Oscar for bedste mandlige hovedrolle

Oscaren for bedste mandlige hovedrolle (officiel titel Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role) gives ved Oscar-uddelingen til en mandlig skuespiller for hans præstation i en film fra det forløbne år.

Skuespilleren Daniel Day-Lewis er den eneste skuespiller, der har modtaget tre Oscars for bedste mandlige hovedrolle (*My Left Foot*, *There Will Be Blood* og *Lincoln*).

Vindere og nominerede

Det følgende er en kronologisk oversigt over vinderne og de nominerede. Vinderne er fremhævet med fed.

1920'erne

År	Skuespiller	Film	Rolle(r)
1927/28 (1.)
	Emil Jannings	Hans sidste kommando Al Kødets Gang	Grand Duke Sergius Alexander August Schilling
	Richard Barthelmess	Forbryderen Manden uden Fædreland	Nickie Elkins Patent Leather Kid
1928/29 (2.)
	Warner Baxter	In Old Arizona	The Cisco Kid
	George Bancroft	Fra New Yorks Underverden	Thunderbolt Jim Lang
	Chester Morris	Alibi	Chick Williams (No. 1065)
	Paul Muni	The Valiant	James Dyke
	Lewis Stone	The Patriot	Count Pahlen

1930'erne

År	Skuespiller	Film	Rolle(r)
1929/30 (3.)
	George Arliss	Disraeli	Benjamin Disraeli
	George Arliss	Den grønne Gudinde	The Raja of Rukh
	Wallace Beery	Mennesker bag Gitret	'Machine Gun' Butch Schmidt
	Maurice Chevalier	Hendes franske Forlovede	Pierre Mirande
	Maurice Chevalier	Prinsgemalen	Count Alfred Renard
	Ronald Colman	Kaptajn Bulldog Drummond	Capt. Hugh 'Bulldog' Drummond
	Ronald Colman	Straffekolonien	Michel
	Lawrence Tibbett	Zigøjner-Kærlighed	Yegor
1930/31 (4.)
	Lionel Barrymore	Frie Sjæle	Stephen Ashe
	Adolphe Menjou	The Front Page	Walter Burns
	Jackie Cooper	Skippy	Skippy Skinner
	Richard Dix	Cimarron	Yancey Cravat
	Fredric March	Den kongelige familie	Tony Cavendish
1931/32 (5.)
	Wallace Beery (uafgjort)	Champ, Mesterbokseren	'Andy "Champ" Purcell
	Fredric March (uafgjort)	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	Dr. Henry L. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
	Alfred Lunt	The Guardsman	The Actor
1932/33 (6.)
	Charles Laughton	Henrik den Ottendes privatliv	Henrik 8. af England
	Leslie Howard	Gengangeren på Berkeley Square	Peter Standish
	Paul Muni	Jeg er en flygtning	James Allen
1934 (7.)
	Clark Gable	Det hændte en nat	Peter Warner
	Frank Morgan	Florentinske Nætter	Alessandro - Hertug af Firenze
	William Powell	Den tynde mand	Nick Charles
1935 (8.)
	Victor McLaglen	Forræderen	Gypo Nolan
	Clark Gable	Mytteri på Bounty	Fletcher Christian
	Charles Laughton		William Bligh
	Franchot Tone		Roger Byam
	Paul Muni	Dynamit	Joe Radek
1936 (9.)
	Paul Muni	Louis Pasteur - menneskehedens velgører	Louis Pasteur
	Gary Cooper	En gentleman kommer til byen	Longfellow Deeds
	Walter Huston	Hr. og Fru Dodsworth intime	Sam Dodsworth
	William Powell	Godfrey ordner alt	Godfrey Park
	Spencer Tracy	San Francisco	Father Tim Mullin
1937 (10.)
	Spencer Tracy	Havets helte	Manuel
	Charles Boyer	Marie Walewska	Napoleon Bonaparte
	Fredric March	Hollywood bag kulisserne	Norman Maine
	Robert Montgomery	Når mørket sænker sig	Danny
	Paul Muni	Emile Zola's liv	Émile Zola
1938 (11.)
	Spencer Tracy	Drengebyen	Father Flanagan
	Charles Boyer	Algiers	Pépé le Moko
	James Cagney	Angels with Dirty Faces	Rocky Sullivan
	Robert Donat	Borgen	Dr. Andrew Manson
	Leslie Howard	Pygmalion	Professor Henry Higgins
1939 (12.)
	Robert Donat	Farvel, Mr. Chips	Charles Edward Chipping
	Clark Gable	Borte med blæsten	Rhett Butler
	Laurence Olivier	Stormfulde højder	Heathcliff
	Mickey Rooney	Vi charmører	Mickey Moran
	James Stewart	Mr. Smith kommer til Washington	Jefferson Smith

