| 2023 |
Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer |
Da'Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers |
| 2022 |
Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once |
Jamie Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once |
| 2021 |
Troy Kotsur, CODA |
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story |
| 2020 |
Daniel Kaluuya, Judas and the Black Messiah |
Youn Yuh-jung, Minari |
| 2019 |
Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood |
Laura Dern, Marriage Story |
| 2018 |
Mahershala Ali, Green Book |
Regina King, If Beale Street Could Talk |
| 2017 |
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri |
Allison Janney, I, Tonya |
| 2016 |
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight |
Viola Davis, Fences |
| 2015 |
Mark Rylance, Bridge of Spies |
Alicia Vikander, The Danish Girl |
| 2014 |
J.K. Simmons, Whiplash |
Patricia Arquette, Boyhood |
| 2013 |
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club |
Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave |
| 2012 |
Christoph Waltz, Django Unchained |
Anne Hathaway, Les Misérables |
| 2011 |
Christopher Plummer, Beginners |
Octavia Spencer, The Help |
| 2010 |
Christian Bale, The Fighter |
Melissa Leo, The Fighter |
| 2009 |
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds |
Mo'Nique, Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire |
| 2008 |
Heath Ledger, The Dark Knight |
Penelope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona |
| 2007 |
Javier Bardem, No Country for Old Men |
Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton |
| 2006 |
Alan Arkin, Little Miss Sunshine |
Jennifer Hudson, Dreamgirls |
| 2005 |
George Clooney, Syriana |
Rachel Weisz, The Constant Gardener |
| 2004 |
Morgan Freeman, Million Dollar Baby |
Cate Blanchett, The Aviator |
| 2003 |
Tim Robbins, Mystic River |
Renée Zellweger, Cold Mountain |
| 2002 |
Chris Cooper, Adaptation |
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Chicago |
| 2001 |
Jim Broadbent, Iris |
Jennifer Connelly, A Beautiful Mind |
| 2000 |
Benicio Del Toro, Traffic |
Marcia Gay Harden, Pollock |
| 1999 |
Michael Caine, The Cider House Rules |
Angelina Jolie, Girl, Interrupted |
| 1998 |
James Coburn, Affliction |
Judi Dench, Shakespeare in Love |
| 1997 |
Robin Williams, Good Will Hunting |
Kim Basinger, L.A. Confidential |
| 1996 |
Cuba Gooding, Jr., Jerry Maguire |
Juliette Binoche, The English Patient |
| 1995 |
Kevin Spacey, The Usual Suspects |
Mira Sorvino, Mighty Aphrodite |
| 1994 |
Martin Landau, Ed Wood |
Dianne Wiest, Bullets over Broadway |
| 1993 |
Tommy Lee Jones, The Fugitive |
Anna Paquin, The Piano |
| 1992 |
Gene Hackman, Unforgiven |
Marisa Tomei, My Cousin Vinny |
| 1991 |
Jack Palance, City Slickers |
Mercedes Ruehl, The Fisher King |
| 1990 |
Joe Pesci, Good Fellas |
Whoopi Goldberg, Ghost |
| 1989 |
Denzel Washington, Glory |
Brenda Fricker, My Left Foot |
| 1988 |
Kevin Kline, A Fish Called Wanda |
Geena Davis, The Accidental Tourist |
| 1987 |
Sean Connery, The Untouchables |
Olympia Dukakis, Moonstruck |
| 1986 |
Michael Caine, Hannah and Her Sisters |
Dianne Wiest, Hannah and Her Sisters |
| 1985 |
Don Ameche, Cocoon |
Anjelica Huston, Prizzi's Honor |
| 1984 |
Haing S. Ngor, The Killing Fields |
Peggy Ashcroft, A Passage to India |
| 1983 |
Jack Nicholson, Terms of Endearment |
Linda Hunt, The Year of Living Dangerously |
| 1982 |
Louis Gossett, Jr., An Officer and a Gentleman |
Jessica Lange, Tootsie |
| 1981 |
John Gielgud, Arthur |
