| Year | Actor | Role(s) | Film |
1988
2nd |
| Eddie Murphy | Detective Axel Foley | Beverly Hills Cop II |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | Ben Richards | The Running Man |
| Patrick Swayze | Johnny Castle | Dirty Dancing |
1989
3rd |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | Julius Benedict | Twins |
| Eddie Murphy | Prince Akeem | Coming to America |
| Paul Reubens | Pee Wee Herman | Big Top Pee-wee |
1990
4th |
| Michael J. Fox | Marty McFly / Marty McFly Jr. / Marlene McFly | Back to the Future Part II |
| Chevy Chase | Clark W. "Sparky" Griswold, Jr. | National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation |
| Eddie Murphy | Vernest "Quick" Brown | Harlem Nights |
1991
5th |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | John Kimble | Kindergarten Cop |
| Johnny Depp | TBA | TBA |
| Eddie Murphy | TBA | TBA |
1992
6th |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | Terminator | Terminator 2 |
| Ice Cube | Darrin "Doughboy" Baker | Boyz n the Hood |
| Kid 'n Play | Duncan Pinderhughes and Michael Charles "Blade" Brown | Class Act |
1994
7th |
| Robin Williams | Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Euphegenia Doubtfire | Mrs. Doubtfire |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | Jack Slater / Himself | Last Action Hero |
| John Candy | Irving "Irv" Blitzer | Cool Runnings |
1995
8th |
| Jim Carrey | Ace Ventura | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective |
| Keanu Reeves | Jack Traven | Speed |
| Tim Allen | Scott Calvin/Santa Claus | The Santa Clause |
1996
9th |
| Jim Carrey | Edward Nygma / The Riddler and Ace Ventura | Batman Forever and Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls |
| Tom Hanks | Jim Lovell | Apollo 13 |
| Jonathan Taylor Thomas | Tom Sawyer | Tom and Huck |
| Robin Williams | Alan Parrish | Jumanji |
1997
10th |
| Jim Carrey | Ernie "Chip" Douglas | The Cable Guy |
| Tom Cruise | Ethan Hunt | Mission: Impossible |
| Will Smith | Captain Steven Hiller | Independence Day |
| Robin Williams | Jack Powell | Jack |
1998
11th |
| Will Smith | James Darrell Edwards III / Agent J | Men in Black |
| Tim Allen | Michael Cromwell | Jungle 2 Jungle |
| Jim Carrey | Fletcher Reede | Liar Liar |
| Robin Williams | Professor Philip Brainard | Flubber |
1999
12th |
| Adam Sandler | Robbie Hart and Bobby Boucher | The Wedding Singer and The Waterboy |
| Jim Carrey | Truman Burbank | The Truman Show |
| Eddie Murphy | Dr. John Dolittle | Dr. Dolittle |
| Chris Tucker | Detective James Carter | Rush Hour |
2000
13th |
| Adam Sandler | Sonny Koufax | Big Daddy |
| Mike Myers | Austin Powers/Dr. Evil/Fat Bastard | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me |
| Will Smith | Captain James T. West | Wild Wild West |
| Robin Williams | Andrew Martin | Bicentennial Man |
2001
14th |
| Jim Carrey | The Grinch | Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas |
| Tom Cruise | Ethan Hunt | Mission: Impossible II |
| Martin Lawrence | Malcolm Turner / Hattie Mae 'Big Momma' Pierce | Big Momma's House |
| Eddie Murphy | Professor Sherman Klump / Buddy Love / Cletus Klump / Young Cletus Klump / Ernie Klump Sr. / Anna Pearl Jenson-Klump / Ida Mae Jenson / Lance Perkins | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps |
2002
15th |
| Chris Tucker | Detective James Carter | Rush Hour 2 |
| Jackie Chan | Chief Inspector Yan Naing Lee | Rush Hour 2 |
| Brendan Fraser | Rick O'Connell | The Mummy Returns |
| Eddie Murphy | Dr. John Dolittle | Dr. Dolittle 2 |
2003
16th |
| Adam Sandler | Longfellow Deeds | Mr. Deeds |
| Jackie Chan | Jimmy Tong | The Tuxedo |
| Mike Myers | Austin Powers / Dr. Evil / Fat Bastard / Goldmember | Austin Powers in Goldmember |