1940’erne

År	Skuespiller	Film	Rolle(r)
1940 (13.)
	James Stewart	Natten før brylluppet	Macaulay Connor
	Charlie Chaplin	Diktatoren	Adenoid Hynkel (Diktator af Tomania) En Jødisk frisør
	Henry Fonda	Vredens druer	Tom Joad
	Raymond Massey	Abe Lincoln in Illinois	Abraham Lincoln
	Laurence Olivier	Rebecca	'Maxim' de Winter
1941 (14.)
	Gary Cooper	Sergeant York	Alvin C. York
	Cary Grant	Penny Serenade	Roger Adams
	Walter Huston	Du kan ikke købe alt for penge	Mr. Scratch
	Robert Montgomery	Her kommer Mr. Jordan	Joe Pendleton
	Orson Welles	Citizen Kane	Charles Foster Kane
1942 (15.)
	James Cagney	Yankee Doodle Dandy	George M. Cohan
	Ronald Colman	Tilfældets høst	Charles Rainier
	Gary Cooper	Når mænd er bedst	Lou Gehrig
	Walter Pidgeon	Mrs. Miniver	Clem Miniver
	Monty Woolley	Manden med pilefløjterne	Howard
1943 (16.)
	Paul Lukas	Een for alle	Kurt Muller
	Humphrey Bogart	Casablanca	Rick Blaine
	Gary Cooper	Hvem ringer klokkerne for?	Robert Jordan
	Walter Pidgeon	Madame Curie	Pierre Curie
	Mickey Rooney	Sådan er livet	Homer Macauley
1944 (17.)
	Bing Crosby	Går du min vej?	Fader Chuck O'Malley
	Charles Boyer	Gaslys	Gregory Anton
	Barry Fitzgerald	*Går du min vej?*	Father Fitzgibbon
	Cary Grant	None but the Lonely Heart	Ernie Mott
	Alexander Knox	Wilson	Woodrow Wilson
1945 (18.)
	Ray Milland	Forspildte dage	Don Birnam
	Bing Crosby	Sct. Mary's klokker	Father Chuck O'Malley
	Gene Kelly	Orlov i Hollywood	Joseph Brady
	Gregory Peck	Himmeriges nøgler	Father Francis
	Cornel Wilde	Den store drøm	Frédéric Chopin
1946 (19.)
	Fredric March	De bedste år	Al Stephenson
	Laurence Olivier	Henrik V	Henrik 5. af England
	Larry Parks	Hele verdens sanger	Al Jolson
	Gregory Peck	Hjortekalven	Ezra 'Penny' Baxter
	James Stewart	Det er herligt at leve	George Bailey
1947 (20.)
	Ronald Colman	Jalousi	Anthony John
	John Garfield	Lev farligt	Charlie Davis
	Gregory Peck	Mand og mand imellem	Philip Schuyler Green
	William Powell	Vi og vores far	Clarence Day, Sr.
	Michael Redgrave	Sorg klæder Elektra	Orin Mannon
1948 (21.)
	Laurence Olivier	Hamlet	Hamlet, Prins af Danmark
	Lew Ayres	Johnny Belinda	Dr. Robert Richardson
	Montgomery Clift	Et barn eftersøges	Ralph 'Steve' Stevenson
	Dan Dailey	When My Baby Smiles at Me	'Skid' Johnson
	Clifton Webb	Her går det godt	Lynn Belvedere
1949 (22.)
	Broderick Crawford	Alle kongens mænd	Willie Stark
	Kirk Douglas	Champion	Michael 'Midge' Kelly
	Gregory Peck	Drenge bliver mænd	General Savage
	Richard Todd	Det heftige sind	Cpl. Lachlan 'Lachie' MacLachlan
	John Wayne	Heltene fra Iwo Jima	Sgt. John M. Stryker

