwards
• Albert Finney – The Dresser vai Sir
• Al Pacino – Scarface vai Tony Montana
• Eric Roberts – Star 80 vai Paul Snider

1984: F. Murray Abraham – Amadeus vai Antonio Salieri †

• Jeff Bridges – Starman vai Starman/Scott Hayden
• Albert Finney – Under the Volcano vai Geoffrey Firmin
• Tom Hulce – Amadeus vai Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Sam Waterston – The Killing Fields vai Sydney Schanberg

1985: Jon Voight – Runaway Train vai Oscar Manheim

• Harrison Ford – Witness vai John Book
• Gene Hackman – Twice in a Lifetime vai Harry MacKenzie
• William Hurt – Kiss of the Spider Woman vai Luis Molina †
• Raúl Juliá – Kiss of the Spider Woman vai Valentin Arregui

1986: Bob Hoskins - Mona Lisa vai George

• Harrison Ford - The Mosquito Coast vai Allie Fox
• Dexter Gordon - Round Midnight vai Dale Turner
• William Hurt - Children of a Lesser God vai James Leeds
• Jeremy Irons - The Mission vai Father Gabriel
• Paul Newman - The Color of Money vai Fast Eddie Felson †

1987: Michael Douglas - Wall Street vai Gordon Gekko †

• John Lone - The Last Emperor vai Hoàng đế Phổ Nghi/Henry
• Jack Nicholson - Ironweed vai Francis Phelan
• Nick Nolte - Weeds vai Lee Umstetter
• Denzel Washington - Cry Freedom vai Steve Biko

1988: Dustin Hoffman - Rain Man vai Raymond Babbitt †

• Gene Hackman - Mississippi Burning vai Rupert Anderson
• Tom Hulce - Dominick and Eugene vai Dominick 'Nicky' Luciano
• Edward James Olmos - Stand and Deliver vai Jaime A. Escalante
• Forest Whitaker - Bird vai Charlie"Bird"Parker

1989: Tom Cruise - Born on the Fourth of July vai Ron Kovic

• Daniel Day-Lewis - My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown vai Christy Brown †
• Jack Lemmon - Dad vai Jake Tremont
• Al Pacino - Sea of Love vai Frank Keller
• Robin Williams - Dead Poets Society vai John Keating

Thập niên 1990

1990: Jeremy Irons – Reversal of Fortune vai Claus von Bülow †

• Kevin Costner – Dances with Wolves vai John Dunbar/Dances With Wolves
• Richard Harris – The Field vai Bull McCabe
• Al Pacino – The Godfather: Part III vai Michael Corleone
• Robin Williams – Awakenings vai Malcolm Sayer

1991: Nick Nolte – The Prince of Tides vai Tom Wingo

• Warren Beatty – Bugsy vai Benjamin"Bugsy"Siegel
• Kevin Costner – JFK vai Jim Garrison
• Robert De Niro – Cape Fear vai Max Cady
• Anthony Hopkins – The Silence of the Lambs vai Hannibal Lecter †

1992: Al Pacino – Scent of a Woman vai Frank Slade †

• Tom Cruise – A Few Good Men vai Daniel Kaffee
• Robert Downey, Jr. – Chaplin vai Charlie Chaplin
• Jack Nicholson – Hoffa vai James"Jimmy"Hoffa
• Denzel Washington – Malcolm X vai Malcolm X

1993: Tom Hanks – Philadelphia vai Andrew Beckett †

• Daniel Day-Lewis – In the Name of the Father vai Gerry Conlon
• Harrison Ford – The Fugitive vai Richard Kimble
• Anthony Hopkins – The Remains of the Day vai Stevens
• Liam Neeson – Schindler's List vai Oskar Schindler

1994: Tom Hanks – Forrest Gump vai Forrest Gump †

• Morgan Freeman – The Shawshank Redemption vai Ellis Boyd"Red"Redding
• Paul Newman – Nobody's Fool vai Donald"Sully"Sullivan
• Brad Pitt – Legends of the Fall vai Tristan Ludlow
• John Travolta – Pulp Fiction vai Vincent Vega

1995: Nicolas Cage – Leaving Las Vegas vai Ben Sanderson †

• Richard Dreyfuss – Mr. Holland's Opus vai Glenn Holland
• Anthony Hopkins – Nixon vai Richard Nixon
• Ian McKellen – Richard III vai King Richard III
• Sean Penn – Dead Man Walking vai Matthew Poncelet

