1936 walter brennan - come and get it
mischa auer - my man godfrey
stuart erwin - pigskin parade
basil rathbone - romeo and juliet
akim tamiroff - the general died at dawn
1937 joseph schildkraut - the life of emile zola
ralph bellamy - the awful truth
thomas mitchell - the hurricane
h. b. warner - lost horizon
roland young - topper
1938 walter brennan - kentucky
basil rathbone - if i were king
john garfield - four daughters
gene lockhart - algiers
robert morley - marie antoinette
1939 thomas mitchell - stagecoach
brian aherne - juarez
harry carey - mr. smith goes to washington
brian donlevy - beau geste
claude rains - mr. smith goes to washington
1940 walter brennan - the westerner
albert basserman - foreign correspondent
william gargan - they knew what they wanted
jack oakie - the great dictator
james stephenson - the letter
1941 donald crisp - how green was my valley
walter brennan - sergeant york
charles coburn - the devil and miss jones
james gleason - here comes mr. jordan
sydney greenstreet - the maltese falcon
1942 van heflin - johnny eager
william bendix - wake island
walter huston - yankee doodle dandy
frank morgan - tortilla flat
henry travers - mrs. miniver
1943 charles coburn - the more the merrier
charles bickford - the song of bernadette
j. naish - sahara
claude rains - casablanca
akim tamiroff - for whom the bell tolls
1944 barry fitzgerald - going my way
hume cronyn - the seventh cross
claude rains - mr. skeffington
clifton webb - laura
monty woolley - since you went away
1945 james dunn - a tree grows in brooklyn
michael chekhov - spellbound
john dall - the corn is green
robert mitchum - the story of g.i. joe
j. naish - a medal for benny
1946 harold russell - the best years of our lives
charles coburn - the green years
william demarest - the jolson story
claude rains - notorious
clifton webb - the razor's edge
1947 edmund gwenn - miracle on 34th street
charles bickford - the farmer's daughter
thomas gomez - ride the pink horse
robert ryan - crossfire
richard widmark - kiss of death
1948 walter huston - the treasure of the sierra madre
charles bickford - johnny belinda
jos ferrer - joan of arc
oscar homolka - i remember mama
cecil kellaway - the luck of the irish
1949 dean jagger - twelve o'clock high
john ireland - all the king's men
arthur kennedy - champion
ralph richardson - the heiress
james whitmore - battleground
1950 george sanders - all about eve
jeff chandler - broken arrow
edmund gwenn - mister 880
sam jaffe - the asphalt jungle
erich von stroheim - sunset boulevard
1951 karl malden - a streetcar named desire
leo genn - quo vadis
kevin mccarthy - death of a salesman
peter ustinov - quo vadis
gig young - come fill the cup
1952 anthony quinn - viva zapata!
richard burton - my cousin rachel
arthur hunnicutt - the big sky
victor mclaglen - the quiet man
jack palance - sudden fear
1953 frank sinatra - from here to eternity
eddie albert - roman holiday
brandon de wilde - shane
jack palance - shane
robert strauss - stalag 17
1954 edmond o'brien - the barefoot contessa
lee j. cobb - on the waterfront
karl malden - on the waterfront
rod steiger - on the waterfront
tom tully - the caine mutiny
1955 jack lemmon - mister roberts
arthur kennedy - trial
joe mantell - marty
sal mineo - rebel without a cause
arthur o'connell - picnic
1956 anthony quinn - lust for life
don murray - bus stop
anthony perkins - friendly persuasion
mickey rooney - the bold and the brave
robert stack - written on the wind
1957 red buttons - sayonara
vittorio de sica - a farewell to arms
sessue hayakawa - the bridge on the river kwai
arthur kennedy - peyton place
russ tamblyn - peyton place
1958 burl ives - the big country
theodore bikel - the defiant ones
lee j. cobb - the brothers karamazov
arthur kennedy - some came running
gig young - teacher's pet
1959 hugh griffith - ben-hur
arthur o'connell - anatomy of a murder
george c. scott - anatomy of a murder
robert vaughn - the young philadelphians
ed wynn - the diary of anne frank
1960 peter ustinov - spartacus
peter falk - murder, inc.