1950’erne

År	Skuespiller	Film	Rolle(r)
1950 (23.)
	José Ferrer	Cyrano de Bergerac - den sidste musketer	Cyrano de Bergerac
	Louis Calhern	The Magnificent Yankee	Oliver Wendell Holmes
	William Holden	Sunset Boulevard	Joe Gillis
	James Stewart	Harvey	Elwood P. Dowd
	Spencer Tracy	Brudens far	Stanley T. Banks
1951 (24.)
	Humphrey Bogart	Afrikas dronning	Charlie Allnut
	Marlon Brando	Omstigning til Paradis	Stanley Kowalski
	Montgomery Clift	En plads i solen	George Eastman
	Arthur Kennedy	Tilbage til livet	Larry Nevins
	Fredric March	En sælgers død	Willy Loman
1952 (25.)
	Gary Cooper	Sheriffen	Marshal Will Kane
	Marlon Brando	Viva Zapata!	Emiliano Zapata
	Kirk Douglas	Illusionernes by	Jonathan Shields
	José Ferrer	Moulin Rouge	Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
	Alec Guinness	Masser af guld	Henry Holland
1953 (26.)
	William Holden	Stalag 17	Sergent J.J. Sefton
	Marlon Brando	Julius Caesar	Macus Antonius
	Richard Burton	Men jeg så ham dø	Marcellus Gallio
	Montgomery Clift	Herfra til evigheden	Menig Robert E. Lee 'Prew' Prewitt
	Burt Lancaster	Herfra til evigheden	1. Sergent Milton Warden
1954 (27.)
	Marlon Brando	I storbyens havn	Terry Malloy
	Humphrey Bogart	Mytteriet på Caine	Orlogskaptajn Philip Francis Queeg
	Bing Crosby	The Country Girl	Frank Elgin
	James Mason	En stjerne fødes	Norman Maine
	Dan O'Herlihy	Robinson Crusoe	Robinson Crusoe
1955 (28.)
	Ernest Borgnine	Marty	Marty Piletti
	James Cagney	Gift med en gangster	Martin Snyder
	James Dean (posthumt nominering)	Øst for paradis	Cal Trask
	Frank Sinatra	Manden med den gyldne arm	Frankie Machine
	Spencer Tracy	En mand steg af toget	John J. Macreedy
1956 (29.)
	Yul Brynner	Kongen og jeg	Kong Mongkut af Siam
	James Dean (posthumt nominering)	Giganten	Jett Rink
	Kirk Douglas	Filmen om Van Gogh	Vincent van Gogh
	Rock Hudson	Giganten	Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr.
	Laurence Olivier	Richard den Tredje	Richard 3. af England
1957 (30.)
	Alec Guinness	Broen over floden Kwai	Colonel Nicholson
	Marlon Brando	Sayonara... farlig kærlighed	Major Lloyd 'Ace' Gruver — USAF
	Anthony Franciosa	Narkomanen	Polo Pope
	Charles Laughton	Anklagerens vidne	Sir Wilfrid Robarts
	Anthony Quinn	Vild er vinden	Gino
1958 (31.)
	David Niven	Fra bord til bord	Major Angus Pollock
	Tony Curtis	Lænken	John 'Joker' Jackson
	Paul Newman	Kat på et varmt bliktag	Brick Pollitt
	Sidney Poitier	Lænken	Noah Cullen
	Spencer Tracy	Den gamle mand og havet	The Old Man
1959 (32.)
	Charlton Heston	Ben-Hur	Judah Ben-Hur
	Laurence Harvey	En plads på toppen	Joe Lampton
	Jack Lemmon	Ingen er fuldkommen	Jerry
	Paul Muni	Den sidste vrede mand	Dr. Sam Abelman
	James Stewart	Et mord analyseres	Paul Biegler

