MTV Movie Award for Best Actor in a Movie
This is a following list of the MTV Movie Award winners and nominees for Best Performance from 1992 onward. In all but two years, the awards are separated into Male and Female categories.
Winners
- Male Performance: Arnold Schwarzenegger (as The Terminator) - Terminator 2: Judgment Day
- Kevin Costner (as Robin Hood) - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
- Robert De Niro (as Max Cady) - Cape Fear
- Val Kilmer (as Jim Morrison) - The Doors
- Robin Williams (as Henry Sagan/Parry) - The Fisher King
- Female Performance: Linda Hamilton (as Sarah Connor) - Terminator 2: Judgment Day
- Geena Davis (as Thelma Dickinson) - Thelma and Louise
- Rebecca De Mornay (as Peyton Flanders) - The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
- Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (as Maid Marian) - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
- Julia Roberts (as Hilary O'Neil) - Dying Young
- Male Performance: Denzel Washington (as Malcolm X) - Malcolm X
- Kevin Costner (as Frank Farmer) - The Bodyguard
- Tom Cruise (as Lt. Daniel Kaffee) - A Few Good Men
- Michael Douglas (as Nick Curran) - Basic Instinct
- Jack Nicholson (as Col. Nathan Jessep) - A Few Good Men
- Female Performance: Sharon Stone (as Catherine Tramell) - Basic Instinct
- Geena Davis (as Dottie Hinson) - A League of Their Own
- Whoopi Goldberg (as Deloris Van Cartier) - Sister Act
- Whitney Houston (as Rachel Marron) - The Bodyguard
- Demi Moore (as Lt. Commander Joanne Galloway) - A Few Good Men
- Male Performance: Tom Hanks (as Andrew Beckett) - Philadelphia
- Tom Cruise (as Mitch McDeere) - The Firm
- Harrison Ford (as Dr. Richard Kimble) - The Fugitive
- Val Kilmer (as Doc Holliday) - Tombstone
- Robin Williams (as Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire) - Mrs. Doubtfire
- Female Performance: Janet Jackson (as Justice) - Poetic Justice
- Angela Bassett (as Tina Turner) - What's Love Got to Do with It
- Demi Moore (as Diana Murphy) - Indecent Proposal
- Julia Roberts (as Darby Shaw) - The Pelican Brief
- Meg Ryan (as Annie Reed) - Sleepless in Seattle
- Male Performance: Brad Pitt (as Louis) - Interview with the Vampire
- Tom Hanks (as Forrest Gump) - Forrest Gump
- Brandon Lee - The Crow
- Keanu Reeves (as Jack Traven) - Speed
- John Travolta (as Vincent Vega) - Pulp Fiction
- Female Performance: Sandra Bullock (as Annie Porter) - Speed
- Jamie Lee Curtis (as Helen Tasker) - True Lies
- Jodie Foster (as Nell Kellty) - Nell
- Meg Ryan (as Alice Green) - When a Man Loves a Woman
- Uma Thurman (as Mia Wallace) - Pulp Fiction
- Male Performance: Jim Carrey (as Ace Ventura) - Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
- Mel Gibson (as William Wallace) - Braveheart
- Tom Hanks (as Jim Lovell) - Apollo 13
- Brad Pitt (as Jeffrey Goines) - 12 Monkeys
- Denzel Washington - Crimson Tide
- Female Performance: Alicia Silverstone (as Cher Horowitz) - Clueless
- Sandra Bullock (as Lucy Eleanor Moderatz) - While You Were Sleeping
- Michelle Pfeiffer (as Louanne Johnson) - Dangerous Minds
