1980s
| Year | Winner | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Mark Hamill of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back | Christopher Reeve of Somewhere in Time Dennis Christopher of Fade to Black Kirk Douglas of The Final Countdown Alan Arkin of Simon |
| 1981 | Harrison Ford of Raiders of the Lost Ark | Mel Gibson of Mad Max 2 |
| 1982 | William Shatner of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | |
| 1983 | Mark Hamill of Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi | |
| 1984 | Jeff Bridges of Starman | Arnold Schwarzenegger of The Terminator Harrison Ford of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom |
| 1985 | Michael J. Fox of Back to the Future | Chris Sarandon of Fright Night |
| 1986 | Jeff Goldblum of The Fly | Michael Biehn of Aliens Leonard Nimoy of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home William Shatner of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home |
| 1987 | Jack Nicholson of The Witches of Eastwick | Arnold Schwarzenegger of Predator |
| 1988 | Tom Hanks of Big | Bob Hoskins of Who Framed Roger Rabbit |
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