jack kruschen - the apartment
sal mineo - exodus
chill wills - the alamo
1961 george chakiris - west side story
montgomery clift - judgment at nuremberg
peter falk - pocketful of miracles
jackie gleason - the hustler
george c. scott - the hustler
1962 ed begley - sweet bird of youth
victor buono - what ever happened to baby jane?
telly savalas - birdman of alcatraz
omar sharif - lawrence of arabia
terence stamp - billy budd
1963 melvyn douglas - hud
nick adams - twilight of honor
bobby darin - captain newman, m.d.
hugh griffith - tom jones
john huston - the cardinal
1964 peter ustinov - topkapi
john gielgud - becket
stanley holloway - my fair lady
edmond o'brien - seven days in may
lee tracy - the best man
1965 martin balsam - a thousand clowns
ian bannen - the flight of the phoenix
tom courtenay - doctor zhivago
michael dunn - ship of fools
frank finlay - othello
1966 walter matthau - the fortune cookie
makoto iwamatsu - the sand pebbles
james mason - georgy girl
george segal - who's afraid of virginia woolf?
robert shaw - a man for all seasons
1967 george kennedy - cool hand luke
john cassavetes - the dirty dozen
gene hackman - bonnie and clyde
cecil kellaway - guess who's coming to dinner
michael j. pollard - bonnie and clyde
1968 jack albertson - the subject was roses
seymour cassel - faces
daniel massey - star!
jack wild - oliver!
gene wilder - the producers
1969 gig young - they shoot horses, don't they?
rupert crosse - the reivers
elliott gould - bob &
jack nicholson - easy rider
anthony quayle - anne of the thousand days
1970 john mills - ryan's daughter
richard s. castellano - lovers and other strangers
dan george - little big man
gene hackman - i never sang for my father
john marley - love story
1971 ben johnson - the last picture show
jeff bridges - the last picture show
leonard frey - fiddler on the roof
richard jaeckel - sometimes a great notion
roy scheider - the french connection
1972 joel grey - cabaret
eddie albert - the heartbreak kid
james caan - the godfather
robert duvall - the godfather
al pacino - the godfather
1973 john houseman - the paper chase
vincent gardenia - bang the drum slowly
jack gilford - save the tiger
jason miller - the exorcist
randy quaid - the last detail
1974 robert de niro - the godfather part ii
fred astaire - the towering inferno
jeff bridges - thunderbolt and lightfoot
michael gazzo - the godfather part ii
lee strasberg - the godfather part ii
1975 george burns - the sunshine boys
brad dourif - one flew over the cuckoo's nest
burgess meredith - the day of the locust
chris sarandon - dog day afternoon
jack warden - shampoo
1976 jason robards - all the president's men
ned beatty - network
burgess meredith - rocky
laurence olivier - marathon man
burt young - rocky
1977 jason robards - julia
mikhail baryshnikov - the turning point
peter firth - equus
alec guinness - star wars
maximilian schell - julia
1978 christopher walken - the deer hunter
bruce dern - coming home
richard farnsworth - comes a horseman
john hurt - midnight express
jack warden - heaven can wait
1979 melvyn douglas - being there
robert duvall - apocalypse now
justin henry - kramer vs. kramer
frederic forrest - the rose
mickey rooney - the black stallion
1980 timothy hutton - ordinary people
judd hirsch - ordinary people
michael o'keefe - the great santini
joe pesci - raging bull
jason robards - melvin and howard
1981 john gielgud - arthur
james coco - only when i laugh
ian holm - chariots of fire
jack nicholson - reds
howard rollins - ragtime
1982 louis gossett, jr. - an officer and a gentleman
charles durning - the best little whorehouse in texas
john lithgow - the world according to garp
james mason - the verdict
robert preston - victor/victoria
1983 jack nicholson - terms of endearment
charles durning - to be or not to be
john lithgow - terms of endearment
sam shepard - the right stuff
rip torn - cross creek
1984 haing s. ngor - the killing fields
adolph caesar - a soldier's story
john malkovich - places in the heart
noriyuki morita - the karate kid
ralph richardson - greystoke - the legend of tarzan, lord of the apes
1985 don ameche - cocoon
klaus brandauer - out of africa
william hickey - prizzi's honor
robert loggia - jagged edge
