- 2007 - Alan Arkin - Little Miss Sunshine
- 2006 - Jake Gyllenhaal - Brokeback Mountain
- 2005 - Clive Owen - Closer
- 2004 - Bill Nighy - Love Actually
- 2003 - Christopher Walken - Catch Me If You Can
- 2002 - Jim Broadbent - Moulin Rouge!
- 2001 - Benicio Del Toro - Traffic
- 2000 - Jude Law - The Talented Mr. Ripley
- 1999 - Geoffrey Rush - Elizabeth
- 1998 - Tom Wilkinson - The Full Monty
- 1997 - Paul Scofield - The Crucible
- 1995 - Samuel L. Jackson - Pulp Fiction
- 1994 - Ralph Fiennes - Schindler`s List
- 1993 - Gene Hackman - Unforgiven
- 1992 - Alan Rickman - Prince of Thieves
- 1991 - Salvatore Cascio - Nuovo cinema Paradiso
- 1990 - Ray McAnally - My Left Foot
- 1989 - Michael Palin - A Fish Called Wanda
- 1988 - Daniel Auteuil - Jean de Florette
- 1987 - Ray McAnally - The Mission
- 1986 - Denholm Elliott - Defence of the Realm
- 1985 - Denholm Elliott - A Private Function
- 1984 - Denholm Elliott - Trading Places
- 1983 - Jack Nicholson - Reds
- 1982 - Ian Holm - Chariots of Fire
- 1980 - Robert Duvall - Apocalypse Now
- 1979 - John Hurt - Midnight Express
- 1978 - Edward Fox - A Bridge Too Far
- 1976 - Fred Astaire - The Towering Inferno
- 1975 - John Gielgud - Murder on the Orient Express
- 1974 - Arthur Lowe - O Lucky Man!
- 1973 - Ben Johnson - The Last Picture Show
- 1972 - Edward Fox - The Go-Between
- 1971 - Colin Welland - Kes
- 1970 - Laurence Olivier - Oh! What a Lovely War
- 1969 - Ian Holm - The Bofors Gun