2000s
- 2000 (27th) - Shemar Moore as Malcolm Winters, The Young and the Restless
- Steve Burton as Jason Morgan, General Hospital
- Timothy Gibbs as Kevin Buchanan, One Life to Live
- Christian LeBlanc as Michael Baldwin, The Young and the Restless
- Kristoff St. John as Neil Winters, The Young and the Restless
- 2001 (28th) - Michael E. Knight as Tad Martin, All My Children
- Hunt Block as Craig Montgomery, As the World Turns
- Josh Duhamel as Leo DuPres, All My Children
- Benjamin Hendrickson as Hal Munson, As the World Turns
- Michael Park as Jack Snyder, As the World Turns
- 2002 (29th) - Josh Duhamel as Leo DuPres, All My Children
- Mark Consuelos as Mateo Santos, All My Children
- Benjamin Hendrickson as Hal Munson, As the World Turns
- Paul Leyden as Simon Frasier, As the World Turns
- Cameron Mathison as Ryan Lavery, All My Children
- 2003 (30th) - Benjamin Hendrickson as Hal Munson, As the World Turns
- Josh Duhamel as Leo DuPres, All My Children
- Christian LeBlanc as Michael Baldwin, The Young and the Restless
- Ron Raines as Alan Spaulding, Guiding Light
- Paul Anthony Stewart as Danny Santos, Guiding Light
- 2004 (31st) - Rick Hearst as Ric Lansing, General Hospital
- William deVry as Michael Cambias, All My Children
- Christian LeBlanc as Michael Baldwin, The Young and the Restless
- Ron Raines as Alan Spaulding, Guiding Light
- James Reynolds as Abe Carver, Days of our Lives
- 2005 (32nd) - Greg Rikaart as Kevin Fisher, The Young and the Restless
- Jeff Branson as Jonathan Lavery, All My Children
- Tyler Christopher as Nikolas Cassadine, General Hospital
- Justin Deas as Buzz Cooper, Guiding Light
- Rick Hearst as Ric Lansing, General Hospital
- Cameron Mathison as Ryan Lavery, All My Children
- 2006 (33rd) - Jordan Clarke as Billy Lewis, Guiding Light
- Tyler Christopher as Nikolas Cassadine, General Hospital
- Trent Dawson as Henry Coleman, As the World Turns
- Grayson McCouch as Dusty Donovan, As the World Turns
- Greg Rikaart as Kevin Fisher, The Young and the Restless
- 2007 (34th) - Rick Hearst as Ric Lansing, General Hospital
- Trent Dawson as Henry Coleman, As the World Turns
- Dan Gauthier as Kevin Buchanan, One Life to Live
- Greg Rikaart as Kevin Fisher, The Young and the Restless
- Kristoff St. John as Neil Winters, The Young and the Restless
- 2008 (35th) - Kristoff St. John as Neil Winters, The Young and the Restless
- Daniel Cosgrove as Bill Lewis, Guiding Light
- Trent Dawson as Henry Coleman, As the World Turns
- Brian Kerwin as Charlie Banks, One Life to Live
- Greg Rikaart as Kevin Fisher, The Young and the Restless
- 2009 (36th) - TIE:
- Jeff Branson as Shayne Lewis, Guiding Light
- Vincent Irizarry as David Hayward, All My Children
- Bradford Anderson as Damien Spinelli, General Hospital
- Van Hansis as Luke Snyder, As the World Turns
- Jacob Young as J.R. Chandler, All My Children
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