- Susan Sarandon (as Sister Helen Prejean) - Dead Man Walking
- Sharon Stone (as Ginger McKenna) - Casino
- Male Performance: Tom Cruise (as Jerry Maguire) - Jerry Maguire
- Leonardo DiCaprio (as Romeo) - William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
- Eddie Murphy (as Sherman Klump) - The Nutty Professor
- Will Smith - Independence Day
- John Travolta - Phenomenon
- Female Performance: Claire Danes (as Juliet) - William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet
- Sandra Bullock - A Time to Kill
- Neve Campbell (as Sidney Prescott) - Scream
- Helen Hunt (as Jo Harding) - Twister
- Madonna (as Eva Peron) - Evita
- Male Performance: Leonardo DiCaprio (as Jack Dawson) - Titanic
- Nicolas Cage (as Castor Troy) - Face/Off
- Matt Damon (as Will Hunting) - Good Will Hunting
- Samuel L. Jackson (as Ordell Robbie) - Jackie Brown
- John Travolta (as Sean Archer) - Face/Off
- Female Performance: Neve Campbell (as Sidney Prescott) - Scream 2
- Vivica A. Fox - Soul Food
- Helen Hunt (as Carol Connelly) - As Good as It Gets
- Julia Roberts (as Julianne Potters) - My Best Friend's Wedding
- Kate Winslet (as Rose DeWitt Bukater) - Titanic
- Male Performance: Jim Carrey (as Truman Burbank) - The Truman Show
- Ben Affleck (as A.J. Frost) - Armageddon
- Tom Hanks (as Captain John Miller) - Saving Private Ryan
- Adam Sandler (as Bobby Boucher) - The Waterboy
- Will Smith (as Robert Dean) - Enemy of the State
- Female Performance: Cameron Diaz (as Mary Jensen) - There's Something About Mary
- Jennifer Love Hewitt (as Amanda Beckett) - Can't Hardly Wait
- Jennifer Lopez (as Karen Sisco) - Out of Sight
- Gwyneth Paltrow (as Viola de Lesseps) - Shakespeare in Love
- Liv Tyler (as Grace Stamper) - Armageddon
- Male Performance: Keanu Reeves (as Neo) - The Matrix
- Jim Carrey (as Andy Kaufman) - Man on the Moon
- Ryan Phillippe (as Sebastian Valmont) - Cruel Intentions
- Adam Sandler (as Sonny Koufax) - Big Daddy
- Bruce Willis (as Dr. Malcolm Crowe) - The Sixth Sense
- Female Performance: Sarah Michelle Gellar (as Kathryn) - Cruel Intentions
- Drew Barrymore (as Josie Geller) - Never Been Kissed
- Neve Campbell (as Sidney Prescott) - Scream 3
- Ashley Judd (as Libby Parsons) - Double Jeopardy
- Julia Roberts - Runaway Bride
- Male Performance: Tom Cruise (as Ethan Hunt) - Mission: Impossible II
- Russell Crowe (as Maximus) - Gladiator
- Omar Epps - Love & Basketball
- Mel Gibson (as Colonel Martin) - The Patriot
- Tom Hanks (as Chuck Noland) - Cast Away
- Female Performance: Julia Roberts (as Erin Brockovich) - Erin Brockovich
- Aaliyah - Romeo Must Die
- Kate Hudson (as Penny Lane) - Almost Famous
- Jennifer Lopez (as Dr. Catherine Deane) - The Cell
- Julia Stiles - Save the Last Dance
- Male Performance: Will Smith (as Muhammad Ali) - Ali
- Russell Crowe (as John Nash) - A Beautiful Mind
- Josh Hartnett (as First Lieutenant Danny Walker) - Pearl Harbor
- Vin Diesel (as Dominic Toretto) - The Fast and the Furious
- Elijah Wood (as Frodo Baggins) - The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
- Female Performance: Nicole Kidman (as Satine) - Moulin Rouge!