1996: Geoffrey Rush – Shine vai David Helfgott †

• Ralph Fiennes – The English Patient vai László de Almásy
• Mel Gibson – Ransom vai Tom Mullen
• Woody Harrelson – The People vs. Larry Flynt vai Larry Flynt
• Liam Neeson – Michael Collins vai Michael Collins

1997: Peter Fonda – Ulee's Gold vai Ulysses"Ulee"Jackson

• Matt Damon – Good Will Hunting vai Will Hunting
• Daniel Day-Lewis – The Boxer vai Danny Flynn
• Leonardo DiCaprio – Titanic vai Jack Dawson
• Djimon Hounsou – Amistad vai Joseph Cinqué

1998: Jim Carrey – The Truman Show vai Truman Burbank ‡

• Stephen Fry – Wilde vai Oscar Wilde
• Tom Hanks – Saving Private Ryan vai John H. Miller
• Ian McKellen – Gods and Monsters vai James Whale
• Nick Nolte – Affliction vai Wade Whitehouse

1999: Denzel Washington – The Hurricane vai Rubin"Hurricane"Carter

• Russell Crowe – The Insider vai Jeffrey Wigand
• Matt Damon – The Talented Mr. Ripley vai Tom Ripley
• Richard Farnsworth – The Straight Story vai Alvin Straight
• Kevin Spacey – American Beauty vai Lester Burnham †

Thập niên 2000

2000: Tom Hanks – Cast Away vai Chuck Noland

• Javier Bardem – Before Night Falls vai Reinaldo Arenas
• Russell Crowe – Gladiator vai Maximus Decimus Meridius †
• Michael Douglas – Wonder Boys vai Grady Tripp
• Geoffrey Rush – Quills vai Marquis de Sade

2001: Russell Crowe – A Beautiful Mind vai John Nash

• Will Smith – Ali vai Muhammed Ali
• Kevin Spacey – The Shipping News vai Quoyle
• Billy Bob Thornton – The Man Who Wasn't There vai Ed Crane
• Denzel Washington – Training Day vai Alonzo Harris †

2002: Jack Nicholson – About Schmidt vai Warren R. Schmidt

• Adrien Brody – The Pianist vai Władysław Szpilman †
• Michael Caine – The Quiet American vai Thomas Fowler
• Daniel Day-Lewis – Gangs of New York vai William Cutting
• Leonardo DiCaprio – Catch Me If You Can vai Frank Abagnale, Jr.

2003: Sean Penn – Mystic River vai Jimmy Markum †

• Russell Crowe – Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World vai Jack Aubrey
• Tom Cruise – The Last Samurai vai Nathan Algren
• Ben Kingsley – House of Sand and Fog vai Massoud Behrani
• Jude Law – Cold Mountain vai W. P. Inman

2004: Leonardo DiCaprio – The Aviator vai Howard Hughes

• Javier Bardem – The Sea Inside (Mar adentro) vai Ramón Sampedro
• Don Cheadle – Hotel Rwanda vai Paul Rusesabagina
• Johnny Depp – Finding Neverland vai J.M. Barrie
• Liam Neeson – Kinsey vai Alfred Kinsey

2005: Philip Seymour Hoffman – Capote vai Truman Capote †

• Russell Crowe – Cinderella Man vai James J. Braddock
• Terrence Howard – Hustle & Flow vai DJay
• Heath Ledger – Brokeback Mountain vai Ennis del Mar
• David Strathairn – Good Night, and Good Luck. vai Edward R. Murrow

2006: Forest Whitaker – The Last King of Scotland vai Idi Amin †

• Leonardo DiCaprio – Blood Diamond vai Danny Archer
• Leonardo DiCaprio – The Departed vai William Costigan, Jr.
• Peter O'Toole – Venus vai Maurice
• Will Smith – The Pursuit of Happyness vai Chris Gardner

2007: Daniel Day-Lewis – There Will Be Blood vai Daniel Plainview †

• George Clooney – Michael Clayton vai Michael Clayton
• James McAvoy – Atonement vai Robbie Turner
• Viggo Mortensen – Eastern Promises vai Nikolai Luzhin
• Denzel Washington – American Gangster vai Frank Lucas

2008: Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler vai Randy"The Ram"Robinson

• Leonardo DiCaprio – Revolutionary Road vai Frank Wheeler
• Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon vai Richard Nixon
• Sean Penn – Milk vai Harvey Milk †
• Brad Pitt – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button vai Benjamin Button

2009: Jeff Bridges – Crazy Heart vai Bad Blake †

• George Clooney – Up in the Air vai Ryan Bingham
• Colin Firth – A Single Man vai George Falconer
• Morgan Freeman – Invictus vai Nelson Mandela
• Tobey Maguire – Brothers vai Sam Cahill