| Will Smith | James Darrell Edwards III / Agent J | Men in Black II |
2004
17th |
| Jim Carrey | Bruce Nolan | Bruce Almighty |
| Ashton Kutcher | Tom Leezak | Just Married |
| Eddie Murphy | Charlie Hinton and Jim Evers | Daddy Day Care and The Haunted Mansion |
| Mike Myers | The Cat in the Hat | The Cat in the Hat |
2005
18th |
| Adam Sandler | Henry Roth | 50 First Dates |
| Tim Allen | Luther Krank | Christmas with the Kranks |
| Jim Carrey | Count Olaf | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events |
| Tobey Maguire | Peter Parker / Spider-Man | Spider-Man 2 |
2006
19th |
| Will Smith | Alex "Hitch" Hitchens | Hitch |
| Jim Carrey | Richard "Dick" Harper | Fun with Dick and Jane |
| Johnny Depp | Willy Wonka | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| Ice Cube | Nicholas "Nick" Persons | Are We There Yet? |
2007
20th |
| Adam Sandler | Michael Newman | Click |
| Jack Black | Ignacio / Nacho | Nacho Libre |
| Johnny Depp | Captain Jack Sparrow | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
| Will Smith | Chris Gardner | The Pursuit of Happyness |
2008
21st |
| Johnny Depp | Captain Jack Sparrow | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End |
| Ice Cube | Nicholas "Nick" Persons | Are We Done Yet? |
| Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson | Joseph "Joe" Kingman | The Game Plan |
| Eddie Murphy | Norbit Albert Rice / Rasputia Latimore / Mr. Hangten Wong | Norbit |
2009
22nd |
| Will Smith | John Hancock | Hancock |
| Jim Carrey | Carl Allen | Yes Man |
| George Lopez | Papi | Beverly Hills Chihuahua |
| Adam Sandler | Skeeter Bronson | Bedtime Stories |
2010
23rd |
| Taylor Lautner | Jacob Black | The Twilight Saga: New Moon |
| Zac Efron | Michael "Mike" O'Donnell | 17 Again |
| Shia LaBeouf | Sam Witwicky | Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen |
| Tyler Perry | Mabel "Madea" Simmons / Uncle Joe Simmons / Brian Simmons | Madea Goes to Jail |
2011
24th |
| Johnny Depp | Tarrant Hightopp / The Mad Hatter | Alice in Wonderland |
| Jack Black | Lemuel Gulliver | Gulliver's Travels |
| Dwayne Johnson | Derek Thompson / Tooth Fairy | Tooth Fairy |
| Jaden Smith | Dre Parker | The Karate Kid |
2012
25th |
| Adam Sandler | Jack Sadelstein / Jill Sadelstein | Jack and Jill |
| Jim Carrey | Thomas "Tom" Popper Jr. | Mr. Popper's Penguins |
| Johnny Depp | Jack Sparrow | Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides |
| Daniel Radcliffe | Harry Potter | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 |
2013
26th |
| Johnny Depp | Barnabas Collins | Dark Shadows |
| Andrew Garfield | Peter Parker / Spider-Man | The Amazing Spider-Man |
| Zachary Gordon | Gregory "Greg" Heffley | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days |
| Will Smith | James Darrell Edwards III / Agent J | Men in Black 3 |
2014
27th |
| Adam Sandler | Lenny Feder | Grown Ups 2 |
| Johnny Depp | Tonto | The Lone Ranger |
| Robert Downey Jr. | Tony Stark / Iron Man | Iron Man 3 |
| Neil Patrick Harris | Patrick Winslow | The Smurfs 2 |
2015
28th |
| Ben Stiller | Larry Daley | Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb |
| Will Arnett | Vern Fenwick | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
| Steve Carell | Benjamin "Ben" Cooper | Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day |
| Jamie Foxx | Max Dillon / Electro | The Amazing Spider-Man 2 |
| Hugh Jackman | Logan / Wolverine | X-Men: Days of Future Past |
| Mark Wahlberg | Cade Yeager | Transformers: Age of Extinction |
2016
29th |
| Will Ferrell | Brad Whitaker | Daddy's Home |
| John Boyega | Finn | Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
| Robert Downey Jr. | Tony Stark / Iron Man | Avengers: Age of Ultron |