- Kate Beckinsale (as Nurse Evelyn Johnson) - Pearl Harbor
- Halle Berry (as Leticia Musgrove) - Monster's Ball
- Angelina Jolie (as Lara Croft) - Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
- Reese Witherspoon (as Elle Woods) - Legally Blonde
- Male Performance: Eminem (as Jimmy "B-Rabbit" Smith) - 8 Mile
- Vin Diesel (as Xander Cage) - xXx
- Leonardo DiCaprio (as Frank Abagnale) - Catch Me If You Can
- Tobey Maguire (as Peter Parker / Spider-Man) - Spider-Man
- Viggo Mortensen (as Aragorn) - The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
- Female Performance: Kirsten Dunst (as Mary Jane Watson) - Spider-Man
- Halle Berry (as Jinx) - Die Another Day
- Kate Hudson - How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
- Queen Latifah (as Matron Morton) - Chicago
- Reese Witherspoon (as Melanie Carmichael) - Sweet Home Alabama
- Male Performance: Johnny Depp (as Jack Sparrow) - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- Female Performance: Uma Thurman (as The Bride) - Kill Bill Vol. 1
- Drew Barrymore - 50 First Dates
- Halle Berry (as Miranda Grey) - Gothika
- Queen Latifah - Bringing Down the House
- Charlize Theron (as Aileen Wuornos) - Monster
- Male Performance: Leonardo DiCaprio (as Howard Hughes) - The Aviator
- Matt Damon (as Jason Bourne) - The Bourne Supremacy
- Jamie Foxx (as Ray Charles) - Ray
- Brad Pitt (as Achilles) - Troy
- Will Smith - Hitch
- Female Performance: Lindsay Lohan (as Cady Heron) - Mean Girls
- Rachel McAdams - The Notebook
- Natalie Portman - Garden State
- Hilary Swank (as Maggie Fitzgerald) - Million Dollar Baby
- Uma Thurman (as The Bride) - Kill Bill Vol. 2
2006: (joined)
- Jake Gyllenhaal (as Jack Twist) - Brokeback Mountain
- Steve Carell - The 40-Year-Old Virgin
- Terrence Howard - Hustle & Flow
- Rachel McAdams (as Lisa Reisert) - Red Eye
- Joaquin Phoenix (as Johnny Cash) - Walk the Line
- Reese Witherspoon (as June Carter Cash) - Walk the Line
2007: (joined)
- Johnny Depp (as Jack Sparrow) - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- Gerard Butler - 300
- Jennifer Hudson (as Effie White) - Dreamgirls
- Keira Knightley (as Elizabeth) - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
- Beyoncé Knowles (as Deena Jones) - Dreamgirls
- Will Smith (as Chris Gardner) - The Pursuit of Happyness
- Male Performance: Will Smith (as Robert Neville) - I Am Legend
- Michael Cera - Juno
- Matt Damon (as Jason Bourne) - The Bourne Ultimatum
- Shia LaBeouf (as Sam Witwicky) - Transformers
- Denzel Washington (as Frank Lucas) - American Gangster
- Female Performance: Ellen Page (as Juno MacGuff) - Juno
- Amy Adams (as Giselle) - Enchanted
- Jessica Biel - I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
- Katherine Heigl - Knocked Up
- Keira Knightley (as Elizabeth Swann) - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
- Male Performance: Zac Efron (as Troy Bolton) - High School Musical 3: Senior Year
- Christian Bale (as Bruce Wayne / Batman) - The Dark Knight
- Vin Diesel (as Dominic Toretto) - Fast & Furious
- Robert Downey, Jr. (as Tony Stark / Iron Man) - Iron Man
- Shia LaBeouf - Eagle Eye
- Female Performance: Kristen Stewart (as Bella Swan) - Twilight
- Anne Hathaway - Bride Wars
- Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- Angelina Jolie - Wanted
- Kate Winslet (as Hanna Schmitz) - The Reader
- Male Performance: Robert Pattinson (as Edward Cullen) - The Twilight Saga: New Moon
- Zac Efron - 17 Again
- Taylor Lautner (as Jacob Black) - The Twilight Saga: New Moon
- Daniel Radcliffe (as Harry Potter) - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Channing Tatum - Dear John
- Female Performance: Kristen Stewart (as Bella Swan) - The Twilight Saga: New Moon
- Sandra Bullock (as Leigh Anne Tuohy) - The Blind Side
- Zoe Saldana - Avatar
- Amanda Seyfried - Dear John
- Emma Watson (as Hermione Granger) - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Male Performance: Robert Pattinson (as Edward Cullen) - The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
