| Jahr | Preisträger | Filmtitel | Deutscher Titel |
|---|
| 1954 | John Williams | Sabrina
Dial M for Murder | Sabrina
Bei Anruf Mord |
| 1955 | Charles Bickford | Not as a Stranger | ...und nicht als ein Fremder |
| 1956 | Richard Basehart | Moby Dick | Moby Dick |
| 1957 | Sessue Hayakawa | The Bridge on the River Kwai | Die Brücke am Kwai |
| 1958 | Albert Salmi | The Brothers Karamazov
The Bravados | Die Brüder Karamasow
Bravados |
| 1959 | Hugh Griffith ¹ | Ben-Hur | Ben Hur |
| 1960 | George Peppard | Home from the Hill | Das Erbe des Blutes |
| 1961 | Jackie Gleason | The Hustler | Haie der Großstadt |
| 1962 | Burgess Meredith | Advise and Consent | Sturm über Washington |
| 1963 | Melvyn Douglas ¹ | Hud | Der Wildeste unter Tausend |
| 1964 | Martin Balsam | The Carpetbaggers | Die Unersättlichen |
| 1965 | Harry Andrews | The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Hill | Michelangelo – Inferno und Ekstase
Ein Haufen toller Hunde |
| 1966 | Robert Shaw | A Man for All Seasons | Ein Mann zu jeder Jahreszeit |
| 1967 | Paul Ford | The Comedians | Die Stunde der Komödianten |
| 1968 | Leo McKern | The Shoes of the Fisherman | In den Schuhen des Fischers |
| 1969 | Philippe Noiret | Topaz | Topas |
| 1970 | Frank Langella | Diary of a Mad Housewife
The Twelve Chairs | Tagebuch eines Ehebruchs
Zwölf Stühle |
| 1971 | Ben Johnson ¹ | The Last Picture Show | Die letzte Vorstellung |
| 1972 | Joel Grey ¹ | Cabaret | Cabaret |
| Al Pacino | The Godfather | Der Pate |
| 1973 | John Houseman ¹ | The Paper Chase | Die Zeit der Prüfungen |
| 1974 | Holger Löwenadler | Lacombe Lucien | Lacombe, Lucien |
| 1975 | Charles Durning | Dog Day Afternoon | Hundstage |
| 1976 | Jason Robards ¹ | All the President’s Men | Die Unbestechlichen |
| 1977 | Tom Skerritt | The Turning Point | Am Wendepunkt |
| 1978 | Richard Farnsworth | Comes a Horseman | Eine Farm in Montana |
| 1979 | Paul Dooley | Breaking Away | Vier irre Typen – Wir schaffen alle, uns schafft keiner |
| 1980 | Joe Pesci | Raging Bull | Wie ein wilder Stier |
| 1981 | Jack Nicholson | Reds | Reds |
| 1982 | Robert Preston | Victor/Victoria | Victor/Victoria |
| 1983 | Jack Nicholson ¹ | Terms of Endearment | Zeit der Zärtlichkeit |
| 1984 | John Malkovich | Places in the Heart | Ein Platz im Herzen |
| 1985 | Klaus Maria Brandauer | Out of Africa | Jenseits von Afrika |
| 1986 | Daniel Day-Lewis | My Beautiful Laundrette
A Room with a View | Mein wunderbarer Waschsalon
Zimmer mit Aussicht |
| 1987 | Sean Connery ¹ | The Untouchables | The Untouchables – Die Unbestechlichen |
| 1988 | River Phoenix | Running on Empty | Die Flucht ins Ungewisse |
| 1989 | Alan Alda | Crimes and Misdemeanors | Verbrechen und andere Kleinigkeiten |
| 1990 | Joe Pesci ¹ | Goodfellas | GoodFellas – Drei Jahrzehnte in der Mafia |
| 1991 | Anthony Hopkins ² | The Silence of the Lambs | Das Schweigen der Lämmer |
| 1992 | Jack Nicholson | A Few Good Men | Eine Frage der Ehre |
| 1993 | Leonardo DiCaprio | What's Eating Gilbert Grape? | Gilbert Grape – Irgendwo in Iowa |
| 1994 | Gary Sinise | Forrest Gump | Forrest Gump |
| 1995 | Kevin Spacey ¹ | The Usual Suspects | Die üblichen Verdächtigen |
| 1996 | Edward Norton | Everyone Says I Love You | Alle sagen: I love you |
| 1997 | Greg Kinnear | As Good As It Gets | Besser geht’s nicht |
| 1998 | Ed Harris | The Truman Show | Die Truman Show |
| 1999 | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Magnolia
The Talented Mr. Ripley | Magnolia
Der talentierte Mr. Ripley |
| 2000 | Joaquin Phoenix | Gladiator | Gladiator |
| 2001 | Jim Broadbent ¹ | Moulin Rouge!
Iris | Moulin Rouge!
Iris |
| 2002 | Chris Cooper ¹ | Adaptation | Adaption – Der Orchideen-Dieb |
| 2003 | Alec Baldwin | The Cooler | The Cooler – Alles auf Liebe |
| 2004 | Thomas Haden Church | Sideways | Sideways |
| 2005 | Jake Gyllenhaal | Brokeback Mountain | Brokeback Mountain |
| 2006 | Djimon Hounsou | Blood Diamond | Blood Diamond |
| 2007 | Casey Affleck | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Die Ermordung des Jesse James durch den Feigling Robert Ford |
| 2008 | Josh Brolin | Milk | Milk |
| 2009 | Woody Harrelson | The Messenger | The Messenger – Die letzte Nachricht |
| 2010 | Christian Bale ¹ | The Fighter | The Fighter |
| 2011 | Christopher Plummer ¹ | Beginners | Beginners |
| 2012 | Leonardo DiCaprio | Django Unchained | Django Unchained |
| 2013 | Will Forte | Nebraska | Nebraska |
| 2014 | Edward Norton | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Birdman oder (Die unverhoffte Macht der Ahnungslosigkeit) |
| 2015 | Sylvester Stallone | Creed | Creed – Rocky’s Legacy |
| 2016 | Jeff Bridges | Hell or High Water | Hell or High Water |
| 2017 | Willem Dafoe | The Florida Project | The Florida Project |
| 2018 | Sam Elliott | A Star Is Born | A Star Is Born |
| 2019 | Brad Pitt ¹ | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Once Upon a Time in Hollywood |
| 2020 | Paul Raci | Sound of Metal | Sound of Metal |
| 2021 | Ciarán Hinds | Belfast | Belfast |
| 2022 | Brendan Gleeson | The Banshees of Inisherin | The Banshees of Inisherin |