2010s
- 2010 (37th) - Michael Park as Jack Snyder, As the World Turns
- Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott, The Young and the Restless
- Doug Davidson as Paul Williams, The Young and the Restless
- Jon Lindstrom as Craig Montgomery, As the World Turns
- James Scott as E.J. DiMera, Days of our Lives
- 2011 (38th) - Michael Park as Jack Snyder, As the World Turns
- Maurice Benard as Sonny Corinthos, General Hospital
- Ricky Paull Goldin as Jake Martin, All My Children
- Christian LeBlanc as Michael Baldwin, The Young and the Restless
- James Scott as EJ DiMera, Days of our Lives
- 2012 (39th) - Anthony Geary as Luke Spencer, General Hospital
- Maurice Benard as Sonny Corinthos, General Hospital
- John McCook as Eric Forrester, The Bold and the Beautiful
- Darnell Williams as Jesse Hubbard, All My Children
- Robert S. Woods as Bo Buchanan, One Life to Live
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