1960'erne

År	Skuespiller	Film	Rolle(r)
1960 (33.)
	Burt Lancaster	Elmer Gantry	Elmer Gantry
	Trevor Howard	Sønner og elskere	Walter Morel
	Jack Lemmon	Nøglen under måtten	C. C. 'Bud' Baxter
	Laurence Olivier	Tribunehelten	Archie Rice
	Spencer Tracy	Solen stod stille	Henry Drummond
1961 (34.)
	Maximilian Schell	Dommen i Nürnberg	Hans Rolfe
	Charles Boyer	Fanny	Cesar
	Paul Newman	Hajen	Eddie Felson
	Spencer Tracy	Dommen i Nürnberg	Dommer Dan Haywood
	Stuart Whitman	Brændemærket	Jim Fuller
1962 (35.)
	Gregory Peck	Dræb ikke en sangfugl	Atticus Finch
	Burt Lancaster	Manden fra Alcatraz	Robert Stroud
	Jack Lemmon	Hektiske dage	Joe Clay
	Marcello Mastroianni	Skilsmisse på italiensk	Ferdinando Cefalù
	Peter O'Toole	Lawrence af Arabien	T. E. Lawrence
1963 (36.)
	Sidney Poitier	Markens liljer	Homer Smith
	Albert Finney	Tom Jones	Tom Jones
	Richard Harris	Livets pris	Frank Machin
	Rex Harrison	Cleopatra	Julius Caesar
	Paul Newman	Den utæmmelige	Hud Bannon
1964 (37.)
	Rex Harrison	My Fair Lady	Professor Henry Higgins
	Richard Burton	Becket	Thomas Becket
	Peter O'Toole	Becket	Henrik 2. af England
	Anthony Quinn	Zorba, grækeren	Alexis Zorba
	Peter Sellers	Dr. Strangelove	Kaptajn Lionel Mandrake Præsident Merkin Muffley Dr. Strangelove
1965 (38.)
	Lee Marvin	Cat Ballou	Kid Shelleen Tim Strawn
	Richard Burton	Spionen der kom ind fra kulden	Alec Leamas
	Laurence Olivier	Othello	Othello
	Rod Steiger	Pantelåneren	Sol Nazerman
	Oskar Werner	Narreskibet	Willie Schumann
1966 (39.)
	Paul Scofield	En mand til alle tider	Sir Thomas More
	Alan Arkin	Russerne kommer, russerne kommer!	Lt. Rozanov
	Richard Burton	Hvem er bange for Virginia Woolf?	George
	Michael Caine	Alfie	Alfie Elkins
	Steve McQueen	Kanonbåden San Pablo	Jake Holman
1967 (40.)
	Rod Steiger	I nattens hede	Politichef Bill Gillespie
	Warren Beatty	Bonnie and Clyde	Clyde Barrow
	Dustin Hoffman	Fagre voksne verden	Benjamin Braddock
	Paul Newman	Skrappe Luke	Luke Jackson
	Spencer Tracy (posthumt nominering)	Gæt hvem der kommer til middag	Matt Drayton
1968 (41.)
	Cliff Robertson	Charly	Charly Gordon
	Alan Arkin	Hjertet er en ensom vandrer	John Singer
	Alan Bates	Jøden fra Kiev	Yakov Bok
	Ron Moody	Oliver!	Fagin
	Peter O'Toole	Løve ved vintertide	Henrik 2. af England
1969 (42.)
	John Wayne	De frygtløse	Rooster Cogburn
	Richard Burton	Anne, dronning i tusind dage	King Henry VIII of England
	Dustin Hoffman	Midnight Cowboy	Enrico Salvatore 'Ratso' Rizzo
	Peter O'Toole	Farvel, Mr. Chips	Arthur Chipping
	Jon Voight	Midnight Cowboy	Joe Buck