| Chris Evans | Steve Rogers / Captain America | Avengers: Age of Ultron |
| Chris Hemsworth | Thor | Avengers: Age of Ultron |
| Chris Pratt | Owen Grady | Jurassic World |
2017
30th |
| Chris Hemsworth | Kevin Beckman | Ghostbusters |
| Ben Affleck | Bruce Wayne / Batman | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice |
| Will Arnett | Vern Fenwick | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows |
| Henry Cavill | Kal-El / Clark Kent / Superman | Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice |
| Robert Downey Jr. | Tony Stark / Iron Man | Captain America: Civil War |
| Chris Evans | Steve Rogers / Captain America | Captain America: Civil War |
2018
31st |
| Dwayne Johnson | Dr. Smolder Bravestone | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle |
| Ben Affleck | Bruce Wayne / Batman | Justice League |
| Will Ferrell | Brad Whitaker | Daddy's Home 2 |
| Kevin Hart | Franklin "Mouse" Finbar | Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle |
| Chris Hemsworth | Thor | Thor: Ragnarok |
| Chris Pratt | Peter Quill / Star-Lord | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 |
2019
32nd |
| Noah Centineo | Peter Kavinsky | To All the Boys I've Loved Before |
| Chadwick Boseman | T'Challa / Black Panther | Black Panther |
| Chris Evans | Steve Rogers / Captain America | Avengers: Infinity War |
| Chris Hemsworth | Thor | Avengers: Infinity War |
| Dwayne Johnson | Will Sawyer | Skyscraper |
| Jason Momoa | Arthur Curry / Aquaman | Aquaman |
2020
33rd
[4][5] |
| Dwayne Johnson | Dr. Xander "Smolder" Bravestone and Luke Hobbs | Jumanji: The Next Level and Hobbs & Shaw |
| Chris Evans | Steve Rogers / Captain America | Avengers: Endgame |
| Kevin Hart | Franklin "Mouse" Finbar | Jumanji: The Next Level |
| Chris Hemsworth | Thor and Henry / Agent H | Avengers: Endgame and Men in Black: International |
| Tom Holland | Peter Parker / Spider-Man | Spider-Man: Far From Home |
| Will Smith | Genie | Aladdin |
2021
34th
[6][7] |
| Robert Downey Jr. | Dr. John Dolittle | Dolittle |
| Jim Carrey | Dr. Robotnik | Sonic the Hedgehog |
| Will Ferrell | Lars Erickssong | Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga |
| Lin-Manuel Miranda | Alexander Hamilton | Hamilton |
| Chris Pine | Steve Trevor | Wonder Woman 1984 |
| Adam Sandler | Hubie Dubois | Hubie Halloween |
2022
35th
[8][9] |
| Tom Holland | Peter Parker / Spider-Man | Spider-Man: No Way Home |
| John Cena | Jakob Toretto | F9: The Fast Saga |
| Vin Diesel | Dominic Toretto | F9: The Fast Saga |
| LeBron James | Himself | Space Jam: A New Legacy |
| Dwayne Johnson | Frank Wolff and John Hartley | Jungle Cruise and Red Notice |
| Ryan Reynolds | Guy and Nolan Booth | Free Guy and Red Notice |
2023
36th
[10][11] |
| Dwayne Johnson | Black Adam/Teth-Adam | Black Adam |
| Jim Carrey | Dr. Robotnik | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 |
| Chris Hemsworth | Thor | Thor: Love and Thunder |
| Chris Pratt | Owen Grady | Jurassic World Dominion |
| Ryan Reynolds | Big Adam | The Adam Project |
| Tom Cruise | Capt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell | Top Gun: Maverick |
2024
37th
[12][13] |
| Timothée Chalamet | Willy Wonka | Wonka |
| Adam Sandler | Danny Friedman | You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah |
| Chris Pratt | Peter Quill/Star-Lord | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 |
| Jason Momoa | Arthur Curry/Aquaman | Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom |
| John Cena | Jakob Toretto | Fast X |
| Paul Rudd | Gary Grooberson | Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire |
| Ryan Gosling | Ken | Barbie |
| Ryan Reynolds | Cal | IF |