Maureen Stapleton, Reds |
| 1980 |
Timothy Hutton, Ordinary People |
Mary Steenburgen, Melvin and Howard |
| 1979 |
Melvyn Douglas, Being There |
Meryl Streep, Kramer vs. Kramer |
| 1978 |
Christopher Walken, The Deer Hunter |
Maggie Smith, California Suite |
| 1977 |
Jason Robards, Julia |
Vanessa Redgrave, Julia |
| 1976 |
Jason Robards, All the President's Men |
Beatrice Straight, Network |
| 1975 |
George Burns, The Sunshine Boys |
Lee Grant, Shampoo |
| 1974 |
Robert De Niro, The Godfather Part II |
Ingrid Bergman, Murder on the Orient Express |
| 1973 |
John Houseman, The Paper Chase |
Tatum O'Neal, Paper Moon |
| 1972 |
Joel Grey, Cabaret |
Eileen Heckart, Butterflies Are Free |
| 1971 |
Ben Johnson, The Last Picture Show |
Cloris Leachman, The Last Picture Show |
| 1970 |
John Mills, Ryan's Daughter |
Helen Hayes, Airport |
| 1969 |
Gig Young, They Shoot Horses, Don't They? |
Goldie Hawn, Cactus Flower |
| 1968 |
Jack Albertson, The Subject Was Roses |
Ruth Gordon, Rosemary's Baby |
| 1967 |
George Kennedy, Cool Hand Luke |
Estelle Parsons, Bonnie and Clyde |
| 1966 |
Walter Matthau, The Fortune Cookie |
Sandy Dennis, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? |
| 1965 |
Martin Balsam, A Thousand Clowns |
Shelley Winters, A Patch of Blue |
| 1964 |
Peter Ustinov, Topkapi |
Lila Kedrova, Zorba the Greek |
| 1963 |
Melvyn Douglas, Hud |
Margaret Rutherford, The V.I.P.s |
| 1962 |
Ed Begley, Sweet Bird of Youth |
Patty Duke, The Miracle Worker |
| 1961 |
George Chakiris, West Side Story |
Rita Moreno, West Side Story |
| 1960 |
Peter Ustinov, Spartacus |
Shirley Jones, Elmer Gantry |
| 1959 |
Hugh Griffith, Ben-Hur |
Shelley Winters, The Diary of Anne Frank |
| 1958 |
Burl Ives, The Big Country |
Wendy Hiller, Separate Tables |
| 1957 |
Red Buttons, Sayonara |
Miyoshi Umeki, Sayonara |
| 1956 |
Anthony Quinn, Lust for Life |
Dorothy Malone, Written on the Wind |
| 1955 |
Jack Lemmon, Mister Roberts |
Jo Van Fleet, East of Eden |
| 1954 |
Edmond O'Brien, The Barefoot Contessa |
Eva Marie Saint, On the Waterfront |
| 1953 |
Frank Sinatra, From Here to Eternity |
Donna Reed, From Here to Eternity |
| 1952 |
Anthony Quinn, Viva Zapata! |
Gloria Grahame, The Bad and the Beautiful |
| 1951 |
Karl Malden, A Streetcar Named Desire |
Kim Hunter, A Streetcar Named Desire |
| 1950 |
George Sanders, All about Eve |
Josephine Hull, Harvey |
| 1949 |
Dean Jagger, Twelve O'Clock High |
Mercedes McCambridge, All the King's Men |
| 1948 |
Walter Huston, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre |
Claire Trevor, Key Largo |
| 1947 |
Edmund Gwenn, Miracle on 34th Street |
Celeste Holm, Gentleman's Agreement |
| 1946 |
Harold Russell, The Best Years of Our Lives |
Anne Baxter, The Razor's Edge |
| 1945 |
James Dunn, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn |
Anne Revere, National Velvet |
| 1944 |
Barry Fitzgerald, Going My Way |
Ethel Barrymore, None but the Lonely Heart |
| 1943 |
Charles Coburn, The More the Merrier |
Katina Paxinou, For Whom the Bell Tolls |
| 1942 |
Van Heflin, Johnny Eager |
Teresa Wright, Mrs. Miniver |
| 1941 |
Donald Crisp, How Green Was My Valley |
Mary Astor, The Great Lie |
| 1940 |
Walter Brennan, The Westerner |
Jane Darwell, The Grapes of Wrath |
| 1939 |
Thomas Mitchell, Stagecoach |
Hattie McDaniel, Gone with the Wind |
| 1938 |
Walter Brennan, Kentucky |
Fay Bainter, Jezebel |
| 1937 |
Joseph Schildkraut, The Life of Emile Zola |
Alice Brady, In Old Chicago |
| 1936 |
Walter Brennan, Come and Get It |
Gale Sondergaard, Anthony Adverse |