1970’erne

År	Skuespiller	Film	Rolle(r)
1970 (43.)
	George C. Scott (afviste)	Patton	Gen. George S. Patton Jr.
	Melvyn Douglas	I Never Sang for My Father	Tom Garrison
	James Earl Jones	Det store hvide håb	Jack Jefferson
	Jack Nicholson	Five Easy Pieces	Robert Eroica Dupea
	Ryan O'Neal	Love Story	Oliver Barrett IV
1971 (44.)
	Gene Hackman	The French Connection	Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle
	Peter Finch	Sunday Bloody Sunday	Doctor Daniel Hirsh
	Walter Matthau	Kotch - en helvedes go' bedstefar	Joseph P. Kotcher
	George C. Scott	Hospitalet	Doctor Herbert Bock
	Chaim Topol	Spillemand på en tagryg	Tevye
1972 (45.)
	Marlon Brando (afviste)	The Godfather	Vito Corleone
	Michael Caine	Dobbeltspil	Milo Tindle
	Laurence Olivier	Dobbeltspil	Andrew Wyke
	Peter O'Toole	Den herskende klasse	Jack Gurney, 14. jarl af Gurney
	Paul Winfield	Drømmen om et nyt liv	Nathan Lee Morgan
1973 (46.)
	Jack Lemmon	Manden i midten	Harry Stoner
	Marlon Brando	Sidste tango i Paris	Paul
	Jack Nicholson	Den hårde straf	Billy Buddusky
	Al Pacino	Serpico	Frank Serpico
	Robert Redford	Sidste stik	Johnny Hooker
1974 (47.)
	Art Carney	Harry & Tonto	Harry Coombes
	Albert Finney	Mordet i Orient-ekspressen	Hercule Poirot
	Dustin Hoffman	Lenny	Lenny Bruce
	Jack Nicholson	Chinatown	Jake 'J.J.' Gittes
	Al Pacino	The Godfather Part II	Michael Corleone
1975 (48.)
	Jack Nicholson	Gøgereden	Randle Patrick McMurphy
	Walter Matthau	Sunshine Boys	Willy Clark
	Al Pacino	En skæv eftermiddag	Sonny Wortzik
	Maximilian Schell	The Man in the Glass Booth	Arthur Goldman
	James Whitmore	Give 'em Hell, Harry!	Harry S. Truman
1976 (49.)
	Peter Finch (posthumt)	Nettet	Howard Beale
	Robert De Niro	Taxi Driver	Travis Bickle
	Giancarlo Giannini	Syv skønheder	Pasqualino Frafuso
	William Holden	Nettet	Max Schumacher
	Sylvester Stallone	Rocky	Rocky Balboa
1977 (50.)
	Richard Dreyfuss	Hvem sover hvor?	Elliot Garfield
	Woody Allen	Mig og Annie	Alvy Singer
	Richard Burton	Hesteguden	Martin Dysart
	Marcello Mastroianni	En ganske særlig dag	Gabriele
	John Travolta	Disco-feber	Tony Manero
1978 (51.)
	Jon Voight	Coming Home - På vej hjem	Luke Martin
	Warren Beatty	Himlen må vente	Joe Pendleton
	Gary Busey	The Buddy Holly Story	Buddy Holly
	Robert De Niro	The Deer Hunter	Michael Vronsky
	Laurence Olivier	Drengene fra Brasilien	Ezra Lieberman
1979 (52.)
	Dustin Hoffman	Kramer mod Kramer	Ted Kramer
	Jack Lemmon	Kinayndromet	Jack Godell
	Al Pacino	...And Justice for All	Arthur Kirkland
	Roy Scheider	All That Jazz	Joe Gideon
	Peter Sellers	Being There	Chance