- Zac Efron (as Charlie St. Cloud) - Charlie St. Cloud
- Jesse Eisenberg (as Mark Zuckerberg) - The Social Network
- Taylor Lautner (as Jacob Black) - The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
- Daniel Radcliffe (as Harry Potter) - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Female Performance: Kristen Stewart (as Bella Swan) - The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
- Jennifer Aniston (as Katherine Murphy/"Devlin Maccabee") - Just Go with It
- Natalie Portman (as Nina Sayers) - Black Swan
- Emma Stone (as Olive Penderghast) - Easy A
- Emma Watson (as Hermione Granger) - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Male Performance: Josh Hutcherson (as Peeta Mellark) - The Hunger Games
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt (as Adam Lerner) - 50/50
- Ryan Gosling (as Driver) - Drive
- Daniel Radcliffe (as Harry Potter) - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Channing Tatum (as Leo Collins) - The Vow
- Female Performance: Jennifer Lawrence (as Katniss Everdeen) - The Hunger Games
- Rooney Mara (as Lisbeth Salander) - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
- Emma Stone (as Hannah Weaver) - Crazy, Stupid, Love
- Emma Watson (as Hermione Granger) - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Kristen Wiig (as Annie Walker) - Bridesmaids
- Male Performance: Bradley Cooper (as Pat Solitano Jr.) - Silver Linings Playbook
- Ben Affleck (as Tony Mendez) - Argo
- Channing Tatum (as Michael "Magic Mike" Lane) - Magic Mike
- Daniel Day-Lewis (as Abraham Lincoln) - Lincoln
- Jamie Foxx (as Django) - Django Unchained
- Female Performance: Jennifer Lawrence (as Tiffany Maxwell) - Silver Linings Playbook
- Anne Hathaway (as Fantine) - Les Misérables
- Emma Watson (as Sam) - The Perks of Being a Wallflower
- Mila Kunis (as Lori Collins) - Ted
- Rebel Wilson (as Fat Amy) - Pitch Perfect
- Male Performance: Josh Hutcherson (as Peeta Mellark) - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
- Bradley Cooper (as Richard "Richie" DiMaso) - American Hustle
- Chiwetel Ejiofor (as Solomon Northup) - 12 Years a Slave
- Leonardo DiCaprio (as Jordan Belfort) - The Wolf of Wall Street
- Matthew McConaughey (as Ron Woodroof) - Dallas Buyers Club
- Female Performance: Jennifer Lawrence (as Katniss Everdeen) - The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
- Amy Adams (as Sydney Prosser) - American Hustle
- Jennifer Aniston (as Rose O'Reilly) - We're the Millers
- Lupita Nyong'o (as Patsey) - 12 Years a Slave
- Sandra Bullock (as Dr. Ryan Stone) - Gravity
- Male Performance: Bradley Cooper (as Chris Kyle) - American Sniper
- Ansel Elgort (as Augustus Waters) - The Fault in Our Stars
- Channing Tatum (as Mark Schultz) - Foxcatcher
- Chris Pratt (as Peter Quill / Star-Lord) - Guardians of the Galaxy
- Miles Teller (as Andrew Neiman) - Whiplash
- Female Performance: Shailene Woodley (as Hazel Grace Lancaster) - The Fault in Our Stars
- Emma Stone (as Sam Thomson) - Birdman
- Jennifer Lawrence (as Katniss Everdeen) - The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
- Reese Witherspoon (as Cheryl Strayed) - Wild
- Scarlett Johansson (as Lucy) - Lucy
- Male Performance: Leonardo DiCaprio (as Hugh Glass) - The Revenant
- Matt Damon (as Mark Watney) - The Martian
- Michael B. Jordan (as Adonis Creed) - Creed
- Chris Pratt (as Owen Grady) - Jurassic World
- Ryan Reynolds (as Wade Wilson / Deadpool) - Deadpool
- Will Smith (as Dr. Bennet Omalu) - Concussion
- Female Performance: Charlize Theron (as Imperator Furiosa) - Mad Max: Fury Road
- Alicia Vikander (as Ava) - Ex Machina
- Anna Kendrick (as Beca Mitchell) - Pitch Perfect 2
- Daisy Ridley (as Rey) - Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- Jennifer Lawrence (as Joy Mangano) - Joy
- Morena Baccarin (as Vanessa James) - Deadpool