- 2006: Forest Whitaker, "Der letzte König von Schottland"
- 2005: Philip Seymour Hoffman, "Capote"
- 2004: Jamie Foxx, "Ray"
- 2003: Sean Penn, "Mystic River"
- 2002: Adrien Brody, "Der Pianist"
- 2001: Denzel Washington, "Training Day"
- 2000: Russell Crowe, "Gladiator"
- 1999: Kevin Spacey, "American Beauty"
- 1998: Roberto Benigni, "Das Leben ist schön" (La vita e bella)
- 1997: Jack Nicholson, "Besser gehts nicht" (As Good As It Gets)
- 1996: Geoffrey Rush, "Shine"
(APA)