1980’erne

År	Skuespiller	Film	Rolle(r)
1980 (53.)
	Robert De Niro	Tyren fra Bronx	Jake LaMotta
	Robert Duvall	En helvedes karl	Lieutenant Colonel Wilbur "Bull" Meechum
	John Hurt	Elefantmanden	John Merrick
	Jack Lemmon	Han skal leve!	Scottie Templeton
	Peter O'Toole	Med livet som indsats	Eli Cross
1981 (54.)
	Henry Fonda	Deres sensommer	Norman Thayer, Jr.
	Warren Beatty	Reds	John Reed
	Burt Lancaster	Atlantic City	Lou Pascal
	Dudley Moore	Arthur	Arthur Bach
	Paul Newman	I god tro	Michael Colin Gallagher
1982 (55.)
	Ben Kingsley	Gandhi	Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
	Dustin Hoffman	Tootsie	Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
	Jack Lemmon	Savnet	Ed Horman
	Paul Newman	Dommen	Frank Galvin
	Peter O'Toole	Det var tider	Alan Swann
1983 (56.)
	Robert Duvall	Den sidste drøm	Mac Sledge
	Michael Caine	Lærenemme Rita	Prof. Frank Bryant
	Tom Conti	Dus med damerne	Gowan McGland
	Tom Courtenay	Påklæderen	Norman
	Albert Finney	Påklæderen	Sir
1984 (57.)
	F. Murray Abraham	Amadeus	Antonio Salieri
	Jeff Bridges	Starman	Starman
	Albert Finney	Under vulkanen	Geoffrey Firmin
	Tom Hulce	Amadeus	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Sam Waterston	The Killing Fields	Sydney Schanberg
1985 (58.)
	William Hurt	Edderkoppekvindens kys	Luis Molina
	Harrison Ford	Vidnet	Detective Captain John Book
	James Garner	Murphy, dit hjerte er i fare	Murphy Jones
	Jack Nicholson	Familiens ære	Charley Partanna
	Jon Voight	Runaway Train - Flugtekspressen	Oscar 'Manny' Manheim
1986 (59.)
	Paul Newman	Det handler om penge	Fast Eddie Felson
	Dexter Gordon	Round Midnight	Dale Turner
	Bob Hoskins	Mona Lisa	George
	William Hurt	Kærlighed uden ord	James Leeds
	James Woods	Salvador	Richard Boyle
1987 (60.)
	Michael Douglas	Wall Street	Gordon Gekko
	William Hurt	Broadcast News	Tom Grunick
	Marcello Mastroianni	Sorte øjne	Romano
	Jack Nicholson	Jerneurt	Francis Phelan
	Robin Williams	Good Morning, Vietnam	Adrian Cronauer
1988 (61.)
	Dustin Hoffman	Rain Man	Raymond Babbitt
	Gene Hackman	Mississippi Burning	Agent Rupert Anderson
	Tom Hanks	Big	Josh Baskin
	Edward James Olmos	Vis hvad du kan	Jaime Escalante
	Max von Sydow	Pelle Erobreren	Lassefar
1989 (62.)
	Daniel Day-Lewis	Min venstre fod	Christy Brown
	Kenneth Branagh	Henry V	Henrik 5. af England
	Tom Cruise	Født den 4. juli	Ron Kovic
	Morgan Freeman	Driving Miss Daisy	Hoke Colburn
	Robin Williams	Døde poeters klub	John Keating

1990’erne

År	Skuespiller	Film	Rolle(r)
1990 (63.)
	Jeremy Irons	Frikendt..?	Claus von Bülow
	Kevin Costner	Danser med ulve	Lieutenant John J. Dunbar
	Robert De Niro	Awakenings	Leonard Lowe
	Gérard Depardieu	Cyrano de Bergerac	Cyrano de Bergerac
	Richard Harris	Manden fra Amerika	'Bull' McCabe
1991 (64.)
	Anthony Hopkins	Ondskabens Øjne	Dr. Hannibal Lecter
	Warren Beatty	Bugsy	Bugsy Siegel
	Robert De Niro	Cape Fear	Max Cady
	Nick Nolte	Savannah	Tom Wingo
	Robin Williams	The Fisher King	Parry
1992 (65.)
	Al Pacino	En duft af kvinde	Løjtnant Colonel Frank Slade
	Robert Downey, Jr.	Chaplin	Charlie Chaplin
	Clint Eastwood	Unforgiven	William Munny
	Stephen Rea	The Crying Game	Fergus
	Denzel Washington	Malcolm X	Malcolm X
1993 (66.)
	Tom Hanks	Philadelphia	Andrew Beckett
	Daniel Day-Lewis	In the Name of the Father	Gerry Conlon
	Laurence Fishburne	Tina - What's Love Got to Do with It	Ike Turner
	Anthony Hopkins	Resten af dagen	James Stevens
	Liam Neeson	Schindlers liste	Oskar Schindler
1994 (67.)
	Tom Hanks	Forrest Gump	Forrest Gump
	Morgan Freeman	En verden udenfor	Ellis Boyd "Red" Redding
	Nigel Hawthorne	Den gale kong George	Georg 3. af Storbritannien
	Paul Newman	Hvem er fuldkommen?	Donald "Sully" Sullivan
	John Travolta	Pulp Fiction	Vincent Vega
1995 (68.)
	Nicolas Cage	Leaving Las Vegas	Ben Sanderson
	Richard Dreyfuss	Mr. Holland's Opus	Glenn Holland
	Anthony Hopkins	Nixon	Richard Nixon
	Sean Penn	Dead Man Walking	Matthew Poncelet
	Massimo Troisi (posthumt nominering)	Postbudet	Mario Ruoppolo
1996 (69.)
	Geoffrey Rush	Shine	David Helfgott
	Tom Cruise	Jerry Maguire	Jerry Maguire
	Ralph Fiennes	The English Patient	Greve Laszlo de Almásy
	Woody Harrelson	Folket mod Larry Flynt	Larry Flynt
	Billy Bob Thornton	Sling Blade	Karl Childers
1997 (70.)
	Jack Nicholson	Det bli'r ikke bedre	Melvin Udall
	Matt Damon	Good Will Hunting	Will Hunting
	Robert Duvall	The Apostle	Euliss 'Sonny' Dewey — The Apostle E.F.
	Peter Fonda	Ulee's Gold	Ulysses 'Ulee' Jackson
	Dustin Hoffman	Wag the Dog	Stanley Motss
1998 (71.)
	Roberto Benigni	Livet er smukt	Guido Orefice
	Tom Hanks	Saving Private Ryan	Captain John Miller
	Ian McKellen	Gods and Monsters	James Whale
	Nick Nolte	Affliction	Wade Whitehouse
	Edward Norton	American History X	Derek Vinyard
1999 (72.)
	Kevin Spacey	American Beauty	Lester Burnham
	Russell Crowe	The Insider	Jeffrey Wigand
	Richard Farnsworth	The Straight Story	Alvin Straight
	Sean Penn	Dur og mol	Emmet Ray
	Denzel Washington	The Hurricane	Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter

2000’erne

År	Skuespiller	Film	Rolle(r)
2000 (73.)
	Russell Crowe	Gladiator	Maximus Decimus Meridius
	Javier Bardem	Before Night Falls	Reinaldo Arenas
	Tom Hanks	Cast Away	Chuck Noland
	Ed Harris	Pollock	Jackson Pollock
	Geoffrey Rush	Quills	The Marquis de Sade
2001 (74.)
	Denzel Washington	Training Day	Detective Alonzo Harris
	Russell Crowe	Et smukt sind	John Nash
	Sean Penn	I Am Sam	Sam Dawson
	Will Smith	Ali	Muhammad Ali
	Tom Wilkinson	In the Bedroom	Dr. Matt Fowler
2002 (75.)
	Adrien Brody	Pianisten	Władysław Szpilman
	Nicolas Cage	Adaptation.	Charlie Kaufman Donald Kaufman
	Michael Caine	The Quiet American	Thomas Fowler
	Daniel Day-Lewis	Gangs of New York	William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting
	Jack Nicholson	Rundt om Schmidt	Warren R. Schmidt
2003 (76.)
	Sean Penn	Mystic River	Jimmy Markum
	Johnny Depp	Pirates of the Caribbean: Den sorte forbandelse	Jack Sparrow
	Ben Kingsley	House of Sand and Fog	Massoud Amir Behrani
	Jude Law	Cold Mountain	Inman
	Bill Murray	Lost in Translation	Bob Harris
2004 (77.)
	Jamie Foxx	Ray	Ray Charles
	Don Cheadle	Hotel Rwanda	Paul Rusesabagina
	Johnny Depp	Finding Neverland	Sir J.M. Barrie
	Leonardo DiCaprio	The Aviator	Howard Hughes
	Clint Eastwood	Million Dollar Baby	Frankie Dunn
2005 (78.)
	Philip Seymour Hoffman	Capote	Truman Capote
	Terrence Howard	Hustle & Flow	Djay
	Heath Ledger	Brokeback Mountain	Ennis Del Mar
	Joaquin Phoenix	Walk the Line	Johnny Cash
	David Strathairn	Good Night, and Good Luck	Edward R. Murrow
2006 (79.)
	Forest Whitaker	The Last King of Scotland	Idi Amin
	Leonardo DiCaprio	Blood Diamond	Danny Archer
	Ryan Gosling	Half Nelson	Dan Dunne
	Peter O'Toole	Venus	Maurice
	Will Smith	Jagten på lykke	Chris Gardner
2007 (80.)
	Daniel Day-Lewis	There Will Be Blood	Daniel Plainview
	George Clooney	Michael Clayton	Michael Clayton
	Johnny Depp	Sweeney Todd: Den djævelske barber fra Fleet Street	Sweeney Todd
	Tommy Lee Jones	In the Valley of Elah	Hank Deerfield
	Viggo Mortensen	Eastern Promises	Nikolai Luzhin
2008 (81.)
	Sean Penn	Milk	Harvey Milk
	Richard Jenkins	The Visitor	Walter Vale
	Frank Langella	Frost/Nixon	Richard Nixon
	Brad Pitt	Benjamin Buttons forunderlige liv	Benjamin Button
	Mickey Rourke	The Wrestler	Randy "The Ram" Robinson
2009 (82.)
	Jeff Bridges	Crazy Heart	Otis 'Bad' Blake
	George Clooney	Up in the Air	Ryan Bingham
	Colin Firth	A Single Man	George Falconer
	Morgan Freeman	Invictus	Nelson Mandela
	Jeremy Renner	The Hurt Locker	Oversergent William James

