1970s
- 1974 (1st) - Macdonald Carey as Tom Horton, Days of our Lives
- John Beradino as Steve Hardy, General Hospital
- Peter Hansen as Lee Baldwin, General Hospital
- 1975 (2nd) - Macdonald Carey as Tom Horton, Days of our Lives
- John Beradino as Steve Hardy, General Hospital
- Bill Hayes as Doug Williams, Days of our Lives
- 1976 (3rd) - Larry Haines as Stu Bergman, Search for Tomorrow
- John Beradino as Steve Hardy, General Hospital
- Macdonald Carey as Tom Horton, Days of our Lives
- Bill Hayes as Doug Williams, Days of our Lives
- Michael Nouri as Steve Kaslo, Search for Tomorrow
- Shepperd Strudwick as Victor Lord, One Life to Live
- 1977 (4th) - Val Dufour as John Wyatt, Search for Tomorrow
- Farley Granger as Will Vernon, One Life to Live
- Larry Haines as Stu Bergman, Search for Tomorrow
- Larry Keith as Nick Davis, All My Children
- James Pritchett as Matt Powers, The Doctors
- 1978 (5th) - James Pritchett as Matt Powers, The Doctors
- Matthew Cowles as Billy Clyde Tuggle, All My Children
- Larry Keith as Nick Davis, All My Children
- Michael Levin as Jack Fenelli, Ryan's Hope
- Andrew Robinson as Frank Ryan, Ryan's Hope
- Michael Storm as Larry Wolek, One Life to Live
- 1979 (6th) - Al Freeman, Jr. as Ed Hall, One Life to Live
- Jed Allan as Don Craig, Days of our Lives
- Nicholas Benedict as Phil Brent, All My Children
- John Clarke as Mickey Horton, Days of our Lives
- Joel Crothers as Miles Cavanaugh, The Edge of Night
- Michael Levin as Jack Fenelli, Ryan's Hope
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