eric roberts - runaway train
1986 michael caine - hannah and her sisters
tom berenger - platoon
willem dafoe - platoon
denholm elliott - a room with a view
dennis hopper - hoosiers
1987 sean connery - the untouchables
albert brooks - broadcast news
morgan freeman - street smart
vincent gardenia - moonstruck
denzel washington - cry freedom
1988 kevin kline - a fish called wanda
alec guinness - little dorrit
martin landau - tucker: the man and his dream
river phoenix - running on empty
dean stockwell - married to the mob
1989 denzel washington - glory
danny aiello - do the right thing
dan aykroyd - driving miss daisy
marlon brando - a dry white season
martin landau - crimes and misdemeanors
1990 joe pesci - goodfellas
bruce davison - longtime companion
andy garcia - the godfather part iii
graham greene - dances with wolves
al pacino - dick tracy
1991 jack palance - city slickers
harvey keitel - bugsy
ben kingsley - bugsy
michael lerner - barton fink
tommy lee jones - jfk
1992 gene hackman - unforgiven
jaye davidson - the crying game
jack nicholson - a few good men
al pacino - glengarry glen ross
david paymer - mr. saturday night
1993 tommy lee jones - the fugitive
leonardo dicaprio - what's eating gilbert grape
ralph fiennes - schindler's list
john malkovich - in the line of fire
pete postlethwaite - in the name of the father
1994 martin landau - ed wood
samuel l. jackson - pulp fiction
chazz palminteri - bullets over broadway
paul scofield - quiz show
gary sinise - forrest gump
1995 kevin spacey - the usual suspects
james cromwell - babe
edward harris - apollo 13
brad pitt - twelve monkeys
tim roth - rob roy
1996 cuba gooding, jr. - jerry maguire
william h. macy - fargo
edward norton - primal fear
armin mueller-stahl - shine
james woods - ghosts of mississippi
1997 robin williams - good will hunting
robert forster - jackie brown
anthony hopkins - amistad
greg kinnear - as good as it gets
burt reynolds - boogie nights
1998 james coburn - affliction
robert duvall - a civil action
edward harris - the truman show
geoffrey rush - shakespeare in love
billy bob thornton - a simple plan
1999 michael caine - the cider house rules
tom cruise - magnolia
michael clarke duncan - the green mile
jude law - the talented mr. ripley
haley joel osment - the sixth sense
2000 benicio del toro - traffic
jeff bridges - the contender
willem dafoe - shadow of the vampire
albert finney - erin brockovich
joaquin phoenix - gladiator
2001 jim broadbent - iris
ethan hawke - training day
ben kingsley - sexy beast
ian mckellen - the lord of the rings: the fellowship of the ring
jon voight - ali
2002 chris cooper - adaptation.
christopher walken - catch me if you can
john c. reilly - chicago
ed harris - the hours
paul newman - road to perdition
2003 tim robbins - mystic river
alec baldwin - the cooler
benicio del toro - 21 grams
djimon hounsou - in america
ken watanabe - the last samurai
2004 morgan freeman - million dollar baby
alan alda - the aviator
thomas haden church - sideways
jamie foxx - collateral
clive owen - closer
2005 george clooney - syriana
matt dillon - crash
paul giamatti - cinderella man
jake gyllenhaal - brokeback mountain
william hurt - a history of violence
2006 alan arkin - little miss sunshine
jackie earle haley - little children
djimon hounsou - blood diamond
eddie murphy - dreamgirls
mark wahlberg - the departed
2007 javier bardem - no country for old men
casey affleck - the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford
philip seymour hoffman - charlie wilson's war
hal holbrook - into the wild
tom wilkinson - michael clayton
2008 heath ledger - the dark knight
josh brolin  milk
robert downey, jr.  tropic thunder
philip seymour hoffman  doubt
michael shannon  revolutionary road
2009 christoph waltz - inglourious basterds
matt damon  invictus
woody harrelson  the messenger
christopher plummer  the last station
stanley tucci  the lovely bones
2010 christian bale - the fighter
john hawkes  winter's bone
jeremy renner  the town
mark ruffalo  the kids are all right
geoffrey rush  the king's speech
2011 christopher plummer - beginners
kenneth branagh  my week with marilyn
jonah hill  moneyball
nick nolte  warrior
max von sydow  extremely loud and incredibly close