<Tr> <Td> Morgan Freeman ‡ </Td> <Td> Nelson Mandela </Td> <Td> Invictus </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tobey Maguire </Td> <Td> Captain Sam Cahill </Td> <Td> Brothers </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> Film </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Colin Firth † </Td> <Td> King George VI </Td> <Td> The King's Speech </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jesse Eisenberg ‡ </Td> <Td> Mark Zuckerberg </Td> <Td> The Social Network </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> James Franco ‡ </Td> <Td> Aron Ralston </Td> <Td> 127 Hours </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ryan Gosling </Td> <Td> Dean Pereira </Td> <Td> Blue Valentine </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mark Wahlberg </Td> <Td> Micky Ward </Td> <Td> The Fighter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> George Clooney ‡ </Td> <Td> Matt King </Td> <Td> The Descendants </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Leonardo DiCaprio </Td> <Td> J. Edgar Hoover </Td> <Td> J. Edgar </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Fassbender </Td> <Td> Brandon Sullivan </Td> <Td> Shame </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ryan Gosling </Td> <Td> Stephen Meyers </Td> <Td> The Ides of March </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brad Pitt ‡ </Td> <Td> Billy Beane </Td> <Td> Moneyball </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Daniel Day - Lewis † </Td> <Td> Abraham Lincoln </Td> <Td> Lincoln </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Richard Gere </Td> <Td> Robert Miller </Td> <Td> Arbitrage </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> John Hawkes </Td> <Td> Mark O'Brien </Td> <Td> The Sessions </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joaquin Phoenix ‡ </Td> <Td> Freddie Quell </Td> <Td> The Master </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denzel Washington ‡ </Td> <Td> William "Whip" Whitaker, Sr . </Td> <Td> Flight </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Matthew McConaughey † </Td> <Td> Ron Woodroof </Td> <Td> Dallas Buyers Club </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chiwetel Ejiofor ‡ </Td> <Td> Solomon Northup </Td> <Td> 12 Years a Slave </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Idris Elba </Td> <Td> Nelson Mandela </Td> <Td> Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tom Hanks </Td> <Td> Captain Richard Phillips </Td> <Td> Captain Phillips </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robert Redford </Td> <Td> Our Man </Td> <Td> All Is Lost </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Eddie Redmayne † </Td> <Td> Stephen Hawking </Td> <Td> The Theory of Everything </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Steve Carell ‡ </Td> <Td> John Eleuthère du Pont </Td> <Td> Foxcatcher </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Benedict Cumberbatch ‡ </Td> <Td> Alan Turing </Td> <Td> The Imitation Game </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jake Gyllenhaal </Td> <Td> Louis "Lou" Bloom </Td> <Td> Nightcrawler </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Oyelowo </Td> <Td> Martin Luther King Jr . </Td> <Td> Selma </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Leonardo DiCaprio † </Td> <Td> Hugh Glass </Td> <Td> The Revenant </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bryan Cranston ‡ </Td> <Td> Dalton Trumbo </Td> <Td> Trumbo </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael Fassbender ‡ </Td> <Td> Steve Jobs </Td> <Td> Steve Jobs </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Eddie Redmayne ‡ </Td> <Td> Lili Elbe </Td> <Td> The Danish Girl </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Will Smith </Td> <Td> Dr. Bennet Omalu </Td> <Td> Concussion </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Casey Affleck † </Td> <Td> Lee Chandler </Td> <Td> Manchester by the Sea </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Joel Edgerton </Td> <Td> Richard Loving </Td> <Td> Loving </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Andrew Garfield ‡ </Td> <Td> Desmond T. Doss </Td> <Td> Hacksaw Ridge </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Viggo Mortensen ‡ </Td> <Td> Ben Cash </Td> <Td> Captain Fantastic </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denzel Washington ‡ </Td> <Td> Troy Maxson </Td> <Td> Fences </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Gary Oldman † </Td> <Td> Winston Churchill </Td> <Td> Darkest Hour </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Timothée Chalamet ‡ </Td> <Td> Elio Perlman </Td> <Td> Call Me by Your Name </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Daniel Day - Lewis ‡ </Td> <Td> Reynolds Woodcock </Td> <Td> Phantom Thread </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Tom Hanks </Td> <Td> Ben Bradlee </Td> <Td> The Post </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Denzel Washington ‡ </Td> <Td> Roman J. Israel </Td> <Td> Roman J. Israel, Esq . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Actor </Th> <Th> Character </Th> <Th> Film </Th> </Tr>

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