1953 - Dilip Kumar (Daag)
1954 - Bharat Bhushan (Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu)
1955 - Dilip Kumar (Azaad)
1956 - Dilip Kumar (Devdas)
1957 - Dilip Kumar (Naya Daur)
1958 - Dev Anand (Kala Pani)
1959 - Raj Kapoor (Anari)
1960 - Dilip Kumar (Kohinoor)
1961 - Raj Kapoor (Jis Desh Men Ganga Behti Hai)
1962 - Ashok Kumar (Rakhi)
1963 - Sunil Dutt (Mujhe Jeene Do)
1964 - Dilip Kumar (Leader)
1965 - Sunil Dutt (Khandaan)
1966 - Dev Anand (Guide)
1967 - Dilip Kumar (Ram Aur Shyam)
1968 - Shammi Kapoor (Brahmachari)
1969 - Ashok Kumar (Ashirwad)
1970 - Rajesh Khanna (Sacha Jhutha)
1971 - Rajesh Khanna (Anand)
1972 - Manoj Kumar (Be-Imaan)
1973 - Rishi Kapoor (Bobby)
1974 - Rajesh Khanna (Aavishkar)
1975 - Sanjeev Kumar (Aandhi)
1976 - Sanjeev Kumar (Arjun Pandit)
1977 - Amitabh Bachchan (Amar Akbar Anthony)
1978 - Amitabh Bachchan (Don)
1979 - Amol Palekar (Gol Maal)
1980 - Naseeruddin Shah (Aakrosh)
1981 - Naseeruddin Shah (Chakra)
1982 - Dilip Kumar (Shakti)
1983 - Naseeruddin Shah (Masoom)
1984 - Anupam Kher (Saaransh)
1985 - Kamal Haasan (Saagar)
1988 - Anil Kapoor (Tezaab)
1989 - Jackie Shroff (Parinda)
1990 - Sunny Deol (Ghayal)
1991 - Amitabh Bachchan (Hum)
1992 - Anil Kapoor (Beta)
1993 - Shah Rukh Khan (Baazigar)
1994 - Nana Patekar (Krantiveer)
1995 - Shah Rukh Khan (Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge)
1996 - Aamir Khan (Raja Hindustani)
1997 - Shah Rukh Khan (Dil To Pagal Hai)
1998 - Shah Rukh Khan (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai)
1999 - Sanjay Dutt (Vaastav)
2000 - Hrithik Roshan (Kaho Naa... Pyaar Hai)
2001 - Aamir Khan (Lagaan)
2002 - Shah Rukh Khan (Devdas)
2003 - Hrithik Roshan (Koi... Mil Gaya)
2004 - Shah Rukh Khan (Swades)
2005 - Amitabh Bachchan (Black)
2006 - Hrithik Roshan (Dhoom-2)
2007 - Shah Rukh Khan (Chak De! India)
2008 - Hrithik Roshan (Jodhaa Akbar)
2009 - Amitabh Bachchan (Paa)
2010 - Shah Rukh Khan (My Name Is Khan)
2011 - Ranbir Kapoor (Rockstar)
2012 – Ranbir Kapoor (Barfi!)
2013 – Farhan Akhtar (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag)
2014 – Shahid Kapoor (Haider)