2003--Sean Penn, Mystic River
2002--Adrien Brody, The Pianist
2001--Denzel Washington, Training Day
2000--Russell Crowe, Gladiator
1999--Kevin Spacey, American Beauty
1998--Roberto Benigni, Life Is Beautiful
1997--Jack Nicholson, As Good As It Gets
1996--Geoffrey Rush, Shine
1995--Nicolas Cage, Leaving Las Vegas
1994--Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump
1993--Tom Hanks, Philadelphia
1992--Al Pacino, Scent of a Woman
1991--Anthony Hopkins, The Silence of the Lambs