2010’erne

År	Skuespiller	Film	Rolle(r)
2010 (83.)
	Colin Firth	Kongens store tale	George 6. af Storbritannien
	Javier Bardem	Biutiful	Uxbal
	Jeff Bridges	True Grit	Rooster Cogburn
	Jesse Eisenberg	The Social Network	Mark Zuckerberg
	James Franco	127 Hours	Aron Ralston
2011 (84.)
	Jean Dujardin	The Artist	George Valentin
	Demián Bichir	A Better Life	Carlos Galindo
	George Clooney	The Descendants	Matt King
	Gary Oldman	Dame, konge, es, spion	George Smiley
	Brad Pitt	Moneyball	Billy Beane
2012 (85.)
	Daniel Day-Lewis	Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln
	Bradley Cooper	Silver Linings Playbook	Pat Solitano, Jr.
	Hugh Jackman	Les Misérables	Jean Valjean
	Joaquin Phoenix	The Master	Freddie Quell
	Denzel Washington	Flight	Captain William 'Whip' Whitaker
2013 (86.)
	Matthew McConaughey	Dallas Buyers Club	Ron Woodroof
	Christian Bale	American Hustle	Irving Rosenfeld
	Bruce Dern	Nebraska	Woodrow T. "Woody" Grant
	Leonardo DiCaprio	The Wolf of Wall Street	Jordan Belfort
	Chiwetel Ejiofor	12 Years a Slave	Solomon Northup
2014 (87.)
	Eddie Redmayne	Teorien om alting	Stephen Hawking
	Steve Carell	The Foxcatcher	John Eleuthère du Pont
	Bradley Cooper	American Sniper	Chris Kyle
	Benedicht Cumberbatch	The Imitation Game	Alan Turing
	Michael Keaton	Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)	Riggan Thomson
2015 (88.)
	Leonardo DiCaprio	The Revenant	Hugh Glass
	Bryan Cranston	Trumbo	Dalton Trumbo
	Matt Damon	The Martian	Mark Whatney
	Michael Fassbender	Steve Jobs	Steve Jobs
	Eddie Redmayne	Den danske pige	Lili Elbe
2016 (89.)
	Casey Affleck	Manchester by the Sea	Lee Chandler
	Andrew Garfield	Hacksaw Ridge	Desmond T. Doss
	Ryan Gosling	La La Land	Sebastian Wilder
	Viggo Mortensen	Captain Fantastic	Ben Cash
	Denzel Washington	Fences	Troy Maxson
2017 (90.)
	Gary Oldman	Darkest Hour	Winston Churchill
	Timothée Chalamet	Call Me by Your Name	Elio Perlman
	Daniel Day-Lewis	Phantom Thread	Reynolds Woodcock
	Daniel Kaluuya	Get Out	Chris Washington
	Denzel Washington	Roman J. Israel, Esq.	Roman J. Israel
2018 (91.)
	Rami Malek	Bohemian Rhapsody	Freddie Mercury
	Christian Bale	Vice	Dick Cheney
	Bradley Cooper	A Star Is Born	Jackson "Jack" Maine
	Willem Dafoe	At Eternity's Gate	Vincent van Gogh
	Viggo Mortensen	Green Book	Frank "Tony Lip" Vallelonga