1991 Anthony Hopkins - The Silence of the Lambs as "Dr. Hannibal Lecter"

1992 Al Pacino - Scent of a Woman as "Lt. Col. Frank Slade"

1993 Tom Hanks - Philadelphia as "Andy Beckett"

1994 Tom Hanks - Forrest Gump as "Forrest Gump"

1995 Nicolas Cage - Leaving Las Vegas as "Ben Sanderson"

1996 Geoffrey Rush- Shine as David Helfgott

1997 Jack Nicholson - As Good as It Gets as "Melvin Udall"

1998 Roberto Benigni - Life Is Beautifulas "Guido Orefice"

1999 Kevin Spacey - American Beauty as "Lester Burnham"

2000 Russell Crowe - Gladiator as "Maximus Decimus Meridius"