Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role

Blue Moon

Ethan Hawke

Blue Moon

Bugonia

Jesse Plemons

Bugonia

One Battle After Another

Leonardo DiCaprio

One Battle After Another

Marty Supreme

Timothée Chalamet

Marty Supreme

The Brutalist

Adrien Brody

The Brutalist

Sing Sing

Colman Domingo

Sing Sing

Queer

Daniel Craig

Queer

Conclave

Ralph Fiennes

Conclave

Maestro

Bradley Cooper

Maestro

Rustin

Colman Domingo

Rustin

American Fiction

Jeffrey Wright

American Fiction

The Holdovers

Paul Giamatti

The Holdovers

Hustle

Adam Sandler

Hustle

Elvis

Austin Butler

Elvis

Living

Bill Nighy

Living

The Banshees of Inisherin

Colin Farrell

The Banshees of Inisherin

tick, tick... BOOM!

Andrew Garfield

tick, tick... BOOM!

The Power of the Dog

Benedict Cumberbatch

The Power of the Dog

The Tragedy of Macbeth

Denzel Washington

The Tragedy of Macbeth

Being the Ricardos

Javier Bardem

Being the Ricardos

The Father

Anthony Hopkins

The Father

Mank

Gary Oldman

Mank

Sound of Metal

Riz Ahmed

Sound of Metal

Minari

Steven Yeun

Minari

Marriage Story

Adam Driver

Marriage Story

Ford v Ferrari

Christian Bale

Ford v Ferrari

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Leonardo DiCaprio

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Rocketman

Taron Egerton

Rocketman

A Star Is Born

Bradley Cooper

A Star Is Born

Vice

Christian Bale

Vice

BlacKkKlansman

John David Washington

BlacKkKlansman

Green Book

Viggo Mortensen

Green Book

Get Out

Daniel Kaluuya

Get Out

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

Denzel Washington

Roman J. Israel, Esq.

The Disaster Artist

James Franco

The Disaster Artist

Call Me by Your Name

Timothée Chalamet

Call Me by Your Name

Hacksaw Ridge

Andrew Garfield

Hacksaw Ridge

Manchester by the Sea

Casey Affleck

Manchester by the Sea

La La Land

Ryan Gosling

La La Land

Captain Fantastic

Viggo Mortensen

Captain Fantastic

Trumbo

Bryan Cranston

Trumbo

The Danish Girl

Eddie Redmayne

The Danish Girl

Black Mass

Johnny Depp

Black Mass

Steve Jobs

Michael Fassbender

Steve Jobs

Nebraska

Bruce Dern

Nebraska

12 Years a Slave

Chiwetel Ejiofor

12 Years a Slave

The Butler

Forest Whitaker

Lee Daniels' The Butler

Captain Phillips

Tom Hanks

Captain Phillips

Silver Linings Playbook

Bradley Cooper

Silver Linings Playbook

Flight

Denzel Washington

Flight

Les Misérables

Hugh Jackman

Les Miserables

The Sessions

John Hawkes

The Sessions

Moneyball

Brad Pitt

Moneyball

A Better Life

Demián Bichir

A Better Life

The Descendants

George Clooney

The Descendants

J. Edgar

Leonardo DiCaprio

J. Edgar

127 Hours

James Franco

127 Hours

True Grit

Jeff Bridges

True Grit

The Social Network

Jesse Eisenberg

The Social Network

Blue Valentine

Ryan Gosling

Blue Valentine

A Single Man

Colin Firth

A Single Man

Up in the Air

George Clooney

Up in the Air

The Hurt Locker

Jeremy Renner

The Hurt Locker

Invictus

Morgan Freeman

Invictus

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Brad Pitt

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Frost/Nixon

Frank Langella

Frost/Nixon

The Wrestler

Mickey Rourke

The Wrestler

The Visitor

Richard Jenkins

The Visitor

Into the Wild

Emile Hirsch

Into the Wild

Michael Clayton

George Clooney

Michael Clayton

Lars and the Real Girl

Ryan Gosling

Lars and the Real Girl

Eastern Promises

Viggo Mortensen

Eastern Promises

Blood Diamond

Leonardo DiCaprio

Blood Diamond

Venus

Peter O'Toole

Venus

Half Nelson

Ryan Gosling

Half Nelson

The Pursuit of Happyness

Will Smith

The Pursuit of Happyness

Good Night, and Good Luck.

David Strathairn

Good Night, and Good Luck

Brokeback Mountain

Heath Ledger

Brokeback Mountain

Walk the Line

Joaquin Phoenix

Walk the Line

Cinderella Man

Russell Crowe

Cinderella Man

Hotel Rwanda

Don Cheadle

Hotel Rwanda

Finding Neverland

Johnny Depp

Finding Neverland

The Aviator

Leonardo DiCaprio

The Aviator

Kinsey

Liam Neeson

Kinsey

House of Sand and Fog

Ben Kingsley

House of Sand and Fog

Cold Mountain

Jude Law

Cold Mountain

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Russell Crowe

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Mystic River

Sean Penn

Mystic River

The Pianist

Adrien Brody

The Pianist

About Schmidt

Jack Nicholson

About Schmidt

The Quiet American

Michael Caine

The Quiet American

Adaptation.

Nicolas Cage

Adaptation

Training Day

Denzel Washington

Training Day

Life as a House

Kevin Kline

Life as a House

I Am Sam

Sean Penn

I Am Sam

Ali

Will Smith

Ali

Pollock

Ed Harris

Pollock

Before Night Falls

Javier Bardem

Before Night Falls

Gladiator

Russell Crowe

Gladiator

Cast Away

Tom Hanks

Cast Away

The Hurricane

Denzel Washington

The Hurricane

Flawless

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Flawless

The Insider

Russell Crowe

The Insider

Sweet and Lowdown

Sean Penn

Sweet and Lowdown

Gods and Monsters

Ian McKellen

Gods and Monsters

Shakespeare in Love

Joseph Fiennes

Shakespeare in Love

Affliction

Nick Nolte

Affliction

Saving Private Ryan

Tom Hanks

Saving Private Ryan

Wag the Dog

Dustin Hoffman

Wag the Dog

Good Will Hunting

Matt Damon

Good Will Hunting

Ulee's Gold

Peter Fonda

Ulee's Gold

The Apostle

Robert Duvall

The Apostle

Sling Blade

Billy Bob Thornton

Sling Blade

The English Patient

Ralph Fiennes

The English Patient

Jerry Maguire

Tom Cruise

Jerry Maguire

The People vs. Larry Flynt

Woody Harrelson

The People vs. Larry Flynt

Nixon

Anthony Hopkins

Nixon

The Postman

Massimo Troisi

Il Postino: The Postman

Mr. Holland's Opus

Richard Dreyfuss

Mr. Holland's Opus

Dead Man Walking

Sean Penn

Dead Man Walking

Pulp Fiction

John Travolta

Pulp Fiction

The Shawshank Redemption

Morgan Freeman, Tim Robbins

The Shawshank Redemption

Nobody's Fool

Paul Newman

Nobody's Fool